Sumner County

Who’s Who of Sumner County kansas

Sumner County

Who’s Who Who’s Who of Sumner County Kansas This page is dedicated to telling the tales of those lusty souls who settled Sumner County.  Sumner County Resident(s) Horsley George Leonard SEAMAN Hiram Brewer “Tim” FERGUSON William Harrison “Harry” FERGUSON Alonzo SHULL Chenoweth, Dr. A. George C. CARPENTER Henry Giese LOWRY Albert M. COLSON The LOPER Family William Lincoln CAMPFIELD Family George W. HORSLEY John EIKLOR Susanna SALTER, Mayor of Argonia Daniel James McCabe Ramsey Family Jesse & Clara (Perkins) Hoisington Simon Botkin, Original Settler Fultz, George Family History of Jesse Anderson Seitz Switzer Henry Newton Brown John B. Favor, Sheriff …

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Books Relating to Sumner County, Kansas

Sumner County

Mayfield Then and Now by Elaine Clark and Sherry Kline. 540 pages of Mayfield and family history, stories, memories, and 752 one-of-a-kind photographs. For more information and ordering: The Sumner County Story by Gwendoline and Paul Sanders. North Newton: Mennonite Press, 1966. A historical account of the various communities, features, and some people in Sumner Co. It is a “comfortable” book to read–not too heady as some histories can be–but contains little in the way of strictly genealogical data. It does, however, give the reader a feel of life in the various communities and county in general. Click here for …

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1895 Kansas State Census – South Haven Township (Part 1)

Sumner County

1895 Kansas State Census – South Haven Township (Part 1) SOUTH HAVEN (PART 1) Dwelling/Household # Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Birth State Prev State Occupation Add’l Comments 001/001 Miller W.W. 58 m w IN IN Merchant       T.K. 34 m w IN IN         S.E. 27 f w IN IN         Chas. E. 26 m w IN IN Merchant       Lucerna 11 f w IN IN Attends School       (Baby) 5m m w KS KS     001/001 Galyon J.J. 36 m w TN TX Merchant …

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1875 Kansas State Census – South Haven Township

Sumner County

1875 Kansas State Census – South Haven Township Township Page # Dwelling # Family# Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal property value Birthplace Previous Residence South Haven 1 1 1 Jennings W. P. 30 M W Farmer 400 247 IA IA South Haven 1 1 1 Jennings S. C. 27 F W       VA IA South Haven 1 1 1 Jennings J. D. 2 M W       KS   South Haven 1 2 2 Hawks P. L. 26 M W Farmer   431 MO MO South Haven 1 2 2 Hawks …

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Daniel James McCabe Ramsey Family

Sumner County

Daniel James McCabe Ramsey came from Rockcastle County, Kentucky with cousins and a wagon train of family to Greene County, Missouri. He and his brother were orphaned by the deaths of his parents about 1861-1865. He worked as a farmhand for Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Jasper Watts who lived near Rogersville, Missouri. There he met the sister of Mrs. Watts, Mary Jane Hedgpeth. They were married in 1871 in Greene County, Missouri. They stayed in the area and lived most of the time in Christian County which is just south of Greene County. There they had six children, two of …

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Obituary of Velma Lewis Ames Neal

Sumner County

Velma Neal Dies, Services Wednesday Services for Mrs. William (Velma Ruby Ames) Neal, 76, of 103 South Osage, Caldwell, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in the First United Methodist Church, Caldwell. Mrs. Neal died at 3 a.m. Monday, April 5, in the District Hospital following an extended illness. Schaeffer – Reager Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Neal was born Jan. 11, 1906, in Kansas City, the daughter of Donald Lewis and Harriet Nancy Lewis. Her first husband Max D. Ames preceded her in death. Mrs. Neal was a member of the First United Methodist …

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