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Thatcher, Florence Fox, Mrs .- In- structor in voice culture, Washburn Coll .; has studied under Frederick W. Root, William Courtney, and Francis F. Powers, of New York; teacher of vocal music, State Normal School of Wis., 12 years; taught in private studio, Topeka, 1903-04 ; instructor, voice culture, Wash- burn, since Sept., 1904. Res. : 805 Fill- more.
Thayer, Henry E .- Born, Freedom, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1855; son of Henry N. and Austa T .; educated, Oberlin Coll., A. B., '78, Oberlin Theological Sem., B. D., '83 ;
married Louise M. Singer, Weston, Ohio, June, 1883 ; pastor, Ogden, Utah, 1883- 85; pastor in Colo., 1886-96; at Wichita, Kan., 1897-1901; to Topeka, May, 1902; supt., Kan. Congl. Home Missionary Soc. Res. : 513 Tyler.
Thomas, A. M .- Born, Boone Co., Mo., May 10, 1860; son of George and Mary (Yates) T .; educated, Lincoln In- stitute, Jefferson Co., Mo., and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '87; admitted to bar, 1887; married Fannie Smith; to To- peka, 1887, and has been in practice here ever since. Office : 413 Kan. Ave.
Thomas, A. S .- Born, Topeka, 1877; son of Chester and Lizzie (McComb) T .; educated in St. John's Military Acad., Salina, Kan .; married Anna Porter, Topeka, Oct. 28, 1902; has been in jewelry and phonographic business all his life; has two stores, one, 509 E. 4th, the other, 106 W. 8th.
Thomas, Jonathan .- Born, Bucks Co., Pa., March 20, 1841 ; son of Lukens and Ann Conrad T .; married to Jose- phine Brooks, Wayne Co., Ind., May 28, 1867; served throughout Civil War ; held during service various offices ; established lumber business with brother, R. Thom- as, Jan., 1870; cashier, Citizens' Bank, 1873-84; associated, with John H. Leidigh, in lumber business, again, 1878; has been in lumber business many years under firm name, J. Thomas Lumber Co .; has branches in many Kansas towns; pres. bd. of trustees, Stormont Hosp. Office : 213 W. 6th.
Thomas, U. S .- Born, Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 29, 1852; son of W. L. and Sarah (Overholtzer) T .; educated in the common schools; on farm until 30 years of age; to Topeka, 1883, and has been in the furnture business here ever since. Store: 506 Kan. Ave.
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Thompson, Alton Howard, D. D. S. Thompsontown, Pa., May 12, 1852; son -Born, Logansport, Ind., April 8, 1849; of William Shippen and Isabelle H. (Mar) T .; to Topeka, Oct. 3, 1868; in hardware business with brother, Walter M., March 27, 1877, to 1887; since March, 1890, has been with brother in furniture business. Store : 626 Kan. Ave. son of Thomas B. and Isabelle (Adams) T .; educated, Phila. Dental Coll., D. D. S .; married Fannie Geiger, Topeka, Dec. 9, 1875; to Topeka, 1869; has been in dentistry business here, 35 years ; was lec- turer, K. C. Dental Coll .; now prof. com- parative dental anatomy, Kan. Med. Coll .; mem. Kan. State Hist. Soc., Kan. Acad. of Science, and State Dental Assn. Office : 720 Kan. Ave.
Thompson, C. W .- Born, Lions, Iowa, Feb. 28, 1858; son of C. W. and Alice (Garlick) T .; married, in Potta- watomie Co., Kan., Nov. II, 1884, to Colista Dennis; educated in common schools; to Kansas, 1869; clerk for fath- er in grocery business, Havensville, 6 years; C. W. Thompson & Son, Onaga, 13 years ; Blaine, Kan., alone, 18 months ; Onaga, again, 2 years; Idana, Kan., 6 months ; to N. Topeka, Jan. 1, 1898; gro- cer, and wholesale dealer in poultry, eggs, and butter. Store : 1000 N. Kan. Ave.
Thompson, Edward W .- Born, Ber- lin,, Vt., 1855; son of Joseph W. and Arvilla (Ralph) T .; received common and grammar school education; married Carrie Marie Bailey, St. Albans, Vt., June, 1886; was in the railroad business, 1876-1903 ; began in operating dept., Cen- tral Vermont R. R .; then was succes- sively, ticket agt., freight agt., and trav- eling passenger agt .; passenger agt., White Mt. R. R .; New England agt. for Canadian Pac. R. R .; New England agt., C. R. I. & P. Rwy .; div. supt., Central Vermont R. R .; traffic mgr., Baltimore Steam Packet Co .; gen. express agt., C. R. I. & P. Rwy., and asst. gen. passenger agt. ; now gen. mgr. for Kansas, Nation- al Life Ins. Co. of Vermont; to To- peka, 1898. Office : Columbian Bldg.
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Thompson, W. A. L .- Born, Harris- burg, Pa., April 18, 1848; married Ida S., daughter of Jacob Smith, pres., W. A. L. Thompson Harware Co., Jan. 7, 1876; to Topeka, May, 1869; was en- gaged in cattle raising, 3 years ; in gents' furnishing goods business, 2 years ; has been in the hardware business, since Aug., 1876, when the W. A. L. Thomp- son Hardware Co. was organized; v. pres., and treas. ; is pres., Merchants Nat. Bank, and dir., The Topeka & North- western R. R. Co. Office : 511 Kan. Ave.
Thompson, Walter M .- Born, Thompsontown, Pa., May 24, 1857; son of William Shippen and Isabelle H. (Mar) T .; educated, Washburn Coll., 4 years; to Topeka, Oct. 3, 1868; with brother, Robert S., was in hardware business, March 27, 1877, to 1887; has been in furniture business with brother, since March, 1890; married Anna E. Keim, Johnston Pa., 1896. Store: 626 Kan. Ave.
Thorpe, Laura .- Police matron; born, Silver Lake, Ind., Oct. 6, 1856; daughter of Eli and Martha E. (Hay- ward) Thomas; took a special academic course, and 6 months' special work in the Eastern Iowa Normal School ; to Topeka, May 17, 1883; became police matron, Sept. 1, 1893 ; married, 1877, at Glen Al- len, Mo., to Edmund Spencer Thorpe, who died July, 1888; organizer of the Poor Mothers' Club, Nov., 1897 ; v. pres., Twentieth Century Total Abstinence Union; gen. supt., since Nov., 1897, in the industrial departments of the Prov-
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ident Assn., which includes the Thorpe Mothers' Union, Girls' Industrial School, and the Happy Home Club; in charge of 8 mission classes ; has been supt., 3 years, of the Junior Epworth League, Topeka dist .; has been primary supt., Walnut Grove M. E. S. S., last 17 years ; pres., Western Police Matrons' Assn .; pres. of County and City Purity Dept., W. C. T. U. Res .: 510 Van Buren. Office : Po- lice Station.
Thurston, J. W .- Born, Rockport, Mass., Dec. 31, 1848; son of Winthrop and Mary (Fears) T .; educated in the common schools and high school; mar- ried, May II, 1871, to Sarah A. Bray, Rockport, Mass .; (for sketch of her, see under Additions and Corrections, back part of this book) ; clerked 3 years, for a fishing firm at Gloucester, Mass .; to Topeka, 1871 ; has been bookkeeper, tel- ler, and asst. cashier, respectively, Bank of Topeka; became cashier about 20 years ago, and has been such ever since; dir. of Bank of Topeka; was pres., To- peka Athletic Assn., for over 5 years. Res. : 1301 Lane.
Tillotson, D. C .- Born, Warren Co., Ind., March 11, 1852; son of Luther and Sarah (Hamilton) T .; married, 1883, to Belle D. Rudolph, Topeka; to Kan., March II, 1866; to Topeka, 1879; taught school, 7 years, Jefferson Co .; taught in Topeka, 2 years; supt. of city schools, 1881-87; admitted to the bar, 1887; ex- councilman and ex-city atty. ; gen. atty. for the Annuity Union, since 1902; chmn. of the Silver-Republican National Committee, 1900; mem. of appeals and grievances, Modern Workmen of Amer- ica. Author : Tillotson's Grammar, pub- lished in 1897. Office : 521 Kan. Ave.
Tincher, George W .- Born, Indian- ola, Iowa, 1857; educated in common schools and Pond's Business Coll., To-
peka ; married Elizabeth Hartly, Nemaha Co., Kan., 1882; has been foreman of the bindery, State Printing Office, since Dec., 1893 ; was a bookbinder many years previous to this date; to Kansas, 1867; to Topeka, 1867. Res .: 1308 Tyler.
Titus, C. H .- Born, Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1835; enlisted in Union Army, 1861; 2d lt., Co. C., 6th Ohio vol. inf., during time of its service; assisted in enlisting and organizing 63d Ohio vol. inf .; capt., Co. F., same regt .; under authority of governor of Ohio, made a land battery on N. bank of the Ohio River; it was known as Ft. Haskins; apptd. judge advocate, Ist division, Army of Miss., by Gen. Pope; as a vol. aid-de-camp, on staff, Gen. Lew Wal- lace, had unique experience of being apptd. inspector of fortifications, organ- izer of a regt. for fatigue service, tem- porary provost, Covington, Ky., followed by same office, Newport, Ky., and then ordered to take command of Fort Mitchell, all within 36 hours; has been engaged in various railroad, commercial, real estate, and insurance pursuits; was auditor, Cincinnati, Ohio; ex-representa- tive, Morris Co., Kan .; ex-deputy clerk, Shawnee Co .; ex-register, U. S. land of- fice, Topeka dist .; now commr. of elec- tions, Topeka. Office : City Bldg.
Todd, James H .- Born, Kokomo, Ind., July 9, 1853 ; son of Oscar B. and America (Summers) T .; educated, Bat- tleground Collegiate Institute, B. S., '74; instructor, 1874-81 ; in insurance busi- ness, Holton, Kan., 1881-84; has been in insurance business, Topeka, since 1884; gen. agt., Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co .; married Eva Shafer, Galveston, Ind., Sept. 4, 1876. Res. : 1012 N. Jackson.
Todd, Theodore Walter .- Professor of German, Washburn Coll .; born near Roseville, Ill., Oct. 14, 1864; son of Jolin
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A. and Dorcas A. (Rodenbough) T .; ed- ucated, Monmouth Coll., Monmouth, Ill., A. B., '88, A. M., '91, and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '91; engaged in practice of law at Monmouth, Ill .; 1894, traveled in Europe, 1894-99; continued law prac- tice and engaged, during summers, in European tourist business; 1899-1900, student at Universities of Berlin and Marburg, Germany; 1901, apptd. in- structor in German, Washburn Coll .; April-Aug., 1903, student, Univ. of Ber- lin ; prof. of German, Washburn Coll., since 1904. Res. : 1341 Garfield Ave.
Torrington, J. E .- Born, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 29, 1841 ; son of James and Delilah (Taylor) T .; married Mary M. Fryling, Sunbury, Pa., 1868; paying tell- er First Nat. Bank of Sunbury, II years; to Topeka, June 10, 1881 ; one of organi- zers, and paying teller, First Nat. Bank of Topeka, 3 years ; in loan business sev- eral years ; has been in real estate busi- ness, since 1894. Office : Stormont Bldg.
Towne, Orwell Bradley .- Professor of oratory, Washburn Coll .; born, Wood- bury, Vt., July 27, 1878; son of Orwell Dudley and Francis Laura (Brown) T .; educated, high school, Saratoga, N. Y., Williams Coll., A. B., 1902, and Har- vard, postgraduate work, summer of 1902; to Topeka, Sept. 5, 1902; has been teaching at Washburn Coll., since Sept., 1902; gave an address before the Nat- ional Assn. of Elocutionists, 1903, Voice as the Agent of Expression; associate editor, Pulpit and Platform, published at Lincoln, Neb .; sec., State Assn. of Elo- cutionists. Res. : Rice Hall, Washburn Coll.
Traver, C. L .- Born, Cortland Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1847; son of John R. and Lavilla M. (Barto) T .; married Ella C. Jackson, Wis., Oct. 10, 1872; clerk in
postoffice, Wis., 2 years; coal business, Chicago Ill., I year; in mercantile busi- ness, Minn., I year; in service, Wells, Fargo Express Co., at Emporia, Wichita, and other places in Kansas ; has been its agt., Topeka, for 28 years; to Kansas, 1869. Office: 621 Kan. Ave.
Tresize, John, Rev .- Born, England, Feb. 7, 1838; son of Noey and Mary Ann (Phillips) T .; to Am., 1854; edu- cated, Bellairsville School; married Re- becca Rodkey, Altoona, Pa., Dec. 31, 1867; has been engaged 30 years in min- isterial work for the Methodist-Episco- pal Church; to Kansas, 1871 ; to Topeka, May, 1900. Res. : 1526 Warren.
Troutman, James A .- Born, Pleas- ant Grove, Ind., Dec. 1, 1853; son of William H. and Nancy (Smith) T .; old settlers of Kansas ; married Marcia Gor- don, Topeka, Oct. 12, 1882; to Kan., March, 1865; taught school, Kansas and Missouri, 3 years; read law under Peck, Ryan & Johnson ; editor, Kansas Temper- ance Palladium, I year; began active practice with Judge J. W. Day, 1880; sec., Kansas State Temperance Union, 3 years; mem. Kan. Legislature, 1893; licut. governor, 1894-95; mayor, Potwin Place, 4 terms; now mem. firm, Trout- man & Stone. Office : Crawford Bldg.
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Urmy, S. S .- Born, Bucks Co., Pa., March 8, 1835; son of Abraham and Hannah (Hiestandt) U .; received pri- vate education ; married Lizzie Cheney, Shawnee Co., Kan., 1878; admitted to bar, 1860; practiced law, Indiana; sol- dier, Civil War; practiced N. Y., 6 years ; deputy atty., Shawnee Co., 4 years ; asst. city atty. for last 4 years; to Topeka, 1870. Office : City Bldg.
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Valentine, Daniel M .- Born, June 18, 1830, Shelby Co., Ohio; son of John W. and Rebecca (Kinkennon) V .; mar- ried Martha Root, 1855; taught school part of time, 1851-55 ; surveyor of Adair Co., Iowa, 1855-57: Shawnee Co. atty., 1858-59: mem. Kan. Legislature, 1862; state senator, 1863-64; judge of 4th judicial dist., 1865-69; associate justice of supreme court, 1869 to 1893; since 1894, Valentine, Godard & Valentine, lawyers. Author : Digest of Decisions of Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal in Kansas. Office: Real Estate Bldg.
Valentine, Harry E .- Born, Ottawa, Kan., Feb. 5, 1867; son of D. M. and Martha (Root) V .; educated in To- peka High School and K. U .; studied law in office of father, D. M. Valentine, who was judge of the supreme court of Kansas; jr. mem. of firm of Valentine, Godard & Valentine, since Jan. 15, 1893. Office : 7th and Jackson, Real Estate Building.
Valentine, Ralph E .- Born, June 7, 1873, Ottawa, Kan .; son of D. M. and Martha (Root) V .; educated, Topeka High School, Washburn, '95, and K. U .; married, Nov. 11, 1902, to Grace Curtis ; atty. and financial agt., for eastern in- vestors and holders of property in Kan- sas for last 5 years ; is in real estate busi- ness; to Topeka, 1875. Office: 611 Kan. Ave.
Van Dorp, Louis .- Born, Detroit, Mich., 1857 ; married Johanna Van Hou- ten, Topeka, 1881; to Kansas in the spring of 1878 as journeyman tinner ; established sheet metal business in To- peka, 1882; with Fred Bradbury up to 1894; in present location, since July I, 1904; slate roofer and galvanized iron worker. Store: 509 Jackson.
Van Horn, C. B., M. D .- Born, Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 8, 1872; son of Robert H. and Mary (Knight) V .; educated, Albion (Iowa) Sem., Lincoln Normal, and Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., '04; married Cora Lee Ragsdale, Wash- ington, Kan., Dec. 1I, 1895; taught school, 9 years ; clerk at different places, 3 years; taught in country schools, ac- ademies, and high schools, Kansas; has been practicing medicine here since graduation ; gen. sec. and physician in charge of medical aid dept., Topeka Provident Assn. Office : 335 Jackson.
Van Ostrand, B. D .- Born near Marion, N. Y., 1862; educated, Marion Collegiate Institute, and Cornell Univ., A. B., '84; married, Dec. 11, 1888, to Eva Brown, Marion, Kan .; asst. prin- cipal of the Peabody City Schools, Pea- body, Kan., after graduation from col- lege ; Sept., 1885-88, supt. of Marion City Schools; supt. of instruction, Marion Co., 1888-94; supt. of schools, Marion, again, 1894-99; candidate before the State Republican Convention for state supt. of instruction, 1898; became gen. agt. for Kansas, Prudential Life Ins. Co., 1899; to Topeka, July, 1901, and has had headquarters here since then; ad- mitted to the bar, 1888, but has never been engaged actively in law practice. Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg.
Veale, Geo. Washington. - Born, Daviess Co., Ind., May 20, 1833 ; son of James C. and Eleanor A. (Aikman) V .; educated, Wabash Coll., 2 years ; married Nannie Johnson, Jan. 20, 1857; to Kan- sas in the spring of 1857; mem. firm of Hamilton & Co., Topeka; 1861, was capt. of 4th Kansas vol. cav .; 1862, was major of 6th Kansas cav .; then was col. of 2d Kansas militia ; commissioner for sale of state lands, 1866; tax commis- sioner, U. P. R. R., for some time; one
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of the incorporators of the Santa Fe R. ago, and has been such here ever since. R .; one of the organizers of the Topeka Res. : 315 Leland Street. Bank and Savings Institute, now the Bank of Topeka; owner of the Veale Block; was mem. Kan. Legislature in both house and senate, 16 years; to To- peka, 1864 ; pres., Shawnee Co. Old Set- tlers' Assn. Res. : 909 Quincy.
Vesper, Henry .- Born in Germany, Feb. 21, 1853; son of Wm. and Mary (Deering) V .; educated in common schools ; to Am., 1868; to Topeka, 1873; worked as appretice and was afterwards foreman for Vesper Bros., bakers; es- tablished bakery, Dec. 5, 1877; married, Canton, Mo., 1877, to Mary Kerle ; is one of the oldest established business men in Topeka. Store: 113 E. 6th.
Voiland, Thomas .- Born, Detroit, Mich., April 14, 1852; son of Thomas and Annie (Frazier) V .; educated in common schools ; married, 1898, to Lena Christman, Topeka; in clothing business, Chicago, 1872 to 1882 ; commenced busi- ness in North Topeka, 1882, and has been in it ever since; proprietor, Chicago Clothing House. Store: 826 N. Kan. Avenue.
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Walker, Ray E .- Born, Il1., 1865; son of Julius and Susan (Green) W .; graduated, Fort Scott Coll .; married Susie Miller, Olathe, Kan., 1891; to Kansas, 1868; farmed until 1885; went into grocery business, 1885, and has been in mercantile business ever since; now with Ridenour-Baker Grocery Co. Res. : 209 E. 8th.
Wall, James .- Born in England, March 17, 1855; son of William and Margaret W .; to Am., 1859; to Topeka, 1878; married Ellen McDonnell, To- peka, Dec. 18, 1879; became a whole- sale shipper of horses and mules 17 years
Wallace, J. M .- Born, Lancaster Co., Pa .; received education, Moravian Sem., and Eastman's Business Coll .; married Marie Brisben, Pa., 1865; editor The Herald, Carlisle, Pa., a number of years; mayor of Carlisle; Prothonatory of Cumberland Co., etc .; to Kansas, 1886; sec., Knights and Ladies of Se- curity, since 1893. Office : 7th and Kan. Avenue.
Walsh, Patrick .- Gen. baggage agt., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Ireland, March 13, 1843; son of James and Cath- erine (Malony) W .; to Canada, 1846; to U. S., 1848; lived at Carbondale, Pa., to 1862; enlisted in U. S. Marine Corps, 1862, and was with it throughout the war; worked for Delaware & Hudson R. R. Co., Carbondale, I year ; brakeman and baggage agt., St. Joseph, Mo., to 1872; became gen. baggage agt., for the Santa Fe, 1872, and has been such ever since; married Kate Brady, Atchison, Kan., 1873. Res. : 435 Taylor.
Walters, Thomas S .- Pastor, Sec- ond Wesleyan Methodist church; born, Jay Co., Ind., July 15, 1849 ; son of Peter and Harriet (Montgomery) W .; edu- cated, Otterbein Univ .; married Effie L. West, Jay Co., Ind., July 27, 1877; farmer; stockraiser; Prohibition cam- paigner ; school teacher, 10 years ; pastor, Evergreen charge, Oklahoma, 3 years; Hollis circuit, Kansas Conference, I year ; pastor, Second Wesleyan Method- ist church, Topeka, now ; mem., judiciary committee, and committee of itinerancy and orders. Res .: 503 Leland.
Ward, J. T .- Born, Heath, Mass., May 6, 1843; son of L. M. and Nancy S. (Hastings) W .; educated, Amherst Coll., graduate, '70; read law under
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George W. Stipp, Ottawa, Ill .; admitted to bar, 1872; married, Dec. 19, 1876, Chicago, Il1., to Helen M. Andon, who died Sept. 5, 1899; atty. at law. Res. : 1325 Kan. Ave.
Ward, Ralph R .- Pastor, Westmin- ster Presbyterian church; born, Joliet, Ill., June 12, 1870; son of Charles E. and Louisa (Churchill) W .; graduated, Park Coll., A. B., '93, and McCormick Theological Sem., Chicago, '96; married Alma R. Rodgers, Syracuse, Kan., Dec. 24, 1895; pastor, Albion, Ind., May, 1896-June 1898; pastor, McPherson, Kan., June, 1898-Feb., 1900; at Arkan- sas City, Kan., Feb., 1900-Oct., 1904; pastor, Westminster Presbyterian church, Topeka, since Oct., 1904. Res .: 170I Huntoon.
Ware, Eugene Fitch .- Born, Hart- ford, Conn., May 29, 1841; son of Hiram B. and A. M. (Holbrook) W .; educated in public schools of Burling- ton, Iowa; served through Civil War in Co. E., Ist Iowa vol, inf., and Co. L., 4th Iowa vol. inf., and mustered out as capt., Co. F., 7th Iowa cav .; to Fort Scott, Kan., 1867; admitted to the bar, Fort Scott, June 18, 1871; married Jeanette Huntington, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1874; served in Kansas senate, 5 years ; presidential elector at large for Kansas, 1888; gave public library to Fort Scott, 1892; to Topeka, 1893; Gleed, Ware & Gleed, lawyers; U. S. pension commissioner, May 10, 1902-05 ; dir., To- peka Free Public Library. Author : Coronado's March (prose translation, from the French of Ternaux-Compans, of Castaneda's account, 1596), 1895; Rhymes of Ironquill (10th edition), 1900. His poem, Neutralia, 1871, was the first to attract attention. Contributor to legal and literary publications. Of- fice : Central Nat. Bank Bldg.
Warner, Harvey A., M. D .- Born, Wayne Co., Ohio, Nov. 9, 1849; son of Joshua and Rebecca J. (Baker) W .; ed- ucated, normal school and Univ. of Wooster, Cleveland, M. D .; married Elizabeth A. Mackey, Wooster, 1872 ; be- gan practice, Wooster, 1873; to Meri- den, Kan., 1878; to Topeka, 1888; founder of Knights and Ladies of Se- curity ; Nat. Med. Dir., Knights and Ladies of Security ; pres., Nat. Fraternal Congress ; pres. of bd. of mgrs., Nat. Fraternal Sanitarium; lecturer, med. life ins. examination, Kan. Med. Coll. Of- fice : Security Bldg.
Warner, J. S .- Born, Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 15, 1856; son of James S. and Martha M. (Krauss) W .; married Addie Codington, Topeka, 1880; to To- peka, Dec., 1872; on farm till 1877 ; part owner of different mines, Colorado, 1877- 84; salesman, A. M. Fuller, implement dealer, 1884-85; Warner & Griggs, im- plement dealers, 1886-95; Warner & Pot- ter, since 1895; councilman, 3 terms. Store : 6th and Quincy.
Warriner, W. L., M. D .- Born, Am- boy, Ill., Sept. 23, 1862; son of Oliver and Fannie (Warren) W .; educated, Northwestern Univ., M. D., '88; married Jennie M. Lyon, Burlington, Kan., May 16, 1888; instructor, Amboy, 1880-81 ; instructor, Burlington, 1882-83; prof. physiology, Kan. Med. Coll., since 1901 ; practiced, Fort Scott, Kan., 5 years, La Cygne, 5 years, and Topeka, since 1898; mem. Am. Med. Assn. Office : 634 Kan. Ave.
Washburn, A. D .- Born, Donaldson- ville, La .; son of James and Cornelia (Sweet) W .; educated, Munson Acad., and Amherst Coll., A. B., '81 ; married Mary Rand, K. C., Mo., 1901 ; to To- peka, Oct., 1885; clerk Kan. Loan Co., and its successor, Trust Co. of Am., 13
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years ; has been with Geo. Noble & Co., Homoe. School of Chicago, I year, Ben- real estate business, since 1898; dir., Shawnee Oil & Gas Co., Topeka, Pure Milk Co., and dir. and treas., Junction Oil & Gas Co. Office : 435 Kan. Ave.
Washburn, Avery .- Born, Stafford, Conn., Oct. 23, 1818; son of John E. and L. (Avery) W .; married Castorn Gir- don, Rushford, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1841 ; taught school in N. Y. state, winters of 1839 to 1846, inclusive; bought an in- terest in a woolen mill, 1842; severed connection with it, 1865; cashier, First Nat. Bank, Brockport, N. Y., 1865-69; to Topeka, first time, March, 1857; sec- ond time, March 1869; one of organiz- ers, Kansas Nat. Bank; dir. and stock- holder, Bank of Topeka ; v. pres., Shaw- nee Co. Old Settlers' Assn. Res .: 1127 Washburn Ave.
Watkins, Albert .- Born, Loda, Ill., July 3, 1862; son of William A. and Mary (Layman) W .; married Anna L. Hamilton, Kingman, June 1, 1893; ad- mitted to bar, Kingman, Kan., 1889; to Kan., Oct. 11, 1870; to Topeka, April 15, 1890; with Gleed & Gleed, 2 years ; has been in practice alone since May, 1892; has written occasionally to invest- ment periodicals. Office: Columbian Building.
Weber, William F .- Born, Rich- mond, Ind., Nov. 16, 1855; son of P. H. and M. M. W .; married Carrie Bauer, 1880; to Topeka, Sept., 1878; in book, toy, and stationary business, II years; established grocery business, Sept. 16, 1891; apptd. councilman, 1900, to fill vacancy of Col. Burgess; then was elect- ed and re-elected councilman. Store : 431 Kan. Ave.
Weekes, Joseph, M. D .- Born, Fal- mouth, England, June 9, 1829; son of Joseph and Jane (Hodge) W .; attended
nett Eclectic School, I year, and read un- der Dr. Button, 3 or 4 years; married Cornelia Edwards, 1850; practiced, Mar- tinsville, Il1., 6 years, and Wabaunsee Co., Kan., 6 years ; to Topeka, 1885, and has been practicing here ever since; mem. Kan. State Eclectic Med. Assn., and World's Congress of Med. Phys .; con- tributor to med. journals. Office: 406 Lake.
Wehe, John Jacob .- Born, Aurora, Ind., May, 1853; son of John A. and Mary (Bitner) W .; received common school and business college education ; married Jennie Mood, 1878; to Topeka, 1876; chief clerk, car dept., Santa Fe Rwy. shops, 15 years ; mem. firm, Mood Plumbing & Heating Co., last 6 years. Office : 117 W. 6th.
Wehe, J. W .- Born, Ind., Sept., 1856; son of John Adam and Mary (Bit- ner) W .; received common and high school education ; married Ida M. Mood, 1880; to Topeka, 1878; worked in Santa Fe shops ; worked for Mood Plumbing & Heating Co. some years before becom- ing a partner in it; J. J. Wehe and C. E. Bennett are partners with him in the business. Office : 117 W. 6th.
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