Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Keelville Kansas.

Keelville, Kansas.

Cherokee County
Lyon Township Map,1902.
 
On the county map Keelville can be found in Township 34-south and Range 22-east.  On the township map Keelville can be found in section 6.
 
Keelville Post Office.
 
Keelville post office open August 26, 1868 and ran to November 30, 1905.  First postmaster was Daniel Gilbert.  Second postmaster was Hugh Erwin.
 
People of Lyon township who used Keelville as their P. O. address as of 1883.
 
Authors note. I have given their secton numbers so you can find them on the township map so see where they lived.
Also if you would like to read more about these men take this link.

Jesse T. Amos, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 10.
Squire F. M.B. Amos, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 23 & 27.
Herbert Cool, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 2.
John Bowen Davis, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 9 & 16.
John S. Dill, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 8.
Capt. Hugh Erwin, Postmaster and General Merchandise, Keelville.
Hon. J. S. Gillespie, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 6.
Jerome B. Goodrich, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 29 & 34.
 
Civil War Veterans who give Keelville as their P. O. Address.
 
George Burnett, Sergeant, Co. B., 111th., United States Infantry.
Ralph Boyer, Corporal, Co. E., 78th., Pennsylvania, Infantry.
George Easton, Private, Co. C., 119th., Illinois, Infantry.
John A. Hall, Corporal, Co. F., 7th., Missouri, Infantry.
J. W. S. Lane, Private, Co. D., 75th., Indiana, Infantry.
Milton Sparks, Corporal, Co. K., 117th., Kentucky, Infantry.
John J. Scott, Prive, Co. D., 46th., Iowa, Infantry.
Thomas Steet, Private, Co. C., 138th., Indiana, Infantry.
L. H. Taylor, Private, Co. G., 95th., Ohio, Infantry.
Lewis WahI, Private, Co. F., 35th., Ohio, Infantry.
Fred Winkleman, Sergeant, Co. I., 2nd., Missouri, Infantry.
 
People of Lyon township who used Keelville as their P. O. address as of 1902.
 
Authors note.  I have given their secton numbers so you can find them on the township map so see where they lived.
 
Daniel Carrell, Farmer, Section 16.
 
J. R. Goodrich, Farmer and Breeder of Thoroughbred Durham Cattle, Section 28.
 
F. J. Miller, Breeder of Thoroughbred Shot Horn Cattle, Section 7.
 
W. H. Naylor, Farmer and Breeder of Registered Poland China Hogs, Section 17.
 
J. M. Roper, Farmer, Section 32.
 
T. B. Steet, Farmer and Breeder of Thoroughbred Duroe Jersey Hogs, Section 8.
 
Keelville Kansas, 1912.
 
Keelville, a hamlet in Cherokee county, is located in the southwestern corner of the county, 13 miles from Columbus, the county seat, and 6 miles from Faulkner, the nearest railroad station and the postoffice from which its mail is distributed. The population in 1910 was 45.

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