Hi, I just joined this list. My grandfather wrote of living on a farm in or near a small city called Emmons, KS, which he said was in Washington County. It doesn't seem to exist anymore. His time frame for living there was 1895-1909. He wrote that it was about 50 miles east of Concordia. Could some kind soul out there tell me where it was, and what happened to it? Also, where is a good reference for finding cemetery records for Washington County? I'm looking for grave sites for BOBBITT, SHANK, and possibly GIDDINGS in Washington County. Many thanks! Karen potwhole@worldnet.att.net (i know, funny email addy. has to do with dishes i collect)

Hi Karen, I'm at work now, but at home I have some old maps and information, etc about Washington Kansas. There are also a couple of web sites, but those addresses are at home as well. When I get home and have a chance to look them up, I'll let you know. I was from a small town called Haddam in Washington County, and I know that there are some Bobbits in the Haddam cemetery. And my younger brother was classmates to a Bobbitt. Roger Cox rcox@lamar.colostate.edu potwhole wrote: > Hi, > > I just joined this list. My grandfather wrote of living on a farm in or near a small city called Emmons, KS, which he said was in Washington County. It doesn't seem to exist anymore. His time frame for living there was 1895-1909. He wrote that it was about 50 miles east of Concordia. Could some kind soul out there tell me where it was, and what happened to it? > > Also, where is a good reference for finding cemetery records for Washington County? > > I'm looking for grave sites for BOBBITT, SHANK, and possibly GIDDINGS in Washington County. > > Many thanks! > Karen > potwhole@worldnet.att.net > (i know, funny email addy. has to do with dishes i collect) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237