Evermore Genealogy
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John David Brewer and Eva Hall Brewer, circa 1941
John David Brewer, son of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer, was born 1869 at Osage Mission, Neosho, Kansas. He married Eva Hall, b. 1869, before 1890, and they lived in Barton and Jasper counties, Missouri. John David died in Joplin, Jasper county, Missouri in 1943. This photo was from about 1941. The original…
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John David Brewer, Eva Hall Brewer and Addie, 1890
John David Brewer, b. 1869 Dec 10, in Osage Mission, Neosho, Kansas, was a son of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer. He married Eva Hall and in August of 1890 their first child, Addie Florence, was born in Barton county, Missouri, where this photo was likely taken. I instead had some fun playing…
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography on Walser
The University of Missouri Press publishes some fine books. The following bio on Walser is from the Dictionary of Missouri Biography by Lawrence O. Christensen. The following is from the Google display of the book which has “permission of University of Missouri Press. Copyright.” * * * * * WALSER, GEORGE H. (1834-1910) George H.…
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George H. Walser’s “The Bouquet”
In 1897 George H. Walser’s volume of poetry “The Bouquet” was published. Click on image to read online at The Open Library The book promises that a volume title Orthopaedia would follow. He will publish during the summer a philosophical work entitled “Orthopaedia” in which he demonstrates taht all the forces of nature, including polarity,…
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Walser v. GilChrist
A lawsuit involving George H. Walser, founder of Liberal. Link. WALSER v. GILCHRIST. (Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2. May 18, 1909.) Partition 110*>—Renewal Order of Sale – Execution Of Deed. An order of sale in partition expires with the term at which the sale is required to be made, unless a renewal order…
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COLONIAL SERVICE OF — JORIS JANSEN RAPALJE
Joris Jansen Rapalje is an ancestor down the Noyes-Brewer side of the family. We descend through his daughter Jannettje b. 1629, then daughter Hilletje b. 1653, then daughter Jannetje b. 1682, then Aaron Van Cleave b. 1734, then John Van Cleave b. abt. 1736, then Aaron Van Cleave b. 1769, then Rachel Van Cleave b.…
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WILLIAM PATRICK HACKNEY
William Patrick Hackney, b. 1842 in Van Buren, Iowa, died July 28 1926 at the Sawtelle Soldiers Home in Los Angeles, was the son of Jacob Tivis Hackney and Lucy Chapman and a nephew of this website’s William S. Hackney, and cousin of our Sarah Hackney who married Samuel Kelly Crockett. William Patrick’s father also…
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The Morning Glory by George H. Walser
From Poets and Poetry of Nebraska, Contains Biographical Sketches and Choice Poetical Selections from the Leading Poets Now Living, issued 1902 by the American Publisher’s Association in Chicago. Walser was then living in Nebraska. The Morning Glory by George H. Walser, of Liberal, Mo First to greet the morning sun, First to smile on day…
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THE FARM ON LIMESTONE PRAIRIE
My grandfather sent this to me in 1978, which concerns the family farm in Chautauqua county, Kansas that was shared by the McKenneys and Samuel Kelly Crockett and his wife, Sadie Hackney Crockett. The Crockett school is mentioned and my grandfather showed me an old photo of it once, from when he was a boy,…
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Farmhouse of Robert Carhart Mitchell, Kansas, 1930s
The farmhouse of Robert Carhart Mitchell and Katherine in the 1930s. Robert was a son of Robert Gwyn Mitchell and Lena Bell Carhart. He was born 1895 March 9th in Macon, Missouri. The farmhouse was located in Kansas somewhere around Lawrence, Baldwin being the nearest town. Though they lived on a farm, they didn’t farm…
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