Individual Details
Benjamin Franklin Guizlo
(2 Jan 1871 - 12 Nov 1915)
The Topeka state journal. [volume], August 24, 1896, Page 5
Changes in Agencies.
New Men and Transfers Along the Santa Fe Line.
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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
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
Marriage
GUIZLO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, MARTIN MARY HATTIE, 10/13/1892 Book E pg 0242The Osage County Chronicle (Burlingame, Kansas) Thu, Oct 20, 1892, Page 5
United
Miss Hattie Martin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin of Dragoon township and Mr. Ben. F. Guizlo of Manchester Kan. were joined in marriage at the Baptist parsonage on Thursday evening Oct. 13th Rev. H. F. Peery performed the sacred ceremony. Miss Martin is an estimable young lady who has resided here for some time and has a wide circle of friends. Mr. Guizlo is a former Burlingame boy who now has a responsible and lucrative position as telegraph operator at Manchester. He is an enterprising , energetic and industrious young man of integrity. The Chronicle joins with their many friends in wishing this happy young couple, all joy in their wedded life and may prosperity attend them as they journey together.
They left yesterday for Manchester where they will make their home in the future.
Census (family)
3,3, B. F. Guizlo, 24Hattie, 23
Charles, 2
Census (family)
ED 296 sheet 3 A Macksville City67, 66, Guizlo, Benjamin, Head, WM, Jan 1871, 29, Married 8 yrs, KS, Germ, Germ, Telegraph operator, rent house
Mary H., Wife, WF, Sept 1871, 28, M-8, 3 child born & living, MO, IL, MO
Charles C, Son, WM, July 1893, 6, single, KS KS MO
Celia M. Daugher WF, July 1895, 4, single, KS KS MO
Mary H. Daughter, WF, Sept 1897, 2, single, KS KS MO
Census (family)
Own Free, 28, 28, Guizlo, B.F. 34 MHattie 33 F
Norris, 11 M
Celia, 9 F
Hazel, 7 F
Residence (family)
In 1907 Adele Duval lived with Ben and Hattie after the death of her mother and before she went west.Census (family)
SD 7, ED 203, sheet 6B, visit 134, 134Guizlo, BF Head 39, M1 18 yrs., KS, Switz, Switz, Banker
Mary H. Wife 38, M1 18 yrs, 4 children born and living, MO, ?, MO
Norris Son 16 KS
Celia Daughter 14 KS
Hazel Daughter 12 KS
Harold Son 3 KS
Census (family)
Own free, 25, 25, BF Guizlo, 44, Male, KS, BankerMrs. BF Guizlo, 43, F, MO
Norris Guizlo, 21, M, KS
Celia Guizlo, 19, F, KS
Hazel Guizlo, 17 F, KS
Harold Guizlo, 8 M, KS
Will
Know all men by these presents, that I Benjamin F. Guizlo of Macksville in the county of Stafford in the state of Kansas, being in good health and of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and publish this, my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made: and as my worldly estate and all the property, real personal and mixed, of which I shall die seized and possessed, or to which I shall entitled at the time of my decease, I devise and bequeath and dispose thereof in the following manner to-wit:First. My will is that all of my just debts and funeral expenses shall be by my executrix hereinafter named, be paid out of my estate, as soon after my decease as shall by her be found convenient.
Item. I givem devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Hattie Guizlo all my real estate, personal property, money, credits, bank stock, elevator stock and any and all other worldly possessions of which I shall die seized, together with the use improvement and income there from to have and to hold the same throughout her natural life, and at her decease to be divided among my four children, Norris Guizlo, son, Celia Guizlo daughter, Hazel Guizlo daughter, and Harold Guizlo son, share and share alike. It is my will that my executrix may dispose of any and all properties above mentioned when same may e done to her advantage and the proceeds therefrom shall be reinvested in real estate or in real estate loans to good and reliable persons.
And lastly I do nominate and appoint my wife, Hattie Guizlo to be the executrix of this my last will and testament, and direct that she serve without giving bond or making inventory.
In testimony whereof I the said Benjamin F. Guizlo have to this my last will and testament subscribed my name this 29th day of July A. D. 1915
Benjamin F. Guizlo
Testator
Death
The following obituary was taken from the Macksville (Kansas) Enterprise and reprinted in both theSt. 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.
Endnotes
1. Mary (Rathbun) Wood, daughter of Celia Mae Guizlo, "Benjamin Franklin Guizlo family group sheet," compiled ()..
2. Bruce, Charles and Charlene., Guizlo Family Bible Records. 1871 - 1906. Two pages copied from Bible of Hazel Mary Guizlo. FHL US Film [1320608 Item 25] (Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987.).
3. Kansas Marriages Search, online [http://www.genlookups.com/ks_marriages/], accessed July 2008.
4. Mary (Rathbun) Wood, daughter of Celia Mae Guizlo, "Benjamin Franklin Guizlo family group sheet," compiled ()..
5. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.).
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > Kansas > STAFFORD > FARMINGTON Series: T623 Roll: 501 Page: 277 .
7. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.).
8. Louis E Duval, (Big Bend, Oroville, Butte, California) to Adele J. Duval, letter, 16 November 1907; privately held by Nancy Prouty. , 2019. Adele to Marion to Nancy.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > Kansas > STAFFORD > MACKSVILLE Series: T624 Roll: 458 Page: 68.
10. Benjamin Franklin Guizlo, death certificate no. 93458 (1915), State of Kansas Board of Health-Div. of Vital Statistics, Stafford Co., Kansas.
11. Mary (Rathbun) Wood, daughter of Celia Mae Guizlo, "Benjamin Franklin Guizlo family group sheet," compiled ()..
12. Benjamin Franklin Guizlo, death certificate no. 93458 (1915), State of Kansas Board of Health-Div. of Vital Statistics, Stafford Co., Kansas.