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Elk
Elk Falls, Ks., is the site of a cemetery with a
much larger population than the town. At the back are buried 6 colored
soldiers, who died while camped there due to illness. There are no
names but stones were erected which read simply "A Soldier." They
deserve to be honored. Perhaps there is some way to determine their
identities? Thank you.
This was sent to me, if you have information about
these men please email me kwh.
J.W.PHILLIPS
He is buried in the Cresco cemetary around 1925-26.
He was born in Tennesse around 1833-34. He served
with the confederate army during the winter of 1863. He lived around
Sevary in 1885. His wife's given name was Ella. He had 2 brothers.
He had 2 sons James and William Thomas;2 daughters one of which lived in
Fredonia,Ks. Thank you-Sharon
Sherwood Great Great Grand Daughter, I am trying to find information
re: my great great grandfather
Sgt John Abbott, Company B, 79th Illinois
Volunteers. Served from 1 June 1862 to 29 June 1865.
Captured 21 Dec 1862, Battle of Stones River, Mursfreeboro, Tennessee.
Held prisoner in Richmond, Virginia, and paroled 3 February 1863.
Returned to Company B, 15 June 1863. Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps
(Invalid Corps) 28 August 1863. He was hospitalized on several occasions
for chronic rheumatism and was discharged 29 June 1865. He was born in
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 6 June 1825, and moved to Illinois during
the 1840s. After the Civil War, in 1870, with his two sons and several
other young men, he moved from Douglas County, Illinois, and homesteaded
land about five miles East of Howard, Kansas, on Busby Road. He returned
to Illinois and on 30 October 1872, he married Ruthinda Webb, who returned
to Kansas with him. Together they had six children John, Elizabeth, Esta
and Etta (twins), Walter, and Lenora. He died at the home of his
daughter Esta Kingsley in Howard, Kansas, 21 September 1917. His
funeral service was held Sunday, 23 September 1917, at the Howard Methodist
Episcopal Church.
He is buried in Space #4 of the Abbott plot, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard,
Kansas. There are no headstones for him or his wife Ruth (Webb) Abbott
(25 Aug 1845-21 November 1924), who is buried in Space #3. Several
children are also buried in the Abbott plot. He is my Great Grandfather.
John Abbott.
Ellsworth
Goodman Newton and
the Olsen's. I have a civil war photo of my great grandfather in
the civil war. His name was Goodman Newton. The photo was taken
in Ellsworth County. If anyone has any information on the Newton's
or Olsen's. Otto O. Olsen was from Salina and is my grandfather and
married Hattie Newton. They died in Salina in the 1950's. Please
respond to Captain Stephen H. Olsen
USCG Merchant Master
Presly
Stuart CUNNINGHAM, Company B, 86th IL Infantry, b. 10 Apr 1831 Delaware,
Delaware, OH; m. 22 Jun 1852 Delaware Co., OH to Mary Grimes FARIS; d. 31 Jul
1911 Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS; buried 1 Aug 1911 Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS. His
son: Ernest Oakley CUNNINGHAM. His grandson: Daniel Presley CUNNINGHAM.
His Great grandson: Maynard William CUNNINGHAM. His Great-great
granddaughter and grandsons: Jeanne Lee, Maynard Kent, Brent Lloyd and Mark
William CUNNINGHAM.
William Henry H. FARIS, 96th Ohio Infantry, b.19
Feb 1841 Delaware, Delaware, OH; d. 4 Apr 1916 Ellsworth Co., KS; buried 6 Apr
16 Buckeye Cemetery, Ellsworth.
Amzi McClaine FARIS, 11th IL Cavalry, b. 19 Jul
1842 Delaware, Delaware, OH; m. 8 Nov 1877 Etta Malvina HUGHES; d. 1929; buried
3 Feb 1929 Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS.
William FARIS, b. 21 Sep 1828 Ohio Co., WV; m.
Matilda NICKOLS, 10 Nov 1853 Cardington, Delaware, OH; d. 25 May 1881; buried
Buckeye Cemetery, Ellsworth Co., KS.
Matilda NICKOLS (Mrs. William FARIS) 27 May 1834
Cardington, Delaware, OH; d. 22 Aug 1883 Kanopolis, Ellsworth, KS.; buried
Buckeye Cemetery, Ellsworth Co., KS.
See more at:
https://www.ksgenweb.org/ellswort/arcprojs/buckeye.txt
Jeanne Lee Cunningham
932 Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66049
(home) 785-841-0000 or 785-843-0000 or (work) 785-864-0355
jeanne2510@geocities.com or jeannelc10@aol.com
or jeanne@ukans.edu
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