In 1869, John married Alzina Sheldon.
John Lake and Alzina Overturf moved from Knox County, Illinois, to Johnson County, Nebraska in 1877. Here is a description of that move from John Lake's autobiography, written in 1909:
"We made all possible haste and on October 3, 1877, we started for Nebraska. Our worldly belongings amounted to four horses, one wagon and harness, our bedding, and $160. We drove overland, arriving in Johnson County, Nebraska, on October 24, 1877. I rented a farm [in Johnson County] but could not get possession until spring. We rented a house to winter in and I went to work. We managed to exist until we raised a crop. Three and a half years from that time we had 160 acres of land [in Nemaha County] and had it paid for besides building a shanty on it. [The homestead was completed in 1893] and all of [our children] grew to manhood and womanhood there and [they] were the most happy years of our life...."
They remained on their Nemaha County homestead for 28 years. In 1909, they left because of John's failing health; however, both were buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Nemaha County, John in 1911 and Alzina in 1928.
In 1869, John married Alzina Sheldon.
John Lake and Alzina Overturf moved from Knox County, Illinois, to Johnson County, Nebraska in 1877. Here is a description of that move from John Lake's autobiography, written in 1909:
"We made all possible haste and on October 3, 1877, we started for Nebraska. Our worldly belongings amounted to four horses, one wagon and harness, our bedding, and $160. We drove overland, arriving in Johnson County, Nebraska, on October 24, 1877. I rented a farm [in Johnson County] but could not get possession until spring. We rented a house to winter in and I went to work. We managed to exist until we raised a crop. Three and a half years from that time we had 160 acres of land [in Nemaha County] and had it paid for besides building a shanty on it. [The homestead was completed in 1893] and all of [our children] grew to manhood and womanhood there and [they] were the most happy years of our life...."
They remained on their Nemaha County homestead for 28 years. In 1909, they left because of John's failing health; however, both were buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Nemaha County, John in 1911 and Alzina in 1928.
Family Members
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Etta M. Overturf Smith
1869–1959
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William Fuller Overturf
1874–1936
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John Horton Overturf
1875–1957
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Emma T Overturf
1878–1901
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Charles Elmus Overturf
1880–1966
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Jesse Ray Overturf
1884–1946
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George Edwin Overturf Sr
1886–1949
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Elbert Frank Overturf
1888–1969
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Inf. Overturf
1896–1896
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Tresse J Overturf
unknown–1884
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Ellen Merle Overturf
unknown–1894
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