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OSAGE COUNTY, KANSAS BIOGRAPHIES
James Rogers, was born at Oxford, N.H., October 18,1826. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1851, and taught school a short time afterward. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854. After practicing in Patterson, N. J. he moved to Kansas, arriving in 1856 and settling in Burlingame. He was a free-state man, and like the rest suffered for his principles. He was regent of the Normal School 1867-69, was a member of the house of representatives of 1863, 1864, and 1869, and of the senate of 1867-68. He married Mary B. Harper in 1855. She died in 1873 and in 1874 he married Mrs. Anna L. Toby Heywood. Mr. Rogers died July 28, 1880. (Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1907-1908, Vol. X, edited by Geo. W. Martin, Secretary, State Printing Office, Topeka, 1908, page 267) Edwin F. Morton, the leading cigar manufacturer
of Burlington, was born in Wabasha, Minn., Dec. 7, 1855, the son of Edwin and Sarah A. (Beedle) Morton. His father
was a native of Maine, who moved to Minnesota at an early day but returned to Taunton, Mass., to be married. Mr.
Morton was engaged in the ice business in Minnesota, but in 1857 came to Kansas and located on a farm which he
preempted near LeRoy. The country was little settled up at that date and the Morton family were among the pioneer
settlers. Mr. Morton was a Republican in politics, one of those brave men who played so prominent a part in admitting
Kansas as a free state. He was highly respected in the community where he spent so many years of his life and his
loss was felt when he passed away in 1904. Edwin Morton was only a child of fifteen months, when his parents located
in the Territory of Kansas. He was reared on what was then the frontier, was sent to the schools which the period
afforded and struggled manfully to fit himself for the battle of life. After leaving school he assisted his father
until 1886, when he started out in life for himself. In January of that year he located in Burlington, where he
began the manufacture of cigars. The business has grown in a most gratifying manner and today Mr. Morton employs
sixteen people in his factory, the products of which are sold all over the state. In addition to the factory he
owns a large pool room and retail cigar store, located in one of the finest two-story business blocks in the town.
Ever since opening his factory Mr. Morton has acted as salesman and has spent a large part of his time on the road.
He is regarded as a very successful manufacturer and sells a large amount of goods on the road. He is progressive
in his ideas, has an up-to-date factory and attractive retail establishment. Arlon B. Crum, lawyer, a prominent member of the
bar and city attorney of Lyndon, was born in Osage county, Kansas, Aug. 20, 1874, the son of Thomas J. and Mary
J. (Barnes) Crum. His father was born and reared in Scott county, Indiana, where he attended the schools provided
by the sturdy pioneers who settled the frontier. When the call came for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil
war he enlisted in the Twenty-second Indiana and served until mustered out of the service after the war was over.
Like so many young men of that day Mr. Crum determined to seek his fortunes in the West and came to Kansas in 1873.
For a number of years he was engaged in the mercantile business at Quenemo but gave it up to become a banker and
still devotes his time to banking. Elmer Butler, M. D., one of the leaders of the
medical profession of Quenemo, Kan., was born in Allen county, Kansas, Sept. 23, 1862, a son of Reuben and Helen
(Wood) Butler. His grandfather was a native of Massachusetts who removed to the State of New York, where Reuben
Butler was born. He was reared in New York and at an early day immigrated to Illinois and joined the anti-slavery
men who came to Kansas in 1858 to assist in its admission as a free-state. After reaching the territory he took
up land, engaged in farming and became a member of the Bourbon county militia. Dr. Butler's maternal grandfather
was also born in Massachusetts. He removed to New York state, where he was a mill owner and also engaged in farming. David B. Moore, M. D., a prominent physician of
Osage City and one of the medical examiners of the pension board, was born in St. Joseph county, Michigan, Sept.
9, 1841, a son of Henry R. and Lydia (Burron) Moore. His grandfather was a Pennsylvanian who served in the war
of 1812 and took part in the battle of New Orleans. He was a Republican and had the honor to vote for John C. Fremont,
the first Republican nominee for president. James Moore moved to Ohio, later to the State of Michigan and, in 1850,
to Iowa, where he died at the age of ninety-six. Henry R. Moore, father of D. B. Moore, was born in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, and accompanied his parents to Ohio when a boy. He received the education afforded by the pioneer
schools of that day and read law with Judge Cowen, was admitted to the bar and practiced for a while in Ohio, but
abandoned it to engage in mercantile pursuits. He moved to Michigan and remained in business there until 1850,
when he removed to Louisa county, Iowa, and remained in business there until his death, in 1855. Dr. Moore's maternal
grandfather was born in Virginia; he moved to Michigan at an early day and lived in that state until his death
at a very advanced age. Myron A. Limbocker, the vice-president of the People's
National Bank of Burlington, was born in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, Nov. 9, 1876, the son of John INT. and Mary
J. (Bignall) Limbocker. John N. Limbocker was born in the State of New York, where he was reared and educated.
He became a farmer there, but believing there were more opportunities in the West came to Kansas in 1859. Locating
in Potta-watomie county he broke one of the first prairie farms in that vicinity and lived in Pottawatomie county
twenty years. During the Civil war he served in the state militia and took part in skirmishes during Price's raid.
In the twenty years Mr. Limbocker lived in Pottawatomie county he was actively engaged in all local affairs, holding
several county offices. He believed in reform ideas in politics, worked hard in the interests of the people as
a whole and stumped the state a number of times. In 1879 he gave up farming and engaged in real estate and loans
in Manhattan, Riley county, and always took part in the political life of the locality. Mr. Limbocker died in 1910. Thomas M. Zane, M. D., an honored member of the
medical profession of Osage City, who has served as surgeon of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad for
twenty years, was born in Putnam county, Indiana, in 1852, the son of Nathan and Anna (Etter) Zane. The Zane family_
located in Ohio at an early day and were the founders of Zanesville. Thomas Zane, the Doctor's grandfather, was
reared in Ohio but moved to Indiana, where he took part in some of the early Indian wars. Elizabeth Zane, a member
of the family, was a prominent figure at that time, as she managed to have ammunition sent to the men who were
fighting against the Indians, in protection of their homes and families. Nathan Zane was born at Zanesvile, Ohio,
learned the wagon maker's trade and moved to Indiana, where he spent his life. Dr. Zane's maternal grandfather
was an "old line" German farmer, who owned a con-siderable tract of land near Greencastle, Ind., where
he raised fruit on an extensive scale. He was a strong minded man, and a member of the "Know Nothing"
party, in which he was an ardent worker. Edwin B. Packer, M. D., one of the leading and
oldest physicians of Osage City, was born at Columbia, Ohio, May 26, 1855, the son of Benjamin and Barbara (Rosenburg)
Packer. His paternal grandparents were natives of England, and while on their way to America their son, Benjamin,
was born on the ocean. After landing in the United States they located in Ohio. Barbara Rosenburg was a native
of Pennsylvania. His father was a millwright and bridge builder; he came to Ohio at an early date and engaged in
business there until his death, in 1855. When Edwin Packer was a boy he lived in Iowa for three years and in 1869
came to Kansas and located at Osage City, as he was engaged as a surveyor by the general government. At that time
Osage City had few inhabitants. There were no houses and the only means of travel was by stage on the Southwestern
Stage line. He had received a good common school education and early determined to devote his life to the practice
of medicine. He graduated from the Cincinnati Medical School and immediately opened an office in Osage City. He
took great interest in his work and soon had a growing practice. Today he is the oldest resident and leading physician
of his city. Dr. Packer has always taken great interest in the welfare of his community and of the state. Seven
times he has been chosen councilman and served on the Republican county central committee, of which he was nominated
and elected chairman. Dr. Packer has been a member of the State Board of Health and of the State Board of Registration
and Examination for physicians. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias
and of the Presbyterian church, of which he is a stanch supporter and to which he contributes liberally. Sweden, Oct. 10, 1859, the son of Carl J. and Charlotte
(Fogelberg) Rosenquist, both of whom were natives of Sweden. The father was a shoemaker and taught his son the
same trade. In 1879 Bror Rosenquist immigrated to America and located in Osage City. The next year his father came
to Osage City and worked at his trade until his death, in 1882. For some time after coming to Kansas Mr. Rosenquist
worked at the shoemaking trade, then became a coal miner, but gave that up to learn the mercantile business. He
clerked in a store several years and then bought a store of his own. In November, 1901, he was made postmaster
of Osage City, which is a second-class postoffice, and sold his interest in the store he had run for four years.
At the present time Mr. Rosenquist is serving his third term as postmaster. He has always taken an interest in
public affairs, both of city and state, and for six years represented his ward in the city council. Mr. Rosenquist
is a member of the Masonic order, of the Knights of Pythias, and belongs to the Swedish Baptist church. James W. Watkins, ex-mayor of Quenemo, and one
of the progressive and prosperous business men of that place, was born in Arkansas, Oct. 26, 1857, the son of R.
W. and Mary A. Watkins. His father was a native of Alabama, who immigrated to Arkansas in 1855 and engaged in farming.
Just at the opening of the Civil war he came to Kansas; opened up a prairie farm in Douglas county and at the same
time worked at the carpenter's trade. He served in the Kansas state militia and also on the school board. James
Watkins' maternal grandfather was a Georgian, who came west and located in Arkansas at an early day. Mr. Watkins
was only a boy when he accompanied his parents to Kansas. He was reared upon his father's farm and received such
schooling as the frontier afforded. Having learned the carpenter's trade from his father he followed that vocation
for some years and, in 1890, located in Osage county. For some time he continued to run his farm and at the same
time took charge of the construction of houses and other buildings. Disposing of these interests Mr. Watkins opened
a restaurant in Quenemo, which he conducted with marked success for seven years. He then entered the real estate
and insurance business, in which he is still en-gaged. Mr. Watkins is a natural business man and every undertaking
he started has proved a success. Ever since he first located in Quenemo Mr. Watkins has taken an interest in every
movement in the town. In April, 1908, he was elected mayor and at once began to inaug-urate improvements which
have made Quenemo the fine city it is. At the time he was elected there were a number of undesirable residents
there who have been forced to leave; all resorts have been cleared out and fine sidewalks laid on the principal
streets. In 1911 Mr. Watkins was elected police judge, which office he now holds. Arthur V. Johnson, executive, was born in Osage City, Kansas, December 28, 1895, son of Gust and Blenda Matilda (Lillian) Johnson. The father, born in Sweden, March 20, 1845, died at Osage City, Kansas, December 4, 1925. He came to Kansas in 1869, was a coal operator and president of the Western Fuel Company. His wife, Blenda, was born in Sweden, November 2, 1854, and is still living. Arthur V. Johnson was graduated from public school at Osage City in 1914, and while in high school received letters in football, basketball and track. He enlisted as a private in the Kansas National Guard, July, 1917, and served with the 130th Field Artillery, 35th Division, being discharged with the rank of color sergeant. He is a member of the American Legion. Until 1923, he was employed by the Western Fuel Company, at which time he went into business for himself. He is a co-owner of the Ideal Filing Equipment Company of Osage City and a co-partner in the Western Fuel Company. He is a Republican and is serving at the present time as justice of the peace. On August 30, 1924, he was married to Florence M. Anstrom at Osage City, her birthplace. She was born July 25, 1898. Mrs. Johnson is the daughter of J. Victor and Ida (Fager) Anstrom. She is a member of the Sorosis Club, the American Legion Auxiliary and Swedish Lutheran Church. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents, the Osage City Provident Association of which he is secretary and the Chamber of Commerce (member of the trade extension committee). Residence: Osage City. (Illustrania Kansas, edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 594) Thomas Clark Hinkle, physician, was born at Laclede, Illinois, June 12, 1876, son of William Riley and Catharine Sarilda (Gillmore) HInkle. The father was born in Indiana, September 21, 1846, and died in Denver, Colorado in 1931. The mother was born in Council Grove, Kansas December 25, 1852, and died at Junction City, October 1922. In 1904, Dr. Hinkle received his medical degree from Kansas Medical College. On December 23, 1908, Dr. Hinkle was married to Roxana Elizabeth Stevens at Stockton. She was born at Plainview, Nebraska, July 15, 1889. They have two children: Thomas Clark, Jr., born January 21, 1911; and Rolland Theodore, December 22, 1913. Dr. Hinkle is the author of Tawny, A Dog of the Old West; Trueboy, Story of a Dog; Bugle, Dog of the Rockies; Black Storm, A Horse of the Kansas HIlls; Tornado Boy, A Horse of the West; Shag, Story of a Dog; Bing, the Story of a Dog, all published in New York and London. Dr. Hinkle is a member of the Congregational Church of Carbondale, the Shawnee County and Kansas State Medical Societies. During the World War, he was a member of the Physicians Volunteer Medical Service Corp. Residence: Carbondale. (Illustrania Kansas, edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 531) Frank Hugh Smith, Jr., lumberman, was born at Chicago, Illinois, February 14, 1899, son of Frank Hugh and May M. (Keiser) Smith. His father came to Kansas, and died at Carbondale, September 17, 1930. The mother died at Fayette, Missouri, in 1912. Mr. Smith attended public and high school at Carbondale, and since reaching maturity has followed the lumber business, at the present time being part owner and manager of the F. H. Smith Lumber Company. On October 7, 1922, he was married to Mable May Cast at Topeka. She was born at Doniphan, Missouri, June 11, 1902. They have one son, Gene, born at Carbondale, June 7, 1924. Mr. Smith is a Republican. He was in the United States Army from March 29, 1917, until March 29, 1920, serving two years and three months overseas. He participated in nine engagements, and was for nine months with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Knights of Pythias and the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Mason. Among his favorite sports are hunting and fishing, while his hobbies are birds, goldfish pools and music. Residence: Carbondale. (Illustrania Kansas, edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 1078) French Miles Smith, physician and surgeon, was born at Kansas City, Kansas, May 14, 1879, and for the past 23 years has resided in Kansas. He is the son of Phillip P. and Hester E. (Selder) Smith, the former of whom was born at Princeton, Missouri, March 3, 1847. Phillip P. Smith was a farmer who served in the Civil War in the 2nd Missouri Cavalry. He farmed until his death at Independence, on March 13, 1913. Hester E. Selder was born at Elkhart, Indiana, October 3, 1849, and died at Independence on March 12, 1932. She was a school teacher in her earlier years at Goshen, Indiana. In 1905, Dr. Smith graduated from the Independence High School and in 1909 received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University Medical College at Kansas City, Missouri. In 1915, he attended St. Louis University Summer School a full term, and in the summer of 1926, attended the Chicago Post-Graduate College. He was licensed to practice in Missouri on July 21, 1909, in Kansas on June 22, 1909, both licenses awarded after examination by the state board of health. Prior to entering practice, Dr. Smith worked as a telegraph operator and stenographer for various railroads while attending school. He is a Republican. On December 26, 1909, he was married to Harriet Beecher Klinkenberg at Cawker City. She was born at Cawker City, October 17, 1882, and before her marriage was a telephone operator and deputy postmaster. She is the daughter of Cornelius and Margaret (Eleved) Klinkenberg. She is a member of the Excelsior Club, Ladies Aid Society and the Methodist Church. Two children were born to them, French M. II, born March 3, 1915, was killed in an automobile accident August 11, 1920; and Lawrence R., born November 23, 1918. Among Dr. Smith's professional organizations are the American Medical Association, the Chicago Medical Association, Shawnee County Medical and the Kansas State Medical Society. Until recently he has been a member of the Red Cross. He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Masons (3rd degree) and the Modern Woodmen of America. Residence: Lyndon. (Illustrania, Kansas, edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 1078)
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