GURNSEY, C. E.

GURNSEY, SPEARS

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Date: 3/3/2015 at 02:50:31

Cutler's History of Kansas.
Cutler. William G. A.T. Andreas Co. Chicago. 1883.

BIOGRAPHY ~ C. E. GURNSEY

C. E. GURNSEY, stock-raiser, P. O. Cloverdale [Kansas], was born in Michigan in 1849, where he lived until 1863; thence to Decatur County, Iowa, where he remained until 1870, coming from there to Kansas, locating in Howard County, and took a claim. It was 120 miles to a railroad point, and there were but few settlers. He improved his claim and lived there for ten years; he then traded for a farm on Section 11 and 12, Township 33, Range 8, on the Big Caney River, and proceeded to make a stock farm of it. His place contains 800 acres, with forty-eight acres of timber, and all conveniences for stock-raising; 640 acres are inclosed by fence, 200 acres in cultivation, and good house, and orchard of two and one-half acres; and has the place stocked with forty cows. Besides this, he owns one-half interest in 250 head of fat cattle, and will make it a point to fatten that number or more each season.

The subject of this sketch came to Kansas without anything to make a start, and has made a good success. In 1876, he was married to Miss Mary Spears, of Cloverdale. They have four children, viz.; Mary, Evert, Estella and Herman.

Submission by Nettie Mae Lucas, May 18, 2005