Lillian Forrest papers, [183-]-1940.

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Lillian Forrest papers, [183-]-1940.

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Papers relating to Jewell County, Kan., places and residents. Included is information about John H. Schaeffer, conductor for the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad and former child orphan; Star Methodist Episcopal Sunday School records (the church was 5 miles south of Jewell, Kan.); correspondence relating to the family of the Rev. David Earhart, Amelia Earhart's grandfather & a pioneer Lutheran pastor at Atchison, Kan., ca. 1870-1890; information on Thomas Lovewell, pioneer & 1st settler of White Rock, Kan. (1866); miscellaneous biographies, obituaries, & papers / written by Lillian Forrest; a Civil War discharge paper for James J. Stewart, 1865; an 1862 discharge & pension papers of Joseph C. Osborn and related biographies, a survivors' pension document for service in the War of 1812 for Thomas Jenkins; letters from John Hoffer, the 1st postmaster at Jewell; and a letter about Robert Gates.

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Gates, Robert Cady, 1929-

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Osborn, Joseph C.

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Earhart family.

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Erhardt family.

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Star Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday School.

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Hoffer, John

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Forrest, Lillian Miller, 1912-

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Local historian, author, poet; of Jewell County, Kan. From the description of Lillian Forrest papers, [183-]-1940. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 186496967 Joseph Forrest mustered into service as a private in Company A of the 8th Illinois Infantry in July 1861. The Eighth Illinois was involved in battles at Shiloh and Corinth (1862), and Vicksburg (1863). After three years of active duty, Joseph was mustered out and honorably discharged in early Decem...

Jenkins, Thomas E.

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Merchant. Jenkins was one of the original 30 proprietors of the City of Hudson. From the description of Letter book, 1782-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155492227 ...

Stewart, James

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James Stewart lived in New York, NY at the turn of the 19th century. He may have been a baker. From the description of Receipt book, 1799-1808. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122598965 ...

Lovewell, Thomas, 1826-1920

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Schaeffer, John D.

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Earhart, David C., 1963-....

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