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A desire had long existed among the people to have the name of the county changed from Davis to one more agreeable to the Union sentiment of the county. They did not like the idea of their county having been named after Jeff Davis, who was at that time President of the Confederacy and commander-in-chief of the Rebel army. Two years prior, an effort had been made to have the name changed from Davis to Lyon, in honor of General Lyon, who was killed at Wilson's Creek, and who had taken quite a part in the early settlement of the county. Failing in this, they made another effort in 1864 to have it changed to Lincoln, but in this also, they failed, and so it is that Davis County retains the name of the individual who was placed at the head of the rebellion for the destruction of the Union. ₁

Organized in 1855 as Davis County, which name was given for Jefferson Davis--United States Senator and Secretary of war--who became President of the Southern Confederacy. The Legislature changed the name to Geary in 1869, in honor of John W. Geary, who was Territorial Governor of Kansas from 1856 until March, 1857. County seat, Junction City.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
Martin, George W. 1841 -	6K	Nov 2006	Joy Fisher
Cemeteries
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Geary County Medical Directory 1920	3K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Obituaries
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Beeler, George Otto 1918	1K	Nov 2007	Joy Fisher
Bradshaw, W. A. January 19, 1954	2K	Mar 2007	Bunny Horton
Colwell, William R. Jr February 22, 2005	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Hannan, Karl Francis August 12, 1990	1K	Aug 2007	Bettye Short
Vital Records
Birth Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Watson, Anna Johanna November 9, 1879	2K	Oct 2007	Dee Dee Sparks
Death Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Ervin, George Marie April 22, 1921	3K	Oct 2007	Dee Dee Sparks

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