Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialMound Cemetery, 2583 6th Rd, Barnes, Washington County, Kansas [32464]
FlagsWorld War I
Spouses
BurialMound Cemetery, 2583 6th Rd, Barnes, Washington County, Kansas [32463]
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Father“Eli” Reuban Elias KINDLE (1848-1930)
MotherMary Elizabeth SHEARER (1853->1923)
ChildrenSeigel Albert (1895-1959)
Wyth Bryan (1896-)
Frederick (1899-)
Blanche Amelia (1902-)
Florence Lillian (1905-)
Obituary Online notes for M. Barney GNAGY
M "Barney" Gnagy was born in Barnes, Kansas, in 1870, the eighth child of John and Margaret Wright Gnagy.
The elder Gnagys, after naming the first son "Jay," thought it would be clever to give the future boys sequential letters of the alphabet as names. It proved to cause the boys some grief, and M adopted the name of "Barney."
Barney grew up on the family farm and married Lily Elizabeth Kindel on July 30, 1894, in Barnes. The couple continued the tradition of farming and remained close to home in the Barnes area. They raised five children to adulthood.
During World War I, Barney, along with his son, Seigel Gnagy, and nephews Ernest and August Gnagy, served as privates in Company B, 29th Battalion (Barnes) of the Kansas Stage Guard. [32464]
The elder Gnagys, after naming the first son "Jay," thought it would be clever to give the future boys sequential letters of the alphabet as names. It proved to cause the boys some grief, and M adopted the name of "Barney."
Barney grew up on the family farm and married Lily Elizabeth Kindel on July 30, 1894, in Barnes. The couple continued the tradition of farming and remained close to home in the Barnes area. They raised five children to adulthood.
During World War I, Barney, along with his son, Seigel Gnagy, and nephews Ernest and August Gnagy, served as privates in Company B, 29th Battalion (Barnes) of the Kansas Stage Guard. [32464]
Obituary Online notes for Lilly Eliza (Spouse 1)
Lilly (as recorded by her mother) Eliza Kindel Gnagy was born in Waterville, Kansas, in 1870, the third child of Rubin Elias and Lily Elizabeth Kindel.
When Lily was a toddler the family moved to a farm close to Concordia, Kansas, but later returned to farming close to Waterville in the Barnes, Kansas, area.
On July 30, 1894, Lily married M "Barney" Gnagy in Barnes. The couple continued the tradition of farming and remained close to home in the Barnes area. They raised five children to adulthood.
One of Lily's grandchildren, Ruth, reported that Lily had a wonderful sense of humor. Ruth gave a description of one of the famous family photos. At a family picnic and reunion, both grandmothers arrived at the last roasting ear on the table at the same time. They began teasing each other about who was going to grab the it, when Grandma Ida decided to go for it. The photo shows Grandma Lily chasing Ida (corn in hand) around the farm, while the rest of the family looked on in laughter. We will never know for certain who won the corn. [32463]
When Lily was a toddler the family moved to a farm close to Concordia, Kansas, but later returned to farming close to Waterville in the Barnes, Kansas, area.
On July 30, 1894, Lily married M "Barney" Gnagy in Barnes. The couple continued the tradition of farming and remained close to home in the Barnes area. They raised five children to adulthood.
One of Lily's grandchildren, Ruth, reported that Lily had a wonderful sense of humor. Ruth gave a description of one of the famous family photos. At a family picnic and reunion, both grandmothers arrived at the last roasting ear on the table at the same time. They began teasing each other about who was going to grab the it, when Grandma Ida decided to go for it. The photo shows Grandma Lily chasing Ida (corn in hand) around the farm, while the rest of the family looked on in laughter. We will never know for certain who won the corn. [32463]