This composite photograph shows the Col.Thomas Nesbit Stinson and Julia Ann Beauchemin Stinson family. The couple were early pioneers and settlers of Shawne County, Kansas. They married in 1850 and moved near present day Tecumseh, Kanas on land that was allotted to Julia because of her Shawnee Indian descent. On this land Thomas platted the future townsite of Tecumseh and Julia named it after her mother's cousin Shawnee chief and warrior Tecumseh. Thomas and Julia farmed around 600 to 800 acres of land and owned and operated a general store where they traded with the local population. The couple spent nearly all of their lives in Tecumseh raising their family and farming the land while being actively involved in their community.. Thomas passed away on October 31, 1882 at the age of sixty-four. On July 16, 1925, Julia Ann Beauchemie Stinson passed away at the age of ninety-one. To learn more about Thomas and Julia view their manuscript collection MS. Coll. 511 unit id: 40511.

Date: Between 1857 and 1867