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Lux, G. P., D. D. S .- Born in Shaw- nee Co .; took a 4 years' course in Wash- burn Coll .: graduated, Kansas City Den- tal Coll., D. D. S., '96; opened an of- fice in Topeka, 1896, and has been a den- tist here ever since; his brother W. G., B. S. (Washburn), 1901, and D. D. S. (Northwestern Univ.), has been asso- ciated with him since last spring. Of- fice : 803 Kan. Ave.
Lux, Nicholas .-- Proprietor plating and machine works; born, Belgium, 1857; married Jane Giersch, 1881, Sa- lina, Kan .; came to Kansas, 1880; es- tablished works in Topeka, 1887. Store : 416 Jackson.
Lux, Samuel Edward .- Born, Pekin, Ill., Dec. 9, 1861; son of George and Magdalene (Ramiger) L .; married Lena Stalter, Pekin, Sept. 22, 1904; farmer to 1889; to Topeka, Feb. 15, 1889; grocer, 1889-98; wholesale com- mission merchant since 1898. Office : 210 Kan. Ave.
Lyman, Harry E., D. D. S .- Born, Holton, Kan., Nov. 1, 1872; son of Frank and Emma (Chase) L .; married
Anna Pritchard, April 5, 1892; graduat- ed, Indianapolis Dental Coll., '99; has been with brother, Samuel W., in den- tistry business, Topeka, since 1899; own- er City Hand Laundry ; mem. Kan. Den- tal Assn. Office : 705 Kan. Ave.
Lyman, Samuel W., D. D. S .- Born, Holton, Kan., Feb. 6, 1867; son of Frank and Emma (Chase) L .; educated, Campbell Univ., 3 years, and Indianap- olis Dental Coll., D. D. S., '97; alone in dental business, Topeka, 1897-1900; with brother, Harry Lyman, since 1900; mem. Kan. Dental Assn .; married Frances Phillips, Oswego, N. Y., July, 1899. Of- fice : 705 Kan. Ave.
Lynch, Francis J .- Born, Crawford Co., Pa., Nov. 31, 1867; graduated, State Normal, '86, and Ann Arbor Law School, '91 ; admitted to bar, 1881, and has been in practice, Topeka, ever since. Office : 534 Kan. Ave.
Lyon, Charles B., D. D. S .- Born, Will Co., Ill., March 1, 1869; son of William C. and Margaret (Buck) L .; educated, Fort Scott, Kan., High School, and K. C. Dental Coll., '91 ; mar- ried Viola B. Dennison, Oct. 25, 1892; to Coffey Co., Kan., 1884; to Topeka, 1891; has been in dentistry business since 1891; now Lyon & Heatherly, dentists ; contributor to dental journals. Office : 511 Kan. Ave.
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McAfee, Josiah B .- Born, McAfee- town, Pa., Aug. 8, 1830; son of James and Sarah M .; graduated, Pa. Coll., Get- tysburg, A. B .; studied theology under Dr. Auspach, of Hagerstown, Ind .; married Anna R. Yowler, March, 1852; principal Clearspring Acad., Wash. Co., Md., 1853: to Leavenworth, Kan., April 15, 1855; assisted in forming first Sab- bath School in Kansas; founded Leaven-
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worth Collegiate Institute, May 15, 1855; participated in Fremont cam- paign, N. J., and Pa., 1856; entered 11th Kan. vol. inf., as private, 1862; became Ist lieut., Co. I .; became chaplain, 4th regt. of Indian Home Guards, Feb., 1863 ; was chaplain 2d Kan. vols., which was afterwards 33d U. S. colored inf .; May-Aug., 1864, post chaplain and supt. of refugees at Fort Smith, Ark .; pri- vate secretary to Gov. Samuel J. Craw- ford, 1865-Aug., 1867 ; adj .- gen., Kansas, 1867; mayor of Topeka, 1870; mem. of temperance committee of Legislature, 1887, that reported Murray prohibitory liquor law; pres., State Temperance Union, 1894-95; dir., Kan. State Hist. Soc .; v. pres., Kansas Farmer Co .; one of compilers of Military History of Kansas Regiments in the War for the Suppression of the Great Rebellion. Res. : 318 W. 5th.
McCabe, Arthur J .- Born, Peru, Ind., Dec. 25, 1865; graduated, Wash- burn Coll., '85, A. M., '92, and Univ. of Mich., LL. B .; married Annie R. Shu- man, 1892; judge of court of Topeka since 1899; lecturer on carriers, Wash- burn Law School; atty. at law. Office : 611 Kan. Ave.
McCabe, James F .- Born, Peru., Ind., 1864; son of Francis and Elenor (Johnson) M .; educated, Topeka High School; married Lillie Gutherie, 1896; engaged in mercantile business before entering city engineering; has been city engineer for last 4 years; to Topeka, 1868. Office : City Bldg.
McCarter, Margaret Hill .- Author ; born near Carthage, Rush Co., Ind., May 2, 1860; daughter of Thomas T. and Nancy Davis Hill; educated, Earlham Coll. of Richmond, Ind., and State Nor- mal of Ind., '84; taught in public schools, Ind., 9 years; to Topeka, 1888;
teacher in Topeka High School, nearly 6 years; married Dr. William A. Mc- Carter, Topeka, June 5, 1900; con- tributor to various papers; editor of classics published by Crane & Co. Author : Cuddy, 1902, The Overflowing Waters, 1903, and The Cottonwood's Story, 1903. Res .: 1158 Lane.
McClintock, John C., M. D .- Born, Pickaway, Ohio, 1855; son of John and Harriet (Shipley) M .; received honorary degree A. M., Baker Univ., 1892, LL. D., Washburn, and graduated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '79; married Ray Price, Topeka, 1877 ; began practice, To- peka, 1879; prof. surgery, Kan. Med. Coll. since organization; pres. Kan. State Med. Soc., 1895-1902; ex-pres., Topeka Acad. of Med. and Surg .; pres., Eastern Kan. Med. Soc .; pres., Golden Belt Med. Soc .; surg. in charge and supt. Christ's Hosp. Office: 330 Kan. Avenue.
McClure, J. W .- Born, Rochester, N. Y., March 24, 1838; son of Samuel and Nancy C. (Calhoun) M .; received common and private school education ; in hardware business, Iowa, 2 years ; deputy treas., Black Hawk, Iowa, 9 years; re- corder of deeds, Black Hawk, 8 years; to Topeka, June, 1876; alone in abstract business, 3 years; with J. S. Clark since 1892; now pres., Real Estate Abstract & Title Co. Office : 113 W. 5th.
McClure, Samuel T., Rev .- Born, Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 9, 1836; son of Daniel and Ester (Thompson) M .; graduated, Waverly Acad., Hanover Coll., Ind., and Allegheny Seminary, Pa .: married Alta M. Case, Dec. 17, 1873, Girard, Kan .; to Kansas, 1865; has filled pastorates in Presbyterian church at Topeka, Girard, Monmouth, and Cherokee, Kansas, and Allerton and North Clinton, Iowa; now engaged in
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newspaper work on Chicago "Interior." Res. : 1268 Western Ave.
McCray, D. O .- Born, Caldwell Co., Mo., March 10, 1855; son of William M. and Nancy (Carroll) M .; married Carrie L. Stevens, Hamilton, Mo., May I, 1879; to Kansas, 1877; newspaper publisher, Kansas and Missouri until 1887; managing editor Topeka Daily Capital, 1887-89; executive sec. to Gov. Lyman Humphrey, 1889-93 ; since 1893, has represented eastern newspapers as Topeka correspondent; mem. state text book commission for last 5 years. Res. : 1401 Topeka Ave.
MacDonald, John .- Born, Island of Lewis, Hebrides, Highlands of Scot- land, Feb. 6, 1843; son of Roderick and Jane (Urquhart) M .; educated in the parish schools of Scotland; to Am., 1866; clerk for a broker, 2 years, N. Y. City ; to Wakarusa Valley, Kan., March, 1870; co. supt. of schools, Shawnee, 1877-81, and 1883-89; became editor and proprietor, Western School Journal, 1888, and has been such ever since; pres., Kansas State Teachers' Assn., 1898; ex- v. pres. and treas .; supt. of Kan. Edu- cational Exhibit, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Office : 734 Kan. Ave.
McEachron, D. L .- Dean of Wash- burn Coll., and prof. of English lan- guage; born, Argyle, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1863; son of John A. and Jeanette (Lendrum) M .; graduated, Washburn Coll., A. B., '94; graduate student Univ. of Chicago, 1896-97; principal Wash- burn Acad., 1897-1901; chmn. of fac- ulty, Washburn, 1901-03; dean, since 1903 ; married Ella C. Scott, Burlington, Kan., Aug. 3, 1899. Office: Washburn College.
McEntire, George P .- Born, Bur- lington, Iowa, Ang. 29, 1869; son of Richard S. and Lydia (Power) M .; ed-
ucated, Topeka High School, '86; has been with brother, a mfr. of mattresses and spring beds since 1897; business es- tablished by father, 1887. Factory : 305- 07 Kan. Ave.
McEntire, Ralph N .- Born, Burling- ton, Iowa, Jan., 1875; son of Richard S. and Lydia (Power) M .; graduated, To- peka High School, '94; married, Adell Tuttle, Oct. 29, 1902; has been engaged in the making of mattresses and spring beds all his life; has been with brother in the business since 1897. Factory : 305-07 Kan. Ave.
McFarland, Frank E .- Chief statis- tical clerk, freight auditor's dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Portsmouth, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1856; son of John J. and Fannie (Stanton) M .; received common and high school education; married Mary E. Bender, Nov. 20, 1878; traveling sales- man, wholesale dry goods co., 1872-88; clerk, freight auditor's dept., 1888-91 ; chief statistical clerk since 1891. Res. : I261 Polk.
MacFarland, Fred, M. D .- Born, Al- bany, N. Y., 1840; son of Andrew and E. (Symonds) M .; educated, Bellevue Med. Coll., N. Y., Louisville (Ky.) Med. Coll., and med. dept., Univ. of Mich .; married Rose Skidmore, 1889; practiced in Pa., 10 years; in charge of Ind. Ty., 5 years ; has been in practice, Kansas, over 25 years, 15 of which have been in Topeka; v. pres. and med. dir., Mac- Farland Chemical Co. Office: 435 Kan. Ave.
McFarland, J. D .- Born, Washing- ton Co., Pa., 1847; son of John and Dollie (Milliken) M .; educated, Cincin- nati Law School, '68; married Matilda Steele, Topeka, 1873; to Topeka, 1869; has been practicing law here since almost time of coming; lecturer, Univ. of Kan. Law School, 2 years; mem. bd.
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of bar examiners. Office: Bank of To- peka Bldg.
Macferran, William .- Born, Phila., Pa., Sept. 6, 1861; son of Samuel and Mary E. (Walker) M .; received com- mon and high school education; married Clara Shellabarger, Topeka, Dec. 19, 1889; clerk, Walker, Zebley & Co., wholesale notion business, 4 years; to Kan., June, 1881; to Topeka, Jan. 2, 1882; clerk, paymaster's office, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 3 years, and cashier's office, 3 years; asst. cashier, Merchants Nat. Bank, July, 1888-July, 1898; treas., Cap- itol Building and Loan Assn., 3 years, and pres., 4 years ; now cashier and sec., State Savings Bank; ex-sec., Kan. Bankers' Assn .; treas., Kan. State Tem- perance Union ; treas., Topeka Provident Assn. Res. : 624 Taylor.
McGuire, Clarence A., M. D .- Born, Kewanee, III., Feb. 16, 1862; son of George W. and Mary (Albert) M .; ed- ucated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '84; married Clara B. Eddy, Kewanee, 1887; has been in practice, Topeka, since 1884; ex-pres., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Med. and Surg. Soc .; ex-pres., Kan. State Med. Soc .; surg., Mo. Pac. Rwy. Co .; con- sulting phys., Santa Fe Hosp .; trustee and mem. of staff, Stormont Hosp. and Training School for Nurses ; mem., Am. Med. Assn., etc. Office : 622 Kan. Ave.
Mckeever, Edwin D .- Born near Hoyt, Jackson Co., Kan., May 6, 1866; son of Archibald and Elvira (Means) M .; educated, Washburn Coll .; read law in office of Johnson, Martin & Keeler; mem., Kan. Legislature for 3 terms; chmn., House Judiciary Committee, ses- sion 1898-99: speaker pro tem, session 1900-01 ; apptd. asst. U. S. dist. atty. for Kan., Jan. 1, 1902, and still holds that ยท office; married Luetta M. Moller, June
15, 1893; to Topeka, 1884. Office : Fed- eral Bldg., 5th and Kan. Ave.
Mckeever, J. R .- Born, Jackson Co., Kan., Dec. 29, 1863; son of Archibald and Elvira (Means) M .; educated, Univ. of Kan., 2 years, and a business Coll., Iowa; married Minnie Turner, Rockfeet, Kan., 1890; bookkeeper, col- lector, and traveling salesman in mer- cantile business, 12 years; furniture business in Topeka since 1901. Store: 120-118 E. 5th.
McKinley, H. C .- Born, Troy, Ind., Oct. 30, 1847; son of William and Cynthia (Protsman) M .; married Sarah Jones, N. Topeka, 1889; to N. Topeka, April 11, 1877 ; lumber business, 7 years ; clerk for probate judge, 3 years ; clerk for register of deeds, 2 years; bookkeeper, Citizens' Bank, since 1883; grandmother was cousin of Capt. Lewis, mem. Lewis and Clark Expedition. Office : 801 N. Kan. Ave.
McKitrick, J. S .- Born, Guernsey Co., Ohio, 1840; enlisted, 74th Ohio regt., 1862; was also in 158th Ohio vol. inf .; to Kansas, 1880; to Topeka, 1889; has been in the insurance business here ever since. Office : 420 Kan. Ave.
McLaughlin, J. T .- Born, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Oct. 29, 1832 ; son of George and Margaret (Thompson) M .; mar- ried Eliza J. Beard, Logansport, Ind., Dec. 3, 1856; to Topeka, 1866; contractor and builder until Oct. 1, 1883, when sick- ness compelled him to quit that work; clerk, brick and lime office, 3 years ; with Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co., 4 years ; has been engaged in real estate business a number of years, and is a pension atty. Office : 830 N. Kan. Ave.
Mclellan, C. F .- Supt. eastern di- vision, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Bruns- wick, Maine, Aug. 2, 1846; son of Theo-
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dore S. and Mary (Owen) M .; married Mary A. Hadley, Sedalia, Mo., 1875; began railroad work as freight brake- man, C. & N. W. R. R .; conductor, freight and passenger trains, and train- master, I. & G. N. R. R., 8 years ; chief clerk to division supt., Santa Fe Rwy., I year ; trainmaster, 3 years ; present po- sition since 1890. Res. : 421 Woodlawn.
MacLennan, Frank Pitts .- Born, Springfield, Ohio, March 1, 1855; son of Kenneth and Adelia M. ( Bliss) M .; ed- ucated, Univ. of Kan., B. S., M. S., '75; married Anna Goddard, May 29. 1890; has been proprietor and editor, Topeka State Journal, since Oct. 30, 1885. Of- fice : 800 Kan. Ave.
McLeod, J. E .- Storehouse acct., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Brockville, Can- ada, Aug. 28, 1856; son of D. and Jane (Gourley) M .; received academic and commercial education ; married Jennie E. Maxwell, Topeka, 1884; to Topeka, 1878; clerk storekeeper's office, 2 years; chief clerk storekeeper's office, 4 years ; clerk for auditor of disbursements, 3 years ; clerk gen. mgr's office, 2 years ; chief clerk for storekeeper, I year ; pres- ent position since March, 1902. Res. : 118 E. 8th.
McManus, John Francis .- Born, N. Y. City, Dec. 11, 1862; son of James and Mary (Faulkner) M .; educated, St. Mary's Coll., St. Marys, Kan .; married Margaret Grady, K. C., 1891 ; to Topeka, 1893; was in business here up to con- nection with Excelsior Coke & Gas Co .; merchant tailor, a number of years; now solicitor, Excelsior Coke & Gas Co. Of- fice : 435 Kan. Ave.
McNeal, Thomas Allen. - Born, Marion Co., Ohio, Oct. 14, 1853; son of Allen and Rachel (Brownlee) M .; ed- ucated, Ohio Central, Oberlin, and Hills- dale Colleges to jr. year; married An-
nabel McFerson, Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 26, 1884 ; farmed and taught school alternately; to Medicine Lodge, Kan., 1879; one of editors, Medicine Lodge Cresset, 1879-84; established Kansas Breeze, 1894; later consolidated it with North Topeka Mail as Mail and Breeze, and has been its editor, 10 years ; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1885-87; mayor Med- icine Lodge, 1890; apptd. private sec. to Gov. Hoch, Dec., 1904: elected, Jan., 1905, state printer. Author: Tom Mc- Neal's Fables, 1900. Office : Crawford Building.
McVey, Richard E., M. D .- Born, Alton, Ill., Nov. 19, 1829; son of Wil- liam C. and Mary (Harris) M .; grad- uated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '61; to Topeka, 1885; has been practicing here ever since ; has been a prof., Kan. Med. Coll., since organization ; now prof. skin and venereal diseases, and clinical med- icine ; mem. Morgan Co. (Ill.) Med. Soc., Shawnee Co. Med. Soc., Kan. State Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., and Am. Med. Assn. Office : 625 Kan. Ave.
McVey, William E., M. D .- Born, Waverly, Ill., June 30, 1864; son of Richard E. and Nancy (Harris) M .; ed- ucated, Ill. Coll., B. S., '83, and K. C. Med. Coll., M. D., '88; married Anna- belle Bauer, Sept. 12, 1893, Topeka, Kan. ; has practiced since 1888; founded, edited and published Kan. Med. Journal, 1889-99; cditor, Med. Monograph ; prof. diseases nose, throat, and chest, Kan. Med. Coll., since 1892; mem. Am. Med. Assn .; sec. Kan. Med. Soc., 1896-1903; mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc. Office : 625 Kan. Ave.
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Magee, Robert S .- Oculist and aur- ist; born, Western, Pa., Aug. 27, 1861 ; son of J. R. and Martha (Sproule) M .;
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married Gertie L. Easter, Burlingame, Kan., 1890; taught school, Olathe, 2 years, and Winchester, 7 years ; attended St. Louis Med. Coll., 2 years ; graduated, K. C. Med. Coll., '90; to Kan., Dec., 1868; to Topeka, 1890; has been in prac- tice here since then; ex-pres., Topeka Acad. of Med. and Surg .; mem. Am. Med. Assn .; Kan. Med. Soc., and Shaw- nee Co. Med. Soc .; prof. pathology, Kan. Med. Coll .; firm, Minney, Magee & Min- ney, oculists and aurists, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., and C. R. I. & P. Rwy. Office : 634 Kan. Ave.
Majors, A. A .- Born, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1840; educated, Fairfield (Iowa) Acad .; soldier, 4th Iowa cav., 1862-65; has been in real estate business for last 18 years; to Crawford Co., Kan., 1872; to Topeka, 1890. Office : 821 Kan. Ave.
Mallory, Frank Elmor .- Pastor, Third Christian church; born, June 4, 1865, Franklin, Pa .; son of Russel and Elizabeth (Shearer) M .; received com- mon and high school education, Jewell Co., Kan .; married Mary Gladfelter, Aug. 12, 1884; taught school, 3 years; barber, 9 years; gen. sec., Y. M. C. A., Atchison; to Topeka, 1893, as pastor Third Christian church ; pres. bd. of edu- cation since 1902. Res .: 1307 E. 6th.
Manson, Malcolm .- General fore- man, car dept., Topeka, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Scotland, Jan. 7, 1852; son of Alexander and Margaret (Green) M .; received common and high school education ; married, St. Louis, Mo., 1883, to Catherine McTavish, who died, Aug. 14, 1890; learned carpentry trade in Scotland; to Am., 1880; worked for Pullman Co., St. Louis, 10 years, and Chicago, 3 years ; foreman, car dept., N. Y., New Haven & Hartford R. R., New York, 3 months, and Boston, 6 months; foreman of construction, New Haven,
Conn., 9 months ; has been in present po- sition since 1894. Res .: 1107 Monroe.
Manspeaker, W. W .- Born, Bedford, Pa., June 3, 1854; son of William and Catherine (Radebaugh) M .; received common and high school education ; mar- ried Teresa Brown, May 1, 1870; learned tinner's trade; was shopmate of B. M. and J. M. Davies ; to Topeka, first, 1866; Manspeaker & Davies, grocers and lumber dealers, 1874-78; Manspeaker, grocer, 1878-90 ; resident of Los Angeles, Calif., I year ; W. W. Manspeaker Mer- cantile Co .; Manspeaker & Henderson, real estate dealers ; now pres. and treas., Central Sash & Door Co .; dir. of Mer- chants Nat. Bank since organization. Office : 819 Kan. Ave.
Marsh, Benjamin F. E .- Chief clerk, gen. freight dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Topeka, June 25, 1869; son of Wil- liam T. and Nancy (Poague) M .; ed- ucated, Topeka public schools, and To- peka High School, I year ; married Mary Engle, Topeka, April 20, 1897; office boy, freight auditor's dept., Dec. 16, 1886; rate clerk, 1889-94; tariff clerk, gen. freight dept., 1894-July, 1904 ; pres- ent position since July 15, 1904. Res. : 107 E. 1Ith.
Marshall, J. B .- Born, England, Feb. 2, 1850; son of J. and Alice (Bromell) M .; educated in English private schools ; married Hilda Falk, Topeka, 1872; to Topeka, Aug., 1871; contractor until elected register of deeds, 1902; re-elect- ed, 1904; organized Marshall's Band, 1883, and has been its director ever since. Office : Shawnee Co. Court House.
Marshall, John C .- Born, Beaver Co., Pa., Nov. 6, 1859 ; son of Hugh and Martha (Crawford) M .; graduated, Westminister Acad .; married Martha Godwin, Oct. 19, 1898; worked in dry goods store, Leavenworth, Kan., 1881-
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87; civil engineer on U. P. R. R., K. C., I year; bookkeeper, W. W. Curdy Dry Goods Co .; clerk, Palace Clothing Co., 10 years ; Robinson, Marshall & Co., organized Sept., 1899. Store: 701-03 Kan. Ave.
Marshall, Joseph .- Born, Limerick, Ireland, June 1, 1849; son of Henry and Margaret (Higgins) M .; married Alice B. Lawless, Dayton, Ohio, Jan., 1877; to Am., April 16, 1865; learned carpen- try trade, Indianapolis, Ind .; studied un- der R. P. Daggett, architect ; first to in- itiate discovered gas in Indianapolis ; to Topeka, 1886; asst. state architect, 1897-98; work confined mostly to church, school, and academy buildings ; architect, 5 big buildings of De Pauw Univ. Of- fice : 115 W. 5th.
Martin, George W .- Born, Holli- daysburg, Pa., June 30, 1841; to Doug- las Co., Kansas, with parents, April, 1857; worked 2 years for the Union and Kansas National Democrat, Lecompton ; established Junction City Union, 1861 ; post master, Junction City, Jan. 1, 1865, to Oct. 1, 1865; register of the land of- fice, April, 1865, to Dec., 1866; asst. assessor, internal revenue, dist. from Manhattan to west line of state, 1867-68; apptd. register of land office by Pres. Grant, 1869; served until 1871; elected state printer, 1873,'75,'77, and '79; grand master Odd Fellows, 1872-73; mem. Kan. Legislature, Gray Co., 1883 ; mayor, Junction City, 1883-84 ; became editor, Gazette, Kansas City, Kan., 1888; re- ceived 122 votes for nomination for gov- ernor, Rep state convention, 1894; has been sec. Kansas State Historical Society since 1899. Office : State Capitol.
Martin, Jacob H .- Born, Germany, Oct. 21, 1854; son of John and Mar- garet (Cust) M .; worked in furniture store, Le Mars, Iowa, 8 years ; proprietor
furniture store, 6 years; on farm, 4 years; proprietor French Bakery since 1900. Store : 823 Kan. Ave.
Martin, John .- Born, Wilson Co., Tenn., Nov. 12, 1833; son of Matt and Mary A. (Penn) M .; married Caroline Clements, Nov. 12, 1860; worked on farm until 18 years old; clerked in stores and studied law; to Kansas, 1855; lo- cated at Tecumseh, April 8, 1855; asst. clerk first Territorial Legislature, 1855; co. clerk and register of deeds, Shaw- nee, 1855-57; admitted to bar, 1856; post master, Tecumseh, 1857-58; co. atty., Shawnee, 1858-59; deputy U. S. atty., 1859-61; to Topeka, 1861; lawyer ; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1874-75; judge, 3d dist., 1883; U. S. senator, 1893-95, to fill unexpired term of Senator Plumb (deceased) ; clerk, supreme court, Kan., 1897-1900; chmn., Dem. State Central Committee, 1870-84; atty. at law. Of- fice : 702 Kan. Ave.
Martin, Samuel E., M. D .- Born, Greenville, Pa., June 18, 1826; son of John M. and Mary (Cowan) M .; re- ceived academic education and graduat- ed, Eclectic Med. Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1852; married Maria Merrell, April 17, 1856, Cincinnati; to Lawrence, Nov. 27, 1854; to Topeka, Dec. 25, 1854; present at birth of Topeka Zimmerman, first child born within city limits, June, 1855; is the oldest doctor settler in To- peka; ex-pres. and ex-treas., Kan. State Med. Soc .; is still engaged in practice of medicine. Res .: 518 Topeka Ave.
Martin, William .- Born, Guernsey Co., Ohio, June, 1855; son of Jonathan and Isabelle (Carlisle) M .; married Lizzie Elliott, Topeka, 1883; to Topeka, 1877 ; has been a merchant in Topeka for 25 years; W. R. Martin & Co., carpet dealers, 625 Kan. Ave.
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Martin, W. G., M. D .- Born, Mc- Connellsville, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1856; son of John and Mary (Smith) M .; educat- ed, Oberlin Coll., Ohio, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '88, N. Y. Post Graduate Med. Coll. and Hosp., 1895, Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp., N. Y., 1895, Ophthalmic and Aural Institute, N. Y., 1901, and N. Y. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat In- firmary, 1901 ; post graduate work, also, in Scotland, Austria, and Germany, 1901- 02; clinical asst., The Royal Ophthalmic Hosp., London, England, I year ; clinical asst., London Central Ear, Nose, and Throat Hosp., 7 months ; practiced, Jef- ferson Co., Kan., 13 years; to Kansas, 1880; to Topeka, 1903, and has been in practice here since then. Office : 821 Kan. Ave.
Mason, Henry F .- Born, Racine, Wis., Feb. 17, 1860; son of Lemuel B. and Lucy (Cole) M .; educated, Univ. of Wis., 4 years; married Elizabeth Wil- kinson, Nov. 26, 1891 ; newspaper work, Black River Falls, Wis., 1881-86; to Kansas, 1886; city atty., Garden City, 1887-89; co. atty., Finney Co., 1889-93 ; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1900-01; chmn., judiciary committee, 1901 ; practiced law, Garden City, 1886-1903; now justice supreme court, Kansas; lecturer, insur- ance, Washburn Law School. Office : State Capitol.
Massey, Minnie A., M. D .- Born, Summer Hill., Ill., Sept. 25, 1869; daughter of Heman and Susan E. (Con- yers) Peters ; graduated, Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., 1903; married (see husband's biography) ; taught school in Illinois, 1887-93 ; to Topeka, 1893; has been prac- ticing here since graduation ; medical ex- aminer for a number of lodges. Res .: 808 E. 4th.
Massey, Robert E., M. D .- Born, Triadelphia, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1861 ; son
of Henry and Ann Matilda (Dolson) M .; graduated, Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., '98; married Minnie A. Peters, Topeka, June 13, 1899; to Topeka, 1896; has been practicing here since 1898; mem. Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., and Kan. Ec- lectic Med. Assn. Res. : 808 E. 4th.
Mattern, W. J .- Born, Berks Co., Pa., Nov. 6, 1853; served apprenticeship in marble and granite works of Penn- sylvania; to Topeka, 1882; worked for J. W. Stout & Co .; has been in monu- ment business here since 1890. Office : 522 N. Kan. Ave.
Matthews, George H .- Born, Or- leans Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 1861 ; son of Richard and Elizabeth (Shipp) M .; re- ceived high school and business college education ; 1882, acct. for mfg. co. of stoves, Leavenworth, Kan .; shoe busi- ness, alone, II years; Matthews & Drechsel, shoe dealers, since 1900; ex- mem. bd. of education ; married Ida Gor- don, Leavenworth, Kan., April 21, 1885. Store : 634 Kan. Ave.
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