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Ellen Illinois Bell Brumley 1841-1924 Updated

Ellen Illinois Bell Brumley Ellen Illinois Bell Brumley was my second great-aunt, she was born in Mississippi on Christmas Day, December 25, 1841. Her parents were William Bell and Miss Geralt-Bell. I have not discovered a lot about her except when she entered the Brumley family. Her father was born in Tennessee and her mother was born in Illinois, probably the reason for her middle name of…

George Edward Pultz – Kate Anna Smith The first Pultz Reunion in Kansas was organized by the children of George Edward Pultz and Kate Anna Smith. George and Kate are my great-grandparents. They started their family in Clarke County, Iowa where they were married on October 18, 1880. As they started their family in Clarke County, Iowa they learned of the rich farmland in Kansas, in which they could…

Gasconade County Courthouse in Missouri What does it mean to be an indentured person back in 1868? Technically an indentured servant serves someone under a contract. The contract may have a limited period of time after which the contract is null. In 1868, Isaac Brumley – son of Stephen Brumley (deceased) in Gasconade County, Missouri was indentured to Henry Leimkuehler. I have transcribed this…

Nancy Brumley Weik – My Mother

Nancy Brumley Weik – my mother, she would have been ninety-eight years old this month. She was born in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas on December 6, 1920, to Nellie Opal Sells and John Leo Brumley. Nancy Brumley age 2 She was the first child born to John and Nellie Brumley and had four siblings; Leo Isaac 1922, John Brumley, Jr. 1925, Gerald Raymond 1928, Baby Brumley 1935 and Shirley Ann Brumley…

OF DAYS REMEMBERED Quilt – Joe Dice’s Upper Swinging Bridge

Valorie Fauquier created this pieced and embroidered quilt for the 2015 Benton County Historical Society quilt raffle. Nine local landmarks are commemorated here. Members of the Historical Society sold raffle tickets through the summer and the drawing was held October 31. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Kessner of Independence Missouri won the drawing. They donated it to the Historical Society so everyone…