CEMETERIES

Buck's Grove Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas. Sellers, Kay F. Privately printed. 2002 [Includes birth and death dates as well as obituary publication date and newspaper.]

Denison Cemetery. A Tippinville Marker was placed in the Denison Cemetery: Tippinville, named for local merchant Andrew W. Tippin and registered as a town in 1869, was located one-half mile north of here on eight acres. Early residents settled here in the 1850s to be near wood and water. The post office was called North Cedar. In its heyday, it boasted three churches (Christian, Reformed Presbyterian, and United Presbyterian) and numerous businesses, including the county’s first cheese factory. When the Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad came through at Denison in 1887, many of the wooden buildings were moved here. The town was disbanded in 1890. Marked by Jackson County Historical Society, 2007.

Hoyt Cemetery. Schuette, Phyllis. Privately printed, 2001. 

Hoyt cemetery, partial listing

Hoyt. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. [Douglas Township, includes obituaries, lot owners, church pictures and church history.] Schuette, Phyllis.  Privately printed, 2003.

Jackson County cemeteries: https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/214/Cemeteries

Jackson County cemeteries. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cs

Jackson County cemeteries. Monumental Inscriptions from Jackson County, Kansas. [includes all known private and public cemeteries in Jackson County]. Gardiner, Allen.  Privately printed, 1981. [Reprinted and updated with corrections, 2000]. Jackson County, Kansas, Burials & Inurnments, 1981-2001. Gardiner, Allen. Privately printed, 2002.

James Cemetery Marker: The James Crossing stone marker placed in the James cemetery is engraved as follows: James Crossing, named for Jackson James, was located one-half mile south and one-half mile west of this marker. James, born in Indiana, settled here before 1855 with his family and maintained the Soldier Creek crossing for the military road between Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Riley. This area offered abundant spring water, shade trees with wood for fuel, and a place for the settlers to rest and prepare for the journey on west. The trading post was called “Jim Jax” before being labeled as James Crossing on early maps. The post office existed from 1862 to 1886. James established this cemetery in 1859 on the original James farm when his eight-year old son, Davis, died. Marked by Jackson County Historical Society, 2007.

Mayetta Cemetery, Volume 1 and Volume 2. Fenton, Dan. Self-published, 2001. [Includes map, grave locator by surname and by section/lot; lot/plot owners; no monument; monument inscriptions; obituaries and veterans. 

Nemaha County, Kansas, Cemeteries, Volume I, by Larry D. Gilbert, 1982. Contains all of the known cemeteries of Nemaha county except Seneca City cemetery and St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church cemetery, Seneca, Kansas. Contains listings for Ontario cemetery, located on the border of Jackson and Nemaha counties.

Ontario Cemetery Marker: The Ontario marker placed in the Ontario cemetery is engraved as follows: Ontario, probably named for Ontario, Canada, was located one-half mile east of here near Elk Creek. It straddled the Jackson-Nemaha county line. Settlers came here in the 1850s, following the 39th Parallel Trail connecting Atchison, Kansas, to Denver, Colorado. The post office existed from 1862 to 1922. The Kansas City, Wyandotte, and Northwestern Railroad promoted growth in the area and existed from 1887 to 1919. A log cabin school in the late 1850s (on the Jackson county side) was replaced with a frame building in 1871 in Nemaha county as District #2 N & J. It had 106 students in 1891; it closed in 1954. A church was built in the 1890s for all denominations. It later became a Methodist church, closing in 1949. Businesses on the Nemaha side included the depot, stockyards, and elevator. Businesses on the Jackson side included a general store, blacksmith, barber shop, telephone exchange, doctors' offices, and cider mill. Marked by Jackson County Historical Society, 2007.

Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas. Sellers, Kay F.  Privaely printed, 2002. [Includes birth and death dates as well as obituary publication date and newspaper.]

CENSUS

Wilhelm, Anna, transcriber. 1860 Kansas Census - Jackson County Transcription.

Sally & Sonny's Trails In Time, transcriber. 1870 Kansas Census - Jackson County Transcription.

List of Persons in County over age 70 (from census enumerators). "The Holton Recorder". Holton, Kansas, 22 July 1880.

CHURCH HISTORY

Files include pictures and histories of all church organizations in the county from these towns/communities: Adrian, Banner, Circleville, Delia, Denison, Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Netawaka, Soldier and Whiting

Holter, Don W. Fire on the Prairie - Methodism in the History of Kansas.  1969.

Hoyt Methodist Episcopal Church ledger, 1896-1919. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223326

Hoyt United Methodist Church pictures, 1886-2009. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/221517

Hutchins, Joel and Pauline Jensen. Proceedings of the Kansas Conference of the Evangelical Association - One Hundred and Ten Years of Service. Jackson County, Kansas. 1858-1968. Published by Evangel United Methodist Church, Holton, Kansas. Printed by Bell Graphics. 2001.

Jackson County Churches (list and superintendent), 1916. 

Larkinburg Christian Church picture, circa 1910.  https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/308029

Religion in Kansas Oral History Project: https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu

A student has copied our church files and eventually they will be accessible here. Go to the Data Base at this site for recordings about Delia (Catholic).

Schuette, Phyllis. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. 2003. [Douglas Township, includes obituaries, lot owners, church pictures and church history.]

COOKBOOKS

A Taste of Heaven. Larkinburg Christian Church, 2003. Morris Press Cookbooks. 206 Pages.

Friends of Beck-Bookman Library. Our Library of Recipes. Published by Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 2101 Kansas City Road, Olathe, Kansas 66061-1260. 1988. 78 pages. [Submitters’ names indexed by Anna (Fernkopf) Wilhelm, 2003.]

"The Holton Recorder." Cornucopia Cookbook 2003. 248 pages. [Contains many of the recipes published in The Holton Recorder from January 1997 through October 2003. Submitters’ names indexed by Anna (Fernkopf) Wilhelm, 2003.]

Jackson County Home Cook Book, first edition, 1924. "Mid-West Epicurean Delights".  Compiled by Mrs. Dorothy E. Dworak

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The Jackson County Cook Book, second edition, 1933. Compiled by Mrs. Dorothy E. Dworak. Published and Distributed by The Gossip Printery, Holton KS.

Pleasant Grove community. Grandma's Favorites (recipes). N.p. N.d. [Approximately 1940s; includes names of contributing residents; no index.]

DIRECTORIES

Business Directory and History of Jackson County. Elizabeth N. Barr, publisher. 1907. Pictures: Holton - Campbell College main building; G. F. King's Department Store; State Bank of Holton; S.J. Thompson's grain elevator (Rock-Island Elevator); Holton Real Estate and Loan Company - J.E. Hoagland and A.P. Hoagland; Bennett House, Mrs. J.H. Bennett, proprietor; Bernard Brothers Grist Mill. Denison - M.C. Gates & Son's Hardware Store; Denison State Bank; David Coleman elevator; Louis Mulanax, hardware; J.S. Artman, merchandise; J.M. Chestnut & Son's Department Store; D.T. Gabriel's lumber yard; The Hummer - R.W. Hill & Son. Hoyt - Sauer & Moore Store. Larkin[burg] - General store of Harry Bailey; J.W. Bowser store and residence. Other - J.P. Stous, Farrar-Davis Live Stock Commission Co., Kansas City, and Elizabeth N. Barr.

Topics covered: Jackson County explorations; Indians; organization of territory; the first census; list of those living (from first census); organization of county; old towns (Calhoun, Elk City, Indianola, New Brighton, Kimball, North Cedar, Tippinsville, Bellevue, Rochester, Delaware City, Whitfield, Kansapolis, Eugene), the Holton colony, war record, John Brown, Spanish War, schools, denominational institutions, early missions and preachers, newspapers, railroads, location, resources, population, representation, roster for 52 years, old settlers, and the pioneer woman.

Holton, Denison, Mayetta, Hoyt, Soldier, Circleville and Larkin[burg] - early histories and business directories.http://books.google.com/books/about/Business_directory_and_history_of_Jackso.html?id=jXNNAAAAYAAJ

Farm Directory1966 Jackson County, Kansas, Farm & Ranch Directory. [Includes farmers’ names listed alphabetically by last name, first name or initial, post office address, route number, township name, section number, and owner/renter designation.]

Fletcher, Johnnie W. "A Collectors Guide to Kansas Bottles - 1854 to 1915". March, 1994. Self-published. Mustang, Oklahoma. [includes Jackson County druggists; bottlers; and food and medicine dealers]

"Holton Recorder" 1887 Subscribers, list from "The Holton Recorder", 14 September 1937, with the heading "50 Year Subscribers".

General Card Catalog - indexed by surnames and subject matter: not all materials are indexed. These are genealogies, photographs and other materials that have been donated to the society. A good attempt has been made to index all surnames in this material. 

Kansas Post Offices: May 29, 1828 - August 3, 1961 compiled by Robert W. Baughman

Telephone Directories

1896 (1 April) - Circleville, Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, and Soldier

1902 (1 February) - Holton

1907 (January) - Delia

1908 (April) - Delia

1908 (November) - Delia

1909 (1 May) - Delia and Hoyt

1909 (1 December) - Delia and Hoyt

1909-1910 - Holton

1910 (1 July) - Delia and Hoyt

1911 (1 January) - Delia and Hoyt

1911 (July) - Delia and Hoyt

1912 (April) - Delia and Hoyt

1913 - Circleville

1928 (July) - Delia

1929 (July) - Delia

1944 (Fall) - Holton, Goff and Soldier

Kirkpatrick, Joseph Greely. List of Jackson County People I Knew From About 1890-1920. 22 February 1937. [Very helpful for finding people around the 1890 period because of the missing census.]

FAMILY HISTORY

Swartz, Mrs. L.L. "Kith and Kin", 1981. Soldier.

HISTORY

Allard, Mrs. Willard R. (Mary Margaret) and Mrs. Robert Shoff (Doris), editors. Liberty Clicks in '76. Gossip Printery, 1976. Indexed by Anna (Fernkopf) Wilhelm, 2004. Paperback, 120 pages. [Covers circa 1880-1975 time period. Pictorial history with identified people and places; includes Jackson County towns: Birmingham, Circleville, Delia, Denison, Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Netawaka, Soldier, and Whiting as well as county-line towns (Larkinburg and Ontario). Also includes Potawatomi Indian Reservation, Round About the County, and Special Events.]

Birmingham.

     Birmingham Hotel. Auction sale of items from hotel. John R. Dutt, owner. Sam Dutt, auctioneer. Newspaper not identified, 26 Jan 1910.

Boston, Melissa (compiler). “Copies of Articles from ‘The Soldier City News’, 1857 - 1888”. [Francis Marion Wilson, Jr., one time editor of the Soldier newspaper, pasted copies of selected articles from the newspaper in a journal. These are those copies. Includes births, deaths, obituaries, marriages, mini-biographies, and general Soldier news; indexed]

Chevis Fund - started by Anna Chevis (1872-1932, Holton Cemetery) in 1934 for the poor

Circleville photos, 1998. 

Left to right: Masonic/Eastern Star hall upstairs over former Hill Hardware store; to the right  is the Circleville cafe. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/56

Top picture: Akright Farm Supply (white building north of lodge hall) https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/57

Farmers State Bank, white building at left in photo. Building on right: Morris Grocery Store circa 1950s. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/60

Farmers State Bank inside view. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/61

William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1846-1917. The Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Original Wild West Show, Holton Signal, 9 Sep 1915. Cody's sister, Eliza Alice Cody Myers, 1848-1902, is buried in the Denison Cemetery.  lza Alice Cody Myers

Delia photos, 1998.

Main street. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/159

Matyak's Garage. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/160

Denison cornet band photos

Denison photos, 1998.

Main street, Barrow Fur Trading. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/162

Main street, elevator at far left. Post Office and Community Building at far right. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/163

Main street, elevator complex at far left. Looking north on Central Avenue. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227766/page/164

Gerhardt, Ed. A Place Called Home. 2013. [Netawaka history from 1860s-2000s. Indexed. Includes lists of veterans, alumni, high school teachers, and photos.] ISBN: 978-1-62620-121-7

Hafer, Vera Hamill. As I Remember, 1903-1973. Mennonite Press, North Newton, Kansas, 1973. [Mayetta history; no index.]

Highway Markers: white spires around Holton (4th & New York; 2nd & Pennsylvania; and 5th & Wisconsin) are sign posts to mark Highway 75 through Holton. 1949 era.

Holton - bricks. Brick for sale by Joseph Hockham (1817-1875, Holton Cemetery).  Holton Express & News, 26 Mar 1875.

Holton Businesses

    Business: William Athey (1848-1930, Holton Cemetery), north side of square; approx 120 W. 5th, Holton. Home: 801 New Jersey, Holton. No date.

   Business: 5th & Pennsylvania. W.F. Zabel (1853-1930, Holton Cemetery) bought from Josephine Hinnen Staley Kitley (1890-1978, Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield CA)  and her mother Mrs. Clara N. Hinnen (1868-1956, Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield CA), $15,000. Building occupied by Charles W. Hinnen Restaurant (1865-1930, Holton Cemetery), B____ Grocery and Perry Hersh offices of the Dental Pharmaceutical Company. (Perry Hersh, 1870-1952, Holton Cemetery). Holton Signal, 19 Jul 1923.

 Business: Fairchild Cement Works, Rock Island Right of Way, foot of 4th Street. The Holton Recorder, 19 May 1910. 

    Business: 115 E. 4th St., Holton - has housed these businesses over the years: doctors' offices and hospital, phone company offices, tavern, Black church, donut shop and apartments

   Business: 123 W. 4th St., Holton - barber shop. 1894, Dr. Emily Spencer (1846-1934, Holton Cemetery) built the building; she moved her business upstairs and made the lower part a barber shop. 1913 to 1947, John Stratton (1882-1975, Holton Cemetery) was the barber. 1934 to 1973, Dale Smith (1911-1988, Holton Cemetery) was a barber. (He moved to the hotel (unknown which one) in 1937. Bob Morgan (1944-2015, Holton Cemetery) was the barber from 1963 to 2015. Chop Shop, 2022.

    Business: 420 Pennsylvania, Holton - Frank Blank General Store in early 1900s?, Sharp's Diner, 1993; El Milagro, 2022. More information in this file: Josephine Blank Tipps, 1908-2005, Holton Cemetery

   Business: 502 Vermont, Holton. Snappy Lunch Cafe sold to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond White by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Artman. "Holton Signal", 30 Nov 1950

Holton Recorder. Images of Holton & Jackson County: A Pictorial History of People, Places and Events. 1999. [no index]

Hoyt Centennial book - Cornet Band, 1903, pg 26

Hoyt photos, 1998.

Main street  https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227842/page/181

Hoyt United Methodist church and Main street service station: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227842/page/182

Grain elevator and more Main street: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227842/page/183

Hoyt location on Kansas map: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227842/page/184

Jackson County Poor Farm.  http://ksdeerehauler.wixsite.com/county-farm

Lowry, Leon. The Route of the Leavenworth Kansas and Western Railroad, 1871-1935. Self-published, Wetmore, Kansas. 1980. Fourth printing, December 1991. [No index.]

Markham, Robert S. History of Soldier, Kansas. Paperback, 85 pages. Privately published, 1985. [Includes pictures, history, and family biographies; no index.]

Mayetta cornet band photos

Mayetta history: https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/DocumentCenter/View/133/Mayetta-Kansas-PDF

Mayetta photos, 1998.

Main street  https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228098/page/43

Long Branch, Darnell's Antiques: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228098/page/44

Mayetta City Hall, Long Branch: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228098/page/45

Mayetta location on Kansas map: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228098/page/46

Netawaka - bank robbery. "The Holton Signal", 8 Jan 1931. Harry Martin, Burdette, KS, confessed to the robbery of the Citizens State Bank of Netawaka on 4 Oct 1930. He was arrested and brought back to Holton. He implicates George Wuthrick as a partner in the act, but he was not located at the time of publication. Pictures of both men included with the article.

Moore, Jr., Robert. Tracking the Loving Cup - A History of the Jackson County Literary-Athletic Contest. Self-published, circa 1990. 77 pages. Paperback. [Covers 1918-1925 time period; includes pictures of participants and medals plus literary and athletic results for these high schools: Circleville, Denison, Delia, Holton, Hoyt, Mayetta, Netawaka, Soldier, and Whiting. Includes personal interviews, newspaper references, and State Track Meet results. Indexed by Anna (Fernkopf) Wilhelm, 2004.]

Sidewalks. Bids for sidewalk from 4th street to the Holton Cemetery. The Holton Signal, 12 May 1910. Contract awarded to T.A. Fairchild, The Holton Recorder, 2 Jun 1910.

State Department of Social Welfare. A Difficult Task Arose when the Jackson County Farm Home Closed: Taproots. (SP 360/K13T/Vol.7/no.6/p. 14-15/May-June 1971). Kansas State Historical Society.

[Discusses transfer of last 17 patients, ages 24-82, from Jackson county, county home. Home has been in existence for 91 years. County notified in 1970 that state funds would be withheld if home not closed. ]

Wilhelm, Anna (indexer). "Holton's Colorful History" - a series of articles published in The Holton Recorder by W.T. BECK 26 October 1950 - 10 July 1952. Most of the information is Holton's early history - 1855-1900.

Wilhelm, Anna (indexer). "Historic Places in Jackson County" and "Early Reminiscences of Holton and Jackson County" The Holton Recorder - 5 and 19 March 1914

MAPS/ATLASES

Holton (Sanborn Insurance maps) 1885, 1889, 1896, 1905, 1911, and 1922: 

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-sanborn/root

Jackson County, 1878:

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210899/page/3434

Jackson County, 1881 - http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/219811

Jackson County, towns 1886

Circleville https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/104

Holton https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/270

Hoyt https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/277

Larkin [Larkinburg] https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/314

Mayetta https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/359

Netawaka https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/406

Soldier https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/528

Tippinville  https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/305692/page/550

Jackson County, 1903 - http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209404

Jackson County, 1921 - http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223959

Kansas Topographical 3D map. Artist: McCollum, Allan. New York NY. 2003. (Search for "Kansas" on the site.)  http://allanmccollum.net/supplements/supplement_samples.html

MILITARY

Civil War

1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll - Jackson County

Anderson, Martin (Major). Photos, 1862-1865. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223919

https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223917

https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223915

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, and the Civil War, Part I. 2005. [129 pages, including index.] Chapter titles: On the Home Front; The Militia; Company A, 5th KS Volunteer Calvary; Company B, 11th KS Volunteer Cavalry; General Sterling Price Raid; 20th Militia Regiment. Also includes illustrations and maps.

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, and the Civil War, Part II. 2010. [160 pages, including index.] Contains listings of Civil War veterans who lived in Jackson County sometime during their lifetime. Table of Contents: Jackson County, Kansas [Military] Census for 1865, 1885, 1895, 1905 and 1915. G.A.R. Post members; Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas, Vol. I, - 1861-1865; Civil War Discharge Book; Enrollment of Soldiers (Act of 1883); Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883; and Phineas B. Rust Pension Papers.

Holton Recorder - List of Veterans living in City of Holton - 6 June 1895

(Holton) Weekly Signal - List of Co. A, Fifth Regiment, Kansas Volunteers - Calvary and Co. B, Eleventh Regiment, Kansas Volunteers - Calvary. 11 May 1898

Kansas State Militia. 

Circleville Riflemen. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/863

Holton Militia. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/872

Douglas township. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/879

Jackson and Jefferson counties muster roll. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/884

Names of Persons Liable to do Military Duty, 1863 https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/898

Enrolled Militia for Jackson County, 1864. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227858/page/904

Korean War

Korean War Veterans connected to Jackson County: https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/DocumentCenter/View/136/Some-Korean-War-Veterans-Connected-to-Jackson-County-Kansas-PDF

Spanish-American War Enlistees

11 May 1898 The (Holton) Weekly Signal - List of Inductees (includes Jefferson and Pottawatomie County recruits)

18 May 1898 The (Holton) Weekly Signal - List of Company F, Twenty-second Kansas volunteers (includes hometowns - several outside of Jackson County)

Jackson County in the Spanish American War. https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/DocumentCenter/View/138/Jackson-County-Kansas-in-the-Spanish-American-War-PDF

World War I

Barr, Ray H. World War I soldier. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224455

Prairie Band Potawatomi Veterans memorial wall with names from WWI to Iraq. We-Ta-Se American Legion post 410: https://www.pbpindiantribe.com/we-ta-se/

Rose, Harold E. World War I soldier, written by his mother, Mary L. Rose. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/222383

World War I Veterans connected to Jackson County: https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/DocumentCenter/View/137/Some-World-War-I-Veterans-Connected-to-Jackson-County-Kansas---Work-in-Progress-PDF

World War II

Ash, Alice Sudlow. Circeville. Picture and interview. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/310829

https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218588

Geis, C.M. (Bud). Circleville. Interview. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218599

NEWSPAPERS

Original newspapers published in Jackson county beginning in 1872 to the present. (There are a few missing issues.) Here is a link to the list of those papers (not the actual papers themselves): http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528

"1897 Year in Review" 13 January 1898 The Holton Recorder - Events of the past year in brief, includes some marriages, deaths and court cases.

December 1897, extractions from nine newspapers in Jackson County. Extracted by Anna Fernkopf Wilhelm.

OBITUARIES

Abstract of Deaths from Mayetta, Kansas Newspapers (Jackson County, Kansas) August 1904 - January 1912, Series 2, Volume 18, Kansas DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report, 1991

Boston, Melissa (compiler). “Copies of Articles from ‘The Soldier City News’, 1857 - 1888”. [Francis Marion Wilson, Jr., one time editor of the Soldier newspaper, pasted copies of selected articles from the newspaper in a journal. These are those copies. Includes births, deaths, obituaries, marriages, mini-biographies, and general Soldier news; indexed]

Fenton, Dan. Selected Death Notices from Jackson County, Kansas, Newspapers, Volumes 1-12 (1872-1923): https://www.jacksoncountyks.com/227/ResearchGenealogy

"Genealogical Gleanings - Abstracts from Northeast Kansas Newspapers - Oct-Dec, 1882, and Jan-Dec, 1883 - Volume I, Numbers 1-4" compiled by George E. Lyon, 1989

Obituary index - not complete, but a first place to check

QUILTS

Quilts in the Jackson County Historical Society collection:

Buck's Grove. Brought to Kansas Territory in 1858 from Massachusetts by the Buck family. Buck’s Grove, west of Holton, named after Charles Buck. Inked names, hand-quilted. 

Carpenter, Emma. Sofa throw, fan design, dated 1-25-09; donated by Dorothy (McGehe) Barton. Made by Emma Carpenter (1880-1953).

East Grant Unit, 1975, located west of Holton. Hand-quilted by Mary Brucken, 1975-77.

First Reformed Church, WMS (Women’s Missionary Society), 1923, Holton. Rev. Becker, teacher. Hand tied Quilt (white with faded blue cloth and blue embroidery thread) with embroidered names. Center block: First Reformed Church [located on northeast corner of 6th & New York],W.M.S. (Woman's Missionary Society),Holton Kansas, 1923. Initials: K.A.B. [believed to be Katherine A. Bernard, a president of the W.M.S.]

Names are listed from top to bottom in each row. Because of the cursive handwriting (all by the same person) and being embroidered, some names were difficult to decipher.

Row 1:

Mr. Fred Petit - Mrs. Fred Petit - Miss Eulah Schultz - Mr. L.F. Schirmer - Mr. Scott Bateman

Mrs. Scott Bateman - Mr. William Schirmer - James Walker - Mrs. Steve Young

Mrs. May Fleming - Mrs. E. Walker - Mrs. E.L. Pinkerton - Mr. Harry Bradley - Mrs. Harry Bradley

Mr. O.H. Clark - Mr. John Beyer

Row 2:

Mr. Wm Mesmer - Mrs. Wm Mesmer - Mrs. L.F. Schirmer - J.E. Coulson - Mrs. J.H. Richards

Mrs. F. Utterback - James Walker, Jr. - Widow Walker, 1643 - Neva Petit - Mrs. Chas. McKinsey

Mrs. J. Knapp - Mrs. Taft Walker - Mrs. Fred Ott - Mr. Fred Ott - Mrs. John Beyer

Henry Migchelbrink

Row 3:

Mrs. A. Reem - Mr. S. Reem - Helen Becker - Ada Becker - Katharine Dunn - Mr. E. Dunn

Flora Bolliger - Earl Hegeman - Mr. Tuttle - Mr. G. Klusmire - Ruth Tallant - Mrs. Theo. Haag

Luella Wanner - Nettie Goodwin- Mrs. O. Boettcher - Sadie Rennick - Margaret Sommers

Row 4:

Mrs. A. Calor, Mr. J. Reem, Roy Freeman, Mr. D. Spidel, Mrs. E. Dunn, Gordon Dunn, 

Loyd Hegeman, "Sunbeams", Mrs. G. Klusmire, Mrs. Tuttle, Mr. Theo. Haag, Mrs. H. Hogg

Helen Goodwin, W.A. Morris, Clarence Lutz, Mrs. E. Boettcher

Row 5:

A.J. Way, Mrs. A.J. Way, Mrs. Hall, Mr. Kugelin [Kuglin], "Busy Bees", Ethel Wanner, Mr. Fred Grover, Miss M.E. Garner, Peter Bernard, Leona Lampert, Lucy McGrail, Martha A. McGrail, 

W.F. Horn, Mrs. Elize Horn, J.C. Weiss, S.W. Wheeland, Mr. C. Banks

Row 6:

Grandma Blossom, Mrs. Jennie Pruitt, Mrs. Kugelin [Kuglin], Austin Bundy, Donna Spiller

Lillian Hogg, Mrs. Kate Sanders, Mrs. Fred Grover, Edith Adams, Bernard Bros., Margaret McGrail, W.D. Corbin, Dora Horn, Mrs. M. W. Segrist, Mrs. S.W. Wheeland, Mrs. J.C. Weiss

Mrs. C. Banks

Row 7:

Frank Blank, Mr. P. Blank, Mrs. T.A. Mitchell, Mr. J.B. Fisher, Clara Hug, Freda Wanner, Mrs. L.H. Carnahan, Edward Carnahan, Mrs. C. Migchelbrink, Mary F. Migchelbrink, Dorothy Beightel, Gerald Beightel, Mrs. J.J. McGehe, Edith McGehe

Row 8:

Mrs. P. Blank, Nellie Musgrove, Mrs. J.B. Fisher, Mr. T.A. Mitchell, Louie Hogg, Katie Bernard, Evelyn Carnahan, Mr. L.H. Carnahan, Mr. C. Migchelbrink, H.F. Saunders, Marvin Beightel, Paul Beightel, Golden Rule Club, Mrs. J.W. McAlister, Aunt Lizze Schmidt

Row 9:

Mrs. C. Schuman, Mrs. M.A. Beightel, Christmas, Elizabeth Bernard, Ora Morgan, Search, Mr. N. Wanner, Mr. Mark Hug, Flossie Beyer, Mr. S. Hug, Mr. N. McGrew, Dr. McGrew, Mrs. J. Hinnen, Mrs. A.H. Voekel, Wm. Schneider

Row 10:

M.A. Beightel, Mrs. G.W. Ott, Alma Wursch, 1923, Mr. O.S. Hug, Orville Hug, Lights, Elsie Wanner, Mrs. M. Wanner, Mrs. Mark Hug, Mrs. S. Hug, Anna Sinning, Mrs. M. McGrew, Mrs. E. Coulson, Grace Voekel, Carrie Daugherty

Row 11:

Mr. J.F. Bernard, Mrs. J.F. Bernard, Rev. W.J. Becker, Jack Becker, Truman Hug, Mrs. O.S. Hug, Mahlon Campbell, Frank Hug, Mrs. G.W. Cornelius, Mrs. G.E. Gruver, Mr. W. Lacey, Mrs. W. Lacey, Grandma Garner, Mrs. Akers, Cliff German, Mr. Chas. Bateman, A.D. Chamberlain

Row 12:

Jeff Bernard , Ruth Bernard,  Mrs. W.J. Becker,  Mrs. and Mrs. C.O. McGee , Ruby Bostwick, Mrs. Fred Bostwick, Karl Kugelin [Kuglin] , Gussie Olson,  Mr. G.E. Gruver,  Mrs. E.G. Brown, Mrs. L.E. Simmons,  Mrs. G.A. Shaubel [Schaubel] , Mrs. Satterfield,  Harry Garner, Mrs. Chas. Bateman, Mrs. Cliff German

Row 13:

Mr. Fred Bostwick, Marjorie Sinning, Mr. H. Sinning, H. Schneider, L. Schneider, Mrs. H. Sinning, Harold Sinning, Elizabeth Schneider, E. Schneider, "Cradle Roll", Mr. Jesse Webb, Mrs. Jesse Webb, "Joy Class",  Pauline Hegeman, O. Schneider, Anna Ritter, William Garner

Row 14:

Mr. Joe Bundy, Mr. Carl Harold, Adult, Bible, Nathan Walker, William Walker, Lottie Francis, Mrs. Walker Smith, Mrs. Myrtle Belle, Mrs. J. Musgrove, Philip D. McGehe, Mr. H.D. McKitrick, Mr. Earl McGehe, Mr. A.N. Hug, Mr. John Davis, Mr. Joe Updegraff

Row 15:

Mrs. Carl Harold, Mrs. Joe Bundy, Class, Rev. Becker, Teacher, Wm. Walker, Jr., Fred King, Mary Stork, Mrs. W.R. Mick, Ethel Musgrove, Mrs. Wm. Schirmer, Mrs. H.D. McKitrick, Marion McKitrick, Mrs. Earl McGehe, Mrs. A.N. Hug, Mrs. Joe Updegraff, Mrs. John Davis

Gardiner, Blanche. Appliquéd flower pots by Allen Gardiner’s great-aunt, Blanche Gardiner (1874-1956), Denison.

Gibson, Wilma. Small Yo-Yo made by Wilma Gibson, Circleville, in the 1930s.

Golden Rule club, located southeast of Holton, February 1929. Donated by Virginia Farmer. Belonged to her grandmother, Belle Marshall, a club member. Some family names: Bennett, McGehe, Kaul, Cox, Fees, Davis, Campbell, Pitsche, Glenn, Miller, Joy, Bamey, and Fernkopf. Machine quilted.

Kaul, Harriett. Hand-stitched, hand-tied Snow Ball pattern. Donated by Doris (Bennett) Dreschler. It belonged to her maternal grandmother, Harriett (Stokes) Kaul (1870-1943).

Larkinburg Christian Church Ladies Aid, 1915-1916. Hand-quilted. Larkinburg Christian Church items: Mrs. Shields entertained the Ladies Aid all day Wednesday. They spent the day quilting. Holton Signal, May 26, 1927.

Matron Circle Ladies, Soldier Methodist Church, 1923. Hand-tied, crazy quilt.

Nelson, Jehu. Sofa throw belonged to Wilma Gibson’s grandparents, Hetty and Jehu Nelson, Circleville, who were married in Iowa in 1861. Woven with a reverse pattern by D. Stephenson, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. Dated 1856. 

Rash, Ruey. Yo-Yo quilt made by Ruey Rash, Circleville, when she was in her 80’s. Documented for Kansas Quilt Project in 1986.

Rawlings, Lola. Dresden plate pattern - hand-quilted by Lola May Rawlings (1894-1982), Denison.

Utterback, Nellie. Double wedding ring, 1930s, pieced and quilted by Nellie F. (Sanderson) Utterback (1898-1969). Neighborhood club members at Banner may have helped. Mrs. Utterback had no children - many of the pieces were received from the scraps of neighbors who did.

Violet Club. Unidentified quilt top. Believed to be Violet Club, circa 1920s-1930s, east/northeast of Holton. Jackson County, KS. Names are listed from top to bottom in each row.

Row 1: Mrs. Frazey, Ethel Blaine, Mattie Smith, Clara Glenn, Alice Eubanks

Row 2: Ada Amon, Ruby Kopp, Vera Tudor, Josie Lytle

Row 3: Irene Hank, Myrtle Eubanks, Carrie Tudor, Ethel Rawlins, Ruth Latta

Row 4: Verta [Alverta] Arnold, Gladys Arnold, Elizabeth Jorden, Boy Blair

Row 5: Mrs. Carter, Sara Hoenshell, Elizabeth Graham, Mary Hale, Irene Saunders

Row 6: Hazel Eubanks, Almenda Hoenshell, Hattie [Harriet] Hill, Mabel Frazey

SCHOOLS

1912 List of School Teachers published in “The Holton Recorder”. 15 August 1912. Same list published 22 August 1912. [Includes the 89 school districts in the county, which encompasses the country schools as well as three school buildings in Holton.]

Circleville Alumni 1894-1967, compiled by Mrs. Grover Eddy about 1967 (includes addendum of attendees 1968-1974)

Holton Alumni, 1881-1996, compiled by Allen and Sharon (Sawyer) Bowser (original Alumni Book compiled by Howard Clemetson in 1974). 1997. Published by Bell Graphics, Holton, Kansas. 83 pages. [Contains history of Holton schools and pictures of school buildings. Includes Name and Class Year Indexes from 1881-1996. Also includes an update of Names and Class Year Indexes from 1997-1999.]

County School List - Name of School, District, Year Organized, and Year Disorganized

School Directories

These school directories continue through 1969. Information in them include: name and district number of each school along with the names of the clerk, director, treasurer and teacher(s) of each school. Some issues also contain photographs of various schools. They also contain the school census and the school enrollment, average daily attendance, months in the term, value of the school property and teacher salaries. Some also have lists of graduates.

School Directory, 1907-1908, District Schools of Jackson County, Kansas by George A. Allen Jr., County Superintendent

School Directory, 1908-1909, District Schools of Jackson County, Kansas by George A. Allen Jr., County Superintendent

School Directory, 1909-1910, Public Schools of Jackson County, Kansas by W.S. Scneder, County Superintendent

School Directory, 1910-1911, Public Schools of Jackson County, Kansas by W.S. Scneder, County Superintendent

School Directory, 1911-1912, Public Schools of Jackson County, Kansas by W.S. Scneder, County Superintendent

School Directory, 1913-1914, Public Schools of Jackson County, Kansas. Elizabeth Warning, County Superintendent

Yearbooks - various county schools (not complete)

TAXATION

1912 - Personal Property Assessment. “The Holton Recorder”, October - November 1912. [Lists each tax payer alphabetically by township when the value of their personal property exceeded $1,000; includes the valuation of the personal property.]

VITAL RECORDS

Births

Boston, Melissa (compiler). “Copies of Articles from ‘The Soldier City News’, 1857 - 1888”. [Francis Marion Wilson, Jr., one time editor of the Soldier newspaper, pasted copies of selected articles from the newspaper in a journal. These are those copies. Includes births, deaths, obituaries, marriages, mini-biographies, and general Soldier news; indexed]

Horr (Wilson), Rowena (compiler). "Soldier Newspaper Extractions, 1888 - 1899" [Index of births, deaths and marriages.]

Kansas. Jackson County. County Clerk's Office. Records of Births and Deaths (incomplete) 1902-1911.

Deaths

1880 Mortality Schedule of Jackson and Nemaha Counties of Kansas - Deaths Occurring between June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880, endorsed for use by Topeka Genealogical Society, compiled by Thelma Carpenter and Helen Franklin

Coroner's Record, 1887 - 1964 (approximate dates)

Horr (Wilson), Rowena (compiler). "Soldier Newspaper Extractions, 1888 - 1899" [Index of births, deaths and marriages.]

Kansas. Jackson County. County Clerk's Office. Records of Births and Deaths (incomplete) 1902-1911.

Divorces

Fenton, Dan. Index to Jackson County, Kansas divorce case files, 1859 - 1917.

Microfilms AR 5203-5207, Kansas State Historical Society. 2011.

Marriages

Fenton, Dan. Jackson (Calhoun) County, Kansas, Bride and Groom Index, Volume I (March 14, 1855 to December 31, 1884). 1989. 

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, Bride and Groom Index, Volume II (January 1, 1885 to December 31, 1895). 1992

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, Bride and Groom Marriage Index, Volume III (January 1, 1896 to December 31, 1901). 2003

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, Bride and Groom Marriage Index, Volume IV (January 1, 1902 to December 31, 1907). 2007

Fenton, Dan. Jackson County, Kansas, Bride and Groom Marriage Index, Volume V (January 1, 1908 to December 31, 1913). 2009

Marriage License Applications, 1974-1988

Horr (Wilson), Rowena (compiler). "Soldier Newspaper Extractions, 1888 - 1899" [Index of births, deaths and marriages.]

Jackson County (includes some Nemaha and Pottawatomie County) Marriage Licenses Card Index, 3 March 1858 to 27 March 1913, Jackson County Historical Society archives

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Jackson County Records on microfilm at the Kansas State Historical Society - All of these original records are at the Jackson County Courthouse, Holton KS

County Clerk

Births, 1902-1911; deaths, 1902-1911; contagious diseases, 1902-1918; and funerals, 1910-1911 [AR 1942, AR 5269]

District/Probate Court Civil appearance dockets, 1859-1919 [AR 5016-5022]

District Court

Journals, 1861-1919 [AR 5022-5030]

Divorce case files, 1859-1917 [AR 5203-5207]

General index to probate court, 1857-1980 [AR 5006]

Marriage licenses record, 1855-1920 [AR 5030-5033]

Naturalization petition and record, 1912-1928 [AR 5030]

Naturalization record, 1868-1895, 1904-1906 [AR 5030]

Probate case files, 1856-1917 [AR 5207-5226]

Probate journals, 1857-1919 [AR 4997-5006]

Probate records (various), 1857-1936 [AR 5006-5013, AR 5202]

Will records, 1856-1920 [AR 5014-5016, AR 5202]

Register of Deeds

Indexes, 1855-1988 [AR 5227-5231, AR 5255-5261]

Deed records (various), 1857-1917 [AR 5231-5246, AR 5249-5254, AR 6604-6605]

Deeds and mortgages from Brown County, 1858-1868 [AR 5253]

Land district record, 1858-1862 [AR 5255]

Land office record, 1857-1868 [AR 5255]

Military discharge records, 1862-1865, 1918-1955 [AR 5254]

Power of attorney and index to, 1866-1913 [AR 5254]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Scholastic census records, 1883-1916 [AR 5261-5268]

Jackson County References at the Kansas State Historical Society - Several of these are also in the Jackson County Historical Society reference files, Holton KS

Allard, Mary M. Holton, Kansas, 1856-1970. N.p.: 1970. (K978.1/-J13/ Pam.v.1/no. 6).

________. Liberty Clicks in '76. Holton, KS: Gossip Printery, 1976. (K978.1/-J13/Al52).

Barr, Elizabeth N. Business Directory & History of Jackson County. N.p.: Author, 1907. (K978.1/-J13/B27).

Beck, William T. Holton's Colorful History. Clippings, Oct. 26, 1950-July 10, 1952. N.p.: Author, n.d. (K978.1/-J13/H745).

Bryant, Barbara A. The Moravians of Delia, Kansas. Kansas City, MO: Author, 1971. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.2/no. 2).

Bumgardner, Jesse. "Canada Gives Us One of Our Best Families." Holton Recorder. Mar. 21, 1935. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP2774).

Centennial Committee. Buck's Grove, 1879 to 1979: Buck's Grove United Methodist Church--100 Years of Service. N.p.: Buck's Grove United Methodist Church, n.d. (K287.6/B858).

Chrisman, J.H. & W. W. Sargent. Holton, the County Seat of Jackson County, Kansas. N.p.: 1888. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.1/no. 1).

Cope, Mrs. Walter. "Writer Depicts Well Known Community: Farming Empire Built Around Charles Bateman's & George Smith's Farms." Holton Recorder. Mar. 21, 1935. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP 2774).

Copeland, Lloyd. Through the Years: History of Denison. Holton, KS: Gossip Printery, n.d. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.2/no. 3).

Dodson, Evelyn. Denison Historical Homes, 1887-1987. N.p.: Author, 1987. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.2/no. 5).

Eddy, Mary M. A History of Circleville, Kansas. Circleville, KS: Circleville Alumni Association, 1966. (K978.1/-J13/Pam. v.2/ no. 4).

Fredricey, W.B. "Some Reminiscences: W.B. Fredricey Recalls Some of the First Holton Settlers." Holton Recorder. Mar. 21, 1935. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP2774).

Gardiner, Allen. Denison, Kansas: A Historical & Biographical Account of the Town & Surrounding Community. Topeka, KS: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1973. (K978.1/-J13/D416).

________. Denison, Kansas: A Record of a Town & Its People (With Observations on the Human Condition). N.p.: Author, 1991. (K978.1/-J13 /D416/1991).

Hafer, B.F. "100 Year History of District No. 1 of Jackson County, Kansas". Holton Recorder. June 12, 1958. [1p.]. (Reel: NP 2794).

Hafer, Patricia M. The Jackson County Court House. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/ -J13/Mss.).

Hoaglin, W.S. History & Statistics of Jackson County, Kansas, with Map & Geographical Location. Holton, KS: Recorder & Express Book & Job Rooms, 1876. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.1/no. 4).

Hoyt Centennial Committee. Hoyt, Kansas, 1886-1986: Plains Survivor. N.p.: 1986. (K978.1/-J13/Pam.v.1/no. 7).

Kansas State Historical Society. Jackson County Clippings, 1877-1988. (3 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K978.1/-J13/Clipp.).

Markham, Robert S. A History of Soldier, Kansas. Soldier, KS: Author, 1985. (K978.1/-J13/So42).

Mayetta Centennial Book Committee. Mayetta, Kansas, 1886-1986: The First 100 Years. Shawnee Mission, KS: Kes-Print, 1986. (K978.1/-J13/ M453).

Myer, H.H. "History of Lawndale School". Soldier Clipper. Jan. 30, 1935. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP 2843).

Shaw, J.C., M.D. "Early Memories of Jackson County". Holton Recorder. Dec.8, 1949. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP 2786).

"This Newspaper, Established 60 Years Ago, Is Glad to Devote Space this Week to Early Day Community History as Recalled by Our Correspondents", Holton Recorder. Mar. 14, 1935. [12 pp.]. (Reel: NP 2774).

White, Mrs. James W. "Recalls Earthquake: An Episode of 1865". Holton Recorder. Mar. 21, 1935. [1 p.]. (Reel: NP2774).

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