Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Notizen:
Wikipedia 2016:
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,510.
History:
Prior to American settlement of the area, the site of Hays was located near where the territories of the Arapaho, Kiowa, and Pawnee met. Claimed first by France as part of Louisiana and later acquired by the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it laid within the area organized by the U.S. as Kansas Territory in 1854. Kansas became a state in 1861, and the state government delineated the surrounding area as Ellis County in 1867.
In 1865, the U.S. Army established Fort Fletcher southeast of present-day Hays to protect stage wagons traveling the Smoky Hill Trail. A year later, the Army renamed the post Fort Hays in honor of the late Brig. Gen. Alexander Hays. In late 1866, anticipating the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway as far west as Fort Hays, a party from St. Louis, Missouri led by William Webb selected three sections of land for colonization near the fort. In June 1867, to better serve the railroad, the Army relocated Fort Hays 15 miles northwest to a site near where the railroad was to cross Big Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River. Seeing a business opportunity, Buffalo Bill Cody and railroad contractor William Rose founded the settlement of Rome, Kansas near the fort's new location. Within a month, the population of Rome grew to over 2,000. Webb, meanwhile, established the Big Creek Land Company and then surveyed and platted a town site, which he named Hays City after the fort, roughly one mile east of Rome. The railroad reached Hays City soon thereafter and constructed a depot there. The railroad's arrival, combined with a cholera epidemic that hit Rome in the late summer of 1867, drove Rome businesses and residents to relocate to Hays City. Within a year, Rome was completely abandoned. As the western terminus of the railway, Hays City grew rapidly, serving as the supply point for territories to the west and southwest.
In its early years, Hays City was a violent frontier town characteristic of the American Old West. More than 30 homicides occurred in or near the town between 1867 and 1873, and it was the location of the original Boot Hill. Several notable figures of the Old West lived in Hays City at points, including George Custer and his wife Elizabeth, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok, who served a brief term as sheriff in 1869. Hays City became the county seat of Ellis County in 1870. By 1872, many of the rougher elements of the populace had left, mainly for Dodge City, and Hays City became more civilized. In 1885, the town was incorporated, and "City" was dropped from its name.
Volga Germans began settling the area in 1876, having found land suitable for the lifestyle and type of farming they had practiced in Russia. They brought with them Turkey Red Wheat, a type of winter wheat whose cultivation contributed to the agricultural transformation of the region. Bukovina Germans began settling in the area in 1886. These groups had a significant impact on the local way of life, establishing Hays as a regional center of ethnic German culture.
Fort Hays closed in 1889. In 1900, the Kansas delegation to the U.S. Congress secured the fort's land and facilities for educational purposes. The following year, the Kansas Legislature established the Fort Hays Experiment Station, part of Kansas State Agricultural College, on the Fort Hays reservation and set aside land for the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School, which opened in 1902 and eventually became Fort Hays State University. Fort Hays opened as a historical park in 1929 and was later acquired by the Kansas Historical Society. In 1967, it became the Fort Hays State Historic Site.
Several disasters have struck Hays over the course of its history. In 1895, fire destroyed 60 buildings downtown. Severe floods occurred in 1907 and 1951. In 1919, three Standard Oil gasoline tanks exploded, killing eight and injuring approximately 150 people. In 1935, the city experienced violent dust storms as part of the Dust Bowl.
Hays began to modernize in the early 1900s with a power plant, waterworks, telephone exchange, and sewer system complete by 1911. Over the following decades, the city evolved into a regional economic hub. Development of oil fields in the surrounding area began in 1936 with Hays serving as a trading center and shipping point. Hays Regional Airport opened in 1961. Interstate 70 reached Hays in 1966. Today, Hays is a commercial and educational center for western Kansas.
Treffer 1 bis 29 von 29
Nachname, Taufnamen | Geburt | Personen-Kennung | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brown, William Francis | 13 Dez 1936 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I167224 |
2 | Brungardt, Lawrence J. Jr. | 16 Apr 1941 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153366 |
3 | Brungardt, Roy Roger | 3 Aug 1951 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153376 |
4 | Engel, Clayton J. | 16 Okt 1937 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153701 |
5 | Geier, Godfrey Raymond Sr. | 18 Jul 1921 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153445 |
6 | Goetz, Marietta Theresa | 20 Jan 1918 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153721 |
7 | Goetz, Mary Kay | 14 Okt 1939 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165822 |
8 | Goetz, Rebecca Ann | 8 Feb 1947 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165823 |
9 | Grout, Wesley George | 10 Nov 1922 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I265574 |
10 | Herman, Edward J. Sr. | 3 Dez 1898 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153329 |
11 | Hoffman, Donna Kay | 5 Apr 1951 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153414 |
12 | Kuhn, Clarence James | 8 Mai 1943 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153530 |
13 | Leiker, Edward Lee | 19 Sep 1938 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153570 |
14 | Leiker, Michael Valentine | 28 Mrz 1952 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153582 |
15 | Mongeau, Albertine Mary | 8 Nov 1944 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165868 |
16 | Morel, Philip Eldon | 3 Aug 1951 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165896 |
17 | Nulton, Florence Gertrude | 20 Jul 1902 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I265583 |
18 | Rohleder, Elizabeth P. | 18 Nov 1917 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153708 |
19 | Rohleder, Francis Robert | 3 Sep 1928 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153544 |
20 | Rohleder, Lawrence Herbert | 25 Mrz 1931 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153546 |
21 | Rohleder, Otto | 12 Dez 1916 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153508 |
22 | Weigel, Edwin Mark | 26 Feb 1924 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153551 |
23 | Weigel, Francis Julius | 28 Okt 1928 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153597 |
24 | Weigel, Georgine | 3 Jan 1922 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153594 |
25 | Weigel, Gerald Joseph | 27 Jun 1955 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153339 |
26 | Weigel, Lawrence A. | 26 Okt 1916 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153709 |
27 | Weigel, Mary Ann | 10 Aug 1930 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153598 |
28 | Weigel, Thomas Gilbert | 23 Mrz 1945 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153333 |
29 | Windholz, Mary Beth | 25 Feb 1951 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153487 |
Treffer 1 bis 50 von 52
Nachname, Taufnamen | Tod | Personen-Kennung | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anderson, Ann Louise | 9 Okt 2007 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153357 |
2 | Brown, William Francis | 2 Jan 2014 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I167224 |
3 | Brungardt, Lawrence J. Jr. | 13 Sep 2012 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153366 |
4 | Brungardt, Roy Roger | 12 Aug 1984 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153376 |
5 | Dreiling, Philomene N. | 5 Jul 2003 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153617 |
6 | Engel, Clayton J. | 17 Apr 2011 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153701 |
7 | Goetz, Adolf Herman | 2 Sep 1993 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165821 |
8 | Goetz, Marietta Theresa | 14 Sep 2008 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153721 |
9 | Goetz, Mary Kay | 26 Jun 2013 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165822 |
10 | Haberkorn, Elisabeth | 30 Jun 1958 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153328 |
11 | Herman, Edward Jr. | 20 Dez 1930 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153348 |
12 | Herman, Esther M. | 15 Mai 1981 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153331 |
13 | Hoffman, Donna Kay | 29 Okt 2003 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153414 |
14 | Hoffman, Francis J. | 21 Mrz 2013 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153469 |
15 | Hoffman, Helen C. | 12 Mai 1994 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153407 |
16 | Hoffman, Joseph | 7 Dez 2007 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153428 |
17 | Hoffman, Victor Francis | 14 Mrz 2013 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153412 |
18 | Keberlein, Alvin | 12 Feb 1984 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153595 |
19 | Kliewer, Ruby Lucille | 15 Jul 1988 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I6211 |
20 | Knipp, Ella Lucille | 22 Apr 1996 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165866 |
21 | Knipp, Rosa | 25 Jul 1962 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I165758 |
22 | Krien, Christina | 4 Jul 1998 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I6187 |
23 | Kuhn, Leona | 19 Jan 2013 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153509 |
24 | Lambrecht, Irvin A. | 29 Jul 1961 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153613 |
25 | Leiker, Aegidius Eugene | 19 Nov 2006 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153569 |
26 | Milke, Mildred M. | 6 Aug 2007 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153558 |
27 | Morlan, Julia Belle | 25 Jul 2009 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I20978 |
28 | Nulton, Jonah | 15 Feb 1927 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I266291 |
29 | Pfannenstiel, Joseph J. | 5 Mrz 1977 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153615 |
30 | Riedel, Clarence Edward | 1 Dez 1993 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153720 |
31 | Rohleder, Anna | 7 Feb 1975 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153566 |
32 | Rohleder, Francis Robert | 28 Mrz 2015 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153544 |
33 | Rohleder, Laurina Clementine | 8 Aug 2014 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153526 |
34 | Rohleder, Peter N. | 5 Nov 1953 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153495 |
35 | Rohleder, Ronald J. | 5 Mai 1992 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153630 |
36 | Rohleder, Salomia | 23 Jun 1990 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153673 |
37 | Rohleder, Theresa | 25 Dez 2009 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153620 |
38 | Sander, Amelia | 16 Aug 2003 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153413 |
39 | Sander, Elsie | 20 Aug 2007 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153429 |
40 | Stramel, Appelonia | 28 Dez 1943 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I211802 |
41 | Toepfer, Clara | 27 Feb 1993 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153496 |
42 | Urban, Joseph K. | Apr 1948 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I211801 |
43 | Walters, Alice Theresa | 20 Jan 2010 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153486 |
44 | Weigel, Carolyn Kay | 22 Mai 2015 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153702 |
45 | Weigel, Georgine | 16 Nov 2009 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153594 |
46 | Weigel, Gilbert | 19 Feb 1984 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153332 |
47 | Weigel, Lawrence A. | 19 Jun 2005 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153709 |
48 | Weigel, Michael Valentine | 26 Okt 1944 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153567 |
49 | Windholz, Alfred | 8 Mai 2005 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153485 |
50 | Windholz, Clara | 31 Jan 2002 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | I153481 |
Treffer 1 bis 5 von 5
Familie | Eheschließung | Familien-Kennung | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brown / Goetz | 4 Aug 1958 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | F55355 |
2 | Engel / Weigel | 27 Mai 1967 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | F50455 |
3 | Keberlein / Weigel | 14 Okt 1940 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | F50412 |
4 | Riedel / Goetz | 6 Jun 1939 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | F50464 |
5 | Tremblay / Dinkel | 13 Jan 1962 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA | F50445 |