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My SOLON Line


Victor John & Evelyn Agnes (SOLON) LAUERMAN

My grandmother was 
	Evelyn Agnes SOLON (born 28 Dec 1899 in Graymont, Livingston Co., IL).

She had the following siblings:
	Florence Ruth SOLON 
		born June 1894 IL
		died Nov 1906 funeral held in Odell, Livingston County, IL

	Helen Marie SOLON
		born January 1896 IL
		married Guy STEELE before 1920
		lived in Detroit, MI
		had one son Jerry STEELE

	Duane Leo SOLON
		born February 18, 1898  in Graymont, Livingston Co.,IL
		married Leona DUFF
		lived in Hammond, IN
		died February 11, 1980 in Hammond-Whiting Convalescent Center, Hammond, IN
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN 
			(Section E, Lot #215) no stone

	Evelyn Agnes SOLON
		(see above)

	Joseph Vincent "Bud" SOLON 
		born April 28, 1902 Graymont, IL [from death cert] 
		(maybe the same as Vincent listed above)
		married Edna [from death cert]
		had 3 children, James SOLON, Robert SOLON, and Sis SOLON 
		died February 09, 1946 [from death cert] 
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN 
			(Section E, Lot #215) back of large stone

	Catherine Elizabeth "Cass" SOLON
		born November 29, 1907 Hamlet, Starke County, IN
		married Clarence Orville Volkman before November 28, 1936 in Hammond, IN
		lived in Boynton Beach, FL
		died January 1992

	Paul Henry SOLON
		born December 28, 1912 IN
		married Jane Louise BICK September 25, 1937 
			in St. Joseph's Church, Hammond, Lake County, IN
		lived in Kankakee, IL and Hammond, IN
		had one son and one daughter 
			Janet SOLON who died March 27, 1950 as an infant
				(not positive whose daughter this is)
				burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN
					(Section E, Lot #215) back of large stone
		died September 01, 1962 
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN 
			(Section E, Lot #215) back of large stone

	Edward Jerome "Jerry" SOLON
		born August 20, 1916 in Hammond, Lake Co., IN
		married Marjorie Clarissa KOPE before March 29, 1956
		lived in Munster, IN, Hammond, IN and Boca Raton, FL
		had one son
		died September 28, 1992

Her parents were:
	Joseph SOLON
		born April 1869 in Cayuga or Odell, Livingston County, IL
		married Susan Elizabeth ANDREWS 14 Aug 1893 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
		died 1956 in Hammond, Lake County, IN
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN
			(Section E, Lot #215) front of large stone

	 Susan Elizabeth ANDREWS
		born April 17, 1875 in Gridley or Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL
		daughter of Thomas ANDREWS and Mary Evaline BRADY
		died 1937 in Hammond, Lake County, IN
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN 
			(Section E, Lot #215) front of large stone

Joseph was the son of: 
	Thomas SOLON
		born about 1836 in Ireland
		married Sarah McGILL before 1862
		seperated from Sarah about 1883 until his death
		lived in Pontiac, IL a few years before he died
		died May 8, 1906 in St. Joseph's Hospital, 
		Joliet, Will County, IL
		

	Sarah McGILL
		born May 1848 also in Ireland
		died April 09, 1914 in Odell, Livingston County, IL

The other children in this family include:
	Teresa A. SOLON
		born July 07, 1862 Shirley or Bloomington, McLean County, IL
		married John WATSON October 27, 1885 in Odell, 	Livingston County, IL
		had 2 daughters Agnes Rose WATSON and Grace WATSON
		died February 03, 1946 in Odell, Livingston County, IL
		buried St. Paul's Cemetery north of Odell, IL

	Nora Isabel "Nan" SOLON
		born December 19, 1864 in Lockport, Will Co., IL
		never married
		died May 03, 1953 in Odell, Livingston County, IL
		burial Odell, Livingston County, IL

	Mary E. SOLON
		born December 1866 IL
		married or died after 1900 census

	Joseph SOLON
		(see above)
		born April 1869 in Cayuga or Odell, Livingston County, IL
		married Susan Elizabeth ANDREWS 14 Aug 1893 in McLean Co., IL
		died 1956 in Hammond, Lake County, IN
		burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, IN
			(Section E, Lot #215) front of large stone

	Henry Maquill SOLON
		born Abt. December 12, 1872
		died April 12, 1894
		burial Odell, Livingston County, IL

	Agnes M. SOLON
		born April 1872 IL
		married John HIGGINS 26 Dec 1900 in Odell, Livingston County, IL
		died after April 13, 1914

	Sarah Elizabeth SOLON
		born November 1879 IL
		married Thomas W. BEGGS 13 Aug 1907 in Odell, Livingston County, IL
		had 3 daughters and 1 son
		died after April 13, 1914

Census Listings for these SOLONs

1920

(1920 census: 874 Erie, Hammond, Lake Co., IN)
(vol. 51, sheet 18, line 100, Ed 64)
This census lists the following family:
SOLON:
Joseph		 49	born Illinois  
			(Truck Foreman, Oil Railroad) (# of Farm Schedule=368)
Elizabeth	 44	born Illinois
Duane		 21	born Illinois
Evelyn		 20	born Illinois
Vincent		 17	born Illinois
Katherine	 12	born Indiana
Paul		 07	born Indiana
Jerome		 03	born Indiana
(1920 census: Tremont Ave., Odell, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 175, sheet 2, line 14, Ed 36)
Solon, Nora	55	born Illinois	living alone

1910

(1910 census: Odell, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 149, ED 0034, Family 0042)
This census lists the following family:

SOLON:
Sarah	Head of House		73	born Ireland
Mora	Daughter		42	born Illinois

1900

(1900 census: Rooks Creek Twp, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 111?, sheet 2, line 57, ED 115)
This census lists the following family:

SOLON:
Joseph		31	born Apr 1869 in Illinois  
			(Section Foreman) (rents a house) (married 7 years)
Lizzie		25	born Apr 1875 in Illinois
			(married 7 years) (mother of 4 children, 4 still living)
Florence	05	born Jun 1894 in Illinois
Helen		04	born Jan 1896 in Illinois
Duane		02	born Feb 1898 in Illinois
Evelyn		5/12	born Dec 1899 in Illinois

(1900 census: Odell Twp, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 111?, sheet 8, line 100, ED 108)
This census lists the following family:

SOLON:
Sarah		52	born May 1848 in Ireland
			(widowed) 
			(mother of 8 children, 5 still living)
			(occupation=N.G. 0-3-1)
			(Yr of Imm. to US=1870) (# of Yrs in the US=30) 
			(owns a house free of mortgage)
Nora B.		35	born Dec 1864 in Illinois (occupation=Dressmaker)
Mary E.		33	born Dec 1866 in Illinois (occupation=Milliner)
Agnes M.	28	born Apr 1872 in Illinois (occupation=Milliner)
Sarah E.	20	born Nov 1879 in Illinois (occupation=Housekeeper)

(1900 census: Pontiac City, Pontiac Twp, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 111, sheet 9, line 24, ED 113)
This census lists the following person:

SOLON:
Thomas		68	born Mch 1831 in Ireland
			(widowed)(occupation=N.G. 0-0-0)
			(Yr of Imm. to US=1852) (# of Yrs in the US=48) 
			(rents a house)(Naturalized)(living at 613 Division)

1898

There is a listing on page 145 of The Livingston County Business Directory
	published in 1898 in Odell under the heading of Millinery and Dressmaking for:
	Misses Solon, Millinery and Dressmaking.

1880

(1880 census: Odell Twp, Livingston Co., IL)
(vol. 34, sheet 14, line 14, Ed 114)
This census lists the following family:

SOLON:
Thomas	44	born Ireland
Sarah	45	born Ireland
Teresa	17	born Illinois
Isabel	15	born Illinois
Mary	13	born Illinois
Joseph	11	born Illinois
Agnes	08	born Illinois
Sarah	02	born Illinois

1878

There was a Thomas SOLON, Saloon Keeper listed in Odell Village in the 
	Directory of Tax-Payers found on pages 825-884 of 
	The History of Livingston County, Illinois
	published in 1878.

1875-76

There was a Thomas SOLON, news depot, es Howard nr Chestnut 
	listed in Gould's McLean County, IL Directory.

1874-75

There was a Michael SOLON, news depot, Howard nr Chestnut 
	listed in the Bloomington-Normal, IL City Directory.

1870

(1870 census: Owego Twp, Livingston Co., IL)
(roll 247, page 257)
This census lists the following family:

SOLON:
Thomas	33 	Farmer		born Ireland  
		($2800 real estate and $615 personal estate)
		(Male citizen of US over 21 years of age)
Sarah	32	Keeping House	born Ireland
Teresa	08			born Illinois
Nora J.	04			born Illinois
Mary	02			born Illinois
Joseph	01			born Illinois

Immigration Records

McLean County Circuit Clerk-Immigration Records

1007 SOLON, THOMAS Nat. Rec. Bk. A Co. Ct. 1864-1873 p. 326
Final Order Oct. 26 1872; Native of Ireland; Arrived in US more 
than 3 yrs previous to becoming 21 yrs and is now past 21 yrs;
Witnesses Luke Nevin and John Moore; Renounces allegiance to 
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Cert. issued Oct. 26 1872 

NOTE: Luke Nevin seems to have been a witness on many of the 
McLean County Immigration Records over the period of several years.

1860

I have also found the following information which seems to correspond to
	this particular SOLON line:

(1860 census: The Town of Wheatland, Will Co., IL)
(dated 19 Jul 1860, page 187, lines 30-37, family 1479, dwelling 1375)
This census lists the following people:

James SHARP	  42  born England  (farmer, owned 3600 in real estate, 600 personal prop.)
William THOMPSON  50  born England  (farmer, owned 300 personal prop.)
Elizabeth  "	  51  born England
Sarah      "	  18  born England  (in school)
Thomas     "	  19  born England  (in school)
William    "	  15  born England  (in school)
Elizabeth  "	   7  born N.Y.	    (in school)
Thomas SOLAN	  21  born England  (farm laborer, owned 350 personal prop.) (in school)

Obituaries from the Hammond, IN Times

Mrs. Susan SOLON Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1937 Front Page (Submitted by Kay Scott)
STROKE PROVES FATAL TO MRS. SUSAN SOLON
  A Paralytic stroke suffered yesterday at 2:30 p.m. in her home at 1038 Bauer 
Street proved fatal to Mrs. Susan Solon, 62, Hammond resident for 25 years.
  Surviving are her husband, Joseph; sons, Duane, Bud, Paul and Jerome, all of 
Hammond; daughters, Mrs. Clarence Volkman of Hammond, Mrs. H.A. Steele of Fairmont, 
W. Va.,and Mrs. V. J. Lauerman of Fowler, Ind.; sisters, Mrs. H. V. Grant of 
Bloomington, Ind and Mrs. George L. Bigelow of Pontiac, Mich., and brother, J. H. 
Andrews of Gridley, ILL.
  Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from All Saints' church in Hammond.  
The Rev. E. J. Mungovan will officiate and burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Gary.  
Short rites in the chapel at 5840 Hohman Avenue will be held at 8:30 a.m.
Joseph SOLON Friday, July 13, 1956 (Submitted by Kay Scott)
  Joseph Solon, 88, of 5927 Columbia Ave., Hammond, died this morning in St. Margaret 
Hospital. A resident of Hammond for 46 years, he was formerly employed by the Standard 
Oil Co.
  Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Dalton Funeral Home, 
727 Carroll St., Hammond; and at 9 a.m. in All Saints Church, the Rev. Charles Seberger
officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Saturday.  The rosary 
will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m.
  Solon is survived by the Widow, Mayme; three sons, Dwane and Edward J. of Hammond, 
and Paul H. of Kankakee, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Catherine Volkman of Schererville, 
Mrs. Evelyn Laureman of Fowler, Ind., and Mrs. Helen Gardener of Detroit, Mich.; nine 
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Edna SOLON Friday, November 30, 1956 (Submitted by Kay Scott)
  Mrs. Edna Solon, 52, of 5630 Claude Ave., Hammond, died early this morning in 
St. Margaret Hospital. 
  Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Snyder Funeral Home, Hihman 
and Warren streets, Hammond, with the Rev. Paul Schaeffer officiating. Burial will 
be in Concordia Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday.
  A lifelong resident of Hammond and a supervisor for Illinois Bell Telephone Co., 
Mrs. Solon is survived by two sons, Robert and James, and one daughter, Lovell Solon, 
all of Hammond; four sisters, Mrs. Clara Madura and Mrs. Alma Radloff of Whiting, 
Mrs. Rose Rider and Miss Agnes Scheuneman of Hammond; one brother, William Scheuneman 
of Hammond; and two grandchildren.
Mary M. SOLON Saturday, September 27, 1997 (Submitted by Kay Scott)
  Mary M. Solon (nee Stevens), 75, of Highland, passed away Thursday September 25, 1997.
Survived by one son, Jack (Jean) Solon of Wheeling, Illinois; three daughters, Diane (Tom)
Hubler of Highland, Sherry (Hersh) Kohut of California and Susan Swick of Schererville; 
two sisters, Nellie Swanson of Highland and Barbara (Bill) Boyd of California; 12 
grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in 
death by her husband, Edward J. Solon, in 1992.
  Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, September 28, 1997 at Kuiper 
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Milligan officiating. Cremation, Calumet Park,
Merrillville. Friends are invited to meet with the family Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. 
at the Kuiper Funeral Home Chapel, 9039 Kleinman Road (2 blocks south of Ridge Road), 
Highland, Indiana. 
  Mrs. Solon was retired from Illinois Bell with 31 years of service and was a member 
of the Pioneer Club at Illinois Bell. Memorials may be given to the Society for 
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, 2904-B, Marmat Road, Baltimore, MD. 21209.

Lake County Indiana Obituaries from the Times

(http://www.hammond.lib.in.us/obits.htm)
 
Surname 	Given 		Date 			Page 	Note
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solon 		Joseph 		February 10, 1946 	4 

To obtain a copy of the obituary, come in to the Main Library and view the microfilm or to obtain by mail send your request (all information from the index) with a self-addressed stamped envelope and $5.00 per obituary to:

Hammond Public Library
ATTN: Calumet Room
564 State Street
Hammond, IN 46320
This is as much as I know about the SOLON line from which I descend.


If you happen to know of any further information pertaining to these SOLON families or know of a connection,
please e-mail me and let me know.


A Possible CODY Connection?

There are several stories about a connection between the Cody family and the Solon family,
so here are some links to Cody information:
Life Of Hon. William F. Cody, Known As Buffalo Bill
Amazon.com: A Glance: The Life of Hon. William F. Cody
Cousins of Buffalo Bill
CODY CLAN WEB PAGE
CODY-DuPage Co., IL 1870s

If you happen to know of a story connecting these families or know of a connection,
please e-mail it to me and I will post it with your permission.

I also have been given this address:

Cody Family Association, Inc.
8010 Parkford Pl. N.W.
Massillon,OH 44646

Until I get a more solid connection though, I won't attempt to contact this group.

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All information is accurate to the best of my knowledge,
but should not be taken as fact until proven as such.




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