Obituary

Obituary

Arkansas City Daily Traveler

Saturday, December 21, 1901

page 5 Column 2

DRURY WARREN DEAD

An Old Cowley County Citizen Died

Last Night

Drury Warren, one of .the oldest and best known citizens, of Cowley county died at his home near Silverdale at 7:55 last night. Almost ten days ago Mr. Warren met with an accident which caused his death. He had been to Arkansas City on business and just as he got out of his buggy, after returning to his home he fell striking the back of his head on a rock. This caused a fracture of the skull from which he never recovered. Drury Warren came to this county in 1876 and located upon his farm near Silverdale station, where he has lived ever since. He has accumulated considerable property and was regarded as one of the most well to do farmers in this part of the country. He leaves a wife and five children.

The funeral will take place, tomorrow at 1 o'clock from the residence with burial in Silverdale cemetery.

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Notes: The Warren Family

Drury Warren was born in Pulaski, Giles Co., Tenn. in 183 1. He was married three times. His first two wives were sisters. He was a widower at an early age. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in Red Springs, Ark. He was captured by the Union soldiers at Mound City, Kans. He was paroled and sent to Alton, Ill. in 1865. He was then sent to James River, VA. for exchange.

In 1866 he married Amanda Wilson. They settled on a farm south of Silverdale. They became parents of nine children. James W. Warren was the sixth child. James married Phoebe Harkleroad in 1904. Their children were Joe, Ward, Mildred and John. The farm that Drury and Amanda settled is still in the family. This farm is over 100 years old and live generations have lived there. The eldest son, Joe served in the Kansas Senate for 32 years. His wife is the former Pauline Goff. They are the parents of James and Helen. Ward ranched and had other extensive business interests. His wife is the former Mabel Baird. Their children are Jana, Jay and Jeri. They have three grandchildren, Chris, Dru and Hayley.

Mildred married Albert "Curly" Baird. He was a rancher, raising Brangus cattle. They lived in the home that James and Phoebe built in 1915. Their son William and his wife, Karen, live there with their children, Partick and Brooke. Their daughter, Barbara and husband, C.D. Shellenberger, live in Kansas City.

John, the youngest son, enlisted in the Navy, later got his law degree from Washburn University. He married Rebecca Rine and they made their home in Newkirk where he became president of Albright Title & Trust. In 1979 he moved to Ponca City where he was the senior trust officer and chairman of the board at First National Bank. Their daughter is Suzanne Brown, wife of Robert Brown. They have three children, Lisa, Trenton and Mark.

Submitted by Mildred Baird
Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, Page 317.