Family/Spouse: NAYLOR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Delores Elaine NAYLOR
2. Russell Stephen NAYLOR
3. Phyllis Jean NAYLOR

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• Reference Number: 6120
• _UID: CD723049FE4F4E8DA9A04683D103E4650F76

John married Caroline PELTON on 25 Dec 1911. Caroline (daughter of Charles Josiah PELTON and Emma Amelia PETTY) was born on 20 Aug 1891 in Ford, Ford, KS; died on 11 Nov 1978 in Dodge City, Ford, KS; was buried in Nov 1978 in Dodge City, Ford, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 3807
• _UID: D48065CADBF5457087CDF482F45308DBFCBE

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Reference Number:54223

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• Reference Number: 1880
• _UID: 174B8DA0DBE540E7850CBE1EE6A4658456BD

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He was a Farmer. He applied for homestead land in Ford County, KS in Dece mber of 1885. He resided in Ford, ford, KS in 1888. Family members ho ld an annual Pelton Reunion in dodge City, Kansas since 1949. The fami ly moved to Ford County with Austin and Carolyn when Mary was 2 months old .
In the late fall of 1885 Charles and Emma, with his parents, Austin and Ca roline, left Lorain, OH and came to KS. Jewell Pelton remembers hearing t hey came by rail along with others also moving from OH. Everyone's catt le and livestock were shipped in one car and were sorted after their arriv al at Harper in central KS. Charles brought his two horses, Baldie his fa vorite and another. Mary Pelton Day always said she came to Ford Count y, KS by covered wagon and probably did come that way from Harper, KS. Th ey arrived in Ford County the 9th of November 1885. Charles and Emma at th at time had two small daughters, Elotta and Mary who was only 2 and a ha lf months old. Charles and his father homesteded land about 6 mile ND of t he small town of Ford, KS. The government granted to each man a quarter s ection of land at $1.25 per acre, and they were to live on it six months a nd prove it up. On December 31, 1890 Charles and Emma received from t he US government a patent for proving up a claim on the SE 1/4 of 13-27-2 2. The present register of deeds said it took 5 years to fully pro ve up a homestead and receive a patent. In November of 1891 Charles and E mma purchased a large piece of land just north of Ford which became the ho me place. About 1895 a large two-story house was built and carbide ligh ts were installed -- a modern thing in those days. Mulberry Creek ran th ru the farm and provided ample fish and game. Charles planted a large orc hard so there was fruit available. About 8 years before his death Charl es began to suffer with the crippling kind of rheumatoid arthritis. His l ast three years he was confined to bed and suffered greatly.
There are 26 deeds of land transactions involving Charles J. and Austin Pe lton recorded in Ford County, KS.

Charles married Emma Amelia PETTY on 31 Dec 1881 in Elyria, OH. Emma was born on 14 Nov 1862 in Henrietta, Lorain, OH; died on 9 Dec 1932 in Ford, Ford, KS; was buried in Dec 1932 in Ford, Ford, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 3802
• _UID: CC270BC00B8448E19A32327F22C8B87C11ED

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Reference Number:28780

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• Reference Number: 804
• _UID: 823BB0EF58674C159BED9C63F72FBE341B9D
• Baptism: 10 Mar 1814

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He was a Farmer.
He received a patent for proving up a claim on the SW 1/4 of 13-27-22. T he quarter section was next to that proved by his son, Charles J. There a re 26 deeds of land transactions involving Charles J. and Austin Pelton re corded in Ford, KS.

Baptism:
Portland, Middlesex, CT

Austin married Caroline Durand NYE on 1 Jul 1858 in Sandusky, Erie, OH. Caroline was born on 23 Oct 1823 in Henrietta, Lorain, OH; died on 20 Jun 1895 in Ford City, Ford, KS; was buried in Jun 1895 in Pleasant Valley, Ford, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 1872
• _UID: 65E033390D304B228344BBDAC848F91DDD8A

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Reference Number:13611