Della C. Lamb, Alfred Laws, Emily Younger Leach,

Robert E. "Bob" Lee, Joshua Lippincott, Jacob & Ella Loose,

William H.R. Lykins

Della C. Lamb
One of the most celebrated and recognizable figures in Kansas City history, Della’s name is synonymous with community and educational service. She volunteered in a day nursery for working mothers and acquired a position at the Institutional Neighborhood House where she became the president of the Board of Directors and held the position for 27 years. The house opened KC’s first gymnasium as well as having a sewing school, night school, play room, summer ice service, kindergarten and other helpful services. A juvenile court would refer neglected children here. This house was named in her honor as the Della C. Lamb Neighborhood House. Her life’s work included being secretary of the Women’s Division of Christian Services, she supervised women’s colleges, raised $100,000 in prayer offering for the National College for Christian Workers where St. Paul’s School of Theology stands today. And she was involved in mission work. Della’s life saw tragic events in the loss of two children and later, her husband in a car wreck, but she never lost sight of her compassion towards those that took comfort from her help.

Alfred Laws
A Jackson County farmer that lived near the Blue River, Laws was killed by Federal troops over a belief that he was once a bushwhacker for a year and half and that he and his wife, Permelia gave aid and support to bushwhackers. History points to the possibility that Laws also had ties to Quantrill lieutenant, George Todd. Two stories tell of his death. One, is he was killed by troops that arrived at his house pretending to be Quantrill men and were looking to find George Todd. The second story is that three soldiers of the Kansas 9th went to Laws house and ordered food to be made for fifteen. Alfred and Permelia gave in after trying to find excuses. When Permelia went outside to gather turkey eggs for the dinner, the soldiers took Alfred outside and shot him dead with two bullets to the head and three to the body. So far, no proof has been found of Laws actually being a bushwhacker. 

Emily Younger Leach
Sister of the famous outlaw Younger brothers! She was once married to Quantrill guerrilla, Kitt Rose.

Robert E. "Bob" Lee
A member of the notorious Butch Cassidy's "Wild Bunch." Lee is also the cousin of the infamous Wild Bunch member, Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan. Lee introduced the Logan Brothers, Harvey, Hank, John and Lonny to the "Hole-in-the-wall" hideout where the Logans met Butch Cassidy and Harry Longbaugh (Sundance Kid). Robert was involved in several of the train robberies pullled by the Wild Bunch.

Joshua Lippincott
The fourth chancellor in the University of Kansas' history! Lippincott Hall, currently on the KU campus, is named after Joshua! He is credited with establishing the school from a college to a major university. His son, Joseph was an engineer in California and oversaw water reclamation work in California. Lippincott Mountain, located in the Sequoia National Park, is named after Joseph!

Jacob & Ella Loose
Owners of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. which eventually became Sunshine Biscuits. KC's Loose Park is a memorial to him by his wife, Ella. The Looses hosted General Armando Diaz during the 1921 Liberty Memorial dedication and, in 1926, Ella hosted Queen Marie of Romania for dinner at the Loose mansion by the queen's request after the 1926 Liberty Memorial Ceremony. Another famous face that ran in Ella's washington D.C. social circle was none other than Vice President Charles Curtis.

William H.R. Lykins
Son of Kansas City pioneer Johnston Lykins, M.D., was one of the earliest pioneers of Lawrence, Kansas as he built the second log cabin ever on the land that would become Lawrence. Later, he would open a bank there. He and his family survived the most brutal area during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas because of his friendship with a number of the guerrillas. Some citizens of Lawrence thought that Lykins was in some kind of "cahoots" with Quantrill himself, but this theory was unfounded. Although his bank was burned by accident from flames from another building, his house and family came out of the raid completely unscathed. The entire household of immediate family that were at home when Quantrill hit are ALL buried together here at Elmwood. William also did studies and excavations of indian mounds and wrote reports on this subject SPECIFICALLY for the Smithsonian Institute in the late 1800's. He is the brother-in-law of Theodore S. Case. His stepmother is Mattie Bingham, wife of famous painter, George Caleb Bingham. She was also at William's home during Quantrill's raid.