Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories
Ellen Hitchcock
| Pioneer | Hitchcock, Ellen (Simmons) |
| Date/Place of Birth | 3/12/1855, New Castle, New York |
| Date of Death | ? |
| Father | Edward Simmons |
| Mother | Eleanor C. |
| Marriage | Sidney L. Hitchcock, 1877 |
| Came to Kansas From | |
| Life in Kansas | Osage County, 1856; Shawnee County, 1861; Osage County, 1865; Shawnee County, 1871 |
| Author (other than pioneer) | Mrs. R. J. Truscott |
| Author's relationship to pioneer | Not listed |
| Contributor | Elizabeth Prentis Mack of Newton, Kansas |
| Subjects Mentioned | Civil War, 2nd KS Cavalry, Ague, Few Doctors, Tent, Dugout, Free State Settler, Husband Freighted between Leavenworth & Burlingame, Claim in Osage Co., Indians would Repay for Food with Buffalo Meat or Skins, Loneliness, Cattle Wore Bells, Father in 3rd Kansas Cavalry, Came from Galesburg Illinois by Ox Team |
| KSHS Location | Manuscript Coll. 163 |
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