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Date: 29 Jan 2003 09:26:26 -0700

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Historical Data Concerning the Early Settlers of the Southern Half of Labette County, Kansas has been reprinted. Originally published in 1997 with an every name index, this 620 page book is again available. It also includes a migration index, and is softback bound.

If interested contact Norman Peters at .

The history of Labette County is interesting as it was an early stop on the migration route to the western part of our country. Often a family came from an eastern state and stayed for a few years or perhaps for a generation. Then all or part of the family moved on west. Often families left members buried in Labette County soil, creating a permanent link with the area. Many of the names of the original owners of grave plots at Lake Creek Cemetery are not familiar names in the area now.

This volume is for family history researchers interested in: obituaries, interviews of residents of Labette County, the first record book of Lake Creek Cemetery, the 1880 Mortality Schedule, lists of Civil War burials, early Post Offices and Post Masters, genealogical data by other researchers, and family histories that connect area families to roots in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and other states and countries. A migration index also helps reveal the geographic origins of early settlers of the lower part of our county.

The bulk of the material for this book came from Maxine (Leap) Kinton and Don Ray Wade. Mrs. Kinton has spent years researching the early Labette County families, tracing their lineage back to the eastern part of the United States. Don Ray Wade (Juan Guthrie), now deceased, collected Bartlett material from many sources, writing many letters and interviewing many people. Bertha (Ihrig) Graue, was an avid collector of local history articles and obituaries. The bulk of her material was published in 1982 as The Bartlett Book. Additional material from her collection is included here.

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