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
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
The following links are part of the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society’s photo collection..
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
Township Page # Dwelling # Family# Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal property value Birthplace Previous Residence Palestine 1 1 1 Massey N. J. 30 M W Farmer 258 ILL ILL Palestine 1 1 1 Massey Mary 29 F W ILL … Read more
OXFORD (PART 2) Dwelling/Household # Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Birth State Prev State Occupation Add’l Comments 001/001 Votaw Charles 75 m w OH IN Farmer Votaw S.A. 73 f w IN IN Votaw W.L. 8 m w KS KS Attends School … Read more
OXFORD (PART 1) Dwelling/Household # Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Birth State Prev State Occupation Add’l Comments 001/001 Copeland Amos 54 m w IL IL Carpenter Copeland Mary E. 46 f w IL IL Copeland Lora A. 26 m w IL IL Farmer … Read more
This is a transcription of the 1875 Kansas State Census for the town of Oxford.
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 … Read more
Caldwell News, Caldwell, Sumner Co., KS – Oct 30, 1924 FATAL FALL While herding cattle on wheat pasture Sunday morning, Van McCants was thrown from his horse, and lighting on his head, sustained injuries which rendered him unconscious, The accident happened about nine-thirty and except for a short interval of … Read more