Luther C. VAN FOSSEN ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1880, Cherokee County, Kansas. ²

Van Fossen, Luther C., W, M, 42, Teamster, Disabled, OH, VA, PA

Luther married Rebecca A. BRANSCOMB, daughter of John Wesley BRANSCOMB and Eliza C. LAIR, about 13 Feb 1871 in Cherokee County, Kansas.¹ (Rebecca A. BRANSCOMB was born about 1854 in Texas ^{2 3}.)

  Marriage Notes:

Branscom, Rebecca A., age 17, to Van Fossen, Luther C., age 33, on 13 Feb 1871.

The date entered for the marriage is actually the date the marriage license was issued. According to the cited source, the marriage license was not returned and so the exact date of marriage is unknown. The license can be found in Book B, Page 42 of the original Cherokee Co., KS records. ¹