Last	First Middle	Born	Died
Bates	Martin William	1848	20 Feb 1867

Martin W Bates was buried in a pasture about 300 yards west of the intersection of Dayton/Prospect.

He wasn’t thought to be worthy of burial next to other citizens. The exact location IS known, but it’s on private property (Droege farm).

References:

Osage County Chronicle

Osage County Historical Society

Steve Dodson (Associate Professor of History at Allen County Community College)

Kansas State Historical Society

John Hill, Lyndon