One nice fall day in 2003, time was taken to visit the Curtis Cemetery in North Topeka at the north end of N.W. Harrison —just west of Topeka Blvd. This site has received some loving, attentive care and is a pleasant place to visit on a pleasant day.

Ancestors of Charles Curtis, Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover, are buried here. They include members of the Papan family. Papan's Ferry was the orginal site where the Oregon Trail crossed the Kansas (or Kaw River) at the site which is now Topeka, KS.

The "Curtis" sign was erected in 2002.

   Also visit U.S. Senate's
   Charles Curtis page

Curtis's heritage stems from his mother, who was part Kansa, Osage and Potawatomi Indian and part French.

Curtis, himself, is buried at the Topeka Cemetery. [Some Researchers say one family name is "Pappan."]