Sgt. Clinton H. Phelps – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
On September 22, 1862, Cpl. Clinton H. Phelps enlisted in Co. C 125th OH Infantry. At the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge in Georgia on May 9,...
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msschartz
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Lt. Col. Harlan P. Wolcott – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
Col. Harlan Wolcott was one of the organizers and original settlers of the community of Garfield. In October 1872, Col. Wolcott was one...
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msschartz
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
William H. and Ellen A. Price – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
Taking the train, William brought his wife and two sons to Pawnee County in September 1879. Each family could fill another train car with...
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msschartz
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Celia & Philena Dirlam – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
The cemetery records for Garfield Cemetery, show three individuals with the surname of Dirlam. But there is only one headstone with the...
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msschartz
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Swedish Settlers – Anders and Charlotte Nystrom – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
The third-largest immigrant group to come to Kansas were the Swedes. In 1869, the town of Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas was...
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msschartz
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
N.F. & Anna “Nellie” Carlson – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas
“Last Friday night, during the heavy thunder, the lightning ran down the chimney on the house of Mr. N.F. Carlson, living in the north...
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msschartz
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Corner Family Part 2 – Whitney R. Corner, Garfield Cemetery, Pawnee County, Kansas
Whitney Robb Corner was the second child of Henry and Lucinda Corner. He was born in 1842 in Ohio. He enlisted in Co. L 1st OH Cavalry....
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msschartz
- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
I Can’t Believe They are Buried in Southwest Kansas – Henry W. Corner, Garfield Cemetery
The Corner story begins with the birth of Henry William Corner. He was born in a log cabin on October 26, 1812 in Ohio. His wife, Lucinda...
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msschartz
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Dorning Family – Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee, Kansas
The Dorning headstone in Garfield Cemetery has the names of the father, Robert, his wife, Barbara, and three of their children. Robert E....
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msschartz
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Early Settler and Civil War Veteran-William Henry Buck–Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee County,KS
William H. Buck was born in 1839 in Ohio. He was the oldest son of Auranah Reuben and Catherine Buck. His father was a carpenter and...
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msschartz
- Apr 4, 2021
- 2 min
Matthew & Elizabeth Wilson, Sr. – Garfield Cemetery, Pawnee, Kansas
Not all of our early pioneers came from Germany. The Wilson Family came to America from Scotland in 1862. Matthew Wilson, Sr. was born in...
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Garfield Cemetery
Pawnee County, Kansas
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