Enterprise 22 Apr 1971
BROTHER OF BLAIR WOMAN DIED SUNDAY
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) for Edward H. Kirby, of Nickerson, Nebraska, following his unexpected death at his home in Nickerson last Sunday morning. Mr. Kirby was a brother of Mrs. E.S. Tripp, of Blair.
The deceased was born at Hugoton, Kansas in 1888 and spent his childhood in Richmond, Indiana. Later he moved to Hebron, Nebraska. He was married to Anna Werschey in 1911. She died in 1919. In 1944 he was married to Viola Sievers, of Scribner.
He was employed at Western Electric in Lincoln before retiring in 1953 to an acreage in Nickerson. He was a member of the village board at Nickerson and took an active interest in civic affairs.
He is survived by his widow, by four daughters and by a son, none of whom have ever lived in this vicinity and by his sister, Mrs. Tripp. Two sisters, Mrs. Emery Howard and Iva Kirby, preceded him in death.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
1920 in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with children:
Thelma Kirby Daughter Female 7 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Ester Kirby Daughter Female 6 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Elenora Kirby, 70500259, 1915 in NE - 2000
John Kirby, 36072941, 1917 in NE - 2005
1930 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska:
Clara H Kirby Head Female 72 Ohio (Edward's mother)
Iva Kirby Daughter Female 35 Indiana (Edward's sister)
Thelma Kirby Granddaughter Female 18 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Eleanora Kirby Granddaughter Female 15 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
John E Kirby Grandson Male 13 Nebraska
Anna Kirby, 139626778, 1919 in NE - 2007. Anna Peterson of Sun City, AZ.
Mary E Haseltine Mother Female 91 Ohio (Clara's grandmother)
Daughter, Esther, was residing elsewhere in 1930. Specifically, she was enumerated in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with her aunt and uncle, Earl and Martha Kirby Tripp.
Earle S Tripp Head Male 35 Nebraska
Martha Tripp Wife Female 30 Nebraska
William Tripp Son Male 3 Nebraska
Claralynn Tripp Daughter Female 1 Nebraska
Esther Kirby Niece Female 16 Nebraska
Son: John Edward Kirby Sr md Olive Gillaspie on 12 Dec 1938 at Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. In 2005, Olive was Olive Trautman (29362380, 1917-2007) of Lincoln (former spouse)
BROTHER OF BLAIR WOMAN DIED SUNDAY
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) for Edward H. Kirby, of Nickerson, Nebraska, following his unexpected death at his home in Nickerson last Sunday morning. Mr. Kirby was a brother of Mrs. E.S. Tripp, of Blair.
The deceased was born at Hugoton, Kansas in 1888 and spent his childhood in Richmond, Indiana. Later he moved to Hebron, Nebraska. He was married to Anna Werschey in 1911. She died in 1919. In 1944 he was married to Viola Sievers, of Scribner.
He was employed at Western Electric in Lincoln before retiring in 1953 to an acreage in Nickerson. He was a member of the village board at Nickerson and took an active interest in civic affairs.
He is survived by his widow, by four daughters and by a son, none of whom have ever lived in this vicinity and by his sister, Mrs. Tripp. Two sisters, Mrs. Emery Howard and Iva Kirby, preceded him in death.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
1920 in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with children:
Thelma Kirby Daughter Female 7 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Ester Kirby Daughter Female 6 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Elenora Kirby, 70500259, 1915 in NE - 2000
John Kirby, 36072941, 1917 in NE - 2005
1930 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska:
Clara H Kirby Head Female 72 Ohio (Edward's mother)
Iva Kirby Daughter Female 35 Indiana (Edward's sister)
Thelma Kirby Granddaughter Female 18 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Eleanora Kirby Granddaughter Female 15 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
John E Kirby Grandson Male 13 Nebraska
Anna Kirby, 139626778, 1919 in NE - 2007. Anna Peterson of Sun City, AZ.
Mary E Haseltine Mother Female 91 Ohio (Clara's grandmother)
Daughter, Esther, was residing elsewhere in 1930. Specifically, she was enumerated in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with her aunt and uncle, Earl and Martha Kirby Tripp.
Earle S Tripp Head Male 35 Nebraska
Martha Tripp Wife Female 30 Nebraska
William Tripp Son Male 3 Nebraska
Claralynn Tripp Daughter Female 1 Nebraska
Esther Kirby Niece Female 16 Nebraska
Son: John Edward Kirby Sr md Olive Gillaspie on 12 Dec 1938 at Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. In 2005, Olive was Olive Trautman (29362380, 1917-2007) of Lincoln (former spouse)
Enterprise 22 Apr 1971
BROTHER OF BLAIR WOMAN DIED SUNDAY
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) for Edward H. Kirby, of Nickerson, Nebraska, following his unexpected death at his home in Nickerson last Sunday morning. Mr. Kirby was a brother of Mrs. E.S. Tripp, of Blair.
The deceased was born at Hugoton, Kansas in 1888 and spent his childhood in Richmond, Indiana. Later he moved to Hebron, Nebraska. He was married to Anna Werschey in 1911. She died in 1919. In 1944 he was married to Viola Sievers, of Scribner.
He was employed at Western Electric in Lincoln before retiring in 1953 to an acreage in Nickerson. He was a member of the village board at Nickerson and took an active interest in civic affairs.
He is survived by his widow, by four daughters and by a son, none of whom have ever lived in this vicinity and by his sister, Mrs. Tripp. Two sisters, Mrs. Emery Howard and Iva Kirby, preceded him in death.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
1920 in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with children:
Thelma Kirby Daughter Female 7 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Ester Kirby Daughter Female 6 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Elenora Kirby, 70500259, 1915 in NE - 2000
John Kirby, 36072941, 1917 in NE - 2005
1930 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska:
Clara H Kirby Head Female 72 Ohio (Edward's mother)
Iva Kirby Daughter Female 35 Indiana (Edward's sister)
Thelma Kirby Granddaughter Female 18 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Eleanora Kirby Granddaughter Female 15 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
John E Kirby Grandson Male 13 Nebraska
Anna Kirby, 139626778, 1919 in NE - 2007. Anna Peterson of Sun City, AZ.
Mary E Haseltine Mother Female 91 Ohio (Clara's grandmother)
Daughter, Esther, was residing elsewhere in 1930. Specifically, she was enumerated in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with her aunt and uncle, Earl and Martha Kirby Tripp.
Earle S Tripp Head Male 35 Nebraska
Martha Tripp Wife Female 30 Nebraska
William Tripp Son Male 3 Nebraska
Claralynn Tripp Daughter Female 1 Nebraska
Esther Kirby Niece Female 16 Nebraska
Son: John Edward Kirby Sr md Olive Gillaspie on 12 Dec 1938 at Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. In 2005, Olive was Olive Trautman (29362380, 1917-2007) of Lincoln (former spouse)
BROTHER OF BLAIR WOMAN DIED SUNDAY
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) for Edward H. Kirby, of Nickerson, Nebraska, following his unexpected death at his home in Nickerson last Sunday morning. Mr. Kirby was a brother of Mrs. E.S. Tripp, of Blair.
The deceased was born at Hugoton, Kansas in 1888 and spent his childhood in Richmond, Indiana. Later he moved to Hebron, Nebraska. He was married to Anna Werschey in 1911. She died in 1919. In 1944 he was married to Viola Sievers, of Scribner.
He was employed at Western Electric in Lincoln before retiring in 1953 to an acreage in Nickerson. He was a member of the village board at Nickerson and took an active interest in civic affairs.
He is survived by his widow, by four daughters and by a son, none of whom have ever lived in this vicinity and by his sister, Mrs. Tripp. Two sisters, Mrs. Emery Howard and Iva Kirby, preceded him in death.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
1920 in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with children:
Thelma Kirby Daughter Female 7 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Ester Kirby Daughter Female 6 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Elenora Kirby, 70500259, 1915 in NE - 2000
John Kirby, 36072941, 1917 in NE - 2005
1930 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska:
Clara H Kirby Head Female 72 Ohio (Edward's mother)
Iva Kirby Daughter Female 35 Indiana (Edward's sister)
Thelma Kirby Granddaughter Female 18 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
Eleanora Kirby Granddaughter Female 15 Nebraska, dec before April 2005.
John E Kirby Grandson Male 13 Nebraska
Anna Kirby, 139626778, 1919 in NE - 2007. Anna Peterson of Sun City, AZ.
Mary E Haseltine Mother Female 91 Ohio (Clara's grandmother)
Daughter, Esther, was residing elsewhere in 1930. Specifically, she was enumerated in Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska with her aunt and uncle, Earl and Martha Kirby Tripp.
Earle S Tripp Head Male 35 Nebraska
Martha Tripp Wife Female 30 Nebraska
William Tripp Son Male 3 Nebraska
Claralynn Tripp Daughter Female 1 Nebraska
Esther Kirby Niece Female 16 Nebraska
Son: John Edward Kirby Sr md Olive Gillaspie on 12 Dec 1938 at Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. In 2005, Olive was Olive Trautman (29362380, 1917-2007) of Lincoln (former spouse)
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