John Maltby (sic) was a farmer. His farm was on Lot No. 19, on the East Dead Creek road in the town of Van Buren. This was the farm next south to the Harvey Walker farm. Harvey's daughter, Erma Walker Kraft, is the present owner of the John Maltby property.

The southern end of the East Dead Creek road has been cut off and is now part of the truck route 31. This leaves the old Dead Creek road a very short one. John Molby's old farm and Harvey Walker's farm are now on Route 31, in the town of Van Buren.

"Information from 1850, 1855, 1865 Van Buren Census. Records in the possession of Fred A Molby, Baldwin, Kansas.

"In a letter dated Aug. 31, 1953, he says--'John Molby's son, Frank H. Molby of Ashgrove Farm, Greenleaf, Kansas, sent me a list in which he gave his father John's birth as Feb. 19, 1817."

"In a Bible which John's widow had procured several years after John's death, all nicely written, she had--

"John Molby was born April 14, 1817.
John Molby died February 6, 1859, Onondaga Co., N.Y.,
age 41-9-22." (probably Van Buren Twp.)
(In the copy sent me it is: "John Molby was born April 1, 1817).

It is thought that John died on his farm and is buried in the old cemetery on the Molby-Rouse farm, now leveled. Most of the bodies were removed to nearby cemeteries. After his death his family remained in this section for a number of years, but finally all went west, the last one in 1884. (Ref. Harvey Walker).

(Note. One of Irvin John Molby's children was born in New York in 1887; and the next child was born in Kansas, 1889).

1850 Census, Van Buren.                               Born
  (252)  John Molby        33 M.   Farmer   $2,200    N.Y.
         Clarissa E. Molby 32 F.                       "
         Alvira J.     "   12 F.                       "
         Almina J.     "   11 F.                       "
         Emily M.      "    9 F.                       "
         Dewit C.      "    6 M.                       "
         Wm. W.        "    4 M.                       "
         George W.     "    6/12 M.                    "
                                    Sept. 19, 1850.

1855 Census Van Buren--2nd Election District.              Res. in Twp.
  (220)  John Maltby       37 M.        Farmer    Onondaga    36 yrs.
         Clarissa "        36 F.  wife               "        20  "
         Alvira J."        17 F.  child              "        17  "
         Almina   "        16 F.    "                "        16  "
         Emely    "        13 F.    "                "        13  "
         Dewit Clinton "   11 M.    "                "        11  "
         Wm. Walace    "    9 M.    "                "         9  "
         George W.     "    5 M.    "                "         5  "
         Frank K.      "    1 M.    "                "         1  " 
         Edmund Holcomb    74 M.                  Mass.       40  "
         Sally     "       72 F.                  Conn.       40  "
                                   June 16, 1855.

1865 Van Buren Census--1st Election District.
 *(196) Clarissa E.  Molby   45 F.   Onondaga    8   Once   Now wid.
        Clinton D.     "     21 M. child. Farmer. Onondaga. Single.
        Wallace        "     19 M.   "       "       "         "
        George W.      "     15 M.   "               "         "
        Franklin       "     11 M.   "               "
        Edwin J.       "      7 M.                   "
        Sally Holcomb        81 F. mother    Conn. 6 Once   Now wid.

                                    June 22, 1865.

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