My husband is a Nebraska transplant. He was born in Iowa, but never lived there as they just drove across the river to the hospital. He grew up some in Illinois, where many of his ancestors were from. Most of his life he spent in northwest Indiana. So I NEVER thought I would find one of his relatives in Nebraska, let alone less than 20 miles away!
So I ended up finding three of his first cousins two times removed. Floyd Buchanan, and two of his sisters Iva (Buchanan) Towslee and Maud (Buchanan) Roth. They are three of five children of Mary Regina Foresman and Robert A. Buchanan. Mary Regina Foresman is the daughter of John Piatt Foresman and Anna Filbert (my husband's great-great-grandparents).
Floyd, Iva and Maud were all born in McDonough County, Illinois. Iva is the oldest born in 1867, Maud in 1870, and Floyd in 1876. Also born to this couple were Carrie in 1873 and Grace in 1878. Their early life was spent in McDonough County, Illinois. At the age of 20, Floyd came to Merrick County, Nebraska. Sister Iva came in about 1885 to Merrick County, Nebraska to be with a step-sister (Mrs. Emma Sutton). Maud frequently visited her relatives in Silver Creek, Nebraska and it was there she met her beau, Alvin Roth.
Floyd married Mattie Floss Yeoman and was active in the community. He served as Postmaster from 1930-1935, also on city council, and in IOOF, Masonic Lodge and Rebekah Lodge. Floyd was the father of three daughters. All three siblings were members of the Episcopal church and served as active members. Maud had one daughter, and she (Maud) met her death the earliest at the age of 57. Iva married Edgar Towslee and to my knowledge, did not have any children.
Iva died at age 71 and Floyd at age 78. All three are buried in the Silver Creek cemetery with their spouses. One of Floyd's daughters who passed away young, is also buried there.
My cemetery photos are below.
I got this information from the cemetery, from census records online and from the newspapers which are now online.
