Otoe County Pioneers

Many of the early pioneers who have helped make Nebraska a great state have been lost in history because no other information existed except in family records. In order to gather information on these pioneers, the Otoe County Genealogical Society is issuing certificates to direct descendants of a person who lived in Otoe County, Nebraska as of 31 December 1900.  Eligibility classifications for these certificates are:

1.  Territorial:  Prior to 1 March 1867
2.  Pioneer:  1 March 1867 - 31 December 1880
3.  Early Settler:  1 January 1881 - 31 December 1900



Issued Certificates


Certificate:Type:Recipient:Ancestor:

001TerritorialCurtis WolbertFriedrich Damme
002TerritorialMichael Hintz Cyrus Reed
003               Early Settler    Don Schreiner        George Schreiner
004               Territorial       William Cook          Jahue Cook
005TerritorialLarry Whitten Jacob Whitten
006               Pioneer           Linda Yarberry       Daniel Neihart
007               Early Settler    Linda Yarberry        Michael Johns          



Application

To apply for a certificate, all an applicant needs to do is complete the Pioneer Application and Line of Descent forms listed on the left side of this page, and then submit adequate documentation to substantiate the information included in the line of descent chart.  This documentation need only be an official record of some type (i.e. census records, obituaries, county histories, birth, death or marriage records, school or church records, newspaper clippings or any other types of records showing proof).  *Please do not send original copies of these records, only photocopies.

The application, line of descent chart,  and documentation sent to establish eligibility for a certificate will be kept on file in the Genealogy Reference Section of the Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City for future genealogical researchers to reference.

The cost of the certificate is $10.00 for non-members, which covers the cost of printing and shipping & handling.  If you have any questions regarding the program, please email us at ocgs.ne@gmail.com.

As a benefit of membership, OCGS members can receive one free certificate once they have completed the necessary requirements.


Nebraska GenWeb Project's Pioneer Links

The following links will take you to the Nebraska GenWeb Project's Nebraska Pioneers & Registry of Nebraska Pioneers web pages.  The web pages were developed and are maintained by Ted and Carol Miller.

Nebraska Pioneers
Registry of Nebraska Pioneers