Furnas County NE

Biographical Sketch of J. E. Faidley

J. E. Faidley was born in Somerset County, Pa., October 9, 1840. Removed to Ohio, thence to Iowa, thence to Nebraska, and came to Jewell County, Kan., in October, 1870 and took a homestead adjoining the town site of Burr Oak. Purchased from Lewis and Godfrey part of the town site of Burr Oak. He is the owner of 2,000 acres of land in Jewell County and a large part of Burr Oak, and has an interest in a hardware and farm implement establishment in Burr Oak, also an interest in a large stock of merchandise, and has done a … Read more

Biography of David Harvey Lester

David Harvey Lester. For almost a half century has David Harvey Lester been a resident of Champaign County and it has been his privilege to witness and bear a part in its remarkable development. He is a native of Indiana and was born in Switzerland County, October 18, 1848. His parents were David A. and Eliza A. (Gerard) Lester, who were the parents of eight children, the survivors being: Martha, who is the widow of Robert T. Graham, has five children and lives at Vevay, Indiana; David Harvey; Margaret, who is a resident of Saint Joseph, Champaign County; Mary, who … Read more

Indermuhle, Lola Belle Taylor – Obituary

Lola Belle Indermuhle, 81, of Ellensburg, died Tuesday [February 13, 1990] at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital. She was born in Beaver City, Neb., on August 1, 1908, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hewitt) Taylor. Her first marriage was on Oct. 2, 1927, to Ray Ellinger. She moved to Ellensburg in 1937 from Oregon. On Dec. 15, 1937, she and Lesley LaFollette were married and made their home in Kittitas. LaFollette died August 18, 1939. She and Cecil Roy Indermuhle were married March 12, 1945. They moved from Kittitas to Warden in 1952. The operated a bowling alley in Moses … Read more