Crawford - Capper Burial Site
Samuel Crawford, publisher, attorney,
farmer, and financial agent, served
as Third Governor of Kansas, 1856-1868,
and as head of the 19th Kansas Volunteer
Cavalry, 1868-1869. His wife, Isabel,
the daughter of Enoch Chase, a founder
of Topeka, at age 18 became the youngest
First Lady of Kansas.
Arthur Capper, the 20th Governor of
Kansas, 1915-1919, and U.S. Senator,
1919-1949, married Florence, daughter of
Samuel and Isabel Crawford. He founded
Capper Foundation for Crippled Children
and Capper Publications.
Courtesy hmdb.org
