(2) My Dad (1927-2006)
- 4 children – 3 sons and 1 daughter
- 1 child died at a day old
- Served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Oneida (APA-221)
- College graduate
- was a science teacher in high schools, Dodge City Junior College and Kansas State Teachers College (now called Emporia State University)
(4) Leon Crawford (1894-1976)
- Married Winnie Letha Currey (1903-1992) in 1919
- 3 children – 2 sons and a daughter
- 1 child died as an infant and another died as a young adult
- Served in the U.S. Army as a wagoner at St. Misner 2nd Battle of the Marne
- worked as a switchman for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at Dodge City, Kansas
(6) Edward Osmond Briles (1891-1956)
- Married Pauline Edith Mentzer (1896-1984) in 1915
- 5 children – 2 sons and 3 daughters
- 1 child died as an infant
- did not serve in the military
- Farmed and ran a threshing machine
- Owned a Briles Auto Repair and Garage before 1930
- Owned movie theaters after 1930
(8) Judson Foster Crawford (1866-1949)
- Married Josie Winifred Hammond (1874-1954) in 1890
- 7 children – 3 sons and 4 daughters
- 1 son died in a railroad accident
- Did not serve in the military
- Worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
(10) Hiram Miles Currey (1866-1891)
- Married Winnie May Hutchinson (1871-1913) in 1891
- 9 children – 5 sons and 4 daughters
- 2 children died as infants; 1 son died at age 13
- Wife died when youngest child an infant
- Did not serve in the military
- Attended college
- held a variety of jobs: miner, magnetic healer, preacher, farmer, teamster, baker, carpenter
(12) Edward Grant Briles (1869-1951)
- Married Frances Artlissa “Artie” Ricketts (1868-1947) in 1890
- 4 children – 2 sons and 2 daughters
- Did not serve in the military
- Farmer
(14) Charles Oliver Mentzer (1869-1955)
- Married Nettie Adell Wells (1873-1939) in 1893
- 5 children – 3 sons and 2 daughters
- Married Nettie Adell Wells in 1893
- Did not serve in the military
- Farmer
(16) Washington Marion Crawford (1838-1889)
- Married Mary Foster (1842-1929) in 1860
- 5 children – 3 daughters and sons
- 1 daughter died as a teen
- Served for 2nd New York Calvary during Civil War
- Captured and held prisoner at Andersonville and Libby Prison
- Homesteaded in Ford County, Kansas
- Farmer
(18) Richmond Fisk Hammond (1840-1928)
- Married Sarah Ellen Ralston (1849-1892) in 1867
- 9 children identified in Hammond genealogies – but 3 born prior to marriage; 6 sons and 3 daughters
- son, Glenn, died as an infant
- Served as a private in Company E 17 Illinois Volunteers
- Served in the 1st Illinois Cavalry Volunteers
- Served as a private in Company D of the 14th Illinois Cavalry
- Captured near Atlanta and held prisoner at Andersonville
- Homesteaded in Ford County, Kansas
- Married Mary McClure in 1897 and had another daughter
- Married Mary A. Reynold in 1906
- Carpenter
(20) Hiram M. Currey (1835 – 1901)
- Married Angelina Jane Burke (1836-1901) in 1856
- 10 children – 6 sons and 4 daughters
- 1 child died as an infant while another died at age 12
- Served in Company B of the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the Kansas State Militia
- farmer
(22) Albert Hutchinson (1838-1896)
- Married Julia Harding (1840-1892) in 1859
- 11 Children – 7 sons and 4 daughters
- Death dates unknown for 4 of the children; another son died at age 14
- Married Honore Eliza Van Valkenburg in 1893 and had another son
- Served in Company D of the 1st Regiment of the Iowa Cavalry
- May have farmed, but moved around a lot
(24) Noah Washington Briles (1840-1879)
- Married Sarah Jane Thompson in 1866
- 2 Children – a son and a daughter
- Served in Company I, 1st Regiment Iowa Cavalry Volunteers
- Farmer
(26) James Marshall Ricketts (1847 – 1920)
- Married Rachel Elmeda Christy (1845-1927) in 1866
- 8 Children – 2 sons and 6 daughters
- Twin daughters died about 13 months old
- Served as a private in Co. K of the 7th Regiment of the Indiana Cavalry Volunteerss
- Farmer
(28) George Mentzer (1838-1912)
- Married Emeline Minnick (1848-1927) in 1867
- 8 Children – 6 sons and 2 daughters
- Served in Company C of the 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers
- Learned trade of comb making
- managed a meat market
- Farmed
- Plaintiff in court case, Menzer, et al. vs Creamery Association of Yates Center
(30) Thurston Kennedy Wells (1821-1893)
- Married Sarah Hall (d bef 1860) in 1851; she was the mother of 2 sons
- Married Salome Adell Crandall (1836-1893) in 1861; she was the mother of 4 children – 2 of whom died young; 2 daughters survived to adulthood
- Did not serve during civil war due to injury
- Farmed