Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Will F. Plum, 8 South 51 West
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Lucretia Snee and Wilbor Plumb married in Kankakee COunty, Illinois on December 3, 1867.
Lucretta Plumb, dying 1868, is buried in Kankakee County # 6455441.
Wilbur Plumb 1842-1884 is buried in Sandusky County, Ohio, # 112627202.
In 1870 Kankakee County, Illinois, John R. Snee is 55,
Mary Snee 55,
Mary H. Snee 23,
Elisabeth Snee 19, and WILBUR SNEE 1.
In 1880 Webster County, Nebraska,
John R. Snee 65,
Mary Snee 64,
Mary Ann Snee 36, and
Grandson Wilber Plumb 11.
On the same page is Elizabeth Solomon 28, married to Edwin J. 24.
In 1885 Webster County, Nebraska, John R. Snee is 70, Mary 69, Mary Ann 41 single,
and Wilber Plumb 16 is listed as a daughter.
On the same page is the Soloman family - E. J. 29, Eliza 33 teaching, Geo. L. 9, Mary 5, and Mabel
3. Niece Isabelle Janson is 21.
Mary A. Snee, 13 Feb 1844 - 11 Oct 1894, is buried in
Plainview Cemetery Bladen, Webster County, Nebraska, Memorial ID 45755917.
In 1885 Smith County, Kansas, Leroy Jones is 26, born in Missouri,
Amy 21 in Illinois, and
Dot U. Jones is 2.
Leroy Henry Jones 1858-1930 is buried in Smith COunty # 33557089, with Cora Douglass Cannon Jones.
In 1900 Webster County, Nebraska, Wilbur Plum is farming, born Sept 1868 in
Illinois, married one year to Dottie Sept 1882 Kansas. Merle was born Feb
1900 in Nebraska
In 1905 Smith County, Kansas, W. A. Plumb is 36, Du Plumb 22,
L. Jones 11, and L. Plumb 3.
In 1910 Thurman precinct, Washington County, Colorado - about twenty-five miles north of Flagler,
Wilbur A. Plumb is farming, 41,
Dottie U. Plumb 27,
Lyle L. Plumb 5, and
Loren W. Plumb 3.
January 1911 Goodland, Kansas "W. F. Plum of Flagler, Colorado,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Goodland, on business."
Will proved up a quarter in section 25, 8S 51W in 1911.
In 1913 W.F. Plum was a stockholder in the Farmers State Bank of Flagler.
Wilbor Adrian Plumb, Jr., born 23 Sep 1868 in Illinois, died
9 Jun 1963 Flagler, Kit Carson County, buried in the Flagler Cemetery,
Memorial ID 15731449 ยท
Son of WILBOR ADRIAN PLUMB, Sr. & SARAH LUCRETIA SNEE
Note: Wilbor was an only child; his mother died when he was 11 days old and
his father died when he was not quite 15.
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Feb 22, 1899, DOTTIE UDELLA JONES, Bladen, Webster Co., Nebraska
Dottie Udella Jones, born 16 SEPTEMBER 1882 in Smith County, Kansas,
died 8 JULY 1967 in Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado.
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There's a William Plum in 1880 Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, age 7, with Samuel Plum 40, Mary A. 35, Elizabeth 10, WILLIAM 7, Irvin 4, Harry 2. John Plum 23 is also with them.
Samuel Plum 1839-1885 is buried in Berks County, Pennsylvania, # 30320460.
So is Mary Ann 1844-1884, # 30320474.
In 1910 Jewell County, Kansas, William "Plumb" is a farm hand 38, for John and Abbie J. King.
Will Plum, born Dec 4, 1873, registered for WWI in Minnehaha County,
South Dakota, nearest relative Mary Plum of Wiliamsport, Virginia.
He was a laborer for Forest B. Alexander of Minnehaha County.
1958 Broomfield, Colorado "The W. F. Plum family is moving to Dolphin, Missouri."
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Another one was in Dade County, Missouri in 1910,
farming, 52 born in Missouri, with Cora M. 36 born in Iowa. William N. 14 and Lillie M. 10 were born in Oklahoma, Bertha 6, Hugo 4, and Roy 2 in Missouri.
In 1920 Dade County,
William F. Plumb is 62 Missouri, Cora M. Plumb 46 Iowa
Lillie Plumb 19 Oklahoma, Bertha Plumb 16 Missouri,
Orus H. Plumb 13 Missouri, Roy Plumb 11 Missouri,
Helen R. Plumb 8 Missouri, and
Mark C. Plumb 5 Missouri.
William F. Plumb 1858-1941 is buried in Dade County, # 66790129, with Cora M. Martell Plumb 1873-1957.
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August 1907 Fort Collins "Mr. and Mrs. Will Plum of Edgerton Junction,
Missouri, visited friends in this vicinity Sunday."
William H. Plum and Grace M. Herndon married on January 9, 192 in Edgerton Junction, Platte County, Missouri.
(Joseph S. Herndon 1852-1941 is buried in Platte County # 15484529, with Amazona B. 154-195i0.)
In 1910 Platte County, William is a railroad telegrapher,
32, with Grace M. 24, Emily H. 7, Erma L. 5, and Ida F. 3. All were born in Missouri.
They're in Daviess County in 1920, William H. 41, Grace M. 35, Emma 14, Ida 13 and William nine months.
Simply because this William could travel cheaply to fulfil the residency requirement, this one is a possibility.
(Grace's sister Lizzie E. Scott is in Larimer County, Colorado in 1910, 28, with John W. Scott 30. E. Maude is 7, Lillian B. 5.
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