Catherine, mother of Billy the Kid, lived in #Wichita, #Kansas from 1870 to 1871.

Catherine purchased real estate and established a laundry business, while her husband, William, farmed in a cabin outside of town.

Catherine was the only woman to sign Wichita's incorporation papers.

#WichitaHistory

U.S. Surveyors surveying #Sedgwick County, #Kansas in 1867.
Chief surveyor Samuel Smoot at right center, identified by a small x beneath his image.
The county was named for John Sedgwick, the highest ranking Union general killed during the American Civil War.

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