Person:Elias McConihey (2)

1900 > KANSAS > ELK > HOWARD TWP

Series: T623  Roll: 479  Page: 32   
Surname  GivenName  Age  Sex  Race  Birthplace  State  County  Location  Year 
MCCONIHEY  ELIAS E  65  M  W  OH  KS  ELK  HOWARD TWP  1900 

ELK COUNTY HISTORY PG. 78, PARAGRAPH 1, " ... HIRED MR AND MRS EC MCCONIHEY, GRANDPARENTS OF GLADYS DENTON AND ELIAS MORGAN ..."

IBID PG 205, "MCCONIHEY FAMILY"

MCCONIHEY, ROBERT (1860 U.S. Census) INDIANA , HUNTINGTON, CLEAR CRK TWPAge: 55, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: PASeries: M653 Roll: 267 Page: 246

1880 > KANSAS > ELK > HOWARD

Series: T9  Roll: 380  Page: 295   
Surname  GivenName  Age  Sex  Race  Birthplace  State  County  Location  Year 
MCCANIHEY  ELIAS  45     W  OH  KS  ELK  HOWARD  1880

April 26, 1884 In the real estate index of this week, we see the following points about the early days of Howard: In the summer of 1870, the Howard Post Office was established one-half mile north of the northeast corner of the present townsite of Howard. J.O. Allen was commissioned postmaster. In the spring of 1871, a portion of the pioneer settlers who got their mail at the Howard Post Office got together and appointed three men - John McBee, T.J. Barnes, and Dr. P.C. Topping, to select a townsite and induce someone to put up a store and also to make a more convenient place for the post office. The present townsite of Howard was selected, and Uncle John McBee struck the first stake of the new town to be, at what is now the crossing of Wabash Avenue and Washington Street, and Austin McFarland soon after built and established the first store. In June 1872, the town was platted and surveyed by Warren McClure. A hotel was built and Mr. and Mrs. E.C. McConihey were the first proprietors. A paper was started by H.B. Kelley and R.S. Turner, the Howard County Messenger. The growth of the town was slow, and in May 1875, there were but 17 houses in town. At the division of Howard County in 1875, Howard was made the county seat of Elk County. The Messenger had only "flourished" a few months, so now a new paper was started, "The Censorial," by W.E. Doud. The town grew and a second paper, "The Beacon," soon came to town, published by Abe Steinberger. The Courant was moved here from Longton in September 1875 and the Ledger from Elk Falls in 1876. In October 1877, the City of Howard was incorporated, and on Christmas Day 1879, the first train of cars ran into the town.