Elbow Creek Cemetery Records, Tulare County, California

(near Visalia) ARCHER O. J., 1844 – 1913, ae. 69 yrs. Frank, 1882 – 1907, ae. 25 yrs. J. W., b. 29 Oct. 1839, d. 24 June 1916, ae. 77 yrs. BENNETT Katherine, 1865 – 1939. Ralph, 1891 – 1897 or 1899. Rufus, 1907 – 1907. Silas, 1868 – 1926. BLAYLOCK Ethyle. Ray Luther. Steven. CALCOTE Infant, 1894 – 1894. Allen K., b. 11 Feb. 1830, d. 7 Dec. 1911. Husband of Deliah Calcote. Delilah, b. 28 June 1840, d. 21 Apr. 1903. Etta Merle, 1895 – 1895. George, d. 14 Sept. 1872, ae. 2 yrs., 9 mos., 3 days. … Read more

Stout, Bertha Ethel Findley – Obituary

Graveside services for Bertha Stout, 87, of Lindsay will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Oliver Cemetery in Lindsay. Mrs. Stout died Monday [May 17, 1982] in a Lindsay hospital. She was a native of Mansfield, MO., and a 53-year resident of Lindsay. She was a homemaker and a member of Freewater Baptist Church in Lindsay. Surviving is a son, Hosea Stout of Lindsay, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Webb-Sanders Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Frank Elmer Todd of Visalia CA

Frank Elmer Todd9, (Edward P.8, Silas7, Elam6, Edmund5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Dec. 12, 1858, at Apple River, Ill., married Jan. 1, 1881, Mary Julia, daughter of Dr. J. S. Coleman, who was born Sept. 7, 1860, in Marysville, Mo. Their children were all born in Cherryvale, Kan. They lived in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif. Children: 2659. Harland Arthur, b. Dec. 12, 1882; he is a physician and surgeon. *2660. Oscar Vivian, b. Jan 10, 1885. 2661. Lena Beatrice, b. April 1, 1888; a saleslady. *2662. Russell Lowell, b. July 12, 1890. 2663. Frank Bartell, b. Aug. 3, 1899.

Venice Hill Cemetery Records, Tulare County, California

(Under care of Visalia City Cemetery) ARNOLD Richard J., 1830 – 1900, ae. 70 yrs. BARTON James S., b. 17 Apr. 1845, d. 2 Dec. 1885, ae. 39 yrs., 7 mos., 15 days. CROWLEY George Washington, d. 6 Aug. 1864, ae. 10 yrs., 10 mos., 27 days. Son of James and Elizabeth Crowley. MCGINNES Abe, b. 15 Nov. 1827, d. 12 Dec. 1897, ae. 70 yrs., 27 days. John, b. 20 July 1882, d. 20 Feb. 1889, ae. 16 yrs., 7 mos. MILLER Harriet, d. 1 May 1882, ae. 78 yrs., 7 mos., 13 days. Wife of Zachariah Miller. Zachariah, … Read more

Oscar Vivian Todd of Visalia CA

Oscar Vivian Todd10, (Frank E.9, Edward P.8, Silas7, Elam6, Edmund5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Jan. 10, 1885, married Dec. 24, 1907, Annabel Davidson, who was born Aug. 1, 1890, in Elk City, Kan. He is a mechanic and lived in Visalia, Cal. Children: 2810. Lyle Francis, b. Nov. 22, 1909, in Independence, Kan. 2811. Gareth Waldo, b. May 27, 1911, in Visalia, Cal.

Biography of Colonel S. M. Barrett

Colonel S. M. Barrett, commandant of the Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore and an author of note, is one of the most prominent men in northeastern Oklahoma. He is a native of Nebraska, his birth having occurred in Nebraska City on the 3rd day of March, 1865, a son of Robert W. Barrett, his father being an old plainsman. S. M. Barrett spent his early life in Nebraska but in youth he removed with his parents to Jackson County, Missouri, (near Kansas City) and at the age of twenty-one years went to Tulare County, California, where he became a freighter … Read more

Russell Lowell Todd of Visalia CA

Russell Lowell Todd10, (Frank E.9, Edward P.8, Silas7, Elam6, Edmund5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 12, 1890, married Oct. 8, 1913, Myrtle Niota Ferguson, who was born Feb. 17, 1889, in Grant City, Mo. He is a bookkeeper in Visalia, Cal., where their children were born. Children: 2812. John Ferguson, b. March 7, 1914. 2813. Russell Lowell, b. June 7, 1915.

Biographical Sketch of Henry Yount

Henry Yount of Tustin, was born in Platte County, Missouri, December 11, 1845, his parents being Henry and Deborah (Doherty) Yount, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Pennsylvania, who moved to Missouri in 1832, locating upon a farm, and there the senior Yount died in 1845, when his son Henry was but two weeks old. His mother subsequently married Abraham Van Vranken. May 5, 1865, Mr. Yount started for California with an ox team; and after arriving he followed farming the first year in Santa Clara County; then he was a wheat-raiser in San Joaquin County … Read more