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16 families documented in Sedgwick County, Kansas, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Carpenter Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Horace Carpenter

Horace Carpenter ⚭ Mary Emery
childrenKatie Carpenter
  • Native of Pennsylvania.
  • Married Mary Emery.
  • Father of Katie Carpenter (Mrs. Boone).

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Carpenter Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from California · documented from the public record

Katie Carpenter b. 1853

parentsHorace Carpenter & Mary Emery
Katie Carpenter ⚭ Mr. Boone
childrenFrank S. Boone · Mabel Boone · Daniel Boone
  • Born September 1, 1853, a native of California.
  • Daughter of Horace and Mary (Emery) Carpenter.
  • Married Mr. Boone on December 25, 1873.
  • Had five children: Frank S. (oldest), Mabel, Daniel, and two who died in infancy.
  • Married name Boone.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Carver Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

Bessie Carver

Bessie Carver ⚭ Mr. Davidson
childrenOakley Davidson · James Ogden Davidson
  • Of Jacksonville, Ill.
  • Second wife of Mr. Davidson, married 1887.
  • Two children Oakley and James Ogden.
  • Filed under maiden name Carver.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Davis Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

David Davis b. 1848

parentsJames Davis & Nancy C. Cummings
David Davis ⚭ Hannah Finley
childrenEva Chapter · William Davis · Lawrence Davis · James Andrew Davis · Otto Davis · Jesse Davis
  • Early settler of Sedgwick County.
  • Born in Jackson County, Indiana July 14, 1848.
  • Came to Sedgwick County January 1876, preempted 160 acres in Section 32, Ninnescah township, later owned 240 acres.
  • General farming and stock raising.
  • Odd Fellows.
  • Baptist.
  • Wife Hannah Finley (born Indiana) deceased.
  • Siblings: Margaret Ball, Drury (died in Civil War), James H., Sarah C. Nolte.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Davis Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

James Davis

James Davis ⚭ Nancy C. Cummings
childrenMargaret Ball · Drury Davis · David Davis · James H. Davis · Sarah C. Nolte
  • Father of David Davis.
  • A farmer, native of Indiana, spent his life in Jackson County, Indiana.
  • Died when son David was about ten.
  • Wife Nancy C. (Cummings) also native of Indiana.
  • Five children.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Fitch Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

Ida F. Fitch d. 1883

parentsJoseph P. Fitch & Frances E. Guyer
Ida F. Fitch ⚭ Mr. Davidson
childrenFrank O. Davidson
  • Daughter of Joseph P. Fitch and Frances E. (Guyer) Fitch of Eldora, Kan.
  • Married Mr. Davidson in 1876.
  • Died 1883.
  • Filed under maiden name Fitch.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Laurie Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from Scotland · documented from the public record

John Laurie b. 1841

parentsWilliam Laurie & Mary Martin
John Laurie ⚭ Isabella McCracken
childrenWilliam Laurie · Robert Laurie · Mary Laurie (Mrs. Mary Mason) · Thomas M. Laurie
  • Farmer and stock raiser of Salem township, Sedgwick County.
  • Born in Scotland Feb 4, 1841.
  • Emigrated to US March 25, 1870, settling briefly in Knox county, Illinois, then Sedgwick County.
  • Farmed 320 acres in Section 26, Salem township.
  • Presbyterian.
  • Raised Shorthorn cattle and Berkshire hogs.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Laurie Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from Scotland · documented from the public record

William Laurie

William Laurie ⚭ Mary Martin
childrenJohn Laurie
  • Native of Scotland who spent his entire life there.
  • Father of John Laurie of Salem township, Sedgwick County.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Leasure Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Daniel Leasure

parentsAbram Leasure
Daniel Leasure ⚭ Rebecca Jamison
childrenEzra D. Leasure
  • Native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.
  • Father of Ezra D. Leasure.
  • Removed with family to Des Moines, Iowa in the children's early childhood.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The McGruber Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

Etta McGruber

parentsJohn McGruber
Etta McGruber ⚭ Mr. Ladd
childrenFred D. Ladd
  • Native of Missouri.
  • Daughter of John McGruber of Cairo, Pratt county, Kansas.
  • Married Mr. Ladd (manager of Cheney Grain and Elevator Company) March 11, 1893.
  • Surname possibly McGruder.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Ransom Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

A. Z. Ransom

parentsW. Z. Ransom
A. Z. Ransom ⚭ Mary Brenneman
childrenFrank T. Ransom
  • Native of Ohio.
  • Son of W. Z. Ransom of St. Joseph, Missouri.
  • Married Mary Brenneman, a native of Pennsylvania.
  • The couple resided in Denver, Colorado at time of writing.
  • Father of Frank T. Ransom.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Ransom Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

Frank T. Ransom b. 1874

grandparentsW. Z. Ransom
parentsA. Z. Ransom & Mary Brenneman
Frank T. Ransom ⚭ Rose Stephenson
childrenMary Margaret Ransom
  • Born June 25, 1874 at St. Joseph, Missouri.
  • Cashier of the Union Stock Yards National Bank of Wichita, Kansas (took charge spring 1910).
  • Earlier assistant state geologist of Missouri.
  • Worked in banking in St. Louis and East St. Louis, Ill. Married Rose Stephenson of Linneus, Mo., on Dec. 30, 1902.
  • Member of the Wichita Commercial Club.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Reece Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · from North Carolina · documented from the public record

Sylvester C. Reece

Sylvester C. Reece ⚭ Alice L. Holcomb
childrenVirgil A. Reece
  • Native of North Carolina.
  • A pioneer resident and large land owner in Attica township, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  • Married Alice L. Holcomb.
  • Father of Virgil A. Reece.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Temple Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

Robert C. Temple

Robert C. Temple ⚭ Adeline T. Fisher
childrenThomas H. Temple
  • Native of Ohio.
  • Left Ohio in the 1850s and moved to Illinois, where he engaged in farming.
  • Father of Thomas H. Temple.
  • Deceased at time of writing.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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The Thompson Family

of Sedgwick County, Kansas · documented from the public record

M. W. Thompson

M. W. Thompson ⚭ Elizabeth Faith
childrenL. W. Thompson
  • Of Chilhowee, Missouri.
  • Settled on a tract of land in Johnson County, Missouri near the old Chilhowee post office.
  • Father of L. W. Thompson.

Source: History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas (1910)

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