 | | | | | | | | | | 게시자: 2011 4월 12 12:14 의 Doug Conrad |  Birth: Feb. 22, 1854
Death: Jul. 12, 1942 Delphos Republican
July 16, 1942
I.I. Truex Saw The Valley Grow Up Well Known Pioneer Resident Passes Away Monday at Home of His Daughter in Delphos The Delphos community lost another of its few remaining pioneer citizens Monday morning in the death of I.I. Truex, beloved "old timer" who passed away quite suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. I.W. Ferris, at the age of 88 years, four months and 21 days. "Uncle Ike" had lived in this valley for nearly 70 years. Mr. Truex had been in comparatively good health until last weekend. He had been living alone on his farm southwest of Delphos, but on Friday his daughter insisted that he remain in town for a few days because he was "not so well." On Sunday evening he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered. Death came about 9:30 Monday morning. Uncle Ike came to Ottawa County in the spring of 1874 – alon...
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| | | 게시자: 2011 4월 12 12:07 의 Doug Conrad | Anna Bell Brewster was born December 10, 1844 at Atlantic City, New Jersey, just five months after the death of her father, John Brewster. John and his two brothers were lawyers. John was educated in Philadelphia, but he moved to Atlantic City after his marriage. It was here his children were born: Jonathan, Margaret, Daniel, and Anna. After his death, the family later moved to Philadelphia. At the age of five, Anna was taken in by Mrs. Rittenhouse and stayed with her until her death six years later. Anna then lived with the Shooster family. They took her with them when they moved to Illinois to homestead. Anna was living in Illinois when she accepted an invitation to come live with her brother, Daniel, near Delphos, Kansas. Anna lived with Daniel until her marriage to James Simeon Morgan on September 13, 1868. One month later, on October 3, 1868, Anna Brewster Morgan was captured by Indians just northwest of present-day Delphos during an Sioux raid. The Indians had raid...
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| | | 게시자: 2010 2월 16 09:28 의 Doug Conrad | | Maria Truax was the eldest daughter of Philippe du Trieux (de Truy) and his first wife Jacquemyne Noirett. She was baptized in Leyden, Holland, on 5 April 1617, and emigrated with her family to New Amsterdam in 1624. She married firstly Cornelis Volckertsen Viele, possibly before 1640, and definitely by January 1642, when an adoption paper mentions her husband. This paper constitutes an acknowledgment of the paternity of her daughter Aeltjem, by Pieter Wolphersen van Couwenhoven. Maria Truax was a 'tapper' or tavern keeper, as were both her husbands. The fact that she was the one in charge is indicated by the marking of 'The Tavern of Marie du Trieux' on the 1644 map. Her second husband, Jan Peek, was also an early settler of New Amsterdam, and the town of Peekskill, NY takes its name from him. Maria was constantly...
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| | | 게시자: 2010 2월 16 08:59 의 Doug Conrad |  Philippe du Trieux
Progenitor of the Truax Family
The following Du Trieux family history was prepared by Combs Craig Truax, with annotations and corrections by Mike Truax (newsletter editor and webmaster for the Association of Descendants of Philippe du Trieux)
Dutrieu Coat of Arms
"Do Right and Fear Nothing" |
The Du Trieux family were Walloons, people of Celtic stock in northeast France (present day Belgium), French speaking, who became Protestants in large numbers at the Reformation. This small area of Europe, which at the time was under Spanish rule, was marked by bloodshed, repression and wide-spread loss of life. Many of the Du Trieux family fled. Some found sanctuary in England and a large family group went, in exile, to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, which had recently declared its independence from Spain, the Du Trieuxes and other Walloon families settled in Leiden and Amsterdam. As skilled artisans, these Walloons found employment, assistance, civil and religious freedoms. Among these was Philippe Du Trieux, born ca. 1586 at Roubaix in what is now France. By 1614, Philippe Du Trieux was a skilled craftsman in Amsterdam, serving as a dyer. In 1615, in the Walloon Church of old Amsterdam, he married Jacquemine Noiret, a fellow Huguenot, from Lille, France. In 1620, Jacquemine died, leaving Philippe with three small children [Marie, Philippe Jr., and Madeline, who died in infancy--mjt]. Philippe, in 1621, married Susanna Du Chesne, a Huguenot from Sedan, France. To them was born a son, Gerome, in the fall of 1623 [Gerome died prior to Philippe’s emigration in 1624--mjt]. In the meantime, the West India Company was being established to develop international commerce and to serve as a military arm of the Netherlands. A brisk fur trade had developed in the Hudson Valley region of America, and in 1623 the West India Company made the decision to occupy the land between the Delaware Valley and the Connecticut River with permanent settlers. Philippe and his fellow Walloons had long been seeking the means to settle either in North or South America. His family, along with 29 other families largely of Walloon identification, entered into a contract with the West India Company to relocate to America. Philippe and his family [wife Susanna and children Marie and Philippe Jr.--mjt] departed the Netherlands at the beginning of April 1624 on the ship "New Netherland" and arrived at present day New York in mid-May. He and his fellow emigrants came as free men and were granted freedom of conscience in all religious matters.
THE DU TRIEUX FAMILY IN COLONIAL AMERICAUpon the purchase of Manhattan Island in 1626, all Dutch and Walloon settlers were gathered from their original 1624 settlement points and brought to Manhattan. There, Philippe and Susanna’s family continued to expand [four daughters and three sons, all of whom had children--mjt]. He became an employee of the West India Company and served until his death as the court messenger or marshal. He owned a home on Beaver Street, near the Fort, which he sold in 1643, having acquired a sizable farm along the East River in 1640. This first landholding on American soil today is the site of many Commercial ventures, the most famed of which is the Fulton Fish Market. The land is located near the southern tip of Manhattan. It is on the shore precisely south of the Brooklyn Bridge. If you visit the site, be sure to spend time at nearby Battery Park. There rests a beautiful monument erected in 1924 to honor the emigrants of the ship "New Netherlands. Donated by the people of the province of Hainaut in Belgium, the tercentennial observance was supported by the leadership of four nations: Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United States. Emigrant Philippe Du Trieux is much of record under the Dutch on early Manhattan Island, as are some of his children and his sons-in-law. [There are many records of Philippe's various legal activities--see Philippe's Legal Activities--mjt.] Philippe and his eldest son, Philippe Jr., were killed in 1652.
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| | | 게시자: 2009 6월 5 10:35 의 Doug Conrad | "If You Could See
Your Ancestors" If you could see your ancestors,
All standing in a row,
Would you be proud of them,
Or don't you really know? Some strange discoveries are made
In climbing family trees;
And some of them, you know,
Do not particularly please. If you could see your ancestors,
All standing in a row,
There might be some of them, perhaps,
You wouldn't care to know. But there's another question
Which requires a different view ...
If you could "meet" your ancestors,
Would they be proud of you? ~ Author Unknown ~ | |
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| | | 게시자: 2009 6월 4 09:19 의 Doug Conrad | In the wild forests of Southern Europe, at a date unknown, the first Eberhart was born. Whence the name originated or its meaning is equally obscure, as written history of the 7th and 8th centuries is neither complete or accurate. It is known, however, that the first man bearing the family name of whom we have a record, was a member of the Court of King Egbert of Saxony. This king ruled from 802-839 A.D. - Finding an Eberhart associated with the ruler of this nation, we have a right to presume he belonged to the race of people who are classified in history as the Teutons. Also, the family characteristics of the early Eberharts and those of later years are very strong indications of the fact that the family belonged to that early and sturdy race. During the 10th, 11th & 12th centuries, history only records the name at irregular intervals. At the opening of the 13th century, we again find the names of many of them, together with the dates of their birth and what their position a...
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| | | 게시자: 2009 6월 3 10:14 의 Doug Conrad | Tiera FarrowHer 1953 autobiography was entitled “Lawyer in Petticoats” and in it Tiera Farrow tells of the personal pride she had when she became the first woman to pass the bar examination and practice law in Missouri. In June 1903, she graduated from the Kansas City School of Law as the only female in a class of seventy-five. But as her book details, it was to be the easiest aspect of becoming a practicing attorney. None of 800 men lawyers in Kansas City at that time would accept her into their offices as an associate. She eventually joined with another woman attorney and opened an office in downtown Kansas City.
There were initially no clients for the new law office so Ms. Farrow resorted to being a court reporter to pay the bills. Eventually they did develop a prosperous practice, but with almost exclusively women clients.
In 1916, Ms. Farrow was the first woman attorney in the country to defend a woman accused of murder. She had been attorney to Clara Schweiger who was divorcing her husband. In the courthouse elevator, Ms. Schweiger shot and killed her husband. She was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, but was paroled after serving two years.
Tiera Farrow grew up in Delphos, Kansas, in the late nineteenth century. While in public school she read about a new machine that was being used by businesses in the east called a “typewriter.” She convinced her parents to let her go to a business school in Kansas City to learn how to use the typewriter and also to learn shorthand. The schooling led to a job as stenographer in a law office and a desire to become a lawyer.
However, the law was not to be her only vocation. In 1906 she was elected city treasurer of Kansas City, Kansas, a position she would hold until 1912. After completing her term of office, Ms. Farrow went to Europe for a year to study the conditions of working women aboard. Upon returning she became active in the Women’s Trade Union League and worked with women in the Kansas City packing plants.
Later in her career, Ms. Farrow was the legal aid counselor for the Kansas City Welfare Department. She was also the first municipal court judge in Kansas City, first woman divorce proctor in the city and the first woman to appear before the Kansas Supreme Court on an appealed cased.
Sources:
“Career of Woman Lawyer Here Began With Triumph Over Flood,” Kansas City Star, 28 April 1953.
“From A Job As Typist She Became First Lawyer in “Petticoats,” Kansas City Star, 23 August 1953.
“Lawyer 50 Years, Lady Judge Cites Business Woman’s Advance,” Independence Reporter, 31 January 1954. The vertical file is on forty-three microfilm reels arranged alphabetically by name. These reels are available through interlibrary loan, or you may contact the reference staff . Please note that many of the clippings had yellowed and it may be impossible to produce a readable photocopy.
Completion of this biography was made possible by volunteer Frank Sotrines. |
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| | | 게시자: 2009 6월 3 10:09 의 Doug Conrad | | | Written by Gene Morris | | Wednesday, 03 June 2009 08:00 | WICHITA — No one has stepped to the podium more often in Wichita the last three years than Paola High School senior Joe Stephens.  Joe Stephens, who has won 12 state medals in three years, holds the Paola High School boys’ Class 4A state championship trophy. Stephens scored 34 of Paola’s 66 points. (Photo by Gene Morris)
He has won as many medals as you can at state — four — in each of the last three years and struck for at least one gold medal.
Stephens had a tough start to the state track and field meet in Cessna Stadium on Friday afternoon, placing runner-up in the triple jump.
His rival, Vernon Sublett of Louisburg, qualified seventh among eight to advance to the finals in the event and leaped past Stephens with a jump of 46 feet, 2 inches on his second attempt in the finals. Stephens placed second with a mark of 46-0.5.
Stephens was then upset Saturday in the 110-meter high hurdles, an event he won last season, placing second to Iola’s Ethan Fulton, who ran a time of 14.86. seconds. Stephens, who qualified first in the event, ran a time of 15.11 in the finals.
Jamel Townsend of De Soto came out of nowhere to upset Stephens in the long jump with a leap of 23-4 on his final attempt in the finals.
Trying to prepare for the finals of the 300-meter hurdles, Stephens was forced to pass on two attempts in the long jump. He was left with just one attempt, which had to be completed 10 minutes after the conclusion of his hurdles race.
He would not be denied the gold in the 300-meter hurdles, despite hitting the third hurdle and taking a stumble which almost sent him to the track.
Stephens got stronger as the race went along and ran a time of 39.83 to defeat Jameson Greenwood of Osawatomie for the gold.
“I caught the third hurdle and almost fell,” Stephens said. “I’m excited to win it. I didn’t get the time I wanted. But, I ran out and finished the 300 strong.”
At the end of the day Stephens held something more valuable than an individual medal, hoisting the Class 4A boys’ state track and field championship trophy — the first in school history.
He was watching the 200-meter dash and knew the team title was a done deal when teammate Antonio Smith crossed the finish line in second place.
“I knew it was over when Antonio placed second in the 200-meter dash,” Stephens said. “Once I saw that, I knew no one was going to catch us in points.”
Outstanding performances are part of competing against the best in the state, Stephens said. That’s why winning a state medal means so much.
“Anytime you win a state medal, it is special and a great accomplishment,” he said.
He was runner-up in the triple jump, losing on a great leap by Sublett.
“My goal was to come here and get gold,” Stephens said. “Sublett got me in the triple jump. Every meet we have been back and forth. I knew it was going to be competitive when I got here.”
Fulton ran a time of 14.73 in the preliminaries, winning his heat, but Stephens was confident he could win a head-to-head meeting in the finals. Stephens won his heat with a time of 15.05.
“I saw he had a faster time,” Stephens said. “I just knew that I won my heat.”
Fulton got a step on Stephens in the finals with three hurdles to go and held on for the win.
“I beat him in the regionals pretty good,” Stephens said. “He came out and got me today.”
Competing in two events scheduled simultaneously cost Stephens a shot at capturing gold in the long jump.
He lost two of his jumps in the long jump while getting ready for the 300-meter hurdles.
“I had to scratch two times in the finals,” he said.
He stepped over the board on his only attempt in the finals for a foul.
Stephens, who is headed to Pittsburg State on a track and field scholarship, had 12 state medals for first, second and third place and has been part of three Paola Panther state trophy winning teams for first, second and third.
2009 state medals: 300-meter hurdles (first), 110-meter high hurles (second), triple jump (second) and long jump (second).
2008 state medals: 110-meter high hurdles (first), long jump (first), 300-meter hurdles (second) and 4x400-meter relay (third).
2007 state medals: 300-meter hurdles (first), 110-meter hurdles (second), 4x400-meter relay (second) and high jump (third). |
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