Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
Jefferson County~~
W. C. BRUNTON, farmer, Section 4, P. O. Osawkie, is a native of Indiana,
and was born in Tippecanoe County, February 4, 1834. At an early age
emigrated to Illinois, and for number of years resided in McDonough and
Adams counties; also resided for a time in Missouri, removing from there
to Marshall County, Iowa, which was his abiding place until 1865, when
he dame to Kansas. Mr. B. is one of the representative agriculturists of
Fairview Township. He was married in Missouri to Miss Sarah J. Bise. By
this union they have twelve children - John T., George W., Edna, Grant,
Rosa, Minnie, Mattie, Walter, Eddie, Sherman, Delbert and Nellie. During
the war, Mr. B. served three months in Company E., First Missouri,
enlisting in 1861.
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EDWARD L. CARTER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 2, P. O. Oskaloosa.
Among the pioneers of Jefferson County was MR. Thomas Carter, who in
1857 settled with his family one mile and a half west of where the
subject of this sketch now resides. Ed. L., his son, is a native of
Indiana, and was born in Tippecanoe County, January 21, 1843. This
family came to Kansas from Wapello County, Iowa. In 1862, Mr. C.
enlisted in Company D., Eleventh Kansas, participating in most of the
general engagements of the "Old Eleventh." For several months was in the
far West among the Indians, where he was wounded. Was honorably
discharged in September, 1865. He was married in Kansas to Miss M. J. Du
Pea. They have five children - Harry, Annie, Josie, Luella and Eddie.