Saturday, October 26, 2013

October 26th

Birthdays: 

1602 William Morehead in Edinburgh, Scotland.  He was the son of David & Marian (Lowsone) Morehead.

1700 Benjamin Rockwell in Windsor, CT the son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Drake) Rockwell.

1846 Joseph Milner in Jefferson Co., IL son of Thomas & Matilda (Holmes) Milner.  He served in the Illinois 48th Infantry from Wayne Co., IL in the Civil War.  Joseph married Eliza Gurley ca. 1865.  They had four children.  The family was living in Sedgwick Co., KS in 1878 and moved to Pawnee, IL in 1880.  In 1900 they were living in Auburn, IL.  Eliza died in 1897.  Joseph died in Decatur, IL in 1921.  They are buried in Brush Creek Cemetery in Divernon, IL.

1886 Alma Corrie daughter of W.F. & Elva (McGuire) Corrie in Lawrence Co., IL.  She died in 1974 and is buried in Amity Cemetery in Richland Co., IL.

Bryan Poehler son of Garland & Mary (Bryan) Poehler

One anniversary . . . 


1813 – George McCoy & Lydia Wolfe.  Lydia born 1789 was the daughter of John & Elizabeth Cornwell.  She died in 1875.

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