The Kansas legislature approved the organization of Hodgeman County on March 28, 1879. However, C.E. Roughton was one of the pioneering families when he arrived in March 1878. C.E. brought his wife, Amanda, and two-year-old daughter, Mabel. They settled on a homestead five miles northwest of what would become Jetmore.
Columbus Elisha Roughton was born in North Carolina on August 27, 1843. He was the oldest of six children born to Josiah L. and Amelia Roughton. As the Civil War neared and being Union sympathizers, the family moved north to Illinois. C.E. went back to Kentucky and worked with the quartermaster's department of the Union Army.
When the war ended, C.E. returned to Illinois to farm. C.E. and Amanda Wilson were married on March 25, 1874. Two years after the birth of their first child, the family packed up and headed west. Accompanying the Roughton's on their journey was his mother, Amelia.
As one of the pioneers in Hodgeman County, C.E. had the opportunity to impact the area's growth. And he did.
The first name for Jetmore was Buckner, and C.E. was the first mayor and postmaster, a position he held for twenty-five years. He opened the first store in Jetmore and built and operated the first hotel, livery, and feed business.
Believing that politics would allow him more opportunities to promote the area, C.E. was elected as one of the first county commissioners, the first mayor of Jetmore, and helped establish the first school. As a postmaster, he assisted in the development of mail routes. In 1889, Mr. Roughton was admitted to the bar, but he never practiced until he was elected county attorney in 1930. In addition, C.E. served in the Kansas legislature in the 1901 and 1903 sessions.
Amanda Wilson Roughton was born in Illinois on May 23, 1848. She gave birth to five children; unfortunately, two died in infancy. Amanda died on May 10, 1912, having spent thirty-four years in Hodgeman County. Her role in the establishment and advancement of Jetmore was just as important as her husband's. Pioneer life for women could be just as challenging; Their foremost concerns were keeping their children safe, well-fed, educated, and having faith in a higher power. The frequent gathering of the wives led to the creation of quilting bees, sewing circles, etc.
On January 16, 1935, C.E. passed away at age ninety-one. Amanda died on February 10, 1912. They share the same stone in Fairmount Cemetery.
The rest of the story: C.E.'s mother, Amelia, passed away in 1883 and is buried with her son.
Columbus Elisha Roughton was born in North Carolina on August 27, 1843. He was the oldest of six children born to Josiah L. and Amelia Roughton. As the Civil War neared and being Union sympathizers, the family moved north to Illinois. C.E. went back to Kentucky and worked with the quartermaster's department of the Union Army.
When the war ended, C.E. returned to Illinois to farm. C.E. and Amanda Wilson were married on March 25, 1874. Two years after the birth of their first child, the family packed up and headed west. Accompanying the Roughton's on their journey was his mother, Amelia.
As one of the pioneers in Hodgeman County, C.E. had the opportunity to impact the area's growth. And he did.
The first name for Jetmore was Buckner, and C.E. was the first mayor and postmaster, a position he held for twenty-five years. He opened the first store in Jetmore and built and operated the first hotel, livery, and feed business.
Believing that politics would allow him more opportunities to promote the area, C.E. was elected as one of the first county commissioners, the first mayor of Jetmore, and helped establish the first school. As a postmaster, he assisted in the development of mail routes. In 1889, Mr. Roughton was admitted to the bar, but he never practiced until he was elected county attorney in 1930. In addition, C.E. served in the Kansas legislature in the 1901 and 1903 sessions.
Amanda Wilson Roughton was born in Illinois on May 23, 1848. She gave birth to five children; unfortunately, two died in infancy. Amanda died on May 10, 1912, having spent thirty-four years in Hodgeman County. Her role in the establishment and advancement of Jetmore was just as important as her husband's. Pioneer life for women could be just as challenging; Their foremost concerns were keeping their children safe, well-fed, educated, and having faith in a higher power. The frequent gathering of the wives led to the creation of quilting bees, sewing circles, etc.
On January 16, 1935, C.E. passed away at age ninety-one. Amanda died on February 10, 1912. They share the same stone in Fairmount Cemetery.
The rest of the story: C.E.'s mother, Amelia, passed away in 1883 and is buried with her son.
The Kansas legislature approved the organization of Hodgeman County on March 28, 1879. However, C.E. Roughton was one of the pioneering families when he arrived in March 1878. C.E. brought his wife, Amanda, and two-year-old daughter, Mabel. They settled on a homestead five miles northwest of what would become Jetmore.
Columbus Elisha Roughton was born in North Carolina on August 27, 1843. He was the oldest of six children born to Josiah L. and Amelia Roughton. As the Civil War neared and being Union sympathizers, the family moved north to Illinois. C.E. went back to Kentucky and worked with the quartermaster's department of the Union Army.
When the war ended, C.E. returned to Illinois to farm. C.E. and Amanda Wilson were married on March 25, 1874. Two years after the birth of their first child, the family packed up and headed west. Accompanying the Roughton's on their journey was his mother, Amelia.
As one of the pioneers in Hodgeman County, C.E. had the opportunity to impact the area's growth. And he did.
The first name for Jetmore was Buckner, and C.E. was the first mayor and postmaster, a position he held for twenty-five years. He opened the first store in Jetmore and built and operated the first hotel, livery, and feed business.
Believing that politics would allow him more opportunities to promote the area, C.E. was elected as one of the first county commissioners, the first mayor of Jetmore, and helped establish the first school. As a postmaster, he assisted in the development of mail routes. In 1889, Mr. Roughton was admitted to the bar, but he never practiced until he was elected county attorney in 1930. In addition, C.E. served in the Kansas legislature in the 1901 and 1903 sessions.
Amanda Wilson Roughton was born in Illinois on May 23, 1848. She gave birth to five children; unfortunately, two died in infancy. Amanda died on May 10, 1912, having spent thirty-four years in Hodgeman County. Her role in the establishment and advancement of Jetmore was just as important as her husband's. Pioneer life for women could be just as challenging; Their foremost concerns were keeping their children safe, well-fed, educated, and having faith in a higher power. The frequent gathering of the wives led to the creation of quilting bees, sewing circles, etc.
On January 16, 1935, C.E. passed away at age ninety-one. Amanda died on February 10, 1912. They share the same stone in Fairmount Cemetery.
The rest of the story: C.E.'s mother, Amelia, passed away in 1883 and is buried with her son.
Columbus Elisha Roughton was born in North Carolina on August 27, 1843. He was the oldest of six children born to Josiah L. and Amelia Roughton. As the Civil War neared and being Union sympathizers, the family moved north to Illinois. C.E. went back to Kentucky and worked with the quartermaster's department of the Union Army.
When the war ended, C.E. returned to Illinois to farm. C.E. and Amanda Wilson were married on March 25, 1874. Two years after the birth of their first child, the family packed up and headed west. Accompanying the Roughton's on their journey was his mother, Amelia.
As one of the pioneers in Hodgeman County, C.E. had the opportunity to impact the area's growth. And he did.
The first name for Jetmore was Buckner, and C.E. was the first mayor and postmaster, a position he held for twenty-five years. He opened the first store in Jetmore and built and operated the first hotel, livery, and feed business.
Believing that politics would allow him more opportunities to promote the area, C.E. was elected as one of the first county commissioners, the first mayor of Jetmore, and helped establish the first school. As a postmaster, he assisted in the development of mail routes. In 1889, Mr. Roughton was admitted to the bar, but he never practiced until he was elected county attorney in 1930. In addition, C.E. served in the Kansas legislature in the 1901 and 1903 sessions.
Amanda Wilson Roughton was born in Illinois on May 23, 1848. She gave birth to five children; unfortunately, two died in infancy. Amanda died on May 10, 1912, having spent thirty-four years in Hodgeman County. Her role in the establishment and advancement of Jetmore was just as important as her husband's. Pioneer life for women could be just as challenging; Their foremost concerns were keeping their children safe, well-fed, educated, and having faith in a higher power. The frequent gathering of the wives led to the creation of quilting bees, sewing circles, etc.
On January 16, 1935, C.E. passed away at age ninety-one. Amanda died on February 10, 1912. They share the same stone in Fairmount Cemetery.
The rest of the story: C.E.'s mother, Amelia, passed away in 1883 and is buried with her son.
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