Person:Aurelia Richey (1)

1850 Indiana census shows her living with parents John and Mariah Ritchey in CAmbridge City. 1880 census shows Aurelia, sons and niece Lilly Conklin living in Whiting, Jackson Co., Kansas.

Below (from Selected Death Notices from Jackson County Kansas Vol VII, 1906-1908)

Whiting. Mrs. A. G. Conklin, mother of Charlie and George, died Sunday morning, aged 70 years. She had been an invalid for many years, had lived here a long time and was a member of the M. E. church. Charlie and George have been agents of the Central Branch depot for over 30 years. The Recorder-Tribune, April 11, 1907. Whiting. Mrs. A. C. Conklin was born at Cambridge City, Ind., Oct. 29, 1836, and died at their home in Whiting, Ks., Sunday, April 7, 1907, at the age of 70 years, 5 months and 8 days. She came with her family to Kansas in 1876. The family located on a farm near Mount Pleasant, Brown county. Mrs. Aurelia Crane Conklin .... In 1856 she was married to James H. Conklin a play-mate of her early childhood and April 26 1856 they removed to the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Brown county Kansas ... Four years later they moved to Whiting and here Mr. Conklin died. At the age of sixteen Mrs. Conklin joined the Methodist church in her native town ... Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Conklin, who was called here by the death of the formers mother, returned Wednesday evening to their home at Oakland, Cal. Whiting Journal, April 19, 1907. (from Selected Death Notices from Jackson County, Kansas Vol VII, 1906-1908)