Daughter of Chauncy B. Axtell & Louisa Munsell.
Married George Washington Steenrod on April 2, 1865 in Friendship, Allegany, New York; parents of Charles, Anna May, LeRoy, and Floyd Steenrod.
Wichita Eagle, Sept. 9, 1928, pg. 9
"DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN OF THIS COUNTY – Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod Dies Here Saturday Night After Brief Illness – TO COLWICH IN 1872 – Almost eight years to the day from the death of her husband, George Steenrod, Mrs. Louis[a] Axtell Steenrod, 81, died at her home, 115 South Green avenue, at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, following a serious illness of two weeks' duration.
[Picture of Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod]
Mrs. Steenrod had been in poor health since last Christmas, but her condition had not become critical until just a few days ago. At that time a son, F. L. Steenrod, who is business manager of the San Francisco Call, was called to his mother's bedside. Another son, L. O. Steenrod, assistant treasurer of the Wheeler, Kelly Hagny Trust company, and a daughter, Mrs. Alex Williams, 115 South Green avenue, also survive her. Another son, Charles, was killed in the Kansas City cyclone in 1886.
Mrs. Steenrod was born in Allegheny [Allegany] county, New York, on August 18, 1847, and came to Sedgwick county in 1872 with her husband, whom she married in New York on April 2, 1865. The family, Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod, the daughter and son, Charles, homesteaded near Colwich. Because she was a pioneer and a lady in the community, Kos Harris and N. F. Neidlelander, who platted the present town of Colwich, asked Mrs. Steenrod to give the village a name. It was their suggestion that call it Louisa after her own name. Instead, she applied the name Colwich, after the Colorado and Wichita Railway company.
In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod moved to Wichita and established their residence at 115 South Green avenue. Mr. Steenrod, a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company C, 85th New York Infantry, soon became a public figure. He served the county as commissioner and his death on September 7, 1920, removed an outstanding figure.
Three things primarily interested Mrs. Steenrod in the lifetime which won her hundreds of friends. These were her family, her flowers and the Women's Relief corps. It had been her habit to attend the regular meetings of the latter organization at the courthouse, but her health during the last few months prevented her from doing this. For more than two years the organization had held its quilting parties at her home and by this method she kept in close touch with its activities.
Besides the Women's Relief corps, Mrs. Steenrod also belonged to the Sedgwick County Pioneer society and the Mt. Hope chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Steenrod was known for her cheerful and kindly disposition and she maintained her radiant personality to the last, despite suffering.
While funeral arrangements have not been completed, the services probably will be held at the Mueller Funeral home Monday afternoon, with burial in Maple Grove cemetery, where the husband is also buried."
Married George Washington Steenrod on April 2, 1865 in Friendship, Allegany, New York; parents of Charles, Anna May, LeRoy, and Floyd Steenrod.
Wichita Eagle, Sept. 9, 1928, pg. 9
"DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN OF THIS COUNTY – Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod Dies Here Saturday Night After Brief Illness – TO COLWICH IN 1872 – Almost eight years to the day from the death of her husband, George Steenrod, Mrs. Louis[a] Axtell Steenrod, 81, died at her home, 115 South Green avenue, at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, following a serious illness of two weeks' duration.
[Picture of Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod]
Mrs. Steenrod had been in poor health since last Christmas, but her condition had not become critical until just a few days ago. At that time a son, F. L. Steenrod, who is business manager of the San Francisco Call, was called to his mother's bedside. Another son, L. O. Steenrod, assistant treasurer of the Wheeler, Kelly Hagny Trust company, and a daughter, Mrs. Alex Williams, 115 South Green avenue, also survive her. Another son, Charles, was killed in the Kansas City cyclone in 1886.
Mrs. Steenrod was born in Allegheny [Allegany] county, New York, on August 18, 1847, and came to Sedgwick county in 1872 with her husband, whom she married in New York on April 2, 1865. The family, Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod, the daughter and son, Charles, homesteaded near Colwich. Because she was a pioneer and a lady in the community, Kos Harris and N. F. Neidlelander, who platted the present town of Colwich, asked Mrs. Steenrod to give the village a name. It was their suggestion that call it Louisa after her own name. Instead, she applied the name Colwich, after the Colorado and Wichita Railway company.
In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod moved to Wichita and established their residence at 115 South Green avenue. Mr. Steenrod, a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company C, 85th New York Infantry, soon became a public figure. He served the county as commissioner and his death on September 7, 1920, removed an outstanding figure.
Three things primarily interested Mrs. Steenrod in the lifetime which won her hundreds of friends. These were her family, her flowers and the Women's Relief corps. It had been her habit to attend the regular meetings of the latter organization at the courthouse, but her health during the last few months prevented her from doing this. For more than two years the organization had held its quilting parties at her home and by this method she kept in close touch with its activities.
Besides the Women's Relief corps, Mrs. Steenrod also belonged to the Sedgwick County Pioneer society and the Mt. Hope chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Steenrod was known for her cheerful and kindly disposition and she maintained her radiant personality to the last, despite suffering.
While funeral arrangements have not been completed, the services probably will be held at the Mueller Funeral home Monday afternoon, with burial in Maple Grove cemetery, where the husband is also buried."
Daughter of Chauncy B. Axtell & Louisa Munsell.
Married George Washington Steenrod on April 2, 1865 in Friendship, Allegany, New York; parents of Charles, Anna May, LeRoy, and Floyd Steenrod.
Wichita Eagle, Sept. 9, 1928, pg. 9
"DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN OF THIS COUNTY – Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod Dies Here Saturday Night After Brief Illness – TO COLWICH IN 1872 – Almost eight years to the day from the death of her husband, George Steenrod, Mrs. Louis[a] Axtell Steenrod, 81, died at her home, 115 South Green avenue, at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, following a serious illness of two weeks' duration.
[Picture of Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod]
Mrs. Steenrod had been in poor health since last Christmas, but her condition had not become critical until just a few days ago. At that time a son, F. L. Steenrod, who is business manager of the San Francisco Call, was called to his mother's bedside. Another son, L. O. Steenrod, assistant treasurer of the Wheeler, Kelly Hagny Trust company, and a daughter, Mrs. Alex Williams, 115 South Green avenue, also survive her. Another son, Charles, was killed in the Kansas City cyclone in 1886.
Mrs. Steenrod was born in Allegheny [Allegany] county, New York, on August 18, 1847, and came to Sedgwick county in 1872 with her husband, whom she married in New York on April 2, 1865. The family, Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod, the daughter and son, Charles, homesteaded near Colwich. Because she was a pioneer and a lady in the community, Kos Harris and N. F. Neidlelander, who platted the present town of Colwich, asked Mrs. Steenrod to give the village a name. It was their suggestion that call it Louisa after her own name. Instead, she applied the name Colwich, after the Colorado and Wichita Railway company.
In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod moved to Wichita and established their residence at 115 South Green avenue. Mr. Steenrod, a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company C, 85th New York Infantry, soon became a public figure. He served the county as commissioner and his death on September 7, 1920, removed an outstanding figure.
Three things primarily interested Mrs. Steenrod in the lifetime which won her hundreds of friends. These were her family, her flowers and the Women's Relief corps. It had been her habit to attend the regular meetings of the latter organization at the courthouse, but her health during the last few months prevented her from doing this. For more than two years the organization had held its quilting parties at her home and by this method she kept in close touch with its activities.
Besides the Women's Relief corps, Mrs. Steenrod also belonged to the Sedgwick County Pioneer society and the Mt. Hope chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Steenrod was known for her cheerful and kindly disposition and she maintained her radiant personality to the last, despite suffering.
While funeral arrangements have not been completed, the services probably will be held at the Mueller Funeral home Monday afternoon, with burial in Maple Grove cemetery, where the husband is also buried."
Married George Washington Steenrod on April 2, 1865 in Friendship, Allegany, New York; parents of Charles, Anna May, LeRoy, and Floyd Steenrod.
Wichita Eagle, Sept. 9, 1928, pg. 9
"DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN OF THIS COUNTY – Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod Dies Here Saturday Night After Brief Illness – TO COLWICH IN 1872 – Almost eight years to the day from the death of her husband, George Steenrod, Mrs. Louis[a] Axtell Steenrod, 81, died at her home, 115 South Green avenue, at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, following a serious illness of two weeks' duration.
[Picture of Mrs. Louisa Axtell Steenrod]
Mrs. Steenrod had been in poor health since last Christmas, but her condition had not become critical until just a few days ago. At that time a son, F. L. Steenrod, who is business manager of the San Francisco Call, was called to his mother's bedside. Another son, L. O. Steenrod, assistant treasurer of the Wheeler, Kelly Hagny Trust company, and a daughter, Mrs. Alex Williams, 115 South Green avenue, also survive her. Another son, Charles, was killed in the Kansas City cyclone in 1886.
Mrs. Steenrod was born in Allegheny [Allegany] county, New York, on August 18, 1847, and came to Sedgwick county in 1872 with her husband, whom she married in New York on April 2, 1865. The family, Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod, the daughter and son, Charles, homesteaded near Colwich. Because she was a pioneer and a lady in the community, Kos Harris and N. F. Neidlelander, who platted the present town of Colwich, asked Mrs. Steenrod to give the village a name. It was their suggestion that call it Louisa after her own name. Instead, she applied the name Colwich, after the Colorado and Wichita Railway company.
In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Steenrod moved to Wichita and established their residence at 115 South Green avenue. Mr. Steenrod, a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company C, 85th New York Infantry, soon became a public figure. He served the county as commissioner and his death on September 7, 1920, removed an outstanding figure.
Three things primarily interested Mrs. Steenrod in the lifetime which won her hundreds of friends. These were her family, her flowers and the Women's Relief corps. It had been her habit to attend the regular meetings of the latter organization at the courthouse, but her health during the last few months prevented her from doing this. For more than two years the organization had held its quilting parties at her home and by this method she kept in close touch with its activities.
Besides the Women's Relief corps, Mrs. Steenrod also belonged to the Sedgwick County Pioneer society and the Mt. Hope chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Steenrod was known for her cheerful and kindly disposition and she maintained her radiant personality to the last, despite suffering.
While funeral arrangements have not been completed, the services probably will be held at the Mueller Funeral home Monday afternoon, with burial in Maple Grove cemetery, where the husband is also buried."
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