by John D. Benedict

1922
The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago
P. 156

LOLO CHOUTEAU

Lolo Chouteau, who has been successfully identified with the agriculturaland stock raising interests of Nowata county for many years, is now residingon his well improved farm of two hundred and thirty acres, two and onequarter miles east of Lenapah. A native of Kansas, he was born in Johnsoncounty on the 9th of November, 1849, a son of Frederick and Matilda Chouteau.The Chouteau family was founded in America by Rene Auguste Chouteau, who camefrom France in 1718 and settled in New Orleans. His son, Rene AugusteChouteau, Jr., was one of the founders of St. Louis. Frederick Chouteau wasborn there, a son of Pierre Chouteau. He removed to Kansas, where he engagedin farming with substantial success. His wife was of Shawnee extraction andto them were born three sons, who are still living; Lolo, whose nameinitiates this review; Fred, who is an artist living in Kansas City; andPeter, a resident of Oakland, California. The mother died when Lolo was an infant.

In the acquirement of an education, Lolo Chouteau attended the common schoolsof Johnson county, Kansas, until he was eighteen years of age. At that time,putting his textbooks aside, he engaged in farming with his father andremained active in that connection until 1871. In that year, he determinedto start out into life on his own account, with the result that he came toIndian Territory and located east of Chetopa, Labette county, Kansas. Heresided there but a short time, however, and then removed to within a mileand a half of his present home. There he engaged in farming for ten yearsand soon after his marriage moved to his present place of two hundred andthirty acres, two and one quarter miles east of Lenapah. Mr. Chouteau notonly raises wheat, corn and alfalfa, but sheep, cattle and horses, and helikewise has a good family orchard of mixed fruits. Mr. Chouteau has alsogained distinction as an apiarist. His farm is fine bottom land on theVerdigris river and has been brought to its present state of highcultivation through the untiring efforts of its present owner. The farmboasts of a modern two-story dwelling and fine outbuildings and is one ofthe show places of the surrounding community.

In 1885 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Chouteau and Miss Ada Dodge, adaughter of Albro Dodge of Nova Scotia. To their union four children havebeen born: Charles, thirty-five years of age, who married Mattie Cloud andhas four children, Woodrow, Winona, Jesse and Frank; Mary F., now the wifeof Allen Webster and the mother of two children, Francis and Irene;Catherine M., who is a bookkeeper, music teacher and school teacher; andArthur D., who is assisting his father in the cultivation of the home farm.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Christian church andfraternally Mr. Chouteau is identified with the Masons and the Woodmen ofthe World. Since attaining his majority he has given his support to thedemocratic party, having firm belief in its principles as factors in goodgovernment. Mr. Chouteau is alive to the duties and responsibilities aswell as the privileges of citizenship, and his aid may always be countedupon in the furtherance of any movement for the development and improvementof the general welfare. 

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