Transcribed from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. [Revised ed.] Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919, c1918. 5 v. (xlviii, 2530 p., [155] leaves of plates): ill., maps (some fold.), ports.; 27 cm.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the 1919 revised edition.
The 1918 edition is available at
https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1918ks/



Volumes 4 & 5 - Location Index


  • Illinois, Hamilton County - Fair, Hyder H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Hampshire - Funk, Charles C. (v4)
  • Illinois, Hancock County - Cavanaugh, John H. (v4)
    - Eidson, Homer H. (v4)
    - Freeland, Francis P. (v5)
    - Glenn, William M. (v4)
    - Hager, Flavius J. (v4)
    - Krieger, Lee Wilson (v4)
    - McCoy, James U. (v4)
    - Moore, Israel (v5)
    - Roberts, Zeph (v4)
    - Shaw, Noah F. (v5)
    - Wagner, William H. (v5)
    - Yetter, Christopher C. (v5)
  • Illinois, Harrison County - West, Fletcher D. (v4)
  • Illinois, Henry County - Bidwell, Edwin T. (v4)
    - Deroy, Danielson (v4)
    - Pierce, Francis Livingston (v4)
    - Norman, George (v5)
    - Rarick, Clarence Edmund (v5)
    - Shuck, Minor C. (v5)
    - Sidebottom, Orson L. (v5)
    - Younggren, Clarence A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Hoopeston - McCue, Basil M. (v4)
  • Illinois, Hudson - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
  • Illinois, Illinois City - Young, James R. (v5)
  • Illinois, Iroquois County - Bagley, George M. (v5)
    - Briggs, Harry Franklin (v5)
    - Campbell, Robert Wilson (v5)
    - Lyman, Edward (v5)
  • Illinois, Irving Park - Garrettson, George G. (v4)
  • Illinois, Jackson County - Goodwin, Abram (v5)
  • Illinois, Jacksonville - Elmore, Alfred H. (v4)
    - Horde, James T. (v4)
    - McLain, Frank E. (v5)
    - Shrader, John W. (v4)
  • Illinois, Jefferson County - Morrow, Augustus M. (v5)
  • Illinois, Jeffersonville - Hess, Edward R. (v4)
  • Illinois, Jersey County - Christopher, John Albert (v5)
    - Cooper, Edgar L. (v5)
    - Watts, Israel L. (v5)
    - Roberts, Zeph (v4)
  • Illinois, Jerseyville - Christopher, John Albert (v5)
    - Cooper, Edgar L. (v5)
    - Malone, James (v5)
  • Illinois, Jo Daviess - Evans, Richard W. (v4)
  • Illinois, Jo Daviess county - Keast, Fred (v5)
    - Lyman, Edwin (v4)
    - Praeger, F. August (v5)
    - Shill, Wallace (v4)
  • Illinois, Johnsonville - Lockwood, William B. (v4)
  • Illinois, Joliet - Glass, Robert B. (v4)
    - Hatch, Charles H. (v5)
    - Sloan, Robert P. (v5)
    - Tilton, David Austin (v4)
  • Illinois, Kane County - Ellithorp, Alfred R. (v4)
  • Illinois, Kankakee - Aldridge, Jasper Newton (v4)
    - Caudill, Jesse P. (v4)
    - Clapp, Sawyer S. (v4)
    - Dubbs, William Orville (v5)
    - Lyman, Edward (v5)
    - Robidoux, Peter (v5)
  • Illinois, Kankakee County - Clapp, Elijah S. (v4)
  • Illinois, Kendall County - Clapp, Elijah S. (v4)
  • Illinois, Kinmundy - Ebnother, Charles Leo (v5)
  • Illinois, Kirkwood - Peterson, Pehr Albert (v5)
  • Illinois, Knox County - Bidwell, Edwin T. (v4)
    - Dubbs, William Orville (v5)
    - Everett, Ezra J. (v4)
    - Fitzgerald, William James (v4)
    - Lee, George K. (v5)
    - Norman, George (v5)
    - Norman, George (v5)
    - Price, Theodore B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Knoxville - Young, James R. (v5)
  • Illinois, La Salle County - Browne, John Collins (v4)
  • Illinois, Lacon - Sperry, Charles (v5)
  • Illinois, LaGrange - Beeler, Charles William (v4)
    - Hoover, William (v5)
  • Illinois, Laharpe - Tilton, David Austin (v4)
  • Illinois, Lake County - Aber, Lewis P. (v5)
    - Cossman, John B. (v4)
  • Illinois, Lamoille - Craft, John S. (v5)
  • Illinois, LaRose - Sperry, Charles (v5)
  • Illinois, LaSalle County - Dillman, Forest E. (v5)
    - Gunn, Charles Lundy (v5)
    - Hager, Flavius J. (v4)
    - Rice, James H. (v4)
    - Thatcher, George W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Lee County - Conner, Harry Scott (v4)
    - Dickinson, Silas Frank (v4)
    - Fobes, Kate Camp (v5)
    - Kimpler, Peter B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Lewiston - Bruner, James Richard (v4)
  • Illinois, Liberty - Allen, Bert (v5)
  • Illinois, Lincoln - Elting, James Hardenburgh (v5)
    - Lauterbach, August (v5)
  • Illinois, Litchfield - Davis, Charles Osborn (v5)
  • Illinois, Little York - Allaman, George H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Livingston County - Clapp, Elijah S. (v4)
    - Clapp, Sawyer S. (v4)
    - Creek, Bruce D. (v5)
    - Grandy, George W. (v5)
    - Kerr, Andrew (v5)
    - Kissell, John Wesley (v4)
    - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
    - Yetter, Christopher C. (v5)
    - Zook, Jacob W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Lockport - Sloan, Robert P. (v5)
  • Illinois, Logan County - Hageman, Russel B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Lowell - Gunn, Charles Lundy (v5)
  • Illinois, Macomb - Davies, Robert (v5)
    - Single, Rhees R. (v4)
  • Illinois, Macon County - Barnett, Zed L. (v5)
    - Crumpton, William J. (v5)
    - Funk, C. Otto (v5)
    - Kintner, Thomas P. (v4)
  • Illinois, Macoupin County - Bacon, Thomas J. (v5)
    - Christopher, John Albert (v5)
    - Moffet, Alvus H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Madison County - Roberts, Zeph (v4)
    - Stocks, Benjamin F. (v4)
    - Smith, Edward L. (v5)
  • Illinois, Magnolia - Lawless, Minnie A. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mahomet - Foster, Charles Daniel (v5)
  • Illinois, Manitou - Horchem, Peter (v5)
  • Illinois, Marion County - Hatch, Charles H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Maroa - Beck, Anna Marie (v5)
  • Illinois, Marraysville - Phillips, James W. (v4)
  • Illinois, Marshall County - Burt, J. Floyd (v5)
    - Lawless, Minnie A. (v4)
    - Schumacher, Walter C. (v5)
    - Sperry, Charles (v5)
    - Vogelgesang, Jacob G. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mason City - Grandy, George W. (v5)
    - Traylor, William E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Mason County - Elmore, Alfred H. (v4)
    - Elmore, David M. (v4)
    - Rochester, Arthur N. (v4)
    - Horchem, Peter (v5)
  • Illinois, Massbach - Praeger, F. August (v5)
  • Illinois, Mattoon - Beck, David Dunbar (v5)
    - Boles, Ed T. (v5)
    - Boles, John L. (v5)
    - Clark, Francisco K. (v4)
    - Latas, Albert P. (v4)
    - Linder, Daniel W. (v5)
  • Illinois, McDonough County - Bieber, Alice (v5)
    - Freeland, Francis P. (v5)
    - Fuhr, Frank (v4)
    - Gordon, William R. (v4)
    - Sloan, Floyd A. (v5)
    - Whiting, William L. (v4)
  • Illinois, McHenry - Beers, Charles H. (v5)
    - Cossman, John B. (v4)
  • Illinois, McHenry County - Cossman, John B. (v4)
  • Illinois, McLean County - Boles, John L. (v5)
    - Daniel, Francis William (v4)
    - Gillidett, Miles Sherman (v4)
    - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
    - O'Dea, John (v5)
    - Royse, Benjamin R. (v5)
    - Taylor, John (v4)
    - Wikoff, Orra (v4)
  • Illinois, Menard County - Pointer, David E. (v5)
    - Traylor, William E. (v5)
    - Wilson, Matthew T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mendota - Grandy, George W. (v5)
    - Grisell, William S. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mercer County - Brown, B. F. (v4)
    - Willits, Ledru J. (v4)
  • Illinois, Middle Creek - Cavanaugh, John H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Millington - Thatcher, George W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Minonk - Burt, J. Floyd (v5)
  • Illinois, Moline - Funk, C. Otto (v5)
    - Mendenhall, Joseph F. (v5)
  • Illinois, Momence - Chipman, Frank A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Monmouth - Allaman, George H. (v5)
    - Ford, James T. (v4)
    - Stouffer, Abe Kepner (v4)
  • Illinois, Montgomery County - Alexander, Andrew C. (v4)
    - Davis, Charles Osborn (v5)
    - Rucker, Clarence N. (v4)
  • Illinois, Monticello - Stocks, Benjamin F. (v4)
  • Illinois, Morgan County - Brown, Fred (v5)
    - Phillips, James W. (v4)
    - Reynolds, James B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Morgan Park - Garrettson, George G. (v4)
  • Illinois, Moro - Smith, Edward L. (v5)
  • Illinois, Morris - Merryman, Albert M. (v4)
  • Illinois, Morrisonville - Corner, John Percival (v4)
    - Horde, James T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Morton County - Crumpton, William J. (v5)
  • Illinois, Moultrie County - Stocks, Benjamin F. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mount Morris - LeRew, William G. (v4)
  • Illinois, Mount Sterling - Allphin, Clyde H. (v5)
    - Connelly, John Robert (v5)
    - Traylor, William E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Mount Vernon - Frizell, Edward E. (v5)
    - Morrow, Augustus M. (v5)
  • Illinois, Moweaqua - McMullen, William (v4)
    - Uhl, Leonard C. (v4)
  • Illinois, Murdock - Freeland, Francis P. (v5)
  • Illinois, Nashville - Humburg, Fred (v5)
  • Illinois, Nauvoo - Eidson, Homer H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Neoga - McInnes, Frederick Meryweather (v5)
  • Illinois, Neponset - Wood, James Madison (v4)
  • Illinois, New Boston - Willits, Ledru J. (v4)
  • Illinois, New Douglas - Hall, William Finley (v5)
  • Illinois, New Lenox - Rugg, Edwin E. (v4)
  • Illinois, Nora - Keast, Fred (v5)
  • Illinois, Norman - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
  • Illinois, O'Fallon - Meckfessel, August F. (v4)
  • Illinois, Odell - Thatcher, George W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Ogle County - Adams, S. Douglas (v4)
    - Brooke, Franklin Ellsworth (v5)
    - Hain, George Robert (v5)
  • Illinois, Oliver - Fisher, Lewis A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Oquawka - Hickok, Charles D. (v4)
  • Illinois, Ottawa - Hager, Flavius J. (v4)
  • Illinois, Pana - Beery, Charles (v4)
    - Boiselle, Joseph C. (v5)
  • Illinois, Paris - Boiselle, Joseph C. (v5)
    - Linder, Daniel W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Payson - Tilton, David Austin (v4)
  • Illinois, Pekin - Lauterbach, August (v5)
  • Illinois, Peoria - Barnes, Edgar Rankin (v5)
    - Berryman, Jerome W. (v4)
    - Bolinger, William S. (v4)
    - Bruner, James Richard (v4)
    - Clark, Francisco K. (v4)
    - Ehlers, William H. (v5)
    - Elmore, Alfred H. (v4)
    - Gyles, Henry J. (v4)
    - Herman, Virgil Oliver (v4)
    - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
    - Peterson, Pehr Albert (v5)
    - Stocks, Benjamin F. (v4)
    - Vogelgesang, Jacob G. (v4)
    - Wiles, Samuel G. (v5)
    - Yoxall, George (v5)
  • Illinois, Peoria County - Compton, John S. (v5)
    - Everett, Ezra J. (v4)
    - Mendenhall, Joseph F. (v5)
    - Norman, George (v5)
    - Wikoff, Orra (v4)
    - Wiles, Samuel G. (v5)
    - Wyatt, William A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Perry - Allen, Bert (v5)
    - Downer, George J. (v4)
    - Harrison, Charles F. (v4)
  • Illinois, Perry County - Boyd, Samuel (v5)
    - Ferguson, William Henry (v5)
    - McNabney, William (v5)
  • Illinois, Peru - Kimpler, Peter B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Petersburg - Pointer, David E. (v5)
    - Traylor, William E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Piatt County - Uhl, Leonard C. (v4)
  • Illinois, Pike County - Bitner, Jefferson D. (v4)
    - Downer, George J. (v4)
    - Harrison, Charles F. (v4)
    - Johnson, Joseph Elliott (v4)
    - King, Daniel B. (v4)
    - Moorhead, John Thomas (v5)
    - Roberts, Zeph (v4)
    - Worman, Ranford T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Pittsfield - Bull, John (v4)
    - Johnson, Joseph Elliott (v4)
    - Downing, James H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Plana - Light, George W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Plano - Ford, E. A. (v5)
    - Funk, C. Otto (v5)
  • Illinois, Pleasant Plains - Seaman, James H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Plymouth - McCoy, James U. (v4)
    - Milton, Charles Albert (v4)
  • Illinois, Polo - Adams, S. Douglas (v4)
    - Brooke, Franklin Ellsworth (v5)
  • Illinois, Ponca - Rhodes, William B. (v4)
  • Illinois, Pontiac - Grandy, George W. (v5)
    - Livingston, Adam S. (v4)
    - Ruth, Ulysses Grant (v5)
    - Yetter, Christopher C. (v5)
  • Illinois, Pope County - Roark, Robert Pinkney (v5)
  • Illinois, Port Byron - Golden, Levi Atchley (v5)
  • Illinois, Pratt County - Van Blaricum, James Walter (v4)
  • Illinois, Princeville - Mendenhall, Joseph F. (v5)
    - Wyatt, William A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Putnam County - Hager, Flavius J. (v4)
    - Lawless, Minnie A. (v4)
    - Merritt, William G. (v5)
  • Illinois, Quincy - Beck, John D. (v5)
    - Cox, James Wesley (v5)
    - Dorsett, H. Wallace (v4)
    - Dreiling, John J. (v5)
    - Elmore, Jesse E. (v4)
    - Freeland, Francis P. (v5)
    - Haas, Alfred R. (v5)
    - Heaton, L. Grace (v5)
    - Rose, George Burton (v4)
    - Shaw, John Fuller (v4)
    - Uhl, Leonard C. (v4)
    - Worman, Ranford T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Randolph County - Alexander, Andrew C. (v4)
    - Barrett, Lee J. (v5)
    - Clore, Ike (v4)
    - Little, Thomas (v4)
  • Illinois, Redbud - Barrett, Lee J. (v5)
  • Illinois, Riverton - Smith, Hiram Newton (v5)
  • Illinois, Rock Falls - Brooke, Franklin Ellsworth (v5)
  • Illinois, Rock Island - Page, Charles N. (v5)
    - Spencer, Charles H. (v4)
    - Vickers, William H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Rock Island County - Golden, Levi Atchley (v5)
    - Reynolds, James B. (v5)
    - Shuck, Minor C. (v5)
  • Illinois, Rockford - Hall, Richard L. (v4)
    - Nesbit, John J. (v5)
  • Illinois, Rockport - Hageman, Russel B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Roseville - Rose, George Burton (v4)
  • Illinois, Rushville - Haney, Grant (v5)
    - Julian, George W. (v5)
  • Illinois, Saline County - Hoffman, Annie L. (v5)
  • Illinois, Sangamon - Gillidett, Miles Sherman (v4)
    - Seaman, James H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Sangamon County - Killion, John Vandiveer (v4)
    - McCoid, Alexander (v4)
    - Smith, Hiram Newton (v5)
  • Illinois, Savannah - Conner, Harry Scott (v4)
  • Illinois, Saybrook - Van Meter, Charles E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Schuyler County - Allen, Bert (v5)
    - Allphin, Clyde H. (v5)
    - Bruner, James Richard (v4)
    - Crumly, Ike W. (v5)
    - Dorsett, H. Wallace (v4)
    - Fowler, Robert Taswell (v5)
    - Gorsuch, William (v4)
    - Julian, George W. (v5)
    - Wheeler, Ransler H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Scott County - Roberts, Zeph (v4)
    - Downing, James H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Shannon - Boyer, Lemmon S. (v5)
  • Illinois, Sheffield - Wood, James Madison (v4)
  • Illinois, Shelby County - Beery, Charles (v4)
    - Hall, William Finley (v5)
    - Hawk, Charles W. (v5)
    - Rosel, Isaac Franklin (v4)
  • Illinois, Shelbyville - Burroughs, Joseph Varnum (v5)
    - Hall, William Finley (v5)
    - Hawk, Charles W. (v5)
    - Rosel, Isaac Franklin (v4)
  • Illinois, Shipman - Christopher, John Albert (v5)
  • Illinois, Sparta - Alexander, Andrew C. (v4)
  • Illinois, Spearville - Dobson, Oliver E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Springfield - Achenbach, Charles P. (v5)
    - Culbertson, Wiliam B. (v5)
    - Greason, Frank D. (v5)
    - Hatch, Charles H. (v5)
    - McCoid, Alexander (v4)
    - Page, Charles N. (v5)
    - Smith, George Campbell (v5)
    - Smith, Hiram Newton (v5)
    - Van Blaricum, James Walter (v4)
  • Illinois, St. Clair - Hall, William Finley (v5)
  • Illinois, St. Clair County - Bolinger, William S. (v4)
    - Fromong, Edward W. (v4)
    - Haege, William J. (v4)
    - Meckfessel, August F. (v4)
  • Illinois, St. Louis - Eidson, Homer H. (v4)
    - Etzold, Louis August (v4)
    - Foulks, Albert S. (v4)
    - Fromong, Edward W. (v4)
    - Hickok, Galen Richard (v4)
  • Illinois, Stanford - Stutz, Valentine C. (v4)
  • Illinois, Stark County - Boyer, Lemmon S. (v5)
    - Craft, John S. (v5)
    - Finley, John L. (v4)
  • Illinois, State Line City - Miller, Wilber M. (v4)
  • Illinois, Stephenson - Roark, Robert Pinkney (v5)
  • Illinois, Stephenson County - Boyer, Lemmon S. (v5)
    - Shellenberger, Joseph (v4)
  • Illinois, Sterling - Spencer, Charles H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Streator - Kelly, William V. (v4)
    - Kerr, Andrew (v5)
    - Osborn, Oscar O. (v5)
  • Illinois, Summer Hill - Hageman, Russel B. (v5)
  • Illinois, Swanwick - Ferguson, William Henry (v5)
  • Illinois, Sycamore - Carlson, Thure (v5)
  • Illinois, Taswell County - Vogelgesang, Jacob G. (v4)
  • Illinois, Taylorsville - Krieger, Lee Wilson (v4)
  • Illinois, Taylorville - Achenbach, Charles P. (v5)
  • Illinois, Tazewell County - Wiles, Samuel G. (v5)
  • Illinois, Texas - Jones, Samuel (v5)
  • Illinois, Tilton - Page, Willifred (v4)
  • Illinois, Topeka - Horchem, Peter (v5)
  • Illinois, Toulon - Finley, John L. (v4)
  • Illinois, Tower Hill - Beery, Charles (v4)
  • Illinois, Trilla - Boles, John L. (v5)
  • Illinois, Tuscola - McCarty, Thomas L. (v4)
    - Rose, George Burton (v4)
    - Webb, Lowrey W. (v4)
  • Illinois, Upper Alton - Moffet, Alvus H. (v5)
  • Illinois, Urbana - Fisher, Lewis A. (v5)
    - Peterson, Oliver M. (v5)
    - Skinner, William K. (v5)
  • Illinois, Utica - Hager, Flavius J. (v4)
  • Illinois, Vermilion County - Ford, E. A. (v5)
    - Foster, Charles Daniel (v5)
  • Illinois, Vermillion County - Ward, William W. (v4)
    - Whiting, William L. (v4)
    - Wright, Willie Earl (v4)
  • Illinois, Versailles - Haney, Grant (v5)
    - Worman, Ranford T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Warren - Griffin, Samuel (v5)
    - Keast, Fred (v5)
    - Snow, Edmond S. (v4)
  • Illinois, Warren County - Church, Richard M. (v4)
    - Ford, James T. (v4)
    - Heston, John F. (v5)
    - Lovett, Sewell K. (v5)
    - O'Leary, James (v5)
    - Peterson, Pehr Albert (v5)
    - Quance, Andrew Jackson (v5)
    - Rose, George Burton (v4)
  • Illinois, Warsaw - Eidson, Homer H. (v4)
  • Illinois, Washington County - Bolinger, William S. (v4)
    - Boyd, Samuel (v5)
    - Horde, James T. (v4)
  • Illinois, Watseka - Lyman, Edward (v5)
  • Illinois, Waukegan - Aber, Lewis P. (v5)
    - Van Meter, Charles E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Wayne County - Hess, Edward R. (v4)
  • Illinois, Wenona - Schumacher, Walter C. (v5)
  • Illinois, West Jersey - Norman, George (v5)
  • Illinois, Westerfelt - Beery, Charles (v4)
  • Illinois, Whitehall - Phillips, James W. (v4)
    - Dawson, H. A. (v5)
  • Illinois, Whiteside County - Bixby, Adelbert (v4)
    - Bollinger, Frank J. (v4)
    - Brooke, Franklin Ellsworth (v5)
    - Rider, Frank G. (v4)
    - Rider, George R. (v4)
  • Illinois, Will County - Rugg, Edwin E. (v4)
    - Sloan, Robert P. (v5)
    - Van Wey, Stephen (v4)
    - Wilson, Mathew (v5)
  • Illinois, Williamsfield - Norman, George (v5)
  • Illinois, Williamson County - Stewart, John D. (v5)
  • Illinois, Wilmette - Wilson, Mathew (v5)
  • Illinois, Winnebago County - Dobson, Oliver E. (v5)
  • Illinois, Winslow - Keast, Fred (v5)
  • Illinois, Witt - Smith, Nicholas (v5)
  • Illinois, Woodford County - Borchers, Henry (v4)
    - Daniel, Francis William (v4)
    - McCue, Basil M. (v4)
  • Illinois, Woodstock - Kelson, Charles A. (v4)


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