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Note: The 1880 federal census for Johnson Co., Kansas shows that her parents were born in Illinois. She was also counted twice in the 1880 census. The 1920 federal census for Johnson Co., Kansas shows that her parents were born in Ireland. It also shows her age as 45. The 1930 federal census for Johnson Co., Kansas shows that her parents were born in Northern Ireland. Mrs. Gulick is Honored on Birthday (Source: Olathe, Kansas Newspaper, date unknown) For the woman who claims to be "just as old as Jack Benny" her March 21 birthday was well-remembered by friends and relatives. Mrs. Anna Moore Gulick says she has never told anyone her age, but admits she is past the prime of life. A native of Johnson County, she was born near Gardner to Irish immigrants. She has lived in apartment two at the Ott building in Olathe for the past 23 years. Prior to her marriage in the late 20's she was matron at the Kansas School for the Deaf for 25 years. Mrs. Gulick says that she spends a lot of her time crocheting and quilting or visiting with her neighbor across the hall, Mrs. Mary Henderson. She is a member of the First Methodist church and is active in Miriam circle work. She was among those honored by the Rebecca lodge who had birthdays in January, February and March. Later in the week she was honored by relatives at a family reunion at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Chester Moore, Rt. 4, Olathe. The tiered cake was topped with heart, decorated with the words "Aunt Anna." Anna Gulick Honored On 95th Birthday (Source: Olathe, Kansas Newspaper, March 1965) Gold and white were colors used in decorations at an open house last Sunday that honored Mrs. Anna Gulick on her 95th birthday. Given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jameson, the motif was tastefully carried out in bouquets of gold-colored and white flowers. Over a hundred friends and relatives of Mrs. Gulick paid their respects during the afternoon and were served a three-tiered anniversary cake from a table appointed with crystal. Assisting the hostess with the serving were Mrs. Chester E. Moore and Mrs. L. C. Scales. 'Happy birthday, Anna' Sunday is the first day of spring and it is also Mrs. Anna Gulick's 101st birthday. Mrs. Gulick, more familiarly known as Gramma Gulick, is a resident of the Johnson County Home for the Aged in Olathe. She has lived there the past three years. Gramma Gulick was born near Gardner, Kansas and has lived most of her life in Johnson County, except as she says, "for two years I lived in Anderson County." She worked at the Kansas School for the Deaf and married, at the age of 55 years, in 1925. Her husband died five years later, in 1930. Until 1968 Gramma Gulick lived alone in a house (actually an upstairs apartment) in Olathe. Although she is beginning her second century of life, Gramma Gulick is active, independent and keeps busy with hobbies such as needlework. She likes to take afternoon automobile excursions, attends the United Methodist Church almost every Sunday and "goes out". I went to a club meeting on Monday evening and didn't come home until 10 p.m.," she very proudly said. Source: Newspaper article dated Friday, 19 March 1971 105 years old today! (Source: Olathe, Kansas Newspaper, 1975) Olathe's oldest resident. Anna Gulick celebrates her 105th birthday today at the Johnson County Home for the Aged, where she is a resident. Among the hobbies of the still active centenarian-plus-five is decoupage. She applies the final touches to a project here. (Her picture is shown) Birthday party for Anna Gulick's 105th birthday at 2 p.m. at Johnson County Home for the Aged. Family and friend welcome. Mrs. Anna Gulick -- Mrs. Anna L. Gulick, who celebrated her 105th birthday March 21, died Tuesday at the Johnson County Home for the Aged in Olathe. Mrs. Gulick was born on a farm near Gardner in Johnson County and was a lifelong resident of Johnson County. She had lived at the nursing home since 1968. She worked in various capacities at the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe 25 years before retiring at the age of 50. Mrs. Gulick was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Olathe. She leaves two stepsons, Lester F. Gulick, 575 W. Loula, Olathe, and Edwin M. Gulick, 4311 Ridgeway, Raytown; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Edna Pautz, Sabetha, Kan., and Mrs. Margaret Gulick, Paola, Kan., and several grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Frye Chapel, Olathe; burial in Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the church. The following article is from the Olathe newspaper, March 21, 1975 -- By O. D. Smith, A Member of the Staff "It was sure nice everyone could come to my birthday party," the 105-year-old Olathe woman said recently at the Johnson County Home for the Aged there. Mrs. Anna Gulick, was born March 21, 1870, on a farm near Gardner. She is a life-long resident of the county. She has lived in the home for the aged since 1968. "I had to get a permanent before the party." Mrs. Gulick said at her birthday anniversary party Friday. Edwin M. Gulick, 4311 Ridgeway, one of her two sons, said his mother likes to have her hair looking nice all the time. Gulick said about 25 persons besides residents of the home visited with Mrs. Gulick on her birthday. Among the guests, were several persons from the Kansas State School for the Deaf in Olathe. Mrs. Gulick was employed there about 25 years as a houseparent, Gulick said. "Mother enjoyed their visit because she knows the sign language and was able to communicate with them," Gulick said. Five generations of the Gulick family were at the party. The five generations: Mrs. Gulick; her sons, Edwin Gulick and Lester Gulick of Olathe; a granddaughter, Mrs. Helen Dunn, Creighton, Mo.; a great-great granddaughter, Mrs. Sharon Stadlen, 8101 N.E. 48th Terrace, and her two children, Douglas Stadler, 4, and Alice Stadler, 3 months old. Gulick said his mother is confined to a wheel chair. She sews and makes dolls in a therapy class. "We get a letter from mother almost every week," Gulick said. "She sometimes gets the address a little mixed up but the contents of the letter let us know how she if feeling. She will also reminisce about the family in her letters." Mrs. Gulick is a charter member of the First United Methodist Church of Olathe. Besides her two sons she has a daughter, Mrs. Edna Pautz, Sabetha, Kan. 105 Roses Mrs. Anna Gulick, the oldest resident at the Johnson County Home for the Aged in Olathe, Friday was given 105 red roses on her 105th birthday anniversary. Mrs. Gulick, who was born in Gardner in Johnson County, has outlived three of her six children. She has three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. (Staff photo by Ginzy Schaefer) This article was in the March 21, 1974 Olathe, Kansas newspaper -- Place In The Sun Thought to be Olathe's oldest citizen, Mrs. Anna Gulick (left), who this year celebrated her 104th birthday anniversary, surveys Old Settlers' Day festivities. Many of her friends appear camera-shy, but are only shielding their eyes from the glare of the mid-morning sun as they view a 75-unit parade. Yesterday was the 75th Old Settlers' Day in Olathe. (Staff photos by John W. Switzer) Changes Dismay Settlers By Gary K. Murrell A Member of the Staff The old folks, some of them not so old, came out in large munbers yesterday as Olathe observed the 75th Old Settlers' Day with a parade, lots of socializing and music from an era gone by. The biggest gathering of the day was a late morning street parade. It drew a crowd estimated by police at 5,000 along city thoroughfares. The sun co-operated, too, boosting temperatures into the mid-70s by the hour the parade floats began rolling. Most who turned out seemed delighted simply with the opportunity to see friends of long association, persons whom in some cases they hadn't seen in years. Prevalent in conversations at the old settlers' "gab fest" was talk about how Olathe had changed. Hundreds stood in the lobby of the new Johnson County Courthouse, sipping fruit punch and munching cookies, while others trickled into a meeting room on the first floor where slides of old landmarks, altered now by urban renewal, were shown at intervals. "As far as I'm concerned," said Mrs. La Verne Funk of Olathe, "all we have now is a town full of parking lots. These people have torn down a lot of good buildings and put up a lot of ugly ones." Mr. Funk was referring to the aggressive multimillion-dollar urban renewal program which has removed many of the worn, outdated buildings from the Olathe landscape and replaced them with modern, if ungainly structures. "And I hear the (federal) government has given the city $3 million to do some more." said Arthur Meyers, another native. "They don't know what to do with it." The resentment of the elderly population toward "improvements" of buildings, roadways and parks through urban renewal has waned from the intensity of a few years back when the city was caught in the chaos of massive construction. By and large the settlers, who to qualify as such must have lived in Kansas prior to 1929, were satisfied with how the city has grown but lamented the pace required of modern living. Some noted, for example, that the population has nearly doubled in less than a decade. But persons like Milton Tainter, the 69-year-old vice-president of the Old Settlers Association, were not about to allow retirement to slow them down. He remains active in community affairs, including the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. Larry Winn, Jr. (R-Kan.) whom he serves as Johnson County office manager. Winn appeared in the parade along with his Democratic opponent, Sam Wells of Fairway. In the lobby crowd, which Tainter greeted, were many who had spent a lifetime in Olathe. People like Frank Hubbell and his wife, Mrs. Catherine Hubbell, who've been residents there since the 1890s; Harry Mendenhall, 91, who served a quarter century as custodian at the old Merriam School before his retirement in 1944, and Miss Elva Zimmerman, who was reluctant to say just how long she'd lived in Olathe. The eldest of the settlers was Mrs. Anna Gulick, now a nursing home resident. William E. Kelly, association president made a point of her exact age: "Mrs. Gulick is 104 and 1/2 years old," he said. Not far behind is Mrs. Minnie Weyland, former Johnson County register of deeds. She is 96 1/2. Last residence: 66061 Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States of America
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