Description
The Topeka “Mail and Breeze” recently had pictures and sketches of a number of colored men who have made a success of farming in Kansas. The two examples from Jefferson County (Kansas) are given below: George W. Jones of Jefferson County has 320 acres of splendid land within 2 miles of Oskaloosa, lives in a commodious residence, has a large family of bright children and rides to town in a handsome surrey. He was born in slavery and came to Kansas with his parents after the war. Another prosperous Jefferson County farmer is Monroe Tompkins, who has an 80 acre farm three miles from Oskaloosa. He has a son in the Kansas State University. Mr. Tompkins served in the Union army, was a slave before the war, came to Kansas after his discharge and began by working as a farm hand. He is a respected member of the G. A. R.Date(s) of Creation
2/16/1900
