Sunday, January 31, 2016

Notebook - Illinois Book No. 1

Beeson, Betty, Wayne County Illinois Death Records, 1886-1910, Geff, IL: Beeson Enterprises, 1984. 

Beeson, Betty. Wayne County Illinois Delayed Births, 1873-1915, Geff, IL: Beeson Enterprises, 1986. 
  • Crumbachers - Fannie, Albert
  • Dulany - James, Judson
  • Lathrop - Tressie, Bernard
  • Johnson - Archie, Edgar
  • Shaw - Arvil

Beeson, Betty.  Wayne County Illinois, Marriages 1896-1906, Geff, IL: Beeson Enterprises, 1984.
  • Savannah Robertson md. William Arbithonot, ages don't match census.  Savannah's parents listed as William & Eliza (Gentles) Robertson.  Working to verify whether this is Eliza Gentle daughter of John & Mary (Parrish) Gentle.  
  • Eva (Maulding) Eringer (?) md. Larkin Burkett.  She was the daughter of James & Jane (Boswell) Maulding.  Is this another child or is she Doretta?
  • Lixxie Colclasure md. Athel Bosley
  • Candace Crumbacher md. Calvin Dobbs, granddaughter of John Gentle
  • William Gentle Jr. md. Delia Lane
  • Edward Erkman md. Gersie Gifford
  • Nettie Dove md. William Evins
  • Henry Gurley md. Clara Davis
  • Ollie Wilfong md William Henson
  • Maude Ricahardson md. Charles Hanks granddaughter of John Gentle
  • Etta Robertson md. Charles Johnson
  • Joel Lathrop & Louisa Dove
  • Lena Rogers md. Harrie Michels, daughter of Adeline Colclasure, not sure who this is.
  • Thane Robertson md. Lula Cravens
  • Charles Robertson md. Eva Crawford
  • E.D. Robertson md. Dora Allen, E.D. is son of Frank & Sallie (Reed) Robertson, who are these people?
  • Charles Robertson md. Martha Crawford, sister of Eva above
  • Bessie Colclasure md. Dan Richardson, Bessie the daughter of Samuel & Eliza (Smith) Colclasure.  Not sure how they fit.
  • John Richardson md. Maggie Dugan, grandson of John Gentle
  • Mary Robertson md. Charles Towsley, she is listed as the daughter of William & Eliza (Gentle) Robertson, see Savannah above. 
  • James Wilson md. Anna Stevens

Beeson, Betty. Wayne County Marriages Part I & II, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1983.
  • Idella Robertson md. William Jones, daughter of Amos Robertson
  • William Meeks md. Nancy M.E. Butler, who are they?
  • Jesse Robertson md. Samantha Holmes, who are they?
  • Albert Robertson md. Ella King, who are they?
  • James Robertson md. Martha Johnson, who are they?
  • William Robertson md. Sarah Madden, who are they?
  • Clarissa Austin md. Benjamin Webber, daughter of Eleanor Robertson
  • Mary Frame [Fraim] md .Henry Wilfong, Mary Gurley's second marriage
  • Henry Austin md. Felia [Artelia] Casey, son of Eleanor Robertson
  • David Austin md. Bawcuettia [Samantha] Henry, son of Eleanor Robertson
  • Francis Austin md. Frydisa Maulding, son of Eleanor Robertson, daughter of James Maulding
  • W.J. Butler md. Ollie Musgrave, son of James & Mary (Smith) Butler, who are they?
  • J.M. Butler md. Stella Martin, son of Smith & Mary (Alexander) Butler, who are they?
  • William Butler md. Abbie Brown, son of Laf & Rhoda (Hespeth) Butler, who are they?
  • Pullium Boswell md. Hannah Robertson, daughter of Hudson Robertson
  • Edward Crumbacher md. Lizzie Simmons grandson of John Gentle
  • G.W. Crisel md. Olive Simpson, son of G.W. & Sarah (Rich) Crisel, descendants of Andrew Crisel, but how?
  • Albert Crumbacher md. Ollie Trotter, grandson of John Gentle
  • Avery Dulaney md. Annie Robertson, daughter of Hudson Robertson
  • William Dove md. Alice (Goss) Jones, his third, her second marriage
  • Dailey Davis (?), md. Ida Boyer, son of James & Sarah Maulding (--?--) who is this?
  • Calvin Ethington md. Asenatha Maulding, daughter of James Maulding
  • Robert Evans md. Mary Robertson, daughter of A. & Elizabeth (Beck) Robertson, who is this?
  • George Fulton md. Cora Butler daughter of Isaac & Laura (Atteberry) Butler, who is this?
  • Laura I. [Leurania Idella] Robertson md. Lewis Osborne, daughter of James Henry Robertson 
  • Mary Crumbacher md. George Orr daughter of John & Nancy (Robertson) Crumbacher
  • Lilburn Robertson md. Clara Beckel, son of William & Eliza (Gentle) Robertson, see Savannah Robertson above. 
  • John D. Robertson md. Lizzie Farmer son of John Dewitt Robertson
  • M.I. Butler md. John Smith daughter of Edward & Jane (Day) Butler, who is this?
  • Monroe Harrington md. Mary Crumbacher, granddaughter of John Gentle 
  • Selena (Mayberry) Stroud md. Hugh Hutchinson, granddaughter of Ennis Maulding
  • William Lawrence md. Athalia Robertson, daughter of Amos Robertson
  • Laura Robertson md. William Shaw, daughter of James Henry Robertson
  • Ollie Dove md. W.L. West, daughter of William Dove
  • Henry Gurley md. Sarah Anderson
  • John Henson md. Mary (Gurley) Wilfong, his second, her third
  • Lillie May Frame [Fraim] md. Nicholas Henson, Lillie daughter of Mary (Gurley) Wilfong Henson above
  • Mary E. Crouch [Cronk] md. J.H. Hale, her second marriage
  • Martha Dove md. William Hill, daughter of William Dove
  • Theodore Maulding md. Isabella Cox

Bland, Doris. Wayne County Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. IV, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1973.
Bruce Cemetery - Dove
Farnsworth / Mt. Zion Cemetery - Lathrop, Maulding, Robertson, Bradford, Cronk, Hopkins, Johnson, Austin, Dove

Bland, Doris. Wayne County Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. V, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1975.
Maple Hill Cemetery - Fitzgerald, Colclasure, Maulding
Olive Branch / Baltimore Cemetery - Maulding, Butler, Hopkins
Thomason Cemetery - Hopkins, Wheeler, Davis, Gurley, Lathrop, Osborn, Butler, Shaw, Edmison, Erkman, Calhoun, Flack, Payne, Robertson, Mateer

Bland, Doris. Wayne County, Illinois Newspaper Gleanings, 1855-1875, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1974. 
Prairie Pioneer, Jan. 12, 1860 - Trial of Hopkins. In our last issue we mentioned the unfortunate occurrence that took place in this county on the 29 ult. of the killing of Dr. Weir, by Jno. Hopkins, Jun.  Are we related to this guy?  What happened?
Wayne County Press:

March 1, 1866 - Our citizens were astounded on Friday last, by the intelligence that Mr. John Fitzgerald, Sr., living some two and a half mile north of Fairfield, had caused the death of his wife by administering arsenic.  A writ for his arrest was swore out by a Mr. Gill, who, with his wife, had been attending on Mrs. Fitzgerald during her illness. Are we related to this guy? What happened?

Jan. 10, 1867 - Wayne Circuit Court to March Term 1867.  Mary A. Hopkins vs. Hampton W. Hopkins.  Bill for divorce. 

Sep. 22, 1870 - On Sunday Sept. 4th, at the residence of Wm. Keen, Sr., by John Keen, Jr., Esqr., Mr. Daniel Gurley, to Mrs. Julia Mifflin; both of this county.

Oct. 16, 1873 Obituary Notices - [Oct. 7, 1873] Also the same day, one mile east of Middleton, Huston [Hudson Brice] Robertson, aged about 41 years. 

Oct. 16, 1873 Married - Oct. 7, 1873, at the residence of Rev. A[ndrew] Maulding in Middleton, Ill., by Esq. J.F.S. Hopkins, Mr. Isaac N. Rose to Miss Emma Maulding, all of Wayne County, Illinois. 

Dec. 11, 1873 - Died - Dec. 2nd, of thyphoid [sic] fever, A.F. Maulding of Four Mile. Also, Dec. 3rd, of the same disease, his father, James Maulding . . . 

Jan. 29, 1874 - Married - On the 18th inst. at the residence of Mr. Thomas Gash, by Rev. Robt. D. Ellis, Mr. Wm. Frame [Fraim] to Miss Mary A. Gurley, all of this county.

Dec. 17, 1874 - John Gentles, who departed this life Nov. 30th, 1874, aged 58 years, 6 months, 19 days. 

Bland, Doris. Wayne County, Illinois, Newspaper Gleanings, 1876-1879, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1989. 
Wayne County Press:
June 28, 1877 - B.F. Day minor, partial report of Mary M. Robertson, guardian . . . Estate of B.F. Day, report of final settlement. Who are these people?

March 14, 1878 - Legal notices - C.C. Hopkins, deceased.

March 21, 1878 - Births: Mrs. G.W. Maulding, Four Mile, Feb. 28, girl Lucinda Victoria

Oct. 31, 1878 - Married:  Peter Hockenberger to Susannah Gurley - EUREKA!  Yes, I've had this for a very long time.  Note that this is in Illinois Book 1.  I think I have amassed at least 10 Illinois books.  I have been looking for Susannah on the 1880 census without any luck.  Today I searched for Susannah Hockenberger and found her living on the Wayne County Poor Farm in Lamard Township.  She is listed as follows:
  • Susanna Hockenberger, 43, boarder, abscess on hip, idiotic, born IL, parents born, unknown. 
Susannah died three years later and is buried with her first husband Leonard Cagle Gurley in Bailey Cemetery north of Wayne City.

Jan. 16, 1879 - Married: January 9th, 1879, near Cisne, by Eld. Stephen Stine, Mr. Henry Powell to Miss Elizabeth E. Gurley, both of this county.

Feb. 6, 1879 - Marriages - Henry J. Powell to Elizabeth E. Gurley.

Apr. 3, 1879 - Births - C.C. and Elizabeth Maulding, Long Prairie, March 9, boy [Charles Maulding]

July 3, 1879 - Births - Mary A. Gurley, LaMard, June 4, girl [Lillie May Fraim]

July 24, 1879 - Deaths: Died at Racine, after a protracted illness, James Stanley Robertson, of Fairfield, aged thirty-two years . . . His aged parents and his deeply bereaved wife and child have the warmest sympathies . . . who is this? 

Sep. 25, 1879 - Marriages: Theodore Maulding and Isabella Cox; John A. Robertson and Mary S. Ruble. 

Nov. 13, 1879 - In memory of Rebecca Jane Robertson, who departed this life Oct. 24th, 1879.  Little Becky, a bright and beautiful blonde, six years of age . . . Sunday morning, 26th . . . the sorrow stricken family amid their sore affliction they followed the remains to Dickeyville church for funeral services, Rev. T.W. Dickey officiating. [Daughter of Amos & Sarah (Warren) Robertson].

Oct. 30, 1879 - Births: Mrs. Wm. Dove, Four Mile, Sept. 6, boy. [Nancy (Hunt) Dove, son John Dove]

Oct. 30, 1879 - Deaths: Rebecca Jane Robertson, Arrington, Oct. 24, 5 years.

Cemeteries of White County, Illinois, Vol. 2, no imprint.
  • Enfield Cemetery - Dietz, Hays
  • Burrell Cemetery aka Burrell's Woods - Erkman - this cemetery is no longer marked as a cemetery
  • Kingdom Cemetery - Jordan
  • Newman Cemetery - Erkman family burial ground, Erhardt, Burkhardt
  • Reib Cemetery - Burkhardt
  • Young Cemetery - Erkman
  • Graham Cemetery - Erkman - tombstones moved into Carmi
  • Phillipstown Cemetery - Fitzgerald - need to investigate relationships

Clay County Genealogical Society.  Clay County Marriages, Vol. I (1825-1877), Louisville, IL: CCGS, 1989. 
Colclasure - Austin, Jacob, Abigail, Elinor, Nancy, Lodemia, William, Joseph, Warren, Robert, Eliza, Martha, Wealthy, Rachel, Margaret, Abraham, Elizabeth, Stephen, Richard, John, Mary, Lucinda
Brooks - Richard
Cotrell - Abraham
Denning - Richard, Elizabeth, Andrew
Fitzgerald - Permelia, William, Cynthia
Lathrop - Daniel, Samantha
Smith - Elizabeth
Wilson - Ana, William, Alexander, Shelby
Wolf - Henry

Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois. Maps from the Covers of Saga of Southern Illinois, Carterville, IL: GSSI, nd.  

These maps show towns, villages, stations, ghost towns, dates post offices established along with the original names.  The map for each county also includes date of creation, parent county, namesake, county seat and volume, number and date of Saga magazine.
  • Hamilton Co. 
  • Jefferson Co.
  • Lawrence Co.
  • Massac Co.
  • Richland Co.
  • Wayne Co.
  • White Co.

Gifford, Linda. Johnsonville Court Records, Wayne County, Illinois, 1857-1866; 1872-1892, Vol. I, Fairfield, IL: Bland Books, 1987. 
J.A. Weems adm. of J. F. (?) Daniels vs. Susanah Gurley.  On note and inst. of $3.70.  Summons issued on the 5 day of May 1875 . . . returnable May 13, 1875 . . . J.M. Miller CWC . .. served on the within named Susanah Gurley by reading 6 day of May 1875 . . . time of trial . . . no defence being made judgment is considered against the defendant for three dollars and 70 cents.  Debt and cost of suit this the 13 day of May 1875.  T.P. Alvis, J.P. . . . total cost, $5.40.

Illinois State Genealogical Society. Prairie Pioneers of Illinois, Vol. I & II, Springfield, IL: ISGS, 1988.
Gurley Family Generation I
Rachel Guyer b. 1822 Crawford Co., IL, d. 1882 Crawford Co., IL md. Charles Morris Gurley  b. 1820 NC, d. 1854 Crawford Co. IL

Generation II
Nancy Catherine Gurley b. 1845 Crawford Co., IL, d. 1920 West York, IL md. Pliney Draper, said to be daughter of Charles & Rachel (Guyer) Gurley.

George Gurley b. 1848

Charles Gurley b. 1845 md. Clarissa Rains

Exum Gurley b. 1852, d. 1852 - Find-a-Grave
Ambrose Maulding line
Robertson Family Generation I
William & Lucy (Cook) Rober(t)son

Generation II
Joshua Rober(t)son b. 1787 Jackson Co. VA, d. 1849 Jefferson Co., IL, md. ca. 1816 Margaret Calwell in Smith Co. TN.  Margaret b. SC, d. 1852 Jefferson Co., IL.  They settled in Jefferson Co. ca. 1818.  Buried in McKinney Cemetery

Generation III
Edward b. 1820, md. Nancy McRight
Elizabeth b. 1823 md. John Cockrum
Lucy b. 1827 md. 1) William Abney, 2) Sam Parks
Henry b. 1829 md. Mary Watson
Alexander b. 1831 md. Malissa Thompson
John b. 1833 md. 1) Susan Hodge & 2) Martha Carr
Elbert b. 1840 md. Cluminca Hodge
Salatha b. 1838 md. 1) George Henderson, 2) Jesse Beard
Delila b. 1835 md. Ben Pickett
Jasper b. 1843 md. Mary Bundy
Breeden family out of Paris, KY, not early enough to connect to Priscilla Breeden

Alfred Morehead settled Johnson Co., 1839

Elizabeth (Ayers) Stribling daughter of Thomas & Mildred (--?--) Ayers settled in Morgan Co. in 1827.  Wife of Thomas Stribling b. 1766 Stafford Co., VA, d. 1827 Logan Co., KY - a line to follow up on.

Mathis, Rosemary, et al. Old Cemeteries of Northern Union County, Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois, 1982.  
Antiock Cemetery - Gurleys
Anson6/1/1820 - 8/3/1897 - he could be one of William/Willis Gurley's sons
Lurisa, wife of Anson, no dates
James F. son of Rolla & Margaret 4/14/1909 - 6/14/1909
David A. son of Anson & Lurissa  7/18/1867 - 1/3/1882
Elmer E. son of J.D & J. 1/11/1895 - 5/16/1898
J.D. 3/4/1859 - 1/10/1913
M.J. 12/7/1860 - 1/12/1894
G.W. 12/24/1852 - 3/31/1920
Cynthia A. wife of G.W. 7/6/1846 - 12/4/1915
Lydia F. daughter of G.W. & C.A. 8/18/1839 - 1/5/1881
Alta L. daughter of G.W. & C.A. 6/4/1879 - 8/22/1879
Charles G. 12/28/1893 - 2/18/1894
Walter 2/4/1889 - 3/3/1920
Minerva L. 12/25/1860 - 11/22/1918
R.L. 6/12/1860 - 7/17/1920

Wells, Helen. Jefferson County, Illinois Marriage Records, 1819-1874, no imprint
  • Adaline Butler md. Eli Ford, 1845, who is this?
  • Ellis Gurley md. Mary Conner, who is this?
  • Gracy Butler md. William Hardy, 1853, who is this?
  • Caroline Butler md. William Pruett, 1858, who is this?
  • James Parrish md. Martha Darnell, 1860, who is this?
  • Edward Robertson md. Elizabeth Mitchem, 1822, who is this?
  • Edward C. Robertson md. Nancy McRight, 1842, who is this?
  • Thornton Robertson md. Margaret Hart, 1853, who is this?
  • Elizabeth Butler md. James Williams, 1862, who is this?
  • Varderman Butler & Candace Gentle, 1869, son of Minor Butler, daughter of John Gentle, double cousins
  • Hattie Robertson md. J.W. bury, 1869, who is this?
  • Gentle, Mary F. md. Daniel Branchcomb, 1870 daughter of John Gentle
  • William Butler md. Martha Hicks, 1870, who is this?
  • William Gentle md. Rebecca Rogers, 1868 son of John Gentle
  • Julia Butler md. John Grogan, 1869, who is this?
  • Howard Gentle md. Isabella Moore, 1871, son of John Gentle
  • Ezekiel Gentle md. Amedia Wright, 1874, son of John Gentle
  • Margaret Butler md. Benjamin Harris, 1872 daughter of Minor Butler
  • Thomas Robertson md. Margaret Dougherty, 1866, who is this?
  • Rhoda Butler md . Joseph Raynes, 1871, who is this?
  • Robert Robertson md. Levina Stover, 1872, who is this?
  • Edward Robertson md. Angeline Morgan, 1872, who is this?

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