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BIOGRAPHIES Kiowa County, Kansas
ASHER, CHARLES MILLS Charles Mills Asher, farmer, was born in Haviland, Kansas, April 28, 1894, and since 1920 has been secretary and director of the Brenham Mercantile Company. His father, Allen Dayton Asher, was born in Almo, Indiana, September 18, 1861. He is a farmer. His wife, Hanetta Newlin, was born in Bridgeport, Indiana, January 9, 1871. Upon his graduation from public school, Charles Mills Asher attended Haviland Academy, graduating in 1913. Thereafter for two years he was a student at Friends University. On August 18, 1915, he was married to Lora Isabel Elliott at Haviland. She was born in Sterling, November 3, 1894. There are two children, Shirley Faye, born November 7, 1917; and Betty Jean, November 14, 1925. A Democrat, Mr. Asher served as township trustee from 1922 until 1930, as a member of the state legislature from the 93rd district in 1930 and in 1932 was re-elected to the same office. He is a member of Prairie Flower Friends Church, the Lions Club, the Kiowa County Historical Society, and the Haviland Rural High School Board (treasurer). Residence: Haviland. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 44) BENNETT, MARY MARIA Mary Maria Bennett, pioneer physician and surgeon now retired, was born in Huntsburg, Ohio, February 1, 1852, daughter of Reuben Barnum and Mary Hercelia (Pinney) Knapp. Her father, a contractor and builder, served as captain in the state militia in Ohio. He was born in Huntsburg, Ohio in 1830 the son of John Albacinda Barnum Knapp of Danbury, Connecticut, and who died in the army hospital in Camp Chase, Ohio, April 16, 1865. His wife, Mary, was born in Hartsgrove, Ohio in 1831 and died at Geneva, Ohio in 1909. Upon her graduation from Grand River Institute at Austinburg, Ohio, Mary Maria Knapp entered Hiram College in 1872 and in 1884 received her Medical degree from the Homeopathic Hospital College at Cleveland, Ohio. She practiced from 1884 until her recent retirement. On July 30, 1872 she was married to Almon Loniel Bennett in Ashtabula County, Ohio. He was born in Harpersfield, Ohio, April 2, 1851 and died at Nickerson, Kansas, April 24, 1916. He was a physician whose ancestors came from New York to Lake County, Ohio. To Dr. and Mr. Bennett was born two children, Nathan George, May 19, 1873 who married Maud E. Boughton; and Mabel Jean, October 5, 1875, who married Justin Bert Cooke and who died May 4, 1919. Nathan has been a physician at Haviland, Kansas, since 1902 having been graduated from Barnes Medical College at St. Louis in that year. Mabel was graduated in pharmacy at Kansas University in 1900 and from 1902 practiced at Haviland. Dr. Mary Bennett is a member of the Christian Church, the Young Women's Christian Association, the Christian Endeavor, the Order of Eastern Star (worthy matron two years) and is particularly interested in temperance and woman's suffrage. Residence: Haviland. (Illustriana Kansas by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, pages 95-96) ISHAM, BRET H. Bret H. Isham, farmer, was born near Eureka, Kansas, July 8, 1878, son of charles W. and Mollie (Futhey) Isham. His father, also a farmer, was born near Shelby, Illinois, September 23, 1855. His mother was born near Bowen, Illinois, january 10, 1856, and died at Haviland, April 10, 1927. The father was Scotch-Irish, and the mother Scotch and Pennsylvania Dutch. Bret H. Isham attended the public and high school at Greensburg until 1896, and for two years after that time was a school teacher. He then engaged in the transfer business for a period of two eyars in Pasadena, California and since that time has been a farmer and stockman. On December 10, 1902 he was married to Willanna May Crebs at Haviland. Mrs. Isham, who was a teacher before her marriage was born in Centerville, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1875. She was the daughter of William J. and Isabelle (Walt) Crebs, who settled in Kansas in 1878. She has been an elder in the Friends Church for the past ten years. To Mr. and Mrs. Isham the following children were born, Marguerite, February 24, 1905, who married Gooding; Mildred, July 20, 1906; O. Van, February 14, 1908; Mercedes, August 23, 1909; Dean, February 27, 1911; and Martha, August 20, 1915. A Republican, Mr. Isham has always taken an active part in local party politis, and at the present time, is serving as precinct committeeman. He is a member of the Parent Teachers Association, and is affiliated with Friends Church at Haviland. He enjoys football, while his hobby is mechanics. Residence: Haviland. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 582) McKINLEY, CHARLES M. D. Charles McKinley, M. D., a talented and successful
physician of Strong City, Kan., is a native of Indiana, having been born in Knox county, that state, Oct. 30, 1874.
He is the second son of Robert McKinley, who was born in Knox county, Indiana, in June, 1840, and was educated
in the public schools of that county. He became a farmer and was married in 1867 to Miss Julia Haupt, the daughter
of Jacob Haupt, a native farmer of North Carolina. Three children were born to Robert and Julia (Haupt) McKinley;
William, who was born in 1869 and now lives at Oklahoma City, Okla.; Charles, of this record; and Jacob, who died
in infancy. The father now resides at Greensburg, Kiowa county, Kansas, where he continues to follow his vocation
of farming; the mother died in 1877 in Knox county, Indiana.
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