Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. (1870-1931) – Journalist and politician from Leavenworth. Henry Newton Brown (1857-1884) – Brown fought with the Regulators in the Lincoln County War of New Mexico. James Montgomery (1814-1871) – One of Kansas ‘ most infamous “Jayhawkers.”. Kanza/Kaw Tribe – From a period extending far back into the past — far back of any written record — the Kanza claimed, as a nation, the region that they ceded to the United States by the treaty of June 1825. Senator. Before European colonization, Kansas was occupied by the Caddoan Wichita and later the Siouan Kaw people.The first European to set foot in present-day Kansas was the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, who explored the area in 1541.. Kansas didn’t really get settled by Europeans until the mid-1850’s though most towns were founded in the 1880’s. Lease (1853 – 1933) – Attorney, lecturer, writer, and supporter of Populism from Wichita. Peter McVicar (1829-1903) – Clergyman, soldier and educator. John Grant Otis (1838-1916) – Lawyer and member of Congress. Margaret Hill McCarter (1860-1938) – Teacher, editor, and novelist. Julius changed his name after he married Anna Marcet Haldeman. He imported Turkey Red Wheat to Kansas and established a milling operation. In observance of the Kansas 150, Governor Sam Brownback's Blue Ribbon Panel for Kansas History announced 12 Notable Events in Kansas History on January 24, 2012, in Topeka. Lawrence, home of the state’s largest university, depends on the school for its economy, though the city has worked successfully to attract high-technology and light-manufacturing industry. He was noted for his paintings depicting life Kansas. – Pearson was one of the first settlers in Douglas County, Kansas, fought with John Brown in the Battle of Black Jack and built a home near Baldwin City that continues to stand today. Your email address will not be published. Hamilton Butler Bell (1853-1947) – Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas for three decades following lawman Bat Masterson. The national trend away from manufacturing and toward the service sector has been experienced to a lesser degree in Kansas, which has remained slightly above the national average in the proportion of employees in manufacturing. Fry W. Giles (1819-1898) – Businessman, author, and one of the founders of Topeka. After the American Civil War and with the building of the railroads, many central Europeans were attracted by the promise of jobs laying track and of free land when the jobs were finished. Seth M. Hays (1811-1873) – The grandson of Daniel Boone, Seth M. Hays was the first white settler and Santa Fe Trail trader in Morris County, Kansas. Congressman and businessman from Lawrence. Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997) – From Burdette, he was an astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto in 1930. Settlement patterns. You can never really escape. Adams, Henry J. Adams, John H. Adams, Stanley. Charles Ransford Jennison (1834-1884) – A physician and anti-slavery Jayhawker who led the Redlegs. Don Coldsmith ( 1926-present) – Physician, professor, and author of several western fiction books and articles. David Lykins (1820?-1861) – Pro-slavery advocate and member of the Bogus Legislature. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) – From Abilene, Eisenhower was five-star U.S. Army General, Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater, and President of the United States. There are now 93,285 fewer people unemployed in the state. – Lawyer, author, and politician. Oscar E. Learnard (1832-1911) – Free-State advocate, lawyer, journalist, and soldier. Senator. – From Atchison, Earhart was the first woman granted a pilot’s license by the National Aeronautics Association and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. There, he operated a successful store along the Santa Fe Trail, as well as serving as a mail agent. William Alexander Harris (1841-1909) -Civil engineer and United States Senator. Edward Winslow Wellington (1853-19??) Early population records are openly available from 1860 when it was confirmed that 107,206 people resided in the state. Samuel Newitt Wood (1825-1891) – Free-State advocate and politician, Wood was killed in the “Stevens County War.”. He was a candidate at Big Springs meeting and was elected to the Topeka Convention in 1855. Daniel Woodson (1824-1994) – The first secretary and several times acting governor of the Territory of Kansas. William Eugene Smith (1918-1978) – From Wichita, Smith was a photojournalist for Newsweek, Life, and Parade; known for humanistic photography. Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) – From Topeka, he was an influential American graphic designer and art director. Nick Chiles – Editor of the longest-running African American newspaper in the nation, the Plaindealer, established in Topeka in 1899. Zula Bennington “Peggy” Greene (1895-1988) – From Topeka, she was an author and columnist. Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950) – From Garnett, Masters was a poet and biographer. The Kaw Nation (or Kanza or Kansa) are a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. Henry J. Allen (1868-1950) – Publisher, governor, and U.S. He was killed in the Battle of Punished Woman Fork, the last Indian battle in Kansas. Fred Harvey (1835-1901) – From Leavenworth, Harvey started the national chain of famous Harvey House restaurants and hotels that once stood at many of the railroad stations in the West. Charles Reynolds (1817-1885) – Writer and minister. Charles Lawrence Robinson (1818-1894) – Free-State leader and the first governor of the State of Kansas. Kathyrn O’Loughlin McCarthy (1894-1952) – Hays lawyer and first Kansas woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. Ben Hibbs (1901-1975) – From Pretty Prairie, Hibbs became the editor of the Saturday Evening Post and Reader’s Digest. Isaac McCoy (1784-1846) – An Indian missionary who worked with several tribes in Kansas and established the Delaware Baptist Mission in Wyandotte County. He arrested more alleged outlaws, with a warrant than any other lawman in the West. Albin K. Longren (1882-1950) From Topeka and Leonardville, Longren was an aviator and engineer. The Kansas City–Lawrence–Topeka area of northeastern Kansas, containing three metropolitan areas, is even more populous and is the centre of much industry. Ackert, James E. Adair, Florella Brown. Entry: Populism Author: Kansas Historical Society Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Charles H. Branscomb – Along with Charles Robinson, Branscomb was one of the founders of Lawrence and a Free-State advocate. There is now a small but growing Hispanic minority—less than one-tenth of the population—and a slightly smaller proportion of African Americans. Old Crow – A Crow Indian, who was allegedly one of the members of the Dull Knife band of Cheyenne, which left the reservation in Indian Territory and made the memorable raid across Kansas in September and October 1878, killing 32 citizens. The vast stretches of empty fields, the flat horizons of treeless plains. Nehemiah Green (1855-1890) – Fourth governor of the State of Kansas. Thomas W. Barber (? Senator and U.S. District Judge, and author of the Hatch Act. Brewer (1837-1910) – Jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Unemployment Rate: Kansas, National. George Washington Carver (1864-1943) – An agricultural scientist, Carver mortgaged his Kansas homestead to go to college. Julius Augustus Wayland (1854-1912) Having his base of operations in Girard, Wayland was the founder of Socialist newspaper, Appeal to Reason. In the east the cities are older, closer together, and generally less progressive, though most of them are attractive, with broad, well-shaded residential streets and downtown shopping facilities. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Sidney Clarke (1831-1909) – One of the early members of Congress from Kansas and a Free-State advocate. She was the 42nd Governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995. Bernard W. Rogers (1921-2008) – From Fairview, he was an American general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, and Commander in Chief, United States European Command. Aaron Douglas (1899-1979) – From Topeka, Douglas was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Mary Elizabeth. Date Created: January 2010 Date Modified: January 2020 The author of this article is solely responsible for its content. Elanor “Peggy” Goodnough Hull Deuell (1889-1967) – Born and raised in Kansas, Deuell was the first woman war correspondent accredited by the U.S. government and the first woman to serve on four battlefronts. Samuel Lappin (1831?-1892) – Prominent in Kansas political affairs, Lappin was tried for forgery, counterfeiting, and embezzlement. ?-1864) – A leader of a gang of border ruffians and newspaper correspondent. Franklin Albert Root (1837-1926) – Author, stage messenger, and publisher. William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) – From Hutchinson, Stafford was poet, pacifist, and winner of the 1963 National Book Award. Peter McVicar (1829-1903) – Clergyman, soldier and educator She herself was also a singer, as well as an actress, composer, author, and poet. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) ­ Leader in the American Anti­-Slavery Society, she later turned her life’s devotion to women’s suffrage and, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and the newspaper Revolution. Clyde Cessna ( 1879-1954) – Airplane manufacturer from Wichita. Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Actress Annette Bening, pilot Amelia Earhart and comedian Buster Keaton are a few distinguished personalities from Kansas. Joseph G. McCoy (1837-1915) – Founder of the cattle trade in Kansas, originator of the Abilene Cattle Trail and cattle baron. Required fields are marked *. Adams, Brandon. Robert S. Kelley (1831-1890) – Pro-slavery partisan during the Kansas-Missouri Border War and U.S. ?-1851) – An early Catholic Missionary to the Kickapoo Indians. Wichita, the largest city, has the state’s largest buildings, biggest industries, and most-venturesome businesses. Henry Worrall (1825-1902) – One of Kansas’ first artists. The result was the launching of “People to People” in October of 1961. Alvin “Creepy” Karpis (1908-1979) – Raised in Topeka, Karpis was a bank robber, bootlegger, who spent time in Alcatraz. John Brown, Isaac Goodnow, Carrie Nation, William Allen White, Walter P. Chrysler, Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Inge - Courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society Gordan Parks - Douglas Kirkland View a comprehensive list of all notable Kansas in Kansapedia. Damon Runyon (1884-1946) – From Manhattan, he was a short story writer and journalist. More thinly populated than the east, western Kansas has always feared and fought eastern domination, while the east often has ignored the west. – Teacher, author, and evangelist. William L. “Buffalo Bill” Brooks (1832-1874) – Lawman turned outlaw, Brooks served as Marshal in Newton and Dodge City, Kansas, before being arrested for horse theft. John James Ingalls ( 1833-1900) – From Atchison, Ingalls served in the U.S. Senate and submitted the design for the state seal and proposed the state motto. Horace L. Moore (1837-1914) – From Lawrence, he was a banker, soldier, and member of Congress. Esther Whinery Wattles (1819-1908) – Supporting temperance, antislavery, and women’s rights, Wattles helped her husband, John Otis Wattles, to establish the town of Moneka, Kansas and founded the Moneka Women’s Rights Association. Jayhawkers – The Jayhawkers were militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the days of Bleeding Kansas and into the Civil War. He was immediately captured and hanged the same day by vigilantes. He and two other men were lynched by a vigilante mob in Caldwell, Kansas on July 29, 1874. You May Be Surprised To Learn These 11 Famous People Are From Kansas. The most conspicuous demographic trend has been the move from the farms to the cities, a trend that has continued with further technological advances in farming and the increasing size of individual landholdings. Most western Kansas farms or ranches are large, covering not less than one … Clara H. Hazelrigg (1859-??) – From Chautauqua County, Fairfax was a Civil War veteran and the first African American elected to a state legislature. Kansas History Books Showing 1-50 of 76 Kansas Oddities: Just Bill the Acting Rooster, The Locust Plagues of Grasshopper Falls, Naturalist Camps And More (Paperback) Blanche K. Bruce – First African American graduate of the University of Kansas in 1885. Senator. Eastern Kansas began with small farms, some of no more than 40 acres (16 hectares), but these have grown. It’s fair to assume that growth prior to 1860 had been healthy and just ten years later, the 1870 Census showed a leap in the Kansas … Robert B. Mitchell (1823-1882) – Soldier, Free-State advocate, and member of the first Kansas Territorial Legislature. Clyde M. Reed – From Parsons, Reed was a publisher, 24th Kansas governor, and U.S. Later, he became a marshal in Caldwell, Kansas. They come from the central Midwestern United States. Victor Murdock (1871-1945) – Journalist and member of Congress. Martin Johnson ( 1884-1937) – From Lincoln, Martin and his wife, Osa, made themselves known as photographers, explorers, naturalists, and authors. Samuel A. Kingman (1818-1904) – A Chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) – From Topeka, he was a jazz saxophonist who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Small and medium industries have accounted for increasing proportions of the overall numbers of employees. Kansas’s early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. Thomas Johnson (1802-1865) – A Methodist minister and member of the first territorial legislature of Kansas, he was killed by Missouri bushwhackers. H. Miles Moore (1826-1909) – An early Kansas settler, Free-State lawyer, and politician in Leavenworth. Jotham Meeker (1804-1855)  – A missionary at the Ottawa Mission. Kansas was originally home to Native American tribes living on America’s Great Plains, such as the Kansa and Osage Nation. Two years later they franchised their first Pizza Hut restaurant in Topeka. Charlie Angell, Sr. (1881-1927) – Inventor of several agricultural improvements to machinery. Along with his brother, John O. Wattles, founded the town of Moneka, Kansas. Eventually, the area became inhabited by Europeans; first the Spanish and then the French explored the area, trading with the local Native American tribes. Solon O. Thacher (1830-1895) – Attorney, Free-State advocate, and politician. Pardee Butler (1816-1888) – An abolitionist minister from Atchison. Frank Carlson (1893-1987) – From Concordia, Carlson served in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and as governor. However, the area remained largely uninhabited until the 1820s, when travellers along the Santa Fe Trail (which ran ac… John Dunbar (1804-1857) –  Clergyman, missionary to the Pawnee Indians, and first treasurer of Brown County, Kansas. Walter A. Huxman (1887-1972) – The 27th Governor of Kansas. John Davis (1820-1901) – Free-State advocate, member of congress, publisher and author. The Lewis and Clark expedition had a profound effect upon the Kaw. Virtually every denomination and sect is represented in the state, including such rare groups as the Amish and the Dunkard Brethren. Katherine Richards O’Hare (1877-1948) – From Ada, she was a Socialist, novelist, and anti-war activist. Charles H. Withington (1816-1881) – A blacksmith for the Sac and Fox Indians, Withington was the first white settler in Lyon County, Kansas. William Elsey Connelley (1855-1930) – Historian, author, and businessman. Amelia Earhart (1897- 1937?) Gerald Burton Winrod (1900-1957) – Evangelist, author, and political activist. Roy Farrell Greene (1873-1909) – Poet and humorist. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) – Raised in Leavenworth, Cody was a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter, soldier, scout, and “Wild West Show” promoter. Timothy Dwight Thacher – (1831-1894) – Scholar, statesman, and editor. Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864) – Free-State leader and the first governor of Kansas Territory. Henry Inman (1837-1899) – Soldier and author from Topeka. Kansa, also spelled Konza or Kanza, also called Kaw, North American Indians of Siouan linguistic stock who lived along the Kansas and Saline rivers in what is now central Kansas. Most western Kansas farms or ranches are large, covering not less than one section (a square mile, or 640 acres [259 hectares]) of land, though a farmer’s holdings may not always be contiguous. Small communities populated by citizens of predominantly Russian, Bohemian, German, or Scandinavian ancestry still dot the state. Native Americans, explorers, and settlers. We use cookies. Richard Cordley (1829-1904) – Author and minister, Cordley was present at the Lawrence Massacre and lived to write about it. Former editor Roy Roberts, who headed the paper during a run of multiple Pulitzer Prizes, had “zero interest” in what was going on with Black people in Kansas City, Fannin said to The Post. Alfred M. Landon (1887-1987) – From Independence and Topeka, Landon was Kansas Governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate. Alva Lease Duckwall (1877-1937) – Originally from Ohio, the family moved to Kansas in 1898. ?-1542) – A Franciscan friar and the first missionary to the Indians of Kansas. Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster (1868-1953) – From Beloit, in 1918 she became the first woman elected to statewide office in Kansas, as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. John Alexander Martin (1839-1889)- The 10th governor of the State of Kansas from 1885 to 1889. Josiah Miller (1828-1870) – A Free-State advocate who started one of the first Kansas newspapers. Karl Menninger (1893-1990) – From Topeka, Menninger was a psychiatrist and co-founder of the Menninger Clinic and Foundation. George A. Crawford (1827-1891) – Lawyer, journalist, and founder of Fort Scott, Kansas. Notable Events in Kansas History. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) – Wichita and Dodge City lawman. • Frank Marshall Davis (1905–1987), journalist, poet, political and labor movement activist; Arkansas City The river was named for the Kansa or Kaw people who lived for generations in the area. ?-1894) – Secretary and governor of the Territory of Kansas. John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) – The eighth governor of the State of Kansas. Kansas Population History. The way they talk and the way they live. Satanta (1830-1878) – Noted Kiowa chief, frequently called the “Orator of the Plains.”. His home, a stone barn, and a restaurant continue to stand today. Abram B. Burnett (1811-1870) – Potawatomie chief. Esther Brown ( 1917-1976) – Civil rights advocate from Kansas City. Frank E. Peterson, Jr. (1932-present) – From Topeka, Peterson was the first black brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps and NAACP Man of the Year. ?-1925) – From Seward County, she was one of the state’s first female legislators. Kansas history is American history. Bernard Warkentin (1849-1908) – Originally from Russia, Warkentin was among the Mennonite settlers who came to Kansas in 1873. John W. Leedy (1849-1935) – The 14th governor of the State of Kansas, Lorenzo D. Lewelling (1846-1900) – The 12th governor of the State of Kansas. Hugh Sleight Walsh (1810-1877) – Secretary and acting governor of the Territory of Kansas. The lack of occurrence, lack of attention, lack of everything. John H. Stringfellow (1819-1905) – An early physician of Kansas, one of the founders of Atchison, a pro-slavery advocate, border ruffian, and Speaker of the House in the First Territorial Legislature. It is thought that the Kansa had migrated to this location from an earlier prehistoric territory on the Atlantic coast. Clarence Batchelor (1888-1977) – Received a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for editorial cartoons. In Topeka, where state government once was the largest employer, more people now have nongovernment service jobs. While serving as a lawman, he made a failed attempt to rob a bank in Medicine Lodge, Kansas on April 30, 1884. Kansas suffered during most of its history from two kinds of regionalism: one that pits rural against city dwellers and another that sets the east against the west. Samuel F. Tappan (1831-1913) – A journalist, military officer, abolitionist, and a Native American rights activist. Later, she was among the first four women to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1921 to 1924. Edward “Eddie” J. Adams (1887-1921) – A Kansas bootlegger, car thief, and murderer, Adams was eventually captured and sentenced to life imprisonment. The original languages have largely disappeared, though here and there church services are still conducted in German or Swedish, and a few communities hold festivals each year at which the old folkways, foods, and languages are featured. Pedro De Castaneda – A chronicler of the Coronado Expedition to Quivira. – Kickapoo Indian chief and prophet, moved to present-day Kansas around 1833 when the Kickapoo were removed from Illinois. Christian “Jim” Roper (1916-2000) – From Halstead, in 1949 he became the first NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race winner. Martin Franklin Conway ( 1827-1882) – From Leavenworth, Conway was the first U.S. James G. Blunt (1826-1881) – Physician and abolitionist who rose to Union Major General during the Civil War. Arthur Capper (1865-1951) – Publisher, governor, and U.S. Roman Catholics make up nearly all of the remaining religious adherents. Senator. Daniel Webster Wilder (1832-1911) – Journalist, author, and newspaper publisher. Kansas Redlegs – Although the “Red Legs” are commonly associated with the Jayhawkers of the Bleeding Kansas era and the Civil War, they were actually a separate guerilla unit that only fought during the Civil War. William “Bloody Bill” Anderson (1839-1864) – One of the most daring, brutal, and bloodthirsty of those guerrilla captains who harassed Kansas during the early years of the Civil War. George W. Glick (1827-1911) – The ninth governor of Kansas. Jane Grant (1892-1972) – Born in Missouri and raised in Girard, Kansas, she co-founded the New York Times with her first husband Harold Ross. Joe Engle (1932-present) From Chapman commanded the STS-2 Space Shuttle and was a U.S. Air Force colonel. – A pioneer and business of central Kansas, Wellington was a founder of and essential in developing the cities of Carneiro and Ellsworth. Henry J. Adams (1816-1870) – Lawyer, Free-State advocate, politician, and soldier. Dictionary of American History, This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. Eugene Fitch Ware (1841-1911) – Nicknamed “Ironquill,” Ware was a lawyer and poet. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) – The 11th governor of the State of Kansas. Susanna Madora Salter (1860-1961) From Argonia, she was the first woman mayor in the nation. William “Bat” Masterson (1853-1921) – Ford County sheriff, gunfighter, and friend to Wyatt Earp. John A. Halderman (1833?-1908) – Soldier, statesman, and diplomat from Leavenworth. ?-1864) – Military Officer and Civil War casualty. They were moved to a reservation in Kansas, before being forced into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1873. Harrison Kelley (1836-1897) – A soldier and member of Congress. Alfred Fairfax (1840-??) Israel B. Donalson (1797-1895) – The first United States Marshal of Kansas Territory. Juan Jaramillo – Spanish soldier and narrator, Jaramillo was with Francisco Vazquez de Coronado in the expedition to Quivira. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of … Edward P. McCabe (1850-1923) – Nicodemus colonizer and the first African-American to serve as state auditor in Kansas. Charles A. Hamelton – A pro-slavery leader during the Kansas-Missouri Border War. You may not even realize many of these famous people were born in Kansas or notable associated with Kansas, including actors, actresses, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, novelists, professional athletes, important politicians, singers, sport stars and more. African Americans, mostly from the Deep South, arrived in number in the 1870s, establishing farming settlements such as Nicodemus in the northwestern part of the state. Clark Clifford (1906-1998) – From Fort Scott, Clifford served as special counsel to President Truman, and later as Secretary of Defense. Clarina I. H. Nichols (1810-1885) – Women’s rights supporter, educator, and newspaper journalist. Samuel J. Jones – Douglas County Sheriff who led the Sacking of Lawrence in 1856. Listen to 10 episodes of A People's History of Kansas City on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web. 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