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Edwin Nelson “Ed” Ladd

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Edwin Nelson “Ed” Ladd

Birth
Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
Death
1 Aug 1945 (aged 76)
Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ladd mausoleum at the Barrier cemetery
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Edwin N. Ladd, oil assessor and inspector for Greenwood County, was born at Eureka, Kansas, July 27, 1869, son of Ole E. and Cecila (Erickson) Ladd. The father, a native of Norway, was a farmer and stockman until his death at Eureka. His wife, Cecila was also born in Norway and her death occurred at Eureka.

Edwin N. Ladd attended country school and for a short time was a student at the Southern Kansas Academy at Eureka. Reared on a farm, he handled cattle and stock most of his life. Leaving home in 1892 he then returned to farming in Greenwood County. He began traveling in 1924, his first long trip being to Alaska. Since that time he has visited most countries of the world. At the present time he is county oil assessor and oil well inspector of Greenwood county.

A Republican he served as county sheriff, 1911-12-13-14, and as under sheriff four years. He is the author of Twice Around the World and Other Trips, published in 1930 by Richard G. Badger of Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and the Knights of Pythias. His hobby is travel. Residence: Eureka. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 667)
Edwin N. Ladd, oil assessor and inspector for Greenwood County, was born at Eureka, Kansas, July 27, 1869, son of Ole E. and Cecila (Erickson) Ladd. The father, a native of Norway, was a farmer and stockman until his death at Eureka. His wife, Cecila was also born in Norway and her death occurred at Eureka.

Edwin N. Ladd attended country school and for a short time was a student at the Southern Kansas Academy at Eureka. Reared on a farm, he handled cattle and stock most of his life. Leaving home in 1892 he then returned to farming in Greenwood County. He began traveling in 1924, his first long trip being to Alaska. Since that time he has visited most countries of the world. At the present time he is county oil assessor and oil well inspector of Greenwood county.

A Republican he served as county sheriff, 1911-12-13-14, and as under sheriff four years. He is the author of Twice Around the World and Other Trips, published in 1930 by Richard G. Badger of Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and the Knights of Pythias. His hobby is travel. Residence: Eureka. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 667)


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