Book Purge - Illinois - Clay County

Clay County Genealogical Society

Clay County Genealogical Society. Clay Roots, Vol. IV, No. 4, Winter, 1992, Louisville, IL: Clay Couny Genealogical Society. [first page is numbered 223] 

Page 241 - The Flora Journal-Record 1920s - The Flora Building Boom, more than 100 new houses two years. Record since securing international shoe factory. Milestones in the life of a town or city occur similar to those in the individual lives of the people. The Flora of a quarter century age is so unlike the city of today as to cause comment from those who knew the "old town" in its earlier period.

We have taken the time and effort to collect some statistics on material growth of Flora and find that most of the excellent modern buildings are creatures since 1903. 

From 1903 to 1922 we have listed the following new business or other buildings:

• Carnegie Library 1903
• Ebner Ice & Cold Storage 1903
• City Hall 1904
• Two ward school buildings 1906
• High school 1912
• M.E. Church 1914
• B&O station 1916-17

Book Purge - Illinois

Clay County Genealogical Society. Clay Roots, 2010 Annual Publication, Vol. XXII, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 2010.

List of Taxable Real Estate in the Town of Songer, 1890, pages, 2-14 

Columns: Name, Description, Acres, Land Patentee, Description, Date

• Anderson, David S. nw1/4nw1/4, s15, t3, r5, 40 a, Nancy Blackburn n1/2nw, 1/17/1853
• Lucas, Mary C. Spt E1/2, ,NE1/4 s13, t3, r5, 20 a, Silas Brooks, e1/2 ne, 9/19/1837
• Sefton, A.P. nw1/4nw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Micajah Brooks, w1/2, nw 6/19/1836
• Aetna Life Insurance Co., se1/4NW1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Micajah Brooks senw, 1/21/1836
• Sefton, Henry nw1/4sw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Elijah Brooks, nwsw, 6/19/1838
• Sefton, D.M. n1/2sw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 20 a, Micajah Brooks nesw, 1/21/1836
• Sefton, Henry ne/14se1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a Micajah Brooks e1/2se, 10/22/1839
• Aetna Life Insurance Co. w1/2se1/4, s13, t3, r5, 80 a, Silas Brooks, w1/2se, 9/19/1837
• Sefton, Henry ne14/23/14, s14, t3, r5, 40 a, Elizah Brooks, n1/2se 9/13/1847
• Hendy, Wm. se1/4se1/4 s14, t3, r5, 40 a William Brooks, sese 10/22/1839
• Hendy, J.B. w1/2ne1/4ne1/4, s24, t3, r5, William Brooks, nene 11/21/1837
• Colclasure, J.P. ne1/4nw1/4 s24, 3, r5, Micajah Brooks nw, 10/22/1839
• Colclasure, W.H. se1/4se1/4 s13, t3, r5, 40 a, no patentee
• Howard, Cyrus se1/4sw1/4 s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Richard R. Colclasure, sesw 8/28/1852

Book Purge - Illinois

Clay County Genealogical Society. Clay Roots, Vol. XXI, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 2010.

p. 64 5 generation chart of Mary Ann Bryan translated as ahnentafel

1. Mary Ann Bryan, b. 13 Dec 1923 Clay Co., IL, d. [FindaGrave indicates burial in Ingraham Cemetery] md. 12 Aug. 1945 Champaign, IL Garland Walter Heinrich Poehler

2. Norva Cassel Bryan b. 9 Apr 1887 Clay Co., IL, d. 13 Dec. 1971 Bible Grove Twp., Clay Co., IL, md. 12 Dec. 1906 Clay Co., IL

3. Anna Colborn b. 30 Aug. 1886 Richland Co., IL, d. 23 June 1975 Clay Co., IL

4. Wesley Ingraham Bryan b. 14 Aug. 1852 Bible Grove Twp., Clay Co. Il, d. 16 Oct. 1925 Clay Co., IL md. 22 Aug 1875 Clay Co., IL

5. Catherine Isabel Smith b. 21 Apr 1858 Clay Co., IL, d. 13 Jan 1931 Clay Co., IL

6. Thomas Jefferson Colborn b. 10 Mar 1852 Richland Co., IL, d. 11 Apr 1923 Richland Co., IL md. 19 Nov. 1877 Richland Co., IL

Book Purge - The Story of Winchester in Virginia

Morton, Frederic. The Story of Winchester in Virginia: The Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley, Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001.  First published in 1925.

p. 22 The business quarter of Winchester lies in the basin of the little stream known as Town Run. It is therefore depressed, but the gradual improvement of the streets and lots has made it almost level throughout. In every direction is slightly rising ground; For Hill in the north, Church Hill in the east, Potato Hill in the south and Academy Hil and Powell's Ridge in the west. But these elevations are gentle in ascent, and are broadtopped belts of tableland rather than tre hills. Even the tower of the Handley schol does not rise high enough to permit a quite satisfactory examination of the field of view. . . . 

Running twenty miles southward, a little more than twenty miles northward, and a similar distance east and west, lies the Lower Shenandoah Valley, as distinguished from the Middle Valley between Strasburg and Harrisonburg.  To speak accurately, it is not a true valley, but a long and relatively narrow plain, separated by the narrow rampart of the Blue Ridge from the plain of Piedmont Virginia. The watercourses around Winchester are not tributaries of the Shenandoah, bu turn directly to the Potomac.

[Shenandoah River flows from southwest to northeast entering the Potomac River at Harper's Ferry, WV.  The "upper river" is in the south, the "lower river" is in the north.]

p. 31 [Lord Fairfax owned land around Winchester and gave out 99 year leases which allowed him to

Notebook - Illinois #12

Madison County, Illiinois 1861

1850 Madison County Illinois Census - loose page

Pin Oak Twp. T4N, R7W, enumerated on & since 22 Oct. 1850

Household 44, Family 44 Smart, Henry B. 49 m farmer b. NC

• Smart, Sarah 43 f b. KY
• Harris, Eliza J. 21 f b. IL
• Harris, Benjamin 29 m b. IL
• Harris, Sarah E. 1 f b. IL
• Smart, Alsa 22 m farmer b. IL
• Smart, Lucy 16 f f b. IL
• Smart, Martha 14 f b. IL
• Smart, Henry 8 m b. IL
• Smart, Rachael 5 f b. IL
• Holman, J.W. 21 m b. IL 

Household 45, Family 45 Smart, Peter 26 m farmer b. IL married within the year

• Elizabeth 16 f b. IL married within the year

Notebook - Virginia #7 Part 4

Bentley, Elizabeth. Virginia Marriage Records, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982

From the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, the William & Mary Quarterly & Tyler's Quarterly.

Amelia County Marriage Bonds

• Robertson, Henry & Tralucia Greenwood, April 1762
• Robertson, Frances & Lucretia Townes, Wm. Townes, March 20, 1769
• Robertson, John & Elizabeth Royall (d. of John), June 31, 1776
• Robertson, George & Nancy Anderson, John Anderson, July 10, 1779
• Robertson, Wm. & Betty Branch Worsham, Wm. Worsham, Oct. 25, 1777
• Robertson, Matthew & Elizabeth Hurt, May 5, 1785
• Robertson, George & Betsy Bayley (d. of Dicey), Dec. 21, 1786
• Robertson, Jno. & Betty B. Robertson, April 8, 1786
• Robertson, Robert (s. of Nathan) & Molly May Porter (d. of James May), June 5, 1785
• Robertson, James & Mary Epes Robertson, Nov. 1798
• Robertson, Archer Jr. & Frances Brooking, ward of Vivion Brooking, Aug. 1795

Notebooks - Illinois #7, Part 6

Clay County Genealogical Society

Taylor, Lola. 1910 Federal Census of Clay County, Illinois, Olney, IL; Richland County Genealogical & Historical Society, 1990

Family Number

Name 

Relationship to Head of Household

Sex

Age last birthday

Marital status / # of marriages

Number of years married

Number of children born / number living

Place of birth

Father's birthplace

Mother's birthplace

Occupation

• 82 Erwin, Joseph head, m 48 m1, 20 yrs, IL, IN, IN, farmer
• Effie [Miller] w f 41 m1 20 yrs 8/7 IL, IN, IN
• Byron son m 19 single IL, IL, IL

Notebooks - Illinois #7, Part 5

McPeack, Laura, et al. 1900 Clay County Illinois Census, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 1991.

Dwelling

Name

Relation to head

Sex

Birthdate - month / year

Age

Married/Single/Widowed/Divorced

Years married

Number of children born to woman

Number of children living

Birthplaces of person, father & mother

Occupation

Other fields will be noted

• 62 Smith, Jacob head, m, Jan 1837, 63, md 39 yrs. OH, VA, VA farmer literate, English, owns farm free
• Margaret wife f Mar 1845, 55, md. 39 8/5, TN, TN, TN English
• Wm. Harvey son m Mar 1876, 23 single IL, OH, TN farm labor, literate English

Notebook - Illinois #7 Part 4

Clay County, Illinois

Scherer, Mary. 1880 Clay County Illinois Census, Olney, IL: Scherer, nd

• map of Clay County showing towns and townships
• columns - household/family, name, age, sex, marital status, relationship to head of household, occupation, birthplace, father's birthplace, mother's birthplace

• 14/14 Compton, Helen E. 37 f widow keeping house IL, IN, IN
• William C. 18 m son, single laborer, IL, TN, IL
• Verlia E. 10 m son single IL, TN, IL
• Ira T. 6 m son single IL, IL, IL
• Colclasure, Peter A. 19 m boarder single laborer IL, IL, IN
• 34/34 Colclasure, William 55 m md farmer IN, KY, KY
• Sarah 30 f wife md keeping house IL, KY, KY
• Mary 10 f dau single IL, IN, IL
• Nancy 9 f dau single IL, IN, IL
• C.H. 3 m son single IL, IN, IL
• 96/96 Cornwell, James K. 35 m md farmer KY, NC, KY
• Amanda J. 22 f wife md keeping house IL, IN, IN

Notebook - Illinois # 7, Part 3

Clay County Genealogical Society. The 1870 Clay County Illinois Census, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 1988

re = real estate

pp = personal property

• 1/1 McWilliams, Rich 28 m, farmer $1830 re, $435 pp, IL
• Susan 25 f keeping house, IL
• Edward 2 m IL
• Laura 3/12 f IL
• Brooks, Margaret 14 f IL, attended school
• 7/7 Brooks, Geo 26 m no occupation $400 re, $310 pp IN, illiterate
• Emily J. 25 f keeping house KY
• 23/23 Smith, W. 21 m $400 pe IN can't write
• Martha 22 f IN
• Anna 2 f IL
• 30/30 Hampton, Catharine 58 f $2100 re, $200 pp IN
• Brooks, Lydia 16 f IL attended school

Notebooks - Illinois #7, Part 2

Clay County, Illinois Courthouse

McPeak, Becky. 1860 Census Clay County, Illinois, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 1992 

• 210 Colclasure, William R. 32 m farmer TN
• Colclasure, Emma 26 f IN [Emmerine Holman m. 1850]
• Colclasure, Mary A. 8 f IL attended school
• Colclasure, Susan F. 5 f IL attended school
• Colclasure, George F. 5 m Il
• Colclasure, Washington 27 m farm laborer IN
• Colclasure, Sam_el 29 m farm laborer, IN
• 211 Colclasure, Henry 37 farmer, NC
• 212 Unoccupied
• --- Colclasure, Amanda 32 f IN
• Colclasure, Lorenzo A. 8 m IL attended school
• Colclasure, Francis M. 6 m IL attended school
• Colclasure, James W. 3 m IL
• Colclasure, Mary E. 1 f IL
• Hornick, George 21 m IL
• 224 Colclasure, John 69 m farmer KY [b. 1791]
• Colclasure, Racheal 68 f PA [b. 1792

Notebooks - Illinois No. 7, Part 1

Gill, James & Maryan Gill. Index to 1830 Federal Census, Danville, IL: Heritage House, 1970.

Illinois Counties: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Randolph, Washington. 

• Hopkins, John, Hamilton, 239, 3
• Maulden, Ennis, Hamilton 240 24
• Maulding, Ambrose Hamilton 242 4
• Maulding, James Hamilton 241 18
• Maulding, William Hamilton, 239 4
• Mauldins, John Hamilton 237 12 

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Gill, James. Index to 1830 Federal Census, Danville, IL: Illiana Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968

Illinois Counties: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Lawrence, Madison, St. Clair, Wabash, Wayne, White

• Butler, Caleb - Edwards, 47 2
• Butler, George - Lawrence 253, 20

Notebooks - Illinois #6, Part 2

Clay County Genealogical Society, Clay County Illinois Death Records, Louisville, IL, nd

• Fitzgerald, James, farmer 19, d. Jan. 21, 1878, single, b. Clay Co., resided 19 years, d. Hoosier Twp., of Pneumonia, bur. Hoosier, Undertaker: Friends, Dr. David H. Chas, Hoosier Prairie - son of William & Emily (Smith) Fitzgerald
• Lathrop, Elizabeth Jane, 49 y, 11 d, 2 months, d. Sep. 2, 1878, minister's wife, married, b. Lawrence Co., IL, resided 49 years, d. Pixley Twp., of Bilius Pneumonia, bur. Olney Cemetery, Dr. A.J. Shore of Gatewood, IL - wife of Erastus Lathrop
• Brooks, Dillen 47 y, 11 m, farmer, d. Sep. 18, 1878, married b. Indiana, resided 40 years, d. Hoosier Twp., of congestion of lungs, bur. Hoosier Cemetery, Undertaker: Friends, Dr. D.H. Chase of Hoosier Prairie
• Edwards, Cora Ellen, 20 y, 3 m, 7 d, d. May 7, 1880, married b. Ohio, resided 16 years, d. Xenia of measles, bur. Onstott Cemetery, Undertakers: Campbell & Gauger, Xenia, Dr. W.H. Shirley
• Edwards, Eva Beatrice, 6 m, 27 d, d. May 4, 1880, b. IL, d. Xenia of measles, bur. Onstott Cemetery, Undertakers: Campbell & Gauger, Xenia, Dr. W.H. Shirley, daughter of Cora above
• Smith, Emma, 19 years, d. Oct. 21, 1887, housekeeper, married, American, d. Pixley Twp. of Eocuma from Partition on Child Birth, bur. Ingraham Cemetery, Undertaker Wm. Barney of Ingraham, Dr. R.H. Jones of Ingraham
• Fitzgerald, Martha E. 50 y, 3 m, 20 d, d. Dec. 13, 1891, married b. IL, resided 50 years, d. Clay City of Phthisis Pulmonalis, bur. Stanford Twp., Undertaker: G.C. Miller, Clay City, Dr. J.W.

Notebooks - Illinois #6, Part 1

Clay County, IL in 1881

Clay County Illinois Marriages 1901-1904, no imprint, nd

All places in Illinois unless otherwise stated

• Randel, Abraham L. of Riffle, Farmer, age 29 b. Kansas, s/o Sim & Elizabeth (Colclasure) Randel, 1st marr., md. Minnie P. Scrutchfield of Iola, age 17 b. Marion Co., d/o James & Ella (Cawsly) Scrutchfield, 1st marr., Jan. 1, 1901 by R.P. Anderson, JP
• Bryant, Richard of Hoosier Twp., Clay Co., farmer age 22, b. Pixley Twp., s/o Richard R. & Catherine (Benefield) Bryant md. Sabina Erwin of Hoosier Twp., age 19 b. Hoosier Twp., d/o David S. & Mary A. (Bible) Erwin, Nov. 6, 1901 by S.O. Kepley, ME
• Burgdorff, Julius of Flora, farmer, age 36, b. Evansville, IN s/o Julius & Rachel (Albert) Burgdorff, 2nd marr., md. Nora E. Dove of Flora, age 24, b. Martin Co., IN, d/o Richard & Serena (St. Clair) Dove, 1st marr., Nov. 10, 1901 by C.S. Crabtree, MG
• Bradley, Charley of Xenia, laborer age 27 b. Xenia s/o U.L. & Elizabeth (Friend) Bradley, 1st marr., Cora Fields of Louisville, age 24 b. Clay City Twp., Clay Co., d/o Walter & (--?--) Fields [mom's note indicates Walter's first wife, not Bell Dora Brooks], 1st marr., Dec. 7, 1901 by Jas. P. Hill, PM

Notebooks - Virginia No. 6, Part 3

Drew, Toby. Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. IV Healy - Pryor, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981.

From the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography.

Bannerman, Mrs. Robert. John Morgan of Virginia & Tennessee - John Morgan (2) who was called Squire & Captain, arrived in what is now Sumner County, Tennessee on the Cumberland River, Nov. 2, 1785. To-gether with his two sons John (3) & Charles (3) built Fort Morgan. In the spring of 1787 he was killed by an Indian. (See Governor William Hall's Narrative [Drapers Papers] and Cisco's Historic Sumner County.)  That he was the son of Charles Morgan (1), of that part of Prince William County, which in 1759 was formed into Fauquier County, Virginia, is proved by establishing, from two different sets of records, the identity of two of Charles (1) Morgan's great-grandchildren.

In the will of Charles (1) Morgan, dated 5 Dec. 1758 probated 22 Sep. 1766, (Will Book I, p. 107, Fauquier Co., VA Wills) he named "My beloved wife Anna" and children: Charles (2), Simon (2) William (2), Benjamin (2), James (2), Alice

Notebooks - Virginia No. 6, Part 1

Burns, Annie. Virginia Genealogies & County Records, Vol. 7, Washington, DC: Burns, nd

Census of 1810, List of Persons Residing in Frederick County

• Clark, George
• Cornwall, William
• Crockwell(?), John Jr. 
• Robertson, John 
• Robinson, Andrew
• Robertson, James
• Smith, Patrick Jr.
• Smith, Jabez
• Smith, Bartholomew
• Smith, Michael
• Smith, George H.
• Smith, John - 4
• Smith, Thomas - 2
• Smith, Edy
• Smith, William - 4
• Smith, Edward

Notebooks - Indiana No. 5

Boyd, Gregory. Family Maps of Bartholomew County, Indiana, Norman OK, Arphax Publishing Co., nd

Patent Map T7N, R6E

• David Shepherd SE1/4, Sec. 3 purchased 1821
• Solomon Stout, E1/2, NW1/4, Sec. 1, purchased 1839
• Solomon Stout N1/2, SE1/4, Sec. 12 purchased 1839
• Wilson Runnion, W1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 18, purchased 1826

Patent Map T8N, R4E

• William Parks, E1/2, NW1/4, Sec. 22, purchased 1843
• William Parks, W1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 22, purchased 1843
• William Coy, SE1/4, SE/14, Sec. 22, purchased 1849
• William Parks, SW1/4, Sec. 23, purchased 1843
• William Parks N1/2, SE1/4, Sec. 23, purchased 1843
• Christian Smith, N1/2 Sec. 26, purchased 1848
• Solomon Edwards NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 25 purchased 1849 - grandpa
• William Howbert [Harbert?] W1/2, SW1/4, Sec. 36, purchased 1845 & 1848

Notebooks - Illinois No. 5

Beeson, Betty. Wayne County Illinois Death Notices & Obituaries, Geff, IL: Beeson Enterprises, 1993

Wayne County Record, Jan. 22, 1880, Thursday, Pin Oak Column - Four died in the southern part of the township from diseases during fall and winter. Following are the names of those persons: Wm. Simms, Rebecca Robertson, Mirtle Simms & Levi Burkitt. Mr. Simms and Mr. Burkitt were old men above sixty years of age, while the other two were small children. - Rebecca Jane Robertson, daughter of Dr. Amos Sloane & Sarah (Warren) Robertson. She was born Jan. 18, 1874 and died Oct. 24, 1879. 

February 24, 1881, Ensley Column, John Robertson and wife have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement caused by the loss of their only baby. It was about 3 months old when Jesus called it home. 

Wayne County Press, May 5, 1881, Ensley Column, Died, May 1st, E.M. Robertson, of a complicated disease. He leaves a wife and five children, most of them grown . . . He was near 50 years of age and has been a resident of this neighborhood for about 30 years.  

Wayne County Press, May 5, 1881, Deaths: Meeks -- Died, at his home near

Notebook - Virginia #4, Part 2

Prince William County, Virginia

Adams, Lela, comp. Marriages of Patrick County, Virginia, 1791-1850, Bassett, VA: Adams, 1972

• 1 May 1802 James Dove & Avice Davidson, Surety Richard Davidson
• 1 Sep 1803 Richard Dove & Elisabeth Taylor, Surety Daniel Martindale

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Dorman, John. Essex County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 13 1707-1711, Washington, DC: Dorman, 1963.

4 April 1706. John Morgan received payment from an estate

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Dorman, John, comp. Essex County, Virginia Records 1706-1707; 1717-1719 Washington, DC: Dorman, 1963.

20 Jan. 1717/18. John Taliaferro of St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, to John Taliaferro Junr. son to the aforesaid John, of same. For natural love and affection. Two plantations with 1000 acres on the upper side of Snow Creek in the forke thereof which was formerly given to me by my brother Fra[ncis] Taliaferro late of said parish by deed of gift. Jno. Taliaferro. Wit: Robt. Parker, Jno. Ellitts. 21 Jan. 1717/18 Acknowledged by John Taliaferro

16 Jan. 1717/18 Samuel Ward of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, planter to John

Notebook - Ohio No. 4

Adams, Marilyn. Southern Ohio Taxpayers in the 1820s: Gallia & Jackson Counties, Atlanta, GA: Heritage Research, 1979.

Apparently I didn't bother to photocopy the key for this book, duh!

• Clark, Absalom, Gallia 1827, ch WV /117
• Clark, Daniel, Jackson 1823, 19-8-19 / 2
• Clark, Daniel, Jackson 1826 sl JA / 23; ch JA / 24
• Clark, Daniel Jr. Jackson 1826 ch JA / 24
• Clark, Hugh heirs Gallia 1827 15-3-2 GU / 125
• Clark, Isaac Jackson 1826 ch JA/24
• Clark, Isaaiah Jackson 1828 18-6-19 FR/29
• Clark, John 1826 ch JA / 24
• Clark, John C. Gallia 1827 ch WA /96
• Clark, Joseph Gallia 1827 15-7-19 MO / 91
• Clark, Mehitabel Gallia 1823 (N) del 15-6-9, 10/45 - black person?
• Clark, Nancy Jackson 1828, ch FR/31
• Clark, Nelson Jackson 1826 ch MA / 33
• Clark, Noah Jackson 1823 18-9-1, 2/2; 1826 sl RI / 14; ch RI /15