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Joseph P. Allen (1839-1903) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elkhart
County, Ind., October
9, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of
Wichita, Kan., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
17, 1903 (age 63 years, 312
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in
Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Morrill Ingalls Davis (1841-1930) —
of Kansas.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 2,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1901-03.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Turlock, Stanislaus
County, Calif., May 29,
1930 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Interment at Turlock
Cemetery, Turlock, Calif.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Son of Samuel Essick (abolitionist; took part in the
"Underground Railroad" helping escaped slaves) and Grizella
(Todd) Essick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District,
1896.
Scottish,
German,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Samuel Wylie Greer (1826-1882) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., June 2,
1826.
Kansas
Territory superintendent of schools, 1858-61; served in the Union
Army during the Civil War.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, from consumption
(tuberculosis),
in Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., September
30, 1882 (age 56 years, 120
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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William Heimké (1847-1931) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in France,
July
8, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; importing and
purchasing agent, Mexican Central Railway,
1881-82; general manager, Chihuahua and Durango telephone
companies; U.S. Vice Consul in Chihuahua, 1887-92; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1892-93; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1908-09; Salvador, 1909-14.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., July 14,
1931 (age 84 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March 16,
1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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