From the autograph book of Albert Burger:
Hamlin, Kansas Nov. 18th, 1894
Dear Cousin:
"Don't think of the past and future
The present is all thou hast.
The future will soon be present, Remember Me.
And the present will soon be past.
Your friend and Cousin. Miss HattieSee census of Morrill, Brown Co., Ks. 1900 pg. 144 B living with her
father, widow.
Died about 1935, buried in Morrill Cemetery.After Phillip died Hattie had another child, Cecil who was born out of
wedlock, Hattie remarried to a Henry Stine later. Cecil was married to
Marcile who may still be living. (Feb. 1992)Obituary - Mrs. H. Stein
On June 3, 1879 in Oregon, Illinois there was born to Jacob and Mary Stull a daughter whom they named, Harriette Ellen. When she was only two years old her parents moved to Kansas. The balance of her childhood was lived on the farm. At the age of 15 she joined the Brethren Church close to her home.
In 1895 she was united in marriage with Phillip Stapleton of the Hamlin
neighborhood. To this union were born four childrn, Corwin of El Centro,
Calif, August who died in infancy, Jesse and Cecil of Morrill. The family
circle was broken by the death of the father, Phillip October 10, 1899.
In 1908 she was united in marriage to Henry B. Stein of Omaha, which union is now broken by her passing on July 26, 1939 at the age of 60 years, 1 months, and 23 days.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her beloved husband, Henry Stein, her
three sons, Corwin, Jesse and Cecil, her mother Mrs. Mary Stull, one sister,
Miss Blanche Stull, two brothers, George and Will Stull and twelve
grandchildren and many neighbors and friends.
Mother Stein was known and appreciated for her willingness to help anyone
in need and she was especially helpful and willing when mothers were going into the valley of the shadow to bring new babies into the world.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Reinhart Funeral home in Morrill. Mrs. LeRoy Hardt accompanied on the piano by Miss Grace Pyle sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", and One Sweet Solemn Thought." Pallbearers were: Dave Springer, Frank McKim, Chas. McGuire, Albert Wagner, Fred T. Elliot and Roy Livengood. Burial was in the Morrill Cemetery.
From the autograph book of Albert Burger:
Hamlin, Kansas Nov. 18th, 1894
Dear Cousin:
"Don't think of the past and future
The present is all thou hast.
The future will soon be present, Remember Me.
And the present will soon be past.
Your friend and Cousin. Miss HattieSee census of Morrill, Brown Co., Ks. 1900 pg. 144 B living with her
father, widow.
Died about 1935, buried in Morrill Cemetery.After Phillip died Hattie had another child, Cecil who was born out of
wedlock, Hattie remarried to a Henry Stine later. Cecil was married to
Marcile who may still be living. (Feb. 1992)Obituary - Mrs. H. Stein
On June 3, 1879 in Oregon, Illinois there was born to Jacob and Mary Stull a daughter whom they named, Harriette Ellen. When she was only two years old her parents moved to Kansas. The balance of her childhood was lived on the farm. At the age of 15 she joined the Brethren Church close to her home.
In 1895 she was united in marriage with Phillip Stapleton of the Hamlin
neighborhood. To this union were born four childrn, Corwin of El Centro,
Calif, August who died in infancy, Jesse and Cecil of Morrill. The family
circle was broken by the death of the father, Phillip October 10, 1899.
In 1908 she was united in marriage to Henry B. Stein of Omaha, which union is now broken by her passing on July 26, 1939 at the age of 60 years, 1 months, and 23 days.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her beloved husband, Henry Stein, her
three sons, Corwin, Jesse and Cecil, her mother Mrs. Mary Stull, one sister,
Miss Blanche Stull, two brothers, George and Will Stull and twelve
grandchildren and many neighbors and friends.
Mother Stein was known and appreciated for her willingness to help anyone
in need and she was especially helpful and willing when mothers were going into the valley of the shadow to bring new babies into the world.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Reinhart Funeral home in Morrill. Mrs. LeRoy Hardt accompanied on the piano by Miss Grace Pyle sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", and One Sweet Solemn Thought." Pallbearers were: Dave Springer, Frank McKim, Chas. McGuire, Albert Wagner, Fred T. Elliot and Roy Livengood. Burial was in the Morrill Cemetery.
Blanche was a shcool teacher and taught in the rural schools around
Powhatton, Ks. She took care of her mother and never married until after she
had died. She was about 64 years old when she married Bill.
I visited Hiawatha, Kansas looking for all records but could not find
anything further on her. Visited Morrill and was able to find her grave, she
was buried alongside her parents.
20 Jun 1992, Bonnie Everhart sent information from N.C., differs in
respect as to Steven O. Keever born Winchester, Ind. Information taken from bible of S.O. Keever.
See also records received from Ann W. Boyd of Falls Church, Virginia July
12, 1992.
Taken from a card that talks about Ann to Aunt Elizabeth Wolfkill. From
Skidmore, Mo. abt. 1909-1910.
24 Nov. 1991, we visited Skidmore, Mo. and visited with a local
Genealogist, Mrs. Pat Cheney, who assisted us with a lot of information
concerning these families.
Anna's parents came from Ogle Co., Ill. when she was about 4 years old.
She grew up in Atchison Co., MO. Her father died Julne 30th 1901. Her mother is still living making her home (1910) wiyth her children. Mrs. Keever has 3 brothers living: David, Clinton and Edgar. SHe also has a sister , Mrs. Emma Turner, Mrs. Mooly Keever and Mrs. Alice Hays, wife of Milton R. Hays. She had a brotyher George who died in infancy.
After her marriage they went to live on the old Homestead. When Stephen
O. was 11 years old, his parents came to Atchison Co., where he lived until
about 1902. The father having brought a farm there about 6 miles north west
and nearly a mile south of Quinton. Elias Kneppers death occured May 19, 1887.There is also a Purl Garland Keever born Dec. 27, 1933 and died June 1,
1934, buried in the Miriam Cem. in Polk Twp., Maryville, Nodaway Co., Mo.Information sent by Bonnie Everhart of N.C., a Grand daughter of Annie.
Information received abt. 12 July 1992 from Ann W. Boyd of Falls Church, VA.
Anna Jemima Knepper, Annie, as she was called by her family, was born in
Ogle Co., Ill, on Jan. 17, 1874, the daughter of Hiram and Fredrica Stull
Knepper. She moved to Atchison Co., Mo., with her family in 1889. She
attended school in a one room schoolhouse located ?. On March 16, 1889 she
was issued a Teacher's Certificate to teach the third grade in the public
schools of Missouri. She taught at -- .
On July 23, 1889, she married Stephen Oliver Keever, who had moved to
Missouri with his family from Randolph Co., Ind. They made their home with his parents on their farm near Skidmore for several years thereafter. Their family consisted of six children, Ora Elmer, Henry Clay, Carl Fredric, Gladys Malinda, James Olver Ray, and Bulah Ann. An infant boy died two days after hsi birth in 1915. Annie Knepper Keever died May 22, 1932 at her home in Maryville and is buried in the family plot in Miriam Cemetery in Maryville. Stephen O. Keever died February 4, 1942.