Lilian Randy is absolutely correct.There is a Chetopa Township in Neosho County. Sorry, I forgot about Townships. The County seat of Neosho County is Erie, in case you need to contact any of the county offices. >Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:59:16 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: randyd@texramp.net Fri Jan 3 14:59:16 2003 >From: "Randy Dunavan" <randyd@texramp.net> >Old-To: <rcopper@sunnetworks.net>, <KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [KSNeosho] Keller/Monroe/Stewart/Hansen >Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:58:43 -0600 >X-Priority: 3 >To: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/344 >X-Loop: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: KSNEOSHO-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-pstn-levels: (C:82.4442 M:98.6627 P:95.9108 R:95.9108 S:79.4364 ) >X-pstn-settings: 1 (0.1500:0.1500) >X-pstn-addresses: from <randyd@texramp.net> > > >There was a township in Neosho County named >Chetopa Twp. It is the area surrounding Thayer, Kansas > >Neosho County is divided up into 12 twps which includes >48 square sections per township > >Those twps are: >Tioga Big Creek Grant >Canville Erie Walnut Grove >Chetopa Centerville Mission >Shiloh Ladore Lincoln > >Tioga being the furthest northwestern >Lincoln being the most southwestern section of the county > > > > Randy Dunavan >Longview, Texas > >A native of Neosho & Labette counties > >http://www.jarboe.org/ >http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/n/James-R-Dunavan/index.html? >Welcome=988131687 > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <rcopper@sunnetworks.net> >To: <KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:47 PM >Subject: Fwd: [KSNeosho] Keller/Monroe/Stewart/Hansen > > >> Lillian, >> Chetopa is a town in Labette County which borders Neosho County on >> the south. There is a town named Chanute in Neosho County but no >> Chetopa. I lived in Neosho County for many years.I believe there is a >> mailing list for Labette County. Good Luck! >> >> >> >Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 13:47:59 -0700 >> >X-Original-Sender: malik@scs-net.org Fri Jan 3 13:47:58 2003 >> >From: "Lilly" <malik@scs-net.org> >> >Old-To: <KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 00:00:09 +0200 >> >X-Priority: 3 >> >Subject: [KSNeosho] Keller/Monroe/Stewart/Hansen >> >To: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >> >Resent-From: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >> >X-Mailing-List: <KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/342 >> >X-Loop: KSNEOSHO-L@rootsweb.com >> >Resent-Sender: KSNEOSHO-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >X-pstn-levels: (C:82.4442 M:98.6627 P:95.9108 R:95.9108 S:40.2759 ) >> >X-pstn-settings: 1 (0.1500:0.1500) >> >X-pstn-addresses: from <malik@scs-net.org> >> > >> >This is my first posting. I have 3 separate and UNRELATED >> >families that were all living in Chetopa, Neosho Co., KS. >> > >> >#1. Mr. William Keller and wife Rachel Purvis married in MO, but >> >later moved to Kansas. >> >They had 4 sons: Thomas Jefferson Keller, John G. Keller, Jim D. >> >Keller and William M. Keller. >> >Rachel Purvis Keller died on Sept. 13, 1875 in Chetopa, KS. >> > >> >I would like to find her burial spot if possible. >> > >> >#2. In the household of Elisha Sapp 43 b. IL, in the 1880 census at >> >Chetopa , Neosho Co., KS >> >2 brothers working as farm hands: >> >Hans Hansen 38 yrs, b. Denmark both parents born Denmark >> >Neils Hansen 36 yrs., b. Denmark, both parents born Denmark. >> > >> >These 2 brothers ended up in Oregon and I have data on them there, >> >but I am curious if they may have married while in KS. >> > >> >#3. 1880 census at Chetopa, Neosho Co., KS >> >J. H. Stewart 50 yrs, b. IN Farmer parents b. OH >> >Marie E. 42 yrs, b. IN Father b.IN mother OH >> >Otis Monroe 16 yrs, b. IN both parents b. IN >> >step-son to J.H. >> >A. Monroe 11 yrs, b. IN both parents born IN >> >step-son to J.H. >> >Eddie Stewart 8yrs, b. IN both parents born IN > > >son to J.H. >> > >> >This is Marie E. Appleton and her second husband. I wish to know >> >what happened to her first husband Jacob Monroe? >> >I would also like to find info on this entire family. This is all I >> >have so far. >> >Otis Monroe later married Della Mae Hogan from Barry Co., MO. I have >> >alot of info on him and his descendants. >> > >> >If you are related to or have info about the burial spots or >> >families of these people I would love to correspond with you. I >> >will gladly share what information I have so far on all these people. >> >Best regards, >> >Lillian Kathleen Martin >> >> >> -- >> --