230 people from the county histories of Cherokee County, Kansas: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.
From History of Cherokee County, Kansas and representative citizens (1904). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
Abbott1Allen2Ankrum1Applegate1Armstrong1Ashley1Ashmore1Baker3Ball1Barrett1Batten1Baxter1Benham1Benson1Betty1Boggs1Boss1Bowman1Boyd1Boyer1Bradshaw1Branson1Brookhart1Brooks3Brown2Buergin1Burrows1Burton1Bush1Buzard1Cadwalader1Caldwell1Canfield1Carver1Cheyne1Clabourn1Coe1Coltrane1Coon1Cooper1Cooter1Covert1Crawford2Crowe1Cruickshank1Davidson1Davis1Dean1Dixon1Dodson1Dorsey1Douglass1Dresia1Dugger.1Dunbar1Duncan1Edwards1Eisenhart1Elliott1Ellis3Evans1Ewers1Finley1Fisher1Fitzgerald1Fleming1French1Fribley1Fudge1Galpine1Gibbs1Graham1Haines1Hale1Hamblin1Hamilton1Hanks1Hannon1Harper1Hasson1Haynes1Headley1Henderson1Herman1Hess1Hisle1Hoag1Hoffmire1Hohnsbeen1Holt2Housholder1Howard1Hubbard2Hughes2Hull1Hurlbut1Jessup1Johnson3Jones2Kennedy1Kenny1Kline2Knighton1Kutz1Laizure1Larue2Lathrop1Lisle1Logan1Lyerla.1Majors1Mccormick1Mcdonald1Mcdowell1Mcgregor1Mclaughlin1Mcmahon1Mcmickle1Mcnay1Mcneill1Merrill1Metzler1Middaugh1Millner1Millstead1Moll1Moore1Morrow1Mountjoy1Murphy1Nash1Newton1North1Northrup1Oglesby1Pargen1Patterson1Paul1Pender1Pendergrass1Perkins2Peters1Pickering1Pinson1Pixley1Polster1Porter1Puttkamer1Rains1Rawlings1Revell1Rhoads1Richart1Rickner1Riker1Rittenhouse1Roach1Robinson2Rohrbough1Ryan1Savage1Sawyer1Sayer1Scammon1Schmell1Shaffer1Shearer1Shideler1Simkin1Skinner1Slease1Small1Smith4Smyres1Snider1Sparks1Spencer1Spiva1Stephens1Stice1Stone1Stoskopf1Strother1Sweeney1Taylor2Thomas1Topping1Tracewell1Wade1Walker4Wallace1Watts1Wenzel1West1Westervelt1Wheeler1Wiggins1Willard1Williams2Wimmer1Winter1Wright1Youngman1
Everyone in the Cherokee County index, A to Z (230)
Abbott
- Benjamin Abbott; child of Benjamin Abbott
Allen
- Gilbert Allen; child of Mr. Allen and Mrs. Allen
- Joseph Allen; child of Joseph Allen and Katie (Mountain) Allen
Ankrum
- Harrison Ankrum; child of David Ankrum
Applegate
- George Franklin Applegate (b. 1865)
Armstrong
- James Armstrong (b. 1851, Caldwell County)
Ashley
- Charles D. Ashley (b. 1854)
Ashmore
- Milton Warren Ashmore (b. 1830, Clark County); child of Rev. James Ashmore and Catherine (Armstrong) Ashmore
Baker
- William Baker (b. 1837, Cayuga County); child of Horace Baker and Lucretia (Buck) Baker
- C. Baker (b. 1852); child of John Baker and Elizabeth (Sebert) Baker
- Edmund Baker; child of Richard Baker and Maria (Jenkins) Baker
Ball
- Frank Ball (Johnson County); child of Guy T. Ball
Barrett
- William Henry Barrett; child of Thomas M. Barrett and Mary Ann (Sampy) Barrett
Batten
- Joseph Batten (b. 1858); child of Richard Batten and Mary (Richards) Batten
Baxter
- H. Baxter (b. 1848, Shelby County); child of James M. Baxter and Lydia A. (Rozelle) Baxter
Benham
- William M. Benham (b. 1844)
Benson
- William M. Benson (Union County); child of Samuel Benson and Martha (Martindale) Benson
Betty
- Charles H. Betty (b. 1859); child of J. C. Atkinson. The children of Mr. Betty and Mrs. Betty
Boggs
Boss
- Jacob Harry Boss; child of John Boss and Mary (Conrad) Boss
Bowman
- S. Bowman (b. 1864, McDonough County)
Boyd
- Andrew Boyd (b. 1836); child of Andrew Boyd and Elizabeth (Butcher) Boyd
Boyer
- William Boyer (b. 1838, Guernsey County); child of Abraham Boyer and Catherine Boyer
Bradshaw
- Walter L. Bradshaw (b. 1866, Maries County); child of Henry C. Bradshaw and Nancy A. (Fritz) Bradshaw
Branson
- William W. Branson (b. 1837, Harrison County); child of Abraham Branson and Ann W. (Wilson) Branson
Brookhart
- Harry Brookhart (b. 1872)
Brooks
- William E. Brooks (b. 1844, DeKalb County); child of Henry E. Brooks and Samantha (Meade) Brooks
- Floyd W. Brooks (b. 1845, Hart County); child of Rev. Joshua Brooks and Margaret (Harper) Brooks
- James H. Brooks; child of Rev. Joshua Brooks
Brown
- W. H. D. Brown (b. 1830); child of Thomas Brown and Annie (Golden) Brown
- William D. Brown (b. 1846, Montgomery County); child of Matthew Brown and James (Graves) Brown
Buergin
- Jacob Buergin (b. 1866, Woodford County); child of Frederick Buergin and Gertrude Buergin
Burrows
- John Burrows (b. 1862, Washington County); child of John Burrows
Burton
- George Burton (b. 1841, Jasper County); child of Alfred Burton and Hettie (Burch) Burton
Bush
- F. Bush (b. 1876); child of Sylvester Bush and Lavantia (Cole) Bush
Buzard
- Jesse Buzard (b. 1833, Fayette County); child of Daniel Buzard and Susanna (Randies) Buzard
Cadwalader
- Reese Cadwalader; child of John Cadwalader and Ruth (Bogue) Cadwalader
Caldwell
- Alexander Caldwell (b. 1853)
Canfield
- George W. Canfield; child of Lewis D. Canfield and Harriet (Hiding) Canfield
Carver
- John T. Carver (b. 1840); child of Richard Carver and Mary Jane (Simmons) Carver
Cheyne
- C. Cheyne; child of William Cheyne and Christiana (Duncan) Cheyne
Clabourn
- Grant Clabourn (b. 1864)
Coe
- Charles W. Coe (b. 1866); child of John W. Coe and Elizabeth (Vermulen) Coe
Coltrane
- Isaiah M. Coltrane; child of William Coltrane and Elizabeth Coltrane
Coon
- S. Coon; child of Florello Coon and Anna (Bennett) Coon
Cooper
- Joseph H. Cooper (b. 1843, Pike County)
Cooter
- Elbert Wesley Cooter; child of James Cooter and Lavina (Jones) Cooter
Covert
- Peter Covert (b. 1838, Clark County)
Crawford
- Lisha C. Crawford (b. 1831); child of William Crawford and Matilda (Churchman) Crawford
- Samuel J. Crawford (b. 1835, Lawrence County); child of William Crawford and Jane (Morrow) Crawford
Crowe
- David Crowe (b. 1836); child of Samuel T. Crowe and Mary (Seibert) Crowe
Cruickshank
- George W. Cruickshank; child of William Cruickshank and Mary (Hand) Cruickshank
Davidson
- Ellis Davidson; child of Ellis Davidson and Margaret (Wright) Davidson
Davis
- Charles E. Davis (b. 1844, Fountain County); child of Henry Davis and Phoebe (Curtis) Davis
Dean
- Louis Lafayette Dean (b. 1868); child of Newton Jasper Dean and Mollie M. (Zink) Dean
Dixon
- Zimri Dixon (b. 1840, Parke County); child of Eli Dixon and Esther (Kelley) Dixon
Dodson
- James N. Dodson (b. 1855, Johnson County); child of William Dodson and Sarah (Farris) Dodson
Dorsey
- Thomas Dorsey (b. 1872); child of Andrew Dorsey and Catherine (Welch) Dorsey
Douglass
- George W. Douglass (b. 1853); child of Milton Douglass and Samantha (Bales) Douglass
Dresia
- Peter Dresia (b. 1825); child of Francis Dresia and Agnes (Wimmer) Dresia
Dugger.
- Benjamin Thomas Dugger. (b. 1859, Johnson County)
Dunbar
- J. N. Dunbar; child of Warder D. Dunbar and Louisa (Narden) Dunbar
Duncan
- Thomas R. Duncan (b. 1839); child of William Duncan and Amanda M. (Hutsel) Duncan
Edwards
- Daniel Edwards (b. 1847, Cumberland County)
Eisenhart
- John Eisenhart (b. 1835)
Elliott
- Franklin Elliott (b. 1842, Henry County); child of Solomon Elliott and Penelope (Morris) Elliott
Ellis
- Richard D. Ellis (b. 1838, Cocke County); child of Elbert Ellis and Temperance (Driskill) Ellis
- Elbert Ellis; child of Samuel Ellis and Mary (Howard) Ellis
- Samuel Ellis (Cocke County); child of Elbert Ellis and Temperance (Driskill) Ellis
Evans
- William H. Evans (b. 1844, Warren County); child of Aaron Evans and Margaret Ann (Tucker) Evans
Ewers
- George Ewers (b. 1834, Belmont County); child of John Ewers and Martha (Wood) Ewers
Finley
- Owen Finley (b. 1843)
Fisher
- George M. Fisher; child of Benjamin Fisher and Jane (Curran) Fisher
Fitzgerald
- John Fitzgerald (b. 1865); child of James Fitzgerald and Ellen Fitzgerald
Fleming
- Michael Fleming (b. 1828)
French
Fribley
- James J. Fribley (b. 1842, Tuscarawas County); child of Daniel Fribley and Leah (Edmunds) Fribley
Fudge
- John T. Fudge (b. 1837); child of Jacob Fudge and Jane (See) Fudge
Galpine
- Joseph H. Galpine (b. 1864); child of Robert J. Galpine and Mary (Hawkins) Galpine
Gibbs
- Charles A. Gibbs (b. 1852, Oneida County); child of John Gibbs and Sarah J. (Dunn) Gibbs
Graham
- Peter Graham (b. 1844); child of James Graham and Jeane (Currie) Graham
Haines
- Edwin A. Haines (b. 1839, Clinton County); child of Stacy Haines and Judith (Terrell) Haines
Hale
- Newton J. Hale (b. 1838, Washington County); child of Meshech Hale and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Hale
Hamblin
- Samuel Hamblin (b. 1821); child of David Hamblin
Hamilton
- John H. Hamilton (b. 1857); child of Andrew Hamilton and Jane (Foxe) Hamilton
Hanks
- Robert P. Hanks (b. 1856, Muscatine County); child of Jonathan Hanks and Hannah (Pasley) Hanks
Hannon
- Henry Hannon; child of Andrew Hannon and Sarah (Hildreth) Hannon
Harper
- Henry H. Harper (b. 1843, Marion County)
Hasson
- Samuel Hasson (b. 1847)
Haynes
Headley
- John R. Headley (Trumbull County); child of Amos Headley and Experience (Lindley) Headley
Henderson
- B. Henderson (b. 1862); child of John Henderson and Margaret (Thomas) Henderson
Herman
- Andrew Herman (b. 1825)
Hess
- Claude A. Hess; child of David Hess and Nancy (Landis) Hess
Hisle
- James Richard Hisle (b. 1850)
Hoag
- Clark W. Hoag; child of Ashel W. Hoag and Celestine (Dye) Hoag
Hoffmire
- William Hoffmire (b. 1828)
Hohnsbeen
Holt
- Joseph S. Holt (b. 1834, Alamance County); child of David Holt and Nancy (Green) Holt
- Ephraim Holt (b. 1840); child of Ephraim Holt and Julia A. (Kemp) Holt
Housholder
- M. A. Housholder (Darke County); child of David Housholder and Rachel (Stahl) Housholder
Howard
- Samuel C. Howard; child of Rev. Wesley Howard and Martha Ann (Lowe) Howard
Hubbard
- Arthur Leroy Hubbard (Washington County); child of John Clabourn Hubbard and Olive (Maynard) Hubbard
- John C. Hubbard; child of Joseph Hubbard and Mary Ellen (Franklin) Hubbard
Hughes
- Luke Hughes (b. 1829)
- Michael Hughes (b. 1863); child of Luke Hughes and Ann (Costello) Hughes
Hull
- Emerson Hull (b. 1850, Lancaster County); child of Samuel Hull and Maria (Watts) Hull
Hurlbut
- Samuel Lifton Hurlbut (b. 1864, Mason County); child of Lewis G. Hurlbut and Matilda (Till) Hurlbut
Jessup
- Daniel A. Jessup (b. 1871, Butler County); child of Solomon P. Jessup and Mary (Long) Jessup
Johnson
- A. C. Johnson (b. 1836, Monroe County); child of Jacob Johnson and Sarah Jane (Morris) Johnson
- John Oscar Johnson (b. 1859, Warren County); child of Alexander Johnson and Martha (Godfrey) Johnson
- N. Johnson; child of P. B. Johnson and Rebecca (Patton) Johnson
Jones
- M. Jones (b. 1846); child of J. A. Jones and Mary (Smith) Jones
- Charles M. Jones (b. 1859, Fleming County); child of Dr. William B. Jones and Sarah C. (Strahn) Jones
Kennedy
- William Oscar Kennedy (b. 1849, Clinton County)
Kenny
- Dennis Kenny (b. 1856, Bureau County); child of Patrick Kenny and Bridget (Tollett) Kenny
Kline
- John Kline (b. 1845, Frederick County); child of David Kline and Charlotte (Warrenfeltz) Kline
- Peter Kline (b. 1849); child of David Kline and Charlotte (Warrenfeltz) Kline
Knighton
- George Knighton (b. 1870); child of George Knighton
Kutz
- Thomas Kutz (b. 1837, Berks County); child of John Kutz and Mary (Fry) Kutz
Laizure
- J. T. Laizure (Harrison County)
Larue
Lathrop
- Hamilton B. Lathrop (b. 1834, Chautauqua County); child of Anson E. Lathrop and Mary (Beebe) Lathrop
Lisle
- Lem Lisle (b. 1824, Wayne or Holmes County)
Logan
- Wilbur Logan (b. 1863, Washington County)
Lyerla.
- Aron Lyerla.; child of Solomon Lyerla. and Delilah (Williams) Lyerla.
Majors
- A. L. Majors (b. 1871, Crawford County); child of E. W. Majors and Elizabeth E. (Townsend) Majors
Mccormick
- John Samuel Mccormick (b. 1857, Todd County)
Mcdonald
- James N. Mcdonald (b. 1859, Howard County)
Mcdowell
- Samuel Oscar Mcdowell (b. 1848, Tippecanoe County)
Mcgregor
- Frank R. Mcgregor (b. 1866)
Mclaughlin
- John Mclaughlin (b. 1825)
Mcmahon
- Michael Mcmahon (b. 1845)
Mcmickle
- Clinton Mcmickle (Orange County)
Mcnay
- John Melanchthon Mcnay (b. 1848)
Mcneill
- A. Mcneill (b. 1869, Macoupin County)
Merrill
- Moses F. Merrill (b. 1826); child of Nathaniel Merrill and Betsy (Bixby) Merrill
Metzler
- Philip C. Metzler; child of C. G. Metzler and Margaret (Healy) Metzler
Middaugh
- Charlton E. Middaugh (b. 1835, Monroe County)
Millner
- Francis Edward Millner (b. 1839, Kings County)
Millstead
- William H. Millstead; child of J. M. Millstead and Elizabeth (Purnell) Millstead
Moll
- Charles L. Moll; child of Egidious Moll and Barbara (Hunt) Moll
Moore
- William R. Moore (b. 1880); child of William R. Moore and Margaret C. (Chambers) Moore
Morrow
- James Morrow (b. 1833); child of George Morrow and Isabel (Dunlap) Morrow
Mountjoy
- Robert Fisher Mountjoy (b. 1850, Anderson County); child of Leroy J. Mountjoy and Louisa Ann (Cardwell) Mountjoy
Murphy
- Benjamin L. Murphy (b. 1869, Perry County); child of James B. Murphy and Martha (Moore) Murphy
Nash
- William R. Nash (b. 1852); child of Judah Nash and Helen M. (Smith) Nash
Newton
- Solomon D. Newton (Marion County); child of William C. Newton and Mary Ann (Carroll) Newton
North
- William North (b. 1835, Randolph County); child of Levi North
Northrup
- Fred D. Northrup; child of Benjamin Northrup and Clarissa (Bale) Northrup
Oglesby
- John C. Oglesby (b. 1842, Tippecanoe County)
Pargen
- Francis O. Pargen (b. 1864, Livingston County)
Patterson
- Leslie Patterson; child of Cams Patterson and Sarah (Cole) Patterson
Paul
- Silas L. Paul (b. 1862, Kosciusko County)
Pender
- William C. Pender (b. 1827); child of Thomas Pender and Isabel (Cavanah) Pender
Pendergrass
- James P. Pendergrass (Athens County)
Perkins
- William Perkins (b. 1866, Daviess County); child of Elisha Perkins and Zerelda (Gates) Perkins
- Murray Perkins
Peters
- James R. Peters (b. 1839, Dutchess County)
Pickering
Pinson
- J. F. Pinson (Hendricks County); child of John Pinson and Rebecca (Hawkins) Pinson
Pixley
- Aldo B. Pixley (b. 1842)
Polster
- G. Polster (b. 1840); child of John Polster and Elizabeth Polster
Porter
- James Porter (b. 1847); child of James Porter and Anna (Carr) Porter
Puttkamer
- John B. Puttkamer (b. 1855); child of Baron Gustave Puttkamer and Johanna (Puttkamer) Puttkamer
Rains
- Hiram F. Rains (b. 1848, Whitley County); child of Greenbury B. Rains and Elizabeth (Vanoy) Rains
Rawlings
- John A. Rawlings (b. 1844, Rush County)
Revell
- Arthur T. Revell (b. 1878); child of Harry Revell and Ella (Dowd) Revell
Rhoads
- Oscar A. Rhoads (b. 1863)
Richart
- Willard M. Richart (b. 1878)
Rickner
- Chris Rickner (b. 1833, Washington County)
Riker
- F. Riker; child of Frederick Risckley Riker and Susan (Yardley) Riker
Rittenhouse
Roach
- Charles N. Roach (b. 1859, Jackson County); child of Jeremiah J. Roach and Maria (Woods) Roach
Robinson
- James Robinson (b. 1843); child of John Robinson and Ritta (Matthews) Robinson
- George Robinson; child of John Robinson and Ann Robinson
Rohrbough
- John Rohrbough (b. 1840, Hardy County); child of John Rohrbough and Elizabeth (Fry) Rohrbough
Ryan
- Solomon Ryan (b. 1840); child of Henry Ryan and Mary (Blakeny) Ryan
Savage
- Harrison B. Savage; child of Dr. Charles Smith Savage and Elizabeth Savage
Sawyer
- Charles L. Sawyer (b. 1863); child of Thomas L. Sawyer and Martha (Drew) Sawyer
Sayer
- P. R. Sayer (b. 1872); child of G. W. Sayer and Margaret (Malone) Sayer
Scammon
- A. Scammon; child of Luther Scammon and Rhoda (Carter) Scammon
Schmell
- Louis Schmell (b. 1837)
Shaffer
- William H. Shaffer; child of David Shaffer and Margaret (Helms) Shaffer
Shearer
- Andrew Shearer; child of Robert Shearer and Elizabeth (Chambers) Shearer
Shideler
- Henry Shideler; child of Daniel Shideler and Sarah (Lower) Shideler
Simkin
- Frederick W. Simkin (b. 1848); child of Capt. George Simkin and Charlotte (Watson) Simkin
Skinner
- O. E. Skinner (b. 1855); child of Alfred Skinner and Samantha (Cary) Skinner
Slease
- J. Slease (b. 1858, Armstrong County)
Small
- James T. Small (b. 1836, Miami County); child of John Small and Margaret (Betson) Small
Smith
- William E. Smith (b. 1852, Keokuk County)
- Samuel Smith (b. 1859, Washington County); child of Clark D. Smith and Lydia Rodgers (Bryce) Smith
- Marcus Lafayette Smith; child of Marcus Smith and Sarah (Rowark) Smith
- S. E. Smith; child of Edward Smith and Sarah J. (Graham) Smith
Smyres
- H. F. Smyres (b. 1855, Hocking County); child of Lewis Smyres and Martha (Fink) Smyres
Snider
- John W. Snider; child of Daniel Snider and Annie (Dean) Snider
Sparks
- Oliver Walker Sparks (b. 1862); child of Samuel Sparks and Lydia (Lewis) Sparks
Spencer
- Elijah Williams Spencer (b. 1838, Boone County); child of Elijah W. Spencer and Mary Spencer
Spiva
- Bill E. Spiva; child of J. C. Spiva and Mary (Anthony) Spiva
Stephens
- Charles Stephens (b. 1870)
Stice
- Y. E. Stice; child of D. M. Stice
Stone
- John W. Stone (b. 1851, Grayson County)
Stoskopf
- George Stoskopf; child of Leonard Stoskopf and Salome (Voltz) Stoskopf
Strother
- R. Strother (b. 1853)
Sweeney
- Charles M. Sweeney (Newton County)
Taylor
- William Taylor (b. 1832, Huron County); child of Thomas Taylor and Fannie (Spencer) Taylor
- Richard W. Taylor (b. 1839); child of Richard Taylor and Alice (Reynolds) Taylor
Thomas
- Richard Orlando Thomas (b. 1857, Morrow County)
Topping
- Wallace E. Topping (b. 1861, Barry County); child of Washington Topping and Emily (Sanders) Topping
Tracewell
- E. M. Tracewell (b. 1847); child of W. N. Tracewell and L. V. (Brown) Tracewell
Wade
- Alexander Wade (b. 1845); child of Govey Wade and Susan (Bland) Wade
Walker
- William W. Walker (b. 1822, Clay County); child of Richard Walker and Drusilla Walker
- Arcenith F. Walker (b. 1845, Madison County); child of Elijah Walker and Charity (Dove) Walker
- George W. Walker (b. 1855); child of John Walker and Permelia (Ewing) Walker
- Alexander Walker; child of William Walker
Wallace
- Joseph Wallace (b. 1833)
Watts
- Andrew Dwight Watts (b. 1843, Addison County)
Wenzel
- Albert E. Wenzel (Franklin County); child of William Wenzel and Mehala (Roy) Wenzel
West
- Elijah T. West (b. 1844)
Westervelt
- Lewis R. Westervelt (b. 1841, Franklin County)
Wheeler
- Willis Henry Wheeler (b. 1849, Guilford County); child of Nathan Wheeler and Margaret (Milliken) Wheeler
Wiggins
- Basil Wiggins (b. 1829, Fayette County); child of John Wiggins and Elizabeth (Jeffries) Wiggins
Willard
- Albert Willard (b. 1834, Erie County); child of Samuel Willard and Sarah (Williams) Willard
Williams
- Washington Williams (b. 1852, Brooke County); child of Thomas Williams and Christina (Mendell) Williams
- L. F. Williams; child of L. A. Williams and Jennie (Wylie) Williams
Wimmer
- Harvy Wimmer; child of James Wimmer and Mary (Wilson) Wimmer
Winter
- Daniel Winter; child of William Winter and Henrietta (Meisner) Winter
Wright
- Jonathan R. Wright (b. 1820, Wayne County); child of Mr. Wright
Youngman
- E. W. Youngman (b. 1871, Bracken County); child of William Youngman and M. O. (Yates) Youngman