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:",tlkopf. August 1876-1913 Well:;. Glellll 1909-19';'5 ':f',~<'I!k()pf. Ernest 1842-1919 Wells .. Jim 1889-1949 y ~.~,·t!k()pr. :\[ary 1848-[9[2 Welb. ;Infant Son of Jim \., .~rl);':~('lt. Clara He'll 1874-1901 and :\k,"~i(' Weilsi no inf. ~~tambau~h. iInfant of Well>. Loyd W. 1912-1952 '\:\~ •.••I:: and 13. Slambau!::h\ no inf. \'l'Il'r;'!1-World \Var 11 .'<

~:~lInbau~h. Emmett ~ 1892-1970 twe!lS. :\largaret 1881)-1945 • \~Id-c I{:':ambaugh. Joanna, 1866-1848 Whitl(~l'k._ iInfant SOli of _~l"":IJ»:-'LlIl1baugh. Juhn W. 1859-1902 :\1. ::>. \\!lltJock1 18,;) \) ~~t:imhau)!h. Laurene Willlu,:. Elfelda 1894-1895 ~ ~

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~t;}mbau~h. :\Ielva 1893-1937 Wilgu,. (;c'orge \V. 1845-1923 l ~I~\H'en('y. Anna J. 1833-1879 Wilgu". Ida F. 1860-19:39". I

Tyler. Fannie 1851-1944 Wilsun. Elvena 1915-1937 r.l... ~Tyler. Lewis 1843-1918 WiLon. Clarence B. 1883-1973 V (,'-1L:hlri~. AUgust, 1867-H)~5 Wimbc,rly. Florence . ","l hln=>. D. J. W. 1868-19_3 Vll\ln no 1IIf. -.)'

l·hlrig. Laura B. 1889·1969 WOl'hr. Darrell J. 1939-1943 ,\ ~L·hlrig. William F. 1862-1942 Woehr. Delbert :\1. 1914-1966 ;}(\'an5vckle. Andrew J. 1829-1892 Wvker. Catherine\'anS\·ckle. Catherine S. 1829-1897 Tomson 1833-1908\'an5\·cle. Gertrude 1864-1879 Wvk£'r. Charles R. 1868-1952\'ilven. Ann 1855-1932 W\·ker. Chester 1921-1967Vihen. Louis 1852-1933 Veteran-World War II\-ilq'n. Walter L. 1884-1959 W\·ker. Claus no inf.Wall. Galvin Luther 1935 W\·ker. Henr\' 1827-1909

Veteran-l\Iarines (Peacetime) W\·ker. Lestc-r 1905·1907Weeks. Charles 1864-1947 \V\·kcr. Jennie 1868-1951\rl'cks. Elmer 1892-1906 W\'ker. Louise 1877-1926Wl·ek". Frrderick 1872-1878 W\·ker. :\latthias 1860-1917\reeks. Hanna J. 1865-1904 W\'ker. :\!innie D. 19()()·1975\reeks. Kl'ith 1904-1963 W\·ker. Ra\'lllOnd 1897-19H3

Wl'~'ks. ([nfant Son of There are nine gra\-es with no ~• 16,Keith & Edith Weeks) 1947 names recorded. One is a Civil War {,-.v,.

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Maple Hill, Kansas

The cemetery of the Maple Hill Community Congregational,"llIrch is located one and one-half miles to the west of the present,.:t' of :.vIapleHilL Kansas. It is not quite clear when burials were.:'st made in the cemetery, but it is known that by the middle.::-;-0'5. there were some graves there, The land was donatee! by\\ ,-\. Pierce, a local rancher, A stone church named the Elliott. :lion Congregational Church was erected in 1882 on the site." :lllrch services are held in the stone church each year the Sunday:,,:rore Memorial Day,

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was moved one and one-half miles ea'st \\'ith the coming of the•• I

raIlway In 1887. In 1905 the congregation moved to a remodeledschool building in the new townsite ahd in the 1920's combinedwith other town churches to become the Maple Hill CommunityCongregational Church as it remains today.

Following is a listing of all knowA burials in the cemeteryIalthough we are sure· there are a few unmarked e:raves. The survevI ~ -of graves was made by Nicholas L. Clark during the month of

September, 1975. IAdams. John G. (Infant) 1942-1912 Butefish. Caroline S.Adams. Elizabeth M. 1895-19i4 Butefish. Frank C.Adams. E. Ross 1896-19i2 Bledhoe. RebeccaAdams. David R. 1924 BulJoch. Sarah E.Adams. Ora A. 1869-1949 Bn·ant. Jessie F.Adams. Edward S. 1858-1901 Br~'a'nt. AnnieAdams. Fave W. 1891-1963 Br\·ant. SamuelAdams. l\1an AJice 1892-1931 Br\·aht. Robert D.Adanis. Horace G. 1862-1933 Blinch. On'ilJe B.Adams. Mabel G. 1864-1910 Bradlcv. Bessie O.Adarm. Emilv 1899-1966 Bood t)irevAdams. Elizabeth 189';"·1912 Ban! S\'biiAdams. Elizabeth Bai-t6n.· James P.

Parsons 1862-1942 Bartdn. HuldaAdams. Franklin 1853-1927 Bron11U~h. JoeAdams. Alexander 1822-1901 BronilUgh. SadicAdams. !\fan' Jane 1828-1917 Bro\/n.Henn· A.Adams. Ho\\:ard 1895-1959 Bladburn. R'obert W.Adams. Arthur A. 1892·1966 Blackburn. :\larilJa HaleAdams. Ravmond E. 1902-198';" Baucflc\·. EmmaAlJen. Frank A. 1883-1961 Beaubien_ :\lan C.Alll'n. Jennie T. 1874-1955 Beaubien. Edmund A.Arnold. Grace 1\1. 1886-1959 Bourassa. 1\1. Florence.Arnold. David W. 1870·1937 Chapman. BeaubienAllen. Wm. Paul 1923-1931 Bronaugh. Lester T.Bolin. :\lartha Hazel 1912-1943 Barton, Hulda (Infant)I3oaz. Charlene Kay Braulringer. August

(Infant) 1942·1912 Bake~. Harry A.Barsch, John H. 1883-1952 Baker,. Aggie D. LeeBrock. James J. 1899-1923 L. :\1. B. <initials only)Brock. Calvin M. 18;';7-1929 ClarkI James P.Brock. Emma 1\1. 1870-1911 Colton. SusieBalJinger. Emily L. 1899-1927 Clark! WilliamBallinger, Harry W. 1895-1971 Clark! RuaBalJinger. Harry W_. Jr. 1922-1948 Crawshaw. Richard H.Barnhill. Willis 1870-1949 Crawshaw. Ollie JaneBaker. Frank P. 1857-1917 Colcher. :\lyrtle :'.1.Baker. !\lar\' Elizabeth 1860-1905 Carothl·rs. :\ellie 1\1.Bom£:ardner. Viola Ann 1908-1931 Cleme'nts. JohnI3ruc~'. Je~sie 1856-1937 Clemt.'nts. :\laggieBlillol·k. Dwight E. T9T8 Sharrai

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Burr. Annil' 1864-1889 Clark.\ Donald Ll'eglaKl'. James Aaron 1821-189-4 Clark. L,'wis CBlakl'. Elizabdh 1834-1911 Clark JanieBanta. Jam('s L. 1889-1892 Carotncrs. Kenneth E.Banta. !lnfant) 1891-1891 Carot~ers. Jerome L.Bl'nl'fl'il. Ben iamin J. S. no inf. Carotners. C\'nthia

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Woehr. John/Whitlock. \Villiam S.

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Wilson. John W.Wilson. MargaretWhan. Cora L.Whan. Calvin T.Woodruff. Sarah E.Whitaker. Elizabeth P.

Moore 1841-1934Wright. Robert J. 1872-1906Wood, Matilda Francis 1850-1921Wood, James M. 1847-1917Wild. Fern Lacock 1903-1974Waterman. no inf.Wikkerink. 1898-1927Walklev. S. S. 18-15-1916Walkley, Nellie 1848·1912Warren, Benjamin 1839-1927Warren. Matha P. Olney 1840-1912Warren. William D. 1862-1957Warren. Elna L. 1880-1935Warren, Dura 1817-1891Warren. Meletiah Childs 1813-1887Warren. Eva l\IcFarland 1912Weaver. Bertha A. 1877-1973Weaver. Jesse D. 1876-1960Weaver, Isaac 1846-1916Williams. Harry R. 1874-1955Williams. :'Ilarv J. 1885-1920Woodford. Jos'eph W. 1855-1939Woodford. Jennie E. 1855-1936Whan. William L. 1886Winkler. Otto Edouard 1872-1947Winkler. Emerald Jerrue 1873-1951Wagner. Sarah J. 1821-1897Wagner. G. H. 1811-1881Wagner. H. G. 1851-1884Wagner, John no inf.Willmett. Joseph A. 1808-1897Younker. Daniel B. 1861-1915Younker. Katherine 1875-1947

Turnbull, Alfred 1\1. 1907-194.6Veteran-World War II

Teter, Tora 1. 1863-1953Tavlor, John W. 1881Ta\·lor. Marv 1823-1897Ta\·lor. Wili 1881Tha\'Cr. Albert F. 18-10-1908Tha\·er. Ellen F. Ghenev 18-10·1918Turilbull. Walter A. - 1882·1f):nTurnhull. Adam 1881-UJ;19Turnbull, S. Francis 1877-1939Turnbull. John, Jr. 1877-1958Turnbull. John. Sr. 1845-1936Turnhull. Margaret 1845-1898Thomas. Walter L. 1876-1917True. Alden E. 1845-13fj8True. Marcia Castle 1850-1932True. Sally Spears 1817-1906Turner. Calvin K. 1866-1910Ungeheuer, Loren F. 1904-1960Veal. William P. 1868-1949Veal. ;vlargaret lVI. 1872-1946Veal. George E. 1850-1928Veal. Margaret A. 1850-1932Verity, Bertie 1888-1888Verity. Annie L. (Infant) 1885-1885Verity. Alfred H. (Infant) 1887-1887Van Nice. Alice 1868-1930\Vatson, James H. 1907-1967

Veteran-World War II\Vatson, Emily H. 1864-1951Watson, James 1861-1944Watt. Joseph L. 1923-1966Watt. Katherine 1889-1957Watt. David 1885-1936Woody. Robert Lee 1917-1951Watt. ':\[an- Turnbull 1886-1969Walt. Wiliiam 1883-1951Wild. William C. 1899-1952Wilson. Flora :\1. 1874-19-18Wilson. Rohert Lee 1867-19-15Woody. Joseph H. 1:J00-1953W\'!ie. Dennv F. 1900-1969V"e:mer. Dan'nv (Infant) 1946-1946\Vilson. Jennie 1888-1968Whittington. William J. 1858-1936Whittington. Abbie R. 1860-1925Watt. William A. 1917·1929

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1928. Mrs. Wild was the daughter of IRuden Lacock and MyrtleMae Lacock and was born at Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Wild attendedschools in St. Marys, Kan., but lived in the Rossville, Maple Hill,and Willard area during her adolescent years.

To this union were born two childr~n: George Randolph Wild,Jr., on June 28, 1932; and Patricia Wild, on Jan. 17, 1934.

Fern Wild passed away on July 28,\1974 and is buried in theStone Church Cemetery, Maple Hill, Kan •.George Wild, Jr. was married to Vivian Mae Corbin on Sept.

25.1953. Mrs. Wild was the daughter of ;Robert Corbin and Mildred

McCauley Corbin, and was born Aug. 3\ 1932. Both Mr. and Mrs.Wild were graduated from Maple Hill ,High School. Mr. Wild isIengaged in farming and is employed by poodyear Tire and RubberCompanv. Mrs. Wild is Secretary of the Kansas Masonic Founda­tion in Topeka, Kan. The Wild's have two children: Randolph C.Wild, born Sept. 26, 1955; and pamela\ Mae Wild, born July 18,1958.

Patricia Wild married Bill Wilson land they reside in LakeOdessa, Mich .

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WILBUR S. WHITLOCK

Wilbur S. Whitlock was born Feb. 14, 1874, at Belleville, Ill.Wilbur was the son of Maynard S. and Laurine Stmpson Whitlock.Mr. Whitlock was raised in the Wells €reek community of KawTownship, Wabaunsee County and attended Kaw schools andCampbell University at Holton, Kan. I

Huldah Clements was born Dec. 14, 1891, at Paxico, Kan.Huldah was the daughter of John and Maggie Sharrai Clementsand was raised in the Paxico, MCFarlantl and Alma communities

where she attended schools. IWilbur S. Whitlock and Huldah May' Clements were married

~p,."in 1910 at Kansas City, Mo. To this unio~ Lour children were born:Joan R. Whitlock Myers, on Oct. 25, 1922; Robert B. V{hitlock, on

Feb. 5, 1918~Beth L. Whitlock Powell, onlMar. 29, 1916; and HelenJ. Whitlock Davis, on April 2, 1913.,1,-Wilbur S. Whitlock was a school teacher, served several terms

as Wabaunsee County Surveyor, and farm:ed. Mrs. Whitlock taughtschool and was a homemaker. Mr. Whitlock was a member of the

Methodist Church as was his wife. I c.IWilbur S. Whitlock passed away Oct. 25, 1949, at Maple Hilland Mrs. Whitlock on Oct. 12, 1971. Bot~ are buried in the MapleHill cemetery. c.)