msschartzOct 27, 20212 minEarly Settlers – Jacob and Louisa Welsch, Trotter Cemetery, Edwards County, KansasJacob 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...
msschartzSep 29, 20212 minDaniel and Sarah Jane King – Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards County, KansasLeaving Indiana, Daniel and Sarah King brought four of their 10 children to Kinsley in August of 1878. Dan first took a preemption claim...
msschartzApr 28, 20212 minCharles J. and Emelina Lucretia “Cloah” Perry Kilborn–Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards County, KSMany early pioneers and settlers of Edwards County had weathered the storms Mother Nature threw at them, but there were other tragedies...
msschartzApr 3, 20212 minEarly Settlers – Trotter Brothers – Trotter Cemetery, Edwards, KansasBen, Jason, and Robert Trotter left New York and came to Edwards County in 1878. Their homesteads were in Brown Township. In 1879, Robert...