John William BAUGHMAN was born Feb 19, 1872 in Thomasboro, Champaign Co., IL. His parents were Henry Clay BAUGHMAN and Rosannah FRAZIER BAUGHMAN. He married Ella WILLIAMSON on Jul 12, 1903. The had one known child, Robert W. BAUGHMAN. John William BAUGHMAN died Apr 16, 1954 in Wichita, KS.
A. C. Baughman, Kathryn McCutcheon, Genevieve Swingle, William Thomas, Helen Struder, Descendants of Christian and Elizabeth Baughman in America Since 1792: Their History and Genealogy 1785 - 1970 (Zanesville, OH, 1970), p. 24. "[John W. BAUGHMAN]...worked for a time with surveyors and then became interested in farm land. He gradually became one of the larger holders of farm lands in the states of Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma." "...Liberal, Kansas where he made his home. Here he formed the J. W. Baughman Farms Company which he owned and operated until his death. Records show that from a base of 31,868 acres of land in 1916 the land empire grew to 44,641 in 1926; then to 112,800 in 1936; to 218,365 in 1944 and to 320,000 in 1954. This land was put to work with tenant farmers working on equal shares and made it possible for people to get on the land and stay there. At John Baughman's death in 1954, this empire of land did not die, but had gone on as the Baughman Farms and is still in operation under the hand of a son Robert and other trustees who have been with the company for many years. The tenants have sometimes been on the land for three generations and John himself encouraged some of them to purchase the land for themselves."
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Biography for John W. Baughman, taken from the "Seward County" history book, page 230, Seward County, Kansas. Biography was composed by Oliver S. Brown, founding president of the Seward County Historical Society, a former general manager with the Baughman Foundation and a personal friend of John W. Baughman.
John W. Baughman was born at Elgin, Illinois, February 19, 1872. He moved with his parents to Cheney, Kansas, 22 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, when he was six years old. His father, Henry Clay Baughman, was of German descent and his mother was of English descent. They operated a country store at Cheney. John W. grew up doing the thing he liked best, farming. He farmed from 1890 until 1901. Even during those years, he could not sit still. During the winter months, when farm work was slack, he would take a job shelling; and at one time he owned and operated two steam threshers.
Baughman acquired a lifelong partner in his race for a goal by marrying Miss Ella Williamson, a 25 year old Irish woman, whom he had met when she was 16 years old. They were married in Wichita, Kansas, in 1903 at the home of an aunt on South Emporia. Right after their marriage, they moved to Plains, Kansas, then moved to Liberal in 1909. Mrs. Baughman was a member of the First Christian Church in Liberal and a member of the P.E.O.
Throughout history, there have been men of great vision, men able to visualize things that others were unable to see. Such a man was John W. Baughman. He saw miles of open prairie and visualized fields of golden grain. He recognized the ultimate worth of the land, and had an unwavering faith in it. Land was everything to John and it repaid him for his faithfulness. It made him a millionaire. At the time of his death, he owned 300,000 acres of wheat land in three different states.
John died April 16, 1954, at age 82; Mrs. Baughman died on March 31, 1959, age 82. Both are buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Baughman had one son, Robert W. Baughman, born March 16, 1907, at Plains, Kansas. Robert was educated in the Liberal and Long Beach, California schools, and attended the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Robert had an intense interest in Kansas and Kansas history. He wrote three books: "Kansas in Maps," "Kansas in Newspapers," and "Early Day Post Offices." Robert collected the postal history of Kansas from free-canceled stamps, covers, tokens, maps, and anything concerning Kansas, even to the early day postal cards of street scenes, churches, and such. He served as president of the Society of Philatelic Americans, a national stamp club. He helped organize the Seward County Historical Society, and was its first president. At the time of his death he was president of the John W. Baughman Farms Corporation, which was founded by his father.
Robert was married to the former Helen Moore in 1931. They moved to Delta, Colorado, and purchased the Delta County Tribune newspaper, which Robert edited while Helen took care of the society and locals. The newspaper won the bronze plaque for best county weekly newspaper in the state. In 1934, their only child, John W. Baughman III was born. While a student at Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, at age 21, he was killed in an automobile accident. He is buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Robert Baughman died June 30, 1970, and is buried in the Liberal Cemetery. The only surviving close relative is his widow, Helen Baughman, who resides in Wichita, Kansas.
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Today, nearly 70 years after his death, the Baughman Foundation, which was set in motion as a philanthropic entity by John & Ella Baughman, has provided millions of dollars in grant money to agencies and organizations to provide needed items or services for communities in the central United States. The Baughman Foundation is operated and based in Liberal, Kansas.
A. C. Baughman, Kathryn McCutcheon, Genevieve Swingle, William Thomas, Helen Struder, Descendants of Christian and Elizabeth Baughman in America Since 1792: Their History and Genealogy 1785 - 1970 (Zanesville, OH, 1970), p. 24. "[John W. BAUGHMAN]...worked for a time with surveyors and then became interested in farm land. He gradually became one of the larger holders of farm lands in the states of Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma." "...Liberal, Kansas where he made his home. Here he formed the J. W. Baughman Farms Company which he owned and operated until his death. Records show that from a base of 31,868 acres of land in 1916 the land empire grew to 44,641 in 1926; then to 112,800 in 1936; to 218,365 in 1944 and to 320,000 in 1954. This land was put to work with tenant farmers working on equal shares and made it possible for people to get on the land and stay there. At John Baughman's death in 1954, this empire of land did not die, but had gone on as the Baughman Farms and is still in operation under the hand of a son Robert and other trustees who have been with the company for many years. The tenants have sometimes been on the land for three generations and John himself encouraged some of them to purchase the land for themselves."
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Biography for John W. Baughman, taken from the "Seward County" history book, page 230, Seward County, Kansas. Biography was composed by Oliver S. Brown, founding president of the Seward County Historical Society, a former general manager with the Baughman Foundation and a personal friend of John W. Baughman.
John W. Baughman was born at Elgin, Illinois, February 19, 1872. He moved with his parents to Cheney, Kansas, 22 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, when he was six years old. His father, Henry Clay Baughman, was of German descent and his mother was of English descent. They operated a country store at Cheney. John W. grew up doing the thing he liked best, farming. He farmed from 1890 until 1901. Even during those years, he could not sit still. During the winter months, when farm work was slack, he would take a job shelling; and at one time he owned and operated two steam threshers.
Baughman acquired a lifelong partner in his race for a goal by marrying Miss Ella Williamson, a 25 year old Irish woman, whom he had met when she was 16 years old. They were married in Wichita, Kansas, in 1903 at the home of an aunt on South Emporia. Right after their marriage, they moved to Plains, Kansas, then moved to Liberal in 1909. Mrs. Baughman was a member of the First Christian Church in Liberal and a member of the P.E.O.
Throughout history, there have been men of great vision, men able to visualize things that others were unable to see. Such a man was John W. Baughman. He saw miles of open prairie and visualized fields of golden grain. He recognized the ultimate worth of the land, and had an unwavering faith in it. Land was everything to John and it repaid him for his faithfulness. It made him a millionaire. At the time of his death, he owned 300,000 acres of wheat land in three different states.
John died April 16, 1954, at age 82; Mrs. Baughman died on March 31, 1959, age 82. Both are buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Baughman had one son, Robert W. Baughman, born March 16, 1907, at Plains, Kansas. Robert was educated in the Liberal and Long Beach, California schools, and attended the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Robert had an intense interest in Kansas and Kansas history. He wrote three books: "Kansas in Maps," "Kansas in Newspapers," and "Early Day Post Offices." Robert collected the postal history of Kansas from free-canceled stamps, covers, tokens, maps, and anything concerning Kansas, even to the early day postal cards of street scenes, churches, and such. He served as president of the Society of Philatelic Americans, a national stamp club. He helped organize the Seward County Historical Society, and was its first president. At the time of his death he was president of the John W. Baughman Farms Corporation, which was founded by his father.
Robert was married to the former Helen Moore in 1931. They moved to Delta, Colorado, and purchased the Delta County Tribune newspaper, which Robert edited while Helen took care of the society and locals. The newspaper won the bronze plaque for best county weekly newspaper in the state. In 1934, their only child, John W. Baughman III was born. While a student at Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, at age 21, he was killed in an automobile accident. He is buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Robert Baughman died June 30, 1970, and is buried in the Liberal Cemetery. The only surviving close relative is his widow, Helen Baughman, who resides in Wichita, Kansas.
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Today, nearly 70 years after his death, the Baughman Foundation, which was set in motion as a philanthropic entity by John & Ella Baughman, has provided millions of dollars in grant money to agencies and organizations to provide needed items or services for communities in the central United States. The Baughman Foundation is operated and based in Liberal, Kansas.
John William BAUGHMAN was born Feb 19, 1872 in Thomasboro, Champaign Co., IL. His parents were Henry Clay BAUGHMAN and Rosannah FRAZIER BAUGHMAN. He married Ella WILLIAMSON on Jul 12, 1903. The had one known child, Robert W. BAUGHMAN. John William BAUGHMAN died Apr 16, 1954 in Wichita, KS.
A. C. Baughman, Kathryn McCutcheon, Genevieve Swingle, William Thomas, Helen Struder, Descendants of Christian and Elizabeth Baughman in America Since 1792: Their History and Genealogy 1785 - 1970 (Zanesville, OH, 1970), p. 24. "[John W. BAUGHMAN]...worked for a time with surveyors and then became interested in farm land. He gradually became one of the larger holders of farm lands in the states of Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma." "...Liberal, Kansas where he made his home. Here he formed the J. W. Baughman Farms Company which he owned and operated until his death. Records show that from a base of 31,868 acres of land in 1916 the land empire grew to 44,641 in 1926; then to 112,800 in 1936; to 218,365 in 1944 and to 320,000 in 1954. This land was put to work with tenant farmers working on equal shares and made it possible for people to get on the land and stay there. At John Baughman's death in 1954, this empire of land did not die, but had gone on as the Baughman Farms and is still in operation under the hand of a son Robert and other trustees who have been with the company for many years. The tenants have sometimes been on the land for three generations and John himself encouraged some of them to purchase the land for themselves."
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Biography for John W. Baughman, taken from the "Seward County" history book, page 230, Seward County, Kansas. Biography was composed by Oliver S. Brown, founding president of the Seward County Historical Society, a former general manager with the Baughman Foundation and a personal friend of John W. Baughman.
John W. Baughman was born at Elgin, Illinois, February 19, 1872. He moved with his parents to Cheney, Kansas, 22 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, when he was six years old. His father, Henry Clay Baughman, was of German descent and his mother was of English descent. They operated a country store at Cheney. John W. grew up doing the thing he liked best, farming. He farmed from 1890 until 1901. Even during those years, he could not sit still. During the winter months, when farm work was slack, he would take a job shelling; and at one time he owned and operated two steam threshers.
Baughman acquired a lifelong partner in his race for a goal by marrying Miss Ella Williamson, a 25 year old Irish woman, whom he had met when she was 16 years old. They were married in Wichita, Kansas, in 1903 at the home of an aunt on South Emporia. Right after their marriage, they moved to Plains, Kansas, then moved to Liberal in 1909. Mrs. Baughman was a member of the First Christian Church in Liberal and a member of the P.E.O.
Throughout history, there have been men of great vision, men able to visualize things that others were unable to see. Such a man was John W. Baughman. He saw miles of open prairie and visualized fields of golden grain. He recognized the ultimate worth of the land, and had an unwavering faith in it. Land was everything to John and it repaid him for his faithfulness. It made him a millionaire. At the time of his death, he owned 300,000 acres of wheat land in three different states.
John died April 16, 1954, at age 82; Mrs. Baughman died on March 31, 1959, age 82. Both are buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Baughman had one son, Robert W. Baughman, born March 16, 1907, at Plains, Kansas. Robert was educated in the Liberal and Long Beach, California schools, and attended the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Robert had an intense interest in Kansas and Kansas history. He wrote three books: "Kansas in Maps," "Kansas in Newspapers," and "Early Day Post Offices." Robert collected the postal history of Kansas from free-canceled stamps, covers, tokens, maps, and anything concerning Kansas, even to the early day postal cards of street scenes, churches, and such. He served as president of the Society of Philatelic Americans, a national stamp club. He helped organize the Seward County Historical Society, and was its first president. At the time of his death he was president of the John W. Baughman Farms Corporation, which was founded by his father.
Robert was married to the former Helen Moore in 1931. They moved to Delta, Colorado, and purchased the Delta County Tribune newspaper, which Robert edited while Helen took care of the society and locals. The newspaper won the bronze plaque for best county weekly newspaper in the state. In 1934, their only child, John W. Baughman III was born. While a student at Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, at age 21, he was killed in an automobile accident. He is buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Robert Baughman died June 30, 1970, and is buried in the Liberal Cemetery. The only surviving close relative is his widow, Helen Baughman, who resides in Wichita, Kansas.
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Today, nearly 70 years after his death, the Baughman Foundation, which was set in motion as a philanthropic entity by John & Ella Baughman, has provided millions of dollars in grant money to agencies and organizations to provide needed items or services for communities in the central United States. The Baughman Foundation is operated and based in Liberal, Kansas.
A. C. Baughman, Kathryn McCutcheon, Genevieve Swingle, William Thomas, Helen Struder, Descendants of Christian and Elizabeth Baughman in America Since 1792: Their History and Genealogy 1785 - 1970 (Zanesville, OH, 1970), p. 24. "[John W. BAUGHMAN]...worked for a time with surveyors and then became interested in farm land. He gradually became one of the larger holders of farm lands in the states of Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma." "...Liberal, Kansas where he made his home. Here he formed the J. W. Baughman Farms Company which he owned and operated until his death. Records show that from a base of 31,868 acres of land in 1916 the land empire grew to 44,641 in 1926; then to 112,800 in 1936; to 218,365 in 1944 and to 320,000 in 1954. This land was put to work with tenant farmers working on equal shares and made it possible for people to get on the land and stay there. At John Baughman's death in 1954, this empire of land did not die, but had gone on as the Baughman Farms and is still in operation under the hand of a son Robert and other trustees who have been with the company for many years. The tenants have sometimes been on the land for three generations and John himself encouraged some of them to purchase the land for themselves."
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Biography for John W. Baughman, taken from the "Seward County" history book, page 230, Seward County, Kansas. Biography was composed by Oliver S. Brown, founding president of the Seward County Historical Society, a former general manager with the Baughman Foundation and a personal friend of John W. Baughman.
John W. Baughman was born at Elgin, Illinois, February 19, 1872. He moved with his parents to Cheney, Kansas, 22 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, when he was six years old. His father, Henry Clay Baughman, was of German descent and his mother was of English descent. They operated a country store at Cheney. John W. grew up doing the thing he liked best, farming. He farmed from 1890 until 1901. Even during those years, he could not sit still. During the winter months, when farm work was slack, he would take a job shelling; and at one time he owned and operated two steam threshers.
Baughman acquired a lifelong partner in his race for a goal by marrying Miss Ella Williamson, a 25 year old Irish woman, whom he had met when she was 16 years old. They were married in Wichita, Kansas, in 1903 at the home of an aunt on South Emporia. Right after their marriage, they moved to Plains, Kansas, then moved to Liberal in 1909. Mrs. Baughman was a member of the First Christian Church in Liberal and a member of the P.E.O.
Throughout history, there have been men of great vision, men able to visualize things that others were unable to see. Such a man was John W. Baughman. He saw miles of open prairie and visualized fields of golden grain. He recognized the ultimate worth of the land, and had an unwavering faith in it. Land was everything to John and it repaid him for his faithfulness. It made him a millionaire. At the time of his death, he owned 300,000 acres of wheat land in three different states.
John died April 16, 1954, at age 82; Mrs. Baughman died on March 31, 1959, age 82. Both are buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Baughman had one son, Robert W. Baughman, born March 16, 1907, at Plains, Kansas. Robert was educated in the Liberal and Long Beach, California schools, and attended the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Robert had an intense interest in Kansas and Kansas history. He wrote three books: "Kansas in Maps," "Kansas in Newspapers," and "Early Day Post Offices." Robert collected the postal history of Kansas from free-canceled stamps, covers, tokens, maps, and anything concerning Kansas, even to the early day postal cards of street scenes, churches, and such. He served as president of the Society of Philatelic Americans, a national stamp club. He helped organize the Seward County Historical Society, and was its first president. At the time of his death he was president of the John W. Baughman Farms Corporation, which was founded by his father.
Robert was married to the former Helen Moore in 1931. They moved to Delta, Colorado, and purchased the Delta County Tribune newspaper, which Robert edited while Helen took care of the society and locals. The newspaper won the bronze plaque for best county weekly newspaper in the state. In 1934, their only child, John W. Baughman III was born. While a student at Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, at age 21, he was killed in an automobile accident. He is buried in the Liberal Cemetery.
Robert Baughman died June 30, 1970, and is buried in the Liberal Cemetery. The only surviving close relative is his widow, Helen Baughman, who resides in Wichita, Kansas.
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Today, nearly 70 years after his death, the Baughman Foundation, which was set in motion as a philanthropic entity by John & Ella Baughman, has provided millions of dollars in grant money to agencies and organizations to provide needed items or services for communities in the central United States. The Baughman Foundation is operated and based in Liberal, Kansas.
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