Johnson-Miami County KS Archives Biographies.....Kuhlman, J. J. 1875 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  J. J. Kuhlman, a successful business man of Bonita, is one of Johnson county's
most progressive citizens. Mr. Kuhlman is a native of Kansas, and was born in
Miami county in 1875; his father, John H. Kuhlman, was a native of Hamburg,
Germany, and an early settler in Miami county. When J. J. Kuhlman was four years
old, the Kuhlman family removed to Missouri, where the father bought a farm and
spent the remainder of his life; he died in 1886 and his wife survived him for
many years and departed this life in 1914. J. J. Kuhlman was reared on the home
farm in Missouri and attended the common schools. As a boy he was of a frugal
and industrious nature and in 1902, having saved up a little capital, he
purchased the little store at Bonita, from Price Hendricks, who was at that time
sheriff of Johnson county. In connection with his mercantile business, Mr.
Kuhlman began buying and shipping hay and this venture proved successful from
the start. In 1904 he built an elevator with a capacity of 8,000 bushels of
grain, which is one of the modern elevators of Johnson county. During the month
of July, 1914, Mr. Kuhlman did $100,000 worth of business, and during that year
he handled 68,000 bushels of wheat, 40,000 bushels of corn, and 35,000 bushels
of oats, and also about 250 tons of hay. He also handles cement and grit for the
manufacture of cement. In addition to his other business Mr. Kuhlman has dealt
extensively in land in which he has made some very profitable transactions, and
he owns a fine farm of seventy-two acres near Bonita. His career, since locating
at Bonita has been marked by unusual success; when he came here his entire
capital was less than $3,000; today he could easily close out his business and
walk out of the place with $25,000. Mr. Kuhlman was married to Miss Metta Jones,
a native of Missouri and a daughter of F. M. Jones, they have two children,
Elbert and Evelyn. Mr. Kuhlman is a member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and is a Republican, although inclined to be independent in politics. He
is a stock holder in the Morse State Hank and also in the Mijo Telephone
Company. During Mr. Kuhlman's business career in Johnson county, he has become
well and favorably known and by honesty and square dealing, has built up a
business reputation which of itself is one of the greatest assets in any
business. He is one of the substantial young men of Johnson county.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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