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Submitted: 10/17/16 • Approved: 10/22/16 • Last Updated: 3/13/18 • R59139-G59138-S3
Elvira
September 1, 1854 - December 23, 1939
Born New Boston, Mercer County,Illinois
Died Harvey County, Kansas
Kansan, Saturday, December 23, 1939
One of the grand early day pioneer women of Harvey county, Mrs. H. W. Prouty, passed away peacefully in her sleep at an early hour this morning, at the farm home, on the original homestead, northwest of Newton. Mrs. Prouty was past 85 years of age.
Born in New Boston, Illinois, September 1, 1854, the daughter of Cyrus and Jane [Myers] Mannon, she came to Harvey county with the other Prouty families in August, 1871, as a bride, having been married in Illinois to H. W. ["Cap"] Prouty on July 23 of that year. They celebrated their sixty-eighth wedding anniversary last July, with their living children, Arthur Prouty and Mrs, Nita McFarlane and other relatives and a few friends at the home of Mrs. McFarlane. Their other daughter, Mrs. June Harwood preceding her mother in death by three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Prouty seem almost members of the newspaper family, having been correspondents for this paper about 67 years.
The Rev. F. U. Moyer of Hesston will be in charge of the funeral services at the Methodist church in Hesston at 10:00 o'clock Tuesday morning, Dec. 26. Entombment will be made in Greenwood Abbey.
Henry
November 19, 1848 - August 13, 1942
Born New Boston, Mercer County,Illinois
Died Harvey County,Kansas
At the time of his death Mr. Prouty had reached the age of 93 years,8 months and 25 days. He grew to manhood on the same farm where he was born. On July 23, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Elvy Mannon, daughter of Cyrus Mannon and Jane Mannon, neighbors of the Prouty family, by Amos Prouty, justice of the peace at the home of the bride.
On August 5, 1871 they joined the Prouty colony bound for Kansas, and their new homesteads in covered wagons, the homesteads being located in what was later to become Harvey county. They arrived August 29, 1871, and located on the southwest quarter Sec. 20 T. 22 R1w, Emma township where he resided ever since, almost 71 years at the time of his death. The farm was called Cedar Nook, and was a landmark in that section, well improved, and Mr. Prouty always made a success of farming as long as he was physically able. He also taught school at districts 20 and 49 from 1876 to 1880.
Soon after the Prouty's came to the county, H. C. Ashbaugh started the Newton Kansan, and Cap as he was called began receiving the paper, and also began sending in rural correspondence from his neighborhood. He kept that up until the last few weeks prior to his passing.
H. W. and Elvy had three children, Arthur T., Nita McFarlane and June R. Prouty Harwood.
Contributed on 10/17/16 by jrwall1046
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