07/28/1900: Aunty Ashton

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0787

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

“Dad” Miller is the pioneer hotel keeper of Atchison. He came here in ’57 and has been in business ever since. For the last 25 years (~1875) Aunty Ashton, an ex-slave, has been his cook and what she knows about how to make things good to eat that would put a French chef on a $10,000 salary.

Date(s) of Creation

7/28/1900

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Ashton

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

(Unnamed), Ashton

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Atchison Champion (Atchison, KS, 1865-1917): 07/28/1900, p. 10

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Atchison, Kansas

Note

1900.07.28 Aunty Ashton The_Atchison_Champion_1900_07_28_Page_10.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/28/1900: Aunty Ashton