(Q79) 10 Jun 1997 - Ina Hart Trabant
Surnames: FARLEY
FARLEY in Mt.Erie 1818. I am looking for a family of George
FARLEY,
b. in IN, and wife Jane, b. in IL, and their dau. (my great grandmother)
Nancy L., b. 10 May 1862 in Mt.Erie, IL, and any possible other children.
Thanks.
(Q78) 9 Jun 1997 - Viola Seward
Surnames: MACK, MEYERS, MORRISON, STRAIGHT, TOWNSLEY
I am trying to find any and all the info. I can find on the William
MACK
family. William, b. 18 Nov 1817 in PA; went to NY and m. 20 Mar 1842
to Sarah (Sally) STRAIGHT; had dau. Fanny Amanda, b. 17 Feb 1843,
m. Charles TOWNSLEY; moved back to PA; had Mary Elizabeth, b. 15
Sep 1853, m. Jesse James MORRISON; Richard Charles, b. and d. 1855;
and Ella Maria, b. 1 Nov 1856, m. Abraham MEYERS. The MACK's
lived in Wayne Co., then moved to Bureau Co. William d. 25 Jan 1861
in Bureau Co. His wife Sarah d. the next year, leaving Ella Maria,
a very young girl. Which sister took her in? Thank you.
A gggreat-granddaughter of William MACK.
(Q77) 7 Jun 1997 - Kay Bradley + Homepage
Surnames: GARLAND, LANE
Searching for info. on Joseph GARLAND and John LANE who
are enumerated on the 1830 Wayne Co., IL census. Are these the GARLAND
and LANE families who show up in St.Francis Co., AR in 1840??
Matilda LANE, b. 1811 in IL, m. Joseph GARLAND. Any
tidbit of info. appreciated and happy to share data.
(Q76) 4 Jun 1997 - Sharon Kelley + Homepage
Surnames: MICHAEL, SHOEMAKE
Seeking any info. about this family: Jared MICHAEL m. Ruth
SHOEMAKE.
They lived in Wayne Co. from 1851 to about 1865, and some of their children
lived there after 1865. Their children: Daniel, Mary Ann, John, Nancy,
Jared Wesley, Elizabeth, Philip and William. Thank you!
(Q75) 31 May 1997 - Catherine Travers Fox
Surnames: TRAVERS-TRAVIS
I am interested in obtaining info. about Charles, James, and Joseph
TRAVERS
(TRAVIS). Charles lived in White Co., IL in the late 1830's
and d. sometime between 1840 and 1850. His sons were Thomas and James
that I am aware of. I would be interested in all info. possible.
(Q74) 29 May 1997 - Janice Staples
Surnames: CORRY, RHODES
John M. CORRY was b. 1808 in VA. He was first recorded
in the census of 1840 and then was married to a woman who was born between
1815 and 1820, they had a son, who was less than five years old at the
time. In 1844, he married Minerva, he was a farmer and had a very
good farm in Brush Creek. In 1870, his farm was valued at $13,000.
Minerva was a midwife who assisted in a lot of births in that area.
She loved to go fishing and would sit all day whether she was catching
anything or not. She was very strait laced and liked everything done
her way. Thanks to Irene Forth who gave me these thoughts on our
family.
John W. CORRY was in Spanish American War. He was born
and reared on a farm in Wayne Co., IL. He was a sawyer, a saw mill
man, but the census of 1880 listed him as a farmer. As a young man
he was strong and able-bodied, but in later years he suffered from ailments
that he got in the war. He was enrolled in Co. M., 9th IL Volunteer
Infantry on Jun 28, 1898 at Springfield. This was about two months
after the U.S. declared war on Spain. He was a private. In
1899, he returned to the states and on board ship, he contracted articular
rheumatism, suffering pain and swelling in both legs. When the ship
arrived in the states, the men were quartined for 5 days on the island
of Daufuskie, SC. He mustered out May 20, 1899 and returned home
to Xenia. He suffered from kidney trouble and developed t.b.
John had one of the first old Edison phonographs and
people would come from miles to hear it play. All the kids could
play an instrument. His granddaughter's job was to keep the flies
off the food with a big hickory limb. The men would eat first, then
the women and the kids. The old CORRY place was south of Xenia
about 4 miles. It was made of clapboards and rough lumber, had cracks
that had to be filled with rags and papers to keep out the cold.
There were no screens at the doors or windows. Having only three
rooms, the kids would sleep on pallets on the floor. This account
given to me by Irene Forth.
(Q73) 29 May 1997 - Janice Staples
Surnames: CORRY, HOLMAN, JORDAN, RHODES, ROSS, SILVEY, SUTHERLAND
Edward SILVEY, b. Dec 25, 1886 in Wayne Co., d. Nov 22, 1965
in Iuka. Parents were Alex SILVEY and Nancy Jane SUTHERLAND,
grandparents were George W. SILVEY and Melissa ROSS.
Edward m. Ora Catherine CORRY, b. Apr 5, 1884 in Xenia, d. Oct 24,
1965. Ora's parents were John W. CORRY, b. Feb 23, 1860, d.
Aug 23, 1924 in Flora, and Angie HOLMAN, b. in IL, d. May, 1924
in Clay Co. John's parents were John M. CORRY, b. 1808 in
VA and Minerva RHODES, b. 1829 in TN. Angie's parents were
Edward HOLMAN, b. 1825 in IN, m. 1847 to Martha JORDAN, b.
1827.
George's mother was a widow she sent him west to learn a trade.
He was a farmer and then a teacher. He was working his way west when
he met and fell in love with one of his pupils, Melissa ROSS, a
redhead whose hair never turned gray. They had a cook camp when the
Band O was being built and cooked as far as Charlie Brown park in Flora,
then they had a falling out with the crew and moved to a farm in Brush
Creek, south of Xenia. This was about 1859. Sometime before
this, when he was still in PA, he was learning to be a cooper, one who
makes barrels and casks. Here he got into a fight with one of the
boss's sons who got his eye cut out so bad that he died. George and
Melissa were thought to have been buried at Harrell Cem. as this was close
to where they lived. George's biggest swear word was ''hell, shot
a fox'', and Melissa would come back with "did he kill it, pa; did he kill
it?" They had a fence around the large garden and down the fence
row there were several little babies buried. This account was given
me by Irene Forth, who was very interested in her family.
(Q72) 23 May 1997 - Diana L. Granger
Surnames: GRANGER, HOLLIS
Seeking confirmation that Frank GRANGER resided in Wayne Co.
and m. there Sep 1, 1881. I am also seeking info. on the bride's
family. The bride is Linnie Belle HOLLIS, b. Jul 1, 1864 in
Edgewood, IL. I would appreciate any info. on these two families.
(Q71) 21 May 1997 - Eddie Schimelpfening
Surnames: SHELTON, THOMAS
Isom SHELTON, b. 1820, m. in Wayne Co., IL to Violey Ann ?.
Children: Mary, b. 1842; Emily E., b. 1844; Phoebe, b. 1846; Marion, b.
1848; Jasper, b. 1850; and Sally, b. 1855.
John N. THOMAS, b. 1846 in IL, m. Emily SHELTON, b. 1844.
Children: James Jessey, b. 1866; Leander Newton, b. 1868; Mary E., b. 1870;
Ora Ann, b. 1872; William Isom, b. 1875, Benjamin, b. 1877; John Curtis,
b. 1879; Margaret Hewtrice, b. 1882; and Oscar, b. 1884.
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