1916 History & Genealogy of Seward County Nebraska NE

Description: What a wonderful look at life in 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Seward County and its people. This is a scanned copy on CD of the original Book published in 1916. General History of Seward County, Nebraska By John H. Waterman Beaver Crossing, Nebr. 1914---‘15 1916 295 pages on 1 CD An essential resource for Genealogists Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect. This book on CD is SEARCHABLE * Table of Contents CHAPTER I. Introductory. The vast plains area. The Path Kinder and his path the artery of civilization west of the Missouri river. The California Trail, etc. CHAPTER II. Nebraska. Territorial area and organization. The State. Area, rivers, land, counties etc. Admission to the Union. CHAPTER II. Seward County—Its boundries, territory, population etc. Beaver Crossing—Its name—Prom what derived. The freight route. Historical Steam Wagon Road. CHAPTER IV. Seward county's name. Its climate.— General homesteads, soldier's homesteads and railroad land. Homestead law. Amos Reed's tract. 'The water. Springs and flowing wells. CHAPTER V. The soil of Seward county. Indigenous people, wild game, fish and pests. Disappear before approaching civilization. CHAPTER VI. Origin of the Great American Desert's name. Drought, dust and sand storms. Rain, snow and wind storms. CHAPTER VII. Beaver Crossing's first settlement a result of the civil war. The ranchers. John E. Fouse, Daniel Millspaw, William J. Thompson and Roland Reed. CHAPTER VIII. Agriculture in pioneer days. Hazardous experiments improve productions. Disadvantageous early markets. CHAPTER IX. Breaking prairie. Sod houses and dugouts. How to build them. CHAPTER X. Amusements. A popular song by two popular young men. A 4th of July celebration of pioneer type. CHAPTER XI. The timber craze of the first settlers. Wind breaks for orchards. Fruit. CHAPTER XII. Beaver Crossing. Pioneer postoffices and postmasters. Star route served on back of broncho. Beaver Crossing moved. Its name and new location a misfit—A story. CHAPTER XIII. Pioneer towns. Stores, saw and grist mills. Bridges and highways. CHAPTER XIV. Pioneer schools of Seward County. CHAPTER XV. Ordinary customs, habits, dress, and foods of the pioneer citizens of Seward county. CHAPTER XVI. Pioneer horses, mules and work cattle. Grasshoppers. CHAPTER XVII. Exciting rail road bond campaign of 1871. CHAPTER XVIII. Church conditions in pioneer times in Seward county. CHAPTER XIX. Past and present political events and conditions in Seward county. CHAPTER XX. Criminality. Nathan Clough, George L. Monroe and other murders committed in Seward county. CHAPTER XXI. The precincts -their location by government survey—Range and Town numbers. Precinct representation on county board. Its change. CHAPTER XXII. W. Cox and his history of Seward county. Its dedication. His daughter's touching portray of her pioneer childhood home. CHAPTER XXIII. Seward county's newspapers. CHAPTER XXIV. Early official conditions in Seward county. The first election. First board of county commissioners and county officials. Tax assessments and collections. CHAPTER XXV. Precinct settlements and Pioneer Settlers. CHAPTER XXVI. The Mirage. CHAPTER XXVII. Deaths of Seward county pioneers. CHAPTER XXVIII. Seward county Agricultural Society and other societies and lodges. CHAPTER XXIX. Notable advancements in prosperity leading up from pioneer times to the great changes to modern times. CHAPTER XXX. A reflection and backward glance at pioneer days gone by. CHAPTER XXXI. The changes from pioneer conditions to those of the new era. A startling prophetic vision of the golden future upon the great expanse of the Western Plains of 1866. CHAPTER XXXII. Seward County—Its towns, postoffice , schools, etc, after the changes from pioneer conditions. CHAPTER XXXIII. The Chicago & North Western Rail Road. in Seward County. CHAPTER XXXIV. Seward county farms and farmers. The county's agricultural wealth. Extended drought period. Schools and school system. Gold excitement CHAPTER XXXV. Miscellaneous items. Produce statistics of mid-pioneer period. First marriages in Seward county. Rattlesnakes more dangerous than Indians. Seward county court house and courthouse propositions. Death of Etta Shattuck. Remembrance of Henry Cashier. CHAPTER XXXVI. Beaver Crossing Telephone Company and its changes. Additional early settlers. CHAPTER XXXVII. Additional list of deaths of early settlers. Fatal accidents and untimely deaths. Suicides. CHAPTER XXXVIII. Soldier element in the early settlement. Glance at the advance guards of civilization. An eloquent narration of pioneer achievements from the Omaha Bee—promptings of the Semi-centennial celebration of Nebraska's statehood.

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