FIRESTONE, Gladys Mildred

1889 - 1973  (84 years)

• Name	FIRESTONE, Gladys Mildred
  Birth	Jul 1889	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS
  EVENT	1895	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [1]
  	Last name spelled incorrectly as Fierstone Attending school
  		1895 Kansas State Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, p 12
  CENSUS	15 Jun 1900	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [2]
  	At school, 7 months Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 5B
  CENSUS	1905	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [3]
  	Named spelled Glides vs Gladys Attending school
  		1905 Kansas State Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, p 6
  CENSUS	3 May 1910	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [4]
  	Occupation: working out, private family, wages No. of week out of work in 1909: 40 Can read and write
  		1910 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 7A
  Death	4 Jul 1973	Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
  		Headstone: Gladys M and J Vernon Buckman Plot: A-Memorial Lawn, Lot 102, sp. 4E and 5F
  Person ID	I1874	Main
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	FIRESTONE, William Leroy,   b. Mar 1858, Ohio d. 31 Oct 1910, Dover Township, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	FISHER Elizabeth Belle,   b. 14 Jan 1863, Maryland d. Oct 1934, Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1 Mar 1882	Shawnee Co., KS   [5, 6]
  		Marriage license issued W. C. Firestone and Belle Fisher 1882 "Marriage licenses have been issued to...W. C. Firèstone and Belle Fisher, all of Shawnee county." W. C. should read W. L. for William Leroy
  		Oak Grange Wedding 1882 "The first wedding that ever occurred "within the gates," was celebrated in Oak Grange, Wednesday evening, March 1st, Mr. William F. (should be William L.) Firestone and Miss Belle Fisher, of Mission Center, being the "twain made one." The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also simply called "The Grange," is a fraternal organization for American farmers that encouraged farm families to band together for their economic well-being. They were also an important social outlet. Many rural farm families lived relatively isolated lives, often meeting only on Sundays for church, and on market days. Granges provided a place to socialize and discuss area issues. The first Grange opened in Kansas in 1872. Within a few years there were more than 1000 granges in Kansas, claiming more than 30,000 members. Granges later began advocating for farmers politically, fighting for example railroad monopolies, and advocating for rural mail deliveries. Grange farmers banded together to buy equipment, built community grain elevators; some even started community savings and insurance pools to avoid higher cost bank loans and cover members medical costs .The byline on the article suggests the Oak Grange may have been located in Valencia, KS but was more likely located in Mission Township, KS area where William and Belle lived in the early 1880s.
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Buckman, James Vernon,   b. 1886   d. 17 Oct 1983 (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Jul 1889 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS EVENT - 1895 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 15 Jun 1900 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 1905 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 3 May 1910 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS Death - 4 Jul 1973 - Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS Burial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] 1895 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1895, Auburn, p 12 (Reliability: 2). [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 15 Jun 1900, Auburn Township, sht 5B (Reliability: 2). [S138] 1905 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1905, Auburn Township, p 6 (Reliability: 2). [S663] 1910 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 03 May 1910, Auburn Township, sht 7A (Reliability: 2). [S679] News articles: Kansas State Journal, Topeka KS , (Kansas State Journal, Topeka KS ), 23 Feb 1882, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S678] News articles: The Weekly Commonwealth, Topeka KS , (The Weekly Commonwealth, Topeka KS ), 9 Mar 1882, p 4 (Reliability: 2).