In 1977 this cemetery was transcribed by Mary Ann Stanley Holloman (found on http://www.ksgenweb.com site). She commented that "The cemetery has been the victim of flooding and vandalism, which has resulted in stones being destroyed, broken, or just worn away to the point where writing could not be found". Below is her notes for Mr. Read.
Reed, Sarah A. — Owner
Grave: Read (rest of name unreadable) "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran" Died May ??, 1889 Aged 80 y, 1m, 1 d "For 4 yrs he was Baptist Minister. He was a good father"
Lot 70 E
Comment on above by Thomas G. Ebling:
I have the owner of the burial plot as Sarah G. Read (aka Reed), she was the wife of B. L. Read. She bought the cemetery lot from Mr. A. F. Meek, for $500 and then paid $100 for the monument and $500 for work on the monument, paid to Mr. M. Smith. Mrs. Read also paid $3,000 for funeral expense to Mr. W. D. Scott.
The transcription made comment to "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran". Mr. B. L. Read could not have been a "War of 1812 veteran", he was only 3 years old at the start of that war, but he was a "Civil War veteran", he served as Chaplin in the Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He mustered in October 23, 1863 and mustered out with the regiment on October 19, 1865. The transcription also made comment of Mr. Read being a Baptist Minister for 4 years, he was in fact a Minister for at least 50 years! (source found below)
The Topeka Daily Capital
(Topeka, Kansas)
12 Sep 1888, Wed • Page 7
Other information on above was found at the Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987.
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Obituary for Rev. Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Osawatomie Graphic
(Osawatomie, Kansas)
7 Jun 1889, Fri • Page 2
Obituary.
Rev. B. L. Read died at his residence in this city, on Friday morning, May 31st, 1889, thus ending a most eventful life.
B. L Read was born at Brookfield, N. Y., Jan. 14 1809, and was married July 26th, 1831 at Westmoreland, Oneida county, N. Y. and settled at Mount Clemmans [Clemens], Mich. After a short residence at that place he removed to Auburn, Mich., and some two years later removed to Detroit, Mich., where they resided some years, when he received an appointment from the government to a position to assist in looking after Indian affairs, and he moved to his new field of labor, and located on the Manistee river in the Indian country at a place where a flourishing city has since been built. He remained at this place for one year, and the wife of the deceased has the distinction of being the first white women in this section of the territory. He next located at Mackinaw, Mich. After a residence of three years he removed to the state of Wisconsin and settled in Walworth county on Spring Prairie. After a residence of some ten years in this state, during which time his duties as a minister were spent with the Baptist church of East Delevan and Geneva. After leaving Wisconsin they resided in the state of Illinois and Pennsylvania but finaly [finally], in 1857, located at the trading post in Linn county, Kansas, and after residing at this place for a year, they moved to Osawatomie, and have lived here every since.
Rev. Read was a man that for strict honesty and for unswerving fidelity to his convictions had no superiors, and his death removes from our midst a man who enjoyed the respect and confidence of all.
The deceased leaves a wife bowed with age and sorrow to mourn his loss, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved widow.
**** end of newspaper article ****
Comment #1
The Rev. B. L. Read's birth records, see below:
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection, Vol. 1, page 60)
Name: Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1809
Birth Place: German, N.Y.
Parent: Caleb
Parent: Mary
Comment #2
The Rev. B. L. Read (aka Reed) was one of the eleven victims of "The Marais des Cygnes Massacre" (also known as the "Trading Post Massacre" or "The Hamilton Massacre"). He was shot and left for dead on May 19, 1858, near the Trading Post in Linn County, Kansas. These eleven were rounded up and shot, by "Border Ruffians", the only reason, they were "Free State men", they wanted to see Kansas admitted to the union as a free state. The "Border Ruffians" were lead by a man named Capt. Charles A. Hamilton, he was never brought to justice for his crimes of murder. Of the eleven victims, 5 died, 5 were wounded and one man unhurt (played dead). The Rev. B. L. Read did recover from his wounds. This event galvanized the Northern States against slavery. The struggle over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War, splitting the Northern and Southern states.
Comment #3
The Rev. B. L. Read's wife, Sarah G., died on 22 Dec., 1891, in Miami County, Kansas.
Reed, Sarah A. — Owner
Grave: Read (rest of name unreadable) "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran" Died May ??, 1889 Aged 80 y, 1m, 1 d "For 4 yrs he was Baptist Minister. He was a good father"
Lot 70 E
Comment on above by Thomas G. Ebling:
I have the owner of the burial plot as Sarah G. Read (aka Reed), she was the wife of B. L. Read. She bought the cemetery lot from Mr. A. F. Meek, for $500 and then paid $100 for the monument and $500 for work on the monument, paid to Mr. M. Smith. Mrs. Read also paid $3,000 for funeral expense to Mr. W. D. Scott.
The transcription made comment to "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran". Mr. B. L. Read could not have been a "War of 1812 veteran", he was only 3 years old at the start of that war, but he was a "Civil War veteran", he served as Chaplin in the Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He mustered in October 23, 1863 and mustered out with the regiment on October 19, 1865. The transcription also made comment of Mr. Read being a Baptist Minister for 4 years, he was in fact a Minister for at least 50 years! (source found below)
The Topeka Daily Capital
(Topeka, Kansas)
12 Sep 1888, Wed • Page 7
Other information on above was found at the Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987.
_____
Obituary for Rev. Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Osawatomie Graphic
(Osawatomie, Kansas)
7 Jun 1889, Fri • Page 2
Obituary.
Rev. B. L. Read died at his residence in this city, on Friday morning, May 31st, 1889, thus ending a most eventful life.
B. L Read was born at Brookfield, N. Y., Jan. 14 1809, and was married July 26th, 1831 at Westmoreland, Oneida county, N. Y. and settled at Mount Clemmans [Clemens], Mich. After a short residence at that place he removed to Auburn, Mich., and some two years later removed to Detroit, Mich., where they resided some years, when he received an appointment from the government to a position to assist in looking after Indian affairs, and he moved to his new field of labor, and located on the Manistee river in the Indian country at a place where a flourishing city has since been built. He remained at this place for one year, and the wife of the deceased has the distinction of being the first white women in this section of the territory. He next located at Mackinaw, Mich. After a residence of three years he removed to the state of Wisconsin and settled in Walworth county on Spring Prairie. After a residence of some ten years in this state, during which time his duties as a minister were spent with the Baptist church of East Delevan and Geneva. After leaving Wisconsin they resided in the state of Illinois and Pennsylvania but finaly [finally], in 1857, located at the trading post in Linn county, Kansas, and after residing at this place for a year, they moved to Osawatomie, and have lived here every since.
Rev. Read was a man that for strict honesty and for unswerving fidelity to his convictions had no superiors, and his death removes from our midst a man who enjoyed the respect and confidence of all.
The deceased leaves a wife bowed with age and sorrow to mourn his loss, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved widow.
**** end of newspaper article ****
Comment #1
The Rev. B. L. Read's birth records, see below:
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection, Vol. 1, page 60)
Name: Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1809
Birth Place: German, N.Y.
Parent: Caleb
Parent: Mary
Comment #2
The Rev. B. L. Read (aka Reed) was one of the eleven victims of "The Marais des Cygnes Massacre" (also known as the "Trading Post Massacre" or "The Hamilton Massacre"). He was shot and left for dead on May 19, 1858, near the Trading Post in Linn County, Kansas. These eleven were rounded up and shot, by "Border Ruffians", the only reason, they were "Free State men", they wanted to see Kansas admitted to the union as a free state. The "Border Ruffians" were lead by a man named Capt. Charles A. Hamilton, he was never brought to justice for his crimes of murder. Of the eleven victims, 5 died, 5 were wounded and one man unhurt (played dead). The Rev. B. L. Read did recover from his wounds. This event galvanized the Northern States against slavery. The struggle over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War, splitting the Northern and Southern states.
Comment #3
The Rev. B. L. Read's wife, Sarah G., died on 22 Dec., 1891, in Miami County, Kansas.
In 1977 this cemetery was transcribed by Mary Ann Stanley Holloman (found on http://www.ksgenweb.com site). She commented that "The cemetery has been the victim of flooding and vandalism, which has resulted in stones being destroyed, broken, or just worn away to the point where writing could not be found". Below is her notes for Mr. Read.
Reed, Sarah A. — Owner
Grave: Read (rest of name unreadable) "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran" Died May ??, 1889 Aged 80 y, 1m, 1 d "For 4 yrs he was Baptist Minister. He was a good father"
Lot 70 E
Comment on above by Thomas G. Ebling:
I have the owner of the burial plot as Sarah G. Read (aka Reed), she was the wife of B. L. Read. She bought the cemetery lot from Mr. A. F. Meek, for $500 and then paid $100 for the monument and $500 for work on the monument, paid to Mr. M. Smith. Mrs. Read also paid $3,000 for funeral expense to Mr. W. D. Scott.
The transcription made comment to "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran". Mr. B. L. Read could not have been a "War of 1812 veteran", he was only 3 years old at the start of that war, but he was a "Civil War veteran", he served as Chaplin in the Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He mustered in October 23, 1863 and mustered out with the regiment on October 19, 1865. The transcription also made comment of Mr. Read being a Baptist Minister for 4 years, he was in fact a Minister for at least 50 years! (source found below)
The Topeka Daily Capital
(Topeka, Kansas)
12 Sep 1888, Wed • Page 7
Other information on above was found at the Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987.
_____
Obituary for Rev. Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Osawatomie Graphic
(Osawatomie, Kansas)
7 Jun 1889, Fri • Page 2
Obituary.
Rev. B. L. Read died at his residence in this city, on Friday morning, May 31st, 1889, thus ending a most eventful life.
B. L Read was born at Brookfield, N. Y., Jan. 14 1809, and was married July 26th, 1831 at Westmoreland, Oneida county, N. Y. and settled at Mount Clemmans [Clemens], Mich. After a short residence at that place he removed to Auburn, Mich., and some two years later removed to Detroit, Mich., where they resided some years, when he received an appointment from the government to a position to assist in looking after Indian affairs, and he moved to his new field of labor, and located on the Manistee river in the Indian country at a place where a flourishing city has since been built. He remained at this place for one year, and the wife of the deceased has the distinction of being the first white women in this section of the territory. He next located at Mackinaw, Mich. After a residence of three years he removed to the state of Wisconsin and settled in Walworth county on Spring Prairie. After a residence of some ten years in this state, during which time his duties as a minister were spent with the Baptist church of East Delevan and Geneva. After leaving Wisconsin they resided in the state of Illinois and Pennsylvania but finaly [finally], in 1857, located at the trading post in Linn county, Kansas, and after residing at this place for a year, they moved to Osawatomie, and have lived here every since.
Rev. Read was a man that for strict honesty and for unswerving fidelity to his convictions had no superiors, and his death removes from our midst a man who enjoyed the respect and confidence of all.
The deceased leaves a wife bowed with age and sorrow to mourn his loss, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved widow.
**** end of newspaper article ****
Comment #1
The Rev. B. L. Read's birth records, see below:
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection, Vol. 1, page 60)
Name: Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1809
Birth Place: German, N.Y.
Parent: Caleb
Parent: Mary
Comment #2
The Rev. B. L. Read (aka Reed) was one of the eleven victims of "The Marais des Cygnes Massacre" (also known as the "Trading Post Massacre" or "The Hamilton Massacre"). He was shot and left for dead on May 19, 1858, near the Trading Post in Linn County, Kansas. These eleven were rounded up and shot, by "Border Ruffians", the only reason, they were "Free State men", they wanted to see Kansas admitted to the union as a free state. The "Border Ruffians" were lead by a man named Capt. Charles A. Hamilton, he was never brought to justice for his crimes of murder. Of the eleven victims, 5 died, 5 were wounded and one man unhurt (played dead). The Rev. B. L. Read did recover from his wounds. This event galvanized the Northern States against slavery. The struggle over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War, splitting the Northern and Southern states.
Comment #3
The Rev. B. L. Read's wife, Sarah G., died on 22 Dec., 1891, in Miami County, Kansas.
Reed, Sarah A. — Owner
Grave: Read (rest of name unreadable) "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran" Died May ??, 1889 Aged 80 y, 1m, 1 d "For 4 yrs he was Baptist Minister. He was a good father"
Lot 70 E
Comment on above by Thomas G. Ebling:
I have the owner of the burial plot as Sarah G. Read (aka Reed), she was the wife of B. L. Read. She bought the cemetery lot from Mr. A. F. Meek, for $500 and then paid $100 for the monument and $500 for work on the monument, paid to Mr. M. Smith. Mrs. Read also paid $3,000 for funeral expense to Mr. W. D. Scott.
The transcription made comment to "War of 1812 veteran, Civil War veteran". Mr. B. L. Read could not have been a "War of 1812 veteran", he was only 3 years old at the start of that war, but he was a "Civil War veteran", he served as Chaplin in the Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He mustered in October 23, 1863 and mustered out with the regiment on October 19, 1865. The transcription also made comment of Mr. Read being a Baptist Minister for 4 years, he was in fact a Minister for at least 50 years! (source found below)
The Topeka Daily Capital
(Topeka, Kansas)
12 Sep 1888, Wed • Page 7
Other information on above was found at the Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987.
_____
Obituary for Rev. Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Osawatomie Graphic
(Osawatomie, Kansas)
7 Jun 1889, Fri • Page 2
Obituary.
Rev. B. L. Read died at his residence in this city, on Friday morning, May 31st, 1889, thus ending a most eventful life.
B. L Read was born at Brookfield, N. Y., Jan. 14 1809, and was married July 26th, 1831 at Westmoreland, Oneida county, N. Y. and settled at Mount Clemmans [Clemens], Mich. After a short residence at that place he removed to Auburn, Mich., and some two years later removed to Detroit, Mich., where they resided some years, when he received an appointment from the government to a position to assist in looking after Indian affairs, and he moved to his new field of labor, and located on the Manistee river in the Indian country at a place where a flourishing city has since been built. He remained at this place for one year, and the wife of the deceased has the distinction of being the first white women in this section of the territory. He next located at Mackinaw, Mich. After a residence of three years he removed to the state of Wisconsin and settled in Walworth county on Spring Prairie. After a residence of some ten years in this state, during which time his duties as a minister were spent with the Baptist church of East Delevan and Geneva. After leaving Wisconsin they resided in the state of Illinois and Pennsylvania but finaly [finally], in 1857, located at the trading post in Linn county, Kansas, and after residing at this place for a year, they moved to Osawatomie, and have lived here every since.
Rev. Read was a man that for strict honesty and for unswerving fidelity to his convictions had no superiors, and his death removes from our midst a man who enjoyed the respect and confidence of all.
The deceased leaves a wife bowed with age and sorrow to mourn his loss, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved widow.
**** end of newspaper article ****
Comment #1
The Rev. B. L. Read's birth records, see below:
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection, Vol. 1, page 60)
Name: Benjamin Leffingwell Read
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1809
Birth Place: German, N.Y.
Parent: Caleb
Parent: Mary
Comment #2
The Rev. B. L. Read (aka Reed) was one of the eleven victims of "The Marais des Cygnes Massacre" (also known as the "Trading Post Massacre" or "The Hamilton Massacre"). He was shot and left for dead on May 19, 1858, near the Trading Post in Linn County, Kansas. These eleven were rounded up and shot, by "Border Ruffians", the only reason, they were "Free State men", they wanted to see Kansas admitted to the union as a free state. The "Border Ruffians" were lead by a man named Capt. Charles A. Hamilton, he was never brought to justice for his crimes of murder. Of the eleven victims, 5 died, 5 were wounded and one man unhurt (played dead). The Rev. B. L. Read did recover from his wounds. This event galvanized the Northern States against slavery. The struggle over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War, splitting the Northern and Southern states.
Comment #3
The Rev. B. L. Read's wife, Sarah G., died on 22 Dec., 1891, in Miami County, Kansas.
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