Kansas Disasters

Kansas Train Wrecks, Tornadoes and other disasters - just added at http://www.gendisasters.com/

Topeka, KS Boy Didn't Drown, Jun 1903
Horton and Baker, KS area Tornado, Apr 1911
McPherson, KS Tornado, Apr 1904
Topeka, KS Flood, Jun 1903
Lawrence, KS Tornado, Apr 1911
Cherokee, KS Train Wreck and Bridge Collapse, Sept 1895
Helper, KS Fire, May 1893
Fort Scott, KS Train Wreck, Aug 1902

More Kansas Disasters online
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Harper, Kansas Tornado May 1892

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/harper-tornadomay1892.htm

Surnames: Challis, Cole, Gallagher, Librecht, Stainhan, Stevenson, Tomlin

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Mulvane, Kansas Fire Apr 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/fires/mulvane-fire1893.htm

Surnames: Fitzsimmons, Hawkes, Skinner, Tegue, Williams
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Underwood, Minnesota Train Wreck Feb 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mn/trains/underwood-trainwreckfeb1906.htm

Surname: Hanson
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Louisville, Kentucky Flood Jan 1907 - updated

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ky/floods/louisville-floodjan1907.htm
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Louisville, Kentucky Bridge Collapse Dec 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ky/collapses/louisville-bridgecollapsedec1893.htm

Surnames: Adams, Ash, Chiles, Haddix, Haynes, Henderson, Johnson, Joseph, Knox, Maher, Morris, Naylor, Smith, Soaper, Taylor, Tyler
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Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Bolt & Iron Co. Fire Feb 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ky/fires/louisville-boltironfirefeb1902.htm
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Conway, Missouri Train Wreck Oct 1892

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mo/trains/conway-trainwreckoct1892.htm

Surnames: Bass, Behrens, Black, Brisco, Dickerson, Dobbs, Frazelle, Goodnight, Graham, Hamilton, Hensley, Henson, Howard, Perryman, Porter, Reynolds, Summerfield

Passengers from Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
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Joplin, Missouri Tornado Apr 1911

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mo/tornadoes/joplin-tornadoapr1911.htm

Surnames: Shelley, Welton
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Revere, Missouri Train Wreck May 1892

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mo/trains/revere-trainwreckmay1892.htm

Surnames: Allen, Beerley, Cornelius, Cowling, Cutler, Dewsberry, Grones, Hartgen, Hisney, Isham, Lancaster, Markle, Regal, Ruban, Shultz, Winslow

Passengers from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Missouri, England
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Rolla, Missouri VanFrank's Furniture Store Fire Sept 1891

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mo/fires/rolla-furnstorefiresept1891.htm

Surnames: Campbell, Gratzmiller, Hoare, Jones, Lepper, Murray, Petzold, Roehm, Rowe, Ruffing, Smith, Stern, Van Frank
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Big Heart, Oklahoma Explosion Jan 1919

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/explosions/bigheart-explosionjan1919.htm

Surnames: English, Harris, Kinda
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Drumright, Oklahoma Fire Nov 1916

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/fires/drumright-firenov1916.htm
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Mountain View, Oklahoma Tornado Nov 1905

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/tornadoes/mountainview-tornadonov1905.htm

Surnames: Barkeley, Barkley, Berkley, Bittle, Broughton, Clark, Dunn, Gordon, Gray, Hollis, Holmes, Holt, Jones, McBride, Mittendorf, Mortis, Smith, Wall, Wallace, White, Writtle
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Perry, Oklahoma Tornado Apr 1912 - updated

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/tornadoes/perry-tornado1912.htm

Surnames: Briggs, Chescher, Crawford, Edwards, Gerdes, Hussellton, Johnson, Moore, O'Dell, Pearson, Schindling, Sklinda, Tetak, Wilcoxen
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Snyder, Oklahoma Tornado May 1905

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/tornadoes/snyder-tornadomay1905.htm

Surnames: Attaway, Bailey, Baker, Barnes, Beckwith, Beeman, Biggs, Buskirk, Busser, Coleman, Crook, Crump, Davis, Donovan, Edwards, Egan, Engles, Farrar, Fast, Fessenden, Goldsby, Gorton, Hibbard, Hudson, Hughes, Johnson, McCart, Moody, Moss, Murphy, Orcutt, Ralston, Redwich, Russell, Sims, Staley, Street, Stubblefield, Stuzel, Sutherland, Weaver, Williamson, York, others
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Snyder, Oklahoma Tornado Jun 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/tornadoes/snyder-tornadojun1906.htm

Surnames: Busey, Stoffer, Zigler
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South Coffeyville, Oklahoma Tornado Jun 1928

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ok/tornadoes/southcoffeyville-tornadojun1928.htm

Surnames: Ewing
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Adel, Iowa Train Wreck Dec 1903

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/adel-trainwreckdec1903.htm

Surnames: Dyer, Dyre, Finnecum, Finnicum, Ward
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Council Bluffs, Iowa Brewery Fire Feb 1860

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/fires/councilbluffs-breweryfirefeb1860.htm

Surname: Stephens
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Hanlontown, Iowa Tornado Aug 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/tornadoes/hanlontown-tornadoaug1907.htm

Surnames: Tweed
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Humboldt, Iowa Train Wreck Aug 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/humboldt-trainwreckaug1902.htm

Surnames: Harlan, Norris
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Logan, Iowa Train Wreck July 1896

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ia/trains/logan-trainwreckjul1896.htm

Surnames: Bradley, Carroll, Clare, Conrad, Cosgrove, Denning, Dodson, Fitzgibbon, Harte, Heiman, Lare, Lawrence, Mack, McDermott, McKenn, McKenna, Montgomery, Neilson, Peirson, Perkins, Peterson, Scully, Shannon, Summitt,
Taylor, Tracey, Wilson, unknown

Passengers from: Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri
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Delay, Mississippi Tornado Oct 1896

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ms/tornadoes/delay-tornado1896.htm

Surname: Eskridge
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Macon, Mississippi Tornado Apr 1880

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ms/tornadoes/macon-tornadoapr1880.htm

Surnames: Epps, Horton, Moss, Ramsey
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Tupelo, Mississippi Train Wreck Jun 1898

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ms/trains/tupelo-trainwreckjun1898.htm

Surnames: Aaron, Davis, Evans, Farr, Garner, Gimmer, Golden, Gordon, Grosvenor, Harberd, Hodge, Jesurun, Johnson, Lenthan, Mapes, McGill, Perkins, Rawls, Robinson, Schenck, Stailey, Steltz, Torrey, Wallace, Widemar, Wilkinson
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Vicksburg, Mississippi Steamer W. T. Scovel Explosion Dec 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ms/ships/vicksburg-scovelexpdec1906.htm

Surnames: Bruce, Butterfield, Dougherty, McKenna, Quackenboss, Roberts, Smith, Yerger
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New Kansas Train Wreck and Tornado Articles at http://www.gendisasters.com
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Cottonwood, Kansas Tornado Apr 1878

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/cottonwood-tornadoapr1878.htm

Surnames: Bogue, Davis, Matthews, Merritt, Miller, Osborn, Ross, Smith, Walters
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Eskridge, Kansas Tornado Apr 1911

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/eskridge-tornadoapr1911.htm

Surnames: Bell, Clark, Cousins, Duff, McCaulley, McKee, Parmiter, Resch, Rutledge, Scott, Seymore, Strathern
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Ottawa, Kansas Train Wreck Jan 1912

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/trains/ottawa-trainwreckjan1912.htm

Surnames: Blaine, Packee, Snyder
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Phillipsburg, Kansas Tornado June 1882

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/phillipsburg-tornadojun1882.htm

Surnames: Bissell, Hale, Harmon, Hax, Huling, Leffingwell, McCormick, Nash, Snodgrass, Stockman, Taylor, Winship, Woods, Young
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Rossville, Kansas Train Wreck Apr 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/trains/rossville-trainwreckapr1902.htm

Surnames: Mainey, Smith
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Shawnee County, Kansas Tornado May 1892

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/shawneeco-tornadomay1892.htm

Surnames: Anderson, Brooks, Halderman, Hurd, Lox, Mitchell, Plaxton, Thrasher
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Talmojea, Kansas Train Accident June 1882

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/trains/talmojea-trainacc1882.htm
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Troy, Kansas Train Wreck Mar 1896

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/trains/troy-trainwreckmar1896.htm

Surnames: Alexander, O'Brien, Weston, Williams

Passengers from: Chicago, Missouri, Kansas
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Washington, Kansas Tornado July 1932

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/washington-tornadojul1932.htm

Surnames: Fleming, Frazer, Gillette, Green, Houska, Hubka, Pitcher, Sinnitt, Tay
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Wellington, Kansas Tornado May 1892

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/tornadoes/wellington-tornadomay1892.htm

Surnames: Adamson, Campbell, Colby, Forsythe, French, Hastie, Hodges, Jones, King, Lawrence, Mahan, Mayer, Mayner, Millard, Mitchell, Murphy, Sammons, Sasher, Stoner, Strand, Thrall, Upson, Weaver
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Willard, Kansas Train Wreck Jan 1904

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/ks/trains/willard-trainwreckjan1904.htm

Surnames: Adams, Allen, Beittley, Bell, Black, Bulls, Elliger, Forst, Fowler, Frazier, Fuller, Giffin, Glory, Harrol, Harville, Hill, James, Jones, Kaiser, Martin, May, Meyers, Muiltnan, Munn, Nagle, Pickett, Porter, Pried, Rankin, Rosebo, Ropske, Rossharrow, Rossi, Schubert, Sherman, Small, Swendson, Titman, Totman, Vaunnesan, Wadsworth, Wells, Wright

Passengers from: Germany, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
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