The Family of Ola and Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
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10__Ola JACOBSON
      b.  1 Nov 1856, Farhult, Sweden (north of Helsingborg)  (See Maps)
           or Brunnby, Malmohus, Sweden
      child of:  Jens & Boal (ANDERSDOTTER) JACOBSON
      d.  1 Dec 1949, Blair, Washington County, NE     (WRONG DATE)
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/9)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  22 Oct 1883, Blair, Washington County, NE

11__Mary O. MORTENSEN
      b.  16 Sep 1866, Omaha, Douglas County, NE
      child of:  Nels & Maren (GRAUSEN)
                    MORTENSEN
      d.  8 Nov 1946, Omaha, Douglas County, 
           NE                  
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, 
                  NE (78/9/8)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.1  Alvina Josephine JACOBSON
         b.  12 Jun 1884     d.  26 Jun 1964
10.2  Esther Maria Nicolina JACOBSON      
         b.  22 Feb 1886    d.  27 Oct 1973    (see #4/5)
10.3  Martin Bernhard JACOBSON                        
         b.  11 Feb 1888    d.  22 Oct 1969
10.4  Marne Annette (Nettie) JACOBSON    b.  14 Jun 1890     d.  1 Jul 1968
10.5  Cora Nelsena JACOBSON                  b.  15 Mar 1892    d.  9 Mar 1983
10.6  Bertha Johanna JACOBSON                b.  23 Jul 1894      d.  31 Dec 1965
10.7  Annie Irene JACOBSON                      b.  16 Oct 1897    d.  17 Jan 1919   
10.8  Alice Mildred JACOBSON                   b.  28 Jan 1906    d.  8 Jul 1958

Synopsis:  

• Ola JACOBSON was born 1 Nov 1856 at Farhult, Sweden, a small district 10-12 miles north f the port city of Helsingborg in southwestern Sweden.

• One of Ola's brothers (probably Martin) was a ship's captain, and Ola spent some time at sea working with his brother, calling at different ports in Europe.  It is not known if the brother owned the ship or was hired as a Captain.

• His brother Emil farmed the home place in Sweden.  His brother Andrew came to the United States and lived in Chicago.  His sister Yohana (Johana) was the mother of Martin FELTHEIM.  His sister Anna married Alfred ANDERSON and his other sister Bengta never married.  (See also #20/21 - Jens JACOBSON)

• At age 24 Ola Came to Washington County, NE, to the Kennard area, and worked for Hans SVOGERSON, a Swede who lived near Kennard.  It is not known why he came to this area, except that there was a large Swedish settlement in the area.

• He met Mary MORTENSEN who had been born and raised in Omaha.  Her parents had come to Omaha with a group of Mormons who went on west to Utah.

• They were married by Judge Jesse T. DAVIS.  Ola and Mary farmed west of Blair in the Brewster School District where Ola put up many of the buildings on the farm.

• In 1915, they moved off the farm and buit a new home on South Walker Avenue in Blair (now South 16th Street).

Source:  Manuscript, Bill Ziegler; Christmas letter 1985 from Carole and Ted MILLER.

See RESEARCH RECORD following

BIRTH/BAPTISM/PARENTS/CHILDREN RECORD
Research by Carole and Ted Miller indicates that Ola Jacobson was born in Brunnby, Malmohus, Sweden at Bracke Farm on 1 Nov 1856 and baptized in the Swedish-Lutheran Church there on 7 Nov 1856.

DEATH/OBITUARY/CEMETERY RECORDS

MARRIAGE/DIVORCE RECORDS

Marriage:  Ola JACOBSON, res. Washington Co., NE, 27 yrs., b. Sweden, s/o Jens JACOBSON and Bole ANDERSON, m. Mary MORTENSEN, res. Washington Co., NE, 17 yrs., b. Omaha, d/o Nels MORTENSEN and Mary ERICSEN, m. 22 Oct 1883; witnesses Mary and Nels MORTENSEN, by Perry SELDEN, County Judge, Blair, NE.  Source:  Washington County, NE Marriage Book 4, Part 1, p. 88.

FAMILY BIBLE/RELIGION AFFILIATIONS RECORDS

EMPLOYMENT/MILITARY/ORGANIZATIONS RECORDS

WILL/ESTATE/DEEDS/COURT RECORDS

Mary O. JACOBSON left the following children:
1.  Josephine     b.  12 Jun 1884  m.  Carl R. HITCHCOCK
2.  Esther     b.  22 Feb 1886 m. Henry C. JENSEN
3.  Martin     b.  11 Feb 1888
4.  Nettie     b.  14 Jun 1890, sometimes known as Marne Annette, m. William E. KINGDON
5.  Cora     b.  15 Mar 1892 m.  Herbert O. HURD
6.  Hannah     b.  23 Jul 1894, sometimes known as Bertha J. (Johanna) HOOKS, widow
7.  Alice     b.  2 Jan 1906, single
8.  Annie     b.  16 Oct 1897, died prior to her mother without isue.

Grandpa Jacobson's house - 2005

Nels MARTENSGAN, Nels MORTENSSEN, Nils MORTENSEN, Neils MORTENSEN, Nels MORTENSEN - were one in the same and refer to the decedent.

Martin B. JACOBSON, Martin JACOBSON, Marton B. JACOBSIN
Alvina Josephine HITCHOCK, Josephine HITCHCOCK, Josephine JACOBSON
Cora N. HURD, Cora JACOBSON
Mary JACOBSEN, Mary O. JACOBSON
Esther M. JENSEN, Esther JACOBSON
Nettie JACOBSON, Marne Annette KINGDON
Bertha J. HOOKS, Johanna JACOBSON

CENSUS/CITY DIRECTORIES/TAX LIST RECORDS

1885 Nebraska Census, Washington County:
 JACOBSON, Olie     28          b. Sweden
 JACOBSON, May    18          b.  NE
JACOBSON, Josie     11/12     b.  NE

1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  

1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
Jacobson, Ola  head  M  W  53  M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden      Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
             Mary   wife    F    W   43   M/26yrs   b.  NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
           Martin   son     M   W   22   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
            Nettie   dau     F    W   19   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
             Cora    dau    F    W   18   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
           Bertha    dau    F    W   15   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
             Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
              Alice   dau    F    W     4   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden      Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Blair Twp, Blair City, Enum Dist 89-4, Sheet 14A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated Apr 1930 by Paulina E Sutherland,  Dwelling 270/Family 271.
Jacobson, Ola Head  Owns, Value 2500, Radio? Y Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y Veteran?  No
                       M  W  73  Married 27   b. Swe Father/Mother: Swe State 06 Country 06 Nativity V
                       Day laborer - odd jobs, 7899, Class or Worker W  Immigrated 1881  Naturalized
              Mary Wife  F  W  63  Married 17  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. NE                   
                        Father/Mother: Swe  State 69  Country 06  Nativity O
              Alice  Dau  F  W  24  
McGill, Mildred  Roomer  F  W  23  b.  NE  Father/Mother:  NE  Public School Teacher, 9494  W
Narrenburg, Mabel  Roomer  F  W  28  b. NE  Father: Germ  Mother: NE   P.S. Teacher, 9494  W   

MIGRATION/CHRONOLOGY/MAP REFERENCE RECORDS

Ola immigrated 15 Apr 1880, PoD Helsingborg, Sweden.
1856-186? lived at Bracke #8, Brunnby, Luggude, Sweden

INTERVIEW/ARTIFACTS RECORDS

WRITINGS/HISTORIES/NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINE RECORDS

END OF RESEARCH RECORD

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10.1__Alvina Josephine JACOBSON
      b.  12 Jun 1884
      child of:  Ola & Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  26 Jun 1964, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
      Buried:  Swope Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, KS

     m.  23 Jun 1909       

10.1s__Carl Raymond HITCHCOCK
      b.  23 Jun 1888
      child of:
     d.  10 Aug 1953
     Buried: Swope Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, KS

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.1a  Mary HITCHCOCK                     b.  1 Apr                d.  25 Jul 1986
           m.  Garland "Babe" RECKERT     b.  19 Apr              d.  1977
           Children:          Garland RECKERT
10.1b  Earl "Bud" HITCHCOCK             b.                           d.  before 1995
10.1c  Raymond HITCHCOCK               b.  19 Feb 1911     d.  before 1995
           m.            Maxine ?          Resided 6621 Glenwood Street, Overland Park, KS

Synopsis:  

• 1885 Nebraska Census, Washington County:
  JACOBSON, Olie        28          b. Sweden
  JACOBSON, May       18          b.  NE
  JACOBSON, Josie  11/12     b.  NE

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, South Street, Dwelling 235, Family 243:
  Haller, George   head   W  M   32   M/10yrs   b. Sep 1867, WI  Father b. WI  Mother b. Germany   Able to read/write/speak  Own/Free  Druggist/0mos out of work
              Theresa  wife    W   F    27   M/10yrs   b. Oct 1872, NE  Father/Mother b. IL                           Able to read/write/speak  4ch/4 living
              Bernie J. son     W  M    9    Single       b. Sep 1880, NE  Father b. WI  Mother b. NE             Able to read/write/speak   At School 9mos
              Leslie B. son     W  M    7   Single        b. Dec 1892, NE  Father b. WI  Mother b. NE             Able to read/write/speak   At School 9mos
              Francis W. son W M     4   Single        b. Feb 1896, NE  Father b. WI  Mother b. NE             
              Guynir C. son   W  M     1  Single        b. Aug 1898, NE Father b. WI  Mother b. NE
  Jacobsen, Josephine servant W  F   15  Single  b. Jun 1884, NE  Father/Mother b. Denmark     Able to read/write/speak  Servant/0mos out of work

• 1910 U.S. Census, Ward 3, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 26 Apr 1910, S. Colfax & 10th Streets, Dwelling 349, Family 351:
  Hitchcock, Carl R.    head  M   W   21   M/0yrs   b.  NE   Father b. NE  Mother b. IN   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Rent/House/Fireman/Electric Light Plant/W
                      Alvina J. wife   F    W   24   M/0yrs   b.  NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  
  Carter, Clyde      3d cousin M  W   23   Single     b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE             Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Rent/House/Fireman/Electric Light Plant/W

• 1920 U.S. Census, Washington County, NE, Lincoln Twp, 27 Jan 1920, Farm, Dwelling 122, Family 123:
  Hitchcock, C.R.     head   M   W   32   Married   Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father b. NE   Mother b. IN   Rent/Farmer/General Farm/Schedule 120
                    Alvina   wife    F    W   34   Married   Able to read/write/speak    b.  NE  Father b.  Sweden   Mother b. NE
                Charles R.  son    M   W   8    Single      At School                              b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE
                    Mary J.  dau    F     W   3 8/12  Single                                               b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE
                    Earl W.   son    M   W   1 8/12 Single                                                b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE
  Brown, Louis  hired man  M   W   50  Widow     Able to read/write/speak   b.  WI  Father b. Canada   Mother b. Canada  Laborer/General Farm

• Obituary.  Blair Pilot-Tribune.  27 Jun 1964.  Mrs. Carl HITCHCOCK  Buried in Kansas City.  Mrs. Carl R. HITCHCOCK (Josephine), daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ola JACOBSON of Blair, passed away Friday, June 26, in a nursing home in Kansas City at the age of 80 years.  Funeral services and burial were in Kansas City, Monday, June 29, at 2 p.m.  She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, Raymond and Carl of Overland Park, Kansas; one daughter, Mrs. Garland Reckart (Mary) of Kansas City; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Also four sisters:  Mrs. Henry C. JENSEN (Esther), Blair, Nebr.; Mrs. Will KINGDON (Nettie), Riverside, Calif.; Mrs. Herbert HURD (Cora), Belgrade, Nebr.; and Mrs. Martin FELTHEIM (Bertha), Blair, Nebr.; and one brother, Martin JACOBSON, Alliance, Nebr.  Mr. HITCHCOCK passed away eleven years ago.

• According to Betty JE NSEN, Carl HITCHCOCK and Herbert HURD were related.  They owned a hardware store, at one time, in Benson, NE (near Omaha).  Josephine was working for a family in Tekamah before she married Carl - perhaps their license can be found at the courthouse there.  Another mystery!!

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair City, Washington County, NE, 2 Jun 1900, South St., Dwelling 25, Family 25
  Josephine Jacobson, servant (house of George Healler)   b.  6/1884, age 15   b.  NE  
  Read?  Yes   Write?  Yes   Speak English?  Yes     Father b. Den   Mother b. Den

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10.3__Martin B. JACOBSON
      b.  11 Feb 1888
     child of:  Ola & Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  22 Oct 1969
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE (78/9/12)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  9 Apr 1913, Blair, Washington County, NE     

10.3s__Martha W. PETERSEN
      b.  1 Apr 1896
      child of:  Hans and Mary (BRODERSEN) PETERSEN
      d.  15 Mar 1974
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/11)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.3a  Vernon B. JACOBSON     b. 15 Jun 1916    d.  12 Jun 1938
           Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/10)  Go to Tombstones

Synopsis:  

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
  Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                  Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                  Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE 

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22  Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F    W   18  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4    Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• 1920 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 500 Nebraska Street, Dwelling 60, Family 71:
  Jacobson, Martin     head   M   W   31   Married   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. Sweden   Able to read/write/speak   Own/Free
                     Martha    wife     F    W   23   Married   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. Germany  Able to read/write/speak
                     Vernon    son     M   W    2    Single      b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE

• Martin B. JACOBSON was buried on 29 Oct 1969, grave 12, lot 9, block 78.  

• Martha (Mrs. Martin B.) JACOBSON was buried 19 Mar 1974, grave 11, lot 9, block 78.  

• Martin B. JACOBSON loved to fly small airplanes.  He owned a large farm in central NE and often flew to Blair to visit his sisters.  

• Blair newspaper, 6 Oct 1980:  Martin Jacobson had built himself a racing car, which he hoped would travel 110 miles an hour.

• Text from a picture in the Blair Paper (date unknown):  A former Blair Man, Martin Jacobson, was an aviation pioneer in Nebraska.  The late Mr. Jacobson moved from Blair and was a wheat rancher in the Alliance, Nebraska area until his death./This picture was taken three miles north of Blair on the Ray Therkelsen farm.  Martin is shown refueling his 1918 0 X-Jennie airplane.  Martin flew and owned various airplanes throughout most of his lifetime.  Martha, his wife, has on the long coat and Martin is standing by the plane./Mr. Jacobson had this airplane when he built the present Chevrolet garage.  He was Nebraska's oldest pilot.  He learned to fly in 1911 and taught several area persons how to fly.

• Letter from Vernon Jacobson to Merton Jensen on 15 Oct 1936:  October 15, 1936 in other words, Thursday.  Dear Broh:  So you want to hear from me, my fat headed cousin, and I shall give a few lines of famous writings.  ahem./Did you like the game at Minneapolis?  I was really sad when that guy went through, and I believe every body else in Nebraska was also.  The cornhuskers are going to have a tough time this week with the Hoosiers.  How are you betting?/I have not been doing a thing this fall except lay on my back as per usual.  They have a new medicine out now that they think will cure the stuff I got.  I might try it, since it is the only alternative./Not a day of rain has fell in Alliance since the sixth of June.  In fact, it is getting a little dry around here.  Northeast of town they are putting in two irrigation wells.  They are experimental jobs; but each one is supposed to irrigate 160 acres./Did you make any money on the world series?  If that Bill Terry can manage a baseball team, then I am conductor of a Symphony orchestra.  Perhaps I should put in my application for the job./What is this I hear about Hurd getting married?  The next thing you know, little E. Mert will be dragging some bag to the alter.  Am I right or am I?  Janet Stuart is a nice girl, at least that is the impression I got./My pal here in Alliance and I are going into the manufacturing business.  We are going to make a patent medicine.  Now laugh, you damn fool, but did you know that they guy who puts out that Va9999999ntage was a hasher in a restaurant.  Boy is he cleaning up the dough.  A salesman who sells it said that right now he is making up in the millions and just for a good Phy   Physic./Write soon and be careful./Love & Kisses,/V.B.J.   Go to Original Documents

• Obituary.  Blair Enterprise.  23 Oct 1969.  Martin JACOBSON Dies At Alliance.  Martin JACOBSON, early-day Blair business man, died Wednesday at Alliance, Nebraska where he lived.  He was 81 years old.  Death was attributed to a heart attack which he suffered last Saturday and from which he never rallied.  As a young man, Mr. JACOBSON participated in many innovations.  He started the LARSEN and JACOBSON garage in the location now occupied by the Vinton Motor Co.  He was this area's first Chevrolet dealer.  Prior to that he had shown an active interest in flying.  That was in the days when any alfalfa field was considered a suitable landing strip.  He became a good pilot and one of his hobbies was to fly his plane on Sundays and take people up for rides.  A number of years ago he moved to Alliance, Nebraska where he entered into wheat farming.  He carried this on in an extensive way and enjoyed a number of good crop years which made him independently wealthy.  Between wheat crops, he and Mrs. JACOBSON traveled extensively.  He became interested in photography and he created a number of travelogues including some of the Tournament of Roses parades at Pasadena, California.  Mr. and Mrs. JACOBSON had an only son, Vernon, who died in 1936.  Mr. JACOBSON is survived by his wife, Martha, two sisters, Mrs. Henry C. JENSEN of Blair and Mrs. Herbert HURD, of Belgrade, Nebraska, and a number of nieces and nephews who live in the Blair area.  Funeral services will be held in Alliance on Friday and there will be services in Blair at the Campbell Mortuary on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Burial will be made in the Blair cemetery.

• Obituary.  Blair Enterprise.  21 Mar 1974.  Martha W. JACOBSON, widow of the late Martin JACOBSON, died last Friday, March 15th at Memorial Community Hospital at Blair.  Mrs. JACOBSON, who had been making her home at Sutton Place in Blair, was 77 years of age, having been born at Blair April 1, 1896.  Mrs. JACOBSON was well known in Blair and had many relatives living here.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans PETERSEN, who were pioneer settlers of the Washington County area.  Her husband, Martin, as a younger man, was one of Blair's earliest garage owners.  he operated an automobile agency in a part of the building now occupied by the Vinton Motor Co., at the time when the motor car business was scarcely out of its infancy.  Martin was also an early day pilot of airplanes who died considerable barnstorming and flew passengers for exhibition rides.  After some years of being in the automobile business, the JACOBSON's moved to Alliance, Nebraska, where Martin acquired some extensive land interests and turned to the raising of wheat.  They built a home in Alliance and made that community their home for fifty years.  Mr. and Mrs. JACOBSON retired from active farming in in 1963 and they devoted their time to traveling and enjoying life.

• 1900 U.S. Census, Lincoln Twp, Washington Co, NE, page 86, Dwelling/Family 124
  Petersen, Hans, HoH   b.  4/1846, aged 54   m.  17 years
                   Mary, Wife   b.  1/1858, aged 42,  # ch. 7, # living 7
                   Katie   b.  10/1883, aged 16
                   Hans   b.  1/1887, aged 13
                   Frieda   b.  2/1889, aged 11
                   John   b. 8/1892, aged 7
                   Herman   b.  12/1893, aged 6
                   Martha   b.  4/1896, aged 4
                   John (brother)   b.  10/1873, aged 26

Sources:  Blair, NE Cemetery Book, Blair Library; Gravestones recorded by Dale MORROW 1996; Merton and Betty JENSEN, Blair, NE; Blair, NE Marriage Records; Blair, NE newspaper archives.

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10.4__Marne Annette (Nettie) JACOBSON
      b.  14 Jun 1890
      child of:  Ola & Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  1 Jul 1968
      Buried:

     m.  31 Aug 1910, Washington County Courthouse, Blair, Washington County, NE

10.4s__William Edward KINGDON
      b. 21 Nov 1880
     child of:  Charles E. & Esther (GUGIN) KINGDON  (See Synopsis below) Go to Tombstones 
      d.  26 Sep 1967
      Buried:  Crest Lawn Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.4a  Mildred Marie KINGDON     b.  15 Jul 1911     
10.4b  Viola Irene KINGDON     b.  15 Jun 1913     
10.4c  Alyce Mae KINGDON     b.  16 Aug 1916
10.4d  William Edward KINGDON, Jr.     b.  9 May 1923
10.5e  Jack Lee KINGDON     b. 5 Sep 1929 

Synopsis:  

• William E. KINGDON drove horses for Dr. PRUNER for 14 years and gave what he earned to his mother so his brothers and sisters could stay in school.  He was about 24 years old when he left to travel in the west on horseback to buy herds of cattle to be shipped or driven, more than likely to the eastern part of Nebraska, where they were fattened for market.  After 3 years, he returned to Kennard and built a house for his mother.

• Ola Jacobson hired William E. KINGDON to oversee his farm, 3 miles north of Kennard, during the summer of 1910 while Mary and Alice went to Sweden with him to visit Ola's relatives.  It was during this summer that William fell in love with Marne Annette (Nettie) and they were married at the end of August.

• 31 Aug 1910, after the wedding, they left by train for Albion, NE where they found work and lived a few months at which time Esther (William's mother) asked them to return to Kennard and they did so, against Nettie's wishes.  Esther did not want William to marry and have a family, but remain with her to support her until the end of her life.  As a result, she kept William and Nettie's family at a distance.

• Nettie graduated from Kister Tailoring College and could draft patterns for sewing.  She made most of her children's clothing.

• William, Jr. began suffering from asthma at about 6 months old.

• The Enterprise.  15 Aug 1913.  Mrs. William Kingdon underwent an operation for appendicitis at Clarkson Hospital [in Omaha] last week.  Her sister, Mrs. Bertha Jacobson was also operated on at the same time.  Both are reported to be doing fairly well.

• William, Nettie and Jack moved to CA on 17 Mar 1942 where Mildred and Ted had opened a family shoe store in Barstow, CA.

• Obituary.  Blair Pilot-Tribune, 8 Jul 1968.  Mrs. WM. KINGDON Died in California.  Mrs. Wm. KINGDON (Nettie) 78, passed away this week at a Rest Home in San Bernardino where she has lived for the past two years.  She is one of seven daughters born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ole JACOBSEN [sic].  Survivors are her sisters, Mrs. Henry C. JENSEN of Blair, Mrs. Herbert HURD of Belgrade, Nebraska and a brother Martin JACOBSEN [sic] of Alliance.  Also three daughters and 2 sons.  Mr. KINGDON died last October.

• Charles E. KINGDON was b.  30 Jun 1841  d.  6 Mar 1898, Kennard, Washington County, NE
  Esther suffered stroke in 1927 or 1928, d. 28 Dec 1929.  Her father is buried in Elk City, NE.
  Both are buried in the "Morley" or "Colby" Cemetery, Washington County, NE.  It lies on a hill, off a country road between Highways 91 and 30.  Go to Tombstones

• Colby Cemetery SW1/4 SE 1/4 Section 6, Twp 17, Range 10E:  William J. KINGDON d. 27 Feb 1896, age 87y6m (b. 27 Aug 1808)  
  Just west of Morley plot, W.H. KINGDON   b.  Adleman (?) County, NY  24 Oct 1839   d.  31 Aug 1878
       Enlisted 2 Aug 1861 in Co. I3, 111 Cavalry, Honorably Discharged 5 Sep 1864

• Washington County Marriages:  Book 2, License 325, p. 274:
  Charles E. KINGDON, Bell Creek, NE, aged 28 years   b.  Walmorth County (?) NY s/o William J. KINGDON & Moprett G. GALE and Ester GUGIN, Bell Creek, NE, aged 18 years   b.  Canada West   d/o John GUGIN and Mary FIELD(?)

• 1870 U.S. Census, Richland Pct, Washington County, NE, Dwelling 37/Family 37:
  Kingdon, William,  aged 57   Farmer   Value: Real Estate 1200   Value:  Personal Property  380   b.  Eng
                    Margareta,  aged 53  Keeping House   b.  Eng
                    Charles, aged 28   b.  NY
                    Grace, aged 15   At School  b. IL

• 1870 U.S. Census, Lincoln Pct, Washington County, NE, Dwelling 57/Family 52:
  Kingdon, William, aged 29   Farmer  Value: Real Estate  800   Value:  Personal Property  350   b.  NY
                    Marguerite, aged 29   Keeping House   b.  KY
                    Cathy A., aged 4   b.  NE
                    Mina(?), aged 10/12   b.  NE

• 1880 U.S. Census, Bell Creek Pct, Washington County, NE, Dwelling 50/Family 52:
  Kingdon, William, aged 69   Farmer    b.  Eng   Father/Mother b. Eng
                    Margaret, aged 64  Wife   b.  Eng   Father/Mother b. Eng
                    Charlie, aged 38   b.  NY
                    Maggie, aged 10   b.  NE

• 1900 U.S. Census, Richland Twp, Kennard, Washington Co, NE, 9 Jun 1900, p. 86, Dwelling/Family 54
  Kingdon, Esther, Head of Household,   b. 7/1852, aged 47, widowed, #children 12, # living 10,   b. Canada
       Father b. Canada/England   Mother b. Ireland
                    William E,   b. 11/1880, aged 19,   b.  NE   Father b. NY   Mother b. Canada
                    Ann G,   b.  7/1884, aged 15, b.  NE  Father b. NY   Mother b. Canada (all children say same)
                    Charles J,   b. 12/1887, aged 12
                    Albord M,   b. 3/1890, aged 10
                    Stela M,   b.  4/1894, aged 6
                    Delbert E,   b. 1/1897, aged 3
                    Della M, b.  1/1897, aged 3

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
  Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                  Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                  Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  

• 1910 U.S. Census, Richland Pct, Washington Co, NE, Dwelling/Family 31:
  Kingdon, Ester    head  F  W  54  Widow b.  Canada  Father b. Canada  Mother b. Ireland  Able to read/write Nat Lang: Eng  12ch/10 living  Own/Free/House   Immig 1846
               Willie E.   son  M W  29  Single   b.  NE  Father b. NY  Mother b. Canada                Able to read/write Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Lumber Yard/Emp
                   Alfred   son   M  W 20  Single   b.  NE  Father b. NY  Mother b. Canada                 Able to read/write Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Lumber Yard/Emp
                   Stella    dau    F   W  16 Single   b.  NE  Father b. NY   Mother b. Canada                Able to read/write Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Delbert    son   M  W  13 Single   b.  NE  Father b. NY  Mother b. Canada                 Able to read/write Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                   Della     dau   F    W  13 Single   b.  NE  Father b. NY  Mother b. Canada                Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19  Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F    W   18  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4    Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• 1920 U.S. Census, Richland Twp, Kennard, Washington Co, NE, 9 Jan 1920, Farm, Family 74:
  Kingdon, William E.    head   M   W   34   Married   Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father b. England   Mother b. Canada   Own/Free/Farming/General
                    Netta            wife    F     W   29   Married   Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father b. Sweden    Mother b. NE
                    Mildred M.  dau    F     W     8   Single      Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE                                At School
                    Viola I.          dau    F     W     6  Single       Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE                                At School
                    Alice M.       dau    F     W     3  Single                                                      b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE

• 1930 U.S. Census, Richland Twp, Washington County, NE, Dwelling/Family 9:
  Kingdon, William E     head   M   W   49   M/age 28   Able to read/write/speak   b.  NE   Father b. U.S.  Mother b. Canada (English)   69/43/2   Gen Plumbing/30X1   Own/2000/radio
                    Marne A     wife    F     W   39   M/age 20   Able to read/write/speak    b.  NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                     69/06/1
                    Viola D        dau     F     W   16   S                 Able to read/write/speak    b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE                               At School
                    Alice M       dau    F      W   13  S                                                               b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE                               At School
                    William E Jr  son   M    W   6    S                                                               b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE                               At School
                    Jack L           son   M     W   6/12   S                                                          b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE

Sources:  Christmas letters 1996 and 1997, Carole G. and Ted W. MILLER, Jr.; Letter from Mildred KINGDON to Becky KINGDON STREETS (undated); Family group sheets compiled by Carole G. and Ted W. MILLER, Jr., U.S. Census Records

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10.4a__Mildred Marie KINGDON          
     b.  15 Jul 1911, Kennard, Washington County, NE
     child of:  William Edward & Marne Annette (Nettie) (JACOBSON) KINGDON
     d.
     Buried:

     m.  24 May 1931     

10.4as__Ted William MILLER     
     b.  15 Feb 1908     
     child of:
     d.  18 Jan 1949, Fullerton, Nance County, NE     
     Buried:  Fullerton, Nance County, NE

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  
10.4a1  Ted William MILLER, Jr.  b.  21 Feb 1932, Norfolk, Madison County, NE
10.4a2  Richard Arlen MILLER     b.  14 Jan 1943

Synopsis:

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10.4a1__Ted William MILLER, Jr.
     b.  21 Feb 1932, Norfolk, Madison County, NE
     child of:  Ted William and Mildred Marie (KINGDON) MILLER
     d.
     Buried:                           

     m.  28 Aug 1955, Honolulu, HI 

10.4a1s__Carole Jean GUTZWILLER 
     b.  26 Jul 1937
     child of:
     d.
     Buried:

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  
10.4a1a  Laura Lynn MILLER     b.  5 Jul 1956 
               m.  18 Aug 1979, Don UNRUH     b.  11 Jul ?
               Children:  (Stepdaughter)  Sarah UNRUH     b.  9 Jan 1977
                               Charice Marie UNRUH     b.  2 Nov 1980
                               m.  ? GUZMAN
                               Children:  Damon GUZMAN     
                                               b.  3 May 1997, Garden Grove, CA
                               Jonathan Michael UNRUH     b.  2 Nov 1982    

Synopsis:
               
10.4a2__Richard Arlen MILLER      
     b.  14 Jan 1943
     child of:  Ted William & Mildred Marie (KINGDON) MILLER
     d.
     Buried:

     m.  27 Aug 1965

10.4a2s__Nita LEWIS  (divorced)
     b.  18 May 1942
     child of:
     d.
     Buried:

Other Marriages:
Richard married 2d, 22 Apr 1983, Marguerite Barbera     

Children:  
10.4a2a  Stephen Ray MILLER     b.  28 Dec 1972
10.4a2b  Sharon MILLER     b.  11 Jul 1974
               m.  Xavier ZUNIGA
               Children:  Rebeccas ZUNIGA
                               Tomas ZUNIGA

Synopsis:

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10.4b__Viola Irene KINGDON               
     b.  15 Jun 1913, Kennard, Washington County, NE
     child of:  William Edward & Marne Annette (Nettie) (JACOBSON) KINGDON
     d.
     Buried:

     m.  3 May 1946

10.4bs__Fred BARSTOW     
     b.  10 May ?     
     child of:
     d.  1980/1981
     Buried:

Other Marriages:
Viola married first, Cerney GENTRY (divorced) and 3d, 22 Jul 1956, Luther DIEHL  (divorced)

Children:  
10.4b1  Ralph BARSTOW     b.  26 Dec 1946 (changed last name to DIEHL)
             m.  21 Nov ?, Pam?
             Children:  Barbara Irene BARSTOW     b.  22 Aug 1952
                            m.  Jerry TROMBLEY
                            Children:  Joshua TROMBLEY
                                            m.  14 Dec 1966, Barbara Ann GREER
                                            Katrina Nicole TROMBLEY           
                                            Benjamin Levi TROMBLEY     b.  29 Nov 1982 
            
                            Cassandra DIEHL     b.  17 Jan 1975
                            m.  4 May 1996, Chad CHESSER

Synopsis:

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10.4c__Alyce Mae KINGDON               
     b.  16 Aug 1916, Blair, Washington County, NE
     child of:  William Edward & Marne Annette (Nettie) (JACOBSON) KINGDON
     d.
     Buried:

     m.  1 Nov 1949, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV

10.4cs__Ralph SMOTHERS     
     b.  19 Jan 1915, Buford, Baxter County, AR     
     child of:  Edward/Edmond David & Cora A. (NEWTON) SMOTHERS
     d.  22 Mar 1996, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
     Buried:  Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside County, CA (47/323)

Other Marriages:  None

Children: 
10.4c1  Saundra Annette SMOTHERS     b.  20 Sep 1942     d.  13 Aug 1987
10.4c2  Joe Edward SMOTHERS     b.  22 Jun 1948

Synopsis:  

• Residences:  1920:  Kennard, Washington County, NE, San Bernardino, San B. Co., CA  1996:  Tucson, AZ    

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10.4c1__Saundra Annette SMOTHERS    
     b.  20 Sep 1942, Riverside, Riverside County, CA
     child of:  Ralph & Alyce Mae (KINGDON) SMOTHERS
     d.  13 Aug 1987, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
     Buried:  Riverside, Riverside County, CA  

     m.  27 Jun 1970, Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA

10.4c1s__Robert SHAW
     b.
     child of:
     d.
     Buried:

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  
10.4c1a  Patricia Annette SHAW     b.  27 Oct ?
               m.  ? 1996, Shawki EL-ZATMAH
10.4c1b  Heather Mae SHAW     b.  23 Jun 1975
               m. 17 Jun 1996, Craig FACKRELL
10.4c1c  Joe Edward SMOTHERS     
               b. 22 Jun 1948, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
               m.  18 Sep 1971, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ, Judith LINDEN  (divorced)
               Children:  Timothy Ryan SMOTHERS
                               Philip Michael SMOTHERS
                               Jason Thomas SMOTHERS
                               Shannon Marie SMOTHERS
            
10.4d__William Edward KINGDON, Jr.     
     b.  9 May 1923, Blair, Washington County, NE
     m.  Thelma ?
     Children:  3 children

Synopsis:
           
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10.5__Cora Nelsena JACOBSON
      b.  15 Mar 1892, Blair, Washington County, NE
     child of:  Ola and Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  9 Mar 1983, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/2)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  21 May 1913, Washington County, NE

10.5s__Herbert Orvin HURD
      b.  20 Jun 1891, Lyons, Burt County, NE
     child of:  Charles O & Lena M. (THARPE) HURD
     d.  7 Mar 1978, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/1)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.5a  Harold Orrin HURD     b.  9 Sep 1914     d.  18 May 1990
10.5b  Earl Clifford HURD     b.17 Oct 1918     d.  5 May 1986
10.5c  Dorothy Mae HURD     b.  1 Jun 1931     d.  6 Oct 2002

Synopsis: 

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
  Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                  Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                  Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F   W   18 Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4    Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• Obituary.  Blair Pilot-Tribune, 13 Mar 1978.  Herbert HURD Died At Fullerton, Nebraska.  86 year old Herbert HURD died on Tuesday, March 7th at the Fullerton, Nebraska hospital.  Herbert and his wife Cora had been living at Belgrade, Nebraska.  Services were held at the Palmer Funeral Home, in Fullerton, Nebraska on Thursday March 9th.  The body was then brought to Blair where a second service was held on March 10th at the Campbell Funeral Home.  Burial was in the Blair Cemetery.  Mr. HURD is survived by his wife, Cora, three children, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.  The children are:  Harold, of Peoria, Arizona; Earl of Fort Collins, Colorado; and Mrs. Onno (Dorothy) AHLERS of Belgrade.

• Herbert Hurd:      1910-1941  Farmer, horseman, hardware store owner  
                                1941-1955  Manager, Chicago Lumber Company, Belgrade, NE  
                         1959-1969  Sales Representative, American Schools  
                                 1969-1978  Retired, Belgrade Nebraska 

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10.5a__Harold Orrin HURD     
     b.  9 Sep 1914, Omaha, Douglas County, NE     
     child of:  Herbert Orvin & Cora Nelsena (JACOBSON) HURD
     d.  18 May 1990, Peoria, Maricopa Co, AZ
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/1)  Go to Tombstones
           
     m.  1 May 1938, Blair, Washington County, NE  

10.5as__Janet F. STEWART     
     b.  17 Jul 1917
     child of:
     d.  21 Sep 2005, Denver, Antelope County, CO
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE (78/9/2)   Go to Tombstones
     
Other Marriages:  None

Children: 
10.5a1  Jolynda (Jodie) HURD      b.  16 May 1939
10.5a2  Steven Paul HURD     b.  Jan 1942
10.5a3  Rebecca Merle (Becky) HURD     b.  14 Aug 1943
10.5a4  Jon HURD     b.  15 Jan 1946

Synopsis:

• After Jan's death, Betty JENSEN received the following note from her daughter, Becky):  Betty,  Thank you for your nice card.  I didn't have a phone number for you but was going to write.  My mom and my sister from Dallas had both been up here on the mountain with us in August for a week.  We had a great time!  And mom was doing so good.  The left side of her heart just quit working properly & her lungs started filling up with fluid.  They put her on oxygen, she was in the hospital 5 days, then in a care center for a week.  Alan & I went to Denver & spent the last week with her.  I will miss her so much.  We will look forward to seeing you in Blair in June.  Love, Becky.  Go to Original Documents.

• Jan's memorial service card:  In Loving Memory of Janet F. HURD.  Born July 17, 1917 Blair, Nebraska.  Died September 21, 2005 Thornton, Colorado.  Inurnment Blair, Nebraska June, 2006.  Highland Mortuary - Thornton, Colorado.  God Saw:  God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around her and whispered, "Come with Me."  With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away, although we couldn't bear to lose her, we could not make her stay.  A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands laid to rest.  God broke our hearts to prove - He only takes the best.  Go to Original Documents.

• 1920 U.S. Census, Ward 2, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 22 Jan 1910, 219 W. Lincoln Street, Dwelling/Family 9:
  Stewart, John H.     head   M   W   25   Married   b.  NE  Father b. IN  Mother b. NY  Able to read/write/speak  Rent/Retail Merchant/Drugs/Em
                 Edith M.    wife    F     W   24   Married   b.  NE  Father/Mother b. OH           Able to read/write/speak
                 Jean E.       dau     F    W  3 9/12  Single   b. NE  Father/Mother b. NE
                 Janet F.      dau    F    W   2 5/12 Single    b. NE  Father/Mother b. NE

• 1930 U.S. Census, Blair, April 23, 1930, W. 1st Street, Washington Co, NE:
  Stewart, Harold      head   M   W   36   M/22yrs   b.  NE   Father b. PA   Mother b. NY   Read/write/speak English   Own/2500/Radio   Druggist/Drug Store/8591/W/Y/N
                 Merle       wife-h  F    W   35   M/21yrs    b.  NE   Father/Mother  b. OH   Read/write/speak English
                 Jean           dau    F     W   13   S                b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE   Read/write/speak English   At School
                 Janet          dau    F    W   12   S                b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE   Read/write/speak English   At School
                 Marianna   dau   F    W     7    S                b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE   At School
                 Caroline     dau   F     W    5    S                 b.  NE   Father/Mother b. NE

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10.5b__Earl Clifford HURD     
     b.  17 Oct 1918, Omaha, Douglas County, NE
     child of:  Herbert Orvin & Cora Nelsena (JACOBSON) HURD
     d.  5 May 1986      
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/8)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  

10.5bs__Winola G. (Peg Norgard) TAYLOR     
     b.  9 May 1905     
     child of:  Myrah Edgar & Mamie Gertrude (NEWBROUGH) TAYLOR
     d.  23 Aug 1980
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/10)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:
Peg was previous married to Leslie Norgard.     

Children:  
10.5b1  Linda Rae Rood HURD  (adopted – Peg’s niece)
             m.  Dan MESSER
             Children:  Danna MESSER
                             Meridith MESSER  
10.5b2  Gregg Wright Rood HURD (adopted – Peg’s nephew)
             m.  Mary McGEE
             Children:  Bradley Earl HURD

 Synopsis

• Letter from "Sugie" MESSER (Linda):  Dear Deb,  Just a note to say I corrected the information regarding my family.  It has been a privilege and a pleasure to be considered a HURD all my life.  I love and cherish the HURD family as does my brother, Greg.  Uncle Earl provided unconditional love, encouragement and a moral compass for our growing up years.  We adored him and I believe the feeling was mutual! Grandma and Grandpa HURD, Jan and Harold, Dorothy and Onno and all the cousins included us as family for all the fun and happy memories.  I will carefully keep the family history you sent.  I haven't dug into photos but will keep your project in mind as I begin to scan all our pictures this winter.  I am writing my memoir and have a story I wrote that I shared with Becky.  I'll send it to you via e-mail.  I've also begun genealogy research on my own family names - ROOD and TAYLOR.  I come across many HURD names in NY & CT census.  They make me smile and wonder...Have our families known one another for centuries?  Best Wishes for your continued success with all your research.  Isn't it wonderful that we can share so easily via the Internet?  As ever, Sugie.  P.S.  I have stacks of letters and WWII memorabilia from Uncle Earl.  My plan (now that I'm retired) is to transcribe the letters then put them in an archive somewhere.  Omaha seems the logical place since it concerns Nebraska history and people.  Again, I'll remember your projnect and website when I work on all those precious documents.

• This compiler (Deb Morrow) has a memory of Greg and Earl arriving for a visit at Aunt Cora and Uncle Herbert's.  The "grown-ups" had gone to dinner and Earl left to catch them.  Greg stayed and spent the entire night - until dawn - sitting on the living room floor, teaching me how to play poker.  I was, perhaps, 9 or 10 and being treated like an equal was very special.  Five card stud is still a favorite game and I learned it that one very special night when I was NOT treated like a child and seemed to enjoy my company.  Thanks, Greg!

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10.5c__Dorothy Mae HURD     
     b.  1 Jun 1931, Omaha, Douglas County, NE
     child of:  Herbert Orvin & Cora Nelsena (JACOBSON) HURD     
     d.  6 Oct 2002, Cedar Rapids, Boone County, NE     
     Buried:  Belgrade, Nance County, NE     Go to Tombstones

      m.  24 May 1952,  Belgrade, Nance County, NE 

10.5cs__Onno Frederick AHLERS     
     b.  8 Sep 1919, Boone County, NE
     child of:  John Frederick & Mary (OLTHOFF) AHLERS
     d.  6 Jul 1997, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
     Buried:  Belgrade, Nance County, NE     Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  
10.5c1  Mark AHLERS     
     b.  19 Feb 1953, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     m.  Summer 1974, Takoma, Pierce County, WA, Irene KRAEMER  (divorced 1977)
     m.  Summer 1978, Stewart Museum, Grand Island, Hall County, NE, Diane WERTS
     Children:  Jiles Douglas AHLERS     b.  20 Dec 1979, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
                     Jenna Lynn AHLERS     b.  29 Mar 1980, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
10.5c2  Greg Joseph AHLERS     
     b.  3 Apr 1955, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     m.  15 Aug 1981, Carrie ARNETT  (divorced, Dec 1989)
           child of:  Emmett & Delores (?) ARNETT
     Children:  Joseph Onno AHLERS     b.  9 Sep 1982, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
                    Angela Lynn AHLERS     b.  21 Mar 1985, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
     m.  5 Aug 1995, Joan PRINCE  (divorced 6 Nov 1998)
           child of:  ? & Rita (PRINCE)  (her father died when she was a teenager)
     Children:  Alexandria Sarah AHLERS      b.  28 Aug 1996, Grand Island, Hall County, NE
     m.  10 Apr 2003, Pamela ALTERI
           child of:  Anthony & Mary (MECCA) ALTERI
10.5c3  Brad Lee AHLERS     
     b.  7 Aug 1957, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     d.  22 Oct 1995, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     Buried:  Belgrade, Nance County, NE     Go to Tombstones
     Children:  Clay Thomas AHLERS    b.  29 Jun 1989, Fullerton, Nance Co, NE
10.5c4  Kay Lynn AHLERS     
     b.  12 May 1960, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
     m.  30 Dec 1978, Joseph Michael SWERCZEK     b.  5 Feb 1959, Albion, Boone Co, NE
           child of:  Edward & Margaret (ZUERLION) SWERCZEK
     Children:  Amanda Lynn SWERCZEK     b.  5 Oct 1981, Fullerton, Nance County, NE
                    Jessica Marie SWERCZEK     b.  19 Aug 1986, Genoa, Nance County, NE
                    Seth Edward SWERCZEK     b.  11 Oct 1988, Genoa, Nance County, NE

Synopsis:  

• Onno Ahlers:       1932-1942  Farmer
                                 1942-1945  WWII, T/Sgt. Overseas duty, Alaska
                                 1947-1970  Farmer
                                 1966-1973  Foreman Ordnance Plant, Grand Island, NE
                                 1974-1981  Kayton Implement & Dauthit Construction
                                 1981-1997  Retired, Belgrade, NE

• Dorothy Ahlers:  1941           Moved to Belgrade, NE
                                 1949-1950  Teacher
                                 1950-1952  Kearney State College, Kearney, NE
                                 1952-1974  Homemaker
                                 1974-1993  Deputy Clerk & Deputy Assessor, Nance County, NE
                                 1993           Retired, Belgrade, NE and Cedar Rapids, NE

• Mark Ahlers:        1971-1975  U.S. Navy      Residing Columbus, NE in 2002 

• Gregg Ahlers:       1973-1975  Platte College, Columbus, NE
                                 1975-1978  Kearney State, Kearney, NE
                                 1978           Law enforcement, Grand Island, NE
                                 2002           25 years, Hulls County Sheriff's Office
                                 2002           Resides Grand Island, NE

• Brad Ahlers:         1975-1984  Farmed
                                 1984-1985  Lindsay Mfg Company - installed irrigation pivots in Saudi Arabia
                                 1985-1995  Farmed and Construction

• Kay Lynn Swerczek     2004  Resides Belgrade, Nance County, NE
                                                    Joe Swerczek works in management in the hog industry (2004)
                                                    Kay also works in the hog industry (2004)
                                                    Amanda is a hairdresser in Fremont, Dodge County, NE (2004)
                                                    Jessica is a senior at Boone Central in Albion, Boone County, NE (2004)
                                                    Seth is a sophomore at Cedar Rapids, Boone County, NE (2004)

Source:  Merton and Betty JENSEN, Blair, NE

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10.6__Bertha Johanna JACOBSON
     b. 23 Jul 1894, Washington County, NE
      child of:  Ola & Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  31 Dec 1965, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (95/2/5)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  28 Oct 1914, Blair, Washington County, NE     

10.6s__John S. HOOKS
      b.  1 Apr 1892, Washington County, NE
      child of:  Robert A. and Eva (SUTHERLAND) HOOKS
      d.  9 May 1937
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (95/2/4)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:
Bertha JACOBSON m. 4 Apr 1950, Denver, Denver County, CO (couldn't get license in NE because they were first cousins). 
     Martin FELTHEIM
     b.  8 Sep 1888, Sweden 
     child of:  Peter & Yohanna (JACOBSON) FELTHEIM.  
     d.  c26 Sep 1981, Chicago, Cook County, IL
     Buried:  Oak Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, IL
They were first cousins, married late in life and had no children.  Martin came to the United States from Sweden in 1910,  was previously m. in 1916 to Ida CARLSON, lived in the Chicago area and had three children:  Edward, Robert and Marion FELTHEIM.    

Children:
10.6a  Leo HOOKS (see 8.3d2, Lorraine JENSEN)     b.  18 Apr 1918
10.6b  Ray HOOKS     b.  9 Dec 1919     d.  2 Sep 2006    
10.6c  Margie Joan HOOKS     b.  20 May 1935

Synopsis: 

• Bertha is buried by her first husband, John S. HOOKS, but under the name FELTHEIM.

• The Enterprise.  15 Aug 1913.  Mrs. William Kingdon underwent an operation for appendicitis at Clarkson Hospital [in Omaha] last week.  Her sister, Mrs. Bertha Jacobson was also operated on at the same time.  Both are reported to be doing fairly well.   

• Obituary:  Martin FELTHEIM, 93 years old.  Services held 28 Sep (Monday) at Van Henkelum Funeral Home in Chicago, died after surgery.  Burial was at the Oak Hill Cemetery.  He was born in Sweden on 8 Sep 1888 and came to the United States when young.  He lived in Chicago with his wife, Ida, who preceded him in death.  He moved to Blair in 1951 and married Bertha HOOKS.  She preceded him in death.  He is survived by one daughter, Marian, in Chicago, two sons, Edward of Chicago and Robert of Wisconsin; three stepchildren, Ray HOOKS, Tucson, AZ, Leo HOOKS, Lyons, NE, and Margie PERRY of Annapolis, MD.

• Obituary.  Blair Enterprise, 22 Oct 1981.  Martin FELTHEIM Is Buried In Illinois.  Funeral services were held Monday, September 28, at the Van Henkelum Funeral Home in Chicago for Martin FELTHEIM, 93 years old, who died at a Chicago Hospital after surgery.  Rev. Bruce BARKAU officiated.  Burial was at the Oak Hill Cemetery.  Martin FELTHEIM was born in Sweden September 8, 1888 and came to this country as a young man.  He lived in Chicago with his wife, Ida, who preceded him in death.  he moved to Blair in 1951 and married Bertha HOOKS.  She preceded him in death.  he lived in Blair until about two years ago.  He is survived by one daughter, Marian, in Chicago; and two sons, Edward in Chicago, and Robert in Wisconsin.  Also three stepchildren, Roy HOOKS in Tucson, Arizona; Leo HOOKS, Lyons, Nebraska; and Margie PERRY in Annapolis, Maryland also survive him.

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
  Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                  Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                  Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                    At school 9 mos
                  Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  

• 1900 U.S. Census, Cuming City Twp, Washington Co, NE, Dwelling/Family 9:
  Hooks, Robert     head   W   M   33  M/9yrs  b.  1/1867, IN  Father/Mother b. IN                     Able to read/write/speak   Own/Free/Farmer
                Eva          wife    W    F    31  M/9yrs  b.  7/1868    b.  NE   Father b. IL   Mother b. IN  Able to read/write/speak   3ch/3 living
                John E     son     W   M    8   Single   b.  4/1892   b.  NE   Father b. IL   Mother b. IN 
                Hazel M   dau    W    F     6   Single    b.  2/1894   b.  NE   Father b. IL   Mother b. IN
             Margaret mother  W   F   60   Widow  b.  1/1840   b.  IL   Father b. IL   Mother b. IL     Able to read/write/speak   8ch/6 living
                Ruth N     dau     W   F     3   Single    b.  3/1897   b.  NE   Father b. IL   Mother b. IN

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F    W   18  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15  Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4    Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• 1910 U.S. Census, Cuming City Twp, Washington Co, NE, 19 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 21:
  Hooks, Robert A.     head   M   W   43   M/19yrs   b.  IL   Father b. IL   Mother b. OH   Able to read/write  Nat Lang:  Eng   Rent/Mort/Farmer/Gen Farm/Emp/Sched 22
                Evaline         wife    F     W   41   M/19yrs   b.  IN  Father/Mother b. IN                Able to read/write  Nat Lang:  Eng   3ch/3 living
                John S.        son     M    W   18   Single      b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. IN    Able to read/write  Nat Lang:  Eng    Farm Laborer/Home Farm/W
                Hazel M.       dau    F     W   16   Single       b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. IN    Able to read/write  Nat Lang:  Eng   At School
                Nina R.          dau   F      W   13  Single        b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. IN    Able to read/write  Nat Lang:  Eng    At School

• 1920 U.S. Census, Washington County, NE, Cuming City Twp, Farm, Dwelling/Family 22:
  Hooks, John     head     M   W   24   Married   Able to read/write/speak English   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. [illegible]  Own/Farmer/Farm/O
               Bertha   wife      F    W   25   Married   Able to read/write/speak English    b.  NE  Father/Mother b. Sweden
               Leo Griffin  son M  W   1 8/12  Single                                                               b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE
               Ray        son      M   W   7/12    Single                                                                b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE

• 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Cuming City Twp, Enum Dist 89-5, Sheet 4A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated on 10-11 Apr 1930 by Ira G. Baxter,  Dwelling 72/Family 72:
  Hooks, John S    Head   Rents, Read/Write? Y   Speak English? Y  Veteran?  No
                               M  W  38  Married 22   b.  NE  Father: IL Mother:  IN  State 69  
                               General Farmer, vvvv, Class or Worker O  Farm Schedule #62
                Bertha  Wife  F W 36  Married 20  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. NE Father: Swe  Mother:  NE
                Leo       Son     M  W  11    
                Ray       Son     M  W  10

• 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Blair Twp, Enum Dist 89-3, Sheet 11A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated on 5-6, 10 May 1930 by Nellie Brumbaugh,  Dwelling 228/Family 229:
  Hooks, Robert    Head   Owns, Radio?  Y  Read/Write? Y  Speak English? Y  Veteran?  No
                               M  W  63  Married 23   b.  IL  Father:  PA Mother: IA  State 69  
                               General Farmer, vvvv, Class or Worker O  Farm Schedule #203
                Eva  Wife   F  W  61  Married 21  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. IN Father/Mother: IN

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     m.  22 Aug 1945, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

10.6as__Loraine Irene JENSEN (see 8.3d2, JENSEN family)
      b.  16 Dec 1924, Kennard, Washington County, NE
      child of:  Lillard Sherman & Myrtle Anna (PETERSEN) JENSEN
      d.
      Buried:

Other Marriages:  None

Children:
10.6a1  Melissa Ann HOOKS     b.  20 May 1958

Synopsis:  

• Leo was born and raised on a farm west of Blair and attended rural schools, one from grades 1 through 8 and another from grades 9 through 10.  These were two-room schools.  He finished high school at Blair in 1936, was one of their star football players and also played basketball.  

• John HOOKS died after Leo graduated from high school and he and Ray did the farming for their mother.  They milked many cows and raised chickens.  

• In Feb 1941, Leo went into the service to put in a year and come home.  He started at Camp Roberts, IA and later went to Panama.  While he was there, World War II began. and his year was extended until Nov 1945.  

• He returned to the States and became and officer in the Army, training at Ft. Sill, OK.  He became a pilot and flew as a Liaison Pilot for the artillery.  He was sent overseas to New Caledonia and the Philippines. 

• On 22 Aug 1945, he married Lorraine JENSEN at the First Congregational Church in Omaha.  Shortly thereafter, he was notified he could report to Ft. Logan, CO for discharge, based on points.  He remained in the active reserves and completed 20 years.  

• On 1 Nov 1945, he began working for the Soil Conservation Office in Lyons, NE and retired after 33 years.  

• Leo was a lifetime member of the VFW, past master of Pilot Lodge 240, past patron of the Esther Chapter of the Eastern Star, and past associate guardian of Job’s Daughters. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, flying and camping.  

• Leo had two heart bypasses, knee surgery and numerous other health problems.  

• Lorraine’s first job was as a typist at Boy’s Town, at $10 a week.  She later worked as a bookkeeper.  She has been president of the VFW Auxiliary, past matron of the Eastern Star and president of the Lyon’s Extension Club.  She held offices on the Burt County Home Extension Council.  She went to Sweden with her daughter in 1986-1987.

• Omaha World Herald  (date unknown):  Pheasant Hunting:  Brothers Bridge Distance, Time to Revive Memories of Youth by Larry Porter, World-Herald Staff Writer.  Lyons, Neb. - Brothers Leo and Ray Hooks celebrated the opening day of Nebraska's pheasant season last weekend by hunting together for the first time since before World War II./Leo, 81, and Ray, 79, grew up on a farm near Blair and spent countless hours hunting together as youngsters.  But the last time they hunted together was in the fall of 1940./Leo Hooks joined the service in February 1941.  He had a low draft number, so he decided to join up and get his year in the service out of the way./"I spent a little more than a year in the service," Leo said, grinning.  "Almost five."/Ray Hooks moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1942 because he said the move benefited his wife's health.  She died last year, which prompted the idea of him returning to Nebraska to hunt once again with his brother./"I've got to have something to do," said Ray, who will turn 80 next month.  "I've got to keep busy.  Some of the relatives on my wife's side said, 'Why don't you come to Nebraska when the pheasant season is open.'  I thought it was a good idea."/Leo, who settled down in Lyons after the war, continued to hunt.  His most devoted hunting companions the last 10 years have been his daughter, Melissa, and her husband, Don Johnson./"We've been married 10 years," said Johnson, a cancer research scientist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  "When I married her, she said, 'Let's go hunting with my father.'  She didn't have a shotgun, so the first present I bought her was a 20-gauge shotgun so she could go hunting with us."/Ray, however, hadn't fired a shotgun in 10 years./"We went out to the trap yesterday so we could shoot a little," Ray said.  "I was going dove hunting at home this fall to practice up for this.  Where we went 10 years ago had all changed to orange groves instead of fields, so we never got a shot."/Both brothers tested an artificial knee in the thick, tall grass of a few Conservation Reserve Program fields./"I got a left knee two years ago," Ray said as the brothers took a mid-morning coffee break "and Leo got a right one nine years ago.  I had no idea it was going to be that hard to walk.  The grass was two feet over my head, and I couldn't have seen to shoot if anything did get up - which it didn't."/Leo admitted during the past few years that he has increasingly become a blocker for Melissa and Don Johnson./"I heard that they take him to the end of the field and he waits there while they drive the birds to him," Ray said, chuckling.  "So I said when I get out here I'm going to start limping."/Although neither brother got a shot during the first few hours, the moment they entered a field together was special for Don Johnson./"Watching them was more exciting than the hunting," Johnson said.  "When the sun came up and it was semi-cloudy, those two old guys with similar silhouettes against the sky walked into the field together.  They talked about how things were before and how it is now.  It was just like back when they were 17 and 15 again.  It was beautiful to see those two old guys try to relive what they last did together 59 years ago.  It was wonderful."/They harkened back to other opening days when they each didn't have an artificial knee and they could walk forever./"There was a line of car lights, a solid line of lights, before daybreak from Omaha heading up north," Ray Hooks recalled.  "But it wasn't crowded then, even with all the cars.  There was a lot more space, and the hunters spread out."/The brothers hunted hear Wausa, and farmers in the area were glad to see them./"Corn in those days didn't get up more than neck-high," said Leo, who stands 5-foot-5.  "You could shoot anything over the corn.  And people there were glad to see you because the pheasants were so thick up there that they'd eat the corn right out of the ground after the farmers planted it."/Because farming practices were far less efficient, the habitat was much more suited to pheasants then than it is today, the brothers said.  Corn fields were weedy, and so were expansive fencerows and roadside ditches.  Ringnecks boiled out of every draw and patch of weeds./"The year after Leo went into the service," Ray recalled, "some friends and I went up around Wausa.  I had a 12-gauge.  A pheasant got up, I pulled the trigger and nothing happened.  Something was wrong with the shotgun.  So I switched to a single-shot .410 that I also brought.  There were so many pheasants that I got my limit of five and took only eight shots."/Leo nodded./"We used to be pretty good shots," the older brother said./Ray's eyes brightened, and he broke into a grin./"We raised a lot of chickens," Ray said, "When those first spring chickens got ready to each, they were wild.  We couldn't catch them.  So we'd shoot them in the head with a .22."/Their father introduced them to hunting as boys.  There were no hunter education classes back then, but fathers went to great lengths to teach their children how to safely handle firearms./"Dad had an old .22 single-shot rifle," Ray Hooks said.  "He filled the barrel with lead so we couldn't put a bullet in it.  We were taught how to carry it.  We carried it around and never pointed it at anyone.  That's how we learned to shoot."/Once the brothers learned how to safely carry a gun, they were able to use their father's shotgun - with his permission.  They shared a .410 during the early years.  Their father later bought them a .22 Marlin rifle, which they also shared./For Ray, fishing has replaced hunting as his top outdoor adventure.  At times, it is the same for Leo./"It's easier to fish," Leo said.  "We have fished together several times over the years.  But I still love to get out and just see the birds.  But maybe close to 50 percent of the CRP in this area has come out in the last two years.  That is affecting the bird population.  There are very few birds today compared to what we saw two years ago.  It used to be nothing to see 100 to 150 birds a day.  This morning we've probably seen 10."/The lack of birds, however, did nothing to dampen the brothers' reunion./"Whether we get anything or not, it's just nice to be outdoors," Ray said.  "The best part about all of this is getting back together again.  When you're 1,300 miles apart, you don't get together too often."   Caption under picture:  Hunting Buddies:  Brothers Ray Hooks, left and Leo Hooks hunted together for the first time in 59 years on the opening day of pheasant hunting.  Said son-in-law Don Johnson:  "Watching them was more exciting than the hunting."  Centered quotation:  "It was beautiful to see those two old guys try to relive what they last did together 59 years ago."  Don Johnson.   
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• Obituary.  Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise.  14 Nov 2006.  Leo G. HOOKS, 88.  Blair native Leo G. HOOKS, 88, died Thursday, Nov. (, 2006, at Logan Valley Manor in Lyons.  A memorial service was held Sunday, Nov. 12, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons.  Military honors were provided by Robert Klase VFW Post No. 7998 and American Legion Post No. 83.  Leo G. HOOKS was born April 18, 1918, in rural Blair, to John S. and Bertha J. (JACOBSON) HOOKS.  He attended country school, and graduated from Blair High School in 1936.  He loved playing football for Blair and even played against Lyons.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was honorably discharged Oct. 30, 1945.  He was a liaison pilot and loved to fly.  On August 22, 1945, he was united in marriage to Loraine JENSEN in Omaha.  They celebrated their 61st anniversary this year.  He was employed with the Soil Conservation service in Burt County and retired on Jan. 19, 1979.  Following his retirement, he continued to work for the Natural Resource District.  He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons, where he served as a deacon and an elder.  He was a Past Master of Pilot Lodge No. 208, A. F. & A. M. and also joined the Yorkrite and Tangier Shrine.  He was a past Associate Guardian for Job's Daughters, Bethel No. 72, Past Worthy Patron for Esther Chapter No. 208, OES.  He was also a life member of the VFW Post.  his hobbies included anything to do with the outdoors:  hunting, fishing, camping, sports, gardening and yardwork.  He loved people and especially enjoyed his one and only grandson.  Survivors include his wife, Loraine, of Lyons; daughter, Melissa A. JOHNSON of Omaha; one grandson; and a sister, Margie (Mrs. Jim) PERRY of Port Charlotte, Fla.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Ray HOOKS.  Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church, Lyons, Lyons Community Foundation and the Lyons Public Library.  Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons was in charge of arrangements.

• 1920 U.S. Census, Washington County, NE, Cuming City Twp, Farm, Dwelling/Family 22:
  Hooks, John     head     M   W   24   Married   Able to read/write/speak English   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. [illegible]  Own/Farmer/Farm/O
               Bertha   wife      F    W   25   Married   Able to read/write/speak English    b.  NE  Father/Mother b. Sweden
        Leo Griffin  son      M  W   1 8/12  Single                                                               b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE
               Ray        son      M   W   7/12    Single                                                                b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE

• 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Cuming City Twp, Enum Dist 89-5, Sheet 4A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated on 10-11 Apr 1930 by Ira G. Baxter,  Dwelling 72/Family 72.
  Hooks, John S    Head   Rents, Read/Write? Y   Speak English? Y  Veteran?  No
                               M  W  38  Married 22   b.  NE  Father: IL Mother:  IN  State 69  
                               General Farmer, vvvv, Class or Worker O  Farm Schedule #62
                Bertha  Wife  F W 36  Married 20  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. NE Father: Swe  Mother:  NE
                Leo       Son     M  W  11    
                Ray       Son     M  W  10

Source:  Source:  The Family of Soren and Anne Sine (PETERSEN) JENSEN 1842-1974; Lorraine HOOKS; Ted W. & Carole J.G. MILLER, Jr. Buena Park, CA.

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10.6a1__Melissa Ann HOOKS
      b.  20 May 1958
      child of:  Leo Gifford & Lorraine Irene (JENSEN) HOOKS
      d.
      Buried:

     m. 3 Mar 1990, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

10.6a1s2__Donald Richard JOHNSON  
     b.  11 Jun 1947, Duluth, St. Louis County, MN
      child of:  Theodore & Eleanor (____?) JOHNSON
      d.
      Buried:

Other Marriages:
Melissa was married first 22 Aug 1981 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE, to Oliver
J. SPOONER.  They are divorced.

Children:
10.ba1a            child due in 1998

Synopsis:

• Melissa was born in Oakland, NE and attended school in Lyons, NE through 12^th grade. She attended business school in Sioux Falls, SD and has worked in Omaha ever since. 

• She has worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for more than 20 years. In 1998, she was made Chief of the Safety and Occupational Health Office for the Corps. She travels extensively.  

• Donald is a doctor in cancer research.  He is an Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of NE Medical Center, Director of UNMC Monoclonal Antibody, and on the Graduate Committee Chair Faculty.  He loves to hunt and fish and enjoys the outdoors. 

• Both Melissa and Donald are gourmet cooks and love to entertain.  Donald is a good bread and roll baker, and speaks several languages, especially Swedish.  His dog is also bilingual.

Source:  Source:  Source:  The Family of Soren and Anne Sine (PETERSEN) JENSEN 1842-1974; Lorraine HOOKS, Lyons, NE.

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10.6b__Ray HOOKS     
     b.  9 Dec 1919
     child of:  John S. & Bertha Johanna (JACOBSON) HOOKS
     d. 2 Sep 2006, Tucson, Pima County, AZ
     Buried:  East Lawn Palms, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

     m.  21 Dec 1944     

10.6bs__Gladys M. LARSEN     
     b.  20 Dec 1925, Spiker, Custer Co, NE
     child of:  Hans & Margaret (?) LARSEN
     d.  20 Nov 1998, Tucson, Pima County, AZ
     Buried:  East Lawn Palms, Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  Margaret Janelle (Jill) HOOKS
                m1.  ? BEMIS  
                m2.  Brint MILWARD
                Children:  Brint MILWARD
                Mary Jane HOOKS
                m.  Jeff ABRAHAMSON

Synopsis:

• Obituary:  Blair Enterprise (date unknown):  Gladys M. HOOKS, 72, of Tucson, Ariz., a Herman native, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1998, in Tucson.  Services were Sunday, Nov. 29, at East Lawn Palms Chapel in Tucson with the Rev. Bill KILLIAN officiating.  Private inurnment was planned at a later date.  Gladys M. LARSEN was born Dec. 20, 1925, to Hans and Margaret LARSEN of Spiker.  She graduated from Blair High School.  She was married to Ray HOOKS for 54 years.  Mrs. HOOKS had retired as vice president of human resources at Tucson Medical Center in 1987 after 25 years of service.  Upon retirement, she continued her commitment to the Tucson Medical Center by service 1,000 hours as an Auxilian and as president of the TMC Alumni Association.  She was a respected leader in the human resource profession at the local, state and national level.  She served on the National Board of the American Society for Hospital Personnel Administration and as president and charter member of the State Society for Hospital Personnel Administrators.  She enjoyed 48 years of active membership in Alpha Zeta Philanthropic Sorority and had served as its president.  She is survived by her husband, Ray, of Tucson; daughters, Jill BEMIS and Mary ABRAHAMSON; grandchildren, Mark, Andrew, Collin and Phedra; stepgrandchildren, Brint, Andy and Bryan; and two brothers, Leroy LARSEN of Blair and Chester LARSEN of Fremont.  Memorials are suggested to the Arizona Cancer Center - University of Arizona Foundation, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, Ariz., 85775-2402 or to TMC Foundation, 5301 E. Grant Road, Tucson, Ariz., 85712.  Memorials can also be directed in care of Ray HOOKS, 471 E. Deers Rest Place, Tucson, Ariz., 85702.

• Obituary:  Blair Pilot Tribune, 31 Oct 2006.  Ray HOOKS, 96 [this is incorrect - it should be 86].  Blair native Ray HOOKS died Sept. 2, 2006.  He was born Dec. 9, 1919, on a farm near Blair and moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1947.  He worked as a salesman, but spent his happiest retirement years gardening, fishing, woodworking and caring for his two dogs.  His greatest joy was helping grandchildren learn to fish and helping neighbors and friends with all manner of repairs.  He came to everyone's aid and will be greatly missed by those who knew him.  He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law Jill BEMIS and Brint MILWARD, and Mary and Jeff ABRAHAMSON; four great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Leo and Loraine HOOKS of Lyons; sister and brother-in-law, Margie and Jim PERRY of Port Charlotte, Fla.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Gladys.  Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society.

• 1920 U.S. Census, Washington County, NE, Cuming City Twp, Farm, Dwelling/Family 22:
  Hooks, John     head     M   W   24   Married   Able to read/write/speak English   b.  NE   Father/Mother b. [illegible]  Own/Farmer/Farm/O
               Bertha   wife      F    W   25   Married   Able to read/write/speak English    b.  NE  Father/Mother b. Sweden
               Leo Griffin  son M  W   1 8/12  Single                                                               b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE
               Ray        son      M   W   7/12    Single                                                                b.  NE  Father/Mother b. NE

• 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Cuming City Twp, Enum Dist 89-5, Sheet 4A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated on 10-11 Apr 1930 by Ira G. Baxter,  Dwelling 72/Family 72.
  Hooks, John S    Head   Rents, Read/Write? Y   Speak English? Y  Veteran?  No
                               M  W  38  Married 22   b.  NE  Father: IL Mother:  IN  State 69  
                               General Farmer, vvvv, Class or Worker O  Farm Schedule #62
                Bertha  Wife  F W 36  Married 20  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. NE Father: Swe  Mother:  NE
                Leo       Son     M  W  11    
                Ray       Son     M  W  10

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10.6c__Margie Joan HOOKS     
     b.  20 May 1935
     child of:  John S. & Bertha Johanna (JACOBSON) HOOKS                             
     d.
     Buried:

      m.  29 May 1957, Hyattsville, MD  

10.6cs__James E. PERRY
     b.
     child of:
     d.
     Buried:

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  Michael PERRY
                Ellen PERRY

Synopsis:  

Source:  Gravestone recorded by Dale MORROW 1996

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10.7__Annie Irene JACOBSON                      
     b.  16 Oct 1897, Blair, Washington County, NE    
     child of:  Ola and Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
     d.  17 Jan 1919, Blair, Washington Co, NE (flu)
     Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE (78/9/7)  Go to Tombstones

     m.  

10.7s__Tracy E. McCARDELL    
     b.  Jul 1893  
     child of: John W. & ? (?) McCARDLE
     d.
     Buried:

Other Marriages:

Children:
10.7a  Unnamed     b.  1919    d.  17 Jan 1919 (flu)

Synopsis:

• Children:  Baby died with Annie 17 Jan 1919 of the flu.

• Annie and Tracy had a small band in which Annie played piano.  She also played piano for silent moving pictures at the Blair Theatre.

• Betty Jensen remembers a family reluctance to talk much about Tracy McCARDELL and that he was known within the family as something of a "rounder."  Census information does nothing to dispel that perception! (See below)

• 1900 U.S. Census, Blair, Washington Co, NE, 1 Jun 1900, Dwelling/Family 36:
  Jacobson, Ola   head W M 43 M/18yrs b. Nov/1856, Sweden Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak Own/Mort/Farmer  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
                  Mary wife  W F  33 M/18yrs b. Sep/1866, NE         Father/Mother b. Sweden Able to read/write/speak 7ch/7living
                  Esther dau  W F 14  Single    b. Feb/1886, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Martin son W M 12 Single    b.  Feb/1888, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Annette dau W F 10 Single    b. Jun/1889, NE   Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE Able to read/write/speak  At school 9 mos
                  Cora   dau  W F   8  Single    b. Mar/1892, NE Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Johanna dau W F  6 Single    b.  Jul/1893,  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE                                         At school 9 mos
                  Anna   dau  W F   3 Single    b.  Oct/1896, NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE  

• 1900 U.S. Census, Omaha, 4th Ward, Douglas Co, NE  1 Jun 1900, 318 N. 16th Street, Dwelling 41, Family 52:
  McCardle, John W.   head   W   M   44   Widowed  b. Dec 1855, PA   Father/Mother b. PA   Able to read/write/speak   Rent/Hotel Landlord/House
                     Tracy E.    son    W   M    6     Single        b. Jul 1893, NE     Father/Mother b. PA    At School/6mos
                     Rola H.     dau     W   F     4     Single        b. Aug 1895, NE  Father/Mother b. PA
  Carruthers, George E.boarder   W   M   48   b. Feb 1852, Canada   Father b. Ireland  Mother b. Canada   Able to read/write/speak  Day Laborer   Immig 1867/33yrs/Na
  Wright, Edward M.   boarder    W   M   33   b. Jul 1866, NY            Father b. Ireland   Mother b. Scotland Able to read/write/speak  Carpenter/2mos out of work
  Sherwood, Charles    boarder   W   M   53    b. Aug 1846, England Father/Mother b. England   Able to read/write/speak   Butcher          Immig 1865/35yrs/Na
  Hawkins, James W.  boarder  W  M  36  b. Feb 1864, England  Father b England  Mother b. Ireland  Able to read/write/speak   Painter/4mos out of work  Immig 1880/20yrs/Na
  Wright, John H.         boarder   W   M   54   b. Jan 1846, NY            Father b. England  Mother b. NJ  Able to read/write/speak  Porter/Saloon
  Brand, Charles F.       boarder   W   M   38   b. Jan 1862, Germany  Father/Mother b. Germany    Able to read/write/speak   Butcher          Immig 1885/15yrs/Na
  Sidner, Albert             boarder   W   M   40   b. Feb 1860, Germany Father/Mother b. Germany    Able to read/write/speak  Laborer-Day/2mos out of work  Immig 1890/10yrs/Na

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F    W   18  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12  Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4    Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• 1910 U.S. Census, Ft. Calhoun Twp, Washington Co, NE, 17 May 1910, Dwelling 300, Family 302:
  Allen, William H.    head   M   W   65   M/41yrs   b.  IL   Father b. VA   Mother b. PA  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Own/Free/Farm/Sched 220
              Ruth E.         wife    F     W   65   M/41yrs   b.  IN  Father b. IN     Mother b. KY  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  7ch/6 living
              May M.        dau    F     W   37   Single       b.  NE  Father b. IL     Mother b. IN   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  McCardel, Tracy E. hired man  M   W   16  Single  b.  NE  Father/Mother b. PA        Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School   Farm Laborer/Working Out/W
                     Hazel      lodger         F    W   14  Single  b.  NE  Father/Mother b. PA           Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School

• 1920 U.S. Census, Tekamah City, Arizona Twp, Burt Co, NE, 19-20 Jan 1920, Dwelling 98, Family 99:
  Bernwell, Fannie     head   F   W   37   Divorced   Able to read/write/speak  b.  NE  Father b. OH  Mother b. MO   Rent/Clerk/Dept Store/W
             Mary Etta      dau     F   W   16   Single        Able to read/write/speak  b.  AR  Father b. GA  Mother b. NE    At School
           W. Richard      son    M  W   13   Single        Able to read/write/speak  b.  AR  Father b. GA  Mother b. NE    At School
               Margaret     dau    F    W     8   Single        Able to read/write/speak  b.  NE   Father b. GA  Mother b. NE    At School
  McCardell, Tracy  roomer M W    32  Widowed  Able tor ead/write/speak  b.  NE  Father/Mother b. U.S.               Driver/Taxi/OA

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10.8__Alice Mildred JACOBSON
      b.  28 Jan 1906, Blair, Washington County, NE
      child of:  Ola and Mary O. (MORTENSEN) JACOBSON
      d.  8 Jul 1958, Blair, Washington County, NE
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/5)  Go to Tombstones

      m. 12 Oct 1947, Blair, Washington County, NE

10.8s__William E. ZIEGLER
      b.  17 Apr 1909, Orum, Washington County, NE
      child of:  Julius and Margaret (PETERSEN) ZIEGLER     Go to Tombstones
                    Buried:  Rose Hill Cemetery, Washington County, NE
      d.  10 Nov 1989, Blair, Washington County, NE
      Buried:  Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, NE  (78/9/4)  Go to Tombstones

Other Marriages:  None

Children:  None

Synopsis:

• 1900 U.S. Census, Grant Twp, Washington Co, NE, Dwelling 161, Family 162:
  Ziegler, Julius   head   W   M   41   M/8yrs   b. Jun 1859, IL   Father/Mother b. Germany                Able to read/write/speak   Rent/Farmer
                Maggie wife   W   F     26   M/8yrs   b. Nov 1874, Denmark  Father/Mother b. Denmark   Able to read/write/speak   3ch/3 living
                Minnie  dau    W   F    7      Single     b. Jan 1893, NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. Denmark
                Mattie   dau    W   F    4      Single     b. Oct 1896, NE  Father b. IL   Mother b. Denmark
                Julia      dau     W   F    2     Single     b. Jul 1898, NE    Father b. IL   Mother b. Denmark
  WIlliam would not be born until 1909.

• 1910 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington Co, NE, 22-23 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family 72:
  Jacobson, Ola  head   M  W  53   M/26yrs   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   Own/Mort/Farm/Gen Farm/Sched 70
                 Mary   wife    F    W  43   M/26yrs   b.  NE          Father/Mother b. Sweden       Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng   8ch/8 living
               Martin   son    M  W   22   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  Laborer/Odd Jobs/W
                Nettie   dau     F   W   19   Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                  Cora    dau    F    W   18  Single       b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
               Bertha   dau    F    W   15   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE    Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                Annie   dau    F    W   12   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng  At School
                 Alice   dau     F    W    4   Single      b.  NE  Father b. Sweden  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng
  Feltheim, Martin hired man  M  W  21  Single   b.  Sweden  Father/Mother b. Sweden  Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Swedish  Laborer/Farm Labor/W
  Kingdon, WIlliam hired man M W  28  Single   b.  NE  Father b. [illegible]  Mother b. NE   Able to read/write  Nat Lang: Eng         Laborer/Farm Labor/W 

• 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Co, NE, Blair Twp, Blair City, Enum Dist 89-4, Sheet 14A, Supervisor's Dist 3, Enumerated Apr 1930 by Paulina E Sutherland,  Dwelling 270/Family 271:
  Jacobson, Ola Head  Owns, Value 2500, Radio? Y Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y Veteran?  No
                         M  W  73  Married 27   b. Swe Father/Mother: Swe State 06 Country 06 Nativity V
                         Day laborer - odd jobs, 7899, Class or Worker W  Immigrated 1881  Naturalized
                Mary Wife  F  W  63  Married 17  Read/Write? Y Speak English? Y b. NE                   
                          Father/Mother: Swe  State 69  Country 06  Nativity O
                Alice  Dau  F  W  24  
  McGill, Mildred  Roomer  F  W  23  b.  NE  Father/Mother:  NE  Public School Teacher, 9494  W
  Narrenburg, Mabel  Roomer  F  W  28  b. NE  Father: Germ  Mother: NE   P.S. Teacher, 9494  W

• 1930 U.S. Census, Blair Twp, Washington County, NE, April 1930, Dwelling/Family 108:
  Ziegler, Margaret     head   F   W   56   Wd   b.  Denmark   Father/Mother b. Denmark   Read/write/speak English   Own/Farm  Farmer/Small Farm/vvvv/O/sched 107
                Naturalized 1880
                Emma           dau     F   W   26    S       b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. Denmark   Read/write/speak English   Public School Teacher/9494/W
                William        son    M   W   21   S       b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. Denmark   Read/write/speak English   Hardware Salesman/4590/W/N
                Marguerite  dau    F    W   18   S       b.  NE   Father b. IL  Mother b. Denmark   Read/write/speak English 

• Blair Enterprise, 16 Oct 1947:  Alice JACOBSON Wed in Home Ceremony.  A beautiful candlelight ceremony was solemnized at the Ola JACOBSON home on South Walker Avenue at four o'clock Sunday afternoon, October 12th, when his daughter, Alice, became the bride of William ZIEGLER, son of Mrs. Margaret ZIEGLER of Blair.  Rev. Sidney McCRAIG performed the double ring ceremony in the presence of fifty immediate relatives.  The autumn color scheme was carried in the decorations and the altar was decorated with a white wedding bell, white tapers, green palms and baskets of garden flowers.  Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. McCRAIG, accompanied at the piano by Miss Dorothy HURD, niece of the bride, sang "Because."  Martin JACOBSON, brother of the bride, lighted the candles.  The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a lace trimmed street length powder blue dress and had a corsage of red and white roses.  Mrs. Bertha HOOKS was her sister's matron of honor.  She wore a cinnamon brown street length dress and had a corsage of yellow and orchid baby chrysanthemums.  Melvin ACKERMAN, brother-in-law of the groom, served as best man.  The groom's mother was attired in a sheer blue dress and wore a corsage of sweet peas.  Following the ceremony, a reception and dinner was held in the JACOBSON home.  The Misses Dorothy HURD, Margie HOOKS and Darlene and Coletta HUNT, nieces of the bride and groom served.  Miss Marguerite ZIEGLER, sister of the groom, had charge of the guest book and Mrs. Martin JACOBSON assisted in opening the gifts.  Mrs. William KINGDOM (sic) of Riverside, California, presented corsages of baby chrysanthemums to each lady present.  Following the reception, the couple left for a ten day honeymoon to Denver Colorado.  For her going away costume, the bride wore a green and red checked wool suit and an American Beauty wool coat.  The couple plan to reside in Blair.

• Obituary.  Blair Newspaper.  William E. ZEIGLER, 80.  Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 14 at First United Methodist Church in Blair for William E. ZIEGLER, 80 of Blair who died November 10, 1989 at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.  Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery with military rites by the Blair Veterans of Foreign Wars.  William E. ZIEGLER was born April 17, 1909 at Orum, Nebraska to Julius and Margaret PETERSEN ZIEGLER.  He graduated from Blair High School.  On October 12, 1947, he married Alice JACOBSON in Blair.  He served his country during World War II as a member of the United States Army.  For several years he worked for Arndt Hardware and with Wright and Wilhelmy in Omaha until his retirement.  He was a member of the Washington County Historical Society and Blair VFW Post No. 1251.  He is survived by a sister, Emma MARTIN of Indianola, Iowa, and nephews and nieces.  Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for the services.

• William ZIEGLER's parents are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Washington County, NE.  They are: 
  Julius ZIEGLER    b.  29 Jun 1859    d.  12 Dec 1925     
  Margaret ZIEGLER     b.  18 Nov 1873     d.  11 Jun 1948
  Also buried in Rose Hill, in the same plot, is:  Julius ZIEGLER, Jr., "son"     b.  16 Jul 1898     d.  20 Aug 1904

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