Early Settlers – Jacob and Louisa Welsch, Trotter Cemetery, Edwards County, Kansas
Jacob Welsch was born in Germany in 1838. At the age of 8, his family came to America and settled in Ohio. As a young man, Jacob worked...
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- Sep 29, 2021
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Daniel and Sarah Jane King – Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas
Leaving Indiana, Daniel and Sarah King brought four of their 10 children to Kinsley in August of 1878. Dan first took a preemption claim...
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msschartz
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Charles J. and Emelina Lucretia “Cloah” Perry Kilborn–Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards County, KS
Many early pioneers and settlers of Edwards County had weathered the storms Mother Nature threw at them, but there were other tragedies...
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msschartz
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
Early Settlers – Trotter Brothers – Trotter Cemetery, Edwards, Kansas
Ben, Jason, and Robert Trotter left New York and came to Edwards County in 1878. Their homesteads were in Brown Township. In 1879, Robert...
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