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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Sumner County Historical and Genealogical SocietyPO Box 402Wellington, KS 67152 Research Center Address: Memorial Auditorium, 208 N. Washington, Wellington, KS ARGONIA AND WESTERN SUMNER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 221 West GarfieldArgonia, Kansas 67004 Library/archives/museum collections: Salter Museum: 1884 home of America’s first woman mayor, Susanna Medora Salter, miscellaneous Salter family artifacts, … Read more
Below are a list of the localities that we have encountered in our searches of Sumner County Kansas genealogy and history. If you know of others, please comment about them below. Cities and Towns Adamsville Alton (*) Anson Argonia Argyle (*) Ashton Ashton Belle Plaine Bitter Creek (*) Bushnell (*) … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
This picture is of my father, Samuel Ellis Campfield, who was born in 1909. I am assuming he is 3 or 4 years old, and I don’t believe they left the Sumner County area before 1913. I hope to find out someday where the orchard was located. The picture is … Read more
The following links are part of the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society’s photo collection..
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 … Read more
Names of Persons Supported at Public Expense, in Whole or in Part. For various reasons people might find themselves short of cash to pay expenses. Many of the names listed are widows or Civil War pensioners. Others, not listed on the census. The date of this information was never presented by … Read more