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Oaxanna Clary Hiatt Challis

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Birth	:	13 Apr 1848 Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	14 Feb 1928 Topeka Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Twin Mound Cemetery, Clinton, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.8692017, -95.4819031
Description	:	Wall Diffenderfer Mortuary records Topeka Daily Capital, Wed., Feb. 15, 1928, page 3: PIONEER WOMAN DEAD Went to State Normal When School Was in Log House Mrs. Oxanna Clary Challis, 79, pioneer resident of Kansas, died at her home, 1100 West Euclid avenue, yesterday morning. She was born in Wayne county, Ind., April 13, 1848, and came to Kansas in 1856. Her father, Henry Hiatt, was an ardent abolitionist and maintained an underground railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil war. Mrs. Challis attended the state normal at Emporia when the school was in a log house and afterward was a teacher during... Read More	Wall Diffenderfer Mortuary records Topeka Daily Capital, Wed., Feb. 15, 1928, page 3: PIONEER WOMAN DEAD Went to State Normal When School Was in Log House Mrs. Oxanna Clary Challis, 79, pioneer resident of Kansas, died at her home, 1100 West Euclid avenue, yesterday morning. She was born in Wayne county, Ind., April 13, 1848, and came to Kansas in 1856. Her father, Henry Hiatt, was an ardent abolitionist and maintained an underground railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil war. Mrs. Challis attended the state normal at Emporia when the school was in a log house and afterward was a teacher during the early Kansas school days. In 1868 she married Walter S. Challis, who died in 1913. She was a member of the Lincoln circle and the Lottie A. Case W.C.T.U. She was mother of six children, three of whom are living, Alvah P. Challis, Harvey B. Challis, and Mrs. Edna L. Crow, all of Topeka and is preceeded in death by her son Ford Foster Challis. She also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Wegie Lacefield, Pueblo, Colo., and Lena Leota Kennedy, Lawrence; three brothers: Theran G. Hiatt, Lone Star, Kan.; Clyde and Alic O. Hiatt, Twin Mounds, Kan.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Her body will lie in state at the mortuary from this afternoon until 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Burial will be in Twin Mounds cemetery, near Richland.

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Oaxanna Clary Hiatt Challis's memorial is located at: Twin Mound Cemetery, Clinton, Douglas County, USA.
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Oaxanna Clary Hiatt Challis death on 14 Feb 1928 in Topeka Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.8692017
Longitude: -95.4819031

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Hiatt

(1816 - 1900)

Frances Elizabeth Smith Hiatt

(1821 - 1859)

Spouse

Walter Scott Challis

(1844 - 1913)

Siblings

Ouarentha L. Brown

(1854 - 1910)

Fedore Pedro “Homer” Hiatt

(1863 - 1900)

Orel Oneida Hiatt

(1865 - 1941)

Theron Genejah Hiatt

(1868 - 1947)

Clyde Hiatt

(1874 - 1950)

Lena Leoti Hiatt Kennedy

(1876 - 1966)

Children

Zella Vadola Challis

(1869 - 1869)

Alvah Payne Challis

(1870 - 1950)

Edna Lenore Challis Crow

(1877 - 1957)

Chester Theron Challis

(1883 - 1885)

Harvey Burton Challis

(1887 - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Twin Mound Cemetery
Clinton, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8692017, -95.4819031

2. Riggs Family Cemetery
Clinton, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8949300, -95.4978100

3. Rock Creek Cemetery
Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8488998, -95.4561005

4. Richland Cemetery
Richland, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8767014, -95.5196991

5. Boles Cemetery
Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8798400, -95.5307200

6. Clinton Cemetery
Clinton, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9136009, -95.4105988

7. Mound View Cemetery
Stull, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9425011, -95.4558029

8. Washington Creek Cemetery
Lone Star, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8273800, -95.3997900

9. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Berryton, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9103012, -95.5763016

10. Dodder Cemetery
Baldwin City, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7827988, -95.4452972

11. Jones Cemetery
Lawrence, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8936950, -95.3620840

12. Johnson Cemetery
Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8857700, -95.3545300

13. Ridgeway Cemetery
Osage County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8408012, -95.6066971

14. Stull Cemetery
Stull, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9714203, -95.4546204

15. Beam Cemetery
Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8847600, -95.6160300

16. Colyer Cemetery
Worden, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8189011, -95.3625031

17. Overbrook Cemetery
Overbrook, Osage County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7751083, -95.5487442

18. Williams Cemetery
Willow Springs Township, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8188460, -95.3354070

19. Emmanuel Cemetery
Watson, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9719009, -95.5744019

20. Zion Cemetery
Watson, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9861984, -95.5481033

21. Appanoose Cemetery
Globe, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7392006, -95.4642029

22. Yocum Cemetery
Wakarusa, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8849983, -95.6552963

23. Saint Johns Cemetery
Worden, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7959000, -95.3349000

24. Bauer Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9864006, -95.5764008