Josiah Comstock Bartlett was born in New Haven, Hamilton county, Ohio, July 14, 1829. He was the oldest son of David Bartlett, a native of Connecticut. His mother's name was Eunice Comstock. His ancestors on both sides were pure Yankee.
Josiah C. Bartlett attended a medical school in Columbus, Ohio, and in his twenty-second year married Hannah Long, the daughter of a neighboring farmer.
He first located at Industry, on the Ohio river. In 1852 he and his brother attempted to go to California, but at Weston, Mo. . they were compelled to turn back by illness in the family.
He next engaged in business at El rod. Ind.. and in the spring of 1857 joined in the rush for Kansas, settling at Big Springs, Douglas county.
In the fall of 1859 he was elected a member of the first state legislature of 1861 from the eighth district, which then meant Douglas and Johnson counties. After the session of the legislature he settled in Topeka, and thus became erroneously credited to Shawnee county. In 1861 he was a candidate for the state senate, and was beaten ninety-six votes by C. K. Holliday.
He erected a store building on the north side of Sixth street, east of Kansas avenue, where he conducted a general store, residing up-stairs with his family.
He died February 20, 1862, and his body lies in the Topeka Cemetery.
His widow married F. R. Page, of Lyon county, and now resides in Neosho Rapids.
He left three children. Albert L. Bartlett, Eunice E. Bartlett. and David L. Bartlett. The brothers are in business at St. Joseph, Mo., and Albert L. Bartlett was a messenger or page in the session of 1861.
~Transactions 1907-1908, Volume 10; pg 244; Kansas State Historical Society; The Kansas State Historical Society., 1908.
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Josiah C. Bartlett attended a medical school in Columbus, Ohio, and in his twenty-second year married Hannah Long, the daughter of a neighboring farmer.
He first located at Industry, on the Ohio river. In 1852 he and his brother attempted to go to California, but at Weston, Mo. . they were compelled to turn back by illness in the family.
He next engaged in business at El rod. Ind.. and in the spring of 1857 joined in the rush for Kansas, settling at Big Springs, Douglas county.
In the fall of 1859 he was elected a member of the first state legislature of 1861 from the eighth district, which then meant Douglas and Johnson counties. After the session of the legislature he settled in Topeka, and thus became erroneously credited to Shawnee county. In 1861 he was a candidate for the state senate, and was beaten ninety-six votes by C. K. Holliday.
He erected a store building on the north side of Sixth street, east of Kansas avenue, where he conducted a general store, residing up-stairs with his family.
He died February 20, 1862, and his body lies in the Topeka Cemetery.
His widow married F. R. Page, of Lyon county, and now resides in Neosho Rapids.
He left three children. Albert L. Bartlett, Eunice E. Bartlett. and David L. Bartlett. The brothers are in business at St. Joseph, Mo., and Albert L. Bartlett was a messenger or page in the session of 1861.
~Transactions 1907-1908, Volume 10; pg 244; Kansas State Historical Society; The Kansas State Historical Society., 1908.
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Josiah Comstock Bartlett was born in New Haven, Hamilton county, Ohio, July 14, 1829. He was the oldest son of David Bartlett, a native of Connecticut. His mother's name was Eunice Comstock. His ancestors on both sides were pure Yankee.
Josiah C. Bartlett attended a medical school in Columbus, Ohio, and in his twenty-second year married Hannah Long, the daughter of a neighboring farmer.
He first located at Industry, on the Ohio river. In 1852 he and his brother attempted to go to California, but at Weston, Mo. . they were compelled to turn back by illness in the family.
He next engaged in business at El rod. Ind.. and in the spring of 1857 joined in the rush for Kansas, settling at Big Springs, Douglas county.
In the fall of 1859 he was elected a member of the first state legislature of 1861 from the eighth district, which then meant Douglas and Johnson counties. After the session of the legislature he settled in Topeka, and thus became erroneously credited to Shawnee county. In 1861 he was a candidate for the state senate, and was beaten ninety-six votes by C. K. Holliday.
He erected a store building on the north side of Sixth street, east of Kansas avenue, where he conducted a general store, residing up-stairs with his family.
He died February 20, 1862, and his body lies in the Topeka Cemetery.
His widow married F. R. Page, of Lyon county, and now resides in Neosho Rapids.
He left three children. Albert L. Bartlett, Eunice E. Bartlett. and David L. Bartlett. The brothers are in business at St. Joseph, Mo., and Albert L. Bartlett was a messenger or page in the session of 1861.
~Transactions 1907-1908, Volume 10; pg 244; Kansas State Historical Society; The Kansas State Historical Society., 1908.
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Josiah C. Bartlett attended a medical school in Columbus, Ohio, and in his twenty-second year married Hannah Long, the daughter of a neighboring farmer.
He first located at Industry, on the Ohio river. In 1852 he and his brother attempted to go to California, but at Weston, Mo. . they were compelled to turn back by illness in the family.
He next engaged in business at El rod. Ind.. and in the spring of 1857 joined in the rush for Kansas, settling at Big Springs, Douglas county.
In the fall of 1859 he was elected a member of the first state legislature of 1861 from the eighth district, which then meant Douglas and Johnson counties. After the session of the legislature he settled in Topeka, and thus became erroneously credited to Shawnee county. In 1861 he was a candidate for the state senate, and was beaten ninety-six votes by C. K. Holliday.
He erected a store building on the north side of Sixth street, east of Kansas avenue, where he conducted a general store, residing up-stairs with his family.
He died February 20, 1862, and his body lies in the Topeka Cemetery.
His widow married F. R. Page, of Lyon county, and now resides in Neosho Rapids.
He left three children. Albert L. Bartlett, Eunice E. Bartlett. and David L. Bartlett. The brothers are in business at St. Joseph, Mo., and Albert L. Bartlett was a messenger or page in the session of 1861.
~Transactions 1907-1908, Volume 10; pg 244; Kansas State Historical Society; The Kansas State Historical Society., 1908.
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