Capt. Henry Booth passed away at age fifty-nine on February 14, 1898. He had been a resident of Kansas since 1856. Those forty-two years encompassed several significant milestones. Kansas did not become a state until January 29, 1861, buffalo and other wild animals roamed the native prairie grass, Indians were still present, and uprisings were common.
Henry Booth was born on May 11, 1838, in England. He came with his parents and seven siblings to Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Henry moved west to the Kansas Territory.
In 1862, Henry enlisted in Co. G 11th KS Cavalry as a 1st Sgt. His unit patrolled the eastern border of Kansas and faced many skirmishes. The most notable would be attempting to stop William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence on August 21, 1863. Toward the end of the Civil War, 1st Sgt. Henry Booth was promoted to captain and given his own unit. His Co. L 11th KS Cavalry traveled to Fort Larned to assist in Indian skirmishes. Capt. Booth was discharged in September 1865. His war records indicated he was "wounded by Indian arrows twice" and "wounded in left shoulder and right arm." [1]
At the close of the war, Henry returned to Manhattan, in Riley County, where he operated an agricultural implement business. On May 1, 1867, Cpt. Booth married Lucie Preston. She was born in 1846 in Chicago. Her father was an Episcopal minister and had moved the family from Philadelphia to Kansas in 1855.
In November, Cpt. Booth was elected to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from Riley County and served one term or two years. He was appointed postmaster at Fort Larned and remained in that position until 1873.
Henry and Lucia arrived at Fort Larned in 1871 in a covered wagon. Their four children, all born near Fort Larned and Larned, had a front-row seat to the beginnings of a town and their parents' role. Their children: Frederic, Nathaniel, Charlotte, and William.
Cpt. Booth used his connections in Topeka to form the Larned Town Company, establishing a town about six miles east of Fort Larned in 1872.
In April, Cpt. Booth brought the first house to the new townsite downstream, floating it part of the way and then putting it on wheels. [2] The railroad arrived in Larned on July 20, and soon, more settlers would come. Cpt. Booth was appointed Receiver of the United States Land Office (register of deeds).
He continued to promote the interests of Larned and Pawnee County as a legislator from 1873 to 1877.
After a lifetime of accomplishments and something, Cpt. Henry Booth died on February 14, 1898. Lucia moved to Kansas City, living with her daughter, Lotta Morgan. Lucia died on June 28, 1911 and joined her husband in Larned Cemetery.
Their children: Frederic Preston (1868-1936) was an attorney in New York City. Nathaniel Ogden (1870-1925) was an agricultural professor at Oklahoma State University. Charlotte "Lotta" (1871-1929) married and is buried in Oklahoma. Lucia's obituary has William (1879-???) living in Corvallis, Oregon.
[1] Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 for Henry Booth
[2] Panorama of Progress A Century of Living Pawnee County 1872-1972
Born on May 18, 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Henry Booth immigrated with his family to Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Booth moved west settling in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. In 1862, he enlisted in the 11th Kansas infantry and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. The regiment participated in a number of Civil War battles in Missouri and Arkansas before returning to Kansas City where it was changed from infantry to calvary. Booth was then commissioned Captain, Company L and assumed command at Fort Riley before being appointed Inspector General of the District of the Upper Arkansas. While carrying out duties associated with that office in 1867, Booth first became familiar with Fort Larned. In 1865, the regiment was dispatched to Wyoming Territory where it engaged in several Indian skirmishes before being ordered back to Kansas where Booth was mustered out of the army at Fort Leavenworth. Returning to Manhattan, Booth was unanimously elected to the Kansas House of Representatives by voters of Riley County in 1867.
Here's an addition obit from his death Feb 14, 1898:
Capt. Henry Booth, of Larned, died suddenly at his home in that city on Monday last, the 14th inst., of heart disease, aged 60 years. Capt. Booth was born in Yorkshire, England 60 years ago. He came to this country with his parents when 3 years old, and to Kansas in 1856. He was a Union soldier in the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the state legislature several terms; was receiver of the U.S. land office at Larned eight years; was chairman of the republican state central committee in 1888 when Kansas gave Harrison 82,000 majority. He was a prominent candidate for P.M. at Larned when death called him. Capt. Booth was a good man and his death will be quite a loss to Kansas.
Medicine Lodge Cresset, Medicine Lodge, KS Feb. 18, 1898
Henry Booth was born on May 11, 1838, in England. He came with his parents and seven siblings to Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Henry moved west to the Kansas Territory.
In 1862, Henry enlisted in Co. G 11th KS Cavalry as a 1st Sgt. His unit patrolled the eastern border of Kansas and faced many skirmishes. The most notable would be attempting to stop William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence on August 21, 1863. Toward the end of the Civil War, 1st Sgt. Henry Booth was promoted to captain and given his own unit. His Co. L 11th KS Cavalry traveled to Fort Larned to assist in Indian skirmishes. Capt. Booth was discharged in September 1865. His war records indicated he was "wounded by Indian arrows twice" and "wounded in left shoulder and right arm." [1]
At the close of the war, Henry returned to Manhattan, in Riley County, where he operated an agricultural implement business. On May 1, 1867, Cpt. Booth married Lucie Preston. She was born in 1846 in Chicago. Her father was an Episcopal minister and had moved the family from Philadelphia to Kansas in 1855.
In November, Cpt. Booth was elected to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from Riley County and served one term or two years. He was appointed postmaster at Fort Larned and remained in that position until 1873.
Henry and Lucia arrived at Fort Larned in 1871 in a covered wagon. Their four children, all born near Fort Larned and Larned, had a front-row seat to the beginnings of a town and their parents' role. Their children: Frederic, Nathaniel, Charlotte, and William.
Cpt. Booth used his connections in Topeka to form the Larned Town Company, establishing a town about six miles east of Fort Larned in 1872.
In April, Cpt. Booth brought the first house to the new townsite downstream, floating it part of the way and then putting it on wheels. [2] The railroad arrived in Larned on July 20, and soon, more settlers would come. Cpt. Booth was appointed Receiver of the United States Land Office (register of deeds).
He continued to promote the interests of Larned and Pawnee County as a legislator from 1873 to 1877.
After a lifetime of accomplishments and something, Cpt. Henry Booth died on February 14, 1898. Lucia moved to Kansas City, living with her daughter, Lotta Morgan. Lucia died on June 28, 1911 and joined her husband in Larned Cemetery.
Their children: Frederic Preston (1868-1936) was an attorney in New York City. Nathaniel Ogden (1870-1925) was an agricultural professor at Oklahoma State University. Charlotte "Lotta" (1871-1929) married and is buried in Oklahoma. Lucia's obituary has William (1879-???) living in Corvallis, Oregon.
[1] Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 for Henry Booth
[2] Panorama of Progress A Century of Living Pawnee County 1872-1972
Born on May 18, 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Henry Booth immigrated with his family to Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Booth moved west settling in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. In 1862, he enlisted in the 11th Kansas infantry and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. The regiment participated in a number of Civil War battles in Missouri and Arkansas before returning to Kansas City where it was changed from infantry to calvary. Booth was then commissioned Captain, Company L and assumed command at Fort Riley before being appointed Inspector General of the District of the Upper Arkansas. While carrying out duties associated with that office in 1867, Booth first became familiar with Fort Larned. In 1865, the regiment was dispatched to Wyoming Territory where it engaged in several Indian skirmishes before being ordered back to Kansas where Booth was mustered out of the army at Fort Leavenworth. Returning to Manhattan, Booth was unanimously elected to the Kansas House of Representatives by voters of Riley County in 1867.
Here's an addition obit from his death Feb 14, 1898:
Capt. Henry Booth, of Larned, died suddenly at his home in that city on Monday last, the 14th inst., of heart disease, aged 60 years. Capt. Booth was born in Yorkshire, England 60 years ago. He came to this country with his parents when 3 years old, and to Kansas in 1856. He was a Union soldier in the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the state legislature several terms; was receiver of the U.S. land office at Larned eight years; was chairman of the republican state central committee in 1888 when Kansas gave Harrison 82,000 majority. He was a prominent candidate for P.M. at Larned when death called him. Capt. Booth was a good man and his death will be quite a loss to Kansas.
Medicine Lodge Cresset, Medicine Lodge, KS Feb. 18, 1898
Capt. Henry Booth passed away at age fifty-nine on February 14, 1898. He had been a resident of Kansas since 1856. Those forty-two years encompassed several significant milestones. Kansas did not become a state until January 29, 1861, buffalo and other wild animals roamed the native prairie grass, Indians were still present, and uprisings were common.
Henry Booth was born on May 11, 1838, in England. He came with his parents and seven siblings to Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Henry moved west to the Kansas Territory.
In 1862, Henry enlisted in Co. G 11th KS Cavalry as a 1st Sgt. His unit patrolled the eastern border of Kansas and faced many skirmishes. The most notable would be attempting to stop William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence on August 21, 1863. Toward the end of the Civil War, 1st Sgt. Henry Booth was promoted to captain and given his own unit. His Co. L 11th KS Cavalry traveled to Fort Larned to assist in Indian skirmishes. Capt. Booth was discharged in September 1865. His war records indicated he was "wounded by Indian arrows twice" and "wounded in left shoulder and right arm." [1]
At the close of the war, Henry returned to Manhattan, in Riley County, where he operated an agricultural implement business. On May 1, 1867, Cpt. Booth married Lucie Preston. She was born in 1846 in Chicago. Her father was an Episcopal minister and had moved the family from Philadelphia to Kansas in 1855.
In November, Cpt. Booth was elected to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from Riley County and served one term or two years. He was appointed postmaster at Fort Larned and remained in that position until 1873.
Henry and Lucia arrived at Fort Larned in 1871 in a covered wagon. Their four children, all born near Fort Larned and Larned, had a front-row seat to the beginnings of a town and their parents' role. Their children: Frederic, Nathaniel, Charlotte, and William.
Cpt. Booth used his connections in Topeka to form the Larned Town Company, establishing a town about six miles east of Fort Larned in 1872.
In April, Cpt. Booth brought the first house to the new townsite downstream, floating it part of the way and then putting it on wheels. [2] The railroad arrived in Larned on July 20, and soon, more settlers would come. Cpt. Booth was appointed Receiver of the United States Land Office (register of deeds).
He continued to promote the interests of Larned and Pawnee County as a legislator from 1873 to 1877.
After a lifetime of accomplishments and something, Cpt. Henry Booth died on February 14, 1898. Lucia moved to Kansas City, living with her daughter, Lotta Morgan. Lucia died on June 28, 1911 and joined her husband in Larned Cemetery.
Their children: Frederic Preston (1868-1936) was an attorney in New York City. Nathaniel Ogden (1870-1925) was an agricultural professor at Oklahoma State University. Charlotte "Lotta" (1871-1929) married and is buried in Oklahoma. Lucia's obituary has William (1879-???) living in Corvallis, Oregon.
[1] Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 for Henry Booth
[2] Panorama of Progress A Century of Living Pawnee County 1872-1972
Born on May 18, 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Henry Booth immigrated with his family to Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Booth moved west settling in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. In 1862, he enlisted in the 11th Kansas infantry and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. The regiment participated in a number of Civil War battles in Missouri and Arkansas before returning to Kansas City where it was changed from infantry to calvary. Booth was then commissioned Captain, Company L and assumed command at Fort Riley before being appointed Inspector General of the District of the Upper Arkansas. While carrying out duties associated with that office in 1867, Booth first became familiar with Fort Larned. In 1865, the regiment was dispatched to Wyoming Territory where it engaged in several Indian skirmishes before being ordered back to Kansas where Booth was mustered out of the army at Fort Leavenworth. Returning to Manhattan, Booth was unanimously elected to the Kansas House of Representatives by voters of Riley County in 1867.
Here's an addition obit from his death Feb 14, 1898:
Capt. Henry Booth, of Larned, died suddenly at his home in that city on Monday last, the 14th inst., of heart disease, aged 60 years. Capt. Booth was born in Yorkshire, England 60 years ago. He came to this country with his parents when 3 years old, and to Kansas in 1856. He was a Union soldier in the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the state legislature several terms; was receiver of the U.S. land office at Larned eight years; was chairman of the republican state central committee in 1888 when Kansas gave Harrison 82,000 majority. He was a prominent candidate for P.M. at Larned when death called him. Capt. Booth was a good man and his death will be quite a loss to Kansas.
Medicine Lodge Cresset, Medicine Lodge, KS Feb. 18, 1898
Henry Booth was born on May 11, 1838, in England. He came with his parents and seven siblings to Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Henry moved west to the Kansas Territory.
In 1862, Henry enlisted in Co. G 11th KS Cavalry as a 1st Sgt. His unit patrolled the eastern border of Kansas and faced many skirmishes. The most notable would be attempting to stop William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence on August 21, 1863. Toward the end of the Civil War, 1st Sgt. Henry Booth was promoted to captain and given his own unit. His Co. L 11th KS Cavalry traveled to Fort Larned to assist in Indian skirmishes. Capt. Booth was discharged in September 1865. His war records indicated he was "wounded by Indian arrows twice" and "wounded in left shoulder and right arm." [1]
At the close of the war, Henry returned to Manhattan, in Riley County, where he operated an agricultural implement business. On May 1, 1867, Cpt. Booth married Lucie Preston. She was born in 1846 in Chicago. Her father was an Episcopal minister and had moved the family from Philadelphia to Kansas in 1855.
In November, Cpt. Booth was elected to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from Riley County and served one term or two years. He was appointed postmaster at Fort Larned and remained in that position until 1873.
Henry and Lucia arrived at Fort Larned in 1871 in a covered wagon. Their four children, all born near Fort Larned and Larned, had a front-row seat to the beginnings of a town and their parents' role. Their children: Frederic, Nathaniel, Charlotte, and William.
Cpt. Booth used his connections in Topeka to form the Larned Town Company, establishing a town about six miles east of Fort Larned in 1872.
In April, Cpt. Booth brought the first house to the new townsite downstream, floating it part of the way and then putting it on wheels. [2] The railroad arrived in Larned on July 20, and soon, more settlers would come. Cpt. Booth was appointed Receiver of the United States Land Office (register of deeds).
He continued to promote the interests of Larned and Pawnee County as a legislator from 1873 to 1877.
After a lifetime of accomplishments and something, Cpt. Henry Booth died on February 14, 1898. Lucia moved to Kansas City, living with her daughter, Lotta Morgan. Lucia died on June 28, 1911 and joined her husband in Larned Cemetery.
Their children: Frederic Preston (1868-1936) was an attorney in New York City. Nathaniel Ogden (1870-1925) was an agricultural professor at Oklahoma State University. Charlotte "Lotta" (1871-1929) married and is buried in Oklahoma. Lucia's obituary has William (1879-???) living in Corvallis, Oregon.
[1] Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 for Henry Booth
[2] Panorama of Progress A Century of Living Pawnee County 1872-1972
Born on May 18, 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Henry Booth immigrated with his family to Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1841. At age eighteen, Booth moved west settling in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. In 1862, he enlisted in the 11th Kansas infantry and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. The regiment participated in a number of Civil War battles in Missouri and Arkansas before returning to Kansas City where it was changed from infantry to calvary. Booth was then commissioned Captain, Company L and assumed command at Fort Riley before being appointed Inspector General of the District of the Upper Arkansas. While carrying out duties associated with that office in 1867, Booth first became familiar with Fort Larned. In 1865, the regiment was dispatched to Wyoming Territory where it engaged in several Indian skirmishes before being ordered back to Kansas where Booth was mustered out of the army at Fort Leavenworth. Returning to Manhattan, Booth was unanimously elected to the Kansas House of Representatives by voters of Riley County in 1867.
Here's an addition obit from his death Feb 14, 1898:
Capt. Henry Booth, of Larned, died suddenly at his home in that city on Monday last, the 14th inst., of heart disease, aged 60 years. Capt. Booth was born in Yorkshire, England 60 years ago. He came to this country with his parents when 3 years old, and to Kansas in 1856. He was a Union soldier in the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the state legislature several terms; was receiver of the U.S. land office at Larned eight years; was chairman of the republican state central committee in 1888 when Kansas gave Harrison 82,000 majority. He was a prominent candidate for P.M. at Larned when death called him. Capt. Booth was a good man and his death will be quite a loss to Kansas.
Medicine Lodge Cresset, Medicine Lodge, KS Feb. 18, 1898
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