History of Nebraska WRC

History of the Nebraska WRC

5-22-95 WOMENS RELIEF CORP - DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA #9 Official auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic April 2, 1884-1995 "The Life and Soul of the GAR" Compiled by Dave Wells 9246 Madison Omaha, Nebraska 68127 This is a list of all known locations of the WRC in Nebraska. Explanations of the Corp names is on the GAR Posts list, because by statute the WRC used the same name as the GAR Post. TOWN/ DATE FIRST AUXILIARY TO # CORP NAME INSTITUTED-CLOSED GAR POST 1 KEARNEY (Sept.) 1883-1957 1 Sedgewick See Corp 106 in 1890 also 2 ST. PAUL (Sept.) 1883-1895 8 Canby 2-B HARVARD Jan. 22, 1898-1925 60 Richardson See Corp 34 in 1885 also 3 BROKEN BOW Sept. 26, 1883-1886 98 Washburn Rechartered as Corp 96 in 1889 3-B GUIDE ROCK (April) 1887-1894 138 T.O.Howe Rechartered as Corp 71-B in 1896 3-C DAVID CITY 1894-1928 10 Lincoln See Corp 4 in 1883 also 4 DAVID CITY (Oct.) 1883-1886 10 Lincoln Rechartered as Corp 3-C in 1895 4-B ORLEANS May 7, 1887-1904 114 Whitehead Rechartered as Corp 220 in 1910 5 YORK Nov. 8, 1883-1940 32 Robert Anderson 6 STOCKHAM (Nov.) 1883-1887 87 Griffin 6-B SIDNEY May 5, 1894-1901 12 Sumner 7 SCOTIA Dec. 1883-1905 36 Ransom 8 NORTH LOUP (Dec.) 1883-1886 57-B Lombard Rechartered as Corp 170 in 1893 8-B SAXON May 24, 1887-1889 127 Lookout Mountain Corp moved to 8-B FRIEND 1890-1893 127-A Lookout Mountain See Corp 73 in 1888 also 8-C SUPERIOR April 1894-1915 63 Old Abe ----------------1884------------------------------------1884------- 9 HASTINGS Feb. 23, 1884-1995 13 Strickland One of last two Corp in Department 10 LINCOLN April 16, 1884-1995 25 Farragut See Corp 128 in 1891 also One of last two Corp in Department 11 STROMSBURG (March) 1884-1910 59 J.A.Mower 12 DAVENPORT March 18, 1884-1927 88 Elliot 13 WEEPING WATER March 1884-1908 61 LaFayette 14 RED CLOUD May 8, 1884-1922 80 Garfield 15 TEKAMAH (May) 1884-1886 118 Boomer Rechartered as Corp 151 in 1892 15-B PLAINVIEW Aug. 31, 1887-1937 193 Lauman 16 GLENVILLE (May) 1884-1886 117 Collins 16-B SCHUYLER July 1, 1887-1924 34 Sheridan 17 FAIRMONT May 19, 1884-1924 18 W.A.Webb 18 ELM CREEK June (28), 1884-1886 178 Hutton 18-B McCOOK Aug. 1, 1887-1888 207 J.K.Barnes Charter and supplies never received- Rechartered as Corps 66 in 1888 18-C HULL (July) 1895-1899 330 66 19 GRAND ISLAND June 21, 1884-1993 11 Lyon See Corp 209 in 1904 also 20 SILVER CREEK Aug. 18, 1884-1956 29 Ellsworth 21 WEST UNION Nov. 10, 1884-1886 195 Sweet Corp moved to 21-A SARGENT 1887-1897 195-A Sweet 22 BURNETT Dec. (18), 1884-1903 182 Gov. Harvey A/K/A Tilden -----------------1885----------------------------------------1885--------- 23 UTICA Jan. 24, 1885-1886 139 Winchester 23-B NEWPORT 1894-1896 229 Newport 23-C ULYSSES Jan. 25, 1897-1903 73 Farnsworth 24 MINDEN Feb. (12), 1885-1892 91 Strong See Corp 132-A in 1893 also 24-B HAYES CENTER Sept. 8, 1894-1902 260-A Iuka 25 TECUMSEH Feb. 25, 1885-1915 47 Charlotte Cushman Changed in 1886 to Heckathorn See Corp 71 in 1888 also 26 KENESAW (March) 1885-1911 155 Matthias 27 DAKOTA CITY March 21, 1885-1886 170 Crittenden 27-B DOUGLAS April 10, 1897-1898 336 Curtin 28 STEELE CITY March 24, 1885-1888 14 E.A.Rice 28-B CLEARWATER April 17, 1897-1947 222 Clearwater See Corp 199 in 1896 also 29 CENTRAL CITY April 25, 1885-1993 23 Buford 30 INMAN May 2, 1885-1888 183 Wm. Inman 30-B TRUMBELL 1897-1901 283 W.H.Harrison 31 O'NEILL May 4, 1885-1887 86 O'Neill 31-B BLOOMFIELD Aug. 10, 1897-1932 230-B Peter Porter 32 CLARKS May (5), 1885-1901 27 Thornburg 33 SHELBY May 7, 1885-1890 102 Cummings 34 HARVARD (May) 1885-1950 60 Richardson Rechartered on July 17, 1896 as Fairchild 345 See Corp 2-B in 1898 also 35 SEATON May 7, 1885-1886 71 Star 35-A GILTNER 1887-1901 71 Star A/K/A LERTON & BROMFIELD 36 AURORA Sep. 14, 1885-1964 44 Zack Chandler 37 ENDICOTT (Oct.) 1885-1895 141 Slocum -----------------1886------------------------------------------------------- 38 SEWARD Jan. 13, 1886-1887 3 Seward Rechartered as Corp 221-B in 1917 39 OAKDALE (March) 1886-1892 82 Kilpatrick 40 CRETE March (10), 1886-1895 75 Holland 41-B CAMERON April 17, 1886-1905 92 Simon Cameron Corp moved to 41-A CAIRO 1906-1927 92-A Simon Cameron 42 WACO April 12, 1886-1924 41 Yates 43 ALBION May 1886-1904 42 Kit Carson 44 ALMA May 8, 1886-1948 94 Van Meter 45 HOLDREGE (May) 1886-1892 111-A Sgt. Glover 46 KENT (May) 1886-1887 96 Tucker 47 PAWNEE CITY May 15, 1886-1928 95 John Ingham 48 HARDY (July) 1886-1896 72 Beadle 49 ASHLAND Aug. 12, 1886-1932 31 McCook 50 PLATTSMOUTH Aug. 26, 1886-1936 45 McConihie 51 DONIPHAN (Sept.) 1886-1895 65 A.J.Smith 52 CEDAR RAPIDS (Oct.) 1886-1948 74 Caddell 53 CHAPMAN (Nov.) 1886-1892 158 Clark Elder 54 COZAD Dec. 13, 1886-1905 205 Lindsay ----------------1887---------------------------------------1887------------ Other Corps started in 1887 were 3-B, 4-B, 8-B, 15-B, 16-B, 18-B & 60 55 JUNIATA Jan. 30, 1887-1935 81 Geary 56 CREIGHTON Jan. 15, 1887-1940 70 W.H.Irwin 57 EWING Feb. 1887-1930 192 Gen. Auger ----------------1888--------------------------------------1888---------------- 58 FAIRFIELD Feb. 9, 1888-1888 43 George Oliver Rechartered as Corp 200 in 1896 59 NELIGH Feb. 16, 1888-1993 68 Fremont See Corp 172 in 1893 also 60 DILLER Oct. 25, 1887-1913 245 Nickajack 61 WOOD RIVER April 19, 1888-1928 134 Bradley 62 RISING CITY April 27, 1888-1910 20 Stanton 63 STERLING May 17, 1888-1909 99 Sill 64 WILBER May 24, 1888-1890 51 Harker 65 WYMORE June 13, 1888-1928 115 Coleman 66 McCOOK July 14, 1888-1895 207 J.K.Barnes See Corps 18-B & 98-B & 224 also 67 INDIANOLA July 17, 1888-1905 154 Indianola 68 CHESTER July 20, 1888-1926 144 Parson Brownlow 69 OSCEOLA Aug. 1, 1888-1933 26 Reynolds 70 FULLERTON Aug. 18, 1888-1943 147 Live Eagle 71 TECUMSEH Oct. 16, 1888-1895 270 Little Phil See Corp 25 in 1885 also 71-B GUIDE ROCK 1896-1901 138 A. Garber See Corp 3-B in 1887 also 72 TALMAGE Oct. 29, 1888-1927 104-A Gen. Roberts 73 FRIEND Nov. 3, 1888-1895 130 W.F.Stacy See Corp 8-B in 1890 also 74 CLAY CENTER Nov. 8, 1888-1900 239 John A. Jordan 75 ALEXANDRIA Nov. 30, 1888-1892 271 A.W.Howard 76 OHIOWA Dec. 13, 1888-1897 122 Hunter 77 LEE PARK Dec. 19, 1888-1890 263 Myrtle Corp moved to 77-A KINGSTON 1891-1892 263-A Myrtle Corp moved to 77-B WESTERVILLE 1893-1895 Myrtle 78 GENOA Dec. 27, 1888-1911 153 Corinth -----------------1889----------------------------------------1889-------- 79 WISNER Jan. 19, 1889-1897 129 Finnicum 80 BEAVER CITY Jan. 24, 1889-1933 163 Freas 81 ARCADIA Feb. 14, 1889-1893 235 T.T.Dow 82 OMAHA March 14, 1889-1947 7 Custer Changed in 1921 to Old Guard See Corps 88 & 104 & 115 & 143 also 83 WAHOO April 3, 1889-1891 90 John Andrews 83-B BELLWOOD May 1908-1909 83 C.R.Lowell 84 CAMPBELL April 2, 1889-1897 243 Campbell 85 EXETER May 2, 1889-1934 76 John Brown 86 FAIRBURY May 8, 1889-1993 77 Russell 87 MADISON May 24, 1889-1927 143 S.P.Chase 88 OMAHA May 27, 1889-1993 262 Sheridan Changed in 1890 to George Crook See Corps 82 & 104 & 115 & 143 also 89 WESCOTT May 18, 1889-1901 274 Crittenden Corp moved to 89-A COMSTOCK 1902-1933 274-A Crittenden 90 CALLAWAY July 2, 1889-1896 264 Wm. Hayes 91 PETERSBURG June 13, 1889-1895 276 Meredith 92 BEATRICE May 17, 1889-1962 35 Rawlins 93 LEXINGTON May 28, 1889-1936 112 Reno 94 PLYMOUTH Aug. 3, 1889-1921 201 Strain 95 CRAWFORD Oct. 26, 1889-1903 261-A Robinson 96 BROKEN BOW Nov. 20, 1889-1941 98 Washburn See Corp 3 in 1884 also 97 NIOBRARA Nov. 16, 1889-1937 125 Lander 98 ARAPAHOE Dec. 14, 1889-1903 120 Garrett 98-B McCOOK Sept. 9, 1905-1909 207 J.K.Barnes See Corps 18-B & 66 & 224 also 99 FLETCHER Dec. 18, 1889-1892 189 Garrison ----------------1890----------------------------------------1890----------- 100 ARNOLD Jan. 4, 1890-1892 196 Excelsior 101 RAVENNA Jan. 8, 1890-1908 220 Cedar Mountain See Corp 212 in 1904 also 102 GREENWOOD Feb. 4, 1890-1895 149 Mission Ridge 103 BENNET Feb. 5, 1890-1895 62 Elizabeth Upright 104 OMAHA March 5, 1890-1993 110 U.S.Grant See Corps 82 & 88 & 115 & 143 also 105 GENEVA March 4, 1890-1940 22 Wilson 106 KEARNEY March 18, 1890-1922 299 Smith Gavitt See Corp 1 in 1883 also 107 NEBRASKA CITY April 3, 1890-open 24 Wm. Baumer See Corp 165 in 1892 also 108 DANBURY April 19, 1890-1896 298 F.M.Graham 109 LYONS May 27, 1890-1941 58-B A.L.Gates 110 NORTH PLATTE May 8, 1890-1947 69 S.A.Douglas 111 HAY SPRINGS May 21, 1890-1895 223 Hay Springs 112 CHADRON May 22, 1890-1906 227 Lennington 113 FIRTH May 29, 1890-1892 101 Wyman 114 BEAVER CROSSING June 5, 1890-1893 137 Major Keenan 115 FT. OMAHA June 7, 1890-1892 2 Phil Kearney See Corps 82 & 88 & 104 & 143 also 116 ANSLEY June 14, 1890-1895 180-A Steadman 117 BARTLETT June 14, 1890-1892 240 Gen. Hazen 118 PONCA July 11, 1890-1912 116 Stoneman 119 BLUE SPRINGS July 16, 1890-1940 37 Scott 120 TABLE ROCK Aug. 15, 1890-1939 165 John N. Gere 121 BERWYN Sept. 1, 1890-1896 307 Berwyn 122 EDGAR Oct. 10, 1890-1920 16 Edgar 123 LIBERTY Oct. 10, 1890-1896 159 W.F.Barry 124 GOTHENBURG Oct. 18, 1890-1909 206 Thomas Martin 125 DORCHESTER Nov. 15, 1890-1900 107 Coates 126 WAYNE Dec. 22, 1890-1891 5-B Casey Rechartered as Corp 214 in 1905 ----------------1891-------------------------------------------------------- 127 NORTH BEND Jan. 3, 1891-1930 105 Sully 128 LINCOLN Jan. 17, 1891-1968 214 Appomattox See Corp 10 in 1884 also 129 FALLS CITY Jan. 17, 1891-1959 84 Veteran 130 BROWNVILLE Jan. 31, 1891-1912 309 Ben Thompson 131 REPUBLICAN CITY Jan. 31, 1891-1961 216 Gould 132 LOWELL Feb. 7, 1891-1892 156 Valley Corp moved to 132-A MINDEN 1893-1934 91 Valley See Corp 24 in 1884 also 133 FREMONT Feb. 13, 1891-1993 4 McPherson 134 WAVERLY March 21, 1891-1926 38 Mitchell 135 ORCHARD April 4, 1891-1895 317 Orchard 136 SHELTON April 17, 1891-1993 28 Hooker 137 GERING April 16, 1891-1938 265 Gering 138 SOUTH SOUIX CITY May 2, 1891-1894 308 Banner Rechartered as Corp 217 in 1908 139 COLUMBUS May 5, 1891-1943 9 Baker 140 HUBBELL May 23, 1891-1900 50-B Lew Wallace 140-B ST. EDWARD Nov. 21, 1907-1910 140 Kinsman 141 BURCHARD July 18, 1891-1904 172 Wm. Butler 142 LEONIE Aug. 1, 1891-1906 251 Gen. Coburn Corp moved to 142-A SCOTTVILLE 1907-1908 No GAR Post Gen. Coburn 143 SOUTH OMAHA Oct. 5, 1891-1924 Livingston 282 Changed on Aug. 6, 1895 to Samuel Dennis 337 Changed on May 21, 1897 to Phil Kearny 2 See Corps 82 & 88 & 104 & 115 also -----------------1892-------------------------------------------------------- 144 LITCHFIELD Jan. 2, 1892-1920 231 Perryville 145 LEIGH Feb. 3, 1892-1902 273 Boston Corbett 146 NORFOLK Feb. 9, 1892-1993 109 Mathewson 147 MADRID March 12, 1892-1898 280 Hurlburt 148 HEBRON March 22, 1892-1923 17 Morton 149 OGALLALLA March 26, 1892-1962 215 J.M.Thayer 150 AINSWORTH April 14, 1892-1993 171 Ainsworth 151 TEKAMAH April 16, 1892-1957 118 Boomer See Corp 15 in 1884 also 152 CAMBRIDGE May 13, 1892-1893 187 Cambridge 153 LUSHTON May 19, 1892-1893 306 C.W.Hayes 154 MILLER May 26, 1892-1900 228 R.Jewett 155 NELSON June 16, 1892-1921 15 Geo. Thomas 156 STOCKVILLE June 28, 1892-1907 250 Heintzelman 157 TOBIAS July 1, 1892-1918 188 J.W.Moorehouse 158 BARTLEY July 2, 1892-1904 296 James Laird 159 GIBBON Aug. 13, 1892-1942 113 G.K.Warren 160 SHICKLEY Aug. 18, 1892-1931 151-A Memorial 161 LAWRENCE Aug. 24, 1892-1901 242 C.A.Arthur 162 OAK Sep. 3, 1892-1904 290 Oak 163 GORDON Oct. 27, 1892-1931 323 S.V.Brewer 164 BLADEN Nov. 5, 1892-1914 79 Burnside 165 NEBRASKA CITY Nov. 12, 1892-1898 331 C. H. Wilson See Corp 107 in 1890 also 166 AYR Dec. 3, 1892-1905 152 Herron 167 SUTTON Dec. 17, 1892-1912 19 Geo. Meade 168 OXFORD Dec. 31, 1892-1900 108 O.P.Mason -----------------1893-------------------------------------------------------- 169 LONG PINE Jan. 14, 1893-1902 67-B J.P.Mead 170 NORTH LOUP Jan. 16, 1893-1916 57-B Lombard See Corp 8 in 1883 also 171 BRADSHAW Feb. 8, 1893-1901 97 Noble Graves 172 NELIGH April 8, 1893-1896 316 A.H.Terry See Corp 59 in 1888 also 173 MILFORD April 21, 1893-1921 56 Winslow 174 PALMER April 22, 1893-1897 289 Willich Rechartered as Corp 218 in 1910 175 DEWITT June 15, 1893-1903 89 Curtis 176 UPLAND July 8, 1893-1898 329 Detwilder 177 HARTINGTON July 18, 1893-1901 179 Ossawatomie 178 CHAMPION July 19, 1893-1896 301 Champion 179 VALENTINE July 22, 1893-1895 208 Col. Wood 180 WALLACE Aug. 14, 1893-1897 258 W.F.Cody 181 RAYMOND Oct. 21, 1893-1906 30-B Kane 182 HERMAN Oct. 21, 1893-1895 315 Gossard 183 BREWSTER Sep. 9, 1893-1900 257 R.B.Marcy 184 SHUBERT Dec. 14, 1893-1950 6-C Union ---------------1894------------------------------------------1894---------- Other Corps started in 1894 were 3-C, 6-B, 8-C, 18-C, 23-B, 24-B 185 WHITNEY Jan. 27, 1894-1901 304 Ed Hatch 186 GRANT Feb. 15, 1894-1897 255 Putnam ------------------1895-------------------------------------------------------- 187 SRINGVIEW 1895-1900 212 Springview 188 NEWMAN GROVE Nov. 6, 1895-1901 313 Emerick 189 ALLIANCE Nov. 9, 1895-1902 321 Gen. Dayton 190 PERU Dec. 14, 1895-1938 302 Martin Stowall -----------------1896-----------------------------------------1896--------- Another Corp started in 1896 was 71-B 191 SPENCER Jan. 17, 1896-1896 328 Wm. Burgess 192 UNIVERSITY PLACE Feb. 4,1896-1964 318 Belknap 193 BUTTE Feb. 15, 1896-1935 338 Hooten 194 BATTLE CREEK April 16, 1896 272 J.W.Vance 195 GANDY May 22, 1896-1903 226 Alfred Doane 196 NEMAHA July 15, 1896-1898 53 G.W.Culp 197 BLAIR Sept. 12, 1896 52 John A. Dix 198 RIVERTON Oct. 10, 1896-1905 150 F.P.Blair 199 CLEARWATER (Nov) 1896-1897 222 Clearwater Rechartered as Corp 28-B in 1897 ------------------------------1897----------------------------------- The Corps started in 1897 were 2-B, 23-C, 27-B, 28-B, 30-B, 31-B ----------------------------1898-1903-------------------------------- 199-B HOLBROOK 1898-1901 347 Holbrook 200 FAIRFIELD Nov. 16, 1898-1911 43 Geo. C. Oliver See Corp 58 in 1888 also 201 MAYWOOD Dec. 17, 1898-1905 303 Sibley 202 BASSETT April 27, 1899-1907 291 J.A.Stafford 203 PALMYRA Feb. 27, 1900-1902 54 Mansfield 204 CHAMBERS May 27, 1901-1905 247 Mark Goodham 205 RUSHVILLE July 27, 1901-1919 310 Rushville 206 STUART March 8, 1902-1935 177 Col. Stewart 207 STELLA March 13, 1902-1918 351 McKinley 208 RANDOLPH May 17, 1902-1913 352 Randolph --------------------------1904--------------------------------- Other Corps started in 1904 were 83-B, 98-B, 140-B 209 BURKETT Jan. 3, 1904-1943 354 Whipple 210 MARQUETTE March 24, 1904-1907 142 Putnam 211 ATKINSON July 18, 1904-1993 39 Ed. Lennox 212 RAVENNA 1904/5...Requested original charter #101 in 1906 Cedar Mountain 213 BAYARD Sept. 16, 1904-1915 350 Robinson 214 WAYNE April 12, 1905-1906 5 Casey See Corp 126 in 1890 also 215 HOOPER May 14, 1907-1927 133 Upton 216 DECATUR April 14, 1908-1925 119 Gordon Granger 217 SO. SOUIX CITY Oct. 10, 1908-1940 308 Banner 218 PALMER July 2, 1910-1920 289 Gen. Willick 219 LYNCH Aug. 4, 1910-1918 356 Jack Horton 220 ORLEANS Oct. 25, 1910-1961 114 Whitehead 221 HUNTLEY May 1911-1913 284 Oglesby 221-B SEWARD July 10, 1917-1954 3 Seward 222 WALTHILL April 7, 1919-1927 NONE John W. Taylor 223 CURTIS May 5, 1919-1958 287 or 343 Cpl Tanner 224 McCOOK April 26, 1921-1924 207 J.K.Barnes 224-B HOMER May 1928-1929 NONE Gen. Siegel 225 PALISADE March 3, 1922-1923 269 Palisade For comments concerning the WRC vs LGAR controversy see GAR minutes in 1913 P.90 See the 'Womens Tribune' out of Beatrice for early Nebraska WRC stories.

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