History of Reno County, Kansas; its people, industries and institutions . - Sexton, who was born in Somers, Connecticut, remaining in the East until 1853. in whichyear he moved to Illinois. He bought two hundred and forty acres in Alorgancounty, that state, and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurr-ing on March 7, 1858. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, his fatherwas a soldier in the Revolution and three of Quartus Chapins sons weresoldiers in the Civil War. His widow returned East and her death occurredin Waltham, Massachusetts. They were meml)ers of the Congregationalchu
History of Reno County, Kansas; its people, industries and institutions . - Sexton, who was born in Somers, Connecticut, remaining in the East until 1853. in whichyear he moved to Illinois. He bought two hundred and forty acres in Alorgancounty, that state, and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurr-ing on March 7, 1858. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, his fatherwas a soldier in the Revolution and three of Quartus Chapins sons weresoldiers in the Civil War. His widow returned East and her death occurredin Waltham, Massachusetts. They were meml)ers of the Congregationalchurch and their children were reared in that faith. There were six of thesechildren, those besides the subject of tliis sketch 1)cing: Lyman, Horace andCornelia L., now deceased; Lucy A., wim married llenrv E. Steele, a watch-maker of Waltham, Massachusetts, since whose death she has been living atNorth Adams, in that state, and Ouartus H., in the United States railwayservice, with headquarters at Chicago. Cornelius O. Chapin was about twelve years old when he mo\ed with. ^/yu^xztia^ 0yu><n/^i^^^yi^ RENO COLNTY, KANSAS. 369 liis parents to Morgan county, Illinois. His higlicr education was obtainedat Ft. Edward, New York, and in two years attendance at Illinois College,Jacksonvillle, Illinois. Though not twenty years old when the Civil Warbroke out he enlisted for three months serxice at the first call for volunteersand went to the front as a member of Company B, Tenth Regiment, IllinoisVolunteer Infantry, and was mustered out at Cairo, Illinois, at the expirationof that term of service. Upon the completion of his military service hereturned to the farm and in the fall of 1863 was married. Ten years laterhe came to Kansas and has been a resident of this county ever since. Hearrived at Hutchinson on November 9, 1873, and presently homesteaded thesoutheast quarter of section 8, in Valley township, this county, upon whichhe and his wife established their home on February 12, 1
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