Historical Timeline - Steve Guthrie Nees
This is the first of many timelines I’ll post about several key members of my family, in order for search engines to pick up and possibly connect with other family members. I call this a “Historical Timeline” and have found putting together these charts extremely helpful in doing my genealogical research. I simply start by putting the information I know in 3 columns - Year, Location and Event. (Events include birth, death, marriage, children, etc.) I also include a line for each year of the census. This helps me to quickly see what information I’m missing in a particular timeline, and gives me insight on where to look. (For example, if I know one child was born in one state, then a census occurred, and then another child was born in another state - I will look on the census records for both states.)
Steve Guthrie Nees is the father of my great-grandmother Minnie Bell Nees who married William Ingram.
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Historical Timelines: Steven Guthrie Nees
| YEAR | LOCATION | EVENT |
| 1863 | Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois | Born: 1863 son of James and Sarah NEES |
| 1870 | Coles Co., Illinois | U.S. Census: Listed in the Census (age 10) living with his father James (age 42) mother Sarah (age 49) and siblings Austin (age 15) Owen (age 13) Oscar (age 10) and Laura (age 1) – His age as 10 is suspicious. |
| 1878 | Coles Co., Illinois | Mother and brother die and are buried |
| 1880 | ? (age 17) | U.S. Census: Listed in the… ? (His father is listed as living in Washington Co., Arkansas nearby the NEAL family. He is 50, and listed as a cattle dealer) |
| 1881 | Washington Co., Arkansas | Married: Anna Eliza NEAL on 8 Jul 1881 |
| 1883 | ? | Daughter: Maggie NEES on 6 Mar 1883 |
| 1884 | Missouri | Son: William Albert NEES on 14 Nov 1884 |
| 1887 | Missouri | Son: Charles Edward NEES on 20 Sep 1887 |
| 1888 | Tahlequah, (Indian Territory) Oklahoma | Daughter: Minnie Bell NEES on 6 Sep 1888 |
| 1889 | ? | Application denied for Cherokee lineage 12 Feb 1889 |
| 1891 | Indian Territory, Oklahoma | Son: Hugh Tinnan NEES on 2 Dec 1891 |
| 1894 | Indian Territory, Oklahoma | Daughter: Ethyl NEES on 10 Jun 1894 |
| 1896 | Indian Territory, Oklahoma | Daughter: Mary Ann NEES on 20 Dec 1896 |
| 1899 | Indian Territory, Oklahoma | Daughter: Bessie NEES on 6 Feb 1899 - died a year later in Inola, OK |
| 1900 | ? | U.S. Census: Listed in the… ? |
| 1901 | Oklahoma | Son: Richard NEES on 19 Aug 1901 |
| 1904 | Indian Territory, Oklahoma | Son: Robert NEES on 9 Jan 1904 |
| 1908 | Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma | Daughter: Julie NEES on 13 Jan 1908 |
| 1910 | ? | U.S. Census: Listed in the… ? |
| 1920 | Rogers Co., Oklahoma | U.S. Census: Listed in the Census (age 56) with his wife Anna (age 56) and children Julia (age 18) and Richard (age 12). Living next to the Tinker family who Richard “Dick†Nees marries into. |
| 1930 | Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma | U.S. Census: Listed in the Census (age 66) with his wife Anna (age 66) living next to his son Dick Nees. Occupation is listed as owning a shoe repair shop. |
| 1935 | Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma | Wife Dies on 17 Jun 1935 – Killed by a train. |
| 1940 | Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma | Died: 30 Jan 1940 |
Notes:
S. G. Nees is missing out of many census records. His father James Nees moved from Illinois down to Washington County, Arkansas shortly before the 1880 census after his wife and son died and were buried in Coles County, Illinois. James is listed in the 1880 census in Arkansas living 10 households over from the Neal family that contains S.G. Nees’ future wife Anna. He is listed as a Cattle Dealer. I assume that shortly after this census, S.G. moved down to help his father, and met Anna then. After applying and being denied for Cherokee Citizenship, S.G. moved into the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) where US Census records were not taken until 1920. I need to review the Cherokee census records for both 1900 and 1910, which I’m sure I’ll find him in. From what I understand, everyone not living in the Indian Territory at the time of his or her application for Citizenship was denied – this is probably why he moved there before the 1900 Census to appeal. (His denial was in 1898)
March 15th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
best regards, nice info
May 10th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Steve Guthrie Nees is my great grandfather. His son, Charles Nees - shown in your timeline as born in 1887 - was my mother’s father.
I have a few old photographs that I would be willing to share with you and would love to hear anything more you might know about the Nees’s or the Tinkers. If you have any photo’s I would also love to see them. My mother is now 83 and living in an assisted living home near my house. I would love to be able to show her things that would prod memories and get her to tell me stories about her childhood.
My aunt is living Ok and has many more pictures.
In case you are interested, Charles Nees went to WW1 as a member of the 56th engineers - a company that maintained and operated searchlights at the front. He survived the war, but died later at the Muskogee VA hospital from long term effects of poison gas he inhaled during the war.
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I too am a Nees relative. I descend from James Nees sister Mary Ann Nees that was born 26 Apr 1830 in Coles County Illinois. I have a lot of info and tried digging up the family lore that this family is of indian heritage(which I believe they were). I think the family left the tribe very early and when they did they were banned from ever returning. I was in contact with a lady who works as a tribal consel. She was very adament about the Nees family not being of indian heritage, but at the same time gave little hints here and there that lead me to the conclusion I did. My Great Aunt is the only sibling left out of 13 that was raised in Illinois area. She was the daughter to Edward Buchanan and granddaughter to Mary Ann Buchanan (Nees). They adamently deny anything to do with the indian theory, but it didn’t get passed and thrown around even when I was a child. My dad currently has a necklace that was given to his mother Kathryn Buchanan, she says she got it when she came of age but doesn’t remember who gave it to her. It is a hand made indian necklace (very beautiful).
Anyway I would be more then happy to share what I have. Very nice timeline you have but together.
Your distant cousin,
Alisa