Ida Pearl was the second of eight children born to Atterson P. Walden and his wife Mary Elizabeth Stewart Walden. At the time of Ida's birth, her father owned and lived on a farm near Mitchellsburg, just south of Perryville, in Boyle County, Kentucky.
In early 1872, when she was just 2 years old, Ida, her baby brother George, older sister Lena, and her parents loaded up a covered wagon, left Kentucky, and moved to southeast Kansas. They settled on farm land along the Little Walnut River in the Bodarc community of Bloomington Township in Butler County. There the family would live for the next fifteen years. Ida's uncle, Samuel Stewart, and her mother's first cousin, John Guthrie, also moved to Bodarc.
Ida's mother died in December of 1885. Her brother Samuel and sister Rebecca died a few weeks later. The family remained in Butler County for about a year. Ida married George Franklin Freeman on April 6, 1887. About this same time Ida and George, as well as Ida's father and siblings, left Butler County and moved to western Kansas, near the town of Ulysses in Grant County. There they homesteaded. Ida and George's daughter, Mary Lulu, was born in September of 1888, while the family lived in Grant County. The Waldens and Freemans did not stay in Grant County very long. In the early spring of 1889, Ida's father and younger siblings left Ulysses and moved to Arkansas. At some point, Ida and George returned to Butler County. Their son, Walter Addison, was born there in September of 1890.
Ida and George divorced on October 14, 1892, in Butler County. George was given custody of the two children. He also received two horses, a wagon, a harness, and one bed. Ida got a cow, two hogs, chicken, furniture, and a hog pen. George left the children in Butler County, to be raised by his mother, Sidney Freeman. He then went to the Oklahoma strip, and then on to Canada. The two children remained in Butler County for the rest of their lives.
Ida remained in Butler County after her divorce from George. She married Fred Gustavis on March 28, 1894. Fred, a shoe maker, was a recent immigrant from Sweden. Ida and Fred lived in El Dorado. The marriage was short-lived, as they divorced in 1899. We believe Fred made his way to Topeka, where he remarried and had two daughters. He divorced that wife and moved to Denver, Colorado. At some point he married again, and moved to San Bernardino, California, where he died in 1938.
Ida remained in El Dorado after her divorce from Fred. She married A.L. Neikirk on July 4, 1900 in Butler County. A.L. is fully Artimus (or some variation thereof) Leroy. He grew up in Seneca County, Ohio.
Sometime between 1900 and 1910, after the Cherokee Strip opened for settlement, Ida and Leroy moved to Kay County, Oklahoma. They had a farm northwest of Ponca City. Leroy died in December of 1927. Some years later, Ida moved to Ponca City, where she remained for the rest of her life. She lived at 318 N. Elm and then 221 N. Pine. Ida was active in her church and various fraternal and social organizations. She died in the Ponca City Hospital, and was laid to rest beside her husband Leroy in the IOOF cemetery. Ida's great-granddaughter placed the marker for Ida in 2011.
Obituary
Mrs. Ida Neikirk Dies in Hospital
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church for Mrs. Ida Pearl Neikirk, 85 year-old pioneer resident of this vicinity who died early Wednesday morning in the Ponca City Hospital.
Mrs. Neikirk made her home at 216 West Chestnut until October 22 when she entered the Clubb Rest Home in Kaw City. She had been a patient in the hospital since Saturday.
Mrs. Neikirk, who was born Oct. 3, 1869 in Illinois came to Oklahoma with her husband, the late A.L. Neikirk, from Kansas when the Cherokee Strip was opened for settlement. They homesteaded northwest of the city on the land which now is the site of the Daack Packing Company. Neikirk died Dec. 8, 1927.
Fifteen years after her husband's death, Mrs. Neikirk moved into the city. A member of the First Christian Church, for a number of years she served as the church literature chairman. She also was a member of the Missionary Society, the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class, the Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Woman's Relief Corps.
Survivors are a son and a daughter, Walter Freeman and Mrs. C.C. Markley of Augusta, Kan., a sister, Mrs. Lena Skadden of Danviile, Ill., and a brother, Basil Walden of Broken Bow.
The Rev. Loyal S. Northcott, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Miles Funeral Home.
Members of the Loyal Women's Class will attend the services in a group.
In early 1872, when she was just 2 years old, Ida, her baby brother George, older sister Lena, and her parents loaded up a covered wagon, left Kentucky, and moved to southeast Kansas. They settled on farm land along the Little Walnut River in the Bodarc community of Bloomington Township in Butler County. There the family would live for the next fifteen years. Ida's uncle, Samuel Stewart, and her mother's first cousin, John Guthrie, also moved to Bodarc.
Ida's mother died in December of 1885. Her brother Samuel and sister Rebecca died a few weeks later. The family remained in Butler County for about a year. Ida married George Franklin Freeman on April 6, 1887. About this same time Ida and George, as well as Ida's father and siblings, left Butler County and moved to western Kansas, near the town of Ulysses in Grant County. There they homesteaded. Ida and George's daughter, Mary Lulu, was born in September of 1888, while the family lived in Grant County. The Waldens and Freemans did not stay in Grant County very long. In the early spring of 1889, Ida's father and younger siblings left Ulysses and moved to Arkansas. At some point, Ida and George returned to Butler County. Their son, Walter Addison, was born there in September of 1890.
Ida and George divorced on October 14, 1892, in Butler County. George was given custody of the two children. He also received two horses, a wagon, a harness, and one bed. Ida got a cow, two hogs, chicken, furniture, and a hog pen. George left the children in Butler County, to be raised by his mother, Sidney Freeman. He then went to the Oklahoma strip, and then on to Canada. The two children remained in Butler County for the rest of their lives.
Ida remained in Butler County after her divorce from George. She married Fred Gustavis on March 28, 1894. Fred, a shoe maker, was a recent immigrant from Sweden. Ida and Fred lived in El Dorado. The marriage was short-lived, as they divorced in 1899. We believe Fred made his way to Topeka, where he remarried and had two daughters. He divorced that wife and moved to Denver, Colorado. At some point he married again, and moved to San Bernardino, California, where he died in 1938.
Ida remained in El Dorado after her divorce from Fred. She married A.L. Neikirk on July 4, 1900 in Butler County. A.L. is fully Artimus (or some variation thereof) Leroy. He grew up in Seneca County, Ohio.
Sometime between 1900 and 1910, after the Cherokee Strip opened for settlement, Ida and Leroy moved to Kay County, Oklahoma. They had a farm northwest of Ponca City. Leroy died in December of 1927. Some years later, Ida moved to Ponca City, where she remained for the rest of her life. She lived at 318 N. Elm and then 221 N. Pine. Ida was active in her church and various fraternal and social organizations. She died in the Ponca City Hospital, and was laid to rest beside her husband Leroy in the IOOF cemetery. Ida's great-granddaughter placed the marker for Ida in 2011.
Obituary
Mrs. Ida Neikirk Dies in Hospital
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church for Mrs. Ida Pearl Neikirk, 85 year-old pioneer resident of this vicinity who died early Wednesday morning in the Ponca City Hospital.
Mrs. Neikirk made her home at 216 West Chestnut until October 22 when she entered the Clubb Rest Home in Kaw City. She had been a patient in the hospital since Saturday.
Mrs. Neikirk, who was born Oct. 3, 1869 in Illinois came to Oklahoma with her husband, the late A.L. Neikirk, from Kansas when the Cherokee Strip was opened for settlement. They homesteaded northwest of the city on the land which now is the site of the Daack Packing Company. Neikirk died Dec. 8, 1927.
Fifteen years after her husband's death, Mrs. Neikirk moved into the city. A member of the First Christian Church, for a number of years she served as the church literature chairman. She also was a member of the Missionary Society, the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class, the Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Woman's Relief Corps.
Survivors are a son and a daughter, Walter Freeman and Mrs. C.C. Markley of Augusta, Kan., a sister, Mrs. Lena Skadden of Danviile, Ill., and a brother, Basil Walden of Broken Bow.
The Rev. Loyal S. Northcott, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Miles Funeral Home.
Members of the Loyal Women's Class will attend the services in a group.
Ida Pearl was the second of eight children born to Atterson P. Walden and his wife Mary Elizabeth Stewart Walden. At the time of Ida's birth, her father owned and lived on a farm near Mitchellsburg, just south of Perryville, in Boyle County, Kentucky.
In early 1872, when she was just 2 years old, Ida, her baby brother George, older sister Lena, and her parents loaded up a covered wagon, left Kentucky, and moved to southeast Kansas. They settled on farm land along the Little Walnut River in the Bodarc community of Bloomington Township in Butler County. There the family would live for the next fifteen years. Ida's uncle, Samuel Stewart, and her mother's first cousin, John Guthrie, also moved to Bodarc.
Ida's mother died in December of 1885. Her brother Samuel and sister Rebecca died a few weeks later. The family remained in Butler County for about a year. Ida married George Franklin Freeman on April 6, 1887. About this same time Ida and George, as well as Ida's father and siblings, left Butler County and moved to western Kansas, near the town of Ulysses in Grant County. There they homesteaded. Ida and George's daughter, Mary Lulu, was born in September of 1888, while the family lived in Grant County. The Waldens and Freemans did not stay in Grant County very long. In the early spring of 1889, Ida's father and younger siblings left Ulysses and moved to Arkansas. At some point, Ida and George returned to Butler County. Their son, Walter Addison, was born there in September of 1890.
Ida and George divorced on October 14, 1892, in Butler County. George was given custody of the two children. He also received two horses, a wagon, a harness, and one bed. Ida got a cow, two hogs, chicken, furniture, and a hog pen. George left the children in Butler County, to be raised by his mother, Sidney Freeman. He then went to the Oklahoma strip, and then on to Canada. The two children remained in Butler County for the rest of their lives.
Ida remained in Butler County after her divorce from George. She married Fred Gustavis on March 28, 1894. Fred, a shoe maker, was a recent immigrant from Sweden. Ida and Fred lived in El Dorado. The marriage was short-lived, as they divorced in 1899. We believe Fred made his way to Topeka, where he remarried and had two daughters. He divorced that wife and moved to Denver, Colorado. At some point he married again, and moved to San Bernardino, California, where he died in 1938.
Ida remained in El Dorado after her divorce from Fred. She married A.L. Neikirk on July 4, 1900 in Butler County. A.L. is fully Artimus (or some variation thereof) Leroy. He grew up in Seneca County, Ohio.
Sometime between 1900 and 1910, after the Cherokee Strip opened for settlement, Ida and Leroy moved to Kay County, Oklahoma. They had a farm northwest of Ponca City. Leroy died in December of 1927. Some years later, Ida moved to Ponca City, where she remained for the rest of her life. She lived at 318 N. Elm and then 221 N. Pine. Ida was active in her church and various fraternal and social organizations. She died in the Ponca City Hospital, and was laid to rest beside her husband Leroy in the IOOF cemetery. Ida's great-granddaughter placed the marker for Ida in 2011.
Obituary
Mrs. Ida Neikirk Dies in Hospital
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church for Mrs. Ida Pearl Neikirk, 85 year-old pioneer resident of this vicinity who died early Wednesday morning in the Ponca City Hospital.
Mrs. Neikirk made her home at 216 West Chestnut until October 22 when she entered the Clubb Rest Home in Kaw City. She had been a patient in the hospital since Saturday.
Mrs. Neikirk, who was born Oct. 3, 1869 in Illinois came to Oklahoma with her husband, the late A.L. Neikirk, from Kansas when the Cherokee Strip was opened for settlement. They homesteaded northwest of the city on the land which now is the site of the Daack Packing Company. Neikirk died Dec. 8, 1927.
Fifteen years after her husband's death, Mrs. Neikirk moved into the city. A member of the First Christian Church, for a number of years she served as the church literature chairman. She also was a member of the Missionary Society, the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class, the Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Woman's Relief Corps.
Survivors are a son and a daughter, Walter Freeman and Mrs. C.C. Markley of Augusta, Kan., a sister, Mrs. Lena Skadden of Danviile, Ill., and a brother, Basil Walden of Broken Bow.
The Rev. Loyal S. Northcott, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Miles Funeral Home.
Members of the Loyal Women's Class will attend the services in a group.
In early 1872, when she was just 2 years old, Ida, her baby brother George, older sister Lena, and her parents loaded up a covered wagon, left Kentucky, and moved to southeast Kansas. They settled on farm land along the Little Walnut River in the Bodarc community of Bloomington Township in Butler County. There the family would live for the next fifteen years. Ida's uncle, Samuel Stewart, and her mother's first cousin, John Guthrie, also moved to Bodarc.
Ida's mother died in December of 1885. Her brother Samuel and sister Rebecca died a few weeks later. The family remained in Butler County for about a year. Ida married George Franklin Freeman on April 6, 1887. About this same time Ida and George, as well as Ida's father and siblings, left Butler County and moved to western Kansas, near the town of Ulysses in Grant County. There they homesteaded. Ida and George's daughter, Mary Lulu, was born in September of 1888, while the family lived in Grant County. The Waldens and Freemans did not stay in Grant County very long. In the early spring of 1889, Ida's father and younger siblings left Ulysses and moved to Arkansas. At some point, Ida and George returned to Butler County. Their son, Walter Addison, was born there in September of 1890.
Ida and George divorced on October 14, 1892, in Butler County. George was given custody of the two children. He also received two horses, a wagon, a harness, and one bed. Ida got a cow, two hogs, chicken, furniture, and a hog pen. George left the children in Butler County, to be raised by his mother, Sidney Freeman. He then went to the Oklahoma strip, and then on to Canada. The two children remained in Butler County for the rest of their lives.
Ida remained in Butler County after her divorce from George. She married Fred Gustavis on March 28, 1894. Fred, a shoe maker, was a recent immigrant from Sweden. Ida and Fred lived in El Dorado. The marriage was short-lived, as they divorced in 1899. We believe Fred made his way to Topeka, where he remarried and had two daughters. He divorced that wife and moved to Denver, Colorado. At some point he married again, and moved to San Bernardino, California, where he died in 1938.
Ida remained in El Dorado after her divorce from Fred. She married A.L. Neikirk on July 4, 1900 in Butler County. A.L. is fully Artimus (or some variation thereof) Leroy. He grew up in Seneca County, Ohio.
Sometime between 1900 and 1910, after the Cherokee Strip opened for settlement, Ida and Leroy moved to Kay County, Oklahoma. They had a farm northwest of Ponca City. Leroy died in December of 1927. Some years later, Ida moved to Ponca City, where she remained for the rest of her life. She lived at 318 N. Elm and then 221 N. Pine. Ida was active in her church and various fraternal and social organizations. She died in the Ponca City Hospital, and was laid to rest beside her husband Leroy in the IOOF cemetery. Ida's great-granddaughter placed the marker for Ida in 2011.
Obituary
Mrs. Ida Neikirk Dies in Hospital
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church for Mrs. Ida Pearl Neikirk, 85 year-old pioneer resident of this vicinity who died early Wednesday morning in the Ponca City Hospital.
Mrs. Neikirk made her home at 216 West Chestnut until October 22 when she entered the Clubb Rest Home in Kaw City. She had been a patient in the hospital since Saturday.
Mrs. Neikirk, who was born Oct. 3, 1869 in Illinois came to Oklahoma with her husband, the late A.L. Neikirk, from Kansas when the Cherokee Strip was opened for settlement. They homesteaded northwest of the city on the land which now is the site of the Daack Packing Company. Neikirk died Dec. 8, 1927.
Fifteen years after her husband's death, Mrs. Neikirk moved into the city. A member of the First Christian Church, for a number of years she served as the church literature chairman. She also was a member of the Missionary Society, the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class, the Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Woman's Relief Corps.
Survivors are a son and a daughter, Walter Freeman and Mrs. C.C. Markley of Augusta, Kan., a sister, Mrs. Lena Skadden of Danviile, Ill., and a brother, Basil Walden of Broken Bow.
The Rev. Loyal S. Northcott, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of the Miles Funeral Home.
Members of the Loyal Women's Class will attend the services in a group.
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