Willis S. Fenton.

Willis S. Fenton.

Birth: August 25, 1867, Pennsylvania.
Death: Unknown.

Parent: Horrace Fenton, ( 1841_? ).

Siblings; Willis S., Jennie L., Libbie, George H. B. Fenton.

Burial: Maybe in New Mexico.

Willis was living in Linn county Kansas in 1906, in the city of Mound City, Kansas, he was the Proprietor of the City Restaurant and Bakery.

Oscar Duehn.

Oscar Duehn.

Birth: September 19, 1856, Germany.
Death: Mat 21, 1938.

Wife: Tina M. Duehn, ( 1861-1946 ).
Married September 25, 1879.

Children: Frank L., Howard M., Nellie M., Mable A. Duehn.

Burial: Praine Grove Cemetery, Cottonwood Falls, Chase County Kansas.

Mr. Duehn came to Chase County, Kansas and settled in section 24, of Cottonwood Township.  He was Proprietor of a 215 acre farm which was called ( Maple Grove Stock Farm. )  His post office address was Clements, Kansas, which was about two miles North west from the farm.  They had to cross the Cottonwood River to reach town.

Volney Stiles .

Volney Stiles. 

Birth: 1843, Muskingum County, Ohio.
Death: 1918, Butler County, Kansas.

Parents: Aaron Clark Stiles (1804 - 1875), Hester Wilson Stiles.

Wife: Mary A. Stiles.
Married 1866.

Children: Nettie Stiles..

Siblings: William H. Stiles (1827 - 1914), Minerva Stiles Johnson (1831 - 1916), Volney Stiles (1843 - 1918).

Burial: Andover Cemetery, Andover, Butler County, Kansas.

In 1905 he was a Druggist in Benton, Kansas.  He was also a Civil War Veteran.

Wisconsin Seventh Infantry, Co. F.

Wisconsin State Records.

Volney Stiles, Private; Residence Tafton; Enlisted or Mustered in January 20, 1864; Mustered out July 3, 1865.

Erick L Bystrom

Erick L Bystrom. 

Birth: 1836, Sweden.
Death: 1912, Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas.

Wife: Christina Nilsdotter Bystrom (1850 - 1939).

Children: Lars, ( !887-? ),  Emma, ( 1889-? ), Ethel Bystrom McKenzie (1893 - 1966), Alfred Bystrom (1894 - 1914).

Burial: Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas.

Mr. Bystrom came to Decatur County, Kansas in 1884, and settled in the township of Oberlin, in the town of Oberlin, Kansas where he was a Merchant Tailor.

James F. Crofoot.

James F Crofoot. 

Birth: Mar. 19, 1851, Cortland County, New York.
Death: Apr. 10, 1912,

Died of self inflicted gunshot.

Wife: Ida E. Crofoot (1858 - 1940).

Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

Mr. Crofoot came to Ellsworth Kansas and settled in section 32 of Wilson township.  He was a raiser of Fruit and Vegetables, on 160 acre farm.  He was also a Dairy man and a dealer in Ice.  His post office address was Wilson, Kansas, which was about two miles north west of the farm. 

David W. Slimmer.

David W. Slimmer.

Birth: 1854.
Death: Jul., 1925, Kansas.

Son of Peter Slimmer and Susan Immell Slimmer.

Wife: Flora B McKenzie Slimmer (1860 - 1937).

Children: Russell W.,  Floyd W. Slimmer (1896 - 1971).

Burial: Circleville Cemetery, Circleville, Jackson County, Kansas.

In 1903 he was living in Adrian, Kansas, he was in the business of Dry Goods and Groceries.

Thomas H. Wix.

Publish date 1904.

Thomas Hardin Wix. 

Birth: Aug. 16, 1852, Bates County, Missouri.
Death: Dec. 17, 1920, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.

Parents: Joseph Wix, ( 1820-1895.) Sarah Beaty Wix (1821 - 1857).

Wife: Phoebe Varns Wix (1860 - 1923).

Children: John Wix (1877 - 1878), Rosa Marie Wix (1878 - 1934), Charles Stephen Wix (1880 - 1951), Cora E. Wix Calhoun (1882 - 1950), Clark Wix (1884 - 1910).

Siblings: Elizabeth Jane Wix (1842 - 1855), Perry Wix (1847 - 1854), Clark Wix (1850 - 1919), Thomas Hardin Wix (1852 - 1920), Abner Levi Wix (1855 - 1918), Joseph Wix (1856 - 1856), Lewis L. Wix (1857 - 1923).

Burial: Myers Cemetery, Hudson, Bates County, Missouri.

Mr.Wix came to Woodson County, Kansas and settled in section 31, of Belmont Township.  He was a Farmer and Stock Raiser on his 320 acre farm which was called ( Oak Ridge Farm ).   His post office address was Yates Center, Kansas. ( 1904.)