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Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Jun 21, 202311 min read
Ritchie Cemetery and the Tennessee Town Census
An 1898 survey of residents in the Tennessee Town neighborhood in Topeka provides insights into the lives and households of some of the...
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Mar 12, 202223 min read
John Hardison (c.1840-1904)
John Van Buren Hardison began life as a slave in Tennessee, fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, and relocated his family to...
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Sep 3, 202112 min read
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Holmes (c1846-1928)
Lizzie Holmes' ties to Shawnee County date to pre-territorial Kansas—several years earlier than any of the other known burials at Ritchie...
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
May 19, 20217 min read
Family groups at Ritchie Cemetery
Family groups at Ritchie Cemetery; introduction of a new, interactive page on the website.
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Apr 5, 20216 min read
Who's buried at Ritchie Cemetery?
This post introduces a new page on the website, "Known Burials at Ritchie Cemetery...." Also discussed are data limitations.
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Feb 25, 20217 min read
When were burials made at Ritchie?
The time distribution of the 302 documented burials at Ritchie is discussed, as are some of the reasons why the information is...
Jan Johnson & Jeff Hansen
Feb 16, 20218 min read
Scott Smith (1847-1888)
Scott Smith was a barber, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and inventor. He was the most prosperous of the African Americans buried at...