Sedgwick County KSGenWeb

Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kan.

Chapman Brothers 1888

Page 840

A. C. DISBROW, an independent farmer and capitalist of Wichita Township, came to this county in September, 1882, and invested a portion of his capital in a quarter-section of land, for which he paid $2,600. He subsequently sold 140 acres of this at the round sum of $200 per acre, and is now mostly interested in town property, having three houses in the city, five lots in Park Place Addition, four and one-half lots with houses at the intersection of Kellogg and Fanny streets, on the Wichita Branch line, and eight lots on Lincoln street, another section of the addition to Wichita. His home lies on section 25, adjacent to the city limits, where in 1882 he put up a fine residence, which, with its surroundings, forms one of the most complete homes in that locality.

             Our subject, a native of the Buckeye State, was born in 1849, and is the son of Willis and Priscilla E. (Gaddis) Disbrow, who were also natives of Ohio. The father, a farmer by occupation, was born in 1824, is still living, and a resident of DeWitt County, Ill. The mother, born in 1828, continues the companion of her husband. The family removed from Ohio to Illinois in 1861, when A. C. was a lad twelve years of age, and there the latter acquired a good common-school education, and developed into manhood. He became familiar with agricultural pursuits on the farm of his father, and having been trained to habits of industry and economy, was amply fitted for the further duties of life. He has been engaged considerably in stock-raising, from which he practically retired in 1887.

             The children of the parental household of our subject are recorded as follows: Ollie, the wife of David Hobson, is living near Clinton, Ill.; A. C. was the second child; Henry died in boyhood; Allen and John are at home. Young Disbrow at the age of twenty years was married, April 30, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Allsup, who was born in DeWitt County, Ill., Aug. 22, 1849, and was a few months younger than her husband. Her parents were Washington and Margaret Allsup. The mother of Mrs. Disbrow was born near Columbus, Ohio, and removed to Illinois with her parents when a child nine years of age. She became the wife of Washington Allsup on the 14th of January, 1847, at the age of seventeen years, having been born June 9, 1830. The father died Jan. 12, 1877. Mrs. A. was subsequently married to Lorenzo Hobbs, on the 3d of January, 1881, and is now a resident of Macon, Ill. Mr. H. is a carpenter by trade. Mr. Allsup accumulated a fine property, which was divided among his widow and children. Of the latter but three are now living - Mary E., Warner and Miner R.

             Our subject and his wife have no children. Mr. D., politically, was reared by his honored father in the Democratic faith, to which he still loyally adheres. There are now living but four of the six children of his parents.

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