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COWLEY County takes its name from Matthew Cowley, First Lieutenant in Company I, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, who died in service at Little Rock, Ark., in August, l864. It was carved out of Hunter County by the Legislature of 1867, which defined it as running thirty-three miles north from a point on the south line of the State, 103 miles west of the State line, and extending thirty-four and a half miles west. ₁

Cowley.--Organized in 1870. County seat, Winfield. Named in honor of Matthew Cowley, First Lieutenant of Company I, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, who died in the service October 7, 1864, at Little Rock, Ark. The county was originally named Hunter after R. M. T. Hunter of Virginia. ₂

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Biographies
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Baker, Charles A. 1870 -	3K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Buck, Albert A. 1875 -	2K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Buzzi, Antonio S. 1876 -	2K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Cowley, Louis K. 1878 -	2K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Horton, William Albert And John Theodore 1828 -	4K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
McCurley, George F. 1872 -	3K	Apr 2007	Joy Fisher
Cemeteries
Divorces
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Crawford, Eliza J. - Crawford, P. W. January 3, 1889	2K	Jan 2020	Debra Crosby
Crawford, Laura B. - Crawford, William D. November 18, 1882	1K	Jan 2020	Debra Crosby
Crawford, Mary M. - Crawford, Pleasant W. August 27, 1880	1K	Jan 2020	Debra Crosby
History
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Index of Cowley County Heritage Book (A-Dunbar)	82.25 kb	Jul 1997	Steve Ruggles
Index of Cowley County Heritage Book (Duncan-Keasling)	78.7 kb	Jul 1997	Steve Ruggles
Index of Cowley County Heritage Book (Keaton-Pettit)	74 kb	Jul 1997	Steve Ruggles
Index of Cowley County Heritage Book (Phares-Schulhof)	33 kb	Jul 1997	Steve Ruggles
Index of Cowley County Heritage Book (Schuster-Zollo)	78 kb	Jul 1997	Steve Ruggles
Cowley County Medical Directory 1920	7K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Newspapers
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Attention Whiners - Emil Kielhorn 1913	3K	Mar 2020	Debra Crosby
Obituraries
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Aleshire, Vera Audrey June 24, 2004	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Baker, Marvin Dean February 22, 2004	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Buchner, Mrs. J. M. September 29, 1890	1K	Feb 2010	Ken Wright
Butts, Edgar "lee" September 1, 2005	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Goodier, Mrs. H. A. December 19, 1890	1K	Feb 2008	Cic. Stetter
McKee, Judith E. (Griffin) February 27, 2004	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Padgett, James T. March 2, 1970	2K	Feb 2008	ECP 6522
Padgett, Louis Frank October 5, 1989	2K	Feb 2008	ECP 6522
Padgett, Thomas Russell May 23, 1975	2K	Feb 2008	ECP 6522
Stevens, Rev. Simpson February 15, 1982	1K	Feb 2008	Cic. Stetter
Schools
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Graduation Program 1897 Winfield High School	3 kb	Oct 1998	Ellen Bisson
Graduation Program 1897 Winfield High School	3 kb	Oct 1998	Ellen Bisson

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