Henry Overman

Weekly Republican-Traveler, Arkansas City, Kansas, Thursday, January 27, 1898, Page 7: The remains of Henry Overman, who used to be a resident of Cowley county, near Dexter, but recently of Kildare, was brought up over the Santa Fe this morning and transferred to the Missouri Pacific to be taken to Dexter for interment.

SOURCE: Find A Grave.com

The following is from WikiTree: On 3-21-1838 Henry son of Jesse & Keziah Overman, Wayne County. married Evaline daughter of Littleberry & Lydia Diggs Randolph County, at Newport MH. Henry and his family were listed in Franklin, Wayne, Indiana in 1840. Henry and wife Eveline get a certificate to the Mississinewa MM on 3-20-1841. According to the testimony of Mr. Macy, who is still a resident of the town, one of the first houses on the present site of Converse was a small, round log cabin, about eighteen feet long and fifteen feet wide, erected by Henry Overman in the summer of 1849 on the Delphi road, which since the survey, has been known as Miami street, a large rough shed was subsequently attached to this building, a part of which was partitioned off for a store room, where was offered for sale the first stock of merchandise ever brought to the place.

The arraingement of this primitive building was such that persons wishing to make a purchase were obliged to pass through the family room in order to inspect the goods, which were thrown together in a promiscuous heap in the shed back of the main department. Mr. Overman's stock consisted of a limited supply of groceries, notions and a few pieces of course dry goods, all of which with a feather bed, were freighted to town in a ten bushel box. After remaining in the town a short time our pioneer merchant moved to other parts, and, if any reliance can be placed in the statements of his friends, we are safe in saying that he failed to realize a fortune in his stupendous business venture. (History of Miami County: Illustrat ed, p.310)

They are listed in Harrison, Miami County in 1860 with children Micajah age 14, Robert age 11, Caroline M. age 8, Leander age 6, and Christopher age 1. His brother Silas F. Overman age 21 and sister Sarah E. Overman age 19 are also living with them. Prior to that time, however, a small steam saw mill was brought to the place by Henry Overman, who operated it for a short time, its business being purely local. It was subsequently purchased by Alexander Street and closed operations about the year 1869.

The second mill was started by Macy & Overman soon after the completion of the railroad, and for several years did an immense amount of sawing for the local and general markets. Henry and Evaline (Diggs) Overman went to Noble, Wabash, Indiana by 1870 and then to Cedar, Cowley, Kansas, where he and his family were living according to the Kansas State census of 1875. He was living in Cedar, Cowley County in 1880 and in the 1885 Kansas State census. He died there in 1898 and was buried in the Friends cemetery.

• Residence: 1850 - Jackson, Miami, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 1860 - Harrison Township, Miami, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 1870 - Indiana, United States
• Residence: 1880 - Cedar Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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