The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
for whom They Were Named.

AIlcn-Named in honor of Gov. Vim. Allen,
OF Ohio.
Anderson-Col. Joseph L. Anderson, of Lex
ington, Mo.
Atchi,on-Iion. David X. Atchis0n.
Barbour-TE omaS W. Barbour, Free State
martyr murdered In 1875.
BaItOu-Miss CIar, Barton, a philnnthrOpist-
BOurbon-The famous old Bourbon county In
Kentucky.
Butler-SenatOr A. p. Butler, of south Carol
Chase-Judge salmon p. Chase, of Ohio.
Chautauqua - Chautauqua County, New
York.
Cherokee-First named MCGEE but afterwards
changed for some reason unknown.
Clay-HenTy Clay, of kentucky
CIoud-W. b. Cloud. Of2d Kansas cavalry reg
iment
Coffry-CoI. A. VI. C0fIey, member of the Arst
Territorial Legislature.
CowIey-Mattnew CowIey, Ist Iieutenans OF
Company 81" sth Kansas cavalry.
Craw I1rd-tiOv. :. j. Craw ford.
Davis-nami Il for Jefkrson Davis, whose
career i well KNOWN
Dickiuson-Daniel ;. Dickinson, of New
York.
Doniphan-Col A. W. DonIphan, of Mexi-
Dougiass-Stephen 4. Douglass.
Edwards-W. Z. Edwards, Of Hutchinson,
Kansas.
E.Ik-Elk river. which traverses the entire
boundary Of the county.
Ellis-I.ieut. Geo Eilis, of l2th Kansas Infan-
EIlsworth-CoI. Elmer Ellsworth.
Fofd-JaInes III. Ford, Col. I'd Colorado Caval-
FrankiIn-BenjamIn franklin.
Greenwood-Ained b. Greenwood, Indian
Harvey-G Gov Jas. NJ Harvey.
Jark s1n-ADdrew Jackson.
JeffersDd-Thomas jefferson.
Jewell-l- X. Jewell, Lieutenan;-Colonel 9Th
Kansas Cavalry.
JonIson-I;ev. Thomas johnson, q Methodist
Indian missionary.
Iabette-Labette river, a tributary to the
NeOsha.
Leayenworth-G General Leavenworth.
LincoIn-a braham Lincoln.
Linn +. Linn, Missouri senator.
Lyon-Gen NafhaniaI Lyon.
Marion-Gen. Francis Marion.
Marhall-Gen- 7. q. Marshall, a member Of
the INST Territorial Legislature.
Mitehell-Capt. ". u. Mitchell Of End Kan
ssss Cavalry.
Montgomery-Gen. Richard Montgomery, OF
Precautionary fame, who died shouting
Morris-Senator Thos. Morris, Of Ohio.
Nemaha-Nemaha river, In that county
McPherson-Gen. J. b. MePherson, killed at
Atlanta, Ga.
Mlami-Fint named in honor of DIR. David
Lykins, and afterwards changed by act Of
Kansas legislature
Norton-Olof Norton, Captain IA 18th Kansas
Osage~osage river
company "a" I'd Kansas Cavalry, VINO lost
a leg at the battle Of joys Ford on the Ar
kansas r1ver.
Ottawa--OttAwa, an Indian chief
Pawnee-Pawnee Indians, 10 being the hunt
ing ground Of a once powerful tribe of that
name.
PhilIips-Hon. Vim. A. Phillips, Of Leayen-
worth.
Observation-Disclosures Indians.
R@no-Gen. Jes~ee L. Reno, killed at South
Mountain battle.
Republic-RepubIican siyer, which extends
through the county.
Rice-Brigadier cen. s. A. Rice, killed at
jenkins Ferry, in Arkansas in 1854.
Riley-Ft. Riley, a military1post.
Rush-Capt. Alex. Rush, Killed at Jenkins
Ferry, Ark, in Is5t
river.
Gen. John Sedgwick, killed
at the battle OF spotsyivania.
Indians:
Nathan Smith Of the 81 Colora-
do volunteer infantry.
Charles Sumner, of Mass
Wabaunsee-an Indian war chief by that
name.
W ashington-Georye Washington
II. T. Wilson, OF Fort scott,
Kan.
woodson, Secretary Of
Kansas Territory.
andotte Indians, whose
reservation embraced most Of the territory
out of which the county was formed.