(Loc. on Elmwood Rd. N of Batavia) FITZWATER Jane, d. 27 Sept. 1846, ae. 42 yrs. Wife of Samuel. KIDD Daniel, d. 6 Mar. 1839, ae. 61 yrs. Malinda, b. 8 July 1834, dau. of Joseph and Delia, d. 2 Oct. 1851. MCCOMB Robert, d. 23 Aug. 1846, ae. 69 yrs., 6 mos.
(Loc. 1 mi. S. of Amelia) BUTLER Maria, b. May 1823, d. Oct. 1823. Mary Sprague, d. 21 Mar. 1858, ae. 80 yrs., 4 mos., 7 days. Native of Marthas Vineyard, Mass. MYRICK Eliza, d. 10 Feb. 1842, ae. 39 yrs., 4 mos., 22 days. Wife of Reuben W. Mary S., dau. of R. and E., d. 20 May 1852, ae. 5 yrs., 11 mos. WALTER Walter, b. 20 Nov. 1772, d. 23 Apr. 1853, ae. 80 yrs., 5 mos., 3 days. Native of Edgartown, Mass.
Joseph Schoewaiter Smith, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1824. His ancestors at an early day emigrated from England and Wales and settled in New Jersey and their descendants are now scattered all over the United States. At the age of eight years he accompanied his parents to Clermont County, Ohio, and three years later to Vermilion County, Indiana. He received such education as a farmer’s boy of ambition could receive at that day in a pioneer neighborhood. During the summer he worked on the farm and in the winter attended such schools as the county afforded. He … Read more
William Christee Smyser, who died at Sterling, Kansas, August 9, 1917, had been for thirty-five years a resident of that section of the state. Few men have assumed and carried out to such a successful conclusion the larger responsibilities of business affairs. One of the outstanding characteristics of big business men is a quiet efficiency of performance that handles a great volume of work with a notable absence of noise and confusion. This quiet efficiency was a mark of Mr. Smyser’s entire career. Under his direction large affairs were transacted and things got themselves done in the form of concrete … Read more
The descendants of two brothers, George and Maturin Ricker of Dover NH who’s descendants resided principally in New Hampshire and Maine.
(Loc. on State Rt. 132 1 mi. E of New Richmond) ARCHARD Eliza E. A., b. 1838, d. 1912. Author, traveler and scholar. James W., d. Sept. 1873, ae. 61 yrs. Jane W. Warren, d. 6 Feb. 1902, ae. 86 yrs., 10 mos. BLANCHARD Anna Maria, dau. of Isaac and Ann, d. 18 Mar. 1850, ae. 1 yr., 4 mos., 6 days. Harriet C., d. 5 May 1858, ae. 23 yrs., 4 mos., 2 days. Jane, dau. of Isaac and Ann, d. 15 Mar. 1850, ae. 6 yrs., 3 mos., 19 days. DICKSON Amanda Hellen, dau. of D. W. and … Read more
Arthur C. Shriver, of the firm of A. C. Shriver & Sons, dealers in stoves, tinware and house-furnishing goods, Charleston; was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Jan. 30, 1813; when he was about 10 years old, his parents removed to Adams Co., Ohio; at the age of 18, he went to Hillsboro, in Highland Co., Ohio, to learn the tinner’s trade; after which, he worked as a journeyman in Ohio and Kentucky for a number of years; in 1836, he began business for himself in Augusta, Ky., removing a few years later to Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, and there carried … Read more
(Loc. btwn. Newtonsville & Milford on William Dolpke farm) PUCKETT Josiah, b. 1764, d. 1845. Pa. Troops, Rev. War. Luther C., son of Josiah and Elizabeth, d. 25 Jan. 1844, ae. 6 days.
Henry Brandley was born in Switzerland October 12, 1839, and died at his beautiful home at Matfield Green in Chase County June 1, 1910. When he was about twelve years of age his parents came to America, being fifty-two days in crossing the ocean. In 1852 the family settled in Cincinnati, where he finished his education and worked at the painter’s trade. In 1856 the Brandleys moved to Randolph. County, Indiana, and there the young man had further experience as a farm hand, in a shingle mill, as rail maker and digger of ditches. In the spring of 1859 he … Read more
(Loc. in Wayne twp. near intersection of Rt. 131 and Rt. 133.) MALOTT Andrew J., d. 26 Feb. 1862, ae. 45 yrs., 4 mos., 11 days. Elizabeth, d. 3 Jan. 1850. Wife of A. J. Henry O., son of A. J., d. 26 Apr. 1861, ae. 3 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days. Susan, dau. of J. and P. d. 30 Apr. 1860, ae. 4 yrs., 8 mos., 4 days.
(Loc. on J. J. Goslin farm 1½ mi. S. of intersection of Rt. 133 & Rt. 222 in Franklin twp) GOSLIN Nathaniel, d. 23 Oct. 1843, ae. 55 yrs., 4 mos., 22 days. Reuben, son of Nathaniel and Amy, d. 8 Dec. 1836, ae. 4 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days. Sarah Jane, dau. of Nathaniel and Amy, d. 13 July 1835, ae. 2 mos., 14 days.
William Frank Flack, M. D. While the medical profession for centuries had enlisted some of the most profound minds of all times, modern discoveries and developments have opened up new fields for the brilliant physician and surgeon, and many of this profession have turned their attention to particular branches, specializing along certain lines. This development had been necessary, for the problems presented in the calling today are so serious and difficult of solution that the average physician had not the expert knowledge to handle all satisfactorily. For some years past William Frank Flack, the pioneer physician of Elk County, had … Read more
Anton Diebolt, Jr., cashier of the Piqua State Bank in Woodson County, is one of the younger bankers of Kansas and had studied and practiced banking with a varied experience in different institutions ever since reaching manhood. He is a native of Kansas and represents a family that have had an important share in business and financial circles. He was born in Atchison County, Kansas, October 10, 1885, a son of Anton Diebolt, Sr., and a grandson of Joseph Diebolt. The Diebolt family in the earlier generations lived in the Province of Alsace, on the border between the French and … Read more
One of the most interesting old timers of Kansas is Jerry Hussey, now living retired at Williamsburg. He served faithfully and loyally as a soldier during the Civil war, and soon after the close of that great struggle identified himself with the State of Kansas, where he helped to reclaim a part of the wilderness and make it a fertile and valuable farm. Of New England ancestry he was born in the State of Vermont in August, 1845, and when very young was left an orphan, so that he had to flght his own battles at a time when most … Read more
(Loc. on Robert H. Hermann farm on Jet Hill Rd. in Monroe twp.) FERGUSON Carrie E., dau. of Ira and Nancy, d. 27 June 1868, ae. 26 yrs., 1 mo., 17 days. Nancy M., b. 27 Feb. 1820, dau. of Mr. Shaw, d. 1 May 1878, ae. 58 yrs., 2 mos., 1 day. Wife of Ira Ferguson. SHAW Infant dau. of J. R., d. ae. 2 days. John, b. 1 Apr. 1810, son of John and Nancy, d. 1 Nov. 1896. John Sr., b. 13 July 1779, York Co., Pa., d. 18 July 1847, ae. 68 yrs., 3 days. Husband … Read more
B. H. Achter. In a foremost place on the list of the men who are identified with large business interests at Iola, Kansas, is found the name of B. H. Achter, president of the Iola Wholesale Grocer Company. Mr. Achter is one of the men who have worked their own way to prosperity and prominence, for when he came to this country he was without capital or influence and was compelled to depend alone upon his own resource and ability. His career had been one of marked advancement, and the material rewards which have been his have been fairly and … Read more
(Loc. on Quitten Road) OSBORN Benjamin, d. 14 Aug. 1887, ae. 44 yrs., 8 mos., 18 days. Clifford, son of G. W. and H. J., d. 16 Aug. 1878, ae. 1 mo., 3 days. G. W., b. 30 Nov. 1833, d. 4 Oct. 1844. Hannah J., d. 13 June 1881, ae. 35 yrs. Wife of G. W. John, b. 1793, d. 15 Mar. 1873, ae. 80 yrs., 10 mos. Sarah, d. 15 Aug. 1843, ae. 7 yrs., 10 mos., 1 day. Sarah, d. 19 Oct. 1882, ae. 83 yrs. Wife of John. Simeon N. B., d. 5 July 1841, ae. … Read more
ANSCHUTZ Fred C., b. 1884, d. 1953. BANISTER Mehettable, b. 22 Dec. 1807, d. 1863, ae. 56 yrs. Wife of Philander Banister. Philander, b. 15 Nov. 1809, d. 18 Sept. 1874. BETTLE George, b. 1850, d. 1912 Harriet E., dau. of S. and J. A. Bettle, d. 28 Feb. 1865, ae. 31 yrs., 19 days. John S., b. 1 Dec. 1842, son of Sam and Julia Bettle, d. 12 Apr. 1862. Julia Ann, d. 25 Oct. 1870, ae. 63 yrs. Wife of Sam Bettle. Mary Eliza, dau. of Sam Bettle, d. 13 Nov. 1870, ae. 43 yrs. Sam, d. 21 … Read more
(Loc. on Horstman farm in Batavia twp.) WHITAKER John, d. 21 Dec. 1842, ae. 36 yrs., 7 mos., 16 days. Lucett V., dau. of John and Margaret, d. 11 July 1841, ae. 1 yr., 9 mos., 15 days. Margaret, d. 20 June 1833, ae. 74 yrs. Wilson, son of John and M., d. 8 July 1837, ae. 1 yr., 15 days.
He located at Ida Grove, Iowa, August 20, 1877. He was born in Cedar County, Iowa, July 18, 1856, son of Samuel and Mary (Ranck) Heilman. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. He was reared in Iowa, received his literary education at Cornell College and took his medical course at the Medical College of Ohio at Cincinnati, graduating at the latter institution in March 1877. Upon his arrival here he entered into a partnership with Dr. F. D. Seeber, & was associated with him for 2 years. After conducting his practice alone for 2 years, Dr. … Read more