Birth: April 1819, Vermont USA

Death: 30 April 1895 (age 75-76), South Fork Township, Pawnee County, Nebraska

Burial Prairie Star Pioneer Cemetery, DuBois, Pawnee County, Nebraska USA

THE PAWNEE REPUBLICAN, Pawnee City, Nebr. Thur. May 9, 1895.

Find-a-Grave Memorial: 198121078

Mrs. S. D. Percival, whose death occurred last Wed. was in the 76th year of her age. Ten children survive her, six boys and four girls. The funeral occurred Thursday at 1 p.m. at the U. P. church south of this city. Rev. L. B. Wharton conducted the services.

PAWNEE WEEKLY PRESS, Wednesday, May 8, 1895. Stephen D. Percival returned to his home in Haddam, Kansas last night. He was a son of Mrs. S. D. Percival, who died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday..

THIS IS PART OF THE ESTATE SETTLEMENT: May 2, 1895

Stephen D. Percival departed this life in Pawnee Co. 29 day November 1882 leaving no will. Stephen Bailey Percival appointed administrator 29 January 1884. Paid debts 27 July 1884, discharged of his said trust estate was administrated except 80 acres of land which was the homestead of said deceased and remained in the hands of Roxana Percival the rest of said deceased the rest of her lifetime, that the said Roxana Percival died on the 30 day of April 1895 leaving said homestead to be administrated, which estate is in Pawnee Co., Nebraska.

NOTE: This death date doesn't match with the other papers, but this one is most likely correct.

PAWNEE REPUBLICAN, Pawnee City, Nebr. November 28, 1878.

A destructive prairie fire broke out on the farm of Rev. S. D. Percival last Friday and destroyed twenty ton of hay for Mr. Percival and C. L. Humphrey, and a number of stacks of hay for Jonathan Smith and w. F. Wilson. Mr. Percival lost also one hundred bushels of oats, and would have lost his barn and other building but for the timely aid of Mr. McClure's two boys, who prevented the fire from getting to them. Mr. Percival's wife received severe injuries while fighting the fire. She got smothered and fell and had to crawl out of the range of the fire. Mr. Percival had his shirt almost burned and received several burns on the (missing) and arm.

Erastus Blanchard #160323374, who is buried in this cemetery, may be the brother of Roxana.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160323374/erastus-blanchard

George William Boston

Born:               March 9, 1810 in Huntington, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Died:               March 5, 1890, at his home in DuBois, Nebraska

Married:          Christina Robinson March 9, 1833 in Portage County Indiana. The Service was performed by justice of the peace Woolsey 

After Christina passed in 1882, George married her half-sister Sarah J. Robinson November 15, 1882 in Nebraska City, Ne.

Christina “Christie Robinson Boston

Born:               December 16, 1816, in Summit County Ohio

Died:               May 5, 1882 at her home in South Fork Precinct, Pawnee County, Ne.

Myrtle May Barklow Parents Amos and Sarah Barklow (Find A Grave Memorial 2401519)

Born:               Nov. 23, 1880, Pawnee County Ne.

Died:               May 8, 1882

Siblings:              Alice G. Beamon (____ - 1905)*

  Myrtle May Barklow (1880 - 1882)

  Clara Coquela Barklow (1883 - 1930)*

  Charles H. Barklow (1887 - 1983)*

  Ada Savilla Barklow (1890 - 1923)*

Barklow infant. Parents Cal and Ann Barklow 

Born:               1875

Buried:   May 1, 1879, Funeral Service at the school house by Rev. Pulleu (Pawnee Republican 5-6-1879)

O. S. (no date, only a footstone was observed in 1970’s and again in 2004)

Obenchain infant. Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Obenchain

Died:  Dec. 25, 1878, buried 1-2-1879 Burial services at Prairie Star grave yard at 4 o’clock p. m. (Pawnee Republican, 1-2-1879)

Steven D. Percival, Reverend (Find A Grave Memorial 64570821)

Born:   1817 in Oswego New York, Lived in Batavia, Kane County Illinois and served in the 8th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry

Died:   Nov. 29, 1882

Married Roxanna A. Blanchard Percival in 1843

Filed for Homestead Nov. 4, 1864 T1N, R12E, NW ¼ Section 29

Frank L. Percival
Born:  July 10, 1866
Died:  August 28, 1867
Parents: Alonzo Lee and Lydia Ann Austin Percival

**Ida Florence Young Parents E. W. L. and S. E. Young (Find A Grave Memorial 24201502)

Born:   July 23, 1847, Somerset Co. Maine

Died:   Feb. 19, 1877

**Ida Loantha Young (school teacher) Parents Coburn and Elvira Young

Born:   July 23, 1847, Somerset Co. Maine

Died:   Feb. 19, 1877
** These maybe the same individual, the headstone I photographed is of Ida, Loantha Young

Jesse Young Parents E & M Young (Find A Grave Memorial 154679455)

Born:  Unknown

Died:  Unknown

Erastus Blanchard

Born:   Dec., 24, 1805

Died:   July 12, 1871, age 65 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Birth date using ancestry calculator. 

1870 US Census,Kansas,Nemaha Co.,Clear Creek Pct.
Blanchard, Erastus born about 1806 in Vermont, 64, farm laborer, same house with Edgar, Mary, Freddy, Maggie Percival. 
 
Inscription: Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Savior cometh.