The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
Y. B. MEAD Is DEAD.
Pioneer Wichita Citizen Passed
Away Yesterday.
He WAS A FORTY-NINER
Remains viii be Brought to
Wichita Tomorrow.

". 3. Mead, an old and respected citi-
zen Of Wichita, died in Denver last
Thursday morning. The burial will take
place in this city.
His friends in this city were surprised
when word Of his death was received yes
terday It was known here that Mr.. and
Hrs. Mead intended to soon return to
this city. They were here last spring
during the holidays, and Mr. Mead at
that time seemed in his usual health. It
was often remarked Of him that he was
the youngest old man in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mead Of this city
received letter from Mrs. W. q. Mead
ten days ago. stating that they were
well and that she and Mr. Mead were
coming back 10 Wichita to live They
intended TO occupy their old home on
Central avenue. Yesterday Mr. T G.
Parham received letter from Mrs Mead
at Denver, stating that Mr. Mead was
dead and that arrangements for tAe fu-
neral would be made later
Last night Mr.. Parham received a dis
patch from Mrs. Mead stating that the
burial would take place here. They will
leave Denver this morning and arrive
SGT fEA lit AAlH5CuEl racine at ~ a.
tomorrow. The funeral viii be from the
First Presbyterian church at p. m. to-
morrow The pail bearers will be ]. r.
Mead, T. G. Parham, S. E. Jocelyn, Rob-
ert Lawrence. c. S. Caldwell and VIII
Liam Campbell The burial will take
place at Maple Grove cemetery.
Warren B. Mead was one of the early
settlers IN this city and he had been
identified with its business interests ever
since Wichita was frontier town He
was member of the Presbyterian
church and he and his wife for more
than seventeen years sang in the choir
He was one OF those men whose infu-
ence was for good. and his death will
cause sorrow in this city.
He ana J. r. Mead Of this city are de-
scendants Of John Mead. who bought
a large tract of land from the Indians In
1860. at a place now called Greenwich,
Connecticut He had eleven children,
and had land enough 10 give each one
of them a large farm. and the eMads
still hold possession Of most Of the origi-
nal tract of land bought by John Mead
OF the Indians
Warren B. Mead was born in Green
witch seventy-seven years ago. He was
educated in the common schools of the 1
place and when ne reached his ma
sority he went TO Brooklyn. New York, !
and started IN the business of mems fur |
nishing goods. He was of a venturesome |
disposition. Rnd when the gold excite |
ment was high in ls49 he sold out his /
business and went to California.
Business finally took him to the then |
territory of Oregon, where ne remained )
for some time. He was married in Ore ,
gon TO Miss Sarah Sears. who came ell /
the way from New York to meet him, |
going by ship and crossing the isthmus. !
There were eight children born 10 them, 4
only two Of whom are now living. Ed
ward Mead. who Is now an engineer on
the Great Northern railway. and Mrs. |
Matte Burlington Of Denver, Colorado. /
Albert T. Mead another son, died at El 4
Paso. Texas. three years ago and at the
time Of ms death held an important po-
sition with the Santa Fe railroad. He
was buried in Maple Grove and the ia
Their viii be brought here and buried by
his side.
Mr.. Mead made several trips TO and
from California, and each time sailed
around Cape Horn He finally came 10
Kansas IN 1859 and stopped for short
time in Fort Scott. When the land Of
fee was opened at Augusta he got a po-
stion as clerk and moved there. When
the land Office was moved to this city
In 1872 Mr.. Mead came along and he has
lived here ever since with the exception
Of the short time that he and Mrs Mead
have been with their daughter in Denver.
After he became tired Of the land Of