Family History
In the early 1870s, three VanAllen brothers, John, Matthew, and Cornelius, left their comfortable homes in New York and came to Kansas to carve out new homes on the Kansas prairies. The youngest of the three, Cornelius James, came in 1869 or 1870, and the other two came in the next two or three years. Cornelius, or Neal as he was common called, was single at that time, but John and Matthew, better known as Jack and Matt, brought their young families with them.
Matthew Peter VanAllen, son of Peter and Sally (Staats) Van Allen and grandson of Isaac and Catherine Van Allen was born August 18, 1839, in Geneseo County, New York. In 1862 or 1863, he married Emma V. Gardner in New York. She was born January 1, 1839, in Wyoming County, New York.
Matthew and his wife, Emma V. Gardner VanAllen and four children, George, Merton, Frank and Lillie, came in 1874 to Kirwin. The youngest, William D., was born on the homestead just north of the Kirwin town site. This land is presently owned by the Wyrill family.
After five years on the homestead, Matthew sold it and bought a farm farther up Deer Creek. Fred Bartlett owns this farm now. They lived on this land until 1904 when he purchased a home in Kirwin where he lived for the remainder of his life.
The family endured the hardships of the early pioneers when the Indians and buffalo roamed the prairies.
On April 15, 1893, at the age of 54 years, his wife, Emma V., passed away at the family home on Deer Creek after being partially paralyzed for a year. Emma V. was a very small person. Matthew brought her a coat and shoes from town as a surprise, but it was a child's coat and shoes with tassels. She was very much put out over the purchase. No doubt she wore them as exchanges were not so easily made in those days. Emma was known to have kneaded large batches of bread with her tiny hands.
In 1901 Matthew was married to Emma Atchison Eaker who cared for him in his declining years until his death June 3, 1913. He supported the Congregational Church in Kirwin and was a member of the Democratic Party.
Children of Matthew and Emma VanAllen are:
Goerge was born April 19, 1864, in Wyoming County, New York. His wife, whom he married March 1, 1890, in Phillipsburg, was Henrietta Clonch, daughter of Walter and Elvina (Johnson) Clonch. He died November 19, 1927, in Glade.
Merton was born in Warsaw, New York, on June 3, 1866. He married Celia Shellito, daughter of David and Louisa H. (Eno) Shellito at Kirwin on October 24, 1889. He died in Phillipsburg on January 2, 1930.
Frank was born April 1870 and died in 1943 at Phillipsburg.
Lillie was born March 7, 1871, in Warsaw, New York. She married Ray Shellito, brother of Celia Shellito. Her death came on April 29, 1935, in Phillipsburg.
William D. was born August 20, 1876, Warsaw, and died August 31, 1944 in Phillipsburg. He was married to Bessie Townsend, Minnie Murphy, and Mae Tackwell.
Information from Ruth Van Allen Quanz
Mrs. Emma VanAllen passed away at her home Sunday from the results of a broken hip she received when she fell at her home Thursday. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
Phillips County Review dated December 30, 1948
Emma Zillah Atchison, daughter of James and Harriett Atchison, was born in Joe Davis County, Illinois, January 1, 1865, and died at her home in Kirwin, Kansas, December 26, 1948, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days.
At an early age she came with her family to Phillips county, Kansas, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was a child of pioneer days and had many happy memories of the fleet antelope that roamed the prairies and of attending school in a dugout on the banks of Deer Creek.
She had marked business ability and for many years was an efficient and obliging saleswoman in many business establishments in Phillipsburg and Kirwin.
Of late years she was devoted to the care of her home. She loved her home dearly and every little ornament was cherished.
In early womanhood she was married to Byron Ecker. To this union one child, a daughter, Ida Florence, was born. Later in life she was married to Matthew F. VanAllen, who preceded her in death many years ago.
For the past four years her health had been failing, and recently she fell in her home, fracturing her hip. She suffered excruciating pain until a kind and merciful God relieved her of her suffering.
She was ultra-independent and didn't believe in having anyone do anything for her that she could do for herself. This trait persisted to the very last, long after her strength to perform had departed.
She was distressed when trouble or sickness came into the homes of her friends and neighbors and she was always glad to be of service to them.
She was lovingly and devotedly cared for and in the peace and quiet of the Sabbath day, she quietly slipped away.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ingersoll of San Francisco, California, her son-in-law, F. B. Ingersoll, and two grandsons, Frank and Jack Ingersoll; two sisters Mrs. Jennie Thompson of Kansas City and Mrs. Hugh Duff of Topeka; one brother, Harvey T. Atchison of Kirwin and a host of friends and relatives who mourn her loss.
She was a member of the Congregational church and lived in true Christian faith. A faithful wife, a loving mother and a loyal friend, her passing has left a vacancy in many hearts.
Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. McKeeman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. George Stagg sang two beautiful songs, with Mrs. Marie McQueen at the piano.
Misses Shirley Marples, Marcia Stagg and Ivalee Gray had charge of the many lovely flowers.
Interment was made in the Kirwin cemetery.
Phillips County Review dated January 20, 1949
In the early 1870s, three VanAllen brothers, John, Matthew, and Cornelius, left their comfortable homes in New York and came to Kansas to carve out new homes on the Kansas prairies. The youngest of the three, Cornelius James, came in 1869 or 1870, and the other two came in the next two or three years. Cornelius, or Neal as he was common called, was single at that time, but John and Matthew, better known as Jack and Matt, brought their young families with them.
Matthew Peter VanAllen, son of Peter and Sally (Staats) Van Allen and grandson of Isaac and Catherine Van Allen was born August 18, 1839, in Geneseo County, New York. In 1862 or 1863, he married Emma V. Gardner in New York. She was born January 1, 1839, in Wyoming County, New York.
Matthew and his wife, Emma V. Gardner VanAllen and four children, George, Merton, Frank and Lillie, came in 1874 to Kirwin. The youngest, William D., was born on the homestead just north of the Kirwin town site. This land is presently owned by the Wyrill family.
After five years on the homestead, Matthew sold it and bought a farm farther up Deer Creek. Fred Bartlett owns this farm now. They lived on this land until 1904 when he purchased a home in Kirwin where he lived for the remainder of his life.
The family endured the hardships of the early pioneers when the Indians and buffalo roamed the prairies.
On April 15, 1893, at the age of 54 years, his wife, Emma V., passed away at the family home on Deer Creek after being partially paralyzed for a year. Emma V. was a very small person. Matthew brought her a coat and shoes from town as a surprise, but it was a child's coat and shoes with tassels. She was very much put out over the purchase. No doubt she wore them as exchanges were not so easily made in those days. Emma was known to have kneaded large batches of bread with her tiny hands.
In 1901 Matthew was married to Emma Atchison Eaker who cared for him in his declining years until his death June 3, 1913. He supported the Congregational Church in Kirwin and was a member of the Democratic Party.
Children of Matthew and Emma VanAllen are:
Goerge was born April 19, 1864, in Wyoming County, New York. His wife, whom he married March 1, 1890, in Phillipsburg, was Henrietta Clonch, daughter of Walter and Elvina (Johnson) Clonch. He died November 19, 1927, in Glade.
Merton was born in Warsaw, New York, on June 3, 1866. He married Celia Shellito, daughter of David and Louisa H. (Eno) Shellito at Kirwin on October 24, 1889. He died in Phillipsburg on January 2, 1930.
Frank was born April 1870 and died in 1943 at Phillipsburg.
Lillie was born March 7, 1871, in Warsaw, New York. She married Ray Shellito, brother of Celia Shellito. Her death came on April 29, 1935, in Phillipsburg.
William D. was born August 20, 1876, Warsaw, and died August 31, 1944 in Phillipsburg. He was married to Bessie Townsend, Minnie Murphy, and Mae Tackwell.
Information from Ruth Van Allen Quanz
Mrs. Emma VanAllen passed away at her home Sunday from the results of a broken hip she received when she fell at her home Thursday. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
Phillips County Review dated December 30, 1948
Emma Zillah Atchison, daughter of James and Harriett Atchison, was born in Joe Davis County, Illinois, January 1, 1865, and died at her home in Kirwin, Kansas, December 26, 1948, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days.
At an early age she came with her family to Phillips county, Kansas, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was a child of pioneer days and had many happy memories of the fleet antelope that roamed the prairies and of attending school in a dugout on the banks of Deer Creek.
She had marked business ability and for many years was an efficient and obliging saleswoman in many business establishments in Phillipsburg and Kirwin.
Of late years she was devoted to the care of her home. She loved her home dearly and every little ornament was cherished.
In early womanhood she was married to Byron Ecker. To this union one child, a daughter, Ida Florence, was born. Later in life she was married to Matthew F. VanAllen, who preceded her in death many years ago.
For the past four years her health had been failing, and recently she fell in her home, fracturing her hip. She suffered excruciating pain until a kind and merciful God relieved her of her suffering.
She was ultra-independent and didn't believe in having anyone do anything for her that she could do for herself. This trait persisted to the very last, long after her strength to perform had departed.
She was distressed when trouble or sickness came into the homes of her friends and neighbors and she was always glad to be of service to them.
She was lovingly and devotedly cared for and in the peace and quiet of the Sabbath day, she quietly slipped away.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ingersoll of San Francisco, California, her son-in-law, F. B. Ingersoll, and two grandsons, Frank and Jack Ingersoll; two sisters Mrs. Jennie Thompson of Kansas City and Mrs. Hugh Duff of Topeka; one brother, Harvey T. Atchison of Kirwin and a host of friends and relatives who mourn her loss.
She was a member of the Congregational church and lived in true Christian faith. A faithful wife, a loving mother and a loyal friend, her passing has left a vacancy in many hearts.
Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. McKeeman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. George Stagg sang two beautiful songs, with Mrs. Marie McQueen at the piano.
Misses Shirley Marples, Marcia Stagg and Ivalee Gray had charge of the many lovely flowers.
Interment was made in the Kirwin cemetery.
Phillips County Review dated January 20, 1949
Family History
In the early 1870s, three VanAllen brothers, John, Matthew, and Cornelius, left their comfortable homes in New York and came to Kansas to carve out new homes on the Kansas prairies. The youngest of the three, Cornelius James, came in 1869 or 1870, and the other two came in the next two or three years. Cornelius, or Neal as he was common called, was single at that time, but John and Matthew, better known as Jack and Matt, brought their young families with them.
Matthew Peter VanAllen, son of Peter and Sally (Staats) Van Allen and grandson of Isaac and Catherine Van Allen was born August 18, 1839, in Geneseo County, New York. In 1862 or 1863, he married Emma V. Gardner in New York. She was born January 1, 1839, in Wyoming County, New York.
Matthew and his wife, Emma V. Gardner VanAllen and four children, George, Merton, Frank and Lillie, came in 1874 to Kirwin. The youngest, William D., was born on the homestead just north of the Kirwin town site. This land is presently owned by the Wyrill family.
After five years on the homestead, Matthew sold it and bought a farm farther up Deer Creek. Fred Bartlett owns this farm now. They lived on this land until 1904 when he purchased a home in Kirwin where he lived for the remainder of his life.
The family endured the hardships of the early pioneers when the Indians and buffalo roamed the prairies.
On April 15, 1893, at the age of 54 years, his wife, Emma V., passed away at the family home on Deer Creek after being partially paralyzed for a year. Emma V. was a very small person. Matthew brought her a coat and shoes from town as a surprise, but it was a child's coat and shoes with tassels. She was very much put out over the purchase. No doubt she wore them as exchanges were not so easily made in those days. Emma was known to have kneaded large batches of bread with her tiny hands.
In 1901 Matthew was married to Emma Atchison Eaker who cared for him in his declining years until his death June 3, 1913. He supported the Congregational Church in Kirwin and was a member of the Democratic Party.
Children of Matthew and Emma VanAllen are:
Goerge was born April 19, 1864, in Wyoming County, New York. His wife, whom he married March 1, 1890, in Phillipsburg, was Henrietta Clonch, daughter of Walter and Elvina (Johnson) Clonch. He died November 19, 1927, in Glade.
Merton was born in Warsaw, New York, on June 3, 1866. He married Celia Shellito, daughter of David and Louisa H. (Eno) Shellito at Kirwin on October 24, 1889. He died in Phillipsburg on January 2, 1930.
Frank was born April 1870 and died in 1943 at Phillipsburg.
Lillie was born March 7, 1871, in Warsaw, New York. She married Ray Shellito, brother of Celia Shellito. Her death came on April 29, 1935, in Phillipsburg.
William D. was born August 20, 1876, Warsaw, and died August 31, 1944 in Phillipsburg. He was married to Bessie Townsend, Minnie Murphy, and Mae Tackwell.
Information from Ruth Van Allen Quanz
Mrs. Emma VanAllen passed away at her home Sunday from the results of a broken hip she received when she fell at her home Thursday. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
Phillips County Review dated December 30, 1948
Emma Zillah Atchison, daughter of James and Harriett Atchison, was born in Joe Davis County, Illinois, January 1, 1865, and died at her home in Kirwin, Kansas, December 26, 1948, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days.
At an early age she came with her family to Phillips county, Kansas, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was a child of pioneer days and had many happy memories of the fleet antelope that roamed the prairies and of attending school in a dugout on the banks of Deer Creek.
She had marked business ability and for many years was an efficient and obliging saleswoman in many business establishments in Phillipsburg and Kirwin.
Of late years she was devoted to the care of her home. She loved her home dearly and every little ornament was cherished.
In early womanhood she was married to Byron Ecker. To this union one child, a daughter, Ida Florence, was born. Later in life she was married to Matthew F. VanAllen, who preceded her in death many years ago.
For the past four years her health had been failing, and recently she fell in her home, fracturing her hip. She suffered excruciating pain until a kind and merciful God relieved her of her suffering.
She was ultra-independent and didn't believe in having anyone do anything for her that she could do for herself. This trait persisted to the very last, long after her strength to perform had departed.
She was distressed when trouble or sickness came into the homes of her friends and neighbors and she was always glad to be of service to them.
She was lovingly and devotedly cared for and in the peace and quiet of the Sabbath day, she quietly slipped away.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ingersoll of San Francisco, California, her son-in-law, F. B. Ingersoll, and two grandsons, Frank and Jack Ingersoll; two sisters Mrs. Jennie Thompson of Kansas City and Mrs. Hugh Duff of Topeka; one brother, Harvey T. Atchison of Kirwin and a host of friends and relatives who mourn her loss.
She was a member of the Congregational church and lived in true Christian faith. A faithful wife, a loving mother and a loyal friend, her passing has left a vacancy in many hearts.
Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. McKeeman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. George Stagg sang two beautiful songs, with Mrs. Marie McQueen at the piano.
Misses Shirley Marples, Marcia Stagg and Ivalee Gray had charge of the many lovely flowers.
Interment was made in the Kirwin cemetery.
Phillips County Review dated January 20, 1949
In the early 1870s, three VanAllen brothers, John, Matthew, and Cornelius, left their comfortable homes in New York and came to Kansas to carve out new homes on the Kansas prairies. The youngest of the three, Cornelius James, came in 1869 or 1870, and the other two came in the next two or three years. Cornelius, or Neal as he was common called, was single at that time, but John and Matthew, better known as Jack and Matt, brought their young families with them.
Matthew Peter VanAllen, son of Peter and Sally (Staats) Van Allen and grandson of Isaac and Catherine Van Allen was born August 18, 1839, in Geneseo County, New York. In 1862 or 1863, he married Emma V. Gardner in New York. She was born January 1, 1839, in Wyoming County, New York.
Matthew and his wife, Emma V. Gardner VanAllen and four children, George, Merton, Frank and Lillie, came in 1874 to Kirwin. The youngest, William D., was born on the homestead just north of the Kirwin town site. This land is presently owned by the Wyrill family.
After five years on the homestead, Matthew sold it and bought a farm farther up Deer Creek. Fred Bartlett owns this farm now. They lived on this land until 1904 when he purchased a home in Kirwin where he lived for the remainder of his life.
The family endured the hardships of the early pioneers when the Indians and buffalo roamed the prairies.
On April 15, 1893, at the age of 54 years, his wife, Emma V., passed away at the family home on Deer Creek after being partially paralyzed for a year. Emma V. was a very small person. Matthew brought her a coat and shoes from town as a surprise, but it was a child's coat and shoes with tassels. She was very much put out over the purchase. No doubt she wore them as exchanges were not so easily made in those days. Emma was known to have kneaded large batches of bread with her tiny hands.
In 1901 Matthew was married to Emma Atchison Eaker who cared for him in his declining years until his death June 3, 1913. He supported the Congregational Church in Kirwin and was a member of the Democratic Party.
Children of Matthew and Emma VanAllen are:
Goerge was born April 19, 1864, in Wyoming County, New York. His wife, whom he married March 1, 1890, in Phillipsburg, was Henrietta Clonch, daughter of Walter and Elvina (Johnson) Clonch. He died November 19, 1927, in Glade.
Merton was born in Warsaw, New York, on June 3, 1866. He married Celia Shellito, daughter of David and Louisa H. (Eno) Shellito at Kirwin on October 24, 1889. He died in Phillipsburg on January 2, 1930.
Frank was born April 1870 and died in 1943 at Phillipsburg.
Lillie was born March 7, 1871, in Warsaw, New York. She married Ray Shellito, brother of Celia Shellito. Her death came on April 29, 1935, in Phillipsburg.
William D. was born August 20, 1876, Warsaw, and died August 31, 1944 in Phillipsburg. He was married to Bessie Townsend, Minnie Murphy, and Mae Tackwell.
Information from Ruth Van Allen Quanz
Mrs. Emma VanAllen passed away at her home Sunday from the results of a broken hip she received when she fell at her home Thursday. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
Phillips County Review dated December 30, 1948
Emma Zillah Atchison, daughter of James and Harriett Atchison, was born in Joe Davis County, Illinois, January 1, 1865, and died at her home in Kirwin, Kansas, December 26, 1948, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days.
At an early age she came with her family to Phillips county, Kansas, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was a child of pioneer days and had many happy memories of the fleet antelope that roamed the prairies and of attending school in a dugout on the banks of Deer Creek.
She had marked business ability and for many years was an efficient and obliging saleswoman in many business establishments in Phillipsburg and Kirwin.
Of late years she was devoted to the care of her home. She loved her home dearly and every little ornament was cherished.
In early womanhood she was married to Byron Ecker. To this union one child, a daughter, Ida Florence, was born. Later in life she was married to Matthew F. VanAllen, who preceded her in death many years ago.
For the past four years her health had been failing, and recently she fell in her home, fracturing her hip. She suffered excruciating pain until a kind and merciful God relieved her of her suffering.
She was ultra-independent and didn't believe in having anyone do anything for her that she could do for herself. This trait persisted to the very last, long after her strength to perform had departed.
She was distressed when trouble or sickness came into the homes of her friends and neighbors and she was always glad to be of service to them.
She was lovingly and devotedly cared for and in the peace and quiet of the Sabbath day, she quietly slipped away.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ingersoll of San Francisco, California, her son-in-law, F. B. Ingersoll, and two grandsons, Frank and Jack Ingersoll; two sisters Mrs. Jennie Thompson of Kansas City and Mrs. Hugh Duff of Topeka; one brother, Harvey T. Atchison of Kirwin and a host of friends and relatives who mourn her loss.
She was a member of the Congregational church and lived in true Christian faith. A faithful wife, a loving mother and a loyal friend, her passing has left a vacancy in many hearts.
Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. McKeeman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. George Stagg sang two beautiful songs, with Mrs. Marie McQueen at the piano.
Misses Shirley Marples, Marcia Stagg and Ivalee Gray had charge of the many lovely flowers.
Interment was made in the Kirwin cemetery.
Phillips County Review dated January 20, 1949
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