ANDREW JACKSON DALE 1818-1902 and NANCY N DAVIS 1822-1870, burial at Webster Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois

 

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WEBSTER   CEMETERY
HANCOCK  COUNTY,  ILLINOIS

 

ANDREW JACKSON DALE 1818-1902
NANCY N. DALE (nee DAVIS) 1822-1870

(tombstone not yet photographed)

 



 
ANDREW J. DALE
Oct. 28, 1818 - Dec. 19, 1902

NANCY N.
His Wife
Apr. 15, 1822 - Nov. 17, 1870
 

 

 

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of
Hancock, McDonough and Henderson Counties Illinois

Lake City Publishing Co. Chicago 1894
pp. 342-343

ANDREW JACKSON DALE, who now resides on section 13, Carthage Township, Hancock County, claims Kentucky as the State of his nativity.  He was born in Woodford County, on the 28th of October, 1818, and is a son of James B. and Polly (Dawson)(1) Dale.  When Andrew was only two years of age his parents removed to Indiana, making the journey by team, and located in Fayette County.  Later they removed to Elkhart County, where the father entered land from the Government and began the development of a farm.  The year 1834 witnessed his arrival in Illinois.  For a year he operated rented land in Morgan County, and in 1835 he came to Hancock County, settling on a farm on section 25, in what is now Carthage Township.  He here made a claim of one hundred and sixty acres, partly timber and partly prairie land, and with characteristic energy began opening up a farm.

In the Dale family were eight children six sons and two daughters, but only two of the number are now living; George W., who is engaged in mining in Nevada; and our subject.  The latter was a young man of seventeen when he came to Illinois.  His educational privileges were limited to those afforded by the district schools, and his advantages in other directions were likewise meagre.  His training at farm labor, however, was not limited.  He early began work in the fields, and soon became familiar with all the details of farm life.  He continued under the parental roof until twenty-five years of age, and then started out in life for himself

In February, 1845(2), Mr. Dale was united in marriage with Miss Nancy N. Davis, and by that union were born eight children, namely: Sylvester, Wesley and Thomas, all of whom are now deceased; William, who is living in Kansas City, where he is serving on the police force; Mary, wife of Reuben Jacoby, a resident of Carthage; Lillie, wife of J. C. Jacoby, who is also living in Carthage; Squire; and Maretta, who completes the family.  The mother was called to her final rest November 17, 1871(3), and her remains were interred in Webster Cemetery.  Her loss was deeply mourned, for she was a most estimabIe lady, and had the high regard of all who knew her.  The family is one of prominence in the community and its members have many friends throughout the county.

Mr. Dale has led a busy and useful life, devoting the greater part of his time and attention to agricultural pursuits.  He has also aided in the development of this community, and is numbered among the honored pioneers who laid the foundation for the present prosperity and advanced condition of the county.  The best interests of the community have ever found in him a friend, and he is always ready to aid in the promotion of those enterprises which are calculated to prove of public benefit.  He cast his first Presidential vote for William Henry Harrison, and supported the Whig candidates until the organization of the Republican party, when he joined its ranks.


(1) Other researchers report that Andrew's mother's name was Mary (Polly was a common nickname for women named Mary) and/or that her surname was Damson.
(2) They were married on February 24, 1846.
(3) The year of death from the tombstone at Webster Cemetery has been previously read as 1870.

Hancock County marriage license #1055 was issued at Carthage on February 23, 1846, to Andrew J. Dale and Miss Nancy N. Davis.  They were married on February 24th by Willis J. Bobbitt, J.P.  Marriage License

The Dale children may all have been born in the area named Fountain Green Township in 1850. Son William's obituary stated he was born and raised in the village of Webster.

ii. Sylvester Dale, born about 1847, died before June 1, 1860.
 
ii. John Wesley Dale, born about 1849; died after June 1, 1860; not counted with the family in 1870.
 
iii. Thomas Dale, died before 1895.
 
iv. William Dale, born June 15, 1853.  He died December 9, 1937, in Hancock County, burial at Webster Cemetery.
 
v. Mary Dale, born about 1856, died October 15, 1920, at Carthage.  She married (first) Reuben M. Jacoby, married (second) Mr. Bantle.
 
vi. Lillie Dale, born about 1859.
 
vii. Squire Richard Dale, born August 10, 1863; he died July 24, 1938, in Hancock County.
 
viii. Maretta J. Dale, born about 1865; she died February 7, 1948, in LaHarpe, Hancock County.
 

1850 Illinois Census, Hancock County, page 298A
enumerated September 19, 1850, dwelling #403

Andrew J Dale, 30, male, miller, value of real estate 300, born KY
Nancy N, 28, female, born TN
Sylvester, 3, male, born IL
Wesley, 10/12, male, born IL
Joshua C Davis, 6, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Susan Dale, 13, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Richard Dale, 29, male, constable, born KY

 

1860 Illinois Census, Hancock County, Fountain Green Township, page 749
enumerated July 26, 1860, dwelling #3458

Andrew Dale, 44, male, farmer, value of real estate 900, value of personal estate 600, born KY
Davis, 38, female, born TN
John Dudley, 40, male, day laborer, born TN
Cath Robinson, 35 male, born IL
Weley Dale, 12, male, born IL, attended school within the year
William, 5, male, born IL
Mary, 3, female, born IL
Lilla, 1, female, born IL

 

1870 Illinois Census, Hancock County, Fountain Green Township, page 120A
enumerated June 2, 1870, dwelling #18

Dale, Andrew, 51, male, white, miller, born IN, [no entry for citizenship]
Nancy A, 48, female, white, keeping house, born TN
William, 16, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Mary, 13, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Lilly, 10, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Squire, 7, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Rette, 4, female, white, born IL
Galloway, James, 50, male, white, physician, value of personal estate 200, born KY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more

1880 Illinois Census, Hancock County, Carthage Township ED 64, page 45D
enumerated about June 5, 1880, dwelling #73

Jacoby, Reuben M, white, male, 26, married, sexton, born OH, both parents born PA
Mary, white, female, 24, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born IL
Hettie G, white, female, 2, daughter, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL
Susan, white, female, 6/12, born Dec, daughter, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL
Dale, Andrew J, white, male, 63, father-in-law, widower, wood turner, rheumatism, born IL, both parents born KY
Dale, Squire, white, male, 19, brother-in-law, single, laborer, born IL, both parents born IL
Wretta, white, female, 16, sister-in-law, single, at school, born IL, both parents born IL

1900 Illinois Census, Hancock Co., Carthage Twp., Carthage ED 14, page 43A
enumerated June 4, 1900, dwelling #48

Dale, Andrew J, head, white, male, Oct 1818, 81, widower, born KY, both parents born KY, farmer, could read, write and speak English, rented his farm home, farm schedule 44

William, son, white, male, June 1855, 45, married, born IL, father born KY, mother born TN, farm laborer, months not employed - [no entry], could read, write and speak English

Marietta, daughter, white, female, June 1865, 34, single, born IL, father born KY, mother born TN, housekeeper, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

Jacoby, William, grandson, white, male, Sept 1881, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 1, could read, write and speak English

Charles A, grandson, white, male, May 1883, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 7, at school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English

 

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