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2 February 2026

• 09:0809:08, 2 February 2026 Ninnescah River (hist | edit) [209 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Map of Kingman, Kansas, from OpenStreetMap The Ninnescah River is waters Kingman County and is crosses directly into town, splitting it into a north and south section.") Tag: Visual edit

1 February 2026

• 09:0309:03, 1 February 2026 John Harmony (hist | edit) [231 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was one of the first residents of Kingman, moving into the settlement during the year of 1874.<ref>Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 22.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:0109:01, 1 February 2026 A. D. Culver (hist | edit) [241 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was one of the first residents of Kingman, moving into the settlement on the year of 1874 with his wife.<ref>Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 22.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit

30 January 2026

• 11:1611:16, 30 January 2026 Charles Barr (hist | edit) [242 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "During 1873, he purchased lumber to make a home near the riverbank of Kingman. He joined the "other shacks".<ref>Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 20.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:1111:11, 30 January 2026 Norman Updegraff (hist | edit) [310 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "During February, 1873, he made the first bona-fide claim of Kingman County, 25 miles southwest of Kingman on the Chikaskia. This made him the first "bona-fide settler".<ref>Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 19-20.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:5610:56, 30 January 2026 Norman Ingraham (hist | edit) [398 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was the very first settler of Sherman, Kansas, in the year of 1872.<ref name=":0">Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 13.</ref> He moved into a 12x10 and named the town. Because the land could not be claimed since it was for 160 acre farms only, he left the shed and returned to Hutchinson, leaving the shed there.<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit

27 January 2026

• 08:3808:38, 27 January 2026 1876 (hist | edit) [886 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* January 22nd, 1876 - H. L. Ball told the Hutchinson News that Kingman has built a courthouse for $1,000 in scrip, and that the county has no bonded debt.<ref>The Daily Commonwealth, 22 Jan. 1876, p. 2. (find direct source?)</ref> * February 3rd, 1876 - The house of the state has introduced House Bill 149 to disorganize Kingman County and other counties, for the reason of fraud.<ref>The Sumner County Pre...") Tag: Visual edit

26 January 2026

• 13:5913:59, 26 January 2026 U. S. Bush (hist | edit) [371 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "U. S. Bush was one of the residents of Kingman from May 27th, 1875 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">The Daily Commonwealth, 29 May. 1875, p. 2.</ref> On May 27th, 1875, he worked as the Probate Judge of Kingman County.<ref name=":0" /> Category:Residents of Kingman Category:Probate Judges of Kingman") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:5713:57, 26 January 2026 W. P. Brown (hist | edit) [321 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from May 27th, 1875 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">The Daily Commonwealth, 29 May. 1875, p. 2.</ref> He worked as the Co. Attorney of Kingman County on May 27th, 1875.<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:2510:25, 26 January 2026 N. H. Childs (hist | edit) [149 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman County from November 4th, 1875 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>The Weekly Eagle, 04 Nov. 1875, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:1510:15, 26 January 2026 James Ball (hist | edit) [316 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from July 27th, 1875 [find earlier dates] to [find date here]. He reported on July 27th, 1875 that harvest is better than expected and weather has been well.<ref>Kansas Farmer, 04 Aug. 1875, p. 5.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:3909:39, 26 January 2026 1875 (hist | edit) [2,699 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* February 3rd, 1875 - W. C. Woodman surveyed the town of Kingman looking for any population during August 1874. He claims that when he found the town of Kingman after searching for days, he could not find the county offices and that the entirety of the town consisted of 7 small frame buildings, with 15 inhabitants. There is a cattle farm owned by Mr. Broadwell, 2 hay camps, and 6 families on the head of Smoot's Creek. With only 1 child, Kingman had issued a request...") Tag: Visual edit

25 January 2026

• 12:0112:01, 25 January 2026 C. D. Hutchins & Sons (hist | edit) [226 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Dealers in "Dry goods & groceries, clothing boots, shoes hats caps, &c." residing in Kingman, Kansas. thumb|Card showcasing the purpose of the company") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:5811:58, 25 January 2026 Augden-Kostner Inc. (hist | edit) [321 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A John Deere company that resided on East Hiway 54, with the phone number KE 2-3106 as of the making of the pamphlet. thumb|Vintage pamphlet showcasing the address, phone number, and purpose of the company Address: East Hiway 54 [find dates] Phone number: KE 2-3160 [find dates]") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:5611:56, 25 January 2026 Bob's Cities Service (hist | edit) [286 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Phone number: 1054 thumb|Vintage pen stating Bob's Cities Service's phone number was 1054 as of the making of the pen thumb|Vintage pen stating Bob's Cities Service that resides in Kingman") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:3411:34, 25 January 2026 A. D. Rayl Motor Co. (hist | edit) [508 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Address: 126 Ave. B East [find dates] thumb|Vintage pen showcasing the name of the company and its owners. Phone number: 268 [find dates] thumb|Vintage pen showcasing the address and phone number of the company It is a Ford motor company that resides in Kingman. The co-owners appear to be: W. E. Layman, Geo. R. Staley, and Chas. A. Rayl.") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:2911:29, 25 January 2026 S. E. Warnberg (hist | edit) [316 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Vintage pen with the phone number 123 Phone number: 123 [find dates] thumb|Vintage pen that says "We appreciate your business, shoot us some more" The pen states that this oil business resides in Kingman.") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:2511:25, 25 January 2026 Love Motor Supply (hist | edit) [146 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Address: 325 North Main Street [Find dates here] Phone: 532-3261 [Find dates here] thumb|Love Motor Supply Pen") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:2309:23, 25 January 2026 1874 (hist | edit) [663 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* The fraud of Kingman County is still being investigated. It would appear that the 3 commissioners of Kingman at the time, G. W. Lacy, J. K. Fical, and Ball [find exact name], were all residents of Hutchinson and were involved in a scheme to use county bonds as profit.<ref>The Sumner County Press, 13 Aug. 1874, p. 2.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:0709:07, 25 January 2026 1873 (hist | edit) [1,317 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* March 27th, 1873 - Sherman is renamed to Kingman.<ref>"Letter from Kingman, (formerly Sherman) Kingman County.", The Hutchinson News, 27 Mar. 1873, p. 2.</ref> * September 7th, 1873 - Despite several advertisements for Kingman, the Daily Commonwealth reports that: "Any one who has watched the progress and event of a county seat election in Kansas will be ready to admit that this offers no stumbling block to Kingman co...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:4508:45, 25 January 2026 1872 (hist | edit) [847 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* July 4th, 1872 - Kingman (formerly Sherman) was announced by C. C. Hutchinson.<ref>"New Town of Sherman", Hutchinson News, 04 July 1872, p. 3.</ref> * October 24th, 1872 - A mail route is established running through Castleton, Reno County, through Sherman, Kingman County, to Camp Supply, in the Indian Territory.<ref>"Rambling Letters No. 7", Hutchinson News, 24 Oct. 1872, p. 1.</ref> * December 5th, 1872 - A bridg...") Tag: Visual edit

24 January 2026

• 11:1311:13, 24 January 2026 1878 (hist | edit) [93 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* The Mercury newspaper releases its first issue on Friday, June 14th.") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:0910:09, 24 January 2026 John Dean (hist | edit) [428 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 21st, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">The Mercury, 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> In The Mercury, it mentions that his pony pulled up stakes and rope and escaped during the week of June 21st, 1878, and was last seen or heard of near Dr. Young's residence.<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:0710:07, 24 January 2026 Dr. Young (hist | edit) [353 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 21st, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">The Mercury, 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He has a residence there as of June 21st, 1878.<ref name=":0" /> John Dean's pony was seen or heard near that residence after it escaped on the week of June 21st, 1878.") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:0310:03, 24 January 2026 Hugh McBridge (hist | edit) [338 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman County from June 21st, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">The Mercury, 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He was referred to by The Mercury on June 21st, 1878 as being "one of the most extensive farmers in the county."<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:0110:01, 24 January 2026 Shingles (hist | edit) [394 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He is a resident of Kingman and has a claim in Kingman during the date of June 21st, 1878.<ref name=":0">The Mercury, 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He was simply referred to as "Mr. Shingles" by The Mecury newspaper. During the week of June 21st, 1878, he proposed to build a house on his claim for "school and church purposes."<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit

23 January 2026

• 12:5612:56, 23 January 2026 Kingmanite (hist | edit) [185 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Kingmanite refers to a resident of Kingman. This first appeared in The Mercury on June 21st, 1878.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:5412:54, 23 January 2026 James L. Hagerty (hist | edit) [275 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He is a resident who lives north of Kingman, who has a farm in Reno county where he reported a big yield to The Mercury on June 15th, 1878.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:5212:52, 23 January 2026 Sadie Frazier (hist | edit) [233 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "She was stated by The Mercury as being an "accomplished young lady" who visited the church on June 19th, 1878, along with Juliet Arnold, Lou Frazier, and Belle Wilkinson.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:5112:51, 23 January 2026 Belle Wilkinson (hist | edit) [232 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "She was stated by The Mercury as being an "accomplished young lady" who visited the church on June 19th, 1878, along with Juliet Arnold, Lou Frazier, and Sadie Frazier.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:5012:50, 23 January 2026 Lou Frazier (hist | edit) [235 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "She was stated by The Mercury as being an "accomplished young lady" who visited the church on June 19th, 1878, along with Juliet Arnold, Belle Wilkinson, and Sadie Frazier.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:4912:49, 23 January 2026 Juliet Arnold (hist | edit) [233 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "She was stated by The Mercury as being an "accomplished young lady" who visited the church on June 19th, 1878.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:4712:47, 23 January 2026 Martin Updegraff (hist | edit) [317 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He is of Collins' ranch. The Mercury has a confusing statement about him on June 21st, 1878, stating "Mart. Updegraff, he of Collins' ranche, smileth and says it's a boy. The heir of the house of Updegraff put in an appearance on Tuesday (June 11th, 1878) of last week."<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:4312:43, 23 January 2026 D. A. Little (hist | edit) [297 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 21st, 1878<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>, and was a big well-digger. He "stands 6 feet 6 inches in his stocking feet." He may have been Little, the resident involved in Little & Neal, who run a bakery.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:4112:41, 23 January 2026 W. J. Park (hist | edit) [332 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 16th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He was stated by The Mercury as having return from Reno County and stated that "the continued heavy rains will cause a great loss of wheat."") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:4012:40, 23 January 2026 J. B. Lawson (hist | edit) [375 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 21st, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">''The Kingman Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He was stated by The Mercury as having "purchased the interest of Mr. H. L. Ball, in the drug store, at this place. New goods have been bought."<ref name=":0" />") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3812:38, 23 January 2026 H. L. Ball (hist | edit) [713 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from May 20th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>''The Mercury'', 14 June 1878, p. 2.</ref> He ran a drug store.<ref>''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3512:35, 23 January 2026 Wm. Greer (hist | edit) [363 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 18th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>"Locals in Brief." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> The Mercury states that he and N. J. Blake were leaving for Bedford, Iowa, on Tuesday morning, June 18th, 1878, and will return with their families.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3412:34, 23 January 2026 N. J. Blake (hist | edit) [361 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 18th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>"Locals in Brief." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> The Mercury states that he and Wm. Greer were leaving for Bedford, Iowa, on Tuesday morning, June 18th, 1878, and will return with their families.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:2812:28, 23 January 2026 Joseph Epley (hist | edit) [283 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 21st, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>"Locals in Brief" ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He created a blacksmith shop on the week of June 21st, 1878, near the bridge.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:2612:26, 23 January 2026 J. Offlighter (hist | edit) [323 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a resident of Kingman from June 18th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref>"Locals in Brief" ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> The Mercury made a mention of him stating that he killed a huge badger south of town on Tuesday, June 18th, 1878.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:2512:25, 23 January 2026 Little & Neal (hist | edit) [312 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "They are to open a bakery sometime after June 21st, 1878, stated by The Mercury.<ref>"Locals In Brief." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:2212:22, 23 January 2026 Superintendents of Public Instruction of Kingman County (hist | edit) [213 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "On June 21st, 1878, The Mercury states that the superintendent of Kingman County will keep his office open at Kingman on Monday of every week.<ref>"County Superintendent" ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 2.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:1812:18, 23 January 2026 Board of Kingman County Commissioners (hist | edit) [1,540 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The board was first established when the county was organized by Thomas A. Osborn, the governor, on February 27th, 1874.<ref name=":0">"Then and Now." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 2.</ref> == Members == * J. K. Fical - February 27th, 1874 - ? * J. M. Jordan - February 27th, 1874 - ? * G. W. Lacy - February 27th, 1874 - ? == Meetings == === March 5th, 1874 === According to The Mercury, the proceedings of the meeting "partially explain the reasons for...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:0812:08, 23 January 2026 G. W. Lacy (hist | edit) [363 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "When the county was first organized February 27th, 1874, he was appointed as one of the first county commissioners.<ref>"Then and Now." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 2.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:0712:07, 23 January 2026 J. M. Jordan (hist | edit) [2,237 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "When the county was first organized February 27th, 1874, he was appointed one of the first county commissioners.<ref>"Then and Now." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 2.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:0612:06, 23 January 2026 J. Harmony (hist | edit) [171 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "When the county was organized February 27th, 1874, J. Harmony was appointed county clerk.<ref>"Then and Now." ''The Mercury'', 21 June 1878, p. 2.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:5011:50, 23 January 2026 John Frazier (hist | edit) [350 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a lawyer who lived at Kingman from June 14th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here].<ref name=":0">''The Mercury'', 14 June 1878, p. 3.</ref> He hosted the 4th of July committee on music on June 12th, 1878.<ref name=":0" /> He resided north of town.") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:4711:47, 23 January 2026 W. C. Hawk (hist | edit) [435 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "He was a doctor who resided in Kingman from June 14th, 1878 [find earlier dates] to [find date here]. He attended the first court session of Kingman.<ref>''The Mercury'', 14 June 1878, p. 2.</ref> He was making a collection of bugs mentioned in The Mercury on June 14th, 1878.<ref>''The Mercury'', 14 June 1878, p. 3.</ref>") Tag: Visual edit
• 11:4311:43, 23 January 2026 Mrs. Aaron Dewey (hist | edit) [212 bytes] Riley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Wife of Aaron Dewey, a farmer who resided in Kingman during June 14th, 1878.") Tag: Visual edit