George S. Logan (Biography)

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Taken from History of the State of Kansas, by William G. Cutler

GEORGE S. LOGAN, blacksmith, was born in Bucks County, Penn., in 1840, was raised near Morrisville, and learned the blacksmith trade at that point.  In 1865, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry about six months, re-enlisted in March 1864,(?)  in the one Hundred and Fifty-second Heavy Artillery, receiving his discharge in November, 1860 (?); soon after coming out of the army, migrated to Indiana, and after remaining there a short time, settled in Vermillion County, Ill., remaining there until 1870, when he migrated to Kansas, locating in Howard County, and took a claim before the county had been surveyed, in Section 2, Township 32 Range 11, some sixty-five miles from a railroad; lived on the place two years, and partially improved it, and then located at Boston and started a blacksmith shop, and worked to make Boston the county seat.  After remaiining there three years, and not succeeding in getting the county seat at that point, he came to Longton and opened a blacksmith shop, which he carried on for three years, when he sold out and went to Missouri, where he remained nearly five years, and returned to Moline, Elk County, and after remaining a short time, returned to Longton and went in company with Mr. McKay in the blacksmith business.  In 1968, was married in Vermillion County, Ill.  Has two children -- John A. and Annie M.