C. S. Van Pelt.

Picture publish date 1905.
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C. S. Van Pelt, was born in Iowa, came to Decatur County, Kansas, and settled in section 10, of Beaver Township in 1886.  He was a Farmer and Stock Raiser, had a farm of 210 acres.  His post office address was Cedar Bluffs, Kansas, which was a mile south from the farm.  By 1905, the farm was in his wife's name and between 1910 and 1921 the farm was gone.

In 1910, C. S. Van Pelt was 36, years, was born in Iowa about 1850, his wife Mary Van Pelt was 28 years and born in Missouri  they had three children who were Rollo Van Pelt, age 8 years, born in Kansas, Chalmer Van Pelt age 11m. old, born in Kansas, and Christine Van Pelt 7 years, born in Kansas.