Genealogy for Bertran, Klump, Parkinson, Hoy, Snavely
Last Modified:
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
James Parkinson
- Born: April 6, 1806, PA (1)
- Parents of James Parkinson
- Married: Maria Christina Hoy
- Born: August 20, 1812, Brush Valley, Centre County, PA
- Died: May 12 or 17, 1894, Willow, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- Father: George Albert Hoy
- Mother: Elizabeth Klee or Clay born to Jeremiah Klee and Catherine,
died 1813
- Children (1)
- Issac W. Parkinson
- John Parkinson; born - April 30, 1833, Centre Co, PA; died -
February 4, 1862, Palmyra, Missouri
- Rebecca Parkinson; born - 1835 Centre Co, PA; died - August 9,
1852 (3)buried at Clay Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
- William Parkinson; born - December 16, 1836, Centre Co, Pa; died
-April 6, 1862 at Shilo, Tennessee (2) A stained glass window is in the
Methodist Church in Stockton, Illinois commemorating his death at Shilo.
It was commissioned by his family.(4)
William
Parkinson burial at Shilo
- James Parkinson; born - September 26 1838, Centre Co, Pa; died
- October 2, 1861, Rolla, Missouri (3)
- Jane Parkinson; born
May 11, 1841, Willow, JoDaviess Co, IL;
- Juliana Parkinson; born
March 11, 1943, JoDaviess Co, IL; died - April 26, 1885, Grand Island,
NE
- George W. Parkinson; a music teacher in Berreman married Julia
Wise and had 5 children (W. Bliss, Fred, Georgia, Albert and an infant
in 1889)
- Josiah B. Parkinson; farmed in Berreman Township and was the
editor of the Savanna Times.
- Fanny Parkinson; married Adam J. Lopshire, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana. They moved to Lincoln Centre, Kansas. They had 4 children (Florence,
Clarence, Janet, and a baby in 1889)
- Chrissie Parkinson; married A.C. Van Bebber, an engineer,
who was formerly a captain of a river boat and they had one child as of
1889 (Edith)
- Silas D. Parkinson; born - August 27, 1852; married: Florence
Chambers of Chicago, Illinois September 23, 1877. She was born in
Minnesota June 3, 1859 to Robert A and Mattie (Downer) Chambers,
natives of Pennsylvania. Her mother was deceased by 1889 and the father
lived in California. Silas and his wife had 6 children. (John was deceased
by 1889, Edward J, Rolla Elmer, Silas D., Robert A. and Florence)
- Died: Willow, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- Buried: Clay Cemetery, about 4 miles southeast of Willow, Illinois.
- Other Information
- The family floated the Ohio and Mississippi rivesr from PA to Savana,
Illinois, then came to Willow, Jo Davies County, Illinois in 1839 with
several other families. They took up a tract of wild land in Berreman
Township consisting of 500 acres with his brother Issac W. ((1) about
1 mile south of Willow and built a home and improved the land. The home
was also used for school. James brother Issac taught school for the settlements
children. Later a school was built of stone. It was later replaced by
a wood school house. (5)
- Jane Parkinson was the first white child born in Berrriman Township,
Jo Davies County, Illinois, while her brother Issac was the first white
male child born there.
- James and Christina donated the timbers and the land for the Willow
Church which still stands. It was originally built without a basement.
At a later time, a basement was dug under the church. The full log timbers
that support the church are visible in the basement. The church still
has a small congregation. (6)
- References:
- (1)Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess County, Illinois; biography
of Silas D. Parkinson
- (2)Peggy Struwe visit to Shilo, Tennessee National Park and Cemetery
- (3)Peggy Struwe visit to Clay Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- (4)Peggy Struwe visit to the Methodist Church in Stockton, Illinois
- (5)Peggy Struwe visit to Willow, Illinois, tour and history from Mrs.
Schafler.
- (6)Peggy Struwe visit to Willow Methodist Church, pictures and history
of the church.
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