LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Part 41

RENO TOWNSHIP.

Reno, a station on the Lawrence branch of the Kansas Pacific line, was named after General Reno. It is surrounded by a rich and well settled farming country, and is a prosperous and growing village. The first general merchant of the place was John Jacobs, who was also the first postmaster.

Fall Leaf, a station in the southern part of the township, on the main line of the Kansas Pacific road, was named in honor of a Delaware chief. R. C. Taylor and John Jordan are among the earliest settlers. The township has also a steam saw-mill.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

FRANCIS M. ADAMS, school teacher, P. O. Linwood. Has taught for twelve years and has studied law and was admitted to practice in the courts of the State of Kansas four years ago, and intends permanently to adopt the profession of law. Mr. Adams came to Kansas in 1867, and located at Americus, Neosho Valley, Lyon County, remaining there two years. Then removed to Emporia, and remained there three or four months; removed to Leavenworth County, and has lived in this county since, excepting in 1870 and 1871, when he was teaching in St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. Adams was born in Warren County, Ohio, and was educated in that county in the Southwestern Normal Institute of the State of Ohio. Professor Holbrook was the principal then. Mr. Adams was born in 1844, and lived in his native State until 1867, when he came to Kansas. He enlisted in the army in August, 1861, in Company I, Third Indiana Cavalry, and served with that regiment during the war. He was six months a prisoner, and at the close of the war he returned to Ohio and attended school till 1867. He was married in Leavenworth County in 1870, to Miss Fanny White, a native of Kansas. They have had three children - Mary F., Arthur F. and Fanny. Mr. Adams is a good teacher and an honored citizen.

GAVIN ALLAN, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in 1869 and located in Reno Township, Leavenworth County, and has lived there since. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1837, and lived in his native country six years, removing to Canada in 1861. Later he removed to the United States, and located at Detroit, Mich., and remained in that State till he came to Kansas, in 1869. He was married in Lawrence, Kas., to Miss Hannah Jessee, a native of Illinois. Mr. Allan is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has been a member of the Odd Fellows' Society. He is a highly respected citizen of Reno Township. Mrs. Allan has been a resident of Kansas since 1855, and her father, William Jessee, took part in the border ruffian war. Mr. Jessee died in 1870 in Lawrence, Kas. Mr. Allan raises Poland China hogs and high grade cattle on his farm.

JOHN J. ALLINGHAM, hotel and livery stable, Reno, came to Kansas in 1860 and located at Leavenworth City, remaining there until 1868. He then lived one year at Tonganoxie, and located in Reno in the spring of 1869, and has lived there since. He was born in Warren County, Ky., in 1821, and lived in that State twenty-one years. He moved to Warren County, Ill., and remained there until 1850, and then moved to Cass County, Mo., and came from that location to Kansas in 1860. Mr. Allingham was married in Warren County, Ky., to Miss Elizabeth Calloway, a native of Kentucky. They had six children; two are living, George W. and James H. He was married again in 1865, in Ray County, Mo., to Miss Catherine Young, a native of Tennessee. He is Constable and Deputy-Sheriff for his township. He is a member of the Christian Church.

W. J. BARBER, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Lawrence, Jefferson Co., came to Kansas in 1857 and located in Douglas County. He lived there about fourteen years, and then moved to Lawrence, in 1871. After living there about five years, he removed to his present location in Reno Township, Leavenworth County, in 1876. Mr. Barber was born in Summit County, Ohio, in 1827, and lived in his native State until 1849, when he moved to the State of Illinois; he went to California by way of New York, in 1851, and lived there till 1856, returning to Ohio in the fall of that year, and in the spring of 1857 moving to Kansas. Mr. Barber was married in Ohio in 1860, to Miss Nancy Whitcraft, a native of Ohio, and had five children - four are living - Magnus, Nellie, Serenus and Alfred. Mr. Barber lost his wife in 1871, and married again in 1876 to Mrs. Sarah J. Lovin, a native of Indiana, and has one child, Vernon O. Mrs. Lovin had one child when married to Mr. Barber, Minnie E. Lovin. Mr. Barber is a Justice of the Peace for Reno Township; has been a member of the Congregational Church. He is a highly respected citizen of Reno Township, and has been Clerk of the School Board for five years, and was very active in the service of protecting Kansas during the State troubles.

W. B. BARNUM, farmer, P. O. Lawrence, Jefferson County, has been engaged in teaching for twenty five years, and manages a farm which he owns, of 200 acres of rich land, in Reno Township, on which he resides. He has also been engaged for five years in teaching vocal music. Mr. Barnum came to Kansas in the fall of 1859, and located at Lecompton, Douglas County, and lived there about four years, and then moved to Lawrence and lived there three years, moving on his present farm in Reno Township in 1870, where he has since lived. He was born in the State of Vermont in 1822, and moved with his parents, when quite small, to Niagara County, N. Y., and lived there until he came to Kansas, in 1859. He was married in Wyoming, Western New York, in 1850, to Miss E. A. Vrooman, a native of New York. Mr. Barnum has always been identified with the Republican party since its organization, and has been identified with the educational interests of Kansas since early days.

SMITH A. BENEDICT, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. North Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in 1867, and located where he now lives in Reno Township. He was born in Chenango County, N. Y., in 1832 and lived in New York State till he came to Kansas in 1867. He enlisted in the army in August, 1861, in the Eleventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and served with that regiment till the close of the war. Then he returned to New York and remained there till 1867, and then came to Kansas and located, where he now lives, on his fine farm of 160 acres of finely-improved land, with a fine residence and large barns. Mr. Benedict was married in New York, in 1855, to Miss Jane Harrington, a native of New York; they have had three children, two are living - Fred and Nellie. Mr. Benedict is a member of the Congregational Church, and is a very enterprising man and a highly respected citizen of his township.

JOSEPH BLEAKLEY, farmer, stock and grain dealer, P. O. North Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in the spring of 1872 and located on his farm of 240 acres of rich land in Reno Township, where he has one of the finest wheat farms in the State. In 1882 he had one field of eighty-four acres of wheat that averaged thirty-two bushels to the acre. Mr. Bleakley was born in Ireland, in 1844, and lived about six years in his native country. He came to the United States in 1850 and located in New Orleans, remained a few months, and then went to Southern Illinois, to Wayne County, and remained there two years. Thence he returned to New Orleans and remained there until the spring of 1860. He then returned to Illinois in 1862 and enlisted in Company D, Eighty-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He served with that regiment during the war, and at its close returned to New Orleans and remained there until he came to Kansas in 1872. He was married in September, 1869, to Miss Alicia Thompson, a native of Ireland. They have had five children - Walter T., George R., May B., Ella E. and Joseph J. Mr. Bleakley was the Master of the Grange in his neighborhood for several years, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been Trustee and Assessor for his township for two years.

WILLIAM BRUCE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in 1869 and located at Reno and has lived there since. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, and lived in his native State about twenty- five years; he enlisted in the army and served in the Mexico during the Mexican War, then returned to Pennsylvania. After remaining there two years, he moved to New Orleans, where he lived three years, and returned to Pennsylvania and remained some time. Removed to Ohio and settled there, but afterward become connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and remained with that company fourteen years. He came to Kansas in 1869 and located where he now lives. Mr. Bruce was married in Cambria County, Penn., in 1848, to Miss Sarah McConnel, a native of that State. They have had ten children, nine of whom are living - James, Alexander, Charles, John, George, Frances J., Maria, Martha and Elizabeth. Mr. Bruce is a member of the Catholic Church.

CHARLES J. BUCKINGHAM, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in the winter of 1868 and located where he now lives. He has a beautiful farm of over 1,000 acres of rich and fertile land, highly improved with fine residence and large and commodious barns for the accommodation of his large stock of fine horses, cattle, and other stock. Mr. Buckingham was born in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1837, and lived in Ohio till 1868. He was engaged in the flour and grain business in Cincinnati, for ten years, before coming to Kansas in 1868. He was married in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1862, to Miss Virginia Gatch, the daughter of the Rev. George Gatch, a prominent clergyman. They had two children, one is living - Lucia. Mr. Buckingham lost his wife and was married again in November, 1868, to Miss Mahala H. Gatch, a sister of his former wife. He has had two children by his second wife - Edwin J., and Sarah. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is identified with the Democratic party. He deals in Short-horn and high grade cattle, and Poland-China hogs.

STEPHEN BURROWS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Fall Leaf; came to Kansas in 1859, and located near Monticello, Johnson County, and lived in that county about ten years. Then he moved to Sherman Township, Leavenworth County, and has lived in Leavenworth County since 1867. Mr. Burrows was born in Ohio in 1832, and lived in his native State six years; then moved with his parents to Michigan, and lived there seventeen years. From there he moved to Iowa, being there two years; from Iowa went to Missouri, and lived in that State four years, coming to Kansas in 1859. Mr. Borrows was married in Missouri in 1859, to Miss Margaret Crechmore, a native of that State; they had ten children, nine of whom are living - Joseph, George, Charles, William, Emma, James, Florence Elwood, Josephus and Ellen. Mr. Burrows was married again in 1878, in Kansas, to Miss Loisa Stephens, a native of Illinois; they have two children - Christine and Mabel.

JOHN C. CANARY, tanner and stock-raiser, and trader in cattle, P. O. Fall Leaf, came to Kansas in 1857, and located in Quindaro, Wyandotte County, and lived there till 1862, then moved to Sherman Township and lived there three years, and moved to Linwood, remained until 1867, when he located in Reno Township. Mr. Canary was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1852, and lived in Virginia seven years, and removed to Kansas with his parents in 1857. Mr. Canary was married in Leavenworth County, in 1875, to Miss Mary Herd, a native of Kansas. They have had three children - Morris, John and William. Mr. Canary has been Township Treasurer and is a highly respected citizen.

EDMUND G., AND ALFRED H. CHEESMAN, his brother, farmers and stock-raisers, P. O. Reno. Edmund came to Kansas in 1880, and his brother in June of 1882. They located at Reno. The Cheesman brothers were born in County Kent, England, in 1860 and 1861, and lived in their native country till they came to Kansas in 1880 and 1882. Both of the brothers are single men, and are members of the Church of England. They are extensively engaged in stock-growing on their large farm of 1,400 acres of land in Reno Township. They keep Short-horn cattle, Poland-China hogs, and merino sheep.

JOHN DIVELBESS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in 1867, and located in Reno Township on his farm, and has lived there since. Mr. Divelbess was born in Holmes County, Ohio. At the age of eight years he moved with his parents to Steuben County, Ind. He lived there until he was twenty- two years old, and then crossed the plains to California and remained there three and a half years. He returned to Steuben County, Ind., in the spring of 1864, and remained there until he came to Kansas in 1867. Mr. Divelbess was married in Steuben County, Ind., in 1864, to Miss Harriet Hatterson, a native of Massachusetts. They have had four children, three of whom are living - Jennie R., John L., and Sarah F. He is a member of the Masonic Order, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twelve years. He was elected in 1880 representative to the State Legislature from the Sixteenth District.

SAMUEL W. FAIRBANKS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Fall Leaf, came to Kansas in 1874, and located in Leavenworth County. He was born in Madison County, N. Y., in 1827, and lived in his native State twenty-three years, and moved to Ohio in 1850 and located in Ashtabula County, and lived there until 1874, when he came to the State of Kansas. He was married the first time in New York to Miss Caroline Olivia, a native of New York, who died in 1860, leaving two children, Ida A. and Belden W. He was married again in 1869, in Ohio, to Miss Helen P. Smith, a native of New York. They have two children, Etta M. and Walter P. Mr. Fairbanks is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is an active and enterprising farmer.

W. T. GRIFFITH, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Fall Leaf, came to Kansas in 1860, and located in Jefferson County. He lived in that county fourteen years, and moved thence to Texas and Colorado. He returned again in 1877, and located where he now lived in Reno Township, Leavenworth county. Mr. Griffith was born in Morgan County, Ky., in 1850, and removed with his parents at three years of age to Jackson County, Mo., in 1854. He lived there six years, then came to Kansas. Mr. Griffith was married at Fall Leaf, Kansas, in 1879, to Miss May McGarry, a native of Pennsylvania; they have two children - Margaret E. and James A. Mr. Griffith has been road officer and a member of the School Board, and has been Deputy Sheriff for his township.

CHRISTIAN J. HALSTED, merchant R. R. agent and postmaster, Reno, also owns a farm in Reno Township. Mr. Halsted came to Kansas in November, 1865, and located in Lawrence and lived there one year. He then located in Reno and has lived there since. He was born in Norway in 1840, and at the age of six years he emigrated to America with his parents and located in Racine County, Wis. He lived there until 1865, and then located in Kansas and located where he now lives. Mr. Halsted was married in Wisconsin in 1862, to Miss Sophia Heg, a native of Norway. They have had six children - Oscar, Eva, Odin, Anna, Bertha and Christiana. Mr. Halsted was a Representative in the Kansas Legislature from his district in 1873, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is also a member of the Lutheran Church.

A. L. JACOBS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in 1878, and located where he now lives, in Reno Township, near the village of Reno. He was born in Trenton, Grundy County, Mo., June 8, 1846, and lived in his native State until he came to Kansas. Mr. Jacobs was married in Lafayette County, Mo., in 1872, to Miss Effie Neff, of Pike County, Mo. They have had two children - Bettie and Mary. Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Masonic Order and also a member of the Christian Church. He is an enterprising young man. The farm on which he lives contains 1,600 acres of highly improved land in Reno Township. He is an extensive dealer in horses, fine graded cattle and Poland-China hogs.

WILLIAM KAHN, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in January, 1880, and located near Reno, in Reno Township, Leavenworth County. He was born in Hanover, Germany, and lived in his native country until he was eighteen years old, then emigrated to the United States and located in New York for a short time. From there he went to St. Louis in 1861, and enlisted in Sigel's Regiment, the Third Missouri Volunteer Infantry and was disabled and discharged about nine months after he enlisted. He returned to Long Island, N. Y., and remained there about two years, then went to Cleveland, Ohio, and lived there till he came to Kansas, in 1880. Mr. Kahn was married on Long Island, in 1863, to Miss Helena Schmidt, a native of Germany. They have had seven children, six are living - Anna, Antone, William, Minnie, Henry and Frederick. Mr. Kahn is a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, and is a member of the Lutheran Church.

REV. SAMUEL KELSALL, Reno, was formerly a minister of the Methodist Church, in England, but is now preaching independently as an Evangelist. Assisted by the people of Reno, he built the first church in Reno Township, fifteen years since. Mr. Kelsall came to Kansas in 1867, and bought three farms adjoining the village of Reno, and has bought the whole of the town proper, excepting about twenty acres. He was born at Wittal Hall, Great Sankey, near Liverpool, in 1821. He lived in his native country until he was twenty-eight years of age, then moved to Australia and lived there thirteen years; he returned to England and remained there about six months, then emigrated to the United States and located in Reno Township, in 1867. Mr. Kelsall was married in England in 1852, to Miss Jane Longton, who died in Australia, July, 1854. They had two children, one is now living - Peter, who is an engineer and millwright. Mr. Kelsall was married again November 22, 1855, in Australia, to Mrs. Christian Fraser, who had then one daughter-Georgina, now married to Mr. James Phenicie, of Reno. He had one child by his second marriage-Samuel, a druggist, but now manager of his farm at Reno. Samuel was married July 15, 1880, to Miss Sallie McClary. Mr. Kelsall's second wife died in Reno, July 18, 1870. He was married again March 24, 1873, to Miss Margaret Allan, at her home in Scotland, who also died in Reno, May 27, 1879. Mr. Kelsall has been an active religious teacher all of his life, as his numerous testimonials indicate, and a very enterprising business man, and enjoys the respect and confidence of the people of his township.

UPTON KITZMILLER, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Lawrence. Mr. Kitzmiller lives on the Oak Ridge farm near Lawrence, in Reno Township, Leavenworth Co., Kas., where he has a fine stock of thoroughbred cattle, and is raising a high grade of cattle and Berkshire and Poland-China hogs. Mr. Kitzmiller came to Kansas in the spring of 1882, and located where he now lives. He was born in Hardy County, Va., and lived in his native State about eighteen years, then removed to Ohio and settled in Piqua County, and lived there till he came to Kansas. He was married in Ohio, in 1861, to Miss Susan Wagner, a native of Ohio. They have had five children - John E., Anna L., Charles, Chancy P. and Willie. Mr. Kitzmiller is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society, and is an active and enterprising farmer.

AUGUST LUCKAN, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Fall Leaf, came to Kansas in 1864, and located in Leavenworth. He remained there six months and then located on his fine farm near Fall Leaf, Reno Township. Mr. Luckan was born in Prussia, Germany, in 1825, and lived in his native country forty years, then emigrated to the United States and located in Kansas. Mr. Luckan was married in Germany, to Miss Sophia Shultz, a native of Germany. They had three children - Otto P., Powell and Anna. He was married again in 1878, to Anna Miller, a native of Germany. Has had two children by this marriage-August and Elizabeth. Mr. Luckan is a member of the Lutheran Church.

SAMUEL J. McNAUGHTON, was born in Schuylerville, N. Y., November 7, 1852. He graduated at St. Stephen's Academy in 1867. Studied law, and was admitted to practice in 1873. He came to Leavenworth, Kansas; the same year, was elected Justice of the Peace, and held the office eight years. He was married April 14, 1881, to Miss Annie A. Eaton, of Quincy, Mass. They have one son, Malcom, a namesake of his grandfather, Judge Malcom McNaughton, of Saratoga County, N. Y. Mr. McNaughton is one of the leading politicians of Leavenworth County, and stands high in the estimation of his large circle of friends and acquaintances, as an intelligent and enterprising young man. He is engaged at present in raising fine stock-both cattle and horses.

JOSEPH MILES, farmer and stock-raiser and dealer in harvesters and self-binding machines, P. O. Reno. Mr. Miles came to Kansas in 1876, and located in Lawrence, living there three years; then moved to Reno Township, Leavenworth County. Mr. Miles was born in Venango County, Pa., in 1839, and lived there until 1858. He then moved to De Kalb County, Ill., and lived there until 1862. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served nine months; was discharged on account of disability. After his discharge, he went to Pennsylvania, and remained there until 1864; then returned to Illinois. Then he removed to Iowa, and located in Poweshiek County, and remained there until he came to Kansas, in 1876. Mr. Miles was married in Kane County, Ill., in 1864, to Miss Mary C. Woodard, a native of Vermont. They have had eight children - Louis E., Rosa A., Mary A., Elmer L., Oscar M., Herman S., Ella C. and Chester A. Mr. Miles is Constable for his township, and Deputy Sheriff. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is a highly respected citizen.

DENNIS ODEA, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in the fall of 1866, and located on his farm in Reno Township, and has been there since. He was born in Ireland in 1837, and lived in his native country thirteen years. He emigrated to the United States, and located in New York for five years; then moved to Ohio and lived there for one year; thence he moved to Illinois, and lived in that State eleven years, and then came to Kansas. Mr. Odea was married in Bloomington, Ill., in 1862, to Miss Joanna O'Connell, a native of Ireland. They have had three children, Ella, Nettie and Charley. Mr. Odea is a member of the Catholic Church.

JAMES M. PHENICIE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in September, 1865, and located at Reno, and has lived there since. He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1840, and lived there until he was ten years old, and then moved with his parents to Steuben County, Ind., and lived in that State from 1849 to 1865, and then came to Kansas. Mr. P. enlisted in the army in 1861, in the Twenty- ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served with that regiment until the battle of Chickamauga, when he was taken prisoner and was a prisoner about nineteen months. He was married in Reno Township, in 1871, to Miss Georgiana E. Fraser, a native of Scotland, who was raised in Australia. They have had three children, Jessie May, Mary K., Roscoe A. Mr. Phenicie has been Treasurer of his township for eight years, and is a member of the Masonic Order; is an active and enterprising farmer, and a highly respected citizen.

W. C. PHENICIE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in the spring of 1866, and located at Reno, and has lived in Reno Township since. He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1841, and lived in that State about seven years, then moved with his parents to Steuben County, Ind., and lived there up to the time of his removal to Kansas, in 1866. Mr. Phenicie enlisted in the army in 1861, in the Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served with that regiment during the war. He was married in Tonganoxie, Leavenworth Co., Kan., in 1874, to Miss Phoebe A. Lacy, a native of Indiana. They have had three children; two are living - Estella and George Z. Mr. Phenicie is a member of the Masonic Order, and is an active and enterprising farmer, and a highly respected citizen.

L. S. PURCELL, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. North Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in the fall of 1859, and located in Douglas County, seven miles west of Lawrence, and lived there until 1866, then moved to his present place in Reno Township, Leavenworth County, where he has lived since. Mr. Purcell was born in Loudoun County, Va., in 1830, and at three years of age he moved with his parent (sic) to Columbiana County, Ohio, living there eight years. He then went to Adams County, Ohio, and lived there until 1857, and then moved to Missouri, remaining there until 1859; then located in Kansas. Mr. Purcell was married in Adams County, Ohio, in 1855, to Miss Mary A. Cree, a native of Ohio. They have had three children, Cassius M. C., Sanford M. and George W. Mr. Purcell is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society, and is a highly respected citizen.

ADOLPHUS R. SMITH, P. O. Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in March, 1855, and located on Coal Creek, south of Lawrence about ten miles, and lived there until the spring of 1858, then removed to Chase County and lived there five years; from there he went to Lawrence in 1863 and lived there about twelve years, and then moved to Grant Township, near Lawrence, and lived there three years; then he moved to Reno Township, Leavenworth Co., and lived there five years, and now is landlord and proprietor of the Depot House, North Lawrence. He was born in Sutton, Vt., January 14, 1827, and lived in his native State about twenty-three years. He traveled around the world for about four years, visiting the countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and South America, and understands several languages. When he returned to the United States, in 1855 he located in Kansas. He was married in Chase County, Kas., January 7, 1860, to Miss Sophia A. Osmer, a native of Pennsylvania. They have had nine children, five of whom are living - John H., Francis A., Izella J., Lilly and Ivy A. Mr. Smith has been identified with the Republican party since its organization, and has been Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, and also of the Board of Supervisors of his county. He has been a Justice of the Peace for four years, also a Street Commissioner of Lawrence for one year, and Treasurer of North Lawrence four years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CHARLES H. STEVENSON, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. North Lawrence, Jefferson County, came to Kansas in 1869 and located where he now lives, in Reno Township. Here he has a farm of 160 acres of good land, with substantial improvements. He was born in Washington County, N. Y., in 1846, and lived in his native State twenty-three years; then removed to Kansas in 1869, and located in Reno Township. Mr. Stevenson was married in Leavenworth County, in 1881, to Miss Cora Eason, a native of Illinois. They have one child, Anna Mary. Mr. Stevenson is Township Trustee for his township, and is an active, enterprising farmer and a highly respected citizen.

THOMAS TAYLOR, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, is raising the Magee hogs and a graded stock of cattle. Mr. Taylor came to Kansas in 1869 and located in Reno Township, Leavenworth County, and has lived here since. He was born in Ireland in 1835, and lived in that country until fifteen years of age. Then he came to New York and lived there about five years, then moved to Pennsylvania and lived there four years. He then moved to Macon County, Ill., and lived there ten years, and then came to Kansas and located where he now lives, in Reno Township. Mr. Taylor was married in Reno Township, in 1879, to Mrs. Millie Plummer, a native of Missouri. They have had two children. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been Road Officer and School Director.

SIMON TORNEDEN, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Reno, came to Kansas in 1869 and located in Johnson County, and lived there three years, and has lived in Reno Township, Leavenworth County, three years, on his fine farm of 160 acres of rich land. Mr. Tornedan was born in Prussia, in 1850, and lived in his native country eighteen years, then emigrated to the United States and located in Kansas. He is a single man, is a good farmer, and a highly respected citizen.