John Clifton Dole

M, b. 10 February 1903, d. 15 December 1988
FatherWilliam Dole1 b. 1 Jan 1862, d. 12 Dec 1944
MotherEstella Luella Haney b. 23 May 1864, d. 12 Jan 1942
     
John Clifton Dole
John Clifton Dole was born on 10 February 1903 at Burrton, Harvey County, Kansas. According to his obituary, John had a sister, Mildred Heidebrecht, living in Burrton in 1988.2,3,4,5

Clifton appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of his father William Dole at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 7, born in Kansas.6

Clifton appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of his father William Dole at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 16, born in Kansas.7

John married Ruth Marjorie Stanley on 15 April 1922 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. After their marriage, Ruth and Clifton had more than 60 years together. In spite of the Great Depression, they were able to care for a family of eight children and lived to enjoy several grandchildren. The daughters often remarked that their mother was a very good cook. One of the sons asked that the Burrton Library be named after his mother. He said that he had moved back to Burrton after some years away because he remembered his happy childhood there..8,9,10


John was listed as the head of household in the 1925 Kansas State Census in Burrton Township, Harvey County. He was 22, born in Kansas, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household were his wife, Ruth (20); a daughter, Lavon (2); and a son, Leroy (1). John's residence was next door to his father and his family.11

John was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 37, born in Kansas, and listed as a oil pumper. Included in the houshold were his wife, Ruth (35); 3 daughters, Lavonne (17), Marge (14) and Ruth (10); and 4 sons, Leroy (16), Richard (12), John (4) and James (1).12

John worked as an oil pumper. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Burrton and was sexton of the Burrton Cemetery, retiring in 1983. After a few lonely years following his wife's death, he went to live at the Buhler Sunshine Home and was a favorite there. He especially enjoyed being in their "Kitchen Band" which played for community events.13,9,10

John died on 15 December 1988 in the Hutchinson Hospital at Hutchinson, Kansas, at age 85. Funeral services were in the First Christian Church, Burrton on 17 December, 1988 with Rev. William Winslow officiating..14,9,15,5 He was buried in the Burrton Cemetery near Burrton, Kansas.16,17,18

Family

Ruth Marjorie Stanley b. 15 Oct 1904, d. 3 Jul 1982
Children

Citations

  1. [S1353] Stanley Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 9038655.
  2. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.11. Date of birth from grave of John C. Dole.
  3. [S1220] Obituary of John Clifton Dole, Hutchinson News (probably), Same date and place in funeral announcement.
  4. [S1228] Ruth Marjorie(Stanley) Dole, Dole Family History, 22 Aug 1979.
  5. [S1361] John Clifton DoleSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, Oct 31, 2014.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Burrton Township, Harvey County,Kansas, page 8B (AN).
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 1B (AN).
  8. [S1219] Obituary of Ruth (Stanley) Dole, Hutchinson News (probably).
  9. [S1220] Obituary of John Clifton Dole, Hutchinson News (probably).
  10. [S1281] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family, People, Places, and Events.
  11. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Burrton Township, Harvey County.
  12. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  13. [S1194] Notes & Correspondence from W. E. Stanley on Stanley Family History,.
  14. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.11. Date of death from grave of John C. Dole.
  15. [S1218] Dole, John Clifton Funeral Announcement, Dec 1988, Burrton, Kansas.
  16. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.11. Grave of John C. Dole in Block 4, Lot 190.
  17. [S1221] Burrton Cemetery Gravestone reading.
  18. [S1362] Dole, John Clifton. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).

Adrian Cecill Bottoms

M, b. 23 December 1908, d. 23 October 1975
FatherArchie Alivenon Bottoms b. 18 Jan 1880, d. 11 Apr 1937
MotherLulu May Clark b. 10 Apr 1884, d. 10 Feb 1954
     Adrian Cecill Bottoms was also known as Adrian Bottoms.  
Cecil Bottoms
He was born on 23 December 1908. Adrian's name was given as Adrian and Adrian C. in the Censuses but he is identified as Cecil A. Bottoms on his gravestone as verified by his daughter and as Cecil Adrian Bottoms in his wife's family history. Thus, it appears that his full birth name was Adrian Cecil but he was also known as Cecil Adrian.1,2

Adrian (identified as Adam in the census) appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of his father Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 1, born in Kansas.3

Adrian appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of his fatherArchie Alivenon Bottoms in Burrton, Harvey County. He was 6, born in Kansas.4

Adrian appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of his father Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 11, born in Kansas).5

Adrian appeared in the Kansas Census of 1925 in the household of his father Archie Alivenon Bottoms in Burrton Township, Harvey County. He was 16.6

Adrian married Blanche Elizabeth Stanley on 17 April 1926.7,2

Adrian was listed as the head of household in the 1930 Census in Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 21, born in Kansas, and listed as a odd job laborer. Included in the household were his wife, Blanche (20); and a son, Larry (3).8

Adrian was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 31, born in Kansas, and listed as a road worker for the WPA. Included in the household were his wife, Blanche (30); a son, Larry (13); and a daughter (Naida Joy (8). Reportedly, Adrian and Blanche were divorced on an unknown date some time after 1940.9  
Adrian Bottoms


In WWII, Adrian enlisted as a private in the Army at Fort Levenworth on 4 April 1945.10

Adrian died on 23 October 1975 at age 66.11,12,13 He was buried in the Burrton Cemetery at Burrton, Kansas.14,15

Family

Blanche Elizabeth Stanley b. 9 Mar 1910, d. 6 Oct 1988
Child

Citations

  1. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.5. Date of birth from gravestone for Cecil A. Bottoms (alternative name for Adrian Bottoms). Same date in W E Stanley's Family Records.
  2. [S1253] Letter from Blanche Stanley to William E. Stanley dated 21 Sep 1979.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 6B (AN).
  4. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1915, Burrton, Harvey County.
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 11A (AN).
  6. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Burrton Township, Harvey County.
  7. [S350] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family History.
  8. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 6A (AN).
  9. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 8B (AN).
  10. [S1370] WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 , Bottoms, Adrian.
  11. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.5. Date of death from gravestone of Cecil A. Bottoms.
  12. [S1362] Bottoms, Adrian. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Burrton Cemetery, Harvey County, Kansas.
  13. [S1361] Bottoms, AdrianSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, 26 July 2017.
  14. [S361] Micki Crozier, Cemetery Records of Harvey County, Kansas, Vol. 4, Alta, Burrton, & Lake Townships, p.5. Gravestone for Cecil A. Bottoms in Block 1, lot 46. Site purchased by daughter Naida Bottoms McCaskey.
  15. [S1362] Bottoms, Adrian. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Burrton Cemetery, Harvey County, Kansas.

Victor Leon Bottoms1

M, b. 24 June 1913, d. 3 April 1986
FatherArchie Alivenon Bottoms1 b. 18 Jan 1880, d. 11 Apr 1937
MotherLulu May Clark1 b. 10 Apr 1884, d. 10 Feb 1954
     Victor Leon Bottoms was born on 24 June 1913 at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.1,2

Victor appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of his fatherArchie Alivenon Bottoms in Burrton, Harvey County. He was 1, born in Kansas.3

(Insert 1st name) appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of his XXXX Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was YY, born in ZZZZ.4

Victor appeared in the Kansas Census of 1925 in the household of his father Archie Alivenon Bottoms in Burrton Township, Harvey County. He was 9.5

Victor appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of his father Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. He was 16, born in Kansas; .6

Victor married Othella Eldearie Norris on 7 July in Hutchinson Kansas. They had at least one child, James Vernon Bottoms (1937-1962)
-.1

Victor died on 3 April 1986 in Deming, Whatcom County, Washington, at age 72.2,7

Citations

  1. [S1353] Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 75469648.
  2. [S1361] Bottoms, VictorSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, June 9, 2015.
  3. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1915, Burrton, Harvey County.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 11A (AN).
  5. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Burrton Township, Harvey County.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 6B (AN).
  7. [S1353] Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 75469648.

Pauline Bottoms1

F, b. 7 January 1903, d. 12 February 1993
FatherArchie Alivenon Bottoms1 b. 18 Jan 1880, d. 11 Apr 1937
MotherLulu May Clark1 b. 10 Apr 1884, d. 10 Feb 1954
     Pauline Bottoms was born on 7 January 1903 in Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas.2

Pauline appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of her father Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton, Harvey County, Kansas. She was 7.3

Pauline appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of her father Archie Alivenon Bottoms in Burrton, Harvey County. She was 12, born in Kansas.4

Pauline appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her father Archie Alivenon Bottoms at Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas. She was 17.5

Pauline died on 12 February 1993 in Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas, at age 90.6

Citations

  1. [S1353] Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 75469648.
  2. [S1353] Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 75469648.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 6B (AN).
  4. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1915, Burrton, Harvey County.
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas, page 11A (AN).
  6. [S1353] Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 75469648.

Paul Louis Collins1

M, b. 3 August 1897, d. 26 June 1994
     Paul Louis Collins was born on 3 August 1897 at Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas. His father was Henry Collins who had been born in France.1,2,3

Paul appeared in the census of 1900 in the household of his father, Henry Colin, at Kickapoo Township including Ft Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was 2, born in Kansas.4

Paul registered for the draft in World War I on 24 August 1918 at Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was living and working for his father, Henry Collins, at RR3, Leavenworth.1

Paul married Alice Mildred Stanley on 24 December 1930.5,6,7

Paul was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Richardson, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was 42, born in Kansas, and listed as a carpenter for the Veterans Administration. Included in the household was his wife, Alice (37).8

In 1952, Paul was a mechanic in Leavenworth, Kansas. After he retired, Paul made things like picnic tables..5,7

Paul died on 26 June 1994 at age 96. His last residence was at 66048 Leavenworth, Levenworth, Kansas..9 He was buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Leavenworth.10

Family

Alice Mildred Stanley b. 4 Oct 1902, d. 3 Aug 1982

Citations

  1. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1361] Paul CollinsSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com Aug 30 2014.
  3. [S1361] Paul Louis CollinsSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, Oct 30, 2014.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Kickapoo, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 7A (AN).
  5. [S1194] Notes & Correspondence from W. E. Stanley on Stanley Family History,.
  6. [S350] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family History.
  7. [S1281] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family, People, Places, and Events.
  8. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Delaware Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, page 11B (AN).
  9. [S1361] Paul CollinsSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com Aug 30, 2014.
  10. [S1362] Paul Collins. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).