Thursday, January 16, 2014

In Memoriam January 16th

1868 Alexander Wilson age 55 in Clay Co. IL.  He was born in Kentucky in 1813 and married Lorena Cornwell in Orange Co., IN in 1833.  They had seven children.

1877 Daniel Saltzman in Pulaski Co., MO age 75.  He was born in 1802 the son of Peter & Catherine (Bailey) Saltzman.

1893 Thomas Lathrop age 49 in Wayne Co., IL. Thomas born 1843 in Johnson Co., IN was the son of Levi & Louisa (Draper) Lathrop.  During the Civil War he served in Co. K of the 61st IL infantry.  He married Anna Stilley in Hamilton Co., IL and they had three daughters.  Thomas is buried in Mt. Zion / Farnsworth cemetery in Wayne Co., IL. 

His daughter Nellie died the same day age 17 in Wayne Co., IL.  She is buried next to Thomas in Mt. Zion / Farnsworth Cemetery.

1900 Frederick Erkman age 35 in White Co., IL.  The son of Jacob & Louisa (Hoffman) Erkman, Frederick was born in White Co., IL in 1865.  He is buried in Young’s Cemetery in White Co., IL.

1940 Magdalena (Dietz) Hays Johnson age 71 in White Co., IL.  The daughter of Michael & Fredericka (Probst) Dietz, she was born in Posey Co., IN in 1868.  She married John Hays in White Co. IL in 1887 and they had ten children.  After his death she married Sherman Johnson ca. 1919.  They were later divorced.  She is buried with John Hays in Enfield Cemetery in Enfield, IL.


1951 Alma (Holler) Landreth age 56 in Louisville, IL.  She was the daughter of Willis & Martha (Spry) Holler born 1894 in Lawrence Co., IN.  She married Earl Landreth ca. 1910 and had two children.  

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