Biographies for Cowley County Kansas Genealogy Trails

COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS

BIOGRAPHIES

BAIRD, CHARLES MARTIN

Charles Martin Baird, for many years, a prominent farmer and livestock breeder, was born in a log house four miles west of Arkansas City, April 22, 1880, where he still resides. His father, Thomas Baird a carpenter and contractor by trade, was born in Stratford, Canada, July 26, 1849. After working four years as an apprentice he came to Kansas in 1869, and followed the erection of railroads. He homesteaded in Crowley County and later in 1872 began farming.

His wife Adelia Pulchura Baird, was born in Collingwood, Canada, August 19, 1858. Coming to Kansas at the age of twelve, she taught school until her marriage. She reared three children; William, Charles and Mabel. Her parents were Canadian, her paternal grandparents were French and her maternal grandparents English. Charles Martin Baird attended public school until 1896, and the following years was a student at the Arkansas City High School. From 1898 until 1902 he attended Kansas State Agricultural College the winter terms, graduating in the farmer's short course in 1902. He was president of his class and a member of the Hamilton Liberty Society.

On October 21, 1903 he was married to Lenora Sophia Hadicke at Geuda Springs, Kansas. Mrs. Baird was born there on June 20, 1886. Her paternal grandparents were German and her maternal ancestry descended from early settlers in North Carolina. To Mr. and Mrs. Baird the following children were born: Margaret Lucile, September 23, 1904, who died September 30, 1904; Charles Berlyn, September 17, 1905, who married Melba Lucile Lonache; Martin William, July 1, 1908, who married Helen Maxine Schaffer; Albert Thomas, January 20, 1912; Mabel Maxine September 17, 1917; and Walter Hadicke, September 19, 1919. Charles Berlyn has one son Jack Charles, born November 9, 1929. Charles and Mabel is a student at the Arkansas City High School.

Since reaching maturity, Mr. Baird has engaged as a breeder of shorthorn cattle, Percheron horses and Shropshire sheep. In 1927 he was chosen as one of the first class of Kansas Master Farmers. At the present time he is president of the Kansas Master Farmer's Association. A Democrat he was elected in 1928 from the 50th district for the 1929 session and a special session of 1930 of the legislature. He was re-elected that fall without opposition and served also in the 1931 session. For six years (three two-year terms) Mr. Baird served on the township board as clerk and treasurer.

For the past three years Mr. Baird has been president of the United States Highway No. 166 Association. He is a member of the Farmers Union and the Kansas State Grange, as well as the Anti-Thief Association, the Eagles, the Red Cross and the Lions Club (charter member). In 1909 he was elected clerk of the school board of district No. 36 in Cowley county, and since that time has been elected eight times. He is still serving.

During the World War he was chairman of the township committee on all loan drives, was a member of the registration board and served on the fair price commission. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 56-57)

BEARD, CHARLES SMITH

Charles Smith Beard, president of the Beard Foundry and Machine Works was born in Aurora, Illinois, October 12, 1876, son of George Lawrence and Frances L. (Smith) Beard.

The father was born in Naperville, Illinois, August 8, 1847 and as a young man was a machinist in Aurora. He served in the Civil War, and in 1871 moved to Kansas, where he engaged in farming. Later he removed to Ponca Agency in the Indian Territory as a government farmer, and in 1884 returned to Aurora, Illinois. In 1886 he again returned to Arkansas City, where he was engaged in the sporting goods business for 40 years, until his death there on May 25, 1928. He was the son of Charles Beard, a native of New York and a farmer in Naperville.

Frances L. Beard was born in Birmingham, Ohio, October 17, 1848, and still resides in the family home in Arkansas City, Indiana, November 10, 1886, the daughter of Henry and Molly (Hollinder) Brown.

Upon his graduation from high school in 1898, Charles Smith Beard began his machinist apprenticeship.

In 1907 Mr. Beard started in business for himself in a small shop at Arkansas City. Four years later he moved to his present location, 723 South First Street, where he has since been located. On January 1, 1925, he organized a stock company known as "The Beard Foundry and Machine Company, which enabled him to enlarge his business, taking on some other sidelines, including structural and fabrication, ornamental iron work, and his previous work, which consisted of a general line of contract foundry and machine work. Mr. Beard is president of the company. He is a Republican.

Mr. Beard is a member of the American Foundrymen's Association, the First Presbyterian Church, the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Modern Woodmen of America. He enjoys baseball, and devotes much of his leisure time to mechanics. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 85)

BOWEN, ROBERTA F.

Roberta F. Bowen, was born in Morrillton, Arkansas, February 3, 1882, daughter of John Henry and Roberts Hazeltine (Straughan) Funderburk. The father, who was born in Alabama, was a farmer and bookkeeper, whose death occurred near Clarkville, Arkansas in 1896. Roberta Hazeltine Straughan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in Conway County, Arkansas in 1882.

Roberta F. Funderburk attended public and high schools at Arkansas City, and for three years taught in rural schools. She later taught two years in the grammar schools of Arkansas City and since October 8, 1922, has been a practicing chiropractor.

On August 22, 1906 she was married to Reece Franklin Bowen at Arkansas City. He was born at Emporia, November 12, 1876, son of John L. and Phoebe Jane (Snow) Bowen, and is a postal clerk. To them were born five children, Reta, January 3, 1909; Jack, March 12, 1912; Ruth, January 13, 1914; Roberta Mary, January 29, 1917; and Dick born August 22, 1919 who died December 22, 1922.

For eight years Mrs. Bowen served on the state board of the Parent Teachers Association, and since April 1930, has been state president of that organization. She is a member of the Red Cross, the First Presbyterian Church, the Young Women's Christian Association and the Royal Neighbors of America. She has served as a member and president of the board of Royal Neighbors, and is now principal of the senior department of the church school of the First Presbyterian Church. Residence: Arkansas City.(Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 124)

DUMMIT, HOWARD MARBUT

Howard Marbut Dummit, dental surgeon, was born in Neosho, Missouri, February 7, 1890, son of Flemon Robert and Mary Leudema (Marbutt) Dummit. The father, a farmer was born in Monett, Missouri, March 14, 1856, of German descent. The mother was born in McDowell, Missouri, November 03, 1857.

Educated first in the rural schools of Monet until 1907, Howard Marbut Dummit taught a rural school in 1908 near Mount Vernon, Missouri. In 1909 he taught a rural school in the Dry Valley district of the same county, and in 1910 entered the junior year of high school at Monett. He was graduated from that school in 1911 and in 1914 became principal of the Granby High School at Granby, Missouri. He received the Bachelor of Pedagogy degree from Springfield Teachers College in 1914. He was superintendent of city schools in Hartville in 1916, being elected to the same position the year following. He resigned in February to enter the University of St. Louis, where he worked his way through, receiving the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in October 1919. He was head of the English Department on the regular faculty during 1918-19 and after his graduation in October of that year began practice at Nez Perce, Idaho. Since 1922 he has been in practice at Arkansas City. He is a director of the Wil-Stik Company. Dr. Dummit is a Replubican.

On March 14, 1914, Dr. Dummit was married to Bess Essex at Monett. She was born in Purdy, Missouri, April 27, 1891. There is one daughter, Dorothy Dix, born September 30, 1916.

Dr. Dummit was a member of a family of ten children, six of them boys and four girls. All of the sons became professional men.

During 1923, 1924, and 1925, Dr. Dummit was secretary of the local Kiwanis Club. He served as its president in 1926. He is now a member of the Eagles, Masons (Wichita consistory No. 5), the American Temperance Association, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the First Methodist Episcopal Church. His professional organizations include the local, state and national dental societies, and the Wichita Dental Study Club. He is a member of the American Legion and at the present time is serving as a member of the child welfare committee in the Kansas department of that organization. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 344)

DUNN, REBECCA WELTY

Rebecca Welty Dunn, composer, was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, September 23, 1890, daughter of Perry and May (Day) Meadows. The father died in Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1891, and the mother, who was born in Mendota, Illinois is still living. She is president of the American War Mothers of Topeka, former registrar of the Topeka Daughters of the American Revolution and a former chaplain of the Order of Eastern Star.

In 1912 Rebecca Welty Meadows received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Washburn College. She has been a student at Harvard University Summer School and at Kansas State Agricultural College also.

On September 21, 1915, she ws married to Grover Lee Dunn at Topeka. He was born in Onaga, February 20, 1888 and is a banker with that Union State Bank of Arkansas City. There is one daughter, Patricia, born June 21, 1921.

Mrs. Dunn is the author of about 50 songs, including Halleuiah Rain and Uncle Sam. The former has been placed in the library of representative American works in the Scottish National Library at Glasgow, Scotland, Uncle Sam is to be published in the Kansas Patriotic Manual.

Mrs. Dunn is a Republican. She is vice president of the State Federation of Music Clubs and was president of the Arkansas City Music Club from 1928 until 1930. She is a member of the Kansas Authors Club, the Red Cross, the Order of Eastern Star, the Parent Teachers Association, the Delphian Society (honorary), the Arkansas City Country Club, and the Study America Club (vice president, 1928). She is a Presbyterian.

Mrs. Dunn's compositions have been rendered upon radio stations throughout Kansas, in Kansas City, and in Hollywood. They have been sung in concerts often also, Mrs. Dunn's hobby is the collection of autographs of famous people. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 348)

EARLY, CHARLES WESLEY

Charles Wesley Early, executive, was born in Winfield, Kansas, September 11, 1883, and with the exception of six years has been a life resident of the state.

His father, Darius Early, was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, May 10, 1845; and died at Washunga, Oklahoma, March 26, 1927. His mother Alzura Thatcher, was born in Chatham, Ontario, May 27, 1846, and died at Washunga on October 6, 1929.

Charles Wesley Early attended McCormick and Franklin Schools in Wichita, and thereafter clerked in the East and West Side Racket Stores there. Later he became shipping clerk for the F. L. Watson Wholesale Notion Company.

In 1903 Mr. Early removed to Oklahoma where he opened general merchandise stores at Uncas and Washunga, managing them until 1909. At that time he came to Arkansas City to engage in the real estate and loan business. During 1912 and 1913 he operated a furniture store and in 1914 organized the Guaranty Investment Company.

In 1917 he organized the Home Building and Loan Association, and in 1918 the Traders Investment Company. He is now executive secretary of the Home Building and Loan Association, secretary of the Traders Investment Company and president of the Guaranty Investment Company.

On March 31, 1905, Mr. Early was married to Fannie Gaines Davenport at Winfield. Mrs. Early who is the daughter of Henry S. and Nettie R. (Page) Davenport, was born in Arkansas City, May 26, 1884. They have one daughter, Katherine Virginia, born February 26, 1915.

Mr. Early is a Republican. He is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church. His favorite sport is fishing and his hobbies farming and stock raising. He is a member of the Rotary Club. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 352-353)

FARRAR, FOSS

Foss Farrar, banker, was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, November 17, 1887, son of Harry Prince and Celia Helen (Foss) Farrar. The father, an investment banker, was born in Phillips, Maine, September 28, 1851, and died at Arkansas City, January 7, 1929. His wife, Celia was born in Fairfield, February 8, 1855 and is still living.

Foss Farmer was graduated from public school at Arkansas City, and attended the high school there through his sophomore year. He left Kansas State College in 1909 enrolled as a junior. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi.

In 1909 Mr. Farrar became assistant cashier of the Union State Bank of Arkansas City. He was secretary of the Hill Investment Company from 1911 until 1918, assistant cashier of the Home National Bank from 1918 until 1920. He became its cashier in 1920 and its vice president in 1926. In 1930 he was elected president.

Mr. Farrar is president of the Land & Power Company, vice president of the Hunter Milling Company at Wellington, a director the A. C. Building and Loan & Association; treasurer of the A. C. Bottling Company; and treasurer of the Riverview Mausoleum Company.

On June 1, 1911 he was married to Fannie Stephana Hunter at Wellington. She was born there August 31, 1889, daughter of George H and Frances (Beale) Hunter. There are three children, Helen Frances, born July 14, 1914; William Hunter, August 28, 1917; and Jean Marie, February 28, 1927. Helen Frances is a student at Gulf Park College in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Mr. Farrar is a Republican. Mr. Farrar was appointed aide-de-camp by Governor Landon in January, 1933 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served from September 8, 1918 and December 8, 1918, with the Infantry Central Officer's Training Camp at Camp Pike, Arkansas and now holds the rank of first lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps. He is past commander of the American Legion and a member of Sedgwick County chapter of the Kansas Reserve Officers Association.

Mr. Farrar is affiliated with the Trinity Episcopal Church of Arkansas City. He is serving now as junior warden and is vice president and chairman of the executive committee of Bishop Vail Foundation of Topeka. He is treasurer and a director of the Arkansas City Chamber of Commerce, a member of the American Bankers Association, the Kansas Bankers Association, the Social Service League, the Rotary Club, and the Crescent Lodge No. 133 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the Sojourners and the Heroes of '76, and the Arkansas City Country Club. Mr. Farrar enjoys gulf and hunting, while his hobby is home moving pictures. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 381)

FAULCONER, ALBERT

Albert Faulconer, lawyer, was born in LaGrange, Missouri, January 12, 1874, son of James Coleman and Nancy Jane (Martin) Faulconer. The father, who was born in West Virginia in 1830 died in Hannibal, Missouri in November, 1904. Nancy Jane Martin was born in Ohio in 1830 and died at LaGrange, September 12, 1892.

Albert Faulconer attended elementary school and Christian college at Canton, Missouri. He was admitted to the bar of Kansas at Cowley in 1901, and at the present time is a member of the law firm of Faulconer, Dale & Swarts. He is a Republican.

His marriage to Grace McMillen was solemnized at Arkansas City, September 24, 1902. Mrs. Faulconer was born in Fort Scott, August 13, 1882, of Scotch ancestry. There are three children, Ina, born August 5, 1905 who married Malcolm W. Welty; Albert Jr., October 24, 1911 and Robert Charles September 12, 1918.

Mr. Faulconer is a member of the American and Kansas State Bar Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club (district governor of Kansas Presbyterian Church of Arkansas City. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 382)

GRANT, CLIFFORD DUANE

Clifford Duane Grant, funeral director, was born in Beagle, Kansas, October 4, 1888, son of George Williams and Myrtie Frances (Whitaker) Grant. The father, a farmer was born in Beagle, November 19, 1861, while the mother was born in State Center, Iowa, January 1, 1867. Both are living.

Mr. Grant attended elementary school and night schools and in 1912 was graduated from Renouard School of Embalming in New York City. He was admitted to practice at Glasco, Kansas, June 7, 1913 and has been in the undertaking business since that time. He is now owner of the Grant Funeral Home, and vice president of the Public Finance Company.

On January 2, 1921, Mr. Grant was married to Carrie Bernice Arnett at Kansas City, Kansas. She was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, July 27, 1893, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Arnett. They have one child, Duana, born November 23, 1922.

Mr. Grant served as sergeant in Company 19, 4th Division, overseas, and participated in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and in the Meuse-Argonne, and the defensive sectors. He served from August 24, 1917 until August 16, 1919, one year and three months of which was overseas.

A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, Mr. Grant was chaplain from 1924 until 1928 and commander 1928-29 of the local post of the Legion. He is active in Boy Scout work, a member of the Christian Church, the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Kiwanis Club. His professional organizations include the Kansas Funeral Directors Association and the National Association of Funeral Directors. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and all Masonic bodies except the Shrine. He is an Odd Fellow and in 1929 was noble grand of the local lodge. His club is the Arkansas City Country Club. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 451-452)

HINES, HORATIO SEAMOUR

Horatio Seamour Hines, prominent lawyer, was born in Caldwell County, Missouri, August 12, 1863, son of John Franklin and Jeanette (Guthrie) Hines. John Franklin Hines, a native of Kentucky born in 1831, was a farmer and stockman. He served eight years as county judge of Caldwell county. He died in 1891. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. His wife, Jeanette, was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1926. She was a school teacher, descended from early German settlers in Pennsylvania.

Educated in common school. Horatio Seamour Hines studied law and on October 7, 1887 was admitted to the bar of Missouri at Richmond. He has been in practice at Arkansas City for thirty-eight years having come to Kansas 41 years ago. He is a member of the Kansas State and Cowley County Bar Associations.

Mr. Hines' marriage on January 18, 1894, to Willie Effie Higgins was solemnized at San Marcial, New Mexico. She was born August 23, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Hines have the following children: Vern Gordon, born September 4, 1894, who is married and resides at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who has two children, Vernon and Mary Augusta; Russell born August 12, 1896 who married Mona McClung, who has two boys, Raymond born 1915 and LeRoy Dale born 1917; Ula Glenwood born May 11, 1904, who married Clarence Dikeman, who has one son, Jack Warren, born January 28,1924; and Ted, October 17, 1907, who married Mary Lambert and has one son, Max born 1930. Vern Gordon is the author of Life of Norfleet; Oklahombra; and the Life of William Henry Murray, Governor of Oklahoma. Russell is an oil field worker, while Ted is a barber.

Mr. Hines is a Democrat and for four years served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Caldwell and Ray Counties, Missouri, and for three years was special assistant attorney general of Kansas. He was the first judge of the city court. He is a member of the Christian church and the International Detective Bureau. His favorite sport is horse racing. During his career as a lawyer, Mr. Hines has tried 44 murder cases and 2200 others. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 529)

HOUSE, HARRY

Harry House, doctor of dental surgery was born in Lawrence, Kansas, son of Jacob and Fredricka (Schloss) House. The father a native of Austria, engaged in the general mercantile business until his death at Lawrence in July, 1914. The mother, a native of Hungary, died at Lawrence, Kansas, in June 1903.

Harry House attended public and high school at Lawrence and received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Kansas City Dental College. He has resided in Kansas practically all of his life and since his admission has engaged in general practice at Arkansas City.

On May 20, 1909 he was married to Elva Felton at Arkansas City. Mrs. House was born in Cowley County, Kansas.

Dr. House is a Republican. He is a member of the Kansas State Dental Association, the Lions Club (president, 1921), the Elks (state president, 1918) and the Masons of which he was president of the consistory class in 1920. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 556)

HOWARD, HARRY VANDEVEER

Harry Vandeveer Howard, lawyer, was born in Arkansas City, August 11, 1898, son of George Spears and Laura Bell (Vandeveer) Howard. His father, who was born in Phillips, Maine, February 24, 1843, traces his genealogy to the 10th century.

He was a hardware merchant and stockraiser at the time of his death at Arkansas City, February 26,1916. His wife, Laura, who is still living was born in Taylorville, Illinois, January 29, 1864.

Harry Vandeveer Howard attended public and high school at Arkansas City, and upon his graduation entered Kansas University from which he was given the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1921. There he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta and Kappa Sigma. In high school he was a letterman in basketball.

On November 25, 1922, he was married to Gertrude Dorothy Hummer at Wichita. Mrs. Howard, who was born in LaSalle, Illinois, January 30, 1898, is the daughter of William Hummer, founder of the LaSalle National Bank. Upon his death his son, Wayne, too over its operation and became its president. Mr. and Mrs. Howard have two children, Joan Babbitt, born February 9, 1925; and Henry Surrey, February 25, 1927.

A Republican, Mr. Howard served as deputy county attorney from 1922 until 1926 and the following two years was county attorney. He has been in active practice since 1921 and is now a director of the Public Finance Company.

While at university he was a sergeant in the Students Army Training Corps and at the present time is a member of the American Legion. His other memberships include Trinity Episcopal Church, the Red Cross, the Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1932), the Cowley County Bar Association, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Parent Teachers Association. He is a member of the Arkansas City Country Club and enjoys golf, fishing and hunting. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 558)

HOWARD, RICHARD CLINTON

Richard Clinton Howard, editor and publisher of the Arkansas City Tribune, was born in Greencastle, Indiana February 23, 1863, son of Richard Tidings and Julia Ann (Duty) Howard.

Richard Tidings Howard, a farmer by occupation was born in Bath County, Kentucky, and died in Putnam County, Indiana in 1867. The mother was born in Bath County and died in Arkansas City, Kansas in 1900.

Mr. Howard attended public and high school and since reaching the age of 14 has followed the printing business. He served as a member of the house of representatives; and the state senate, elected on the Republican ticket, and has also served as postmaster and mayor of Arkansas City.

On November 10, 1884, Mr. Howard was married to Fannie DeFever at Fredonia. She was born in Missouri in 1864 and died at Arkansas City, June 22, 1892. There are two children of this marriage, Richard Forrest, born February 24, 1889 who married Helen Newton; and Harry DeFever, March 13, 1892 who married Dorothy Ralston. Both sons are associated with their father in the newspaper business.

Mr. Howard was married on July 17, 1894 to Rhoda Belle Coulter at Arkansas City. She died there on June 28, 1924.

Mr. Howard is a director of the Arkansas City, Savings, Building and Loan Association and the Arkansas City Country Club. He is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security and the Chamber of Commerce. His hobby is the upbuilding of his community.

A resident of Kansas since 1883, Mr. Howard was the publisher of the Arkansas City Daily Republican, founded in September, 1886, which was the first daily in the city. Before coming to the state he published The Morning Sun Herald at Morning Sun, Iowa. During his term as senator he put through twelve bills beneficial to the cities of the second class, one of the most outstanding being the one regulating airplanes in those cities. Residence: Arkansas City. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 558)

JACKSON, ALFRED METCALF

Jackson, Alfred Metcalf, lawyer and member of Congress, was born at South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, KY., July 14, 1860. He was educated at the Kentucky College in his native town, and in 1881 removed to Kansas, locating at Howard, Elk County, where he engaged in the practice of law. In 1890 he was elected county attorney and two years later was elected judge to the Thirteenth judicial district. At the end of his term he removed to Winfield. In 1900 he was nominated by the Populists and Democrats on a fusion ticket for Congress and was elected in November of that year. While in Congress he introduced a bill proposing government ownership of telegraph lines which attracted considerable attention. At the close of his term he was defeated for a re-election and resumed the practice of law at Winfield. In 1904, Mr. Jackson was a delegate to the Democratic convention that nominated Parker and Davis. (Kansas Cyclopedia, Volume II, Edited by Frank W. Blackmar, A. M., Ph. D., 1912, page 17)

WHITEMAN, GRANVILLE MOODY

Granville Moody Whiteman, and his brothers, Albert Leroy, Charles (Charlie) and William Elmer all settled in Cowley County, in what is known as the Upper Timber Creek community, in the northeast corner of the county. Except for Elmer, who never married, they raised their families in that community, within a few miles of each other and their children attended the Upper Timber Creek rural grade school.

Their father, William Rapier Whiteman, had two marriages. His first wife, Mary J. McFarland, was the mother of Martha Ann, Albert Leroy,, Granville Moody and another daughter, Althea J. (Allie). After Mary died, he married Nancy Elizabeth Applegate. Children of his second marriage were Jennie M., Benjamin Franklin, Charles Edward, Levi D. William Elmer. and Annie Laura.

All his children except Annie Laura were born before he moved to Kansas. William Rapier's first location in Kansas was in the vicinity of Walnut, Kansas in Crawford, County. (Submitted by Kyle M. Condon)

ALLEN, LEROY

Leroy Allen, educator and clergyman, was born at Wooster, Ohio, December 6, 1878, son of James H. and Emma J. (Hummer) Allen. He received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the College of Wooster in 1906 and in 1914 was graduated from Xenia Theological Seminary. He received his Master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1920 and 1930 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science from Oklahoma City University.

On August 19, 1914, Dr. Allen was married to Ethel J. Boyd of East Liverpool, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Allen have two children, Ruth Elizabeth and Janet Priscilla.

From 1906 until 1922, Dr. Allen was professor of economics and sociology and from 1915 until 1922 was dean of the Cedarville (Ohio) College. He was instructor in economics and sociology in the College of Wooster the summers of 1913 and 1914, and professor of homiletics and Biblical theology at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Cedarville 1913-22. From 1922 until 1925 he was professor of economics and since 1925 has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and professor of Bible at Southwestern College. From 1919 to 1921, he was pastor of the Second United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati, and from 1923-25, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Middleton, Ohio.

Dr. Allen is a member of the National Institute of Social Scientists, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Kappa delta, and Phi Gamma Mu, being the founder of the latter. He served as its president from 1924 until 1931, and since 1931 has held the position of executive secretary. He was found and since 1925 has been the editor of Social Science. He is a Rotarian. Residence: Winfield. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 27)

BAIRD, CHARLES OLIN

Charles Olin Baird, merchant, was born in Shelby, Iowa, November 18, 1878, son of Olin Wilber and Charlotte Amanda (Rink) Baird. Olin Wilber Baird was born at Amboy, New York, October 13, 1851, son of Chancey Channing and Amanda (Silverside) Baird. Chancey Channing Baird was born in Scotland and his wife in Wales. They settled in New York in the early 1800's, he being a Baptist preacher there.

A practicing physician and surgeon, Olin Wilber Baird came to McPherson County in April, 1881, residing there until his death at Marquette, May 15, 1928. His wife, Charlotte, was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1856, daughter of John J. and Charlotte Rink, the former of whom served with a Pennsylvania regiment in the Civil War. Charlotte Baird, a teacher near Shelby, Iowa, in her vouth, was of English and Pennsylvania Dutch extraction. Her death occurred at Marquette on July 5, 1929.

Charles Olin Baird was graduated from public school at Marquette in 1893, and from high school in 1897. From 1898 until 1901 he was a student at Kansas State College at Manhattan, where he was a member of the baseball team.

From 1910 until 1914 he was agent and operator for the Union Pacific west of Omaha on the Nebraska division. Both before and since he engaged in farming and in the general mercantile business. He has been a merchant at LeRoy continuously since November 15, 1920.

A Republican, he was elected to the state legislature from Coffey County in 1928 and was re-elected in 1930. In 1932 he was re-elected to that office.

On December 25, 1901, he was married to Daisy Deane McHenry at Manhattan. Mrs. Baird was born at Rising Sun, Indiana, June 2, 1877, and died at Marquette on February 8, 1908. She was a teacher of Scotch-Irish descent. Of this marriage there are two children, Verla Valentine, born February 14, 1905, who married Roland Nesbitt; and Nelle, born January 21, 1907. Both girls are very active in school athletics and both taught athletics in high school at Hamilton, Ottawa and Hutchinson, Kansas. On April 20, 1909, Mr. Baird was married to Anna Evangeline Lewin at Lindsborg, Kansas.

Mr. Baird is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Red Cross, the LeRoy Commercial Club, the Odd Fellows, the Security Benefit Association, Masons (Scottish Rite) and the Burlington Country Club. His favorite sport is golf, while his hobby is reading. (Photograph in Album). Residence: LeRoy. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 57)

DUDECK, FREDERICK OSCAR & CARRIE (MARTIN)

Frederick Oscar (known as Oscar) Dudeck, born in 1876, was one of ten children. They lived on a small farm and orchard in Andrew County, Missouri. When he was 27 years old in 1903, he heard that workers were needed for the wheat harvest in western Kansas. So he went there to work. During that summer, protracted religious meetings were held in the area where he was working and so he attended. Carrie Mae Martin, along with her parents and some other siblings went from Atlanta to attend those meetings also. There she met Oscar Dudeck. They corresponded then, and married in Arkansas City, Kansas, in 1905. He was 29 and she was 21 year of age.

After their marriage, they lived in Hollenberg, Kansas, until at least 1907. They then, moved to Atlanta. Oscar came with a wagon and horses his parents had given him. Carrie and their first born young daughter, Selma Grace, rode the train to Atlanta. Little is known of their first year or two in the Atlanta area. They possibly lived in a 'dug out' or a sod house, but this has not been verified. It is known that in 1908 or 1909, they moved to a small farm approximately 1 mile north and 2 miles east of Atlanta. They lived there and farmed until 1911. They then bought and moved to the farm 2 miles west and 1 mile south of Atlanta where they raised their family of 6 children. They were Selma, Forest, Herman, Inez, Raymond and Claude. They sold the farm and moved into Atlanta to begin retirement in 1950.(by Raymond Dudeck of Arlington, Va. (Submitted by Kyle M. Condon)

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