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VITAL RECORDS Information from the pension file of Luticia Anderson McComas Barnes Topeka, KS, 1917, submitted by Cameron-Ashley Heath, Aug 2007 Extracted obituary information for Elizabeth Sieben, dec. Jan 1969; submitted by Nancy Cameron Armstrong, February 2006 Extracted obituary information for Mrs. Mary Hastie, dec. Jan 1969; submitted by Nancy Cameron Armstrong, February 2006 Extracted obituary information for Phillip Fitzgerald, dec. Jan 1969; submitted by Nancy Cameron Armstrong, February 2006 Streik/Chubb marriage, 1939; submitted by Angeles Oakes, August 2005 AuburnCemetery; submitted by Doug McHatten, November 2006 Simmerwell Cemetery; submitted by Doug McHatten, July 2005 Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Obituary Index, selected years from 1906 to the present Obituaries and other new items from early 20th century editions of the Topeka State Journal, submitted by Susie Hastings, 2004, 2005 Obituaries for Sarah Ellen Moffitt, Sarah Jane Newman, Henry Burgess, Col. J. Clement Smith, Michael S. Burgess, J. J. Lee, Walter Burgess, Fred Burgess, Lillian Burgess, Col. James Burgess, Claire Burgess, Mrs. Orville W. Sanders, Mrs. Maggie Burgess, submitted by Shirley Brier, January 2002 Obituary of John Dwyer, submitted by Shirley Brier Brier Obituaries, submitted by Shirley Brier; includes obituaries for Miss Helen Brier, Mrs. Col. John Brier, and Mrs. Emma Brier, submitted 15 March 2001 Burials at Topeka State Hospital, a list of about 1150 burials, submitted Dec 2000 by Patti Young William E. Day, extracted obituary information, submitted by D. Berends, July 2001 Charles Shootes visits Topeka, submitted 13 October 1999 by Camille White Brief biography of Rev. O.W. Cooper, submitted 14 September 1999 by Sarita Cooper Snipes Obituary of Frances Ann Davi(e)s Cooper, submitted June 22 1999 by Sarita Cooper Snipes Miley-DeWit marriage, submitted by Sheila Madsen Obituary of Luther Root. The obituary and additional information about Luther, including a photograph, are located here CENSUS RECORDS 1895 Kansas State census, presented by the Kansas State Historical Society; Shawnee county is partially complete; there are currently [Oct 2005] about 20,000 Shawnee county names in the index. This project is ongoing, so check back often! MILITARY RECORDS WWII Army Enlistment Records, transcribed by Maureen Reed, 2005 WWII Kansas Veterans Index, from the Kansas State Historical Society INDEX TO WW1 HONOR ROLL, transcribed and published by the Topeka Genealogical Society, January 2005 [Note: if you page down past information on purchasing the book, there are links to the soldiers' names and to a casualty listing.] Union Defenders of Kansas, extracted by Robert VanDyne from the 1865 KS State Census 9th Battalion, Topeka, Kansas State Guard (from "History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard August 6, 1917, to November 11, 1919", publ 1925) Topeka Battalions (Colored), Kansas State Guard, (from "History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard August 6, 1917, to November 11, 1919", publ 1925) 1883 Pensioners on the Roll in Shawnee county The Fighting Twentieth 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, An Account of the Kansas Volunteers in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899, contains Shawnee county names Navy Casualty List, World War II , contains Shawnee county names Shawnee county WW II Army casualties Kansas Civil War veterans buried in Shawnee county, partial listing 22nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Spanish-American War), contains some Shawnee county names MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Collected information on The James Wiley Young and Mary Ellen Hamilton Family, settlers in Shawnee county, submitted by Doni Wright, April 2005 "One-Way Ticket to Kansas; The Autobiography of Frank M. Stahl.", publ. 1959, transcribed and submitted by John D. Meredith, March 2004. "A History of Silver Lake, Kansas" by Emma Cones Richerter; submitted by Barb Boese, September 2003. Justice Docket, Topeka Township, Judge B.F. Merideth, records donated by Vikki Cullen-Gray, submitted December 2001 Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1911-1912, extracted articles and biographies Decker Public School, 1903-1904; submitted by Bonnie Bunce, August 2001; includes a list of students, teacher, and administrative staff and a photo of the school; Decker Public School, 1900-1901; submitted by Charlotte, October 2001; includes a list of students, teacher, and administrative staff and a photo of the cover of the souvenir pamphlet Group photo, Tecumseh, KS, circa 1904; submitted by Bonnie Bunce, July 2001 Group photo, Tecumseh, KS, circa 1891; submitted by Bonnie Bunce, August 2001 Topeka High School, class of 1901, 50th reunion list, submitted March 2001 by John Meredith (This is a list of students in the 1901 photo below and their whereabouts, if known, in 1951) School photos submitted December 2000 and January 2001 by John Meredith: Auburn Rural Grade School, 1924, Topeka area high school, 1901, Auburn High School, 1927 [If you can identify any of the children or teachers please let us know!] Topeka City Directory, 1874-1875, transcribed by Bill Sowers, July 2000 George Kress BUNCE Family History Foster family of Topeka; contains: a partial genealogy, letters from Charles Foster, and an election card for Frank Foster [all materials submitted by Janice Rioux] Early Oakland, a family reminiscence by Edith Foss Mohney, and donated to the KSGenWeb Digital Library by Martha Schenck Enemy Alien Regsitraton Affidavit of Herman Folkes Schleuter, transcribed and submitted by Teresa Lindquist, August 19, 1999 Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, index of affidavits available at the National Archives, includes name, DOB, city and country of origin, and women's maiden names Polk's Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory, Volume XII, 1912,Topeka section, and the remainder of the county ; submitted by Bill Sowers, August 1999 and April 2000. Contains a list of the businesses in Shawnee county and the names of their proprietors in 1912. Kansas State Board of Agriculture First Biennial Report Shawnee County, 1878; contains a nice history of each township with some material of genealogical interest. Submitted July 1999, by Teresa Lindquist 1855 Index of Voters, District 12 and District 13, both containing parts of Shawnee county Ahnentafel Chart Prepared by Helen Elaine Burgess Bortz, contains some Shawnee county names Souvenir of Topeka, KS, contains several old photos of Topeka circa 1886 Photographs of Santa Fe employees taken in Topeka, circa mid-1920s, contributed by Liz Boltz Photo #1, date unknown, probably early 1920's Photo #2, 1928 Photo #3, date unknown, probably mid-1920's Photo #4, 1924 ONLINE BIOGRAPHIES Dandridge Kelsey, Milton Ward, William Wade, Emery Cockrell, James Archibald Campbell, Bartholomew John Bux, Henry McAfee , Thomas George Howell , William E. Corbett , Edward E. Bundy, Oliver Franklin Winner, Sage Family, Boyd Elias Pollom, James R. Moran, Horace G. Lyons, Edward C. Kassebaum, Elliot Carriger, Edward Buckman, William Boast, Mahlon Stout, Edwin Scotton, John Troutman, Jeptha Trouter , John Porter, Parker Perry, William D. Paul, Ralph Moore, Jacob Maus, John Kiene, Francis Kiene, Charles Engler, Arthur Engler, Junius Foltz, George Dailey, James Corbet, Joseph Cochran, William and Buford Clark, William Butner, Phillip Brown, Hon. P.I. Bonebrake, Philander Hamilton Adams, Matthew Weightman, Jr., Robert Stone, James Stevenson, William Snyder, Jonathon Snyder, William Sims, Andrew Scott, Theodore Saxon, Charlie Riker, Zachariah Reser, William Henry Redenbeaugh, Abram Raub, Robert Pugh, James Priddy, William Ross Phillips, Horace Mann Phillips, William Penniston, Freeman Nipps, William Moffit, Robert Mitchell, Henry H. Miller, Benjamin Marsh, David Millington Howard, Sadlier Hodgins, Hiram Heberling, George Kungle, Grant Kelsey, William Kearney, Charles Elliot, Martin Foltz, Desire DeBacker, James Corkill, Peter Croco, William Francis Bowen, Alonzo Beal, Walter Arnold, Guilford Dudley, Thomas Scudder, Peter Heil

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