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Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Hugoton.[3] The county is named for the Reconstruction
era Pennsylvania politician Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens county boundaries were formed
from Indian Lands in 1873, however the 1880 federal census showed there were
only a few people actually living within it's
borders, so the county was merged with Seward county in 1881. Then came the land boom. By 1886 there were some 2,600
inhabitants and they petitioned the state to re-establish Stevens
county. After a bitter struggle between two towns, Hugoton won out over Woodsdale and was made the permanent county seat in
February of 1887 by the State Legislature. After the great settlement boom
and subsequent bust, the population declined, and by the 1900 census there
were only 620 people left in the county. With the coming of the railroad in
1913 and the discovery of the Hugoton natural gas field about 1918 and its
later development, the county again began to grow, reaching 4,665 by 1950.
The population has remained stable and today is a little over 5,000. Today Stevens County is divided into six
townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally
independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the
cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or
cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a
significant size. The following counties are adjacent to Stevens: Grant County (north); Haskell County (northeast); Seward County (east); Texas County, Oklahoma (south); Morton County (west), and Stanton County (northwest). |
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Researching
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The following are
names of persons, found within our databases as having been either
born, married or died in this location. Names in dark red denote direct ancestral
lines. To find out more
about each surname listed click on the corresponding Link. |
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McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied
families (MMPS) |
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BROWN; JONES |
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Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart
and allied families (BPQR) |
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Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families (DKPS) |
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Click on this link to find out more about each surname listed
above as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
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This link will also lead you to surname resources at Rootsweb, and information about
the world-wide distribution of a surname. |
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In
1907 John and Lydia moved from Maries County, Missouri along with the
families of their grandson John Alton Jones and granddaughter Martha O.
(Jones) Cox. They settled in the
Voorhees Township. area of Stevens County, Kansas
with plans farm and grow watermelons and sell the seed. Records show that John obtained a patent
for 160 acres of land located in the Southwest Quarter of section 20,
Township 34, Range 38. During the time in Stevens County two
children were born to John Alton Jones and his wife. They were Veda Jones was born in 1908 and
her brother James Monroe Jones born in 1912.
During the winter if 1913, Lydia contracted pneumonia fever. Several weeks later, on March 15, she
passed away at the home of her granddaughter Martha O. (Jones) Cox. Lydia was buried at the nearby Barden
Cemetery in, Texas County, Oklahoma.
Within days of Lydia’s internment John Moreland sold his property and
prepared for his return to Maries County, Missouri. On his way back to Missouri he visited with
his son William then living on a farm in Beaver County, Oklahoma located
about 75 miles southeast of Voorhees Township. John also visited his daughter-in-law Mary
Etta (Pinnell) Moreland and grandson Jeremiah F. Moreland at their home in
Woodward County, Oklahoma located about 115 miles southeast of Stevens
County. |
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Map of the county
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Gen-site profiles
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John P. Moreland Homestead
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LOCATION: |
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DESCRIPTION OF GEN-SITE: Voorhees Township; Section
20 (SW ¼); Twp. 34; Range 38 |
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE:
see Family History Notes above. |
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INTERNET
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Barden Memorial Cemetery
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LOCATION: |
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DESCRIPTION OF GEN-SITE:
Barden Cemetery was established in 1906,
and contains at least 114 identifiable grave sites. It is located in Township 6 North, Range 14 East, Cimarron Meridian. The
following populated places are found close to Barden Cemetery: Hough 7.7 mi. S; Straight 8.7 mi.
SE; Mouser 10.2
mi. SE; Rolla (Rolla Twp., Morton Co., KS) 11 mi. NW; Hovey 11.1 mi. SW; and Midway 12.4
mi. SE. Other nearby cemeteries
are: Camp 5.3 mi.
SW; Lee 10.1
mi. S; Trinity Lutheran 10.8 mi. S; Rolla (Rolla Twp., Morton Co., KS) 11.3 mi. NW; Kuhn 12.3
mi. W; and Wilburton (Cimarron Twp., Morton Co., KS) 15 mi. NW. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Lydia Ann (Brown) Moreland was buried here, March, 1913. See Family History Notes above. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S):
Barden Memorial Cemetery
(in Texas County, OK); Barden Memorial
Cemetery, Texas Co., OK; Find A Grave: Barden
Memorial Cemetery |
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populated places
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gazetteer
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The list below will assist in your research
regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and
the place(s) within this locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 04 cities, towns and other populated places in Stevens County,
Kansas |
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Stevens County Physical, Cultural & Historic Features | Schools Stevens County ZIP Codes | Area Codes Stevens County Land - Property, Farms & Ranches |
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Stevens County,
KS, United States
Details | Resources | Townships | Cities | Cemeteries | Surveys | |
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Links To Populated Places Within This County |
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Incorporated cities: Hugoton, 3,722 (county
seat); Moscow, 255
Unincorporated
community: Cave; Woodsdale
Townships: Banner; Center; Harmony; Moscow; Voorhees; West
Center
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Find Physical Features* Within This County |
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* includes but not limited to
Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Schools, Military
Installations; Populated Places, Post
Offices, Streams, and Trails |
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County boundary changes
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Conducting genealogical research in the United States requires an
understanding of county boundaries. As
the population grew more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th,
18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a resource for people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital Records that document birth, death, and marriage. Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format follow this LINK to the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project . |
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STEVENS
COUNTY: Map(s) and descriptions of
Historical Boundary Changes Click on thumbnail buttons for
Map images |
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20 Mar 1873 - STEVENS created from
Non-County Area (6); STEVENS not fully organized, attached to FORD "for
judicial purposes." 18 Mar 1879 -
STEVENS boundaries redefined [no change]. 20 Feb 1881 -
STEVENS remained attached to FORD "for judicial purposes." 22 Feb 1883 - STEVENS lost all territory
to SEWARD; STEVENS eliminated. |
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20 Feb 1886 - STEVENS re-created from
SEWARD with slightly different boundaries from the STEVENS abolished 22 Feb.
1883. 26 Feb 1886 -
STEVENS attached to FINNEY "for judicial purposes." 03 Aug 1886 -
STEVENS fully organized, detached from FINNEY. 23 Mar 1887 -
GRANT attached to STEVENS "for judicial purposes." 09 Jun 1888 - GRANT fully organized,
detached from STEVENS. |
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historical changes of county boundaries in all 50
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State-Wide Resources
For more information about
the U.S. State in which this county is located click
on these LINKS:
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Where in the world
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as
important as their names. |
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This LINK will
take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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History
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Libaries, Museums, Archives
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Maps and Gazetteers
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· Hugoton, Voorhees, Frisco 1887 · Stevens County 1895 U.S. Atlas · Mayetta, Claflin, Potwin, Woodsdale, Hoyt, Adelaide, Colaw's Subdivision... 1887 |
· Stanton, Grant, Haskel, Morton, Stevens, Seward counties, Kansas 1887 |
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County Records
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The Stevens County Courthouse is located at 200 East 6th Street, Suite 1,
Hugoton, KS 67951-2655; Phone: (620) 544-2541. ·
Stevens County Clerks
Office has Marriage Records from 1886 as well as Birth and Death Records. ·
Stevens County Register of Deeds Office has Land Records from 1886. ·
Stevens County Clerk of District Court has Probate Records from 1886 and Court Records from 1886. |
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Societies
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Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka KS 66615-1099 ·
Kansas State Genealogical Society, 2109 Twentieth Avenue, Monroe, WI 53566 ·
Kansas
Genealogical Society, PO Box 103, 700 Avenue
G and Vine Street, Dodge City, KS 67801; (620) 225-1951 ·
National Archives - Great Lakes Region (Chicago), 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629-5898;
773-948-9001; E-mail: [email protected] (Maintains retired records from Federal agencies and
courts in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Kansas.) |
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General Resources
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United States Research Wiki – Family Search ·
U.S. County
Resources at Rootsweb ·
Genealogy Trails History Group ·
United States Genealogy Queries ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by county ·
Family
Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for
USA ·
Record Search - Family Search.org |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S. States ·
Rootsweb.com –
U.S. Message Boards ·
Cyndi's List –
United States Index ·
Data Base Collections at Ancestry.com$ ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable
Death Indexes & Records ·
Census Finder –Free Census and other Records |
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Free Records
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All of
the records and databases we’ve collected are FREE and can be accessed and searched online without
having to pay for a subscription. We have
divided our collected into 14 record types as follows: Biographical; Birth;
Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death; Immigration
& Naturalization; Land; Marriage; Military; Newspapers; Occupational; and
Tax Records. We try not to list any sites that have only
a few records for the purpose of getting you to a website that will charge a
fee to actually see the record beyond just a name. |
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Genealogy Reference
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy
reference books. Here you may find
books about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition to
resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who may have settled in
this locality. |
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Image Gallery
During our research we have collected images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional
information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
Entering Hugoton, Kansas from the Eas |
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