ABBUEHL, HENRY
Henry Abbuehl, merchant and farmer, was born in Valley Falls, Kansas, January 21, 1866, son of Kasper and Christina
(Reichert) Abbuchl. The father, born in Canton, Bern, Switzerland, July 27, 1836, was a prominent farmer and community
leader, whose death occurred at Valley Falls on July 7, 1913. His wife, Christina was born in Shorensheim, Germany,
March 11, 1841 and died at Valley Falls, January 20, 1905.
Henry Abhuehl attended country school and North Central College graduating from the commercial department in 1889.
He has been in the hardware and implement business since 1909. A Republican he has served as township trustee and
as county treasurer of Jefferson county.
Of his marriage to Louisa L. Brand, there are three children, Ross Harry, born August 28, 1891; Ruth Alice, born
July 1, 1897 and Edward Henry, born March 10, 1903, Ross who married Lillian Volk is a merchant; Ruth was formerly
a teacher in high school and is married to E. A. Schalker a lawyer. Edward is a teacher of agriculture at Cornell
University at Ithaca, New York. Mrs. Abbuehl was born in Helena, Missouri, July 7, 1864.
Mr. Abbuchle has been active in church and Sunday School work in the Evangelical Church at Holton since 1909. He
is a member of the Red Cross and the Masons. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin &
Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 5)
ABEL, TESSA EULALIA
Tessa Eulalia Abel, secretary of the Holton Building and Loan Association was born near Holton, daughter of Samuel
Lee and Harriet Elizabeth (Johnson) Abel.
Her father a farmer and stockman was born near Platte City, Missouri, November 22, 1851, and died at Holton, February
2, 1919. He was a real estate dealer in later life and was elected county treasurer of Jackson County in 1908 for
a four year term. His wife, Harriet, was born in Sharon Center, Ohio, February 3, 1851, and lives in Holton with
her daughter.
Educated first in country school of district No. 28 of Jackson County, Tessa Eulalia Abel was graduated from Holton
High School, and for two years was a student at Bethany College at Lindsborg.
A Republican she served as deputy county treasurer of Jackson County from 1909 until 1917 and as county treasurer
from 1917 until 1921. Since 1923 she has held her present position.
Miss Abel served as chairman for Jackson County of the Kansas State Tuberculosis Association from 1926 until 1930.
She has been a member of the executive board of the Jackson County Red Cross for several years, served as its chairman
in 1931-32 and was re-elected in 1932. She is a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Holton, the Holton Chamber
of Commerce, the Order of Eastern Star, the Business and Professional Women's Club, the Bookman Club and the Holton
Country Club. She is a member of the Bookman Library Board also. This library was maintained by the Bookman Club
for many years and then given to the city. Miss Abel's favorite sport is golf. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana
Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 5.)
BECK, MARTHA MILTON
Martha Milton Beck, journalist, was born in Holton, Kansas, August 8, 1870, daughter of Moses Milton and Mary Hamilton
(Scott) Beck.
Moses Milton Beck, who was the oldest editor in Kansas on the same paper at the time of his death, was born in
Wayne County, Indiana, November 22, 1838 and died at Holton, February 4, 1930. He held the rank of captain in the
Union Army during the Civil War. His wife, Mary, was born in Putnam County, Indiana, July 12, 1840, and died at
Holton August 16, 1906, her ancestry being traced to Alfred the Great and David, King of Scotland.
Martha Milton in June 1889 received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Campbell University. She has been a newspaper
columnist for a number of years, and at the present time is local editor and columnist for a number of years, and
at the present time is local editor and columnist on the Helton Recorder. She is a Republican.
She is a member of the executive board of the Bookman Public Library, a member of the Bookman Club, the Quarter
Century Club of the Kansas Editorial Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933,
Page 88)
BEIGHTEL,
CLARENCE WILBUR
Clarence Wilbur Beightel, farmer and stockman was born in Woodhull, Illinois, April 8, 1873, son of Francis Marion
and Sarah Ann (Shaklee) Beighte. Francis Marion Beightel was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on March
1, 1842, and died near Holton on January 12, 1928. He was a farmer all of his life with the exception of two years
and eleven months while he served in the Union army during the Civil War. Sarah Ann Shaklee was born in Ohio on
June 14, 1847, and in her early life was a school teacher.
In 1891 Clarence Wilbur Beightel was graduated from Olive Hill Rural School and the following two years attended
Campbell University at Holton. For eight years he taught in Jackson and Nemaha Counties and then became cashier
of the Bancroft State Bank, holding that position for one year. Since that time he has been engaged in farming
and stock raising in Jackson County. He is vice president of the Farmers State Bank of Circleville and a director
of the Jackson County Grange Co-operative Association. A Democrat, Mr. Beightel has been county commissioner of
Jackson County since 1925. He has resided in Kansas since September 1873.
On October 12, 1904, he was married to Coila Nelson at Circleville, her birthplace. She was born June 6, 1880.
Mr. and Mrs. Beightel have two children; Elizabeth, born June 12, 1909 who is a teacher in the rural schools of
Jackson County; and Clarence, born November 2, 1912, who is going to become a farmer. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana
Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 91)
BENDER, JESSE
DAVID
Jesse David Bender, merchant and prominent churchman, was born in Waterloo, Iowa, August 6, 1868, son of David
and Sarah Jane (Hines) Bender.
The father, born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, April 12, 1830, came to Kansas in 1869, and at the time of his death
at Holton, Kansas, on December 9, 1907, was an extremely successful farmer. His wife, Sarah Jane, was born in Stark
County, Ohio, September 1, 1832, and died at Holton, on October 10, 1907. she was the mother of a large family,
was active in church, and was a devoted student of the Bible.
Upon the completion of his public school education in Whiting, Kansas in 1888, Jesse David Bender attended Campbell
University at Holton, where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Languages degrees in 1895. Reared
on the farm, he taught school for five years in rural and city schools, and from 1898 until1925 was engage din
the hardware business. He is a partner in the firm of Bender Brothers' Hardware & Seed House, which was organized
by him in 1913. Since 1923 he has been the operator of an extensive wheat ranch in the Panhandle of Texas.
For the past 20 years Mr. Bender has served as financial secretary of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Holton,
and in 1932 served as a lay delegate to the general conference held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. He served as
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce from 1926 until 1928 was a charter member of the Holton Rotary Club at its
organization in 1924, and from 1926 until 1927 was chairman of the Holton County chapter of the Red Cross. During
the World War he served on all Liberty loan drives. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Holton during 1926-27 and
in November 1932 was elected state representative.
On January 28, 1903 he was married to Nellie Ellen Wenner at Holton. Mrs. Bender, who is the daughter of William
J. and Maggie (Williams) Wenner, was born at Holton, December 5, 1871. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bender enjoy traveling
as is attested by an extensive tour of the Orient in 1920.
They left Holton on August 11th, returning November 30th of the same year. Again in 1928 they made a trip, this
time to the Mediterranean. Their first stop was at New York and next the Maderia Islands, Gibralter Algiers, Tunis,
Malta Island, Athens, Constantinople. After a week in the Holy Land they went to Cairo, Alexandria and on across
the Mediterranean Sea to Sicily.
Leaving the boat at Naples they toured Italy, Switzerland and France, passed through Belguim and Holland on their
way to London and after a week's visit went to Edinborough, Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow and Ayer and to the west
coast of the British Isles. Mr. and Mrs. Bender then crossed the English Channel to Ireland, visiting all the principal
cities and after a short stop in Wales left for Liverpool and home, arriving the first of June. During the past
six years Mr. and Mrs. Bender have spent five winters in Long Beach, California. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana
Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 93)
BENNET, RACHEL
VICTORIA
Rachel Victoria Bennet, retired educator, was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, December 21, 1868, daughter of Jeremiah
Howland and Caroline (Macomber) Bennet. Jeremiah Howland Bennet was born at Chesterville, Maine, August 24, 1824,
and died at Holton, December 14, 1897. He was a lawyer and an abstractor of titles of English descent. Caroline
Macomber was born at Plymouth, Ohio, May 9, 1842, and died at Holton, May 14, 1925.
Rachel Victoria Bennet attended public school at Oskaloosa and took some work at Campbell Normal University at
Holton. She has a life certificate to teach in her county with the highest grades ever attained. For 10 years after
leaving school she taught in the rural schools of Jackson County and thereafter taught six months in Aspen, Colorado;
one year in Highland; and 25 years in Holton. She has always been a Democrat until 1928 when she became a Republican.
She has been an active worker for prohibition for about 50 years. Her memberships include the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Bookman Club, the Red Cross and the Holton Presbyterian
Church. Residence: Holton. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page
95)
DIXON, FRANK
WASHBURN
Frank Washburn Dixon, nurseryman, was born in Ripley, Ohio, August 31, 1869, son of William Fefford and Rebecca
(Washburn) Dixon. The father, a farmer, was born in Ripley, Ohio, September 10, 1837 and died at Denver, Colorado,
on November 12, 1925. His English ancestors came to Massachusetts about 1630. Rebecca Washburn was born in Georgetown,
Ohio, June 24, 1845, and died at Netawaka, Kansas, August 18, 1921. Her ancestry was English and German.
Frank Washburn Dixon attended public school and two terms at Campbell College. He has always been engaged in fruit
growing and nursery work. At the present time he is president of the Holton Creamery Company. In 1932 he was candidate
for the legislature on the independent ticket. On September 5, 1895, his marriage to Anjinette Young was solemnized
at Topeka. She was born near Hampton, Iowa, May 23, 1867, daughter of Basil and Julia (Hancher) Young. Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon have three children, Leon Y., born July 20, 1897, who married Thelma Morris; Julia, born August 7, 1899
who married William Helm and F. Wilmer, born October 2, 1907.
Mr. Dixon was active in all war time projects during the World War and was chairman of all loan drives in Franklin
County. He is a member and director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Red Cross, the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, the Security Benefit Association, the Independent Order of the Red Men, the Masons and the Eastern
Star. He was president of the Farm Bureau from 1915 until 1921 was secretary and treasurer from 1921 until 1931
and has been a member of the Grange for 35 years. For 12 years he has been a member of the Kansas State Board of
Agriculture and in 1931 served as its president. His hobby is writing and at the present time he is columist on
the Holton Signal. Residence: Holton. ((Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin,
1933, Pages 326-327)
DWORAK, ANTON
VINCENT
Anton Vincent Dworak, philatelist, was born in the town of Crete, Nebraska, June 2, 1871 and died at Holton, Kansas,
March 23, 1932. The father, Vincent Dworak, was born in Bohemia, and came to America when but a few years of age.
He was a nephew of Anton Dvorak, the eminent composer and died at Geneva, Nebraska in 1888.
Vincent Dworak was a unique personage in the little Bohemian settlement of Crete as most of the older folks could
not read or write the English language. The elder Dworak, with his flowing command of English, thus became the
arbiter in all business deals of importance to the community.
Most of the farms were homesteads, taxes must be settled on the dot and Mr. Dworak's father supplied the friendly
counsel and served as go-between for both government and settler. His decisions and advice were recognized as just,
by everyone concerned, and his services were always in demand.
Ann Znamenacek, wife of Vincent Dworak, was born in Bohemia, April 22, 1853. She is still living.
In 1880 the family moved to Geneva, Nebraska and there Mr. Dworak received his early apprenticeship in printing,
which was later to become his chosen trade. After attending the University of Nebraska, he returned to the printing
shop, completed his apprenticeship and purchased a county newspaper about 1891. After a short shrift of endeavoring
to make a Democratic newspaper pay in a Republican county, he found his health so far impaired that he was advised
to go to New Mexico, where he became a cowboy and rode the ranges for several years, gaining in good health by
leaps and bounds. With his health fully restored he found the call of the open spaces so insistent that it was
difficult for him to devote his time to the printing trade.
Thus we see him using his trade as a part time occupation for many years while he did carpentering painting and
everything else that would keep him in the open. It was not until 1910 that he decided to settle down permanently
in one place and not until 1914 did he decide fully to make printing his entire occupation. In that year he began
the Gossip Printery in a little back bedroom of a house that he had erected with his own hands. That little house
still stands in the town of Denison, Kansas, just a short ten miles from Holton, and it was there that the first
Gossip Printery came into being. Later he built a 10x12 building to one side of the house and moved the printery
into that.
Bad luck however, approached him and the girl he had just married became an invalid. However he carried on under
great difficulty. The Weekly Philatelic Gossip, the senior publication was launched in June, 1915 and was later
enlarged to a 6x9 size with the firs number of its third volume continuing in that form as a monthly for some time.
In the meantime Mrs. Dworak had become decidedly worse and Mr. Dworak moved the Gossip Printery to Siloam Springs,
Arkansas, in an effort to improve his wife's health. She became steadily worse, however, and died there in 1920.
His marriage to Dorothy E. Kirby was solemnized at Holton, June 1, 1921.
The Gossip became a weekly on September 1, 1923, and led a steady and prosperous existence until at the present
time it is the largest and most profusely illustrated of all stamp weeklies.
After Mr. Dworak's death his wife continued in the business and assumed the office of business manager. Mr. Dworak
was the author of Dworak's Spcialized Catalog of United States and Canadian Air Mail Covers, and was the editor
of Air Mail Collector, the World Stamp Market, and the Mail Order Trade in addition to Philatelic Gossip.
Mr. Dworak took an active interest in politics and was a liberal contributor to the Salvation Army and the Red
Cross. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 350)
DWORAK, DOROTHY
EMILY
Dorothy Emily Dworak, executive was born at Soldier, Kansas January 9, 1886 and with the exception of one or two
years has continuously resided in Kansas.
Her father, Ransom Dunn Osborn, was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, June 21, 1842 and died at Soldier on March 11,
1900. He was a farmer. His wife, Emily Adelaide Meyers, was born in Mount Carroll, Illinois, January 22, 1852,
and died at Holton, April 7, 1916.
Dorothy Emily Osborn attended public school until 1891 and completed home work and normal training to secure her
teacher's certificate. Before her marriage she taught in the public schools. On June 3, 1903 she was married to
Steve Sherry Kirby at Soldier. He died at Rossville, Kansas, March 10, 1910. There are two children of this marriage,
Gerald, born March 24, 1904, who married Elivra Erickson; and Josephine born July 29, 1907 who married Robert Nostrum.
Her second marriage was to Anton Vincent Dworak printer and publisher and founder of the Philatelic Gossip, the
largest magazine of its kind in the world.
For a time Mrs. Dworak was postmistress at Adrian, Kansas and later auxiliary clerk in the postoffice at Holton
for seven years. Before and after her marriage in June 1921 she assisted Mr. Dworak with his publishing business,
carrying on the business after his death on March 23, 1932. At the present time she is business manager and president
of the board of trustees of the Gossip Printery. She is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Grand Army
of the Republic Circle, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Red Cross and the Christian Church. Residence:
Holton. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 351-352)
JOHNSON, MARLIN
GLENN
Marlin Glenn Johnson, banker, was born at Circleville, Kansas, July 29, 1893, son of Thomas Marlin and Lora Iona
(Harper) Johnson. Thomas Marlin who was a son of a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Iowa, February 14, 1869
and died at Circleville, on February 20, 1931. He was a farmer. Lora Iona Harper was born in Virginia, October
3, 1869 and died at Circleville on May 29, 1929.
Mr. Johnson attended the Circleville High School, from which he graduated in 1912. The following three years he
attended the Baker University.
In 1912, Mr. Johnson taught in grade school and during 1916 and until January 1918 in the high school at Bancroft.
On January 1, 1918 he went into the Farmers State Bank of Circleville as assistant cashier and has since continued
in the same position. In addition he operates a 240 acre farm. Mr. Johnson is a Republican and has served two terms
as mayor of Circleville. At the present time he is a member of the city council.
His marriage to Mabel Irene Wilkerson was solemnized at Circleville, December 29, 1915. She was born there August
14, 1892. There are four children, Virginia, born on October 16, 1918; Nolah Marie, born June 3, 1921; Pauline,
born June 10, 1923; and Kenneth, born May 16, 1926.
Mr. Johnson has held membership in the Modern Woodmen of America since 1916 and the Masons since 1918. He is affiliated
with the Circleville Christian Church. Residence: Circleville. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin &
Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 602)
LEE, ALEXANDER
Alexander Lee retail lumber dealer, was born in Leavenworth County, Kansas, September 15, 1876, son of Robert and
Alice Amanda (Scott) Lee. The father born in Ireland, March 17, 1835 served in the Civil War. He was a farmer until
his death at McLouth, Kansas, December 12, 1915. His wife, Alice was born in Leavenworth County, August 21, 1859
and died at McLouth, on March 19, 1900.
Alexander Lee attended the public schools of Leavenworth County, Kansas, and was graduated from the Chillicothe
Normal, Business and Shorthand College at Chillicothe, Missouri. At the present time he is manager of the F. M.
Spalding Lumber Company, retail yard. He is a Republican.
On December 30, 1903 he was married to Jennie Maud Lamb at Humansville, Missouri. She was born in Leavenworth County,
Kansas, March 27, 1878, daughter of Ozro T. and Mary F. (Kenyon) Lamb. To Mr. and Mrs. Lee three children were
born, Robert Ozro on August 22, 1905, who married Hope Shanklin; Rolland Willard, born January 10, 1908 and Earnest
Melvin, born April 20, 1910. Robert was graduated from the Hoyt High School and is employed as manager of a retail
lumberyard. Rolland was graduated from high school and Stricklers Business College at Topeka. He is employed as
a general bookkeeper of a retail lumber company. Ernest was graduated from the Hoyt High School and is now employed
by the Western Electric Company.
Mr. Lee is a Mason and an Odd Fellow and a member of the Eastern Star. He has held all offices in Hoyt Lodge No.
327 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and all offices in Lodge No. 479 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He was superintendent of the Sunday school of the Baptist Church of Hoyt for four years and has served as church
treasurer for ten years. Residence: Hoyt. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin,
1933, Page 686)
LONGENECKER,
IRVIN BRUBAKER
Irvin Brubaker Longenecker, merchant and postmaster, was born at Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1872,
son of John Garber and Barbara Sheets (Brubaker) Longenecker. His father was born at Elizabethtown on August 16,
1848 and died at Newton, Kansas, on November 24, 1931. He was a farmer and dealer in livestock. Barbara Sheets
Brubaker was born in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1850 and died at Newton, Kansas, October 3, 1928. Her
ancestry was Pennsylvania German also.
Irvin Brubaker Longenecker attended rural schools in Jackson County, Kansas and was graduated from a business course
at Campbell College at Holton. Thereafter he taught in the public schools for seven years. For the past 31 years
he has been the owner and manager of a general merchandise business and has served as postmaster at Birmingham
continuously since 1903. He is a Republican.
On September 4, 1900, he was married to Della Gooderl, daughter of William and Jane (Steele) Gooderl, at Holton.
Her father was born September 1, 1851 and is still living. Her mother was born January 18, 1854 and died August
17, 1920. She was born at Quaker City, Ohio, September 7, 1874. To them were born five children, John on February
5, 1902 who died February 8, 1902, Lois, on June 4, 1908 who died January 10, 1910, Howard, born December 25, 1906
who married Mary Braum; Homer, born January 19, 1912; and Justin born May 4, 1917. Howard is a farmer; Homer is
attending Asbury College at Wilmore, Kentucky; while Justin is a freshman in high school.
Mr.Longenecker is a member of the Birmingham Methodist Church, the Red Cross, and the Denison High School Board
of which he has been treasurer since 1926. Residence: Birmingham. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin &
Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 712)
RICHARDSON,
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson Richardson, banker, was born in Rich Valley, Virginia, January 5, 1856, son of Davis Evan and
Catherine Virginia (Mc Donald) Richardson. The father was born in North Carolina, December 18, 1818 and died at
Rich Valley in August 1897. He was a farmer and was among the first students to be enrolled in Emory and Henry
College at Abingdon, Virginia. His family who came from England and Wales were among the early settlers of North
Carolina and Tennessee. The mother, born in Smythe County, Virginia in 1820 died there on May 23, 1876. Her ancestry
was Scoth-Irish.
Thomas Jefferson Richardson attended private schools and the Marion High School from 1870 until 1877 and coming
to Kansas on October 26, 1878 taught two years, 1880 and 1881. Entering the banking business in 1889, he organized
the Citizens State Bank which later became the First National Bank of Havensville in 1900. He is a director of
the Farmers State Bank of Circleville. For two years he was editor of the Havensville Review and from 1882 until
1889, was in the hardware and implement business.
A Republican he was a member of the Kansas legislature, 1899-1901 from Pottawatomie County where he served as county
chairman of the committee on temperance and aided in the enactment of important temperance legislation in both
sessions.
On October 20, 1886 he was married to Elizabeth Ellen Hart at Havensville. She was born near Circleville, Jackson
County on July 21, 1866, daughter of Hugh S. and Elizabeth (Harper) Hart.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have three children, Evan H., born August 3, 1887 who married Frances Pinkerton; Lair D.,
born December 10, 1889 who married Millicent Coverdale; and Karl E., born March 7, 1893, who married Minnie Bennett.
Mr. Richardson is a member of the Disciples of Christ Church. He has held various city offices and is a member
of the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. Residence: Circleville. (Illustriana Kansas,
by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 968)
SORG, GOTTLEIB
WESLEY
Gottleib Wesley Sorg, lumberman, was born at Holton, Kansas, November 17, 1896, son of Christian Gottleib and Lena
(Nothacker) Sorg. The father, born in Wurtemberg, Germany, November 20, 1872, was a building contractor, who came
to America in 1882. His death occurred at Holton, August 20, 1905. His wife, born in Germany, July 21, 1875 is
still living in Wellington, Kansas.
Gottleib Wesley Sorg attended public and high schools at Holton until 1916 and since 1920 has been manager at the
Canfield Lumber Company at Denison. He is a Republican.
On June 4, 1922, he was married to Nelle Edith Runkle at Topeka. Mrs. Sorg was born at Denison, May 31, 1898 daughter
of George W. and Mattie (Gardiner) Runkle. Her ancestry is English and Dutch. Her mother was born in Denison, Kansas,
the father in Lithopolis, Ohio.
Mr. Sorg served as a seaman in the United States Navy on the United States Ship George Washington from May 9, 1917,
until October 20, 1919. He is a member of the American Legion and the Masons. Residence: Denison. (Illustriana
Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 1093)
BAHRET, ROSCOE S.
Roscoe S. Bahret, educator, was born in Havensville,
Kansas, June 2, 1891, son of Albert F. and Carrie A. Osburn Bahret. The father born in Heidelberg, Germany, January
28, 1870, came to America with his parents at the age of 13. He was a farmer. The parents moved to the United States
to avoid military oppression.
Carrie A. Osburn was born in Iowa, December 26, 1872. She is Welsh and one-sixth Indian, a member of the Miami
tribe. Her ancestry is traced directly to King William.
Roscoe S. Bahret attended rural school and in 1911 was graduated from Havensville High School. He received the
degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy at Campbell University in 1915. From 1911 until 1914 he was a student at Baker University
and in the 3rear 1920 at-tended Kansas State University.
On December 30, 1914 Mr. Bahret was married to Pearl Eddy at Havensville, her birthplace. She was a teacher before
her marriage and was born June 18, 1893.
From 1914 until 1915 Mr. Bahret taught in the Circleville High School and the following three years was principal
of the Olsburg High School. He was principal at Bancroft from 1919 until 1921 and at Circleville from 1921 until
1925. The following three years he was superintendent of the Centralia schools and since 1928 has been principal
of the Circleville High School.
During the World War Mr. Bahret served as private, first class, In Base Hospital No. 28. He was in active participation
with the military band in the fourth Liberty loan drive in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the American Legion,
Pi Gamma Mu and Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Methodist Church and the Masons. Residence: Circleville. (Illustriana Kansas,
by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 55)
