Published in 1946 by McCormick-Armstrong Co., Wichita, Kansas, “Hutchinson, a Prairie City in Kansas” is an important historical resource that captures the quintessence of a small city transitioning through time. The author, Willard Welsh, has painstakingly collected stories, facts, and photographs to compose a narrative that preserves the memory of Hutchinson’s development from its early days to an expanding city center.
William Wilson, the pioneer ancestor of this family, emigrated from Stewardstown, County of Tyrone, Ireland, in 1732, when 19 years of age. The Town of Stewardstown is in the parish of Donagheny in the province of Ulster and eighty-two miles northwest of Dublin, long noted for its very superior linen cloth.
A genealogy of the Lake family of Great Egg Harbour in Old Gloucester County in New Jersey : descended from John Lade of Gravesend, Long Island; with notes on the Gravesend and Staten Island branches of the family. This volume of nearly 400 pages includes a coat-of-arms in colors, two charts, and nearly fifty full page illustrations – portraits, old homes, samplers, etc. The coat-of-arms shown in the frontspiece is an unusually good example of the heraldic art!
The document lists individuals associated with Captain McGehee in the Harrisonville District, including various Allen, Bailey, and Johnston family members, as well as many others. Notable figures such as sheriff Bruster and esquire Glenn are mentioned among a significant number of residents, highlighting the community’s demographic during this period. This compilation of names serves as a historical record of local leadership and citizenry under McGehee’s command, reflecting the social structure and connections within the district.
An abstract of disbursements made by Cherokee agent George Vashon records payments to 390 Cherokee families, totaling 1,835 individuals, under the fifth article of the 1828 treaty. Between September 1830 and December 1833, Vashon distributed $47,251.75 of the $50,000 congressional grant by War Department drafts, with a slight discrepancy from the actual recorded amount.
Ralph Hendricks Justice, 85, of Walla Walla, Washington, passed away on February 23, 2000. Born on July 13, 1914, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, earning several medals, including the Bronze Star. After marrying Edna Mae Renfrow in 1946, he worked as a foreman and retired from Continental Can. Justice had a passion for racehorses and was an active community member. He is survived by stepchildren, a brother, grandchildren, and a longtime companion. Funeral services were held on February 27, followed by burial.
The Treaty of May 6, 1828, granted the Cherokee Nation 7 million acres as a permanent home, recognizing their sovereignty while mandating the cession of remaining lands to the United States. As a result, some Cherokee settlers were displaced from previously believed tribal lands. The treaty stipulated that land ceded would be appraised, and cash payments would be made for improvements made by proprietors. Numerous accounts detail the assessed value of various improvements, reflecting the complexities of land and ownership during this period.
P. Justice, born on November 10, 1838, in Pulaski County, Indiana, was raised in a family of nine before moving to Texas in 1853. He later relocated to California, where he became a pioneer farmer in Azusa. In 1883, he settled in Westminster, engaging in general farming and stock-raising. An advocate for education, he served as a trustee in his district. He married Martha A. Cotman in 1869, and they had eight children, contributing to the local community and Republican politics.