The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenRobert Wilkinson Furnas1 
M, #881, * 5 May 1824, + 1 Jun 1905
| Father | William Furnas1 * 18 Oct 1804, + 1832 |
| Mother | Martha Jenkins1 * 5 Sep 1800, + 1832 |
Family | Mary E. McComas * c 1829, + 1897 |
| Children |
Robert Wilkinson was born on 5 May 1824 in Troy, Ohio.1,2 He (1) married Mary E. McComas on 29 Oct 1845 at Cincinnati, Ohio.1 He (2) married Mrs Susannah (Emswiler) Jameson in 1899.1,3 He died on 1 Jun 1905 in Lincoln, Nebraska.4,1
Other information:
He lived from 1855 on in Brownville in Nebraska and he was governor of that state from 1873-1875.1
Robert Wilkinson Furnas was a printer, editor, publisher.5,1,6
He served in the Civil War. He was a captain, and later a colonel with the Comp. E., 2nd Reg. of the Nebraska Cavalry.
A biography.1,2
He is listed in the following census:
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, (#29), Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson, his wife Mary E. and their children William E., Fillmore J., Arthur W., George G., John S. and Mollie.5
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, Sixth Street, Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson, his wife Mary E. and their children Mollie and Celia.9
1900 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson and his 2nd wife Suzanna E. Furnas.3
Other information:
He lived from 1855 on in Brownville in Nebraska and he was governor of that state from 1873-1875.1
Robert Wilkinson Furnas was a printer, editor, publisher.5,1,6
He served in the Civil War. He was a captain, and later a colonel with the Comp. E., 2nd Reg. of the Nebraska Cavalry.
In the fall of 1862, three cavalry companies were formed in the county, for the Second Nebraska Regiment, Company C, Company E, and Company M. The officers of Company E were: Captain, R. W. Furnas; First Lieutenant, Lewis Hill; Second Lieutenant, J. H. Mann; Dr. C. F. Stewart was Post Surgeon of this latter company, which was stationed for a few months at Nemaha City.7
| Left front: Col. Robert W. Furnas and staff, during the expedition of the Second Nebraska Cavalry against the Sioux, 18638.  | Col. Robert W. Furnas, Camp Cook, Dakota Territory8.  |
A biography.1,2
He is listed in the following census:
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, (#29), Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson, his wife Mary E. and their children William E., Fillmore J., Arthur W., George G., John S. and Mollie.5
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, Sixth Street, Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson, his wife Mary E. and their children Mollie and Celia.9
1900 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Robert Wilkinson Furnas, Brownville, Nehama County, Nebraska. Household consists of Robert Wilkinson and his 2nd wife Suzanna E. Furnas.3
Citations
- [S96] John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, ANB, s.v. "Furnas, Robert Wilkinson", by Jon C. Teaford.
- [S387] A.T Andreas, Nebraska, Nemaha County, part 8 (Biographies). Online at http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/nemaha/nemaha-p8.html#bios
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1900. Nebraska, Nemaha County, Brownville, ED 89, sheet 130A, line 18-19. (NARA: T623, Roll 935, Page 130). Household of Robert W. Furnas.
- [S190] Furnass, online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ax383&I11.x=24&I11.y=3
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. Nebraska, Nemaha County, Brownville, sheet 4, line 1-10. (NARA: M653, Roll 665, Page 387). Household of Robert W. Furnas.
- [S955] Biogr. Encyclopedia, pg. 173-174. "Furnas, Robert Wilkinson". Available at Google Books at. <https://books.google.com/books?id=fqtPAQAAMAAJ
- [S250] Who was Who, s. v. "Furnas, Robert Wilkinson."
- [S388] Myrtle D Berry, Neb. Civil War. Online at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/military/CW/neincw/neincw.html
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. Nebraska, Nemaha County, Brownville, sheet 28, line 25-30. (NARA: T9, Roll 752, Page 157D). Household of Robert W. Furnas.