Americus Kansas.

Americus of 1867-8

The Busness Directory for North Missouri and Eastern Kansas of 1867-8, described Americus as a small place in the west part of Lyon county, eight miles of Emporia, the county seat, and 48 miles south-west of Topeka.

Trade, Professions &c.

 

Samuel Bruner, General Store.

Loy & Gibbson, General Store.

E. Goddard, General Store.

 

Americus of 1878.

 

Americus was laid out in 1857.  A vote of the people gave it the county seat in 1858, and it remained there until late 1860.  The town had a News Paper called the Americus.

 

Business men who used Americus as their P. O. address as of 1878.

 

Thomas Anderson, Farmer and Fruit Raiser and Cheese Manufacturer, from Berwack, Scotland, came to county 1859.

 

J. B. Barrick, farmer, and Stock Raiser, from Toscarawas Ohio, came to county 1859.

 

William H. Edmiston, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Randolph Ohio, came to county 1876.

 

John L. Butler, farmer and Stock Raiser and Township Trustee, from Warren county, Ill., came to county 1859.

 

G. Burket, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Germany, came to county 1871.

 

P. H. Sax & Son, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Schoharie, county N. Y., came to county 1874.

 

L. A. Wood, County Commissioner and Blacksmith, from Oswego County N. Y., came to county 1864.

 

T. Aruthur Wright, Physician and Surgeon, from Leeds Canada, came to county 1871.

 

J. W. Loy, Farmer, Stock Raiser and Fruit Raiser, from Perry county, Pa., came to county 1860.

 

D. T. McAuley, Minister Presbytrian Church, from Washington county N. Y., came to county 1865.

 

O. Lambert, Farmer, Stock Raiser, from Warren county Ohio, came to county 1870.

 

J. D. Jaquith, Farmer, Stock Raiser, from Bellows Falls, Vt., came to county 1866.

 

Isaac Wright, Farmer, Stock, Fruit Raiser, from Vermillion county Ill., came to county 1856.

 

J. C. F. Wright, farmer and stock Raiser, from Vermillion county Ill., came to county 1856.

 

Thomas H. Stanley, farmer, Fruit Grower and Carpenter, from Columbiana county Ohio, came to county 1857.

 

W. W. Caldwell, farmer, Stock Raiser, from Fountain county Ind., came to county 1867.

 

John Bond, farmer,  Stock Raiser and Fruit Grower, from Yadkins county, N. C., came to county 1862.

 

F. W. Drake, farmer, Stock Raiser and Fruit Grower, from Boston Mass., came to county 1878.

 

A. C. Sackett, farmer, Stock Raiser and Dealer, from Lewis county N. Y., came to county 1871.

 

F. S. Domm, Contractor and Builder, from Hamilton county, Ohio, came to county 1870.

 

S. P. McCawe, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Chester Dist. S. C., came to county 1858.

 

William Houk, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Carroll county, Ohio, came to county 1874..

 

C. Drake, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Carroll county, Ohio, came to county 1857.

Business men who used Americus as their P. O. address as of 1901.

William H. Edmiston, Farmer, came to county 1865.
W. F. Eggers, Farmer, came to county 1866.
Joseph Eggers, Farmer, came to county 1861.
John Eggers, Farmer, came to county 1870.
John Ernst, Farmer, came to county 1871.
A. C. Odaffer, Farmer, came to county 1885.
W. A. Odaffer, Farmer, came to county 1885.

 

Americus of 1912.

 

Americus, an incorporated city of the third class in Lyon county, is a station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R., 9 miles northwest of Emporia, the county seat. It has a bank, a weekly newspaper, churches of various denominations, good public schools, etc. Its location in the rich valley of the Neosho river gives it a good local trade and makes it an important shipping point. The population in 1910 was 451. Two delivery routes emanates from its money order postoffice and supply

mail to the surrounding rural districts, and the town is provided with express and telegraph -offices and has telephone connection with Emporia and other cities.

 

Business men who used Americus as their P. O., address as of 1918.

 

Jake Bamesberger, farmer.

E. M. Bell, Cashier, Farmers National Bank, Americus.

A. C. Boman, Farmer

T. B. Davis, Farmer.

Frank Ernst, Farmer.

John Ernst, Farmer.

Philip Ernst, Farmer.

J. F. Gibson, Farmer.

H. P. Hansen, Farmer.

J. M. Kinter, Farmer.

H. A. Loy, Prop. Longview Stock Farm.

W. L. Marsh, Farmer.

F. L. Maxwell, Farmer.

J. H. Moore, Farmer.

Charles Norris, Farmer.

Henry Reichardt, Farmer.

J. C. Stewart, Farmer.

John S. White, Farmer.