Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jeri Lee JONES

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Notes:

From - WHO's WHO IN NEBRASKA, 1940 : Published by the Nebraska Press Association, Lincoln, NE

WOLFE, ASA A: County Superintendent of Schools; b Wellfleet, Neb Aug 11, 1889; s of Silas C Wolfe-Sarah C Puckett; ed Indianola HS; Doane Coll; PSTC; U of Ia, 23-24; U of Besancon France; BDI, BA, MA: Phi Delta Kappa; m Alice Mae Thomas
Aug 28, 1917 Indianola; s John Allen, Charles Robert; d Mildred Louise, Marjorie Kate, Ina Mae; 1912 tchr, Keith Co; 1913 supt of Cowles schs; 1916-17, 1919-23 supt Riverton Ia schs; 1924-27 supt Greene Iowa schs; 1927-82 supt Kanawha Ia schs;
1932-34 farmed new Indianola; May 22, 1934 apptd supt Redwillow Co schs; Nov 1934- Redwillow Co supt by election; 1917 during World War in Co C 355th in batt sgt major, disch 1919; C of C; Kiwanis; NSTA; Neb St Co Supts Assn; AF&AM; Congl Ch;
Dem; off Courthouse; res 411 East 2nd, McCook.

Uncle John Wolfe remembers, " The nighe that brother Charlie died three times. His heart would speed up to a tremendous rate the heart and breathing stop. He had measles and whooping cough at the same time. He was one year old. Dad would just
not let him go. He put him in hot water, pummeled and spanked him and the heart would start again. The doctor would not come to see him, saying Dad was doing everything possible. He would not let Mother in the room. I kept the water hot. After
the third ressurection he told me to go to bed, that the crisis was past.

Asa married Alice Mae THOMAS on 30 Aug 1917 in Rev. Charles Gearheart, Congregational parsonage. Alice (daughter of Robert Hanson THOMAS and Kate DUNNING) was born on 6 Dec 1890 in Indianola, NE; died on 9 May 1975 in Billings, MT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Silas married Sarah Catherine PUCKETT on 28 Jan 1886. Sarah (daughter of Allen N. PUCKETT and Rebecca COURTNEY) was born on 27 Jul 1864; died on 04 Mar 1890; was buried in 1890 in Indianola Cemetery, Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is a grave marker in the Indianola Cemetery that says "Silas C WOlfe 1852 - 1905 Sarah C. His Wife 1864 - 1890

It looks like polished granite wih a flower engraved on the left. There is an emblem of some sort above the names, but I can't see what is is from the photo.

Notes:

reference, TRAILS WEST TO RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA by Robert T. Ray and Lois Rutledge

In 1878, Robert Thomas, Verdon Glandon, Ed Leash and Charlie Hoag, made a pleasure trip from Illiinois and liking the country, they all took land. He was a contractor and builder, being one of the first in Indianola. He helped to put up many
of the first buildings such as school houses, churches, businesses, and homes. He was a charter member of the Congregational Church in Indianola, a member of the Old Settlers' Association, the Modern Woodman, the Eastern Star and the Masonic
Lodges. He died at his home just west of town, after being in poor health for over two years.



Uncle John Wolfe, " G-grandfather Puckett told Dad (Asa Wolfe), ""I don't know why you want to marry that Thomas girl. All your sons will be bald headed."" True, to the third generation."



Ina Mae Wolfe remembers that when grandpa Bob Thomas was old, he began to think that people were trying to steal his carpenters tools. To save them he began burying them, and then he would forget and think that they were stolen. When the family
went to visit, Asa took Ina around the yard looking for signs of places that had recently dug up in the yard. Then they would recover the buried tools.



From a newspaper article dated "THURSDAY JULY 16, 1931" VOL. XXXIX



R.H. Thomas Succumbs

Pioneer Builder Answers Call



Robert H. Thomas, pioneer builder and farmer of Indianola and Red Willow County, died Monday afternoon at his home just west of town. On Sunday he had eaten a hearty dinner and was taken sick some time during the night. Monday morning
Mr. and Mrs Wolfe called the doctor for him but he was unable to do more than relieve Mr. Thomas temporarily.

Mr. Thomas had been in poor health for the past two years and his death was not unexpected, although it is, nevertheless, quite a shock to his family. He was seriously ill shortlu before the death of Mrs. Thomas two months ago, but
appeared to gain strength again. His mind has been clouded the last few months and never seemed to realize that Mrs. Thomas was gone.

Mr. Thomas was one of four young men who came to this country together in the late seventies and homesteaded. From this experience came a friendship that has endured as long as they lived. V.J. Glandon is the only remaining member of
the quartet. C.B. Hoag, another member, died three years ago.

Mr. Thomas built many houses in and around Indianola and McCook, among which is the old Indianola high school building which, after 45 years of service, is still in use and is in fairy good shape. He was generous to a fault, a good
neighborand a loving husband and father. He leaves a son and two daughters; Robert Jr., of Puyallup, Wash., Mrs. A.A. Wolfe of Kanawha Iowa, and Mrs. E.H. Korb of Indianola.

The community has suffered a severe loss and we extend our sincere sympany to his family.

Robert married Kate DUNNING on 15 Mar 1883. Kate (daughter of Cyrus DUNNING and Lucy Ursula WHEELER) was born on 21 Jun 1857 in near Mound City, MO; died on 16 May 1931 in Indianola, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Uncle John Wolfe, there were 10 or 12 Thomas graves of children in the cemetery at Indianola, Nebraska. He also says, Grandmother praticed abortion. When dying she asked Mother, "Do you think I will go to heaven? " This would be confirmed by the 1900 census where Kate said that she had 11 births, three living.

Ina Mae Wolfe remembers that when she was very young and the family went to Indianola for Grandma Kate Dunning Thomas's funeral, Ina broke out in a terrible rash. Grandpa Bob Thomas took her around the yard asking finding out exactly what
plants she had touched while she was out in the yard. It turned out that she had been bitten by bedbugs instead. Because of the rash, Ina was sent over to stay with Mary, the former foster child of Bob and Kate Thomas and so missed the
funeral.



"My first view of Indianola was the 25th of April '78 (1878). It was a very nice looking clean, little place-- a store, drug store, court house, a small little school house, a hotel, and a small dwelling house or two. A buffalo cow laarriated
out east of the town some little ways was a novel one to us at least.

While the size of the town was not so ________ as we had grown up in Nebraska and had seen the small places grow along with us and sure Indianola had grown. New settlers coming in the fall and the coming of the railroad made things go fast but
we must remember the school, church and Sunday school was already well laid out and the people and children as well was glad to have those things that they were well attended by those in or living near here, I sometimes think better then than
now. The added thought is to think of so many of the glad hands extended to the new comers here who have gone to the last home. While gone they are not forgotten. Now looking at the churches and nice homes and trees you have to stop and think,
has all this been done since you first saw Indianola." Kate Dunning Thomas

Notes:

Obituary, copy from Aunt Marge

Peter M. Wolfe, born 1821, died D(ec 5 ) 1881. Early in life he gave his heart to God and united with the M.P. Church at Evansville W. Va. Removing shortly after he attached himself to the M.E. Church of which for almost half a century he has
been a worthy and consistant member. He had been in declining health for almost a year before his death, and during the last few weeks of his life his mind was greatly affected. But in his rational moments he expressed himself as (
unreadable)hold by the strong arm of the Savior ( )when death came it found him ready, ( )ned and in his right mind. He was the first of a family of thirteen to break away from the Unitarian faith in which they had been taught. The
others followed his example, and to this day they all, with one exception, are strong men and women in Christ and financially in the church. He leaves a wife and eight childrento mourn their loss; but they, too, thanks to a pious example are on
their way. W. () W.







Information from IIcia Wolfe's files gives his death as 11/24/1884 in West Virginia.

Peter married Elizabeth FORD on 15 Feb 1867. Elizabeth was born on 18 Mar 1828; died on 17 Jul 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His name is listed as Alleniah A. Puckett on his son Jon's death certificate. Grandpa Asa Wolfe wrote it down as Allenias on the family photo. I have also seen people writing it as Allen N or Allen Nias.

On his homestead application in 1893, he wrote that he was 60 years old and wrote his name as Allen N Puckett.

According to Ina Wolfe, Allen Puckett was ostracized by his family after he chose to not become a priest.

According to Uncle John Wolfe,"I remember Dad (Asa Wolfe) telling about his granddad Puckett being a healer. He said he saw a man being carried into the Puckett parlor on a stretcher, and he walked out carrying the stretcher. He told
severalother stories in the same frame but not so vivid. There were secret words to transfer the healing power, to the eldest son of the eldest son. Every other generation skipped. Dad was not eligible --not a Puckett.

Do you (Ina Wolfe) remember stories of Dad relating to healing? H seemed reluctant to talk about such because we Moderns did not accept it. We rejected the wisdom of the ancients."

In the 1860 census, Allen is living with his 52 year old mother. It looks like an older married brother is living next door and a Courtney family living two doors down in the next page of the census.

On his homesteading application in 1893 he wrote his name as Allen N Puckett.

Allen married Rebecca COURTNEY on 13 Dec 1863 in Marshall, Highland Co., Ohio. Rebecca was born on 28 Feb 1838 in Marshall, Highland County, Ohio; died on Nov 11, 1905; was buried in Indianola Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Parents are from Virginia

Notes:

Allenias or Allen Niah (Allen N.) Puckett of Bell, Ohio married Rebecca Courtney of Marshal, Ohio. The alleged family feud mad it difficult to trace his family.

Notes:

Mable Clair Thomas Wright wrote in a letter to her nephew Forrest, posted on 3-31-1947:

"Grandfather's (Abel Thomas) people were Quakers first. Grandfather wanted to play the violin but his father wouldn't let him, because they didn't believe in music. His father said that the Devil was in the violin. They didn't believe in having organs in their churches. They just sang hymns. Even when we went to G.C. to live, the United Presbyterianswho had a church over by Leopolds Hospital, sang without an organ or piano in 1910. "

She also wrote, "I must tell you Grandfahter's nickname was Tuck. He batched when he was going to college and ate mostly beans, and he used to write poetry for people and buy his candy. He was great for candy but had no money for it.

Abel married Harriet W. BLAIR on 28 May 1839 in Butler Co., Ohio. Harriet (daughter of II Robert BLAIR and Rachael WORTMEN) was born on 12 Sep 1815 in Trenton, Ohio; died on 12 May 1893; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Warren County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Hope Cemetery is actually closer to Galesburg, Knox County, IL.

Notes:

Name: Cyrus DUNNING
?Reference Number: 802
?Sex: M
?Birth: 1779 in Connecticut 1
?Death: AFT 1854 in Nebraska 1
?Note:

From Pioneer History of Clarksfield [ this is in Huron County, Ohio], by Dr. F. E. Weeks 1908, Clarksfield, Ohio, 1987 copy retyped [pagination differs between the two versions] and indexed by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield,
pg 70
"Cyrus Dunning was born in Connecticut in 1779 and in 1819 was married to Sally Wheeler, a sister of Johnson and Jesse Wheeler. They came to Clarksfield in 1833 and settled on a farm north of Rowland's corners, next to the Wakeman line. After a few years the youngest daughter, Sarah, died of consumption followed, in a few months by the mother who died in 1841 and sister, Mary, who died March 3 1842. This left Mr. Dunning with two sons, Oliver, 18, and Cyrus, 9 years of age. After a few years Oliver married Lucretia Wheeler and they kept house for Mr. Dunning until about 1845, when he married a widow Smith , of Wayne County, Ohio, who had several children, among whom were Orville P. and Lemuel, the latter of whom married Mary Rogers and died in Clarksfield. After some years Mr. and Mrs. Dunning became too old to take care of themselves and she went to live with some of her children in Norwalk, while he lived with his children. In 1854 the old lady died and Mr. Dunning went to Nebraska, with his sons. Cyrus Jr. had married Lucy Wheeler. The father and sons died in Nebraska."

?Change Date: 31 AUG 2010



HintsAncestry Hints for Cyrus DUNNING

3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com


Marriage 1 Sally WHEELER b: ABT 1785 in most likely Connecticut?Married: 1819 in Connecticut
Children1.Has No Children Mary DUNNING b: ABT 1819
2.Has Children Oliver W DUNNING b: BET. 1821 - 1822 in Connecticut
3.Has No Children Sarah DUNNING b: ABT 1823 in Connecticut
4.Has Children Cyrus DUNNING b: BET. 1830 - 1831 in Connecticut, USA

Marriage 2 Sally \ Lally (Unknown) SMITH b: BET. 1793 - 1794 in Vermont?Married: 1845 in Huron County, Ohio 2

Sources: 1.Type: Book
Author: Weeks, Dr. F. E.
Note:
Pioneer History of Clarksfield [Ohio]
Publication: originally self published 1908. Retyped, repaginated, and indexed version by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield 1987.
Note:
Photocopy given by Myron Allgood to Susan Hopkins
Text: Myron Allgood was a close friend of Dr. Weeks. and a local and family historian in his own right. Note, the Wakeman Public Library now has the original version of this work online and searchable. Pagination will be different.
Date: 31 AUG 2010
2.Type: Book
Author: Weeks, Dr. F. E.
Note:
Pioneer History of Clarksfield [Ohio]
Publication: originally self published 1908. Retyped, repaginated, and indexed version by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield 1987.
Note:
Photocopy given by Myron Allgood to Susan Hopkins
Text: Myron Allgood was a close friend of Dr. Weeks. and a local and family historian in his own right. Note, the Wakeman Public Library now has the original version of this work online and searchable. Pagination will be different.
Date: 31 AUG 2010
Page: pg 70, See Cyrus' notes.

Cyrus married Lucy Ursula WHEELER on 25 Sep 1856. Lucy (daughter of Jr. Asa WHEELER and Olive MINOR) was born on 10 Apr 1831 in Clarksfield, OH; died on 16 Apr 1915 in Indianola, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The research from Grandma Alice Mae Thomas Wolfe and Aunt Marjorie Wolfe Hansen says that Lucy's mother was from Ohio. However, in all of the census, Lucy gives her mother's birthplace as New York.

Her brothers, William Wallace and Lemuel (Lem lived near her in Richardson Co., Neb) gave their mother's birthplace as Ohio.


Another researcher along her brother Anson's line gives their mother's birthplace as Homer,Cortland,New York,USA 1785. This would make her considerably older than her husband Asa though.



Name: Lucy WHEELER
?Reference Number: 823
?Sex: F
?Birth: 10 APR 1831 in Ohio, likely Huron County, nr Wakeman or Clarksfield 1 2 3
?Death: 16 APR 1915 in found 1880 Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska 4
?_FA4: BET. 1850 - 1851 A Miss Lucy W. Wheeler listed as a teacher in Clarksfield Twp schools, lv w her sister's fam in census. 5 6
?_FA5: 1854 Moves west, first to Missouri, then Nebraska. See children's b.p. 7
?_FA8: JUN 1880 A widow, res. Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska w 4 older kids. 8
?Note:

- sister Lucretia's family is in Richardson co, Nebraska, as are brother and half sister Lemuel and Bettey Wheeler, unmarried and living together.

?Change Date: 3 MAR 2011




Father: Asa WHEELER b: ABT 28 SEP 1793 in Connecticut or Trumbull Co, OH
Mother: Olive MINOR b: ABT 1785 in Homer Twp, Cortland Co, NY

Marriage 1 Cyrus DUNNING b: BET. 1830 - 1831 in Connecticut, USA?Married: 25 SEP 1856 in Clarksfield, Huron County, Ohio 9 10
Children1.Has No Children Katie DUNNING b: BET. 1857 - 1858 in Missouri
2.Has No Children Richard DUNNING b: BET. 1859 - 1860 in Nebraska
3.Has No Children John DUNNING b: BET. 1860 - 1861 in Nebraska
4.Has No Children Nettie DUNNING b: BET. 1862 - 1863 in Nebraska

Sources: 1.Type: Census
Title: 1850 Census
Note:
Ohio, Huron County, Clarksfield Township
Note:
NARA Roll # 697, Ancestry.com
Date: 21 OCT 2009
Page: pg 359, Ancestry.com image 15 of 35, See her sister, Lucretia's 1850 fact for full citation. Lucy is living with Lucretia's family.
2.Title: Lewis, Rebecca: e-mail to Susan Hopkins 8 July 2006
Page: Lucy and Cyrus are her gg grandparents. In an attachment, she indicates, Lucy Ursula Wheeler, b. 10 April 1831 [consistent with 1850 census] Clarksfield, Ohio, d. 16 April 1916, Indianola, Nebraska
3.Type: Book
Author: Weeks, Dr. F. E.
Note:
Pioneer History of Clarksfield [Ohio]
Publication: originally self published 1908. Retyped, repaginated, and indexed version by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield 1987.
Note:
Photocopy given by Myron Allgood to Susan Hopkins
Text: Myron Allgood was a close friend of Dr. Weeks. and a local and family historian in his own right. Note, the Wakeman Public Library now has the original version of this work online and searchable. Pagination will be different.
Date: 31 AUG 2010
Page: p 37
4.Title: Lewis, Rebecca: e-mail to Susan Hopkins 8 July 2006
Page: See Lucy's birth citations for quote
5.Type: Census
Title: 1850 Census
Note:
Ohio, Huron County, Clarksfield
Date: 22 OCT 2009
Page: 359, Lucy is 19. See her sister's 1850 fact for full family citation.
6.Type: Book
Note:
Clarksfield Bee Articles Scrapbook
Publication: Weeks, Dr. F.E. (Bee editor & publisher
Note:
Ohio Genealogical Society
Title: Clarksfield [Huron County, Ohio] Scrapbook
Note:
Ohio Genealogical Society, Mansfield, Ohio
Text: Photocopies of articles clipped from Clarksfield Bee bi-weekly newspaper. These include historical articles and data written up by Dr. F. E. Weeks, ed., as well as letters from folks who had left the area and were sharing memories about "pioneer" days.
Date: 3 MAR 2011
Page: pg 59, Also 1853-4 - Miss L. Wheeler given; 1855-6 -Lucy Wheeler; 1856-7 Miss L. J. Wheeler
7.Type: Book
Author: Weeks, Dr. F. E.
Note:
Pioneer History of Clarksfield [Ohio]
Publication: originally self published 1908. Retyped, repaginated, and indexed version by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield 1987.
Note:
Photocopy given by Myron Allgood to Susan Hopkins
Text: Myron Allgood was a close friend of Dr. Weeks. and a local and family historian in his own right. Note, the Wakeman Public Library now has the original version of this work online and searchable. Pagination will be different.
Date: 31 AUG 2010
Page: pg 70, See Cyrus Dunning Sr's notes for full quote.
8.Type: Census
Title: 1880 Census Index online at FamilySearch.com
Note:
Electronic
Date: 17 DEC 2010
Page: 335C Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, Lucy Dunning, head, widowed, F, W, 49, b Oh, keepiong house, father born CT, mother NY, - Katie Dunning, dau, s, f,w, 22, born MO, teaching school, father b CT, mother OH, - Richard Dunning, son, s, male, w, 20, born NE, farming, father b CT, mother OH
9.Title: Lewis, Rebecca: e-mail to Susan Hopkins 8 July 2006
Page: Gives marriage date of Lucy and Cyrus as 25 Sept 1856
10.Type: Book
Author: Weeks, Dr. F. E.
Note:
Pioneer History of Clarksfield [Ohio]
Publication: originally self published 1908. Retyped, repaginated, and indexed version by Myron Allgood of Clarksfield 1987.
Note:
Photocopy given by Myron Allgood to Susan Hopkins
Text: Myron Allgood was a close friend of Dr. Weeks. and a local and family historian in his own right. Note, the Wakeman Public Library now has the original version of this work online and searchable. Pagination will be different.
Date: 31 AUG 2010
Page: pg 70, See Cyrus Dunning Sr's notes. Date range based on move by the family to Nebraska as max date, and that the couple is not married in the 1850 census.