He was the very first settler of Sherman, Kansas, in the year of 1872.[1] 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.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hurd, Fred. A History of Kingman County, 1871–1969. Mennonite Press, 1970, p. 13.