Henry Englund ^6,90

  General Notes:

North Central Kansas was settled in the mid to late 1800s by a large n umber of Swedish and Norwegian families (most with farming background) . This contributed greatly to Kansas developing as it did. Republic C ounty, one of the top ten agricultural counties in Kansas, is locatedi n the north tier of counties in the north central section of Kansas. The county has twenty townships. In 1870, there were 433 farms inthe county, in 1900 there were 3014 farms, and in 1963 there were 1483. Th ere were four railroad lines: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Atchi son, Topeka and Santa Fe; Burlington; Missouri Pacific. North Centra l Kansas was fenced by post fences -- made from limestone and other st one than lies under the Kansas prairie covering.

Taken from: "History of Republic County 1868-1964" by Republic Count y Historical Society, Copyright 1964, Published by The Belleville Tele scope, Belleville, Kansas . . . . Homestead Laws: Public lands had be en disposed of with a somewhat lavish hand in order to encourage settl ers to establish homes thereon. By the Pre-emption Act of 1841, in fo rce for 50 years, it was provided that 160 acres, by living on it for 3 years (it was 5 years before 1912), cultivating a certain part of it , and paying a small fee, become the property of the homesteader. I.O . Savage's book, "The History of Republic County", is one you might co nsider reading.

Belleville, Kansas was the county seat of Belleville township. Through out the years, members of the families of ENGLUND, BRODEN, ABRAHAMS, H OLMBERG lived in Belleville (as well as Concordia, Clay Center, Agenda , Cuba, Talmo and Wayne). The first settlers came to Belleville in 18 66

WAYNE VILLAGE (the home of Henry and Anna Albertina Broden Englund) i s located in Republic County. It was the homestead of Isaac Walton an d had been purchased by the Lincoln Land Co. for a townsite. WilliamH ill erected a small frame building in August, 1884, which he used asa store, selling the first goods in Wayne. Today the town has a 3 or4 f amilies still living there.

OLOF and HANS ENGLUND built a store in the fall of 1884. It was rente d to George A. Hovey and several other stores were built at that time , as well as a bank and hotel in the fall of 1885.

In 1885, the Evangelical Association of North America came in and buil t a church in Wayne at the cost of $2600, but the membership decrease d and the church was purchased by the Methodists in 1877. The Swedis h M. E. Church of Wayne was organized May 17, 1878. One of the charte r members was Olof Englund (father of Henry Englund). On August 13,1 923 the M. E. Church of Wayne and the Swedish M. E. Church merged. Th e following trustees were elected: HENRY ENGLUND, Olof M. Abrahams (m arried to Olive Englund, daughter of Henry and Albertina), and 5 othe r men.

The first school was a log house, with dirt floor and roof, and stoodi n the s.w. corner of the Wayne Union Cemetery. The Fairview school wa s built in 1871. In 1922, a school house was built at the cost of $7, 642. The building committee consisted of Dr. F. C. Tyree, chairman, O . A. McKenzie, HENRY ENGLUND and the school board, J. E. Lilly, direct or, MRS. TENA ENGLUND, clerk and Ira Cousins, treasurer. The buildin g was completed and ready for school by December 11, 1922 with a teach ing personnel of three teachers.

The Dec 31, 1909 issue of The Wayne Journal, Republic County, Kansas r eads: "The Wayne Telephone Company met Monday afternoon and re-electe d all the old officers except Geo. Marley for vice president and HENR Y ENGLUND as director in place of A. D. Roszell, who resigned." (K S Historical Society, Kansas Collection, Microfilm W 2704)

Wayne Journal, 07 Jan 1910: Henry Englund went to Kansas City Wednesd ay morning on business and will visit relatives and friends. (KS H istorical Society, Kansas Collection, Microfilm W 2704)

Wayne Journal, 28 Jan 1910: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Englund and daughter A nna, Nellie George and Adeline McClure, called on Mr. and Mrs. J. B. A braham Sunday afternoon. (KS Historical Society, Kansas Collection , Microfilm W 2704)

Kansas, A Cyclopedia of State History, edited by Frank W. Blackmar, 19 12, Standard Publishing Company, pg 897 "Wayne, a village in Grant To wnship, Republic County, is a station on the Chicago, Burlington, andQ uincy RR 11 miles southeast of Belleville, the county seat. It was la id out in 1884, immediately after a railroad was built through the s.e . part of the county. The site was located on the homestead of Isaac Walton and the first building was a general store erected by William H all in August, 1884. It has a money order post office with one rural route, telegraph and express offices, churches, schools, a weekly news paper and banking facilities. All the leading professions and lines o f business are represented. The population according to the census o f 1910 was 200."

Newspaper Article at death of Henry Englund, Aug 10, 1957: Henry Engl und came to the US with his parents, May 22, 1870 coming directly to B ishop Hill, IL. Later in the same year, Henry moved to Clay Center, K ansas. In 1878 he moved to Wayne Village where, with the exception off our years, he lived the remainder of his life.

Mr. Englund was a member of the Methodist church, Sunday school superi ntendent of the Swedish church, various offices in the church, and wa s involved in numerous community activities.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: Rose Hill Cemetery, Wayne, KS.

Henry married Anna Albertina Broden, daughter of Anders Andersson (Andrew Broden) and Anna Persdotter-Edling, on Feb 22, 1893 in Wayne, Kansas. (Anna Albertina Broden was born on Sep 16, 1873 in Clay Center, Kansas and died on Oct 6, 1925 in Concordia, Kansas.)

Henry next married Lillie Nelson on Mar 12, 1927 in Kansas. (Lillie Nelson was born on an unknown date in Kansas and died on May 16, 1951 in Kansas.)