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.
Otoe County Genealogical Society's Pioneer Certificate Program
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:
Type:Recipient:Ancestor:001TerritorialCurtis WolbertFriedrich Damme
TerritorialCurtis WolbertFriedrich Damme002TerritorialMichael Hintz Cyrus Reed
TerritorialMichael Hintz Cyrus Reed003Early Settler Don Schreiner George Schreiner
Early Settler Don Schreiner George Schreiner004TerritorialWilliam Cook Jahue Cook
TerritorialWilliam Cook Jahue Cook005TerritorialLarry Whitten Jacob Whitten
TerritorialLarry Whitten Jacob Whitten006Pioneer Linda Yarberry Daniel Neihart
Pioneer Linda Yarberry Daniel Neihart007Early Settler Linda Yarberry Michael Johns
Early Settler Linda Yarberry Michael Johns008TerritorialJudith Moore Enoch Masters
TerritorialJudith Moore Enoch Masters009TerritorialJudith Moore Samuel Masters
TerritorialJudith Moore Samuel Masters010Pioneer Judith Moore Jonas Sugden
Pioneer Judith Moore Jonas Sugden011TerritorialSharson Larson William Powell
TerritorialSharson Larson William Powell012TerritorialBernard Martin David Martin
TerritorialBernard Martin David Martin013TerritorialSusan Cruser Fleming Robb
TerritorialSusan Cruser Fleming Robb014TerritorialJoseph Cruser Fleming Robb
TerritorialJoseph Cruser Fleming Robb015Pioneer Patsy Powers Cyrus Graves
Pioneer Patsy Powers Cyrus Graves016Pioneer Keith Halvorsen John Halvorsen
Pioneer Keith Halvorsen John Halvorsen017Early Settler Jerre Robertson William Jennings
Early Settler Jerre Robertson William Jennings018 Territorial Daniel Thomson Arthur Thomson
019TerritorialMargaret Cruser Fleming Robb
TerritorialMargaret Cruser Fleming Robb020Pioneer Wendy Bunde Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Wendy Bunde Charles D. Ostrander021Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander022Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander023Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander024Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander025Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander026` Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander027Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander028Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander
Pioneer Charles D. Ostrander029TerritorialSusan Rice Ellen Hughes Balfour
TerritorialSusan Rice Ellen Hughes Balfour030 Territorial James R. Vincent Solomon Martin
031 Territorial James R. Vincent Mary (Martin) Cowles
032 Territorial James R. Vincent Charles H. Cowles
033 Territorial James R. Vincent Charles C. Cowles
034 Territorial Brett Harpster Luzerne Wells
035 Pioneer Donna Duerksen Samuel T. Lyon
036 Early Settler Donna Duerksen Isaac Preston Taylor
Pioneer Application Application
To apply for a certificate, all an applicant needs to do is complete the Pioneer Application and Line of Descent forms listed below, 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 Unadilla Community Library in Unadilla, Nebraska for future genealogical researchers to reference. The cost of the certificate is $15.00 which covers the cost of printing and shipping & handling.
Pioneer Certificate Below:
Territorial Certificate Below:
