WILSONTON CEMETERY - Labette County

WILSONTON CEMETERY Labette County, KS

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Located 4.7 miles down KIOWA from 14000 Rd. I also measured it from the road that goes to Parsons from Altamont. If you turn on 18000 rd, you will travel 3.9 miles to a concrete viaduct. Cross it and turn on Kiowa. The cemetery is 1.3 miles down that road (I think....). When you see a mailbox on the right that says "18035" SLOW DOWN and look left...you will BARELY see the top of Silas and Mary's Rich's headstone

Labette Co. Map
1878

Submitted by:
Debbie Poelma

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Locator
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Grave Location Number - GLN

		Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Other Inscriptions	Notes	GLN
PHOTO	ABEL	William J		November 5, 1876	Age 42 yr 2mo 3 da	This stone has broken and has been relocated to against a tree. Location #18 is a base missing its stone-possibly the correct location of this person. Stone now is very hard to read.	11
PHOTO	ALSBAUGH	John T		November 19, 1873	Age 27 yr		12
PHOTO	BARNES	Franklin P	June 6, 1892	November 11, 1954	Kansas, Cox US Navy, World War I	This is the newest burial with a stone at this time.	2
PHOTO	BARNES						3
PHOTO	BODENHAMER	Jessie A.	1893	1898		Stones placed indicating single grave site,however Fannie F Watson’s stone is inside perimeter of site.	9
PHOTO	COOPER						4
PHOTO	GARDNER	Eneas Wise	June 15, 1891	August 29, 1893	Son of HJ and EW Gardner		5
PHOTO	HOLLINGSWORTH	Lillie Belle		August 21, 1898	Age 1 yr 8mon, daughter of T and NE	Erosion has taken most of the lettering away. She is buried outside large square of rocks, indicating a family plot.	14
PHOTO	KNIGHT	Unknown		June 24, 1877	2 yrs 10 1da	This stone wasn’t previously recorded. Other reading says “children of _ and MJ Knight	17
PHOTO	KNIGHT	Unknown		__, _1,1877	Age 7 yrs 8 mo 18 days		17
PHOTO	RICH	Silas	1842	1918		This stone is one a large square cement plot, indicating a family plot.	7
PHOTO	RICH	Mary	1832	1913	His wife		7
PHOTO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None	This rock was located as I was leaving. With the cemetery so grassy, it seems that this could be a possible marker.	1
PHOTO	Unknown	Lee	Unknown	Unknown		Stone broken only showing the LEE name in capital letters, possible SURNAME	8
PHOTO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	This is a marker placed against a tree.	10
PHOTO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Tombstone base only within large square of rocks, indicating family plot.	15
PHOTO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Obvious stone too eroded to read. Located within a large square of rocks, indicating a family plot.	16
PHOTO	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	See Comments on William J Abel, Marker #11.	18
PHOTO	WATSON	Fanny F	February 10, 1858	January 20, 1877	Wife of George	This stone is in risk of being lost. The top part of it has been relocated to the grave of Jessie Bodenhamer.	6
PHOTO	WILLIAMS	Mary Lueally	February 21, 1870	February 10, 1874	Daughter of Alexander and Sarah		13

Other notes:
Obituary and Death Certificate of Mary Louisa Padget Daniel (b November 12, 1866) indicate that Mary was buried at Wilsonton, KS October 15, 1939 after her death on Oct 11 in Commerce, OK. Family interviews with her daughter-in-law place Mary being to the right of the stone marked “Cooper” (#4). Her husband James Presley Daniel, and infant children Bertha, Merley and Mable are rumored to be there as well, but documented evidence has not been located to prove this as of May 26, 2004. As of June 25, 2004, other members present at the funeral deny this location as Mary Louisa Daniel’s final resting location.

History:

Eleanor B Wilson, founder of Wilsonton, created the town in memory of her husband Augustus Wilson. Is located on the line of the Parsons & Pacific Ry., on sections 16 and 17, in Labette township. It was surveyed in August, 1887. The first store was started in the spring of 1888, by Samuel Jameston. Mrs. Ella B. Wilson is proprietor of the town, and has devoted much energy to its development and upbuilding.
Newspapers: THE WILSONTON JOURNAL was started at Wilsonton, May 1, 1888, by Mrs. Ella B. Wilson, since which time she has continued to conduct it as editor and proprietor. It was published monthly. THE WHITE BANNER, which was first published on a farm far a time, was published in Wilsonton from July 1894 to June 1895 when it was removed to Altamont, where it has since remained.
Church: The CHURCH OF WILSONTON announced its organization on the plan of the apostles, and of having one church in the town of Wilsonton. The first meeting looking toward its organization was held October 27, 1889, in the hall at Wilsonton. Rev. George E. Thrall was elected chairman and Mrs. Ella B. Wilson, secretary. A constitution was adopted and officers elected.
Post Office: Surveyed in August, 1887 for Wilsonton Post Office created in September 1877. John J. Melick first Postmaster. Store: The first store was started in the spring of 1888 by Samuel Jameston. Eventually there were two stores in Wilsonton.
Population: Reported to be never be over 30 or 35 people. Railroad Depot: On October 18, land in Wilsonton was transferred to the Kansas City and Pacific Railroad for $5,491.30. Houses: There were four or five homes in Wilsonton at its peak. In February 1912, Mrs. Wilson was declared insane, and consequently lost her land except for the townsite, amounting to around 40 acres.

Documented by Debbie Daniel Poelma, May 21, 2004. Using previous recorded documents, and photos.

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