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Here is an interesting 1864 article on Charles "Doc" Jennison. It claims that Jennison was known as the "gay Yorker" and that became corrupted into "Jayhawker."
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[FONT="Book Antiqua"]Carl Anderton[/FONT]
[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="2"]"A very good idea of the old style of playing may be formed by referring to the [I]Briggs Banjo Instructor."[/I][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT="Palatino Linotype"][B]Albert Baur, Sgt., Co. A, 102nd Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry.[/B][/FONT] -
Re: Origin of "Jayhawker."
(Hey Carl!)
I always assumed it came from the theiving habits of jaybirds (like bluejays) and referred to the setting free (stealing, to the slave owners' eyes) of slaves. In either case - I figure "gay Yorker" meant something different then than it might be taken to mean today!John Peterson
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