Frederick Button Nurse (1856-1936) was born in Norwich, England and came to Barber
  County as a child with his mother, Melley Nurse (1827-1899) and his brothers, Edward
  and Walter. Frederick married Hannah Viola Rogers (1865-1945). They lived in Mingona
  Township, where Frederick farmed and did carpentry work. Their children included Ralph
  (1884-1950), Lee (1886-1954), Jessie (1889-1954), Walter Scott (1891-1951), and Carrie
  Nurse Matthews (1895-1970).
     Walter was born in Medicine Lodge and attended school at Mingona. On May 27, 1916,
  Walter married Ethel Leona Hunt (b. Sept 11, 1897), daughter of John Washington Hunt
  (1886-1921) and Clara Bell Wingfield Hunt (1876-1958). John and Clara came to Barber
  County from Vinita, Oklahoma, in 1915. The women came by train, while the men came
  by wagon.
     Walter and Ethel settled in the Mingona area of Barber County, where they raised
  their family of two sons and two daughters.
     Although handicapped by spinal meningitis in early childhood, Walter loved horses
  and horseback riding and was one of the founders of the saddle club, now known as the
  Medicine Lodge Saddle and Roping Club. The first events of this organization were held
  in a field near the Nurse farm home. When his health failed and he could no longer
  participate, Walter was honored with a lifetime membership in the club. Walter died
  on November 20, 1951.
     Children of Ethel and Walter include Marvin M., Jack D., Betty Jane, and Carol Sue.
     Marvin, who was born April 28, 1917, married Margaret Koeppen of Attica, Kansas.
  They have three sons - Derry Dean, William Scott, and Michael Kent. Marvin and his
  family live in Wichita. One son, Derry, married LeAnn Youmans of Wichita, and they 
  have a daughter Dara.
     Jack D. was born December 13, 1919. He married Marguerite E. Bevans Saddler of
  Barber County, and they live in Medicine Lodge.
     Betty Jane, who was born August 2, 1921, married Virgil De Mint of Hazelton, Kansas.
  They live in Hutchinson and have two daughters, Cheryl Renee and Jan Charmaine. Cheryl
  married Jay Gosch of Norwich, Kansas, and they have a son, Justin. Jan is an art
  teacher in the St. Louis, Missouri, school system.
     Carol Sue, born January 16, 1938, married Richard Vester of Tribune, Kansas. They
  reside in Tribune and have one son, Richard Scott.
     Ethel moved to Medicine Lodge shortly after Walter's death. She worked as a cook
  until her retirement. Today she enjoys her children, grandchildren, and great-grand
  children, and she participates in activities such as Golden Agers, Community Club,
  World War II Mothers' Club, and Forest City Ladies Aid.
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 349 
     Submitted by: Jack D. Nurse