Last First Middle Sex/ Death Name Name Name Race Age Cert# Date County City =================================================================================== SOLON JAMES A M/W UNK 0000266 1940-09-25 DE KALB DE KALB
James SOLON (Msgr) Died Sept 25, 1940 age 84 (from Watson Bible)
Submitted by Marilyn Yezek: Msgr. James is one of the Ivesdale Solons. He is the son or of John and Ellen Grant Solon. He's on the family gravestone at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Ivesdale. I think his name is inscribed on an altar in one of the churches in Champaign.
1860 Census: Town of DuPage, Will County, IL (taken 28 Jul 1860) SOLON, John 30 M Farm Laborer (PP $200) born Ireland Ellen 25 F born Ireland (Neither she or John can read nor write) Thomas 10 M born England (school in year) James 3 M born Illinois Michael 1 M born Illinois (page 219, dwelling 1698, family 1614, lines 34-38) 1880 census: Colfax Twp, Champaign Co., IL (FHL Film 1254179 Page 81A) SOLON: John 55 born Ireland Farmer Ellem 50 born Ireland Keep House Michael 20 born Illinois Farming John J. 14 born Illinois " Edward 13 born Illinois " Francis 12 born Illinois " Mary 07 born Illinois {Note: James is not with his family now, he would have been 23 years old}
1900 Census SOLON James 33 b Oct 1866 Illinois DeKalb Co., IL V81 ED6 Sh 7 Ln65 Note: Irish parents, single, occupation preacher
1910 IL Census MiraCode Solon James Head W 41 Illinois DeKalb DeKalb City 112 0019 0159 ~~~~ 1 non-relative - - - - DeKalb DeKalb City 112 0019 0159
1920 Soundex for Illinois SOLON J. A. Rev. Head W Un Illinois DeKalb DeKalb 15 21 7 14 321 Pine BLACK Alice J. (HK) Un NR DeKalb DeKalb 15 21 7 14 321 Pine
1930 Census for Illinois CENSUS YR:1930 TERRITORY:IL COUNTY:DeKalb DIVISION:2nd Ward PAGE:7-A/102 ====================================================================================== LAST FIRST RELATION AGE S/M/W/D BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION INDUSTRY ====================================================================================== SOLON John Head 65 Single United States Priest Catholic Church BLACK Alice Housekeeper 50 Single United States Housekeeper Private Home (taken 8 Apr 1930)
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