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In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized. Allen County is one of the 33 counties established by the first territorial legislature in August 1855, six years before Kansas statehood in 1861. It was named in honor of William Allen, a United States senator from Ohio. At the time of its creation, Charles Passmore was appointed probate judge; B.W. Cowden and Barnett Owen were appointed county commissioners, and William Godfrey was appointed sheriff. The appointments were temporary until the general election in 1857. The four men were authorized to appoint the county clerk and treasurer thus completing the county organization. | In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized. Allen County is one of the 33 counties established by the first territorial legislature in August 1855, six years before Kansas statehood in 1861. It was named in honor of William Allen, a United States senator from Ohio. At the time of its creation, Charles Passmore was appointed probate judge; B.W. Cowden and Barnett Owen were appointed county commissioners, and William Godfrey was appointed sheriff. The appointments were temporary until the general election in 1857. The four men were authorized to appoint the county clerk and treasurer thus completing the county organization. | ||
* | ''Online County Histories'' | ||
*[http://www.cityofiola.com/history.html History of Iola, Kansas] | *''History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.'' 1901. Edited and compiled by L. Wallace Duncan, Chas. F. Scott. Iola, Kansas : Iola Register. Online at: {{FSbook|105993}}, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009591543 Hathitrust], [https://archive.org/details/historyofallenwo00dunc Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27630 Ancestry ($)]; {{WorldCat|865924391|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
*''[http://www.cityofiola.com/history.html History of Iola, Kansas]'' | |||
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