"Pioneer
Letters of the Young and Corman Families"
All but a few of these
letters were purchased at public auction in Wichita, Kansas, approximately 20 years
ago. About 15 years ago I found two more at a flea market in southwest Wichita
and still later a few were found in the possession of the great-great grandson
of James B. Young, one of the letter writers. I did not know the family whose
property was being auctioned. The Young and Corman families lived in
Humboldt (KS) during the Civil War and many of the letters are from that time
period. The Young’s came from Morgan County Indiana and the Corman’s were
originally from Hamilton Canada which is near Niagara Falls, New York. The
Corman’s had lived for a short time in Iowa before moving on to Kansas.
Although I am not related to
these families I did find mention in one of the letters dated October 29, 1868,
mention of a great great uncle of mine named William Gallemore who had been
hired as a teacher for School District #3 in Morgan County Indiana.
I have found the letters to
be fascinating and wanted to share them with others. I have managed to
find some living descendants of the Young family. Three of the letter writers
were members of the 9th Kansas Vol. Cavalry, which was formed in Allen County
during the Civil War.
Jack Bender
These letters may not be used on any Internet site
nor printed in any form without my consent.
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