Sedgwick-Cherokee County KS Archives Biographies.....Harrington, Thomas C. 1859 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   Thomas C. Harrington, stock raiser and farmer, of Sedgwick county, Kansas,
was born in Alexander county, North Carolina, on April 9, 1859. His parents were
E. R. and Mary (Jones) Harrington, both natives of the Tar Heel State. The
father of Thomas C. was born on October 26, 1826, and his mother was born on
March 4, 1837. They were married in North Carolina in 1857, and in 1869 moved to
Missouri. In April, 1870, they settled in Cherokee, Kan., where the mother died
on October 13, 1871. In August, 1873, Mr. Harrington was married a second time
to Miss Sallie Boyd. By the first marriage he had six children, viz.: Thomas C.;
Mrs. M. G. Kitchel, of Clearwater; Columbus C., of Ninnescah township; James W.,
Henry M., both of Ninnescah township, and Mrs. Ida L. Swinehart, of Norwich,
Kan. By his second marriage Mr. Harrington was the father of four children,
viz.: Charles A., of Oklahoma; Mrs. Laura B. Yearsin, deceased; Robert B., of
Beaver county, Oklahoma, and William R., of Anthony, Kan. Mr. Harrington, Sr.,
came to Sedgwick county, Kansas, in the fall of 1873, and preempted 160 acres in
Section 30, Ninnescah township. He added to this until at the time of his death,
in June, 1903, he owned an entire section. Thomas C. Harrington remained at his
home on the farm until his marriage, which occurred on December 22, 1881. His
bride was Miss Maggie E. Parker, who was born in Iowa, on April 19, 1862. One
child was born of this union, Claude E., who was born on December 8, 1882. Mrs.
Harrington died on February 5, 1886, and in January, 1891, Mr. Harrington
married Miss Nettie King, who was born in North Carolina, in June, 1859. One
child was born of this union, Charles R., born June 26, 1893. The mother died in
January, 1895, and December 12, 1896, Mr. Harrington was married to Miss Nela
Meadows, who was born in North Carolina, on April 28, 1878. Of this marriage
there was issued four children, viz.: Henry P., born December 1, 1897; Walter C,
born February 17, 1900; Zulu May, born July 31, 1908, and Arthur F., born June
8, 1902. Thomas C. Harrington bought his first farm in 1882, in Section 28,
Ninnescah township, 160 acres, and he has added to it until he now owns 1,000
acres. He does general farming, with about fifty acres of alfalfa. He also
raises stock, making a specialty of the Shorthorn variety of cattle, with Royal
Butterfly at the head of his herd. He has a herd of seventy-five Shorthorns, and
also raises feed steers for market. He also raises thoroughbred Percheron
horses, having Hectolitre, an imported stallion, for a sire. Mr. Harrington is a
Democrat in politics and a member of the Baptist Church.

Additional Comments:
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History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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