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A desire had long existed among the people to have the name of the county changed from Davis to one more agreeable to the Union sentiment of the county. They did not like the idea of their county having been named after Jeff Davis, who was at that time President of the Confederacy and commander-in-chief of the Rebel army. Two years prior, an effort had been made to have the name changed from Davis to Lyon, in honor of General Lyon, who was killed at Wilson's Creek, and who had taken quite a part in the early settlement of the county. Failing in this, they made another effort in 1864 to have it changed to Lincoln, but in this also, they failed, and so it is that Davis County retains the name of the individual who was placed at the head of the rebellion for the destruction of the Union. 1Organized in 1855 as Davis County, which name was given for Jefferson Davis--United States Senator and Secretary of war--who became President of the Southern Confederacy. The Legislature changed the name to Geary in 1869, in honor of John W. Geary, who was Territorial Governor of Kansas from 1856 until March, 1857. County seat, Junction City.2
- 1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.- 2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)
| Biographies | |||
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| Description | File Size | Date | Submitter |
| Martin, George W. 1841 - | 6K | Nov 2006 | Joy Fisher
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| Cemeteries | |||
| History - Directories | |||
| Description | File Size | Date | Submitter |
| Geary County Medical Directory 1920 | 3K | Feb 2009 | Joy Fisher
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| Obituaries | |||
| Description | File Size | Date | Submitter |
| Beeler, George Otto 1918 | 1K | Nov 2007 | Joy Fisher
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| Bradshaw, W. A. January 19, 1954 | 2K | Mar 2007 | Bunny Horton |
| Colwell, William R. Jr February 22, 2005 | 1K | Aug 2007 | Oz |
| Hannan, Karl Francis August 12, 1990 | 1K | Aug 2007 | Bettye Short |
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| Birth Records | |||
| Description | File Size | Date | Submitter |
| Watson, Anna Johanna November 9, 1879 | 2K | Oct 2007 | Dee Dee Sparks |
| Death Records | |||
| Description | File Size | Date | Submitter |
| Ervin, George Marie April 22, 1921 | 3K | Oct 2007 | Dee Dee Sparks |
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