Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Ozander and Clara (Steele) Crandell, 7 South 51 West
Ozander claimed a quarter in section 13, 7S 51W in 1894.
John Crandell - brother, most likely - claimed a quarter in section 12, 7S 51W in 1894.
In 1860 Shelby County, Iowa, Benjamin Crandall is 54, Rebecca 48, George 16, Daniel 13, Prescilla 10, John 8, and OZENDER 4.
Benjamin 1806-1872 is buried in Shelby County, Iowa # 17196440, with
Rebecca (Lemmon) Crandall 1812-1884, # 16992646.
In 1880 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Samuel Steele is 31, Martha 23, Henry 8, CLARA M.. 5, and May 1.
(May Steele married a John Handbury, dying 1919, and daughter Myrtle was in Hot Springs, Wyoming in 1940, with father John.)
Samuel Brooks Steele is buried in Pottawattamie County 1847-1930 # 86615482, with martha 1855-1918.
In 1885 Dixon County, Nebraska, "Ozouda" Crandall is 29, wtih Priscilla 36 Handbury. and David 41 and their seven kids.
Cora A. Handbury and James H. Mayfield married in Kit Carson COunty, COlorado on August 31, 1894.
(David Handbury is living in Weld County, Colorado in 1900,
boarding with sister Cora Mayfield 26 and James Mayfield 32. He's with father David Handbury 67 in 1910 Lake County, Oregon, and He died at sea in 1918, _
Cora died in Lake County, Oregon on May 2, 1950.
Kit Carson County marriages include
Crandell, O, 38 and
Steele, Clara, 18, both of Flagler, Kit Carson County, married
12/11/1893 at Flagler.
In 1900 Thurston County, Nebraska, Ozandas Crandall
born Aug 1854 in Iowa, married five yeaars
to Clara, born March 1875 in Iowa, and Henry Nov 1895 in Missouri.
They're living with her parents Samuel Steele 51 and Martha 45 and five kids.
In 1910 Cherry County, Nebraska, Ozonder Crandell is divorced, farming, 54, living alone.
Ozander Crandell 1856-1911 is buried in Grand Island,
Nebraska # 67088894, "unmarked."
In 1910 Clara, still in Thurston County, is married to William B. Smith. John Henry Crandell 15 is with them.
Myrtle Hanberry, 9, and Homer Hanberry 2 are living with grandparents Samuel and Martha Steele.
In 1920 Thurston County, William Smith 47 and Clara 42 have Margaret 10.
In 1930 William 56 and Clara 54 have Paul A. Smith 10.
In 1940, William 68 and Clara 65 are still in Thurston County, with a ten-year-old lodger Merle Wick.
Clara M. (Steele) Smith 1875-1954 is buried in Thurston County # 132477382.
John Henry Crandall 1895-1946 is buried in Wayne County, Nebraska # 120744707, with Florence (Lahrs) Crandall 1897-1963.
He was born Nov 19, 1895 at Stockton, Missouri to Osander Crandall and Clara Steele.
Nettie (Handbury) Burkhalter claimed a quarter in section 23, 8S 51W in 1898.
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