Individual Details

Benjamin Franklin Guizlo

(2 Jan 1871 - 12 Nov 1915)

He was an agent for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, about 1900 in Manchester, Dickenson Co., Kansas. About 1905 he was a cashier for the Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Macksville, Stafford Co., Kansas. He was elected mayor of Macksville from 1907 to 1915, his last eight years.

The Topeka state journal. [volume], August 24, 1896, Page 5
Changes in Agencies.
New Men and Transfers Along the Santa Fe Line.
...
B.F. Guizlo has been appointed agent at Manchester, Kan., vice C.W. Class.

The Topeka state journal. [volume], June 17, 1899, LAST EDITION, Page 3
Railroad News
From Emporia.
Agent Roberts, of McPherson, has been transferred to Hutchinson. Sweeney of Bazaar goes to McPherson. B. F. Guizlo takes his place.

The Osage City Free Press (Osage City, Kansas) Wed, Jul 26, 1899, Page 5
Mrs. F. G. [This should be B. F.] Guizlo and three children, from Manchester, this state, recently visited the family of her brother, L. E. Duval, in this city. They went on to Elk City, to visit her father, and will return in about two weeks. Mr. Guizlo is agent for the Santa Fe at Manchester.

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Proclamation.

I, B. F. Guizlo, mayor of the City of Macksville, having been nominated and elected by the people of our City, would respectfully suggest, to our city council and to the community in general, the following:
First: - All people are expected and required to respect and conform to all the laws of our Nation and State, in view of that fact, let us be considerate in our actions.
Second: - That while we respect and obey the law, we require the same regard for it from all. And to this end, let us stand for the right, and against all opposition.
Third: - I would recommend that the city council pass such laws and regulations as will bring violators to justice especially all persons disregarding the prohibitory law which has become a nuisance and menace to good government in our city, and that the city marshal be instructed to arrest and the Police Judge to impose the full penalty provided by law upon all violators of said law.
Fourth: - Inasmuch as growing thrifty trees are acknowledged by all persons to be an ornament, and of great material benefit to all parts of our prairie country, I hereby request all persons having charge of horses or other animals to be particularly careful and considerate of all trees now growing, or which may be hereafter planted in our city, and not tie such animals where they can reach and injure them.
Fifth: - All persons are expected to take care of rubbish, papers or debris, and not allow the same to accumulate behind buildings or blow against fences, which is considered by every good citizen a nuisance, and great danger of fire.
In conclusion, I desire to express my sincere thanks to the people of Macksville, for the confidence placed in me, and do hereby pledge them my best efforts in conformity with my oath of office and in return respectfully ask the co-operation of the residents of the city to the end that, good government and the best interests of all parties concerned may obtain.
Very truly yours,
B. F. Guizlo, Mayor

The Burlingame Enterprise (Burlingame, Kansas) Thu, Jan 18, 1912, Page 1, in a series entitled Who's Who and Where
"BENNIE" GUIZLO.
Your circular letter to the old timers was a welcome surprise to me. I had almost forgotten the old town and can only remember the old school-mates as they were then. It has been almost twenty years since I was there last. That was in October, 1892, when I persuaded one of the fair sex to leave there also. Have never been back except passing through on some of the through trains with an occasional stop to meet some other train, and then would sometimes see some one that I had known. My wife, Hattie Martin Guizlo, may be remembered by some to the Baptist people but her residence there was short, living most of the time in the country. Charles Norris Guizlo, age 18, is considerably taller than his father, Celia May, age 16, Hazel Mary, age 14, and Harold Perry, age 5, are all important factors in my family necessary to mention.
My employment after leaving school was messenger boy for the Santa Fe, worked a couple of years as a telegraph operator in Burlingame and I think I worked at every station between Topeka and Emporia, then worked on both ends of the Chicago division, came west again and was operator and agent at Manchester in Dickinson county for nine years and agent at Macksville, Kansas for the past seven years that I worked for the Santa Fe Railway, making in all seventeen years for the one railway. They did not seem to fire me and I just stayed with them, finally accepting a position with the Farmers' and Merchants' State Bank as cashier, an institution that I was instrumental in starting, and which position I am still occupying at this time. The above covers the time since I left school until the present, and in that time have had only two employers.
I have learned that the old sycamore tree and the stone house east of the Methodist church still stands where I was born. B. F. GUIZLO

Mr. Guizlo's brother Joe and himself are all that remain alive of the Guizlo family. It will be remembered that a sister, Zella, married Frank Hile. Her death occurred in 1890. Of the residents of the other sisters, before their death, Mary and Lottie, we have not been informed, or did the writer inform us as to the residence of his brother Joe.

Telephony, Volume 17 by Harry B. McMeal
p 269
Elections.
Macksville, Kan. --- The regular meeting of the stockholders of the Macksville Telephone Company was held recently and the directors for the coming year were elected. They are E. R. Shepherd, B. F. Guizlo, W. M. Stark, E. B. Dykes and M. E. Hilleany.

Events

Birth	2 Jan 1871	Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States
Marriage	13 Oct 1892	Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Census (family)	1 Mar 1895	Flora Township, Dickinson, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Census (family)	7 Jun 1900	Farmington Township, Stafford, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Occupation	Abt 1900	Agent, The Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad - Manchester, Dickinson, Kansas, United States
Census (family)	1 Mar 1905	Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Occupation	Abt 1905	Cashier, Farmers & Merchants State Bank - Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States
Residence (family)	1907	Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Election	Bet 1907 and 1915	Mayor - Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States
Census (family)	21 Apr 1910	Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Census (family)	1915	Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States - Hattie Mary Martin
Will	29 Jul 1915	Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States
Death	12 Nov 1915	Cerebral hemorrhage - Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States
Burial	14 Nov 1915	Farmington Cemetery, Macksville, Stafford, Kansas, United States
Probate	24 Dec 1921	Tillman, Oklahoma, United States

Families

Spouse	Hattie Mary Martin (1871 - 1925)
Child	Charles Norris Guizlo (1893 - 1936)
Child	Celia Mae Guizlo (1895 - 1935)
Child	Hazel Mary Guizlo (1897 - 1982)
Child	Harold Perry Guizlo (1906 - 1979)

Father	Joseph Guizolund / Guizlo (1823 - 1890)
Mother	Mary Geneva Grandjean (1823 - 1889)
Sibling	Mary Catherine Geneva Guizlo (1855 - 1905)
Sibling	Joseph A Guizlo (1860 - 1919)
Sibling	Charlotte "Lottie" Guizlo (1862 - 1910)
Sibling	Zella Emilene Guizlo (1868 - 1890)

Notes

Death

The following obituary was taken from the Macksville (Kansas) Enterprise and reprinted in both the
St. John Daily Capital and the County Capital (St. John, Kansas) Thu, Nov 25, 1915, Page 1
Prominent Citizen Passed Away
and
The Burlingame Enterprise (Burlingame, Kansas) Thu, Dec 2, 1915, Page 7
Ben Guizlo Dead.
Friday, November 12th, at about 11:30, the depressing news was heralded about town that B. F. Guizlo had suddenly died at his home in the northeast part of town. It was known to a few that he was stricken in the morning, and the nature of is affliction gave his family and friends much alarm. With Mrs. Guizlo he went out to do the milking, and when her task was finished she went to the house, leaving Mr. Guizlo to finish milking a cow. In a little while she sent one of the children out to summon him to breakfast, and he was found lying on the ground. He was removed to the house, where kind hands and medical skill ministered to him until the end came. Once before, some two or three years ago, he was stricken with paralysis and his constitution was greatly weakened by it. For many months his family and friends have noted the absence of his usual sprightly step, and as the days passed he himself became possessed of a fear of another stroke. Through it all, however, he stayed at his post of duty as cashier of the Farmers & Merchants State Bank, a position he has held for about eight years, and where his services were highly valued.
Benjamin Franklin Guizlo was born at Burlingame, Osage county, Kansas, on January 2nd 1871. His age at the time of his death was 44 years, 10 months and 10 days. On October 13th, 1892, he was married to Miss Hattie Martin of that city. They immediately took up their residence at Manchester, Kansas, where Mr. Guizlo was employed as telegraph operator, and made that their home for seven years. To this union was born two sons and two daughters - Norris, Celia, Hazel and Harold. All are living, and are now at home with their mother. From Manchester the family came to Macksville about seventeen years ago, Mr. Guizlo taking the position as agent at the Santa Fe depot, where he remained until the organization of the Farmers & Merchants State Bank, of which institution he was chosen cashier. This was about eight years ago.
The funeral services were held at the Christian church, Sunday, November 14th at 2:00 p. m., and were conducted by the pastor, Elder G. B. Kellems. The deceased was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and the members of that order and the Eastern Star met at the home and went to the church in a body. The services were affecting and impressive, and the esteem in which he was held in the community was shown in the large concourse of people who gathered to pay this last tribute of respect to his memory. The services at the cemetery were in charge of the Masonic order. Members of the St. John lodge were also here, and took part in the services.
One of the strong traits of Mr. Guizlo's character was his invariable kindness to everybody. In all his dealings and association with the people he was courteous and pleasant. He was a man in whom everybody had confidence and possessed a strong manly character. He had reached high rank in the order to which he belonged, being a thirty -second degree Mason. Last April he became a member of the Christian church, and at the time of his death was one of the active workers for the upbuilding of the church, both spiritually and materially. Ben F. Guizlo was a good citizen, a Christian gentleman, and will be greatly missed in the community. He was interested in the material advancement of the city. The writer does not deem it out of place here to recite the fact that our first and last conversations with him were upon the subject of a new depot for Macksville. The first shortly after we came to the city and the last only a day or two before he died. On both occasions he brought up the subject himself.
The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved family in their hour of deep affliction, and their sorrow is shared by many friends.

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