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Subject: [Hamilt'n] Bios Found in KS with Hamilton Co. Connections.
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:36:38 EDT

While searching for my missing family members I ran across these bios with
Hamilton Co. connections. These are not my family so I have no further
information but I thought they might help someone! Happy Hunting.

COVALT/LYMAN/STITES,
CONNER/BAKER,
MARLATT/KIDD,
SMITH,
VANHORN/DRAKE/JONES

JONATHAN COVALT, farmer and stock raiser, Section 7, Township 32 Range 20, P.
O. Parsons. His farm contains 200 acres of finely improved land. He settled
in the county in 1873 and improved a farm in Labette County, and settled
where he now resides in 1879. He was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, May 16,
1831. Is a son of William H. and Elizabeth Lyman Covalt, both of the same
county. Mr. J. Covalt's parents and grandparents were born in Hamilton
County, Ohio. His great-grandparents were among the first settlers in that
county, his great-great-grandfather being killed by the Indians in 1790.
Jonathan received a fine education at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and
began life as a teacher. He resided at Paxton, Ford Co., Ill., a number of
years. Was County Surveyor four years. During the years of 1879 and 1880 was
Superintendent of the public schools of Labette County, Kan. He was married
in Illinois, October 16, 1859, to Miss Margaret E. STITES, a native of
Danville, Ill., where she was born January 19, 1842, being a daughter of
Benjamin F. and Susan E. Stites, natives of Hamilton County, Ohio, but
residents of Illinois many years. Mr. and Mrs. C. have a family of seven
children; Wm. B., Laura B., Susan E., Alice C., Mary E., Clara J., Margaret
E., having lost Marie E. and Catharine E. Both are members of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Parsons.

WILLIAM JASPER CONNER, M. D., physician and surgeon, and breeder of Jersey
cattle. He was born in Miami County, Ind., March 31, 1836. He is a son of
William and Amelia Conner. The father was born in Bartholomew County, Ind. He
was born December 2, 1808, died in California July 27, 1881. The mother was
born in Harding County, Ky., May 7, 1811, now a resident of California. They
married in Kentucky, and emigrated to Miami County, Ind., when there was no
road, and the county was full of Indians, The mother rode an old horse,
carrying all their worldly goods, while the father walked, carrying his gun
as a means of procuring food. They finally located in what is now known as
Mexico, Miami county. At that time it was some seventy-five miles through
timber to Indianapolis. The father would trade with the Indians, carrying his
goods in a pack on his back from Indianapolis. After years of toil he
established a farm. William J. began his education in a log schoolhouse, and
when at the age of seventeen years, began the study of medicine, under Prof.
A. H. Baker, professor of surgery at Cincinnati Medical College. He graduated
February 4, 1860, and associated himself with Dr. B.; continued to practice
at Cincinnati until 1863, then, on account of his health, moved to Madison
County, Ind., and remained six months; then went to his native place,
Perrysburg, and continued until he came to Kansas with his parents and
family. He first located at Neola, and finally at Labette City, Kan.,
November 25, 1867, where he has since resided. He was married, July 2, 1861,
to Miss Eva A. Baker, a native of Alexander, Preble Co., Ohio, born March 1,
1837, and educated at Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a daughter of Dr. A. H. and
Ester M. Baker. The father was born in Pennsylvania, November 3, 1806, and
died July 16, 1864. He was educated and a graduate of Philadelphia Medical
College. The mother was born in Pennsylvania, January 30, 1810; died at
Labette City, May 7, 1883. W. J. has a family of two children - Essie W. and
Neola A.

T. F. MARLATT, farmer, P. O. Republic City, was born in Allegheny County,
Pa., in 1837. At the age of fourteen years his parents located in Hamilton
County, Ohio, near Cincinnati, where he remained until the war broke out, in
1861, when he enlisted in the Fifty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving
three years. Was discharged at East Port, Ga., in 1864. After coming out of
the army he returned to Hamilton County Ohio. In 1870 emigrated to Kansas,
locating in Republic County. and took a homestead on Section 31, Township 1,
Range 4. Was among the first settlers in Washington Township. No roads,
except the old Government trail, and sixty-five miles from any railroad. He
has eighty-five acres under the plow, one and a quarter miles of hedge, an
orchard consisting of ninety apple and 150 cherry trees, 3,000 cottonwood and
other trees, new house, 24x14 feet, with ell, 14x14 feet, new granary and
stables, and is engaged in raising stock. When the town of Republic City was
laid out, Mr. Marlatt became one of the members of the Town Company and was
chosen president of the same. He has thirty lots besides what he has disposed
of; at one time sold his interest for $10 and paid $150 to get it back; the
lots are now valued at about $500 to $600. Mr. Marlatt has done well, and
now, instead of his farm being sixty-five miles from the railroad, is joining
the town site and less than one mile from the station. He was married in 1859
to Miss Julia A. KIDD, of Ohio. They have four children--C. W., W. A.,
Charles E. and Julia. Is a member of the I O. O. F., and has been Master of
the Grange.

W. A. SMITH, manager of the Chicago Lumber Company, was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, in 1854. In 1857, his parents emigrated to Wisconsin, locating in
Trempeleau, and from there emigrated to Illinois, remaining a short time.
Thence to St. Louis, and then returned to Trempeleau, Wis. In 1872, took a
commercial course at the celebrated LaCrosse Business College, graduating in
the spring of 1873. He then located at Bangor, and engaged in the grain
trade, and was engaged in this business at different points in Wisconsin
until 1876, when he moved to Kansas, locating at Clay Centre, and was there
nearly one year as weigher in the elevator; thence to Concordia, and took
charge of the Chicago Lumber Company's yards at that point until February,
1879, when he was put in charge of their business at Scandia. He has worked
up a good trade for them, and has given satisfaction to the public and his
employers. Is a young man of enterprise and ability, and will give
satisfaction wherever he fills a position. Was married September 14, 1881, at
Belleville, Kan., to Miss L. A. Hallowell, of that place. Mr. Smith is a
member of Scandia Lodge No. 155, I. O. O. F., Orion Lodge No. 50, K. of P.,
and of Lebanon Lodge under dispensation A., F. & A. M.


W. K. VAN HORN, carpenter and builder, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio,
1829, and was raised there until twenty years of age, and learned the
carpenters' trade. From twenty to twenty-six he was rambling and traveling in
the Western States and Territories, and as far south as Mexico. He then
located in Butler County, Ohio, and was there until tober(sic), 1861, when he
enlisted in the Thirty-fifth Ohio, Volunteer Infantry, serving three years;
received several slight wounds while in the service; was discharged and
mustered out in 1864; in 1870 emigrated to Kansas, locating in Jewell County
and took a homestead near the present site of Jewell City; put up the first
frame house in the county, and was among the very first who settled in the
county, was thirty miles from a post-office and fifty miles from a blacksmith
shop; at the end of two years sold out and located at Jewell City and opened
a grocery store, and continued in this business about two years; he then
located at Beloit and worked at his trade, remaining there until June, 1882;
then located in Scandia and commenced contracting and building; was Deputy
County Surveyor of Jewell County; was Justice of the Peace for a number of
years, and when the first store was opened in the county, bought the first
goods sold, the article being a plug of tobacco. He was married in 1855, to
Miss Mary J. DRAKE, of Ohio. They have three children--W. H., Eva A. and
Harry K. His wife died in 1867, and he was married again in 1869, to Miss
Edith JONES, of Hamilton County, Ohio. He is a member of Jewell Lodge, No.
116, I. O. O. F., and has been a member of the G. A. R. for a good many
years.

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