Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Lackland, Brothers ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 23, 2007, 11:26 pm Author: Emma E. Forter (1917) LACKLAND BROTHERS. The impetus given to the breeding of Holstein cattle in Marshall county by the Lackland Brothers, owners of a fine farm of two hundred and forty acres three miles, north of Axtell, has been of incalculable benefit to the live-stock interests of this county and it is undoubted that they have done very much toward developing the valuable animal industry of this part of the state. The firm of Lackland Brothers has been engaged in the breeding of pure-bred Holstein cattle for the past four years and has been very successful, their stock being sold at private sale to breeders and cattle fanciers over a wide range of territory in Kansas, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri. In October, 1916, they shipped half a carload of fine stock to New Mexico buyers and their market is being constantly extended. They are constantly giving their earnest attention to the extension of the very valuable plant they have created on their stock farm north of Axtell. The farm is well improved, the improvements including two capacious silos and all grain raised on the place is fed to the cattle. At the first annual Marshall County Stock Show held at Blue Rapids on October 2, 1916, Lackland Brothers took first and second prizes with their Holsteins and all the Holstein stock exhibited at that fair originated from their herd, eight head of such exhibits taking prizes. The Lackland brothers are natives of Illinois, born in the city of Bloomington, that state, sons of the Rev. M. P. and Edith (Tryner) Lackland, both natives of that same state, who were for many years engaged in educational work at Bloomington, the Rev. M. P. Lackland later engaging in the gospel ministry, and who are now living retired in their comfortable home north of Axtell. The Rev. M. P. Lackland was born in Tazewell county, Illinois, and early engaged in educational work, presently being made president of Chaddock College. One of the instructors in that college was Edith Tryner, who was born in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1855, and was was engaged in teaching for five years before her marriage to Mr. Lackland. After their marriage both Mr. and Mrs. Lackland continued in their educational work and for seven years Mr. Lackland was engaged as professor of mathematics in the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. He then engaged in the gospel ministry, as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was for seventeen years engaged in ministerial labors. In 1881 he had invested the proceeds of his share in the old home in Illinois in land in this county, having bought the first quarter section in the northeast corner of Murray township, and upon his retirement from the ministry a few years ago came to Marshall county and is now living here. To the Rev. M. P. Lackland and wife were born three children, W. T., H. W. and Margaret, the two sons being the well-known young stock breeders now doing business in this county under the firm name of Lackland Brothers. W. T. Lackland was born on March 11, 1884, and was educated in the Ohio Wesleyan University and in the Chicago University, from which latter institution he received his bachelor degree. He then was engaged in Young Men's Christian Association work in Illinois for five years, at the end of which time he became engaged as a traveling salesman for a wholesale furniture house at Chicago and was thus engaged for five years, at the end of which time, February, 1913, he came to Kansas and has since been engaged in the live-stock business in this county, as set out above. He is an active member of the Masonic fraternity. In 1904 W. T. Lackland was united in marriage to Myra Barnes and to this union four children have been born, Mabel, W. T., Jr., Barnes and Elizabeth Jane. H. W. Lackland was born at Bloomington, Illinois, December 5, 1891, and completed his schooling in Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois, after which for two years, 1912-13, he was engaged as teacher of mathematics in the high school at Magnolia, Illinois. He then accompanied his brother to Kansas and has since been engaged in the stock breeding business in partnership with his brother, under the firm name of Lackland Brothers. The Lacklands are members of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America and of the similar association of breeders in Kansas and take an active part in the deliberations of the same. Margaret Lackland studied two years in the Illinois Woman's College, one year in the University of Illinois and completed her schooling in the Illinois Wesleyan University, from which institution she received her degree. She then taught four years in the Brimfield (Illinois) schools and succeeded her brother as teacher of mathematics in the high school at Magnolia, and was thus engaged at the time of his marriage to Prof. H. H. Hayes, instructor in mathematics in the high school at Peoria, Illinois. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. 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