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Barbara Jean Platt

Female 1934 - 2015  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Barbara Jean Platt was born on 14 Feb 1934 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas (daughter of Eldon Lewis Platt and Nora Louise Sharpless); died on 16 Nov 2015 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Barbara Jean Gerdsen, 81, Rogers, Ark., formerly of LaHarpe, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 at Circle of Life in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Feb. 14, 1934, in Fort Scott, to Elden and Louise (Sharpeless) Platt. She grew up south of LaHarpe on a farm with five brothers. She was a graduate of LaHarpe High School.
    On May 22, 1952, she married Wayne Eugene Gerdsen in LaHarpe Methodist Church Parsonage. They lived on a farm north of LaHarpe. Barbara was a housewife, sold Avon and was mother to their two sons Steven and Ken Gerdsen. She was a member of LaHarpe Christian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher. She also loved to sing in church.
    She was survived by their two sons, Steven and his wife Jessica (Daniel) Gerdsen, Rogers, Ark., and Ken Gerdsen, Junction City; five grandchildren, Danielle, Derek, Dana, Kevin and Kayla Gerdsen; and four great-grandchildren, Hazeline, Jordan, Chole and Jael.
    Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Light of LaHarpe Baptist Church (LaHarpe Baptist Mission on sign). Burial will be at the LaHarpe Cemetery.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167588802/barbara-jean-gerdsen

    Barbara married Wayne Eugene Gerdsen on 22 May 1952 in La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas. Wayne was born on 28 Oct 1931 in Moran, Allen County, Kansas; died on 13 Apr 2010 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eldon Lewis Platt was born on 11 Jul 1906 in Kansas; died on 27 Sep 1973 in Kansas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1940, Marion, Bourbon County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39007703/eldon-lewis-platt

    Eldon married Nora Louise Sharpless. Nora (daughter of William M. Sharpless and Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans) was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas; died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nora Louise Sharpless was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas (daughter of William M. Sharpless and Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans); died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39007704/louise-nora-platt

    Children:
    1. Harvey M. Platt was born on 22 Apr 1928 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 19 Sep 1981 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas; was buried in Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
    2. Emmett Leon Platt was born on 29 Dec 1930 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 10 Jul 1995; was buried in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    3. 1. Barbara Jean Platt was born on 14 Feb 1934 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 16 Nov 2015 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William M. Sharpless was born in Apr 1858 in Illinois; died in 1930 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66339132/william-m-sharpless

    William married Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans on 18 Sep 1886 in Bourbon County, Kansas. Ruth (daughter of William Stevens Wiggans and Nancy Jane Sivey) was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri (daughter of William Stevens Wiggans and Nancy Jane Sivey); died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66339151/ruth-f-sharpless

    Children:
    1. Charles W. Sharpless was born in Jul 1887 in Kansas.
    2. Ernest Marion Sharpless was born on 23 Nov 1889 in Kansas; died in 1966; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    3. Elsie N. D. Sharpless was born on 25 Oct 1893 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 8 Aug 1966; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    4. Edith Frances Sharpless was born in Apr 1896 in Kansas.
    5. Zella J. Sharpless was born in Apr 1899 in Kansas.
    6. Edna Lola Sharpless was born in 1902 in Kansas; died in 1978; was buried in West Liberty Cemetery, Fulton, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    7. 3. Nora Louise Sharpless was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas; died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  William Stevens Wiggans was born on 26 Jan 1847 in Illinois (son of Valentine Leonard Wiggans and Catharine Stipp); died in Feb 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri
    • Census: 1875, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1880, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1900, Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1910, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880650/william-stevens-wiggans

    William married Nancy Jane Sivey on 26 Jul 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton) was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Nancy Jane Sivey was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton); died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880859/nancy-jane-wiggans

    Children:
    1. Ida Mae Wiggans was born on 4 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1950 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    2. Grant Absolom Wiggans was born in Jan 1870 in Illinois; died in 1928 in Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    3. 7. Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    4. Thomas Marion Wiggans was born on 14 Feb 1872 in Kansas; died on 19 Jun 1923; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    5. George Russell Wiggans was born on 26 Jun 1873 in Kansas; died in 1940; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    6. William Burton Wiggans was born on 9 Dec 1878 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in 1960 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    7. Cora M. Wiggans was born in Oct 1885 in Kansas.


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