Hello! I'm currently living in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas -- our most notorious claim to fame are the Clutter murders (Capote's In Cold Blood), and some beef packing plants. My family since my maternal great great great grandfather, Washington Brown, has lived in Wyandotte County. He homesteaded in Piper after the civil war and the home is still standing. Both maternal and paternal sides lived in Wyandotte County until my parents moved to Johnson County in 1960, but my father, John Blake, Jr., and grandfathers, John Blake and Wash Brown, practiced law in Wyandotte County. My dad graduated from Argentine High School and my mom (Denise Brown) and maternal aunt graduated from Wyandotte. I'm hoping to get tidbits about the Blakes, Hankins (paternal grandmother), Tolers (maternal grandmother), and Browns. I don't know much about the Blakes or the Hankinses. It's been wonderful connecting with a few people on the list and getting information about the old homestead and hearing from people who knew my family. It's also great to read some of the news articles that you put on, John. Thank you so much for that! Have a wonderful day!! Lara (Blake) Bors "John O'Brien" <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> Sent by: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com 01/06/2009 11:05 AM Please respond to kswyando@rootsweb.com To "KS-Wyandotte" <KSWyando-L@rootsweb.com> cc Subject [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Hello, You are one of 94 members on the Wyandotte County Mailing List. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to know a little something about us members, and maybe even help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this note with the following: Your location - city and state .......... or just state How you are connected to Wyandotte County What you hope to gain by being a member of the Mailing List =================================================== Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with information. This will be more probably if you include dates and names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Argentine in the 1920s" might produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS in the 1950s" would be acceptable. Thank you for your consideration. John Wyandotte County List Administrator ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lara: Not sure if we corresponded before or not. I do know a little about your family. Primarily the Brown's as Wash Brown and my husband's grandparents were very good friends. They all attened Piper High School and graduated in the 1920's. I believe there was a nancy and a Susie Brown as well. Yes the house still stands. I have been told it is listed with Kansas as a Historical landmark. I wish the current owners would do more to restore its beauty. In the 1970's I worked for a very short time as a secretary for Blake, Uhlig & Funk in Kansas City, Ks. My girlfriend got me on and I truly wasn't ready for the job. However, they were fun to work for and at that time Wash Brown still had his office at the Brotherhood building in KCK as well. As I research I will send to you any and all I find. Iwill be away from genealogy for a couple of weeks, but when I get back to it I will check my PIPEr and WYCO files. I know that I kept some tidbits that may be of interest to you. Diane Treff -----Original Message----- From: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ca07@finneycounty.org Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:24 AM To: kswyando@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Hello! I'm currently living in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas -- our most notorious claim to fame are the Clutter murders (Capote's In Cold Blood), and some beef packing plants. My family since my maternal great great great grandfather, Washington Brown, has lived in Wyandotte County. He homesteaded in Piper after the civil war and the home is still standing. Both maternal and paternal sides lived in Wyandotte County until my parents moved to Johnson County in 1960, but my father, John Blake, Jr., and grandfathers, John Blake and Wash Brown, practiced law in Wyandotte County. My dad graduated from Argentine High School and my mom (Denise Brown) and maternal aunt graduated from Wyandotte. I'm hoping to get tidbits about the Blakes, Hankins (paternal grandmother), Tolers (maternal grandmother), and Browns. I don't know much about the Blakes or the Hankinses. It's been wonderful connecting with a few people on the list and getting information about the old homestead and hearing from people who knew my family. It's also great to read some of the news articles that you put on, John. Thank you so much for that! Have a wonderful day!! Lara (Blake) Bors "John O'Brien" <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> Sent by: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com 01/06/2009 11:05 AM Please respond to kswyando@rootsweb.com To "KS-Wyandotte" <KSWyando-L@rootsweb.com> cc Subject [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Hello, You are one of 94 members on the Wyandotte County Mailing List. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to know a little something about us members, and maybe even help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this note with the following: Your location - city and state .......... or just state How you are connected to Wyandotte County What you hope to gain by being a member of the Mailing List =================================================== Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with information. This will be more probably if you include dates and names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Argentine in the 1920s" might produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS in the 1950s" would be acceptable. Thank you for your consideration. John Wyandotte County List Administrator ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Diane: Yes, we have corresponded before. Thank you so much. I hadn't seen you post anything recently, so I wasn't sure if you were still on the list serve or not. I'm glad to hear the home is on the historical registry now. I agree that it needs to be taken better care of, my mom and I would like to take a can of white paint over to have the owner paint the pillars (which actually were originally brick, not the wooden columns you see today). Nancy and Susie were my great aunts, Susie just passed away a few years ago. We were glad that she wasn't "with it" enough to know that she out-lived my grandpa. Thanks again! Lara Blake Bors Asst. Finney County Attorney 409 N. 9th Street Garden City, KS 67846 620-272-3568 "Diane Treff" <dianetreff@sunflower.com> Sent by: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com 01/07/2009 08:34 AM Please respond to kswyando@rootsweb.com To <kswyando@rootsweb.com> cc Subject Re: [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Lara: Not sure if we corresponded before or not. I do know a little about your family. Primarily the Brown's as Wash Brown and my husband's grandparents were very good friends. They all attened Piper High School and graduated in the 1920's. I believe there was a nancy and a Susie Brown as well. Yes the house still stands. I have been told it is listed with Kansas as a Historical landmark. I wish the current owners would do more to restore its beauty. In the 1970's I worked for a very short time as a secretary for Blake, Uhlig & Funk in Kansas City, Ks. My girlfriend got me on and I truly wasn't ready for the job. However, they were fun to work for and at that time Wash Brown still had his office at the Brotherhood building in KCK as well. As I research I will send to you any and all I find. Iwill be away from genealogy for a couple of weeks, but when I get back to it I will check my PIPEr and WYCO files. I know that I kept some tidbits that may be of interest to you. Diane Treff -----Original Message----- From: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ca07@finneycounty.org Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:24 AM To: kswyando@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Hello! I'm currently living in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas -- our most notorious claim to fame are the Clutter murders (Capote's In Cold Blood), and some beef packing plants. My family since my maternal great great great grandfather, Washington Brown, has lived in Wyandotte County. He homesteaded in Piper after the civil war and the home is still standing. Both maternal and paternal sides lived in Wyandotte County until my parents moved to Johnson County in 1960, but my father, John Blake, Jr., and grandfathers, John Blake and Wash Brown, practiced law in Wyandotte County. My dad graduated from Argentine High School and my mom (Denise Brown) and maternal aunt graduated from Wyandotte. I'm hoping to get tidbits about the Blakes, Hankins (paternal grandmother), Tolers (maternal grandmother), and Browns. I don't know much about the Blakes or the Hankinses. It's been wonderful connecting with a few people on the list and getting information about the old homestead and hearing from people who knew my family. It's also great to read some of the news articles that you put on, John. Thank you so much for that! Have a wonderful day!! Lara (Blake) Bors "John O'Brien" <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> Sent by: kswyando-bounces@rootsweb.com 01/06/2009 11:05 AM Please respond to kswyando@rootsweb.com To "KS-Wyandotte" <KSWyando-L@rootsweb.com> cc Subject [Wyandotte County] Wyandotte County Mailing List Hello, You are one of 94 members on the Wyandotte County Mailing List. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to know a little something about us members, and maybe even help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this note with the following: Your location - city and state .......... or just state How you are connected to Wyandotte County What you hope to gain by being a member of the Mailing List =================================================== Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with information. This will be more probably if you include dates and names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Argentine in the 1920s" might produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS in the 1950s" would be acceptable. Thank you for your consideration. John Wyandotte County List Administrator ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message