Ahnentafel #16 - Levi Lathrop, Ver. 1.1

Levi Lathrop

Born: July 3, 1820, Franklin Co., VT
Died: March 27, 1873 Lawrence Co., IL

Buried: Prairieton / Lone Tree Cemetery in Lawrence Co., IL.

Migration: Levi moved with his parents to Indiana when he was sixteen years old.  He lived in Johnson County, Indiana from 1843 until he moved his family to Lawrence Co., IL in the summer or fall of 1851.  He was selling land in Indiana from February through July of 1851 and bought land in Lawrence Co., IL in November 1851. 

Married: Louisa Draper Nov. 3, 1842 in Decatur Co., IN.


Occupation: Levi was a farmer, sometime between 1857 and his death he served as representative of Petty Township on the Lawrence Co., IL Board.



Military Service:  He does not appear to have served in the Civil War, but may have been involved with the home guard in Lawrence Co., IL.  Read more about Lawrence County during the Civil War at Lawrence Lore.

Census:
1820 Franklin Co., VT with his parents Russell & Cynthia (Powell) Lathrop and siblings Henry and Samantha.

1830 not found in the Vermont census, the family was probably living just across the line in Canada.

1840 Ripley Co., IN with his parents and siblings. 

1850 Pleasant Twp., Johnson Co., IN, Levi age 29 listed as a farmer with real estate worth $500.  Family includes his wife Louisa age 25, Thomas K. age 6, Ezra A. age 5, Nancy age 3 and Catherine age 2.

1855 Lawrence Co., IL Levi living with his wife and six children.  He is listed living next to his father Russell.

Lathrops lived in Petty & Christy Twps.

 1860 Petty Twp., Lawrence Co., IL, Levi age 41 with his wife Louisa and nine children ages 2 to 16

1865 Petty Twp., Lawrence Co., IL there is an E. Lathrop listed, but no Levi or L. Lathrop.  The list of people mostly match Levi's. Erastus Lathrop is listed in the Christy Twp. census.

• 3 males under 10 could be Grant (3), George (4) and Joel (6)
• 1 male 10-20 could be Marion (11)
• 1 male 40-50 could be Levi (45)
• 5 females 10-20 could be Emma (9), Elizabeth (13), Charlotte (14), Catherine (16) and Nancy (17)
• 2 females 20-30 could be Louisa (40) and unknown woman
• sons Thomas and Ezra would have still been involved in the Civil War.

1865 Sep. 1 - Petty Twp., Lawrence Co., IL - Levi listed on tax roll, taxed on sorghum molasses valued at $60, 5% tax rate, $3 total tax due. 

1870 Petty Twp., Lawrence Co., IL Levi aged 52, real estate valued at $4800 and personal estate $800 with his eleven children ages 8 to 25.  Louisa had died in 1867.

1880 Petty Twp., Lawrence Co., IL four of Levi's children were still living at the home place according to his wishes:

• Joel age 22, single, farmer
• George age 20 brother, single [married 1884 and moved out of the house]
• Grant age 17 brother, single [died the next year]
• Anderson, Emma, 23 sister, married, keeping house.  [I have no idea where Emma's husband was or what was going on.  She was married to Oliver Smith in 1888 and died in 1889]

Will: 
In the name of God, Amen.  I Levi Lathrop of Petty Township in the County of Lawrence and State of Illinois, of the age of Fifty-three years and being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say 

First, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas R. Lathrop the sum of five ($5) Dollars, To my son Ezra A. Lathrop the South East quarter of the South East quarter of Section nineteen (19) in Town four (4) North of Range thirteen (13) West, Provided he returns home and claims it within five (5) years.  The remainder of my land estate being the West half oft he North West quarter of Section twenty-nine (29) and the West half of the South West quarter of Section twenty (20) all in Town four (4) Range (13) West, and all my personal property after paying my debts I give and bequeath to my daughters Nancy, Catharine, Elizabeth and Emma, and my sons Francis Marion, Joel, George and Grant Lathrop for their use as a home, so long as they shall remain unmarried and occupy it for that purpose, Provided that if either judgement of my executor the aforesaid real estate & personal property can be sold in such a manner that it will be of greater value to my children last above named including my daughter Charlotte Irwin.  I hereby authorize said executor to make such sale, are a credit of not less than one year for the personal property, and not less than three years for the real estate. 

And in case my son Ezra A. Lathrop shall not return and claim the land bequeathed to him in the five years above specified, then my executor shall sell the tract of land bequeathed to him on the same terms as my other real estate and divide the proceeds of said sales equally among all my children except Thomas R. Lathrop whom I have given a fair share of my property.  

I further hereby appoint my brother Henry Lathrop sole executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three.

Levi Lathrop {seal}

The above instrument of one piece of paper was at the date hereof signed, sealed published and declared by the said Levi Lathrop as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed and manner as witnesses thereto.

E.P. Fyffe Residing in the the town Petty, Lawrence, Ill.
J.L. Sherraden Residing in the town of Petty, Lawrence Co., Ill.

Filed by Henry Lathrop in this office, this Eighth day of April AD 1873
Clinton Abernathy, Clk

The writer and foregoing last will and testament duly proved and admitted to probate April 21st 1873 see Journal G page 390 recorded in Record of Wills B page 215
Attest Clinton Abernathy Clk

Children:
Thomas K. or R. (probably Russell) b. 11/17/1843 Johnson Co., IN, d. 1/16/1893 Wayne Co., IL md. Anna Stilley in Hamilton Co., IL

• Jennie Maude b. 1888, d. 1981 md. 1) John Gaskill 5/25/1911, 2) Arthur Cameron 1/16/1926, four children: Freda Ione, Louise, Bernard & Bernice
• Ida Mae b. 9/10/1876, d. 6/3/1946 md. 6/12/1897 William Dulaney, 11 children: Claude, Clarence, Herman, Ethel, Ray, Roy, Lois, Gladys, Hazel, George, Doris
• Nellie E. b. 3/8/1883, d. between 1900 and 1910

Ezra A. b. 1846 Johnson Co., IN, d. 11/23/1896 Eureka, MO md. Nancy Ann (Boly) Patton 12/26/1886

• Myrtle E. b. 12/1/1883 twin md. Edward Murray 4/10/1907
• Ross b. 12/1/1883 twin d. 3/10/1925 killed in mining accident md. Edith (--?--)
• Maud b. 1/31/1885 md. ? Reuter
• Louise Pearl b. 8/10/1887 md. Henry Ballowe 9/23/1919
• George Russell b. 2/13/1890, d. 8/7/1927 hit by train
• Helen Luella b. 3/4/1893, d. 1944 md. 1) Charles Godfrey 7/22/1911; 2) John E. Rucker 7/8/1913 and 3) Joseph A. Moore 8/20/1925
• Alice b. 7/14/1895 md. 1) Henry Rice 9/28/1916 and 2) Oran Samuel Allen 5/21/1920

Nancy b. 1848 IN, md. James Thomas Fluty 12/26/1875

• Glenn V. b. 1878, living in OK in 1910

Catherine O. b. 1849 IN, d. 3/9/1899 md. Jacob Franklin Stine, 2/20/1876

• Pearl b. 12/1877, d. 12/13/1953, a nurse
• George Levi b. 2/22/1879, d. 9/1934 a minister md. Getrude Spyker 1904, children: Loren, Catherine
• Fay (male) b. 1/13/1881, d. 1938 a barber in Montana
• Corry C. (male) b. 4/1883, d. 7/31/1959 md. Nellie Lucinda Lynch 10/16/1917, child Caroline
• Perna Marie b. 9/7/1886, d. 11/1973 IN, never married
• Harry b. 10/1888 d. 7/12/1929 MT, md. 1913 Nellie N. Musgrove, children: Hope, Byron, William, Keith
• Bernard b. 9/7/1892 md.  Bernice (--?--), children: Bernice, Frank, George

Charlotte b. 7/7/1851 IN, d. 3/18/1899 md. Corbin Irwin 6/13/1872

• Mary Louise b. 8/17/1873, d. 11/16/1873
• Olive E. b. 9/21/1874, d. 9/21/1874
• Otto Barnes b. 1/17/1876, d. 6/6/1969 Okanogan, WA, md. Marie Christensen 1/2/1908
• Everette Earl b. 4/29/1878, d. 3/29/1958 Trenton, ND, md. Julia Bowen 12/24/1902
• Flora Maude b. 6/2/1880, d. 6/3/1968 IN md. Lee House 1/7/1903
• Dora M. b. 7/29/1883 twin, d. 11/3/1884
• Cora Mae b. 7/29/1883 twin, d. 5/17/1972 Williston, ND, md. Henry Bowen 1/27/1914
• Charles R. b. 1/7/1887, d. 7/6/1888
• Gertrude b. 4/8/1889, d. 7/22/1929 CA md. 1) William Mangus, 1910 and 2) Roy Birrer
• Albert W. b. 10/27/1892, d. 12/19/1943 Butte, MT

Elizabeth b. 1852 IL d. before 1910 md. David Freese Klingler/Klinger 10/26/1873, some tombstones have Klinger and others Klingler.

• George Warren b. 1876, d. 1960 md. Carrie (--?--)
• Jacob O. b. 1878
• Ona b. 8/16/1879 twin, d. 5/10/1895
• Otis [Warren?] b. 8/16/1879 twin, d. 6/12/1969
• Mollie Edith b. 8/10/1882, d. 3/9/1969 md. Floris Abernathy 4/4/1909
• may be others

Francis Marion b. 1854 Lawrence Co., IL,d. 10/9/1926 Gentry, AR md. Mary Catherine Prather 1879

• child b. & d. between 1880-1900
• child b. & d. between 1880-1900
• Rosetta Lathrop b. 7/12/1882, d. 7/26/1954 Chandler, OK md. Charles H. Deatherage 1/14/1900, children: May, Lonnie, Iris
• Nora F. b. 3/1884 md. John C. Perkins
• Cora B. b. 1/1887 md. Lemuel Lynn Parmeter 6/15/1919
• Thomas Henry b. 10/1895 md. Pearl Whiteside
• Eva Lena b. 3/13/1893, d. 10/6/1944 md. Dick Carter
• Ivan M. b. 1901, d. 1935 Fullerton, CA md. Loneta Shill

Emma Clara b. 12/3/1856 Lawrence Co., IL, d. 8/25/1889 md. 1) ? Anderson 1875; 2) Oliver Smith 10/7/1888
Joel
George E. b. 1861 Lawrence Co., IL, d. 1923 Lawrence Co., IL, md. Rosa Ellen Petty 9/1884

• William Grant b. 4/19/1885, d. 5/5/1948 md. Nora McCulley, children: William, Leland, Harold, Robert
• Harrison O. b. 5/1887 md. Ona Freeman 1915, children: Harry, Phyllis
• Nettie Pearl b. 1/16/1890, d. 11/13/1936 md. Harry Bruce Piper, children: Harry Jr., Gale
• Mabel May b. 5/3/1893, d. 3/10/1984 md. Earl H. Staats 1914, child: Evelyn
• Irene Del b. 2/4/1896 md. Everett Dean, children: Leon, Marian, Rosemary, Lyndon
• Ethel Fay b. 11/15/1902, d. 1929 md. Selvin Paddock

Grant b. 1862 Lawrence Co., IL, d. ca. 1881 about age 19 family story - went to see his girlfriend, got wet and cold, died ten days later of pneumonia.  He was preparing to teach school.

Revised 5/17/2020