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 1846 - 1922 (75 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Nancy Ann Leeper was born on 11 May 1846 in Logan, IA; died on 12 Feb 1922 in Jewell, KS. Nancy married John S. Gleason on 4 Nov 1866 in Chariton, IA. John (son of John N. Gleason and Mahala Ward) was born on 26 Jul 1839 in Hancock, IL; died on 15 Jun 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Elizabeth Gleason
 was born on 30 Jul 1870 in Munden, Republic County, KS; died on 20 Jan 1914 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; was buried in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE.
- 3. George Gleason was born on 1 Nov 1867 in Henderson, IL.
- 4. Mahala Jane Gleason was born on 15 Nov 1868 in Marion, IA.
- 5. Josephine M. Gleason was born on 13 Jul 1872 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 6. Landy J. Gleason was born on 2 Apr 1874 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 7. Charley N. Gleason was born on 7 Feb 1876 in Lucas, IA.
- 8. Calvin L. Gleason was born on 30 Jan 1878 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 9. Joseph A. Gleason was born on 27 Dec 1879 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 10. Emma Harriet Gleason was born on 10 Sep 1881 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 11. John S. Gleason was born on 2 Oct 1883 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 12. Harvey C. Gleason was born on 4 May 1887 in Munden, Republic County, KS.
- 13. Harrison M. Gleason was born on 22 Oct 1888 in Hubbell, Thayer County, NE.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Mary Elizabeth Gleason (1.Nancy1) was born on 30 Jul 1870 in Munden, Republic County, KS; died on 20 Jan 1914 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; was buried in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE. Notes:
MY (SYLVIA PAYNE WILLIAM'S) MOTHER, MARY ELIZABETH (EVERYONE CALLED HER
LIBBY) WAS SUCH A GOOD MOTHER. I WAS ONLY NINE YEARS OLD WHEN SHE PASSED
AWAY, BUT I CAN REMEMBER THE GOOD THINGS SHE DID FOR ALL OF US----LIKE
COOKING, SEWING, CANNING AND KEEPING US ALL IN SCHOOL.
SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD CHRISTIAN MOTHER.
Mary married William Adelbert Payne on 26 Aug 1888 in Trenton, Hitchcock County, NE. William was born on 19 Jun 1867 in Victor, Ontario County, NY; died on 5 Jun 1956 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA; was buried on 8 Jun 1956 in Mountainview Cem., Altadena, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 14. | Verna Nancy Payne (2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) Verna married Ulric Dwight Henry [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Wayne Cleve Henry was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; died on 15 Jan 1929 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; was buried in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE.
- 24. Glen Burton Henry
- 25. Gladys Ione Henry was born on 19 Jul 1918 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; died on 6 Jul 1949 in Gulfport, MS; was buried on 10 Jul 1949 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE.
- 26. Neil Allyn Henry
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Generation: 4
| 23. |  Wayne Cleve Henry (14.Verna3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; died on 15 Jan 1929 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; was buried in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE. Notes:
THESE NOTES ARE TAKEN FROM THE GUIDE ROCK SIGNAL, JANUARY 24, 1929.
WAYNE CLEVE HENRY, THE SON OF ULRIC AND VERNA PAYNE HENRY, WAS BORN
DECEMBER 16, 1912 SIX AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF GUIDE ROCK
WHERE HE ALWAYS RESIDED AND WHERE HE PASSED AWAY JANUARY 15, 1929 AT THE
AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS AND ONE MONTH. BESIDES HIS PARENTS, BROTHER GLEN
AND SISTER IONE, HIS AGED GRANDMOTHER, HARRIET M. HENRY AND HIS UNCLE
WINFIELD HENRY, ALL OF WHOM LIVED TOGETHER, SURVIVE AND MOURN HIS EARLY
DEPARTURE FOR A BETTER HOME. HIS OTHER GRANDFATHER, MR. WILLIAM A. PAYNE
LIVES AT CULBERTSON.
AFTER ATTENDING HIS HOME SCHOOL, HE WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL IN GUIDE ROCK
WHERE HE STOOD AMONG THE BEST IN HIS CLASS AND WAS HELD IN THE HIGHEST
ESTEEM BY HIS CLASSMATES WHO CHOSE HIM AS THEIR FIRST CLASS PRESIDENT.
THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACHERS DECLARE THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST
OUTSTANDING AND PROMISING PUPILS OF THE ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL.
DURING HIS LONG ILLNESS AND WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AT OMAHA HE WAS
IN CONSTANT RECEIPT OF LETTERS FROM HIS MANY FRIENDS AND WAS VISITED BY A
NUMBER INCLUDING ONE OF HIS TEACHERS WHO CONSIDERED HIM SO PROMISING, SO
LOVABLE AND IDEAL AND WHO REPORTS THAT HE WAS SO DEEMED BY THE NURSES AND
ALL AT THE HOSPITAL.
HE LOVED ATHLETICS AND HIS STUDIES AS HELPFUL IN DEVELOPING STRENGTH OF
BODY AND MIND. FULL OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE TO THE VERY LAST HE WAS
PLANNING FOR THE HIGHEST AND BEST AND NO ONE GAVE GREATER PROMISE FOR A
BRIGHT AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE. HE OFTEN CONSULTED THOSE WHOM HE DEEMED THE
BEST QUALIFIED TO ADVISE HIM AS TO A CHOSEN PROFESSION.
HE WAS SO APPRECIATIVE FOR EVERY KINDNESS SHOWN, SO UNASSUMING WHEN GIVEN
A PLACE OF HONOR, EVER SEEING THE GOOD IN OTHERS, OPTIMISTIC TO THE END,
PLANNING, TRUSTING, HOPING, BELIEVING; BUT THE INCURABLE MALADY
(LEUKEMIA) THAT HAD INFECTED HIS YOUTHFUL BODY SAPPED HIS VITALITY AND
THE UNFINISHED TASKS WILL BE CONSUMATED IN A MORE CONGENIAL REALM.
HE WAS A MODEL BOY IN EVERY WAY LOVED AND HONORED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND
THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST LOVED HIM MOST. HE WAS AS TENDER-HEARTED AS
ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN HIS SOLICTOUS CARE OF INJURED BIRD OR BEAST. HE WAS
SO SIMPLE IN HIS WAYS AND LOVES THAT THERE ARE NONE WHO EVER SAW HIM DO
AN UNKIND ACT OR NOTED ANY LACK OF GRATITUDE FOR EVEN THE SMALLEST FAVOR
SHOWN. HE WILL BE MISSED HERE BUT HE WILL MAKE HEAVEN THAT MUCH RICHER.
MANY, MANY HAVE SAID THAT YOU CANNOT SAY TOO MUCH FOR WAYNE BUT--
"THOUGHT IS DEEPER THAN ALL SPEECH, FEELING DEEPER THAN ALL THOUGHT;
SOULS TO SOULS CAN NEVER TEACH, WHAT UNTO THEMSELVES IS TAUGHT."
AFTER A SHORT SERVICE IN THE HOME ON ACCOUNT OF THE INABILITY OF THE AGED
GRANDMOTHER TO ATTEND THE LATER SERVICE WHICH WAS HELD AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH ON THURSDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK, THE REV. B.F. EBERHART PREACHING THE
SERMON. A LARGE CONCOURSE FOLLOWED THE REMAINS TO THE GUIDE ROCK CEMETERY
WHERE THE BODY LIES AWAITING THE RESURRECTION.
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| 25. | Gladys Ione Henry (14.Verna3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 19 Jul 1918 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE; died on 6 Jul 1949 in Gulfport, MS; was buried on 10 Jul 1949 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE. Notes:
IONE BECOME ILL WHILE LIVING IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI AND DIED OF A TYPE
OF BLOOD POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH AN INFLAMED GULL BLADDER.
THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN FROM THE GUIDE ROCK SIGNAL ON THURSDAY JULY 14,
1949.
GLADYS IONE HENRY WAS BORN TO ULRIC AND VERNA HENRY ON JULY 19, 1918, AT
GUIDE ROCK, NE. SHE PASSED AWAY JULY 6, 1949, IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI,
AT THE AGE OF 30 YEAARS, 11 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. HER ENTIRE LIFE WAS
SPENT IN GUIDE ROCK UNTIL HER MARRIAGE TO CARL WHITE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1938.
SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. SHE WORKED HARD EVERY DAY OF
HER LIFE FOR HER LORD AND HIS CHURCH. SHE WAS FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH.
BECAUSE OF HER LIFE AND THE THINGS SHE DID, EVERYONE SPOKE WELL OF HER
AND KNEW THAT SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN.
JESUS SAID: "LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR
GOOD WORKS AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN." THIS WAS TRUE IN IONE'S
LIFE. ALL WHO KNEW HER AND ASSOCIATED WITH HER WERE INFLUENCED BY HER
LIFE.
PRECEDING HER IN DEATH WERE A BABY SON ON JANUARY 20, 1939, AND HER
FATHER, ULRIC HENRY, WHO PASSED AWAY JUST THREE MONTHS AGO.
OF HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY SHE LEAVES TO MOURN HER PASSING HER HUSBAND, CARL
WHITE, TWO DAUGHTERS, KATHLEEN ANNE AND KAREN GLYN, HER MOTHER, MRS.
VERNA HENRY, TWO BROTHERS, GLEN AND NEIL, HER UNCLE, WIN HENRY AND A
GREAT NUMBER OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
IN GUIDE ROCK WITH SERMON BY REV. WARREN HOCKMAN.
THE FOLLOWING TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF GLADYS IONE WHITE WAS WRITTEN BY
HOWARD E. MCENTEE, MINISTER OF THE GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI CHURCH OFCHRIST:
"IT IS FREQUENTLY THE MINISTER'S PAINFUL DUTY TO TRY TO FIND FITTING
WORDS AS HE STANDS OVER THE BIER OF ONE WHO, IN LIFE, DID NOT QUITE FIND
TIME FOR GOD, AND TOO OFTEN HE SUCCUMBS TO THE TEMPTATION TO, AS IT WERE,
"PREACH THAT ONE INTO HEAVEN."
"SUCH IS NOT THE CASE WITH GLADYS IONE WHITE. HER LIFE, UP UNTIL THE
UNTIMELY HOUR OF HER DEMISE, WAS ONE OF SIMPLE, YET MAJESTIC ELOQUENCE
PORTRAYING THE LOVE OF GOD, AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST. HER UNTIRING
LABORS FOR HER MASTER WERE BUT A PERSONIFICATION OF JESUS' OWN WORDS
ABOUT THAT CITY, SET ON A HILL WHICH COULD NOT BE HID. HER ZEAL, NOT
WITHOUT KNOWLELDGE, MADE HER AN ADEPT SCHOLAR OF GOD'S HOLY WRIT AND
THROUGH HER STUDY AND MEDITATION SHE GREW IN FAITH AND WAS WELL
ACQUAINTED WITH HER LORD WHEN HE CALLED HER."
"WITH WILLING HEART AND HAND SHE CHEERFULLY ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING
REQUESTED OF HER IN REGARD TO THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE OF CHRIST, FROM
HELPING CLEAN THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP TO VISITING THE SICK OR LENDING A
TENDER HAND TO THE WEAK. EVERYONE LOVED HER FOR HER WORK'S SAKE."
"IONE'S UNTIMELY PASSING IS A SETBACK TO THE GULFPORT CHURCH OF CHRIST,
BUT BECAUSE OF OUR MEMORY OF HER CHARACTER WE ALL ARE STRENGTHENetherlands AND
HER INFLUENCE WILL LIVE ON AND ON TO INSPIRE US TO GREATER WORK."
"THIS FINAL PERSONAL THOUGHT--WHEN IT COMES MY TIME TO HEAR HIS LOVING
CALL I HOPE THAT I MAY BE AS WELL PREPARED TO MEET HIM AS ALL EVIDENCE
INDICATES IONE WAS."
Gladys married Carl White on 15 Feb 1938 in Guide Rock, Webster County, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 28. | Harold M. Payne (15.Charles3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 27 Feb 1914 in York, York County, NE; died in Nov 1972 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA. Harold married Rose in 1943 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE. Rose was born in Omaha, Douglas County, NE; died in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 31. | Joann Diehl (16.Gladys3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 27 Aug 1927 in Red Cloud, Webster County, NE; died on 17 Aug 1946 in Blue Hill, Webster County, NE. |
| 46. | William Floyd Payne (19.Floyd3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 14 Dec 1933 in Culbertson, NE; died on 19 Jul 1953 in Korea; was buried in Korea. Notes:
I HAVE A LETTER I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT MY UNCLE FLOYD
RECIEVED FROM THE MAJOR U.S. MARINE CORPS CONCERNING WILLIAM (BILLY'S) DEATH. AUNT SYLVIA HAS HAD THIS LETTER SINCE UNCLE FLOYD'S DEATH AND WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SHARE IT WITH US.
MR. FLOYD J. PAYNE
2075 LOCUST STREET
GRAND ISLAND, NE.
MY DEAR MR. PAYNE,
A REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE HEADQUARTERS FROM OVERSEAS WHICHENABLES ME TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUR SON, SERGEANT WILLIAM F. PAYNE, 1070176, U.S. MARINE CORPS.
ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT ON JULY 19, 1953, THE FIRST PLATOON OF COMPANY "G" OF WHICH YOUR SON WAS A MEMBER, HAD JUST OCCUPIED OUTPOST "EAST BERLIN" WHEN AT 10:00 P.M. IT WAS ATTACKED BY INTENSE MORTOR AND ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT AND OVER RUN BY ENEMY TROOPS. WILLIAM AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS TRAVIS L. RYAN, U.S. MAARINE CORPS, WERE IN PLATOON COMMAND POST BUNKER WHEN A BARRAGE OF ENEMY MORTOR FIRE LANDED ON IT CAVING IT IN AND PROHIBITING ENTRY OR EXIT.
THE FEW MARINES WHO COULD MOVE AFTER THE INITIAL BARRAGE AND ATTACK FOUND THEMSELVES COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY ENEMY TROOPS. THEY WERE ABLE TO MUSTER THEMSELVES TOGETHER AND FIGHT THEIR WAY OUT TO THE MAIN LINE OF RESISTANCE; HOWEVER THE INTENSE COMBAT SITUATION DID NOT PERMIT THEM TO REMOVE THEIR DEAD OR WOUNDED COMRADES.
WHILE I MUST REGRETFULLY EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT YOUR SON MAY BE DEAD, THE REPORT FROM HIS ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT A CONCLUSIVE DETERMINATION OF DEATH. HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CARRIED ON THE ROLLS OF THIS HEADQUARTERS AS MISSING IN ACTION. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, OR SHOULD ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OCCUR WHICH WOULD WARRANT A CHANGE IN HIS STATUS YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED.
I EARNESTLY HOPE THAT INFORMATION OF A MORE DEFINITE NATURE WILL BE
RECEIVED SOON.
SINCERELY YOURS,
MAJOR U.S. MARINE CORPS.
HEAD CASUALTY SECTION
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| 53. | Jack Lee Williams (22.Syliva3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 2 Jul 1937 in Superior, Nuckolls County, NE; died on 12 Aug 1948 in Hastings, Adams County, NE. |
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