Thomas Relf (1857-1940) was born in Indiana and lived in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska prior to 1900. Norton County, Kansas | 1879 In 1876, he married Sarah C Peniston in Madison County, Indiana. Shortly after their marriage, they migrated to Norton County in northwestern Kansas. It is the fourth county from the border with Colorado,Continue reading “Thomas Relf | Great Plains Roamer, pt 1”
Tag Archives: 1890s
Crookham | In the Limelight
The Crookhams attended a magic lantern show at a neighbor’s house.
Land in Bachelor Township
Oliver C. Crookham (1854-1890) owned land in Bachelor Township along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line. His shooting accident happened near both the railroad line and Bachelor Creek. In the southern part of the township, the Missouri Pacific line travels east west. From the east, it travels through the town of Tonovay before it goes throughContinue reading “Land in Bachelor Township”
Funeral for a Crookham
Oliver C. Crookham (1854-1890) was laid to rest after a fatal gun shot wound in the Eureka Cemetery.
A Fatal Accident
Oliver Cromwell Crookham (1854-1890) died from a gun shot wound that he received while hunting rabbits in Greenwood County, Kansas.
Robert Lewis | Threshing Machine
Robert Lewis partnered with Richard Kelley to form a threshing machine operation in Newton County, Missouri. Their business operated from the 1890s to at least the 1920s. The Lewis and Kelley farms were adjoining to each other. In her book, Lest We Forget, Jewell Lewis Campbell recalls a financial record from the Advance Thresher Co.Continue reading “Robert Lewis | Threshing Machine”
Finding the Yellow Bricks 