My great-grandfather Frank Barton Neel was born in 1883 in Marshall County, Kansas.
When he was 12 his family bought an eighty acre farm in Republic County Kansas 1/4 mile west of the town of Courtland.
This is a 1887 Township Map of Republic County Kansas. Courtland Township is the third township down on the left side of this map. The actual city of Courtland is not listed. Republic County has Nebraska as it's border on the north.
Frank became a musician while he lived in this area. He played in the Courtland Town Band.
This is a photo of the Courtland City Band on tour in Bryon Nebraska in 1909. Frank is 4th from the left in the back with his baritone.
And here is a formal picture of Frank with his instrument.
The Baritone is a low-pitched brass instrument. You can listen to a Baritone playing a song here.
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