In the summer of 1936, Agnes (daughter of Mac and Mae Shinliver) and Edward
     H. Lawrence (son of J. Julius and Eva Lawrence, better known as "Slick") moved to
     the farm three miles south of Isabel, having left the Nashville community where
     they had been engaged in farming. Along with them came their three daughters,
     Eunice, now Mrs. Paul Bowersox, Juanita, now Mrs Billy Keller, and Gwendolyn,
     now Mrs. Ron Liebl.
          On this farm stands a large barn. History has it that it was built in 1918,
     with lumber from an old schoolhouse. Here many couples enjoyed an evening of barn
     dancing in the spacious loft.
          In 1938 a shelterbelt was planted. Many hours of hard labor were spent here
     nuturing the little trees to full growth. The wind whispering through the big pines
     filled us all with the spirit of the prairie.
          A cold March in 1941, brought not only cold winds but also a baby boy named
     Edward Henry. Dr. T.L. Waylan crawled from his warm bed in Nashville to come out
     and attend the delivery. Edward never tasted the joy of filling the coal bucket
     and gathering corn cobs as the day before he was born the installation of a floor 
     furnace was completed. Our neightbor, Stella Thom, came to help with the new
     arrival. Later Neoma Nossaman gave a helping hand.
          Agnes and Eddie kept busy with their family and work. Everyone learned how to
     milk cows, feed calves, tend chickens and farm. Along with the work came the good
     times of relatives and friends visiting, card games - even when they had to come 
     through the snowy field in a horse drawn wagon, ball playing, horse back riding 
     and evenings of popcorn, apples and taffy pulling.
          Edward served on the school board in Isabel where the three older children
     graduated. The family attended the Lutheran Church in Nashville. An active interest
     was taken in 4-H and Agnes enjoyed the Farm Bureau Unit.
          In 1949, Edward passed away. Agnes remained on the farm and in the spring of
     1950, Paul and Eunice moved in to try their hand at farming. When Paul decided to 
     return to school, Bill and Juanita moved to the farm. The summer of 1954 found Agnes
     along with her son Eddie, moving to Medicine Lodge. Agnes had taken up one of her
     first loves, nursing. She was employed as a nurse aide and central supply nurse
     from 1951 until 1969 in the Medicine Lodge Hospital. In April 1967, Agnes married
     Marion Baker and moved to their lovely home on Goodview St. Her three daughters
     fufilled her ambition of graduating from nursing schools and Edward was a graduate
     of Emporia Teachers College.
          In March 1969, Agnes passed away leaving many to remember her kindnesses and
     thoughtfulness in the lives she chanced to touch.
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 274