F. A. Stoddari * (Biography)

Taken from History of the State of Kansas, by William G. Cutler

F. A. STODDARI, attorney at law, was born in Broome County, N. Y., in 1841, and was raised there. In 1857, he went to New York City, and was in the mercantile business until 1862, when he returned to his native county and raised a company, and went into the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh New York Volunteer Infantry, and received a Captain's commission, and served until the close of the war; was Judge Advocate of the Court Martial a good share of the time. After coming out of the army, he located at Saginaw, Mich., where he was engaged in the clothing trade until 1868, he then came West, locating at Clinton, Iowa, where he was admitted to the bar, having read law before and while in the army. In 1876, he came to Kansas, locating at Elk Falls. He was among the early settlers, and the first attorney to file a case in the District Court of Howard County. In 1873, he served as Deputy County Attorney, and was in command of the company raised here to protect the county records from being stolen, during the county seat war. Mr. Stoddard is enjoying a good practice, being the only attorney in the place. He was married in 1870, to Miss Laura V. Butler, of Iowa. They have three children, viz, John, George, and Fred. He is a member of Rollins Post, No 26, Grand Army of the Republic.

*This was transcribed exactly as it appears in the Cutler History. The name given in the heading says "Stoddari" while in the bio, it gives "Stoddard." I could only find the name once in all the census records (1880), but in that time period, names often were misspelled. In 1880, the name I found was spelled "Stoddard."