Author Archives: James D. Holland

Franklin Bradford Bearce, son of Zebulon Harlow Bearce and Harriet B. Bradford was born in Turner, Maine on March 4, 1847.  Frank grew up on Turner and by 1881 he was working in Chicago as a wholesale clothing dealer.  In … Continue reading →

Francis M. Whitlaw was born in Ireland in March of 1852 and married Medora M. Ames.  Medora was a native of Ohio.  Francis was a farmer and by 1881 owned a farm south of Enterprise, Kansas on Carrie Creek.  He … Continue reading →

On May 31, 1852, David Shaler and Martha Dwyer of Ankenytown, Ohio, were blessed with the birth of their son, Charles Christian Shaler.  Charles’ mother died when he was six years and at an early age assisted his father with … Continue reading →

James Clinton Holland was born in a log cabin in Lima, Ohio on April 2, 1853 to Barton Andrew Holland and Lydia Osmon.  He attended public school in Lima, Ohio and as a young man enrolled in the Northern Ohio … Continue reading →

Martin Thomas Hildinger, merchant and real estate broker, arrived in Abilene in the fall of 1911 and lived in the Central Hotel.  Prior to his arrival, he had been a dry goods merchant in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas for over a … Continue reading →