Gove County Kansas

History of Gove County, Kansas
by W.P. Harrington

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We would like to thank Clark Benson for compiling an index to the book History of Gove County, Kansas written by W.P. Harrington. Part I was written in 1920 with Part II written in 1930. The history was reprinted for the Gove County Historical Association by News Chronicle Prtg. Co., Inc. of Scott City, KS in 1973.

Page	Surname	Given Name	Location	Date	Activity
63	Abbott	Oliver W.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Ackley	M. A.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Adams	Charles W.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
17	Adams	F. S.	Gove County	1882	Justice of the peace
65	Adams	Floyd D.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Alberts	Eli	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Alberts	Henry	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
39	Albin	Elsie	Gove county grade schools	1920	Valedictorian
24	Aller	Reverend	Buffalo Park	1886	Orator
26	Allison	N. H.	South center	1886	Census taker
63	Anderson	A. H.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Anderson	Frank E.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
36	Anderson	Gust	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
43	Anderson	Gust	Gove County		Sheriff
43	Anderson	R. D.	Gove County		Representative
39	Anderson	Velma	Gove county grade schools	1916	Valedictorian
37	Anderson		Lewis and Jerome	1886	Swedish families
63	Appel	Conrad	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Archbold	James	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
64	Armstrong	Major	Gove County	1930	Confederate Civil War veterans
14	Ayers	A. J.	Grainfield	1880	Leading merchant
14	Ayers	A. J.	Grainfield	1880	Township officer
39	Bacon	B. B.	Gove county grade schools	1897	Salutatorian
43	Bacon	B. B.	Gove County		County Superintendent
44	Bacon	B. B.	Gove County		County High School Trustee
63	Bacon	T. H.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Baker	E. A.	Gove County		Clerk of the Court
17	Baker	E. C.	Gove County	1881	County trustee
43	Baker	E. E.	Gove County		County Clerk
25	Baker	J. H.	Gove County	1886	Organization meeting
28	Baker	J. H.	Quinter	1886	Editor of the "Settlers Guide"
46	Baker	J. H.			Settler's Guide
20	Baker	J. J.	Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
44	Baker	L. M.	Gove County		County Commissioner
22	Baker		Southern Gove Co.	1886	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
65	Barr	Jacob W.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Bartlett	B. F.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Batman	F. E.	Gove County		Sheriff
15	Beal	J. B.	Gove County	1880	Appear in first census
23	Beal	J. B.	Grainfield	1885	Cap Sheaf quote
36	Beal	J. B.	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
13	Beal	John B.	Grainfield	1879	Occidental Hotel in Grainfield
14	Beal		Grainfield	1880
46	Beal
65	Beamer	Ross	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Beaver	Arthur E.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
43	Beckner	E. F.	Gove County		County Attorney
65	Beckner	Eurle F.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
9	Beecher	Fred H.	Gove County	1866	Chalk Bluff Indian attack
39	Beesley	Grace	Gove county grade schools	1925	Salutatorian
39	Beesley	Nancy	Gove county grade schools	1920	Salutatorian
65	Behrns	Will H.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Beicher	Charles G.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
13	Bennett		Buffalo Park	1879	From Bucks Co., PA Bristol Colony
13	Bennink		Township 11-29	1878	Hollanders from Iowa
22	Benson	E. A.	Gove	1885	Land developer
23	Benson	E. A.	Gove City	1885	Gove City Improvement Co.
39	Benson	Fred J.	Gove county grade schools	1927	Valedictorian
23	Benson	H. H.	Gove City	1885	Gove City Improvement Co.
24	Benson	H. H.	Buffalo Park	1886	Orator
25	Benson	H. H.	Gove County	1886	Organization meeting
63	Benson	H. H.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
23	Benson	House	Gove City	1886	First hotel in Gove City
43	Benson	J. W.	Gove County		Probate Judge
63	Benson	J. W.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Benson	Jennie E.	Gove County		Clerk of the Court
43	Benson	O. J.	Gove County		Coroner
43	Benson	Ruth	Gove County		County Superintendent
58	Benson		Gove		Benson House
28	Benson-Davenport		Gove County	1886	Land syndicate ticket
39	Bentley	Evelyn	Gove county grade schools	1895	Salutatorian
44	Bentley	W. E.	Gove County		County High School Trustee
65	Beougher	Bennie G.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Beougher	Emery B.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Beougher	Glen D.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Berry	A. W.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
45	Bevan	E. E.	Grinnell	1905	Record
46	Bevan				Leader
63	Bigbee	J. J.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
36	Bigbee	L. E.	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
65	Bingaman	Earl A.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Bingaman	George	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Birrer	George	Gove County		Coroner
43	Blackwill	D. C.	Gove County		Coroner
43	Blackwill	D. C.	Gove County		Sheriff
63	Blackwill	George	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Blackwill	J. W.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Bland	Clifford J.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Bland	Forrest O.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Bland	Jean H.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
37	Blickenstaff		Quinter	1886	Dunkard denomination
26	Bliss	F. G.	Buffalo Park	1886	Attempt to organize county
50	Bliss	H. J.	Buffalo Park		Store Owner
14	Bliss	L. J.	Buffalo Park	1880	Postmaster
53	Bliss	S. J.	Buffalo Park
65	Boesch	Ernest J.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
43	Bohn	R. C.	Gove County		Sheriff
52	Bohn	Robert	Buffalo Park		Sheriff
63	Boles	M. E.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
21	Bollinger	Dave	Southern Gove Co.	1884	Forrester cattle pool
63	Bolster	W. A.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
13	Booi		Township 11-29	1878	Hollanders from Iowa
13	Boombower		Township 11-29	1878	Hollanders from Iowa
26	Borah	D. A.	Grinnell	1886	County Clerk
36	Borah	D. A.	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
43	Borah	D. A.	Gove County		County Clerk
15	Borah	E. H.	Gove County	1880	Appear in first census
65	Borah	Eugene W.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
39	Borah	John	Gove county grade schools	1903	Valedictorian
65	Borah	John E.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Bornt	L.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
39	Bowers	Elva	Gove county grade schools	1914	Valedictorian
67	Bowles	Elihu	Gove County		Poet "In a Sod House"
64	Bowman	D. F.	Gove County	1930	Confederate Civil War veterans
20	Bowman	George	Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
39	Bowman	Joseph	Gove county grade schools	1908	Salutatorian
20	Bowman	Samuel	Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
44	Bowman	W. F.	Gove County		County Commissioner
37	Bowman		Quinter	1886	Dunkard denomination
65	Boyer	Orrin B.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Boyer	Samuel L.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
15	Brandenburg	A. B.	Gove County	1880	Appear in first census
36	Brandenburg	A. B.	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
50	Brandenburg	A. B.	Quinter
74	Brandenburg		Gove City		Author
65	Bray	Niley S.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Bray	T. N.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
37	Bredson		Lewis and Jerome	1886	Swedish families
13	Brenklander		Township 11-29	1878	Hollanders from Iowa
14	Brinker	Marion	Buffalo Park	1880	Township officer
13	Brinker		Township 11-29	1878	Hollanders from Iowa
65	Brooks	Wallace	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
44	Brown	C. W.	Gove County		County Surveyor
43	Brown	E. H.	Gove County		Register of Deeds
44	Brown	George T.	Gove County		County Commissioner
63	Brown	John H.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Brown	Leslie L.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
66	Bulla	L. D.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
66	Burkhead	Nathan H.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
23	Burnett	A. W.	Buffalo Park	1885	Newspaper
46	Burnett	A. W.	Buffalo Park		Buffalo Park Pioneer
44	Burnett	A.W.	Buffalo Park	1885	Buffalo Park Pioneer
65	Burnett	Edmund M.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
12	Burnett	J. C.	Sec 18-11-27	1877	First homestead
15	Burnett	J. C.	Buffalo Park	1880	Editor of first newspaper in Buffalo Park
65	Burns	Gilbert	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Burns	Harold D.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Burr	C. M.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
18	Burr	C.M.	Grainfield	1882	Officer of Decoration Day
64	Burr	Harry	Gove County	1898	War with Spain
63	Burris	Stephen	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Burris	William H.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
44	Butler	J. W.	Gove County		County Commissioner
65	Butler	Verne W.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
7	Butterfield	David A.	Gove County	1865	Butterfield Trail
63	Cahill	Richard C.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
39	Caldwell	Charles L.	Gove county grade schools	1907	Salutatorian
63	Calloway	Chauncy	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Calvert	Cecil	Gove County		Representative
39	Calvert	Nadine	Gove county grade schools	1928	Valedictorian
23	Campbell	Charles	Buffalo Park	1885	Baseball team
43	Campbell	John W.	Gove County		Representative
44	Campbell	John W.	Gove County		County Commissioner
20	Campbell		Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
29	Campbell		Gove County	1886	Commissioner
63	Carlton	David	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
46	Carroll		Grinnell		Editor
74	Carson	Kit	Gove City		Early Explorer
43	Carver	I. N.	Gove County		County Clerk
44	Carver	I. N.	Gove County		County Commissioner
43	Cavanaugh	P. J.	Gove County		County Attorney
46	Chamberlain	C. M.
46	Chamberlain	E. L.
46	Chamberlain	Ira D.	Grainfield		Cap Sheaf
63	Chambers	G. M.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
61	Chambers		Hoxie		County Courthouse Fight
66	Chapman	Hudson	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Cheney	Allan W.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
20	Chenoweth	Noah	Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
65	Chenoweth	Orval M.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
15	Christensen	Andrew	Gove County	1880	Appear in first census
52	Christensen		Buffalo Park	1881	Bakery
65	Clark	Silas E.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Clark	W. D.	Gove County		Officer in World War I
65	Clark	William D.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
46	Cober	J. M.			Settler's Guide
16	Coldren	R.S.	Gove County	1880	Distibuted disaster aid
43	Cole	C. H.	Gove County		County Superintendent
56	Cole	C. H.			School Land Holders Assn
54	Cole	George E.		1901	State Auditor
65	Cole	Harold P.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Colgrove	H. P.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Colwell	William B.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Comstock	John	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Cook	Artie	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
43	Cook	C. F.	Gove County		Clerk of the Court
39	Cook	C. L.	Gove county grade schools	1894	Valedictorian
43	Cook	H. A.	Gove County		Sheriff
63	Cook	Jackson	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Cook	Jeptha D.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
43	Cook	John L.	Gove County		Clerk of the Court
43	Cook	John L.	Gove County		Probate Judge
43	Cook	John L.	Gove County		Representative
44	Cook	John L.	Gove City	1891	Echo
46	Cook	John L.			Echo
60	Cook	John L.	Gove County		County Courthouse Fight
63	Cook	John L.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
63	Cook	John R.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
39	Cook	Verna	Gove county grade schools	1898	Salutatorian
65	Cookson	Pierce R.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Cooper	Charles W.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
39	Cooper	Cynthia	Gove county grade schools	1919	Salutatorian
39	Cooper	Ella May	Gove county grade schools	1921	Valedictorian
39	Cooper	Floyd	Gove county grade schools	1915	Salutatorian
65	Cooper	Floyd L.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
63	Cooper	John R.	Gove County	1930	Civil War veteran living in 1930
63	Cooper	John R.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Cooper	John R.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
43	Cope	F. B.	Gove County		County Surveyor
36	Cope	W. T. S.	Gove County	1887	Census of 1887
65	Copeland	David E.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
65	Copeland	Matheny J.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
66	Coppock	T. S.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
14	Corette	Joseph	Grinnell	1880	Postmaster
39	Coulter	Clyde	Gove county grade schools	1928	Salutatorian
65	Cox	Frank B.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
43	Coy	D. J.	Gove County		County Superintendent
43	Coy	F. B.	Gove County		County Surveyor
43	Crater	W. H.	Gove County		Coroner
44	Crippen	C. G.	Gove County		County Commissioner
53	Crippen	Emma	Gove
43	Crippen	Fred M.	Gove County		County Superintendent
43	Crippen	George P.	Gove County		Representative
15	Crippen	Hiram	Gove County	1880	Appear in first census
63	Crippen	John	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
65	Crippen	Raymond G.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
39	Crist	Myrtle	Gove county grade schools	1916	Salutatorian
37	Crist		Quinter	1886	Dunkard denomination
63	Criswell	J. E.	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
46	Criswell	Ralph L.	Gove City		Gazette
44	Criswell		Gove City	1887	Gove City Gazette
63	Crow	Joseph	Gove County	1930	Deceased Civil War Veterans
64	Crow	Joseph	Gove County	1898	War with Spain
65	Crownover	William M.	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
39	Cummings	Eric	Gove county grade schools	1909	Valedictorian
65	Cummings	Eric	Gove County		Officer in World War I
65	Cummings	Eric	Gove County		World War I Dead
65	Cummings	Eric	Gove County		World War I from Gove County
11	Curtis	Samuel R.	Gove County	1864	Eleventh Kansas Calvary
20	Curtis		Southern Gove Co.	1882	Smoky Hill Cattle Pool

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