Plymouth Illinois

Biographical Sketch of Edmond H. Madison

Edmond H. Madison, a notable figure from Wichita, was born on December 18, 1865, in Illinois. After beginning his career as a teacher at eighteen, he pursued law in Wichita and was admitted to the bar in 1888. Madison served as Ford County’s attorney and later as a judge before entering Congress, representing Kansas’s Seventh District. Known for his support of President Roosevelt, he died unexpectedly on September 18, 1911, during his third congressional term, leaving behind a legacy of public service and advocacy.

Biography of William C. Cecil, M. D.

Dr. William C. Cecil, born November 15, 1850, in Plymouth, Illinois, was a pioneering physician in Stark, Kansas. A descendant of the notable Cecil family of Maryland, Dr. Cecil earned his M.D. from the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati in 1875. He practiced medicine in Illinois and Kansas, settling in Stark in 1888, where he was the first permanent doctor. Renowned for his dedication, Dr. Cecil served the community for nearly 30 years. He was active in local Masonic organizations and married twice, first to Sarah E. Robinson and later to Nell Rumbeck, with whom he had three children.