Hi Darrell:

I am the coordinator for Trego County Genweb Page. I have found the following They are buried in Trego County, probably the Ogallah Cemetery.

Western Kansas World
WA-KEENEY, KANSAS OCTOBEIR 7, 1916

OBITUARY:

Benjamin Mapes was born February 9,1848, in the state of New Jersey. His parents moved to New York state when he was a babe of six months, where he lived until a young man of twenty years, going from there to Nebraska. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss. Martha, Elizabeth Brotherton at Aurora, Nebraska. In the spring of 1879, he came to Trego county taking up a timber claim where he moved his family the following fall. After proving up on his claim there he moved into Ogallah twenty eight years ago residing there until his death. He united with the Church of Christ when he was 24 years old continuing in the faith until death. He was a loving father and father & faithful husband. He leaves a wife, four children, a brother and sister to morn his loss. The children are: Mrs. Edna Scott of Platteville, Colorado; Blanche Greene of Neleigh, Nebraska; Mrs. Mattle Scott of Kit Carson, Colorado; Norman Mapes of Ogallah, Kansas; a son Roland Valentine dying at the age of fourteen months. He passed away after twelve years of suffering, September 25, 1916, at ,the age of 68 years, 7 months and 161 days. Funeral services were held at the home on September 27th and was conducted by Rev. Allison. A large audience of neighbors and friends gathered to pay their last respects.

Card OF THANKS
We wish to extend our most sincere thanks to the many friends who assisted us during the last illness and death of our beloved father and husband; for the beautiful flowers, sweet singing and kind words of sympathy; also to thank especially Rev. Allison for the gentle christian talk and loving words of comfort he gave us. Mrs. Edna Scott, Mrs. Blanche Greene, Mrs Mattie Scott, Mr. Norman Mapes, Mrs. Benjamin Mapes.
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DEATH OF MRS. MAPES:

Martha Elizabeth, daughter of Noah and Mary Ann Brotherton, was born April, 12, 1856 at Chariton, Iowa and left for her heavenly home from the home of Norman at Horton, Kansas, October 18. 1945; aged 89 years, 6 months.' and 6 days. She was married to Benjamin Mapes September 28, 1873. To this union were born five children, Edna Alice Scott, Platteville, Colorado, Blanche Gertrude Greene, Souix City, Nebraska; Mattie D. Scott, Fort Collins, Colorado; Norman B. Mapes, Horton, Kansas and Roland V. Mapes, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Mapes made their home for a short time in Michigan and Iowa and later moved to Nebraska. From there they came to Kansas where Mr. Mapes. took a timber claim in 1879, southeast of WaKeeney near Cedar Bluffs, where they resided until 1888 when they moved to Ogallah, making their home there until his death in 1916, and she until her age and health did not permit her longer to live alone. She spent some time with her daughters in Colorado, but for the last year of her life she lived with her son in Plainville, Kansas, moving to Horton with him in 1943. She was a sturdy pioneer going through all the struggle, of those early days to make and keep her family and home.

At the age of 14 she united with the Church of Christ and remained a firm believer until the end; was a faithful worker for her Christ as long as health permitted.

She has left many friends but as she often said she had out lived most of her early ones and was glad to join those who had gone on before. Funeral services, were conducted from the Niesley Funeral Home at Ellis, Kansas, Sunday afternoon, October 21 with Rev. Flowers officiating and burial in the Ogallah Cemetery.
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Good Luck
Gayle M. Garrett
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