Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories
Lydia Elizabeth Toothaker
| Pioneer | Toothaker, Lydia Elizabeth (Murphy) |
| Date/Place of Birth | ?, [place not given] |
| Date of Death | ? |
| Father | Nutter Webb Murphy |
| Mother | Nancy Stephenson |
| Marriage | William Henry Toothaker, |
| Came to Kansas From | Lee County, Iowa |
| Life in Kansas | Johnson County, 1859; Shawnee County, [no date given] |
| Author (other than pioneer) | None listed |
| Author's relationship to pioneer | Self |
| Subjects Mentioned | Methodist Church, Baker University, Wardrobe, College Bell, No Bridges, Chouteau Barbecue, Shawnee, Rev. Sheldon Parker, Hays Hall in Olathe, Rev. Wm. Smith, Silks, Sewing Machine, Arrival at Shawnee, Covered Wagon from Lee County Iowa, Kansas City Ferry, Father Nutter Webb Murphy was Abolitionist, Lime Mixed with Hog Hair made Plaster, Cyprian & Frederick Chauteau, Indian Councils in Shawnee, Chiefs Charles Blue Jacket & Pascal, Nutter Murphy bought land near Shawnee, News of Lincoln's Assassination, Indian Council House at Shawnee, Red Legs guarded Slaves from Missouri, Professor Blodgett, Taught in Twin Springs School District, Railroad to Hannibal MO 1859, Underground Railroad ran close to House, Hauling Water |
| Notes | Taken from "Pioneer Reminiscences." |
| KSHS Location | Manuscript Coll. 163 |
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