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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Tri-County Emigrants Section
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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From Wellsboro to Kansas
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Wellsboro Agitator- 24 DEC 1878 : Tioga Co. men in Kan., H. C. Roor,
Daily Champion at Atchison, Kan., writes an interesting letter about large
no. of persons from Tioga Co. now living in Kan. The list included
names of 117 among them: Judge W. C. Webb, Reporter for Supreme Court,
Hon. J. M. Steele of Wetchita, Frank A. Root, Editor of N. Topeka Times,
Chas. E. Faulkner, Rep. of Saline Co., Sam Smith, Treas. of Miami Co.,
Alonzo Howland, Winfiend Cowley Co., Henry Steele of Doniphan Co., C. V.
Brown of N. Topeka, Thos.Edwards, Prob. Judge, Pawnee Co., Sam King of
Seneca Nemaha Co., H. B. Smith of Ossaweaomie, John C. Root, Frank A. Root,
Harry C. Root of the Champion and others, Mr. Root thinks over 300 in Kan.
1878 from Tioga County
KING - [The Atchison, Kansas, Champion] - Mr. Samuel King died at Seneca,
Kansas, on the 15th instant [15 June 1886]. Mr. King was born in Tioga
county, Pennsylvania, in May 1836, and consequently was fifty years old
at the time of his death. He came to Kansas in 1864, and during that year
was in the service of the Overland Stage Company. During that time he made
his home in Atchison. He returned to the East and remained there til 1870,
when he came back and located in Netawaka, removing in 1871 to Seneca,
where he continuously resided until his death. He was by trade a blacksmith
and a fine specimen of the American mechanic. His shop came to be a land
mark in Seneca, and he himself became known to a wide circle of acquaintances
who greatly esteemed him. He did his part in building up the beautiful
and prosperous city of Seneca. He married in Pennsylvania Miss Maria L.
Root, sister of John C. and Harry Root both of the Champion, and Frank
A. Root now of Gunnison, Colorado. She with a daughter, survives him. -
Wellsboro Agitator, 29 June 1886
Unknown cemetery in Kansas
ROOT - Frank A. Root, aged 89 years, pioneer newspaper man and author,
died Monday at his home at Topeka, Kansas. He formerly resided in Wellsboro.
He was a brother of Henry [Harry] C. Root, of Topeka, well-known here.
- Wellsboro Gazette, 24 June 1926
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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