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Ellis County, Kansas

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Bieker, Billinger, Dreiling, Gassman and 16 others
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Profiles

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    Andrew George Klaus (1928 - 2010)
    Andrew G. Klaus, 81, Pratt, formerly of Victoria, and Hays, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Pratt Regional Medical Center.He was born June 17, 1928, in Victoria to Andreas and Margaret (Wittman) Kla...
  • Earl Klaus (1954 - 2021)
    Ness City - Earl Klaus, 67, passed away on September 23, 2021, in rural Ness County, Kansas. He was born on February 20, 1954 in Hays, Kansas the son of Andrew and Charlene (Weigel) Klaus. Survivors i...
  • Charlene Marie Klaus (1926 - 1999)
    Charlene Marie Klaus, 73, died Dec. 14, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1926, southwest of Ellis, the daughter of Peter J. and Helen Bieker Weigel. Vigil service will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at...
  • Cecilia Weigel (1926 - 1930)
    Daughter of Ben J & Elizabeth Wittman Weigel
  • Cecelia Unrein (1910 - 1910)
    Daughter of John & Eleanora Leonhardt Unrein

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Official Website

Ellis County was founded on February 26, 1867. It is named for George Ellis, first lieutenant of the Twelfth Kansas Infantry. Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1942, the Walker Army Airfield was built northwest of Walker. Thousands were stationed at the airfield for training of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress during World War II. Over the years, the airfield was abandoned and most of it razed.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns, Townships & Communities

  • Antonino
  • Big Creek
  • Buckeye
  • Catharine
  • Catherine
  • Ellis
  • Emmeram
  • Freedom
  • Hays (County Seat)
  • Herzog
  • Hog Back
  • Lookout
  • Munjor
  • Pfeifer
  • Rome
  • Schoenchen
  • Smoky Hill City
  • Stockrange
  • Toulon
  • Turkville
  • Victoria
  • Walker
  • Wheatland
  • Yocemento

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Kansas

Links

Wikipedia

Fort Hays (AKA Fort Fletcher)

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

KS Gen Web

RAOGK

Ellis County Historical Society

Legends of Kansas


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