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Hon. Johnson Clark. Born in Main 1829. Came to Kans in 1856 and settled in Miami Co. He was elected to the State Senate in 1862. He lived in Miami Co. several years, a short time ago he moved to K.C. where he now resides

Mrs. C. Shaw. Born in New York March 30th, 1823. Died in Kansas City June 21, 1912. Funeral at the Cong. Church, June 22, Interment in Paola Cemetery. Mrs. C. Shaw taught the first school in Paola Kans. Is now a resident of San Diego Cal.
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C. Shaw born in Ohio in 1829 - In 1854 he located in Paola Kas. where he served as clerk in the store of the noted Indian Chief Baptiste Peoria. Was County Com. from 1867-1871. Is now a resident of Sand Diego Cal. Died Oct 28, 1908 at his home in…

Frank Mitchler son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Mitchler, now a resident of Kans. City Mo.
Frank Mitchler when a boy

Mrs. G.W. Mitchler came to Paola Kans with her husband in 1859 and is still a resident of the city. Died May 19, 1907

George W Mitchler - a Pioneer merchant of Paola Kansas came to Paola in 1859 established a general store and carried on the business for a number of years. In 1878 he admitted his four sons into the business. Died Dec. 1893

Born in Germany in 1842. Came to Paola in 1871. Where he died in 1897, and was buried in Paola Cemetery.

Martin Dale was for a long time clerk in Mitchler and Crowell's store: now a prominent citizen of Southern Kansas. Died Nov 1907

Samuel Dale and wife. (Both deceased.)
"Uncle Sam Dale and Wife. This card inscribed by JB Hobson"

Baptiste Peoria. Born in Ill. 1800. Indian Chief First Pres. of the Paola Town Company. Once owned the land on which Paola is located. Came to Kans. 1846. When the tribes removed [to] the Indiant Ter. he went with the[m and] died there in 1874.