Pauline Marie Anchini

Pauline Marie Anchini, the little two month old twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anchini of 304 First Avenue West, died early this morning following a brief illness. The funeral services were held this afternoon at the home and burial was in the Eastside Cemetery. Mr. Anchini is an employee of Star Clothier.

Hutchinson News 
December 5, 1917

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Lot 1190 

Laura C. Quinn

In 2006, using documentation provided by a descendant, I applied for a veteran headstone for Charles E. Quinn. While researching another subject I came across the obituary for his wife, Laura. She is buried in an unmarked grave at Eastside.

The Hutchinson News

July 12, 1920

Eastside Cemetery - Lot 411

Laura C. Quinn 11/10/1845 - 7/10/1920

[Source: interment sheet]

The red X in the photo above is where the military headstone for Charles was installed.

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Lot 411

George W. Lester

He saw Lee surrender

One Hutchinson Veteran Found Who Was It At Finish

One Hutchinson veteran has been found who was at Appomattox when Gen. Lee’s army surrendered to Grant. George W. Lester was there, and was close enough to see Lee hand over his sword to Grant.

Mr. Lester was in a Pennsylvania cavalry regiment, which happened to be stationed not far away, when the historical incident occurred. He secured a piece of the wood of the famous apple tree under which the surrender took place.

Hutchinson News

April 14, 1910

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• Factual reporting?
• The surrender took place where?
• What did he see? If anything?
• Was he there?
• George’s headstone shows his service as Co A, 3 NJ CAV
• George’s obituary lists 3 Cav and 25 Cav, both Co A
• Ancestry.com records list 3 Cav Co A and 25 Cav Co I
• Where is the wood today?

An urge for momentos now possessed the men of both armies. The unfortunate Wilmer McLean was besieged by Yankee officers who made off with many items from the surrender room. A few tried to assuage their consciences by forcing a payment upon the reluctant host, but the fact is that nothing was taken with his willing permission. The apple tree where Lee had rested while he waited to hear from Grant also paid for its notoriety. "Our men wanted pieces of wood from the tree under which General Lee sat," a Pennsylvania soldier explained. "They began breaking twigs and then everyone wanted a piece of the tree for a souvenir. Before they finished they had cut down five large trees."

 http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/civil_war_series/6/sec6.htm

 …and in certain areas of popular imagination it may prove far more difficult to dislodge or qualify than the story that Grant and Lee signed the surrender papers under an apple tree, a legend that arose after Lee spent time waiting for Grant on April 9 in an apple orchard.

http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Surrender_at_Appomattox

 New Jersey Cavalry - 3rd Regt

Organized at Camp Bayard, Trenton, N.J., and mustered in by Companies as follows: Company "A" January 26, Company "C" January 22, Company "E" January 4, Company "F" January 12, Companies "G" and "H" January 6, 1864; Company "D" December 2, 1863; Company "B" January 29, and Companies "I," "K," "L" and "M" March 24, 1864. March to Annapolis, Md., April 5-7, 1864. Guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad April 29-May 5. Attached to Cavalry, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac and Middle Military Division, to June, 1865. Defenses of Washington, D.C., to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 12, 1864. Wilderness May 5-7. Near Germanin Ford May 5. Picket on the Rapidan May 6. Guard pontoons May 7. Expedition to Fredericksburg May 8-9. Spotsylvania May 9-12. Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. United States Ford May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Mechump's Creek May 31. Ashland Station June 1. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Totopotomoy, Gaines' Mill, Salem Church and Hawes' Shop June 2. Hawes' Shop June 3. Bethesda Church June 11. White Oak Swamp June 13. Smith's Store, near St. Mary's Church, June 15. Weldon Railroad June 20. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Milford Station June 27. Picket duty at City Point until July 16. Duty at Light House Point July 16-25. Before Petersburg July 25. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Cos. "A" and "E"). Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Winchester August 17. Summit Point August 21. Middleway August 21. Near Kearneysville August 25. Abraham's Creek, near Winchester, September 13. Battle of Winchester September 19. Near Cedarville September 20. Front Royal September 21. Milford September 22. Waynesboro September 29. Bridgewater October 2. Tom's Brook ("Woodstock Races") October 8-9. Picket at Cedar Creek until October 13. Cedar Creek October 13. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Newtown (or Middletown) November 12. Rude's Hill, near Mr. Jackson, November 22. Expedition from Kernstown to Lacey's Springs December 19-22. Lacey's Springs December 21. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester February 27-March 24, 1865. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Action at Waynesboro March 2. Occupation of Charlottesville March 3. Near Ashland March 15. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Namozine Church April 3. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville and South Boston April 23-27. March to Washington. D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out at Washington, D, C., August l, 1865.

http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnjcav.htm

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Hutchinson News
1/14/1918

Hutchinson News
1/15/1918

The obituary calls him an old settler. He was in Reno County as early as the 1880 Federal Census.

1880 Reno Co., KS Federal Census

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Lot 374

Fred E. Lewis

Fred E. Lewis, formerly of this city died in a sanitarium in Pueblo last Friday and the remains were shipped here, arriving Sunday. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Baptist church and the internment was made in the Eastside Cemetery. Fred E. Lewis was the son of Mrs. Mary Lewis of Roseville, Illinois, but formerly of this city. Mrs. Lewis was here to attend the funeral of her son. He was at one time a member of the police department and the fire department of this city but resigned and went to Colorado several years ago.

Hutchinson News Weekly 
October 15, 1903
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Unknown lot #

Headstones for potter's field

Hutchinson News
3/12/1896

There are hardly any headstones in the original potter's field.

Mary M. Lowe

Word was received here this morning of the death of Mrs. Mary M. Lowe, an old resident of Reno County, which took place yesterday at the home of her son, W. A. Lowe , at Fowler, Colorado. Mrs. Lowe was the widow of the late Dr. I. A. Lowe and they came to Reno County 39 years ago, settling in Nickerson, later coming to Hutchinson where Dr. Lowe died. She is survived by four children, Samuel E. Lowe and Mrs. Lola Holley of Ogden, Colorado, W. A. Lowe of Fowler, Colorado and Frank Lowe of Houston, Texas. She was a member of the First Christian church while living here, also of the Relief Corps. The body will be brought here tomorrow morning by her son, Samuel E. Lowe and a short service will be held at Johnson's at 3:30 o'clock before taking the body to Eastside Cemetery to lay beside that of her husband.

Hutchinson News 
Thursday, March 22, 1923, Pg 11

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Lot 637 

Captain Lysander Houk

Correct spelling is Houk.

This wonderful information is located in The United States Biographical Dictionary
Kansas Volume, 1879

Click on images to enlarge.

Our local theatre guild has an annual talking tombstones fundraiser where they portray people resting at Eastside. I have submitted Houk for the 2012 event.

Added 6/30/12

Ad from 7/4/1872 issue of The Hutchinson News