Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Hedrick, Sevier H. 1847 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

SEVIER H. HEDRICK

ONE of the really old timers of Barton County still living on his old homestead
is the subject of this sketch Sevier H. Hedrick. He was born in Preble County,
Ohio, September 16, 1847. He came to Barton County in 1871 and took up a
homestead near Heizer. It comprises the northeast quarter of section 6, Buffalo
township. Mr. Hedrick has been married twice, his first wife having been Miss
Lucy Parks of Illinois. To this union there was born one child, William, who is
now 42 years of age and lives in Illinois. He was later married to Miss Maggie
Chasteen and they are the parents of five children, as follows: Florence, 22
years of age is now Mrs. Ed. Noffsinger and resides in Brown County, Kansas;
Hallie, 19 years of age; May, 18 years of age; Edith, 16 years of age; Grenna,
12 years of age, all of whom live at home. Mr. Hedrick was actively engaged in
farming until about a year ago but now superintends the work of renters. He has
a nice set of improvements; the residence containing seven rooms in addition to
closets, pantries, etc. The barn is 28 feet square and like the other buildings
is well built and commodious. The home place is beautifully situated and is
surrounded by a fine set of shade trees, a half acre of orchard altogether is
one of the most attractive places in that section of the county. Mr. Hedrick was
the first trustee of Buffalo township and is one of those men who came here at a
time when the buffalo were still roaming the prairies and it is due to such men
as Mr. Hedrick that the county was developed and made one of the best in the
State of Kansas and it is due to their efforts that it is one of the most
important agricultural sections of the entire country. Mr. Hedrick has always
taken an active part in the public affairs of his county and is an enterprising
and progressive citizen.


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