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.
In 1906, Charles E. McChesney compiled a list of the Lower Chinook, Kathlamet, Tillamook, and Clatsop Indians, along with their heirs, who had treaty agreements with the U.S. government since 1851. The document includes numerous names and corresponding addresses across various locations, such as Oregon, Washington, and California. This registration underscores the ongoing recognition of these tribes and serves as an important historical record of their existence and relocations during that period.
An introductory page for the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, this volume includes a historical sketch of the county by Samuel T. Wiley and more than 500 biographical sketches of prominent local men and leading citizens. It also outlines Chester County’s colonial origins, early boundaries, and its role in the formation of neighboring counties.
A historical overview of western Nebraska and its pioneer settlers, this volume highlights the men who helped build counties across the Nebraska Panhandle, including Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes. It also points readers to biographies, history volumes, and a gallery of 143 photographs.
Sweetie Ivery Wagoner recounts her early life as the daughter of Betty and Louis Ivery on a large Arkansas plantation owned by Newt Titsworth. Her father, a Creek Indian, was enslaved and married to a slave woman. Sweetie describes the good treatment of slaves by Titsworth, who employed them in various tasks, and the abundance of food provided. Post-war hardships followed, leading to separation from her siblings. She reflects on her family’s Indian heritage and her mother’s education in reading, alongside a strong devotion to religion.
Joseph Edward Wagoner, born on August 17, 1875, in Chase County, Kansas, emerged as a prominent farmer and stock raiser in the region. Raised on his father’s farm, he gained practical farming experience over two decades and now operates a substantial 580-acre stock ranch. He is politically a Republican and affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In 1903, he married Ruby Braudley, a well-educated music teacher from Chase County, and they have one son, Claude, born in 1904.
Terry L. Wagoner, 53, passed away on February 23 at his home in Athena. A celebration of life will be held on Friday at the First Christian Church in Pendleton, with another planned for La Grande later. Born on October 24, 1954, in La Grande, he graduated from Imbler High School and married Tina Pugh in 1973. Terry worked for Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement in 2005. He is survived by his wife, daughters, grandchildren, and siblings. Memorial contributions may be made to charity via Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home.
This document contains genealogical statements regarding various individuals and families of Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Mississippi Choctaw descent who sought recognition and enrollment in tribal rolls. The records, primarily from 1909 reports, detail claimants’ ancestry, enrollment issues, and tribal affiliations. Many individuals were denied enrollment due to factional disputes, legal technicalities, or failure to apply within deadlines.