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(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

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