Decatur County IA Archives Biographies.....Gurnsey, C. E. 1849 - 
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Author: Cutler's History of Kansas

C. E. GURNSEY, stock-raiser, P. O. Cloverdale, was born in Michigan in 1849,
where he lived until 1863; thence to Decatur County, Iowa, where he remained
until 1870, coming from there to Kansas, locating in Howard County, and took a
claim. It was 120 miles to a railroad point, and there were but few settlers. He
improved his claim and lived there for ten years; he then traded for a farm on
Section 11 and 12, Township 33, Range 8, on the Big Caney River, and proceeded
to make a stock farm of it. His place contains 800 acres, with forty-eight acres
of timber, and all conveniences for stock-raising; 640 acres are inclosed by
fence, 200 acres in cultivation, and good house, and orchard of two and one-half
acres; and has the place stocked with forty cows. Besides this, he owns one-half
interest in 250 head of fat cattle, and will make it a point to fatten that
number or more each season. 
The subject of this sketch came to Kansas without anything to make a start, and
has made a good success. In 1876, he was married to Miss Mary Spears, of
Cloverdale. They have four children, viz.; Mary, Evert, Estella and Herman. 
Source: "Cutler's History of Kansas" published 1883 


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