John Wesley Jemison Culton Esq. (1819 - 1898)

Born 10 Nov 1819 in Paoli Township, Orange, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of James C. Culton and Margaret (Jemison) Culton

Husband of Fatima Catherine (Blanchard) Culton — married 17 Nov 1846 in Wayne, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1898 at age 78 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

J. W. J. Culton Esq. was a Freemason.

J.W.J. was a deeply religious man, a staunch abolitionist, and a Freemason.^[1][2] He was a successful Commission Merchant,^[3] Insurance Agent^[4][5] and Venture capitalist.

When John Wesley Jemison Culton (J.W.J.) was born on November 10, 1819, in Paoli, Indiana, his father, James Culton, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Jemison Culton, was 24.^[6][7][8][9] His mother died when he was 4 years old, shortly after giving birth to his brother, Samuel David Culton on the 30 Jan 1823 in Eaton, Ohio.^[10] His father went on to remarry two more times.

He married Fatima Catherine Blanchard on November 17, 1846.^[11] They had six children in 14 years, 3 of whom died in infancy. He travelled extensively for business and pleasure, travelling often between NY, Indiana, KY, Ohio, MI and IL. On Dec. 7, 1871, JWJ slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk and broke his leg during a "runaway accident". The accident was serious enough that amputation was thought to be necessary. Although they did not end up amputating his leg, he never fully recovered from it and suffered its effects for the rest of his life. JWJ's cause of death in 1898 is reported as the result of his injury.^[12][13] Due to poor health, he retired to Southern California in 1887.^[14] He died on October 9, 1898, in Garden Grove, California, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in the Culton Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery Chicago, Illinois.^[15]

Brief Biography: History of Orange County, J.W.J. Culton

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'John Wesley Culton'

Although a resident of the Golden State but a few years, J.W. Culton was actively interested in Orange county the last six years of his life. His was a varied career and in different parts of the United States he had been interested in business affairs. He was born near Iola, Ind., November 10, 1819, and died at his home near Anaheim October 7, 1898. Between these dates is marked the career of a busy man's life and, while his was checkered with successes and failures, yet through it all he was ever optimistic.

John Wesley Culton was a son of James Culton, who was born in Tennessee and who became one of the pioneers of Wayne County, Ind. H later removed to Paris, Ohio, where his son grew to mature years and where he eventually was united in marriage with Catherine Blanchard, a native of Rhinebeck, on the Hudson, NY. She went to Indiana when a child and thence to Ohio. Upon reaching manhood's estate J.W. Culton engaged in business at New Paris and later, after several years of successful endeavors, moved to Illinois and was located in Henry, Marshall county engaging in general merchandising Selling out in Illinois he went to Jackson, Mich., and there formed a partnership and engaged in the agricultural implement business which proved a successful undertaking, Seeking to enlarge his scope of operations he sold out and went to Chicago, where he was engaged in the commission business, and was thus actively engaged until the great fire of '71. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and was very well and favorably known in that city.

On account of poor health, in 1887, Mr. Culton came to California and located in San Diego, where he remained three years. He had considerable capital and while looking about for investments deposited his money in a bank, which later failed, and thereby he lost almost all of his savings of years. However, he was not discouraged and set about to retrieve his losses. In 1892 he came to Orange county and purchased three hundred acres of land near Anaheim and began to make improvements upon it. He later sold some of it, retaining one hundred and thirty acres, upon which he put out some walnuts and prunes, erected a residence, set out ornamental trees and otherwise beautified the home place. Had he lived, in all likelihood he would have become a successful farmer. He was very active until the last two years of his life, retaining his faculties and attending to his own business. He died in 1898, his wife having passed away in Chicago several years previously. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Jessie, who was his companion until his death; Mrs. H.S. Tiffany of Chicago, where Mr. Tiffany is a publisher and printer, and Mrs. Homer J. Anderson, a resident of Pasadena.

Miss Jessie Culton

Miss Jessie Culton was reared and educated in Chicago and came to California with her father, and after his death she succeeded to the home place. She has had her friend and companion, Miss Adell Chater <sic>, with her for the past twenty-one years. She is a native of St Louis Mo. and was educated in Jacksonville, IL thence went to Chicago, where she became acquainted with Miss Culton and has been with the family ever since. Miss Culton and her friend have been working together and have won the respect of all who know them for their industry. At the time of Mr. Culton's death the home ranch was heavily mortgaged and these two ladies set to work to redeem it. They began raising vegetables and also poultry and stock and have succeeded in improving the home place and paying off the indebtedness. Since they have been managing it they have put down a well and installed a pumping plant which gives them ample water for irrigation and enhances the value of their property and insures crops. They are both in sympathy with the work of the Presbyterian denomination, and all movements for the upbuilding of the county they have assisted in so far as their means would permit.

Notes

Family

1. His family moved often. His father James travelled from Virginia to Kentucky where he married his first wife, Margaret Jemison, and then moved to Indiana and finally his father settled in Ohio. On the pre-1850 Census, JWJ wrote his birthplace as Kentucky but later wrote Indiana. Some records indicate Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, U.S. Most likely due to the changing of state borders.
2. The 1850 Canton Fulton IL Census^[17] notes that JWJ and wife Catherine were living with Samuel D. Culton and his wife and daughter. I believe this Samuel D. Culton is the full biological younger brother of JWJ, not his cousin, son of Robert C. Culton and Mary Ann Ferguson as "The McPheeters Family" book^[18] and some family trees indicate. Samuel David Culton's birthdate of 30 Jan 1823 Eaton, Ohio coincides with his mother Margaret Jemison Culton's approx. date of death, (1824) which might indicate she died from complications of childbirth. Other than an Eaton, Ohio Newspaper index which reports her death date as simply "1824" no other records have been located.^[19]
3. More evidence that Samuel David Culton is the son of Margaret Jemison: David Jameson (1757-1833) 's Will, Dated: 23 Jun 1833 , in which he refers to "the two sons of daughter Margaret Culton". Although not named they were: J.W.J. Culton (and assumed Samuel Culton who appears on later census with JWJ, living in the same house and about 4 years younger.) Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3L-VFH?cc=1875188&wc=37RR-HZ7%3A173384901%2C173670201 : 20 May 2014), Bourbon > Will records, Index, 1831-1835, Vol. J > image 86 of 324; county courthouses, Kentucky.
4. The names John Wesley Jemison and Samuel David are commonly used in the Jemison/Jameson family line. Margaret had three brothers named John, Wesley, and Samuel. Her father's name was David Jemison. The names Samuel, Wesley and David weren't common in the Culton line up to that point.
5. J.W.J. Culton was extremely close with his in-laws, William Blanchard and his wife Isabella. J.W.J. and William Blanchard worked together in the merchandising business prior to becoming involved in the insurance trade as agents for the H.S. Tiffany & Co. Insurance group. J.W.J. was present during the final weeks of William Blanchard's life, and notified his brother and family of his passing:

Transcript:

Letter to Charles P. Blanchard from JWJ Culton regarding the death of William Blanchard. (See Images) Wherein J.W.J. Culton (husband of Fatima Catherine Blanchard) refers to Wm. Blanchard as Father and Isabella as Mother.

Richmond, Ind.

Sabbath March 27th, 1881

Cousin,

I write you to say your good Uncle William Blanchard passed to the Shining Shore this beautiful Sabbath morning at 6:20 o'clock. His prayer last Sabbath a week was that his next would be in Heaven. Dear good man, his prayer was answered and while the beauties and joys are not revealed to us here of the great glory that awaits the just in Heaven, it's not measurable that we should feel that to him this day is one of rejoicing in the meeting of dear ones who have gone before and received him there today.

Dear Mother is indeed stricken by this decree, as indeed is the entire family who surrounded his bed during his illness and administered lovingly to his slightest want. Since your good father removed from Richmond, Father has had no companion but Mother and his children and the Church and I can say in all my knowledge of men, I never knew as better a man. Pure and upright in all things, and forever a better woman than Mother. I think her the grandest woman I have ever known. Father will be buried on Tuesday at 3:00 PM. I would be kindly remembered to your Good Wife and family.

Truly yours

John WJ Culton

I notified Albert by Telegraph this AM as was his request.

• JWJ Culton "counted among his best friends" Free State settler and abolitionist Thomas Barber ^[20][21] who was killed in the Wakarusa War^[22]

JWJ visits Capt. Oliver Barber, spoke of friend Thomas Barber

Letter to Wm Starr regarding the Assassination of President Lincoln

1. Indiana Historical Society has a letter written by JWJ Culton to Wm Starr regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. See Images. Also in the letter, he reports to William Starr of his search for property and grain elevator business on behalf of Mr. Starr, and mentions the ill health of himself and his "good wife" (Catherine Blanchard Culton). Transcript: "'JWJ Letter to Wm. Starr, Indiana dated April 18, 1865. You doubtless are sorely afflicted, as all loyal men are, over the sad affair of the assassination of our good and noble president. Its most shocking. Seems more like a horrid dream than a reality. In this awful affair the slave power and its friends have stricken down their best friend, one that by his large heartedness and humanity had saved many a just retribution on their guilty heads. I have much fears of Andy Johnson in the main job, none that he will give traders the Constitution as it is, especially in the case of our Chicago Conspirators, It seals their doom if found guilty and which no one here has a doubt. Our city is still draped in the emblems of mourning. And every face looks as if it had lost one from the family.

Image of J.W.J. Culton - Misidentification and Reasonings

1. Image identified as JWJ Culton information: Beals, Albert J.. Portrait of a man, ca. 1854. Blanchard-Means Family Papers (MS 830). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. ^[23]

• Beals, Albert J. photography studio location: New York. 1850-1854. ^[24] The image was not recognized as a member of the Blanchard Family and as such was listed as simply "Portrait of a Man".

• There is an artists portrait based upon this image that is captioned with the name "Stigleman Photographer Richmond Indiana" and a handwritten note reading "Uncle Albert Blanchard".^[25] Albert C. Blanchard was the uncle of J.W.J.'s wife, Fatima Catherine Blanchard. In looking at photographic images of JWJ Culton's daughter, Jessie Fatima Culton (1860-1933) (who's similarity in appearance is extremely strong), and his youngest sister, Clara Emma (Culton) Thompson (1850-1916), the man in the portrait resembles the Culton family, and not the Blanchard's. J.W.J. was a valued and loved member of the William Blanchard family. Not only did he marry his daughter, but J.W.J. worked with William Blanchard in Richmond, pursuing the mercantile business as well as the insurance business and it would be very likely that William Blanchard and his family would have retained his photograph.

• The man in the Alfred Beals photograph appears to be about the age of JWJ Culton who would have been approx. 35 in 1854 and he was working in NY at the time it was taken as well. Albert C. Blanchard resided in Richmond, Indiana, was the a President of a Bank and approx. 47 years old in 1854.

• Stigleman Photography was a studio run from 1869-1884 by G. W. Stigleman Sr. in Richmond, Indiana.^[26] The image was a copy of an original photograph taken in 1854 by Alfred Beals in NY and made into a "cabinet card" by the Stigleman Photography Studio. It is my belief that the cabinet card image has since been misidentified as Albert Cheney Blanchard (1808-1874), and that the original image that it was based upon was a photograph of J.W.J. Culton.

McPheeters Family book

McPheeters family information: connection recognized by gift presented to JWJ Culton - Handwritten inscription in pencil on flyleaf: Presented to me by Sam Mitchell of St. Louis, April 7th, 1875, J.W.J. Culton

• Memoir of Rev. Samuel B. McPheeters by Grasty, John S. (John Sharshall), 1825-1883; McPheeters, S. B. (Samuel Brown), 1819-1870 Publication date 1871 Publisher St. Louis : Southwestern Book and Pub. Co. ; Louisville, Davidson Bros. & Co. https://archive.org/details/memoirofrevsamue00ingras/page/n1/mode/2up

Freemason Affiliation

The Freemason's Monthly Magazine

The Freemason's Monthly Magazine. Vol. 12 (1853). United States: Tuttle & Bennett..

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on Family Tree DNA who share a 13.08 cM segment on chromosome 6, consisting of Gary Ruff and S. W. , his 5th cousin, and A. G. , his 5th cousin. (S. W. and A. G. are 5th cousins.) These matches have been independently verified by Gary Ruff and S. W. via the Family Finder Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Culton and Rebecca McPheeters, the 4x great grandparents of both Gary Ruff and S. W. and 4x great grandparents of A. G. .

• Fact: Residence (1870) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Voter Registration (12 Aug 1892) West Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
• Fact: Burial Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ Proceedings of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois. (1858). United States: Grand Chapter. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Grand_Royal_Arch_Chap/smYtAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=j.w.j.+culton+freemason&pg=RA1-PA49&printsec=frontcover
2. ↑ The Freemason's Monthly Magazine. (1853). United States: Tuttle & Bennett.. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Freemason_s_Monthly_Magazine/D6RLAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=j.w.j.+culton+freemason&pg=PA318&printsec=frontcover
3. ↑ Edwards, R. (2023). Chicago Census Report. (n.p.): Anatiposi Verlag.
4. ↑ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. (1876). United States: (n.p.). https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Annual_Meeting/DZ8jAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=j.w.j.+culton+chicago&pg=RA1-PA6&printsec=frontcover
5. ↑ Tlft'any J W J Culton in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5971032?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2271506f355278626f776c2f6a6c7a725a4d43683849726a2b5067507073316766554a58525178456a7579593d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M855-8FM : Wed Mar 15 10:19:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Ararilla Culton and Nora J Culton, 1850. John W J Culton in the 1850 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5447132?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2273645a7a453858426f794e4c377a6233384e65714c634b6c7348564f656a6b63784a433376307077696d513d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
7. ↑ United States Census, 1860, Culton JWJ 1860 henry marshall illinois https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5758114?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a224e495741352b73764144337057597136324c2b722b5655572f5737463264794c37384f31386e33646b66493d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d JWJ Culton, Wife F.C., daughters Mary, Jessie, Brother James D. Culton, servant.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M642-2ZD : 29 May 2021), John W Colton, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNJ-XYL : 13 January 2022), John W. Culton in household of Henry F. Tiffany, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ Margaret Jemison Culton, Wife of James. Eaton, Ohio Newspaper Obit. Index. (See Images)
11. ↑ Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 John W J Culton in the Web: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5450546?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226d35746563612f2f41357333634e35344a534f564a67564b654d71724443676c74435145565474417271413d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
12. ↑ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Sat, Dec 9, 1871 Page 4
13. ↑ The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sun, Oct 9, 1898 Page 15
14. ↑ *California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNN4-1BV : 25 July 2019), John W J Culton, 12 Aug 1892; citing Voter Registration, West Anaheim, Orange, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,084. John W J Culton in the California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5450625?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2262474b3235556e67426455384e4239744c5a5a7743586876477a502f67654e7378686c64647944634e69673d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180455106/john-wesley_jameson-culton: accessed 29 August 2023), memorial page for John Wesley Jameson “J.W.J.” Culton (10 Nov 1819–7 Oct 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180455106, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by James (contributor 46922624).
16. ↑ History of Orange County, California: with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with the growth and development from the early days to the present time ... By Samuel Armor Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA - 1911 California Local History - Rocq - 6102 Calif. State Library History Room (RR) CALL NUMBER: [Alcove] 979.496 A7 -- 1911 -- Book NC
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M855-8FM : Wed Mar 15 10:19:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Ararilla Culton and Nora J Culton, 1850. John W J Culton in the 1850 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5447132?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2273645a7a453858426f794e4c377a6233384e65714c634b6c7348564f656a6b63784a433376307077696d513d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
18. ↑ The McPheeters Family, by Helen McPheeters Rice page 20 Fourth Generation https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/277253/?offset=0#page=24&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Samuel%20D%20Culton
19. ↑ Margaret Jemison Culton, Wife of James. Eaton, Ohio Newspaper Obit. Index.

    Margaret Jemison Culton Newspaper Death Index

20. ↑ Kansas Tribune Lawrence, Kansas Thu, May 18, 1876 Page 5
21. ↑ Thomas Barber (February 22, 1814 – December 6, 1855) was a settler who came to Douglas County, Kansas in 1855 from Richmond, Indiana and settled in the Bloomington area. Barber was shot and died during the so-called Wakarusa War about six miles from Lawrence, Kansas. Barber's body was displayed in the Free State Hotel in Lawrence, instantly becoming a martyr and was memorialized in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem, “Burial of Barber,” which became an anti-slavery rally to arms. Barber County, Kansas is named in honor of Thomas Barber. https://civilwar-history.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_Barber
22. ↑ The Wakarusa War was an armed standoff that took place in the Kansas Territory during November and December 1855. It is often cited by historians as the first instance of violence during the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict between anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions in the region. The incident took place in Douglas County, centered on the Wakarusa River Valley and the town of Lawrence, where the opposing militias confronted each other for the first time. At the behest of Territorial Governor Wilson Shannon, the two sides eventually agreed to a truce, but it was short-lived, and widespread violence resumed the following spring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakarusa_War
23. ↑ Original Daguerreotype, Full size image and not colorized. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums830-s07-b01-i003
24. ↑ Half-length portrait of a man seated, arm resting on a table. Decorative matte stamped at bottom "A.J. Beals 156 Broadway," where he operated 1846-1847 and 1850-1854. https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:7m01dd269
25. ↑

    Albert Cheney Blanchard (1808-1874)

26. ↑ 1869-1884 G. W. Stigleman Studio owner Richmond, Wayne County, IN https://indianaalbum.com/photographers/data/PersonData1-CATNUM-326.html

See Also

• Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 John W J Culton in the Web: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5450546?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226d35746563612f2f41357333634e35344a534f564a67564b654d71724443676c74435145565474417271413d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
• Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 [Howard County, Indiana Will Records]; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Howard County); Probate Place: Howard, Indiana
• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CV11-VKZM : 24 August 2022), J.W.J., ; Burial, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 180455106, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27VG-XLF : 3 August 2022), John W J Culton and F Catharine Blanchard, 12 Nov 1846; citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030216.
• Web: Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records, 1811-1903 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5450687?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2271736b503267634d38636e626d4e78455751557235714e446348374f495a6f57555a74306b4942673553303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 April 2021, 01:29), entry for John Wesley Jemison Culton (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCPL-JJ6 ); contributed by various users.

Images and Biographical Sketches

• Beals, Albert J.. Portrait of a man, ca. 1854. Blanchard-Means Family Papers (MS 830). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. Beals, Albert J. photography studio location: New York. 1850-1854.
• History of Orange County, California: with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with the growth and development from the early days to the present time ... By Samuel Armor Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA - 1911 California Local History - Rocq - 6102 Calif. State Library History Room (RR) CALL NUMBER: [Alcove] 979.496 A7 -- 1911 -- Book NC
• Lincoln-Related Manuscripts in the Collection: Letter, 1865, Chicago, Illinois, to William Starr https://indianahistorylibrary.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/870225692?queryString=William%20%20Starr&clusterResults=true&groupVariantRecords=false
• JWJ Culton graffiti - Mammoth Caves, KY photo credit: David Kem https://www.flickr.com/photos/127293382@N05/
• The Great Southwest A Monthly Journal of Horticulture · Volumes 1-5 1889 Page 12, The Great Southwest. November 1891. “Orange County The Fair – A Starch Factory – A Trip to Walnut Colony With Mr. Culton.” https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Great_Southwest/kChIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=jwj+culton++chicago&pg=RA25-PA12&printsec=frontcover

Newspaper articles

• Newspapers.com - Anaheim Gazette - 4 Jun 1896 - Page 3
• Newspapers.com - Brookfield Gazette - 13 Feb 1873 - Page 3
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Evening Post - 20 Feb 1867 - Page 1
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 12 Mar 1895 - Page 12
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 17 Oct 1876 - Page 7
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 1863-07-30 - Page 3
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 20 Dec 1867 - Page 1
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 20 Sep 1877 - Page 3
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 25 Jul 1863 - Page 4
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 29 Oct 1876 - Page 8
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 31 Mar 1880 - Page 3
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 9 Dec 1871 - Page 4
• Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 9 Jul 1882 - Page 8
• Newspapers.com - Kansas Tribune - 18 May 1876 - Page 5
• Newspapers.com - Los Angeles Herald - 10 Oct 1898 - Page 9
• Newspapers.com - New York Daily Herald - 7 Jan 1868 - Page 8
• Newspapers.com - The Chicago Evening Mail - 26 Sep 1872 - Page 1
• Newspapers.com - The Facts - 27 Nov 1891 - Page 1
• Newspapers.com - The Inter Ocean - 1898-10-09 - Page 20
• Newspapers.com - The Inter Ocean - 9 Oct 1898 - Page 20
• Newspapers.com - The Los Angeles Times - 9 Oct 1898 - Page 15
• Newspapers.com - The Osage City Free Press - 1 May 1890 - Page 1
• Newspapers.com - The Ottawa Free Trader - 6 Dec 1851 - Page 1

• personal research, A. Ruff