# 15 on PC
Read by Mildred Martin, May 27, 1982
Artman, Peter A. no date - Co. A. Incb - Cav.
Benbow, Reuben Sept. 13, 1844 - Mar. 8, 1888 Co. B. 9th Kansas Cav.
Carver, Nina Alberta 1893 - 1963 (small metal marker, with Lorme Fawgett Funeral
Home)
Cannon, Edwin Dee 1951 -1951
Cox, Permelia E. Apr. 16, 1880 - age 22 yrs. 6 mo. 18 da. - dau. of. WW. &
N.A. Hensley
Cox, Albert I. 25 Feb. 1887
Foote, Albert B. 1876 - 1966
Foote, Clara E. 1885 - 1976
Foote, Freda Marie 1931 - baby
Froyck, P. J. June 8, 1852 - May 10, 1910
Froyck, Amanda H. 1871 - 1960
Gilbert, H. Ermine 1900 - 1970
Gilbert, K. Iris 1909 - no other date
Gilbert, Constantine 1895 - 1904 brother
Gilbert, J. M. 1852 - 1919 father
Gilbert, Cora F. 1869 - 1936 mother
Haggard, Burton Flack Aug. 13, 1897 - 1 yr. 6 mo. 10 da. s/o W. F. & S. J. Haggard
Haggard, Sarah J. May 23, 1820 0 Sept. 14, 1876 wife of W. F. Haggard
Hawkins, Herman Nov. 6, 1917 - Sept. 29, 1918
Hawkins, Henry 1874 - 1941
Hawkins, Louisa Jan. 12, 1903 - 56 yrs. 8 mo. 9 da. wife of Aaron Hawkins
Hawkins, Aaron Feb. 14, 1845 - Oct. 13, 1926
Pvt. Co., I, 20th reg. Ill., Inf.
Kniseley, Bell Jane Nov. 20, 1872 - 10 yr. 1 mo. 28 da.
dau. of A. H. & S. A. Kniselly
Kniseley, Jonnie C. Apr. 29, 1877 - Nov. 14, 1882 5 yr. 6 mo.
s/o A. H. & S. A. Kniselly
Kniseley, Cora May Feb. 26, 1872 - Nov. 20, 1882 10 yr. 9 mo.
dau. of A. H. & S. A. Kniselly
Kniseley, Laura S. Nov. 30, 1864 - Oct. 24, 1882 17 yrs. 11 mo.
Lanning, Celesles Nov. 5, 1893 - 43 yrs. 10 mo. 12 da
wife of Joel Lanning
Lanning, Joel Sept. 17, 1918 - 78 yrs. 6 mo. 6 da.
Lewis, Wilda M. Oct. 3, 1847 - July 20,, 1937
Lewis, Johnathan (Johnethan) July 21, 1842 - Nov. 26, 1924
Lewis, Charlie E. Nov. 19, 1890 - 9 yrs. 3 mo. 10 da.
s/o J. & W. M. Lewis
Lewis, Dick L. Dec. 12, 1873 - Jan. 7, 1940
bro. to Ben L. Lewis
Lewis, Ben L. June 12, 1889 - Sept. 28, 1937
bro. to Dick L. Lewis
Meskimen, Myrtle G. Aug. 7, 1906 - Nov. 8, 1969
Meskimen, Elwood E. Nov. 14, 1896 - Dec. 16, 1970
Ks. PFC. - Co. C. 353 Inf. WW I
Myers, William 1869 - 1948
Myers, Mary E. 1876 - 1904
McCollock, Bernice Dec. 21, 1891 - Dec. 21, 1895
dau. of G. B. & D. McCollock
(This is how the transcriptions read that are kept in the Register of Deeds office, however, the name is McColloch)
Olson, Andres Jan. 21, 1904 -83 yrs. 2 mo. 7 da.
Olson, Catherine Aug. 28, 1888 - 68 yrs. 1 mo. 5 da.
Olson, Infant Son Oct. 9, 1898
s/o Alfred & Amellin (sp) Olsen
Parsons, George M. June 29, 1872 - 11 yrs. 1 mo. 17 da.
s/o J. D. & A. Parsons
Penner, Elizabeth Ann 1926 - 1938
Pilcher, Helen Aug. 7, 1915 - infant
d/o John & Alberta Pitcher
Pilcher, Floyd Albert Oct. 23, 1913 - July 30, 1916
s/o John & Alberta Pitcher
Pilcher, John W. Aug. 13, 1893 - Oct. 4, 1918
Reynolds, Rachel 1843 - 1915 mother
Reynolds, Eva May Aug. 27, 1895 - 12 yrs. 11 mo. 12 da.
d/o G. W. & Rachel Reynolds
Reynolds, Ada Mar. 3, 1874 - 1 yr. 3 days
d/o G.W. & Rachel Reynolds
Reynolds, George W. July 5, 1885 (Veteran) 68 yrs. 4 mo., 13 da.
Roberts, Thomas 1842 - 1910 father
Sharp, Mary Dec. 14, 1859 - July 7, 1894, wife of F. P. Sharp
Sharp, Otis July 4, 1887 - Aug. 15, 1889
Sharp, Ruth July 1, 1895 - Aug. 28, 1895
Shouse, Charloota Mar. 1, 1880 - 50 yrs. 10 mo. 9 da. wife of S. Shouse
Speaks, W T. 1873 - 1923
Speaks, Viney 1904 - 1904
Speaks, Minnie 1816 - 1904
Speaks, Charley W. 1897 - 1935
Thomas, Mary C. (Myers) Oct. 29, 1885 - 25 yrs. 1 mo. 18 da.
1st wife of R. W. Thomas
Tice, Phillip B. Dec. 12, 1843 - Aug. 22, 1938
Co. G. 36 th Ohio Inf.
Tice, Wm. Nov. 17, 1897 - 49 yr. 2 mo. 4 da.
Tice, Ellen 1852 - 1927, Apr. 29 mother
Tice, George W. 1881 - 1914 (Probate case has 1944)
Tice, ?? 1896 - 1957 (could not read)
Tice, Mary Ann Dec. 18, 1877 - May 16, 1921
wife of G. W. Tice
Trout, L. B. Feb. 6, 1878 - 20 yrs. 8 mo.- wife of W. M. Trout
Troutman, Paulina May 3, 1907 - 68 yr. 2 mo. 19 da.
wife of HenryTroutman
Troutman, Henry Feb. 22, 1836 - Nov. 16, 1929
Co. B. 3rd Mo. Vol. Cav.
Wedelin, Andrew B. Dec. 3, 1883 - 10 yrs. 8 mo. 10 da.
s/o John & Ann Wedelin
INSERTS------Nickols, Netty Aug. 4, 1886 - 3 mo. 27 days
Mathews, Mary July 28, 1886 - 67 yrs. 10 days
The Reynolds here are my great grandparents. They were the parents of Minnie Gertrude Reynolds Zollars who married Matthew Matthias Zollars of Longton. I am the son of their youngest son, Elmore Burgess.
Scotty Zollars
Hello, Scotty (Buddyboy)! I am so pleased to see your posting, and hear from someone that has family interred in the cemetery transcriptions posted. Would you care to post some remembrances/favorite stories about your great-grandparents on the genealogy board? It is always interesting to hear about the folks that were here before us. I believe that if all of those who have passed on before, would have written down their life's history, stories, etc.....that would have been super-great!
I saw in the Busby Cemetery transcriptions where a Berniece McCollock was listed. Her correct name was Bernice MCCOLLOCH. She was the daughter of George Barker & Drusia (Felton) McColloch. Drusia was the last Cave Springs postmaster, serving from 03/04/1899 until the post office was discontinued on March 31, 1903. In 1895, Drusia's husband, George, became the star route carrier, bringing the mail to Cave Springs from Severy every day until the Cave Springs Post Office closed. I see the daughter, Bernice, died on her fourth birthday. Wonder what happened to her?
Very interesting. Just scanning the listings, it looks like the farthest back date is about 1872. Just amazing.
Thanks, Marcia, for calling that to my attention. I went back and made the necessary notation.
Sunflower, it's unusual to even be able to read a stone that reads sometime in the 1870's. Most of them are so weather worn, that a person has to use a "rubbing" technique to be able to read them (if they're still standing that is, and not vandalized)
When I was reading worn stones at the cemeteries, I used aluminum foil. I placed it on the stone, then rubbed, to get the indentations to appear on the foil. I found that the lighter weight the aluminum foil was, the better.
While we're fresh on the Busby cemetery, I'll join in and mention that I have connections to the Tice's buried there. William and Philip B. were brothers of my g-grandmother Julia Tice Hainlin. I'll dig into my files and add more information later about the Tice family. Julia is buried in the Longton cemetery (no stone) next to her husband Frederick Hainlin.
Oh, goody! I'm full of anticipation!
My husband's great grandparents are buried there, but I can't remember their names. His grandfather's name was Jesse Tice, married Kittie Bucher and was divorced when 5th child was a baby. Don't know much abaout the Tice's.
Next to my ggrandparents stones there is a huge peony bush. This past summer we were up there and looked inside. It looks like there was a stone there at one time but we didn't see anything but a base. Any idea of how to find out whether someone is buried there and their name?
Scotty
Tice Family information:
As promised, here's additional info on the Tice family members buried in the Busby Cemetery.
1. William Tice is Solomon William Tice, born in Washington County, Ohio on 13 Sept., 1848. He died in Missouri.
2. Ellen E. Tice was Solomon William's wife. She was Ellen Elizabeth Morris, born in Fayette Co., Illinois on 30 Oct., 1852. They married in Wilson Co. on 26 Dec., 1872.
3. George W.(William) Tice was a son of this couple, born in Thayer, Neosho Co., KS on 8 March, 1881. He died in Longton 21 Feb, 1944 and I find no evidence that he ever married.
4. Eva Frances Tice was a daughter of this couple also. She was born 31 Dec., 1896 and died 14 June, 1957. My notes say she was severely crippled and also never married.
5. P. B. Tice was Philip B. Tice, born Dec 12, 1843 in Washington Co., Ohio. He was a brother of Solomon William. Their parents were George M. and Cynthia Ann (Miller) Tice. P. B. was married 3 times.
6. Mary Ann Tice was Mary Reece. She was the wife of C. W. (Charles Wesley) Tice, who was a son of P. B.'s
Solomon William and Philip B. also had a sister Julia who came with them to Elk County. She married Frederick Hainlin. Frederick and Julia were my g-grandparents and I'll post more about them later. They lived in Longton and are buried in that cemetery.
Wilma and Janet, if you're reading, this is mainly for you. Philip B. also had a son named Jesse William, born 12 Aug, 1887. In the 1920 census, he is listed in Cutler township, Franklin Co, KS as J W Tice. His wife is listed as K A and they have 5 children: Thelma, 12; Audry, 10; Frank, 8; Harvard, 5; and Abbie J, 4 months. Also listed in the household is Robin Bucher, age 16. Looks like we're related--although very distantly. If you want to discuss the Tice family in more detail, let me know.
In separate posts, I'll add newspaper obits of Philip Tice and Mary (Reece) Tice.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, DDurbin. You have answered a question that I have had for a long time and no one could tell me. Jesse's wife K A was Kittie Ann Bucher. Their oldest child, Thelma was my mother-in-law. The Robin Bucher in the household was Kittie's brother. He was quite a bit younger than Kittie as at least 2 sibling between them had died at a young age.
After all that information, there is still one question. The family says that there was an Osage Indian in the family. Do you know anything about this?
In ddurbin's information about Jesse Tice: The son listed in the census as Harvard was known to us as Howard. This might help someone that is interested in him.
I talked to Alleine Cannon about the Busby Cemetery. She said the old records were lost in a fire years ago. She also said there have been at least three others buried in the Busby Cemetery since this list was made, two of which were a Mr. and Mrs. Leewright. (Does anyone know their full names and birth and death dates?) She couldn't think of any of the other(s) names buried there since the list was made. She said the cemetery board consists of Kelsey Cody, Harold Cannon and Joe Thomas. Also, there were several other stones in the cemetery at one time that someone stole.
I checked the SSDI for Leewright in KS, and came back with two hits. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the same people that are buried in the Busby cemetery. The first hit was a Kenneth Leewright b. August 1, 1909 (d) Sept. 1984. His last known residence was Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS The second hit was Maude M. Leewright (b) October 11, 1909 (d) April 13, 1998. Her last known residence was Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS. But with these dates, a person could try to locate an obit and see if it tells where they are buried.
I do remember when I was in school there was a girl that was a couple years older than I and her name was Lillias Leewright, but I do not know the names of her parents, or remember just where she lived, but I do know it was somewhere in the country.
Its possible that Kenneth and Maude could be the two Leewrights that are buried there, as both of their deaths occurred after the Busby Cemetery transcriptions were read. Also, since Kenneth and Maude were both the same age, they may have been man and wife.
Found a family tree on Ancestry that does show that Kenneth R. Leewright and Maude Marie Grow were husband and wife, married on July 15, 1933. Also lists Kenneth's burial site as Longton and Maude's as Busby Cem. I'm guessing they are both actually in Busby. Haven't seen anything yet that would necessarily tie either of them to that area.
The Leewrights you are talking about lived and farmed near Busby, I went to school with 4 of their children, Walter, Robert, Jim and Elizabeth.
Their younger daughter, Lillis Leewright, also went to high school in Howard, probably graduating in 1963.
Marcia I wonder why anyone would steal a gravestone? I have a relative buried in Wilson Cemetery and the stone appears to be stolen.
K.R. Leewright lived about a 1/4 mile NW of the Busby Store. Karen, I had forgotten about Lillis, she was younger than me.
I do not understand why anyone would steal a gravestone, or why anyone would vandalize a gravestone, either. Anyone who would do these things in my opinion is sick. Vandalism happens everywhere, and way too often. As for theft of a tombstone, I don't think you'll find that very much, but there are lots of graves out there without tombstones. Sometimes it is because the family never purchased one.
Frank,
I think the late Margret Hogan was also a daughter of the Leewrights. I think they lived straight west of Lawrence Jontra, about where Randy and Julie Young live now
Quote from: jarhead on March 16, 2011, 07:49:24 PM
Frank,
I think the late Margret Hogan was also a daughter of the Leewrights. I think they lived straight west of Lawrence Jontra, about where Randy and Julie Young live now
Ron, did she graduate from Longton. I can't locate her in the Howard Graduate records I have. They would have been about as close to Longton as they were Howard.
Margret went back to high school, in Longton, in the 60's, after she got a divorce. She had a son just a couple grades behind her in school and another that must of been in the 7th or 8th grade. At the time they were living in Elk Falls and it seems like maybe she only needed that senior year to graduate---but i aint positive about that,or if she ever graduated. seems like after that her and her husbank hooked back up
Margaret graduated from Longton High School in 1967. I only know that because she graduated with our daughter, Cathy.
Are you sure she was a Leewright? That is the year I graduated from high school, and I don't recall that family having any children of that generation. I thought Lillis was the youngest.
Ron, Karen and Bonnie, Elizabeth and Margaret were one in the same, I am sure. I found in the records of the 1953 class of Howard High, Elizabeth Leewright Hogan. It shows she graduated in 1953, but she may have quit before graduation then later returned to Longton to finish.
I might have been wrong about Margaret being "the late". Her last husband passed away ( I think) but maybe not her. I'll try and find out. Yes Miss Bonnie, Margaret was in Cathy's senior class. I was pretty young back then but I seem to remember that
One of the Leewright boys passed away, sometime ago, but I can't find the information on which one. I should have it and will keep looking.
There are a couple more of my relatives buried in the Busby Cemetary than what are on the headstone listing.
Thomas Roberts is listed. His dad was Joseph Roberts. There used to be a headstone for Joseph, but it hasn't been seen for years. The Roberts familiy used to have some knowledge of how to locate Joseph's grave in relaton to Thomas, but I forgot how that went. The other Roberts was a still born baby boy. His grave is "at the feet of the old mens' graves."
My dad was Dallas Roberts of Howard, KS. His dad was Willis Roberts of Howard. Willis's dad was Thomas. My name is Alan.
I wonder who has the burial records for that cemetery, like a cemetery association. They would have records that would answer questions like these. There is also a big peony bush by our family graves, the Reynolds, there. For years we have thought there was a grave there but have never been able to spot a stone by digging around in the bush.
Scotty
Busby (Painterhood) Cemetery
Elk County, Kansas
Sec. 12 east of Howard, KS
Lat: 37°27'35"N, Lon: 96°02'34"W
Contributed by Charles E. Templer, Apr 11, 2001 [chartemp@aol.com].
Total records = 74.
Originally read by Mildred Martin on May 27, 1982. As annotated by staff of Elk County courthouse and this transcriber.
At the time I visited this cemetery in the summer of 2000, the gravestones had continued to deteriorate and some were down or missing. The cemetery is on a dirt road going west from Buxton, KS towards Howard, KS and both my wife and I have relatives buried here.
This transcription was prepared from the typed listing in the Elk County, KS, courthouse on which annotations had been made and to which I have added my comments.
- Charles E. Templer
Artman, Peter A., no dates, Co. A Ind Cav.
Benbow, Reuben, b. 13 Sep 1844, d. 8 Mar 1888, Co. D 9th KS Cav.
Cannon, Edwin Dee, b. 1951, d. 1951
Carver, Nina Alberta, b. 1893, d. 1963, small metal marker with, Lorme Fawgett Funeral Home
Cox, Albert I., d. 25 Feb 1887
Cox, Permelia E., d. 16 Apr 1880, age 22 yrs, 6 mo, 18 da, dau, of W. W. and N. A. Hensley
Foote, Albert B., b. 1876, d. 1966
Foote, Clara E., b. 1885, d. 1976
Foote, Freda Marie, d. 1931, baby
Froyck, Amanda H., b. 1871, d. 1960
Froyck, P. J., b. 8 Jun 1852, d. 10 May 1910
Gilbert, Constantine, b. 1895, d. 1904, brother
Gilbert, Cora F., b. 1869, d. 1936, mother, maiden name Clary
Gilbert, H. Ermine, b. 1900, d. 1970, first name Harley
Gilbert, J. M., b. 1852, d. 1919, father, John Mason Gilbert
Gilbert, K. Iris, b. 1909, d. no date, wife, maiden name Haggard
Haggard, Burton Flack, d. 13 Aug 1897, 1 yr, 6 mo, 10 da, son of W. F. and S. J. Haggard
Haggard, Sarah J., b. 23 May 1820, d. 14 Sep 1876, wife of W. E. Haggard, death year appears to be typo since,son above was born in 1896
Hawkins, Aaron, b. 14 Feb 1845, d. 13 Oct 1926, Pvt. Co. I, 20th Reg. Ill Inf.
Hawkins, Henry, b. 1874, d. 1941
Hawkins, Herman, b. 6 Nov 1917, d. 29 Sep 1918
Hawkins, Louisa, d. 12 Jan 1903, 56 yrs, 8 mo, 9 da, wife of Aaron Hawkins
Kniseley, Bell Jane, d. 20 Nov 1872, 10 yr, 1 mo, 28 da, dau of A. H. and S. A. Kniseley
Kniseley, Cora May, b. 26 Feb 1872, d. 20 Nov 1882, 10 yr, 9 mo, dau of A. H. and S. A. Kniseley
Kniseley, Jonnie C., b. 29 Apr 1877, d. 14 Nov 1882, 5 yr, 6 mo, son of A. H. and S. A. Kniseley
Kniseley, Laura S., b. 30 Nov 1864, d. 24 Oct 1882, 17 yrs, 11 mo
Lanning, Celesles, d. 5 Nov 1893, 43 yrs, 10 mo, 12 da, wife of Joel Lanning
Lanning, Joel, d. 17 Sep 1918, 78 yrs, 6 mo, 6 da
Lewis, Ben L., b. 12 Jun 1889, d. 28 Sep 1937, bro of Dick L. Lewis
Lewis, Charlie E., d. 19 Nov 1890, 9 yrs, 3 mo, 10 da, son of J. and W. M. Lewis
Lewis, Dick L., b. 12 Dec 1873, d. 7 Jan 1940, bro of Ben L. Lewis
Lewis, Jonathan, b. 21 Jul 1842, d. 26 Nov 1924
Lewis, Wilda M., b. 3 Oct 1847, d. 20 Jul 1937
Mathews, Mary, d. 28 Jul 1886, 67 yrs, 10 da
McColluck, Bernice, b. 21 Dec 1891, d. 21 Dec 1895, dau of G. B. and D. McColluck
Meskimen, Elwood E., b. 14 Nov 1896, d. 16 Dec 1970, KS Pfc - Co. C, 353 Inf WWI
Meskimen, Myrtle G., b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 8 Nov 1969
Myers, Mary E., b. 1876, d. 1904
Myers, William, b. 1869, d. 1948
Nickols, Netty, d. 4 Aug 1886, 3 mo, 27 da
Olson, Andres, d. 21 Jan 1904, 83 yrs, 2 mo, 7 da
Olson, Catherine, d. 28 Aug 1888, 68 yrs, 1 mo, 5 da
Olson, infant son, d. 9 Oct 1898, son of Alfred and Amellin (sp) Olson
Parsons, George M., d. 29 Jun 1872, 11 yrs, 1 mo, 17 da, son of J. D. and A. Parsons
Penner, Elizabeth Ann, b. 1926, d. 1938
Pilcher, Floyd Albert, b. 23 Oct 1913, d. 30 Jul 1916, son of John and Alberta Pilcher
Pilcher, Helen, d. 7 Aug 1915, inf dau of John and Alberta Pilcher
Pilcher, John W., b. 13 Aug 1893, d. 4 Oct 1918, may be Pitcher instead of Pilcher
Reynolds, Ada, d. 3 Mar 1874, 1 yr, 3 da, dau of G. W. and Rachel Reynolds
Reynolds, Eva May, d. 27 Aug 1895, 12 yrs, 11 mo, 12 da, dau of G. W. and Rachel Reynolds
Reynolds, George W., d. 5 Jul 1885, veteran, 68 yrs, 4 mo, 13 da
Reynolds, Rachel, b. 1843, d. 1915, mother
Roberts, Thomas, b. 1842, d. 1910, father
Sharp, Mary, b. 14 Dec 1859, d. 7 Jul 1894, wife of F. P. Sharp
Sharp, Otis, b. 4 Jul 1887, d. 15 Aug 1889
Sharp, Ruth, b. 1 Jul 1895, d. 28 Aug 1895
Shouse, Charlotta, d. 1 Mar 1889, 50 yrs, 10 mo, 9 da, wife of S. Shouse
Speaks, Charley W., b. 1897, d. 1935
Speaks, Minnie, b. 1816, d. 1904
Speaks, Viney, b. 1904, d. 1904
Speaks, W. T., b. 1873, d. 1923
Thomas, George W., b. 8 Feb 1822, d. 22 Jun 1901, based on obituary, no gravestone, father of R. W. Thomas
Thomas, Mary C., d. 29 Oct 1885, 29 yrs, 1 mo, 18 da, maiden name Myers, first wife of R. W. Thomas
Thomas, Sophronia, b. 1827, d. 25 Mar 1892, per death record, no gravestone, nee Graham, first marr. Chadwick
Tice, Ellen, b. 1852, d. 1927, mother, death on 29 Apr
Tice, Eva Frances Julia, b. 31 Dec 1896, d. 14 Jun 1957, tombstone reads Eva F. Tice, 1896-1957, s/w William
Tice, George W., b. 1881, d. 1914, probate records show 1944
Tice, Mary Ann, b. 18 Dec 1877, d. 16 May 1921, wife of G. W. Tice
Tice, P. B., b. 12 Dec 1843, d. 22 Aug 1920, Co. G, 36th Ohio Inf
Tice, Wm, d. 17 Nov 1897, 49 yr, 2 mo, 4 da
Trout, L. B., d. 6 Feb 1878, 20 yrs, 8 mo, wife of W. M. Trout
Troutman, Henry, b. 22 Feb 1836, d. 16 Nov 1929, Co B, 3rd MO Vol. Cav
Troutman, Paulina, d. 3 May 1907, 68 yr, 2 mo, 19 da, wife of Henry Troutman
Wedelin, Andrew B., d. 3 Dec 1883, 10 yrs, 8 mo, 10 da, son of John and Ann Wedelin
Larryj
Also copy and paste or click on this link for the website that features photos--
http://www.ksgennet.org/ks/ek/cem/busby.html
Larryj
Quote from: Buddyboy on June 06, 2011, 06:29:23 AM
I wonder who has the burial records for that cemetery, like a cemetery association. They would have records that would answer questions like these. There is also a big peony bush by our family graves, the Reynolds, there. For years we have thought there was a grave there but have never been able to spot a stone by digging around in the bush.
Scotty
Scotty, if you contact Tony Signer at Country Side Funeral Home at Howard, Tony can probably tell you who keeps the Busby Cemetery Records. I know that there have been some markers lost, stolen or disappeared there over the years.Don and Lois Morgan spent many days and hours cataloging the cemteries in Elk County, I really appreciate them and all of their work.
Quote from: 1950Ford on June 05, 2011, 08:23:06 PM
There are a couple more of my relatives buried in the Busby Cemetary than what are on the headstone listing.
Thomas Roberts is listed. His dad was Joseph Roberts. There used to be a headstone for Joseph, but it hasn't been seen for years. The Roberts familiy used to have some knowledge of how to locate Joseph's grave in relaton to Thomas, but I forgot how that went. The other Roberts was a still born baby boy. His grave is "at the feet of the old mens' graves."
My dad was Dallas Roberts of Howard, KS. His dad was Willis Roberts of Howard. Willis's dad was Thomas. My name is Alan.
Hello Alan, great to see you on the forum. Hope your Mother is doing great, give her our love. Alan, your mention of your dad and granddad brings back great memories. Your Grandad used to let the kids ride on his wagon, when he was driving his team, I think they were a Grey team. I remember when your dad put in his first leather repair shop in the building where Innes cafe had been. The last I knew there was a laundry there, I am not sure what is there now, it would be next door to Sues soap shop. Then he moved to mainstreet where Hubble and Shell had been in an appliance store. In those days of hard times your dad could keep a worn out pair of boots or shoes going forever. You have some great family heritage on both sides.
Frank Winn