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Minnie Kirk Pottorf Pottorf Threewit
08 March 1879 - 03 July 1926
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Find Two Bodies
On Eureka Road
California Man Believed to Have
Killed Wife and Then Turned
Gun on Self.
Special to The Gazette:
Eureka. July 6. — A double tragedy that officers believe ended a family quarrel was discovered Sunday afternoon when the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Threewit were found by
their car at the side of a lonely road 12 miles southwest of Eureka by Ed Davis, of Severy. Mrs. Threewit had been killed by a bullet from...
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Minnie Kirk Pottorf Pottorf Threewit
08 March 1879 - 03 July 1926
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Find Two Bodies
On Eureka Road
California Man Believed to Have
Killed Wife and Then Turned
Gun on Self.
Special to The Gazette:
Eureka. July 6. — A double tragedy that officers believe ended a family quarrel was discovered Sunday afternoon when the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Threewit were found by
their car at the side of a lonely road 12 miles southwest of Eureka by Ed Davis, of Severy. Mrs. Threewit had been killed by a bullet from a .38 caliber revolver fired by her husband, who then turned the gun on himself, Greenwood county officers believe.
The revolver was found clasped in the man's right hand. The condition of the bodies indicated that the shooting had been late Saturday afternoon. The bullet had entered the woman's temple and passed through the back of her head. The man was shot in the head also.
Their Ford coupe, standing nearby, carried a 1926 California license. An envelope containing $26 was found in Threewit's pocket. It was addressed to his son-in-law, Harold Phillips, at Wellsville. Kan.
Officers were so sure after an investigation that Threewit had killed his wife and then taken his own life, that no inquest was held. Relatives of the dead persons arrived in Eureka Monday and substantiated the theories of the officers, the officers said. The bodies were taken away for burial.
Mrs. Threewit had been married before and her former husband (sic) died four years ago and was buried at McCune. Two years later the woman married Threewit and moved to California.
Emporia Gazette,
Tuesday, July 6, 1926, Pg. 6. Col. 2._Emporia, Kansas.
Note: Mrs. Minnie Kirk Threewit had been married twice before to brothers, the first died 1906 in a mine accident, the second, they divorced, apparently about 1922.
Third husband Lewis had also been married before.
Lewis L. Threewitt
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911
Lewis L. Threewitt mentioned in the record of Lewis L. Threewitt and Josie M. Misner
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 31 Jan 1900
Event Place , Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
Name Lewis L. Threewitt
Gender Male
Age 23
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Birthplace IND. TERR., KS (sic) [Oklahoma]
Residence: West Mineral
Occupation: Miner
Father's Name William Threewitt
Mother's Name Mary Jordan
Spouse's Name Josie M. Misner
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Spouse's Birthplace MO
Residence: Columbus, KS
Occupation: Housework
Spouse's Father's Name Frank Misner
Spouse's Mother's Name Ellen Garrett
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Citing this Record
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWL1-FMS), Lewis L. Threewitt and Josie M. Misner, 31 Jan 1900; citing Marriage, , Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,404,858.
GS Film Number 001404858
Digital Folder Number 007579705
Image Number 00164
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Lewis Layfette Threewit
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Lewis Layfette Threewit
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Miami County, Kansas,
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Age: 41
Birth Date 26 Oct 1876
Birthplace , , United States
Nearest relative: Mary Josephine Threewit
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Citing this Record
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66F-QG9), Lewis Layfette Threewit, 1917-1918; citing Miami County, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,594.
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Mary Ellen Elizabeth Threewit Phillips
27 July 1902 - 09 July 2001
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MARY ELLEN ELIZABETH
PHILLIPS
WELLSVILLE — Mary Ellen Elizabeth Phillips, 98, Wellsville, died Monday, July 9, 2001, at the Wellsville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wilson and Son Chape (sic) with her great-nephew Morris Lee Jones and great-great-nephew, Todd Jones, conducting services.
She was born July 27, 1902, in Mineral to Lewis and Josie (Misner) Threewit. She moved to Stanton, near Rantoul, after 1917. She married Harold O. Phillips at her parents' home in Paola on May 11, 1921. He died in 1971.
After her marriage she lived in and near Wellsville the rest of her life. She was a farm housewife.
She was a member of the Wellsville United Methodist Church for over 50 years and the Worthwhile Club for many years.
She is survived by a sister, Blanche Lyons, Santa Rosa, Calif.; two nieces, Lou Cruse, Pittsburg, Mo., and Alta Lea Luken, Chula Vista, Calif.; a nephew Virgil McGrath, Portland Ore.; a great-nephew, Morris Lee Jones, Independence, Mo.; and many other nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by three brothers, Lewis Threewit, Bill Threewit, and David Threewit; and a sister, Alta Fern McGrath.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Walnut Creek Cemetery, Wellsville. Memorials to Wellsville Manor.
Ottawa Herald,
Wednesday, July 11, 2001, Pg. 2. Col. 2 & 3._Ottawa, Kansas.
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Thanks to: Ann Harris Humble (#47942841)
Friday, April 07, 2017
I have been chasing the Pottorfs through Ancestry.com. Minnie Kirk Pottorf lost her first husband James Oliver Pottorf 1906 in a mining accident; then married his brother Jake Pottorf. Apparently they became disappointed with each other and divorced.
Minnie married a Louis Lafayette Threewit which was a big mistake. Louis killed Minnie and himself on July 3, 1926 according to a newspaper article. He is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Kansas.
James and Jake Pottorf were my great-grandfather's 1st cousins.
Thanks to: Ann Harris Humble (#47942841)
Friday, April 07, 2017
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Minnie's SECOND HUSBAND:
Jacob Allen 'Jake' Pottorf
17 October 1868 - 17 October 1960
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Jake A. Pottorf
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Jake A. Pottorf, 92 years old, died at 8:30 o'clock Monday night at his home, 307 North Ohio avenue, in Columbus.
He was born October 17, 1868, at Mason City, Ill., and moved with his parents to the Columbus vicinity when a small boy.
He was married in 1909 to Minnie Kirk Pottorf, of West Mineral, Kan. She died July 3, 1926.
Mr. Pottorf was married in 1951 to Minnie Hunt of Picher, Okla., who survived.
Surviving, in addition to the widow, are a son, Earl Pottorf of Commerce. Okla.; two stepsons, Floyd Pottorf of Oronogo, Mo., and Leonard Pottorf of Wichita; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Flossie Bruyr of Columbus, Mrs. Mae Hand of Wichita, Mrs. Eva Goodall of Walnut Shade, Mo., and Mrs. Marie Smith of Pittsburg; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Ruhland-Murdock chapel by the Rev. H. 0. Prater.
Burial will be in Starr cemetery. The body will lie in state at the chapel until the funeral hour.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, October 18, 1960, Pg. 1B. Col. 5._Joplin, Missouri.
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Jake Pottorf
COLUMBUS, Kan. — Services for Jake A. Pottorf, 92-year-old Columbus resident who died Monday, will be at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Ruhland-Murdock chapel. The Rev. H. 0. Prater will officiate, burial will be in Starr cemetery. The body will lie in state at the, chapel until the funeral hour.
Mr. Pottorf was born October 17, 1868, at Mason City, Ill., and moved with his parents to the Columbus vicinity when a small boy.
He was married in 1909 to Minnie Kirk Pottorf of West Mineral, Kan. She died July 3, 1926.
Mr. Pottorf was married in 1951 to Minnie Hunt of Picher, Okla., who survives.
Surviving, in addition to the widow, are a son, Earl Pottorf of Commerce, Okla.; two stepsons, Floyd Pottorf of Oronogo, Mo., and Leonard Pottorf of Wichita; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Flossie Bruyr of Columbus, Mrs. Mae Hand of Wichita, Mrs. Eva Goodall of Walnut Shade, Mo., and Mrs. Marie Smith of Pittsburg; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, October 19, 1960, Pg. 7A. Col. 1._Joplin, Missouri.
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Census with 2nd husband, brother of 1st husband, James Oliver Pottorf, died 1906.
Jacob Allen 'Jake' Pottorf
Jake Pottorf
United States Census, 1920/April 5th.
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place: [Owns Farm #37] Ross, Cherokee, Kansas,
Name Jake Pottorf
Gender Male
Age 52
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
40. Jake Pottorf Head M 52 1868 Illinois; Parent's Birthplace: Ohio; Farmer
41. Minnie Pottorf Wife F 41 1879 Kansas; Parent's Birthplace: Iowa
42. Flossie Pottorf [Niece][Step]Daughter F 16 1904 Kansas; Housework
43. Earl Pottorf Son M 9 1911 Kansas
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Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDY-VHS), Jake Pottorf, Ross, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing ED 34, sheet 10A, line 40, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 526; FHL microfilm 1,820,526.
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Jake A Pottorf
United States Census, 1910/April 20th
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place: [Renting Farm #21] Ross, Cherokee, Kansas,
Name Jake A Pottorf
Gender Male
Age 42
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
43. Jake A Pottorf Head M 42 1868 M1 1Yr. Illinois; Parent's Birthplace: Ohio; Farmer
44. Minnie Pottorf Wife F 31 1879 M2 1Yr. Children born: 3; Living: 3; Kansas; Parent's Birthplace: Iowa
45. Marie O Pottorf [Niece][Step]Daughter F 10 1900 Kansas
46. Floyd R Pottorf [Nephew][Step]Son M 8 1902 Kansas
47. Flossie M Pottorf [Niece][Step]Daughter F 6 1904 Kansas
Note: Children of his brother James Oliver Pottorf, also born in IL.
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Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2HR-LTN), Jake A Pottorf, Ross, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 434; FHL microfilm 1,374,447.
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Minnie Kirk
United States Census, 1880/June 3rd. & 4th.
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Salamanca, Cherokee, Kansas,
Name Minnie Kirk
Gender Female
Age 1
Birth Year (Estimated) 1879
Birthplace Kansas
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation At Home
Relationship to Head of Household Granddaughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) GDau
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 600
Person Number 11
Volume 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
11. William R Kirk Self M 57 1823 M Kentucky, Parent's Birthplace: Tennessee; Farmer
12. Lucy A Kirk Wife F 53 1827 M Kentucky, Parent's Birthplace: Kentucky; Keeping house
13. John R Kirk Son M 27 1853 M Iowa, Farmer
14. Mary A Kirk Daughter-in-law F 25 1855 M Iowa, Father's Birthplace: Indiana; Mother's Birthplace: Ohio; Keeping house
15. Emma Kirk Daughter F 21 1859 S Iowa,
16. Douglass Kirk Son M 19 1861 S Iowa, Farmer
17. Joseph Kirk Son M 17 1863 S Iowa, Farmer
18. William Kirk Son M 26 1854 M Iowa, Farmer
19. Frank Kirk Son M 15 1865 S Iowa, Attends School
20. Clara Kirk Granddaughter F 5 1875 Iowa, Parent's Birthplace: Iowa; At Home
21. Elva Kirk Granddaughter F 3 1877 Iowa, Parent's Birthplace: Iowa; At Home
22. Minnie Kirk Granddaughter F 1 1879 Kansas, Parent's Birthplace: Iowa; At Home
23. Annie Kirk Daughter-in-law F 24 1856 M Illinois, Parent's Birthplace: England; Housekeeper
24. Clara Kirk Granddaughter F 3 1877 Kansas, Parent's Father's Birthplace: Iowa; Mother's Birthplace: Illinois; At Home
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Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPL-K43), Minnie Kirk in household of William R Kirk, Salamanca, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 600A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
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