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From: Norma Paul <>
Subject: Re: [NE-CASS] Wortman family
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:31:58 -0800
In-Reply-To: <MFMBM029MwiDgpfVZyu00004075@mfmbm029.myfamilycorp.local>

Sorry to say I don't have information on the Wortman family. However, seeing
the cemetery mentioned brought back memories. My dad's baby sister is buried
in that cemetery.

I visited this gravesite with a cousin, I¹d heard, as he had, the story
about Ethel being buried under a tree. The cemetery was overgrown with weeds
as high as my armpits. The tree still stands, and under it several small
flat rocks, maybe grave markers. A couple of small crosses marked what could
only be assumed as childrens¹ graves. Their were some names etched in rocks,
which I didn¹t record, as none seemed to be linked to us.
I feel very certain, having heard this same story from so many family
members, we did visit the, unmarked, gravesite of Ethel.

This is my family:

1. William Elza Will WINGET. Born on 11 Jul 1866 in Illinois. William Elza
Will died in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska on 1 Apr
1951; he was 84. Buried on 4 Apr 1951 in Wabash Cemetery, Wabash, Cass,
Nebraska. Occupation: Farmer.

On 13 Sep 1894 when William Elza Will was 28, he married Edna Pearl RAGER,
daughter of Paul E. RAGER & Mary Caroline SWEAT, in Plattsmouth, Cass,
Nebraska. Born on 13 Apr 1880 in Murdock, Cass, Nebraska. Edna Pearl died in
Ebler Nursing Home, Elmwood, Cass, Nebraska on 9 Sep 1965; she was 85.

They had the following children:
2 i. Ethel Grace (1896-1897)
3 ii. Luther Isaac (1898-1991)
4 iii. Elza William (1900-1982)
5 iv. Otis Warner (1902-1982)
6 v. Daisy Mae (1904-1993)
7 vi. Mary Caroline (1906-1976)
8 vii. Bert Eugene (1908-1965)
9 viii. Florence Ruth (1911-1994)
10 ix. Pearl Edna (1913-1960)
11 x. Carl (1915-1998) My dad
12 xi. Raymond Earl (1917-1981)
13 xii. James (1919-2000)
14 xiii. Chester (1923-2004)


on 12/10/04 5:37 PM, at
wrote:

> Message Board Post:
>
> Hi list,
>
> Is there any one familiar with the Wortman name? Back in the 1850's or 1860's,
> they had a big farm located in the north part of Cass county. I believed they
> moved to Ashland in 1919 when they bought a house on Ash Street. Today, the
> big, old stone house they built and lived in, is located just south of Mahoney
> State Park. I believe 66 divides the house from the park. Also, I-80 cuts
> through what use to be their farm, on the east side. And the Wortman Cemetery
> is located on this property where I have 6 ancestors buried.
>
> Would appreciate any one who might be familiar with the name or have any
> information on this family. I just have bits and pieces from here and there.
> Would be neat too if there are any "distant cousins" out there.
>
> Thanx a bunch to all, Cindy

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