I like old buildings of the 18 hundreds I like to imagine what the building looked like in it's hay day. I look for old pictures of them. There are many old pictures of Kansas building and this one I found while looking for something else.
Note. The pictures can be enlarged by pushing on them.
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Peter Machiels.
Birth: Jan. 29, 1859.
Death: Feb. 28, 1945, Jefferson County, Kansas.
In the 1880, census he was living in Ricks, Christian, Illinois. He was 21 years and his occupation was a harness maker. He would later move to Oskaloosa, Kansas, and start a harness business there.
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Emmet Michael Hoskinson
Birth: Nov.1, 1887, Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas.
Death: Mar. 25, 1952, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas. Son of Benjamin Franklin Hoskinson and Ellen Mary Williamson.
Married Alta Marian Ricks on August 23,1911 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO. Was a Harness Maker Apprentice under Pete Michaels in Oskaloosa, Ks at age 17 years.
Note. To learn more about these men and their families go to the site of Find A grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
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