Jacob Schoenefield

Jacob Schoenefield Funeral Today

     

The last rites over the remains of Jacob Schoenefield were witnessed by a large number of his friends and fellow workmen. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in Hutchinson. The G. A. R. and Western Salt plants of which he was superintendent at the time of his death were closed down today as well as the offices of the Kansas Salt Company, out of respect to the deceased and the offices and employees attended the funeral.

     

The services were conducted by Dr. Irwin at the home on Avenue F east and were very impressive.

Death Date: April 22, 1899

Hutchinson Daily News 

April 25, 1899

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Jonathan Teeter

Councilman Teeter Dead after Much Suffering 

He Passed Away Last Evening at His Home Here

     

The death of Councilman Jonathan Teeter occurred yesterday evening at his home on Eleventh Avenue West. He returned last week from Chicago, where he was taken in hope that something could be done to prolong his life. His disease was cancer, and for a long time he has had little hope of recovery. The funeral was held this afternoon from the house. The services were conducted by Rev. Vennam, under the charge of Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R.

     

Jonathan Teeter was born September 8, 1836 in the state of Virginia. He came to Kansas and located in Reno County in 1875. He was for four years engaged in the grocery business in Hutchinson. Ever since the war he has been an invalid and very little of the time has he been able for active business life. He leaves a wife and five children. Samuel, Mrs. Minnie Pate, Mrs. Libbie Jordan, John C., and Leslie. The last named is an adopted son who was taken into the family in 18??. All members of the family are now living in Hutchinson. Mr. Teeter was an old soldier and has been a member of the Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R. At the time of his death he was a member of the city council from the First ward.

Death date: August 8, 1899

Hutchinson Daily News 

August 9, 1899

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Lot 372 

Henry J. Meek

Death of H. J. Meek

     

Henry J. Meek of 309 Ninth West, an old soldier, died early this morning of heart failure. Mr. Meek was about 64 years old and was a veteran of the Civil War. He came to Hutchinson last March and has only a few acquaintances here. A wife and son survive him. The funeral was held this afternoon at 4 o’clock from the home, under auspicious of the Grand Army of the Republic of which the deceased was a member.

Death Date: June 20, 1899

Hutchinson Daily News 

June 21, 1899

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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James M. Arthurs

VETERAN IS GONE

James M. Arthurs Passes Away at a Ripe Age—Buried by Comrades

James M. Arthurs, an old soldier, who had been seriously ill at his home on Seventh avenue east for several days, died Sunday night. His funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Presbyterian church and Rev. Hugh T. Kerr, the pastor, preached the sermon. The services were in charge of Joe Hooker Post, G.A.R. of which Comrade Arthurs was an honored member. 

James M. Arthurs was born in Hillsboro, Ill., July 18, 1838. He was twice married. His first marriage to Miss Emma A. Cram, occurred at Hillsboro, Ill., Jan 24, 1864. His first wife died almost two years later on October 1, 1865. He was married to Miss Mary A. Gunning at Hillsboro, Ill., November 8, 1866, and she still survives him. A son of his first marriage, Walter C. Arthurs of Mount Vernon, Ill., also survives him. He is here looking after the details of the funeral. Another son is J. Herbert Arthurs of Pittsburg, Pa., and he leaves three daughters, Mrs. N.T. Stewart and Misses Belle and Myrtle Arthurs, all of this city. Mr. Arthurs became a Presbyterian early in life and was always an active member. He responded to the first call for volunteers in the rebellion and fought for his country all through the war. He belongs to Company H, Ninth Illinois infantry, and took part in sixty-five battles and skirmishes in which men were killed. He has been a faithful member of Joe Hooker Post, G.A.R., ever since he moved to this city and is sincerely mourned by his many comrades, as well as by a host of friends.

Hutchinson News Weekly    

Jan 8, 1903, pg 5

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Joel M. Anderson

A PIONEER IS DEAD

Judge J.M. Anderson Died at Home This Morning

Was One of the Earliest Settlers of Reno County, Coming Here in 1873

He Held Many Offices

Was a Life-Time Member of the Church

Was County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Police Judge During His Life

Joel M. Anderson, one of the oldest pioneers of Reno county, died at his home at 517 Third avenue east this morning at 8:30 o’clock. Kidney disease was the cause. He had been confined to his house for about ten days. Mr. Anderson was born near Greensboro, in Guilford county, North Carolina, April 16, 1841. His father William D. Anderson, was a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist church.  About 1850 the family moved to Indiana and in 1853 moved again to Decatur county, Iowa. Joel Anderson was one of eight children. 

Those who survive him are: W.S. Anderson, of Ringold County, Ia.; Mrs. Rosa Stanford, of Leon, Ia.; Mrs. John Dunn, of Abbyville; and Mrs. Peter Deck, of Abbyville. He was married July 31, 1862 to Miss Sarah Chambers, of Decatur county, Iowa. They would have celebrated their golden wedding next July. The children who survive are: W.A. Anderson, of Abbyville; Mrs. John F. Dauber, of Lindsborg; and Mrs. Bertha Meade of Abbyville. 

Mr. Anderson was one of the earliest settlers in this county. He came here with his wife and three children in a covered wagon, arriving on October 5, 1873. He planted forty acres in corn the following spring but lost it all as that was the year of the grasshopper scourge. As all of his crops were destroyed, he loaded his family into the wagon and returned to Iowa, earning a living for his family that winter by working with his team for a dollar a day. In the spring of 1875 he returned to Kansas and began farming. He remained on the farm until 1888 when he moved to Hutchinson to assume the duties of the office of county treasurer. He had lived here ever since. 

In 1885 Mr. Anderson was elected to the office of county commissioner. He was re-elected to the office but resigned to take the position of county treasurer. He served in this office two terms. In 1895 he served two terms as police judge of the city of Hutchinson. He was also township trustee and was one of the organizers of school district No. 58 and served as treasurer of the school board for nine years. He was always a member of the Republican party. Since his retirement from public office he had been in the real estate and insurance business. Mr. Anderson enlisted in Company C of the Ninth Iowa cavalry and served until the end of the Civil war. He was mustered out as a corporal. He has been an active member of the Joe Hooker post of the G.A.R. Mr. Anderson has been a member of the First Methodist church for a number of years. The funeral arrangements have not been made but the funeral will probably be held at the home some time Wednesday.

The Hutchinson News     

Dec 18, 1911, pg 8

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Lot 234 

George D. Barclay

JUDGE BARCLAY, PIONEER AND FRONTIERSMAN, DEAD

Death Came to the Old Soldier at the Leavenworth Home

Judge George D. Barclay, for years a police judge and justice of the peace in Hutchinson, old soldier, Indian fighter, newspaper editor and frontiersman, is dead. Death occurred yesterday afternoon at the National Soldiers’ home at Leavenworth, where the old veteran had been spending his declining years in comfort among his comrades. The funeral will occur there tomorrow. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Stella Allison of St. Louis, Mrs. Austin of Garden City, and Mrs. Carl Mayer of Odessa, Russia, and a son, Will Barclay of Colorado. Judge Barclay was 67 years of age, and a native of Allegheny City, Pa.  

He had a long and proud record as a soldier, serving four years in the Civil War and two years in the Indian service, six years in all. He enlisted on the opening of the war in May 1861, in Ewing’s battery of the First West Virginia light artillery and re-enlisted in 1864 in the Tenth Pennsylvania infantry, being finally mustered out on July 22, 1865. In 1867 he came west as a frontiersman, locating in Nebraska, and enlisted as first lieutenant of the Pawnee, Indian scouts, with whom he served for two years in hard Indian fighting on the plains. He fought in the bloody Indian battle at Lilian Springs, Colorado. 

Judge Barclay came to Kansas forty years ago, locating on a claim in Reno County November 13, 1871 and remained here until 1878 when he went to Trinidad, Colo., and ran a frontier hotel there. In 1880 he started the Las Vegas Optic at Las Vegas, N.M. and was one of the pioneers in the newspaper business in that territory. He returned to Hutchinson in 1880 and was elected justice of the peace of Reno township in that year, serving for four years. He was elected police judge in 1888 and was re-elected three terms in succession. Later he again served several years as justice of the peace and police judge. He was active in the Odd Fellows, a past commander of Joe Hooker post, G.A.R. and prominent in Masonic circles.

The Hutchinson News     

June 1 1911, pg 11

Submitted by Kathleen Dankanyin

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Lot 381 

Cemetery vandalized

Last week Eastside was vandalized. 67 headstones were toppled over with 21 of them breaking. After Memorial Day I will do a thorough walk through with the Zach, the sexton. Thankfully I had already photographed most of those broken.

This section of Civil War veterans had many broken stones. These are some I had already photographed. I'll do an another post with a complete report soon.

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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