Louisiana’s Name Mystery
Kansas
About 1871, Lemuel and Louisiana moved to the northern part of Crawford County, Kansas. They are listed in Sherman Township, Crawford County in the 1875 Kansas census.
Charles Matteer
Another interesting coincidence/piece of evidence is that in 1875 Charles Matteer, who I believe is the son of Matthias Matteer and brother to Louisiana) and his family are living in Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas. He has a 4 year old child that was born in Kansas with his other children born in Iowa. Based on the ages of the children, Charles would have moved to Kansas in the interval 1869 to 1871, inclusive.
A reasonable assumption is that Charles moved his family to Kansas and Lemuel & Louisiana followed OR that the two families moved to Kansas at the same time.
Unfortunately, Charles died relatively young or more might have been known about the family. She is next found near Joplin, Missouri. Charles’ children lived mostly in the Joplin/Galena area.