The Ancestors of Gladys Moore
Gladys Ellen Moore
1st generation: William Mosses Moore Eva Edna Liggett
2nd generation: Byron Moore Martha E. Dunbar
James K.P. Liggett Evangeline M. Peterson
3rd generation: Jerome Dunbar Elizabeth Green
George Liggett Catherine Ann Bell
Eli Peterson Susan E. Wright
4th generation: William Dunbar Martha A. West
James Stephens Green, Sr. Elizabeth Ayers(?)
William Liggett Esther Hays
Cornelius Peterson Selinda Lane
James Wright Elizabeth Gearhart
5th generation: Roland West
William Liggett
Abraham Peterson, Jr. Susannah (?)
Allen Lane Hannah Cook
John Wright Elizabeth Abshire
Hiram Gearhart
6th generation:
William Liggett
Abraham Peterson Patience Baker
Allin Lane Esther Grannis
William Wright Catherine Doran
7th generation: Joseph Peterson, Jr. Lydia Howell
John Baker Ruth Barker
John Lane Lettecia Howell
William Wright Mary Grant
8th generation: Joseph Peterson Sarah Jones
John Lane Anna Allyn
John Wright Elizabeth Bronaugh
9th generation: John Peterson Mary Soule
Joseph Jones Patience Little
Isaac Lane Hanna Brown
10th generation: George Soule Mary Bucket
Thomas Little Anna Warren
John Lane
11th generation: Richard Warren Elizabeth
Gladys Ellen MOORE
Birth Record of Gladys Ellen Moore, 12/13/1913 Keokuk, Lee County, IA: Iowa State Department Of Health-Division
of Vital Statistics: I, Eva E. Moore, being duly sworn, depose and say that I am 52 years of age; that I have
known the person named herein for 31 years; that I reside at 2261 Yale Blvd in the County Sangamon, State
of Illinois; that the answers given to the following questions are true and correct as I verily believe. FULL
NAME OF CHILD: Gladys Ellen Moore; PLACE OF BIRTH: STATE OF IOWA, COUNTY OF X, CITY OF
Keokuk, TOWNSHIP OF X, STREET X. Sex of child: Female, Number in order of birth (blank), Date of
Birth: Dec � 13 � 1913; Name of physician: Dr. Hall. Father Full Name: William Moore, Birthplace: Hannibal,
MO, color: White: Age at time of this birth: 27 years, Occupation at time of birth: Salesman. Mother Full
Name: Eva Edna Liggett, Birthplace: ILL., Color: white, age at time of this birth: 21 years, Occupation at time
of this birth: Housewife. Signed by Eva E. Moore, mother, on May 28, 1945 in Sangamon County, IL in front
of Josephine E. Maloney, notary public.
1910 Federal Census: W. M. Moore household
1920 Federal Census: William M. Moore household
1930 Federal Census: William Moore household
Marriage record Springfield, Sangamon County, IL Joseph Ferry 1926-1932 #60699
Birth record of Shirley Ferry 10/15/1932, Spfld, IL
Death record of Shirley Ann Ferry 12/4/1933, Springfield, IL: 2200 E. Kansas St., Springfield, IL. Father:
Joseph Ferry (Falls of the Rough, KY), Gladys Moore (Keokuk, IA). Informant: Joseph M. Ferry, 1215 E.
Jeff. St.; Vancil Funeral Home; Oak Ridge Cemetery. Cause of death: Acute intestinal toxemia, following spasm.
Obit of Shirley Ferry: Illinois State Journal, 12-5-1933, p. 3: �Shirley Ferry, age 1, Dies of Sudden Attack: Shirley
Ann Ferry, 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferry, 2200 East Kansas street died suddenly about 1:30
o�clock yesterday afternoon. Becoming suddenly ill, she was rushed to St. John�s hospital, where she was
pronounced dead by examining physicians. Remains were removed to the W.T. Vancil funeral home pending
funeral services, which are incomplete. Besides the parents, the child�s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore
survive.�
Divorce record Joseph M. Ferry, May 15, 1934, Sangamon County, IL, General No. 60772, Fee Book 97, Page 19,
Circuit Court Sangamon County, Chancery Action, IL:
� IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SANGAMON COUNTY.
May Term A.D. 1934
State of Illinois) ss
County of Sangamon)
Joseph M. Ferry, Plaintiff)
Vs) Divorce in Chancery
Gladys E. Ferry, Defendant)
Joseph M. Ferry, plaintiff, by Elmer E. Vail his Attorney, complaining of Gladys E. Ferry, defendant, alleges; 1. That plaintiff
is now and for more than one year last past has been a resident of the City of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
2. That on the 11th day of November A. D. 1931 at Springfield, Illinois in the County of Sangamon, plaintiff was
lawfully married to one Gladys E. Moore, the defendant herein, and from the time of said marriage until on or
about the 2nd day of April A. D. 1933, plaintiff lived and cohabited with Gladys E. Ferry as a true, kind and
affectionate husband, and provided her with all the necessities and comforts of life, according to the best of
his ability. 3. That said Gladys E. Ferry wholly regardless of her marriage covenants, afterward, to-wit, on the
2nd day of April A.D. 1933, aforesaid, willfully deserted and absented herself from plaintiff without any
reasonable cause therefore, for the space of one year and upward; and has persisted in such desertion, and yet
continues to willfully absent herself from plaintiff, without any reasonable cause therefore. 4. Wherefore, plaintiff
prays judgment that the said marriage between plaintiff and Gladys E. Ferry may be dissolved and declared null and
void by the decree of this court, according to the statute in such case made and provided; and that plaintiff have such
other and further relief as equity may require. Signed: Joseph M. Ferry, Plaintiff, Elmer E. Vail, Attorney for Plaintiff.�
� IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SANGAMON COUNTY
May Term A. D. 1934
State of Illinois ) ss
County of Sangamon)
Joseph M. Ferry, Plaintiff)
Vs) Divorce #60772
Gladys E. Ferry, Defendant)
DECREE
This cause coming on to be heard upon the complaint of plaintiff herein, and the defendant Gladys E. Ferry having entered her
appearance in writing and submitted herself to the jurisdiction of the court, to this term, and failing to appear or
answer plaintiff�s complaint, but made default and the court having ordered that said complaint and the matters therein
be taken as confessed, and the court having heard the oral testimony of the witnesses, sworn and examined in open court,
and being fully advised in the premises, DOTH FIND that the said Gladys E. Ferry, defendant, did willfully desert and
absent herself from the plaintiff without reasonable cause therefore for the space of one year and upward as charged
in said complaint. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED AND DECREE by the court that the marriage between
the plaintiff, Joseph M. Ferry, and the defendant Gladys E. Ferry be dissolved and the same is hereby dissolved
accordingly and the parties are, and each of them is hereby freed from the obligations thereof. Signed: Lawrence E.
Stone, Judge of the Circuit Court.�
Marriage record 6/2/1934 Springfield, Sangamon County, IL Henry Cronister
Divorce record Henry Cronister, January 9, 1959
Marriage record Leonard McCawley 1961-66 #99294, June 6, 1964
Divorce record Leonard McCawley, April 4, 1972, (according to Grandma�s own handwriting). Divorce decree found in lockbox in
Peg Eddington�s home: �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, SANGAMON
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
GLADYS ELLEN MC CAWLEY, Plaintiff)
VS) No. 72-D-167
LEONARD MC MCAWLEY, Defendant)
This cause coming on to be heard upon the Complaint herein taken as confessed by the Defendant and it appearing to the
Court that the Defendant has had due notice of the pendency of this suit by publication in due form according to the
statute in such case made and provided, that the default of the Defendant was taken and the Plaintiff�s complaint herein
taken as confessed by said Defendant, and the oral testimony of witnesses sworn and examined in open Court, and the
Court having heard the arguments of counsel, and being fully advised in the premises, and on consideration thereof,
finds: 1. That the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties hereto. 2. That the Plaintiff is now
and since prior to the filing of the Complaint, has been an actual resident of the County of Sangamon and has been a
resident of the State of Illinois, for over one whole year next before the filing of the Complaint herein. 3. That on the
6th day of June, 1964, Plaintiff and Defendant were lawfully married, and lived together as husband and wife until
August 15, 1966 when they separated. 4. That no children were born of this marriage. 5. That during the marriage the
parties acquired certain household furniture which Plaintiff paid for, and she will need it to make a home for herself.
6. That on August 15, 1966, Defendant willfully deserted the Plaintiff without any reasonable cause and had absented
himself from her for a space of more than one year prior to the commencement of this action. IT IS THEREOFRE
ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between the
Plaintiff, GLADYS ELLEN MC CAWLEY, and the Defendant, LEONARD MC CAWLEY, be hereby dissolved and the same
are dissolved accordingly. 2. That Plaintiff is hereby declared to be the sole owner of household furniture and other
household goods located at 2713 S. Pasfield, Springfield, Illinois. 3. That this Court retain jurisdiction over the parties
hereto for the purpose of enforcing this Decree. Enter: April 4, 1972, Signed Judge Rhodes.�
Death Record 5/21/1983 Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Obit of Gladys McCawley: State Journal Register, 5-23-83, p.21: �Gladys McCawley: Mrs. Gladys Cronister McCawley,
69, of 907 N. Daniel St. died Saturday at Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of
William and Eva Liggett Moore. A resident of Springfield for many years, Mrs. McCawley was a member of Abundant
Life Church of the Nazarene. Her first husband, Henry Cronister, died in 1978 and a daughter, Shirley Ferry, also
preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Gerald L., Mick Q. and Henry D. Cronister, all of Springfield; seven
daughters, Mrs. Donna J. Handley of Springfield; Mrs. Peg Eddington, Mrs. Sharon D. Gorbett, Mrs. Joyce Eddington
and Mrs. Rebecca Hysler, all of Rochester; Mrs. Pat Thornton of Pawnee and Mrs. Jackie Luttrell of Huxley, Iowa; 51
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Herschel Moore of Springfield, Russell and Irvin Moore, both
of Indianapolis, Ind., and William Moore of Florida; one sister, Mrs. Eunice Lawyer of Springfield; several nieces and
nephews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Francis W. Walters
officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.�
Sexton Records: Roselawn Cemetery, Springfield, IL, H-599-2.
Memoriams for Gladys McCawley, State Journal Register, 5-21-1990, page unknown, "GLADYS E. CRONISTER McCAWLEY:
5/21/1983 On the 7th anniversary of Mother's death, We now that her soul is at rest. We all miss her & her love, But
we're thankful she is with Our Father above. If we could say just one thing Mother, You were the best, we would have
had no other. It has been lonesome since you went away, But we'll see you again on judgement day. 1 Peter 1:3 Missed
by, all of your children."
Gladys Ellen MOORE was the daughter of William Mosses MOORE and Eva Edna LIGGETT. She was born December 13, 1913
in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. The family moved around a lot during Gladys� childhood living in Keokuk, IA, Hannibal,
MO, and moving from town to town within Illinois, including Quincy, Galesburg, Peoria, Decatur and Springfield.
Even though Gladys was the daughter of two lay ministers, she did not know how to pick good husbands. She married Joseph FERRY
in Springfield, IL about 1931. Their first-born daughter, Shirley FERRY, was born October 15, 1932 in Springfield, IL
and died when she was just one year old on December 4, 1933. Shortly following the death of Shirley, Gladys and
Joe were divorced; however, Gladys was again pregnant with Joe�s child. During her pregnancy, she met a local coal
miner, Henry Jr. CRONISTER, while attending her parents� church. Gladys and Henry were married June 21, 1934
at Hope Evangelical Church in Springfield, Illinois. Donna Jean CRONISTER was born August 23, 1934 in Springfield,
Illinois. Henry and Gladys went on to have 9 children together.
Sometime during the early part of their marriage, Henry changed. He changed occupations, which had a contrary effect on his life.
Henry began running routes in Springfield as a garbage man. During that time, he turned to alcohol. When their
youngest daughter, Becky, was 3 or 4, Gladys and Henry divorced. She later married Leonard McCAWLEY with
her married daughter, Peggy, acting as the attendant. One day, Leonard left Gladys with no notice of his forwarding
address. Gladys never found Leonard again and ended the marriage.
1st generation
William Mosses MOORE
Birth Record 4/4/1886 Hannibal, MO (not found at Hannibal Library)
1890 Civil War Census:?
1900 Federal Census: Byron Moore Household
Marriage record 4/26/1910 Burlington, Des Moines County, IA to Eva Liggett
1910 Federal Census: W. M. Moore household, Burlington, Des Moines County, IA, ED 8, page 118.
W. M. (Head, 24, M1, 0, MO, Ire, Ire), Eva (Wife, 17, M1, IL, IN, IL), James Liggett (FIL, 65, D, IN, OH, IN).
William working as laborer at saw mill. James preacher. 1st marriage for William and Eva, no children. 416
Main, Burlington, IA.
1920 Federal Census: William M. Moore household, Peoria, Peoria County, IL. ED 113, page 6A. William M.
(Head, 33, M, MO, Ire, Unk), Eva (wife, 27, IL, US, US), Russell E. (son, 8, S, IA, MO, IL), Gladys
E. (dtr, 6, S, IA, MO, IL), Irvin L. (son, 3 9/12, S, IL, MO, IL), Eunice L. (dtr, 1 8/12, S, IL, MO, IL),
Lester H. Journey (nephew, 18, M, IL, US, IL), Stella N. Journey (niece, 19, M, IL, IL, KY), Howard
(nephew, 1/12, S, IL, IL, IL). William traveling salesman. Lester cabinet maker. 820 Smith St, Peoria, IL.
1930 Federal Census: William Moore household, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL. ED 15, Page 7B.
William (Head, 47, M, MO, Ire, VA), Eva (wife, 43, M, IL, IL, IL), Russell (son, 19, S, IA, MO, IL),
Gladys (dtr, 16, S, IA, MO, IL), Irvin (son, 14, S, IA, MO, IL), Eunice (dtr, 11, S, IL, MO, IL),
Herschel (son, 6, S, IL, MO, IL), William, Jr. (son, 4, S, IL, MO, IL), Eva (dtr, 3, S, IL, MO, IL).
William 1st married at 24, Eva at 17. William and Russell are listed as store salesman. Gladys as store
clerk. Irvin, Eunice, Herschel are in school.
Death Record 12/9/1962 Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Obit of Rev. William M. Moore: Illinois State Journal, 12/10/1962, p. 18: �Rev. William M. Moore � Reverence
William M. Moore, 76, of 438 N. 14th St., died at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John�s Hospital. A Springfield resident
for 40 years, Rev. Moore was pastor of the Mount Olive Missionery Chapel. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Eva E. Moore; four sons, Russell and Jack, both of Indianapolis, Ind., and William and Herschel J., both of
Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Eunice Auwyer and Mrs. Gladys Cronister, both of Springfield; several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Remains are at Vancil Funeral Mansion.�
Sexton Records: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL
William Mosses MOORE was the youngest child of Irish immigrant Byron MOORE and Martha E. DUNBAR. William was
born April 4, 1886 in Hannibal, Missouri. William grew up without a formal education. �Although he never
went further than the 4th grade, he was a self-educated man and no one would have guess his lack of [formal]
education.� William, or �Mose� as he was frequently called by business associates, grew up as a typical Irishman
enjoying his alcoholic beverages. Mosses had to change his ways when he met his future wife, Eva Edna LIGGETT.
Eva, the daughter of a minister, was a very devout woman. William and Eva were married in Burlington, Des
Moines County, Iowa on April 26, 1910.
During his younger years, William was a traveling salesman moving his family from place to place as the need arose. The
family lived in Decatur, IL; Hannibal, MO; Burlington, IA (1910); Keokuk, IA (1913); Galesburg, IL (1916-1918);
Peoria, IL (1920-??); Quincy, IL (1927); Springfield, IL (from 1927 on). When asked how the family moved
from town to town, William�s daughter, Eunice Moore Lawyer replied, �As for transportation when we were
growing up, we had a Model T Ford, until we got a Model A Ford. My father used to say we used to be poor
until we got our Model A. That's the only transportation we ever had to my memory. Plus the fact, that Pop did
all the work on it himself. I can still remember my mother saying, �Will, you go in there and take off that white
shirt before you work on the car.� And he would trot to the bedroom and change shirts.�
William and Eva had 9 children: Russell Eugene, Robert Allen, Gladys Ellen, Irvin Lysle, Eunice Lorraine, Herschel Bryant,
Pauline Virginia, William (Jr.), and Eva �Christine�. Three of the children died at young ages. Robert died as
an infant and is buried in an unknown location. Pauline died at 1 year and is buried in an unknown grave in
Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Christine died at 5 years and is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Block 39, Sec. 3, R-12, Gr 20), Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
Christine�s obituary listed her father as Capt. William MOORE of the Volunteers of America. Volunteers of America, founded in
1896 by social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth, envisioned a movement dedicated to �reaching and uplifting� the
American people. In addition to being a comprehensive human services organization, Volunteers of America is
an interdenominational church. Later, William and Eva also became lay ministers at Mt. Olive Missionary Chapel
in Springfield, Illinois.
William�s granddaughter, Peggy CRONISTER EDDINGTON shares a favorite memory of her grandfather. �Grandpa MOORE
used to sneak off for an ice cream cone from the Dairy Queen without telling Grandma. He was a diabetic.�
Several family members have shared memories of William�s wonderful sense of humor. According to his daughter,
Eunice MOORE LAWYER, William loved to tease. Bettianne MOORE FORD says �Grandpa was a very interesting guy,
though it took me years to get to know him. He was quiet but pensive, and usually his observations were accurate.�
William MOORE died December 9, 1962 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. He was buried December 11, 1962 in Oak Ridge
Cemetery (Block 48), Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
From Grandma Moore�s scrapbook:
From William Moore (staying at the Kraft Hotel in Decatur, IL) to Eva Moore, dated 4/27/1948, regarding their 38th wedding
anniversary: �Dear Wife This Tuesday. Hope you are OK. Wish I could be home to help you with washing. I was thinking
Monday about 38 years ago. When I took you for my life time pal. Has been short 38 years for me and if I had it to do
again it would be the same pal for me. Love you more now then I did then as I know you better. We will work Sullivan
today if we get this done in time. We would work Lincoln Friday. We did not get to work but about two hours Monday
on act of Rain. It just poured rain all a.m. Monday. Will close lots love �Pop. Hope you get 3 teeth out as I want you to
have some teeth � then you can chew on my neck again. This is [sic] nice hotel wonderful lobby.�
Eva Edna LIGGETT
Birth Record 10/9/1892 Bloomington, McLean County, IL
Marriage record 4/26/1910 Burlington, Des Moines County, IL to William M. Moore
1900 Federal Census: James P. Liggett household
1910 Federal Census: W.M. Moore Household
1920 Federal Census: William M. Moore household
1930 Federal Census: William Moore household
Death Record 3/30/1968 Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Obit of Rev. Eva E. Moore: Illinois State Journal, 3-31-1968, p13: �REV. EVA E. MOORE: Rev. Eva E. Moore, 75, of 438
N. 14th St. died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at St. John�s Hospital. Born in Bloomington, she was a member of Mount
Olive Missionary Chapel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. William M. Moore, in 1962. Rev. Moore�s
son, Herschel J., is superintendent of the Springfield Playground and Recreation Commission and a former member
of the school board. She is survived by four sons, Herschel J. of Springfield, Russell E. and Ervin L., both of
Indianapolis, Ind., William, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys McCawley, Mrs. Eunice Lawyer, both of
Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. Lola Moon of Springfield, Mrs. Stella Masker of Peoria; 22 grandchildren and 39
great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapil with Rev. Gene Fuller
assisted by Rev. William Walters officiating. Burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery.�
Sexton Records: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Spfld, IL
Obit of Herschel J. Moore: State Journal Register, 1/3/1993, p. 23: �Herschel J. Moore: Herschel J. Moore, 69, of
Springfield died at 11:40 a.m. Friday at Memorial medical Center. He was born May 13, 1923, in Peoria, the son
of William and Eva Liggett Moore. He first married Mary Jane Krueger in 1948; she died in 1978. He married Marcella
J. Chambers in 1980. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Robert and Russell Moore; and three sisters,
Pauline and Christine Moore, and Gladys McCawley. Mr. Moore was employed by the cit of Springfield as superintendent
of the Springfield Recreation Commission and later as personnel director of the Springfield Park District, retiring in
1986. He served as a member of the Springfield School District 186 Board of Education for 12 years and as president
of the board during the 1962-63 school year. He served as chairman of the Sports Jamboree, which won the 1958 Youth
Fitness Award for Springfield in national competition. In 1958, he was one of the six finalists in the Springfield Junior
Chamber of Commerce contest to name the Outstanding Young Man for the year. For many years he was active in working
with young people, including Little League, Pony and Colt leagues in the baseball organization. He was a U.S. Army veteran
and an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are his wife, Marcella J.; three daughters, Mrs.
Richard (Becky) Wood of Fort Myers, Fla.; Mrs. William (Brenda) Shomidle and Mrs. James (Bonnie) Pappas, both of
Springfield; four grandchildren; two brothers, Bill of Tampa, Fla., and Irvin of Winterhaven, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Eunice
Lawyer of Springfield; 10 nieces; six nephews; several great-nieces and nephews. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
at First Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. David West officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Vancil
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.�
Eva Edna LIGGETT was the daughter of Evangeline PETERSON and James K.P. LIGGETT born October 9, 1892 in Bloomington,
McLean County, Illinois. At 10 months of age, Eva contracted polio and was crippled all her life. Eunice MOORE LAWYER,
Eva�s daughter, remembers that her mother only attended grade school, but made much of the education she had. The
LIGGETT family lived in Bloomington through 1902. Eva�s parents divorced, but the date and place is unknown at this time.
According to Eva�s daughter, Eunice MOORE LAWYER, Eva went to live with her father at the age of 16. In 1909, Eva
is found living with her father in Peoria, IL.
Eva married William Mosses MOORE in Burlington, Des Moines County, IA on April 26, 1910. The couple was married by Eva�s
father, James K. P. Liggett, in the home of Kittie and Benjamin Gillespie. William and Eva had 9 children: Russell
Eugene, Robert Allen, Gladys Ellen, Irvin Lyle, Eunice Lorraine, Herschel Bryant, Pauline Virginia, William (Jr.), and
Eva �Christine�. (For information regarding the children and their homelife see William MOORE.)
Eva was what was called �stylish stout� and always wore her long hair done up in a knot. Granddaughter Diane MOORE TROMBI
remembers �Grandma Eva MOORE was a great cook and baker. As a child, I loved to climb a neighbor's cherry tree and
pick enough cherries for her to make me my own cherry pie. Her crust was light and flakey and with the tart cherries,
it was a supreme treat for a skinny, picky little eater like me who only liked red and white foods ...... she always had
real butter on her table which fascinated me to no end (with six kids, we were strictly a cheap margarine crowd.) One
of Grandma's hot biscuits tasted dripping with Grandma's real butter was surely one of the supreme treats of my
younger days.� Peggy CRONISTER EDDINGTON used to take her grandmother, Eva MOORE, to the store every
Thursday. In return, she would give Peg a homemade coffeecake. To this day, Peg still wishes she had that recipe.
When asked to recall memories of her grandmother, Bettianne MOORE FORD states �stern is the word that would first come to mind.
She was also very consistent and the dominant force in the family structure...as well as in the religious upbringing of the
children.� Bettianne�s sister, Diane MOORE TROMBI, adds, �She had a wry sense of humor when you could get her off
of religion and onto other subjects. I liked her kind smile much better than the pursed lips.� Eva believed in keeping the
children busy and establishing a good work ethic which resulted in more chores than playtime. Eva would not allow the
typical sibling rivalry. �No fights � My mother would not allow that � she ruled the entire household. No backtalk,
either,� wrote Eunice MOORE LAWYER. Eva and William believed it was imperative that the family eat together and not
leave the table until excused.
William and Eva were members of the Volunteers of America. On Nov. 1, 193,Eva was appointed to Captain of the Volunteers of
America, Chicago, Kedzie 2363. William and Eva eventually lay ministers at Mt. Olive Missionary Chapel. Diane MOORE
TROMBI remembers attending her grandparents� church. �I loved going to Grandma and Grandpa's church, the Mt. Olive
Missionary Chapel, on Sunday evenings. The songs were happy and joyous and I could shout out, "AMEN!" with the others.
The dramatic side of me was well fed by such freedom to share.� Bettianne MOORE FORD remembers a time when
William and Eva�s whole life was the church. �Grandma was strong in her beliefs and even if we don�t agree with them, we
can accept that she lived by that she believed.� When asked about someone who had a big influence in her life, Peggy
CRONISTER EDDINGTON stated, �Grandma Eva MOORE � who was a minister and led me down the path of righteousness.�
Eva Edna MOORE passed away on March 30, 1968 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Eva MOORE is buried in Oak Ridge
Cemetery(Block 48), Springfield, Illinois next to her husband William MOORE.
From Grandma Moore�s scrapbook:
�Silver Wedding of Couple Celebrated � Captain William and Eva Moore, 1603 East Jefferson street, were given a surprise party
Saturday evening in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. They were given a set of dishes by members
of the Volunteers of America, of which Captain Moore is head. Games were played and refreshments were served. The
couple has six children: Russell, Irvin, Herschel, William, Eunice and Mrs. Gladys Cronister and two grandchildren, all
of this city.� Paper name and date unknown.
�On Sunday April 24 � 1960 our children had planned special observance of our 50th wedding anniversary. It was one of the most
wonderful days I have ever had. At the little chapel 931 S. 16th St. In the morning service the church honored us, and
our work. Bernie Nation gave a special reading and Bro & Sis Sanders sang and played there. After some very uplifting
remarks the church presented us with an electric skillet. In the afternoon at our home 438 N. 14th St. Open house was
held and many friends came. We had the most beautiful cake I have ever seen. It was large enough to serve 98. Herschel
made the punch & the boys took moving pictures. We were presented with gifts and money. The church folk had already
offered their congratulations in the church service so only a few of them came to the house. All of the children got home
for the occasion, but Irv, and he was ????. We received lovely cards & telephone calls reaching into the following week.
Present at open house for out 50th wedding anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Jess Applegate, Mrs. Mays, Marcella May, Mr. & Mrs.
J. Nation, Mrs Donna Handley & son Gregg, Mr. & Mrs. John Tarr, Jack, Randy & Pamela, Mrs. T Gorbett & Mike & Tammy,
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Moore, Mr. & Mrs. Herschel Moore, Mrs. Chris Schrumpf of Chillicothe, Mr. Armie Schrumpf of Chillicothe,
Mr. & Mrs. William Moore, Billy, Mikie, & Jerry, Mr. Russell Moore, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. George Lawyer, Mr. & Mrs. William Walters,
John & Billy, Mr. Chiles, Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Rick, Mr. & Mrs. Jeffers, Mr. & Mrs. J. Paoni & son Tommy, Mrs. Gladys Cronister,
Joyce & Becky, Mrs. Bertha Stark, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Stark, Rev. & Mrs. Wirth, Mr. & Mrs. E. Sanders of Pawnee, Mrs.
Margaret Pourschot.�
�GOLDEN WEDDING COUPLE: Mr. And Mrs. William Moore, 438 N. 14th St., will observe their golden wedding anniversary with an open
house at their residence from 2 to 5 p.m. today. Friends and relatives are invited. Married at Burlington, Iowa, on April 26,
1910, both Mr. And Mrs. Moore have been active in religious and welfare work. They are parents of six children, William,
Herschel, Irvin of Champaign, Russell of Indianapolis and Mrs. Eunice Lawyer and Mrs. Gladys Cronister, all others of
Springfield. There are 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.� Paper name and date unknown.
�Capt. Eva Moore Resigns Position � Capt. Eva Moore, 1528 East Jefferson street, for more than 11 years in charge of work here for the
Volunteers of America, has resigned her office to take a position with the Capital Chemical company, 108 West Jefferson street.
The resignation was mailed Monday night to Col. Hulda Smith, Chicago, and her successor has not been named.� Paper name
and date unknown.
Eva Moore taught vacation bible school at Pilgrim Holiness Church, Springfield, IL, June 30, 1950. Teachers� certificate in scrapbook.
A card from �your family at the church. God Bless you both�. On the back Grandma Moore wrote the following note: �With this card was
a gift of $15.00. This was 8-20-60 while pop was getting over his bad spell of sickness.�
�The Volunteers of America � Chicago, Kedzie 2363: November 1, 1939, Certificate of Appointment: To Whom it may concern: Captain
Eva Moore is appointed to the command of Springfield, Illinois and vicinity, of THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, and in
accordance with the by-laws of the Society, is authorized to collect funds on behalf of the work in Springfield and vicinity,
until the appointment of her successor. This certificate in no way authorizes the holder to contract liabilities or incur
indebtedness on account of the Corporation known as THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. Appointed this First day of November,
Ninetten Hundred and Thirty Nine.�
�Ordained At Chapel Service � Rev. Frank Staley, of Mt. Vernon, was the speaker at the ordination service of Mt. Olive Missionary chapel
Sunday afternoon at the chapel, 1713 E. Adams St. He was assisted in the service by Rev. Margaret Pourchot. Mrs. Staley was
pianist. Those ordained were William M. Moore, Eva E. Moore, Francis William Walters, Henry Gehrman, Goldie Nickels and
Kenneth Jones, all of Springfield, and Gerald Stark, of Roby. Preceding the ordination, a flag was presented to the chapel
by Stephenson Women�s Relief corps 17. The presentation was made by Mary Fritz, patriotic instructor, and remarks were given
by Elizabeth Coon and Hane Call. William Moore, vice chairman, received the flag and words of appreciation were given by
Eva Moore, chapel chairman.� Paper name and date unknown.
Western Union Telegram, Dated 1961 Jul 25, 4:22 p.m.: �SA346 PA489 W BXB040 GOVT PD=BX WASHINGTON DC 25 418P EDT=
REV EVA E MOORE=
438 NORTH 14 ST SPRINGFIELD ILL=
YOUR GRANDSON�S HARDSHIP DISCHARGE REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED. HIS COMMANDING GENERAL ADVISES HE WILL
BE RELEASED ON OR ABOUT JULY 28=
PETER F MACK JR MEMBER CONGRESS=�
�Pvt. Herschel Moore is with the field artillery at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He was graduated from Feitshans High School in January
an entered service Feb 25. Private Moore is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, 2261 Yale boulevard.� Paper name and
date unknown.
�William Moore, seaman second class, is attending signal corps school at Great Lakes. The son of Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, 2261
Yale boulevard, he was a student at Springfield High school prior to entering service on April 4, last.� Paper name and
date unknown.
�MOORE: I Tokyo Bay, Sept. 3 (Delayed)- William Moore, gunner�s mate, third class, U.S.N.R., 19, of 2261 Yale boulevard, Springfield,
Ill., was a member of a navy underwater demolition team, a secret volunteer outfit famous for �getting there first with the
least and doing the most,� which spearheaded the landing of Allied occupation troops in Tokyo Bay. The force moved in with
the first landing, checked the landing area for mines, and the pies and docks for �booby traps� and hen demilitarized all
ships in the Yokosuka and Naguaru Bay naval harbors. In disarming the ships, the team threw overboard all small arms and
vital parts of all large calibre guns. Part of the team led British forces ashore on one of the forts which formerly protected
the entrance to the bay. After demilitarizing the island fort, the group participated in flag-raising ceremonies four days
before the formal surrender signing.� Paper name and date unknown.
�Install New Officers: Abraham Lincoln Chapter 959, Order of Eastern Star, installed officers last night at the Masonic Temple. Back
row, left to right, are George Lawyer, worthy patron; Mrs. Eunice Lawyer, associate conductress; Miss Marcella May,
conductress; Earl Shisler, associate patron; front row, Mrs. Grayce Margetes, associate matron; Mrs. Roy DuRall, worthy
patron.� Paper name and date unknown
�BILL MOORE: I am please to announce my new association with Jeff�s Drive-In Laundry at Spring and Cook Streets. My former
experiences in local automatic laundries will enable me to render excellent service to my friends and acquaintances. Jeff�s
is Springfield�s finest automatic laundry offering fact and reasonable damp wash, dry fold, flatwork and shirt finishing.
As manager I can assure you all of the courtesies and personal service that I offered in my former capacities. �
Paper name and date unknown
�Jaycee President: William Moore of 2813 S. State St., owner of Bill�s Washette, 212 W. Laurel St., is new president of the
Springfield Junior Chamber of Commerce. Moore was lauded for directing a youth fitness program for the Jaycees in
1958 that won Springfield national recognition.� Paper name and date unknown
�Mary J. Krueger, Herschel Moore Exchange Vows � Marriage vows of Miss Mary Jane Krueger, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. William
Krueger, of 602 S. Thirteenth St., and Herschel Moore, son of Mr. And Mrs. William Moore, 1311 E. Edwards St., were spoken
at 8 p.m. yesterday at First Church of the Nazarene. Rev. J. R. Erp, pastor, performed the double ring ceremony and the music
was provided by G. Marc Stokes, organist, and Mrs. Mary Foster, soloist. Mrs. Foster sang �I Love You Truly,� �O Promise Me�
and �Because.� The attendants were Mrs. Bernis Weaver, sister of the bride, matron of honor; the Misses Jane Brancato and
Evelene Haycroft, bridesmaids; Fadra June Waggoner, junior bridesmaid; William Moore, a brother, best man, and William
Henry, John Fortner, Lamar Krueger, Kent Huson, Donald Sands and Dominic Mezzapella, ushers. The bride was given in
marriage by her father. She was attired in a gown of white satin, fashioned with a net yoke, long pointed sleeves and full
skirt with bustle back, fell entrain. Her fingertip veil was attached to a headdress of the satin and she carried a prayer
book with orchids. A reception was held at the church after which the couple departed for a trip to the south. They will
be at home at 825 S. Park Ave.� Paper name and date unknown. (Announcement also in scrapbook indicates wedding date
as 12/5/1947)
2nd generation
Byron MOORE
Birth Record Ireland
Immigration Records
Orphanage Records
Civil War Military Service Records, Federal Pension Records
Marriage record 7/6/1866 Morgan County, IL to Emily A. Tazewell
Divorce Record Emily Tazewell 1866
Marriage record to Martha E. Dunbar 2/18/1868 New London, Ralls County, MO, Ralls County Recorder of Deeds, Book B,
number 1817. �I do hereby certify that on the 18th day of Feby 1868, I united in Holy Matrimony Mr. Byron Moore of
Paleo to Miss Martha E. Dunbar of Ralls Co Mo, given by me this 24th day of Feby 1868. Thos J Starr M.G., Filed &
recorded March 30th 1868 S. YECaldwell Recorder.�
1870 Federal Census: Byron Moore household, Saverton, Ralls County, MO, page 95B. Byron (Head, 30, Ire, Farmer,
Foreign born mother and father), Martha (15, MO, keeping house), Minnie (1, MO, foreign born father). Byron �
US citizen, 21 years of age.
Death record of Minnie Moore
1880 Federal Census: Byron Moore household, Clay, Ralls County, MO, ED 3, page 641A. Byron
(55?, M, IL, Ire, Ire, laborer), Martha (wife, 28, M, MO, KY, VA, Keeping house), Robert (son, 9, S, MO, IL, MO),
James (son, 5, S, MO, IL, MO), Lizzy (dtr, 1, S, MO, IL, MO), Patrick? (son, 4/12, S, MO, IL, MO).
1890 Civil War Census:
1900 Federal Census: Byron Moore household, Mason Township, Marion County, MO, ED 104, page 157B.
Byron (Head, May 1843, 57, M, Ire, Ire, Ire), Martha E. (wife, Dec 1851, 48, M, MO, KY, VA),
Robert H. (son, April 1871, 29, S, MO, Ire, MO), Lizzie (dtr, Mar 1878, 22, S, MO, Ire, MO),
James (son, Dec 1874, 25, S, IL, Ire, MO), Martin (son, Jan 1880, 19, S, MO, Ire, MO),
Moses (son, Apr 1885, 14, S, MO, Ire, MO). Byron and Martha were each 1st married at 32. Byron came to
America in 1839?, been here for 61 years (impossible), and is naturalized. Martha has given birth to 6 children, 5
still living. No occupation for Byron or Martha. Robert is �teleg operator,� James and Martin are plumbers,
Moses is a laborer in the brick yard.
1910 Federal Census: Byron Moore household, Keokuk, Lee County, IA, ED 74, page 176.
Byron (Head, 64, M, Ire, Ire, Ire), Martha E. (wife, 57, M, MO, KY, VA), James (son, 35, S, IL, Ire, MO),
Martin (son, 29, S, MO, Ire, MO), Moses (son, 24, S, MO, Ire, MO). Byron and Martha married 42 years.
Martha 6 children, 5 living. James and Martin plumbers at store. Moses cutter at shoe factory.
Death Record 4/11/1915 Hannibal, MO
Obit of Byron R. Moore: Hannibal Evening Courier Post, 4-12-1915: �CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT HIS HOME
� Byron R. Moore, aged 77 to be buried Tuesday afternoon � Byron R. Moore, veteran of the Civil War, and
a resident of Hannibal for a number of years, died at his home, 519 Hayden street, at 1 o�clock Sunday
morning. He had been ill for one week which resulted in his demise. His surviving relatives are his widow,
Martha E. Moore, three sons, Robert Moore, Martin Moore, both of Hannibal, and Mose Moore of Peoria, Ill.,
and one daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Walters of this city. The funeral will be at 2:30 o�clock tomorrow afternoon
from the home conducted by Rev. Jesse E. Chapbell, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church. Interment will take
place in Mt. Olivet cemetery.�
Sexton Records: Mt. Olivet, Hannibal, MO (wrote to on 3/27/03) (RAOGK � Gary, Marion Cty, MO pic)
According to family legend, Byron MOORE immigrated to America from Ireland with his family at the age of 8 or 9
sometime around 1850. (The port of entry is not known at this time.) During immigration processing, he
became separated from his parents. He never found them again. He was, therefore, raised in an orphanage.
Byron enlisted as a volunteer in Havana, IL on January 18, 1864. He was mustered in at Camp Butler in Springfield, IL
for the 28th Illinois Infantry, Company C. Byron was paid a $60 bounty for enlisting. He was later paid
$300 bounty over three installments. According to the Muster Rolls, Byron was 5� 5.5� with light colored hair,
grey eyes and a light complexion. On his military service paperwork, Byron claimed to have been born in
JoDavies County, IL . His residence at the time of enlistment was in Petersburg, Menard County, IL.
The following lists the movement of the 28th Illinois Infantry which Byron MOORE was a part of.
On the 4th of January 1864, the Regiment, having re-enlisted as veterans, was mustered for three
years veteran service. May 29, every man who had been furloughed reported at Camp Butler, Ill., and the Regiment
moved for Natchez. Arrived at Natchez on the 8th of July. August 4, went on three days' scout to Black
Bayou; lost two men prisoners. September 25, 150 men of the Twenty-eighth marched with an expedition to
Sicily Island, La. October 4, expedition to Homachita River, Miss., Colonel Osborn, Second United States Colored
Cavalry, commanding. Returned on the 8th. October 10, the Regiment was consolidated into four companies, and on
the 12th embarked for Morganzia, La., Brigadier General Lawler commanding First Brigade, Nineteenth Army Corps.
November 3, embarked for mouth of White River, arriving on the 7th; left, November 20. Arrived at Memphis on
the 22d. Here the Regiment received 200 recruits, which were organized into two companies. The Regiment was
assigned to First Brigade, District of West Tennessee, Major General C. C. Washburn commanding District. December
21, formed part of an expedition to Moscow, at which point it arrived on the 23d, and returned to Memphis on the 31st.
January 3, 1865, embarked for Kunerville, La., arriving there on the 6th. February 12, embarked for Mobile Point, La., and
encountered a heavy gale on the voyage, were compelled to throw overboard 130 mules and horses, to save the
vessel. Arrived back at the mouth of the Mississippi River February 14, 1865, and proceeded to New Orleans. February
15, 1865, moved to Lake Pontchatrain. February 17, embarked for Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay. Camped at Navy Cove.
Assigned to Third Brigade, Third Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, Colonel D. P. Greer, Seventy-seventh Illinois, commanding
Brigade, Brigadier General W. P. Benton commanding Division, Major General Gordon Granger commanding Corps. Arrived
at Fish River March 25; at Spanish Fort, March 27. In the advance upon Spanish Fort, on the 27th, the Regiment occupied
the extreme right of the Division and Corps, Colonel Ritter commanding, and Major Rhodes in command of skirmish line. Held
this position during the entire siege, of 14 days, losing 14 killed and wounded, including two Captains. April 7, Companies G
and H joined the Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill. On the 8th, Spanish Fort was evacuated by the enemy; 10th, marched to
Fort Blakely; 11th, returned; 12th, entered the City of Mobile; 13th, marched to Whistler Station, and skirmished with the
enemy; 15th, Companies I and K joined the Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill. May 11, moved to within three miles of Mobile,
Ala. June 3, 1865, reviewed by Chief Justice Chase. July 2, embarked for Brazos Santigo, Texas. Arrived July 6. July 7,
marched to Clarksville. August 2, marched for Brownsville, and arrived on the 3d, Lieutenant Colonel R. G. Morrison,
Thirty-fourth Indiana, commanding Brigade, and Major General F. Steele commanding District.
Number enlisted at original organization ........................................ 761
Recruits .......................................................................................... 959
.................................................................................................... 1,720
Commissioned officers killed..............................................................9
Commissioned officers wounded.......................................................19
Commissioned officers discharged....................................................49
Commissioned officers dismissed .......................................................4
Commissioned officers died of disease ................................................2
Commissioned officers transferred......................................................3
.........................................................................................................86
Enlisted men killed...........................................................................52
Enlisted men died of wounds ............................................................34
Enlisted men wounded.................................................................... 265
Enlisted men missing in action.........................................................17
Enlisted men killed accidentally .........................................................5
Enlisted men died of disease........................................................... 139
Enlisted men discharged................................................................. 445
Enlisted men transferred...................................................................18
....................................................................................................... 975
The Twenty-eighth was mustered out of the service March 15, 1866, at Brownsville, Texas,
having served four years and seven months.
Arrived at Camp Butler May 13, 1866, for final payment and discharge.
(Source: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/reghist.pdf)
There are two flags associated with the Illinois 28th Infantry: 28th Illinois Infantry National Flag and 28th Illinois Infantry
Regimental Flag. (Pictures of these flags are stored on the �Census� CD in possession of the author under MOORE.)
The 28th Illinois Infantry National Flag is inscribed with battle honors: FORT HENRY; FORT HEIMAN; LITTLE
BETHEL FEB 13; PITTSBURG LANDING, TENN. APRIL 6 AND 7; HATCHIE OCT 5. Details of the 28th Illinois
Infantry Regimental Flag are: the position of the stars above the eagle and the raised center section of the lower
scroll together with the embellishments on the ends of the scroll are typical of those flags manufactured in New
York .
Byron was hospitalized from April 9, 1864 � April 21, 1864 in the Regimental Hospital with colitis. Byron was disabled
later by a �bayonet wound in the stomach in Natchez, Mississippi in June 1864� . Following his discharge
from the Regiment Hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, he returned to duty. According to the records of the
War Department, no further evidence of disability existed following this hospitalization.
Byron married Emily A. TAZWELL on July 8, 1866 in Menard County, IL. Byron and Emily were divorced about 3
months later and had no children. Byron married Martha E. DUNBAR at New London, Ralls County, Missouri
on the 18th of February, 1868 by Reverend STARR, M.E. Minister. On the 1870 Federal Census for Saverton
township, Ralls County, Missouri, Byron and Martha are listed with a 1 year old Minnie. The 1870 Federal Census
is the first record found, thus far, which states Byron was born in Ireland, with �Father Foreign Born� and
�Mother Foreign Born�. Minnie is also listed as having a �Father Foreign Born�. Byron and Martha MOORE had
5 children living on January 10, 1898. Byron lists the children and their birth dates as follows: R.H. Moore
born April 1871, James Moore born December 18, 1874, Lizzie MOORE born April 16, 1878, Martin MOORE born
January 14, 1880, and Mosses born April 4, 1886.
According to the Declaration for Pension signed by Byron MOORE, Byron was living in Burlington, Des Moines County,
Iowa on May 21, 1912. In order to prevent Confederate soldiers from claiming a military pension, each soldier
had to list his �places of residence since leaving the service�. Byron listed the following residences: �Jacksonville,
Ill 3 months, Carrollton, Ill 9 mos., Hannibal, MO 4 yrs., Whitehall, Ill, back to Hannibal, then Kansas City MO
1.5 yrs, then to Hannibal, then to Springfield, Ill, Quincy, Ill, Keokuk, IA then to Burlington in 1910�.
Byron MOORE died April 12, 1915 in Hannibal, MO. The informant on the death certificate was Robert MOORE
stating Byron was born in Ireland, son of Hugh MOORE and an unknown mother. Byron was buried
April 13, 1915 at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Hannibal, MO.
Martha E. DUNBAR
Birth Record 12/28/1850 New London, Lewis County, MO
Marriage record to Byron Moor 2/18/1868 New London, Ralls County, MO, Ralls County Recorder of
Deeds, Book B, number 1817. �I do hereby certify that on the 18th day of Feby 1868, I united in
Holy Matrimony Mr. Byron Moore of Paleo to Miss Martha E. Dunbar of Ralls Co Mo, given by me
this 24th day of Feby 1868. Thos J Starr M.G., Filed & recorded March 30th 1868 S. YECaldwell Recorder.�
Birth record of Children: Minnie, James, Lizzie, Martin, Robert, William (Wm.-none found in Hannibal Library)
1860 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household
1870 Federal Census: Byron Moore household
1880 Federal Census: Byron Moore household
1900 Federal Census: Byron Moore household
1910 Federal Census: Byron Moore household
Obit of James Moore: newspaper date and name unknown: �JAMES MOORE TO BE BURIED HERE -
Funeral of Former Hannibal Man held from Martin Dunbar�s home. � The remains of James
Moore, who died Monday night at his home in Burlington, Ia., reached Hannibal at 10:50 o�clock
last night and were taken to the home of an uncle, Martin Dunbar, 1307 Lyon street, where the
funeral services were conducted at 4 o�clock this afternoon. Mr. Moore was well known to his
Hannibal friends as �Jerry.� He resided here eight or ten years ago and was 38 years old. He was
unmarried. For some years he was a plumber for James O�Hern. He had been working at Muscatine,
Ia., and came to Burlinton, where he suffered an attack of pneumonia, surviving this illness only
three of four days. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byrum Moore, of Burlington, he is survived by
two brothers and a sister. They are Robert Moore of Keokuk, Ia.; Martin Moore and Mrs. Lizzie
Walters of Burlington. The funeral will be conducted by rev. Wynn, pastor of Arch Street Methodist
church. Interment will take place in Mount Olivet cemetery.�
1920 Federal Census: Martha E. Moore household, Mason Township, Marion County, MO, ED 102, page 8A.
Martha E. Moore (Head, 69, Wd, MO, KY, VA), Martin (son, 38, S, MO, Ire, MO). Martin working as
plumber. 320 Mark Twain Ave.
Death Record of Martha E. Moore: 9/9/1921 Hannibal, Marion County, MO: copy received from Uncle Hank
Cronister: born Dec. 28 no year stated, age 75 years, born in Lewis Co., MO; dtr of Jerome & Elizabeth
Green Dunbar. Information Martin Moore of Hannibal. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal; undertaker:
O�Donnell Funeral home
Obit Of Martha E. Moore: Hannibal Evening-Courier Post, 9-9-1921: �MRS. MOORE�S FUNERAL SUNDAY �
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Martha E. Moore of 329 Mark Twain avenue, who passed away
Friday morning at three o�clock, will be held at two o�clock Sunday afternoon from the home of her
brother, Joseph Dunbar, 716 Lyon street. Interment will be in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs. Moore was
71 years old and was born at New London. She spent practically her entire life in Hannibal where she was
well known and held in high esteem by her many friends. She was married to the late Byron Moore at the
age of 16 years. She was a niece of James S. Green, a pioneer U. S. senator from Missouri and was also
related to James T. Lloyd, former representative of the first congressional district of Missouri. She is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Walters of this city and three sons, Robert H. of Quincy; William of
Peoria, Ill., and Martin Moore of this city. Two children, Minnie and James H. Moore, preceded her in
death. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. James H. Dunlap and Mrs. Amanda Triester, both of this city;
five brothers, Joseph, James, Martin and Thomas Dunbar, all of Hannibal, and Robert E. Dunbar of
Denver, Colo., and a half brother, John W. Glascock, of Oakwood.�
Sexton Records: Mt. Olivet, Hannibal, MO (wrote to on 3/27/03 pic)
Martha E. DUNBAR was the daughter of Jerome DUNBAR and Elizabeth GREEN born in Lewis County, MO on
December 28, 1850. Martha married Byron MOORE at New London, Ralls County, Missouri on the 18th
of February 1868 by Reverend STARR, M.E. Minister. Martha�s husband, Byron MOORE died April 12,
1915 in Hannibal, MO. Martha was found in the 1920 Federal Census living as the head of household with
her son, Martin, on 320 Mark Twain Avenue in Mason, Marion County, MO. According to the memories of
her granddaughter, Eunice MOORE LAWYER was told her father's mother (Martha) was a "corn-cob smoking
lady from Virginia". Martha died September 9, 1921 in Hannibal, MO. Her final resting place is Mt. Olive
Cemetery in Hannibal, MO.
James K.P. LIGGETT
Birth Record 3/5/1845 Fountain County, IN
1850 Federal Census: George Liggett household
1860 Federal Census: James C. Thompson household, Cain, Fountain County, IN, Page ??. James C.
Thompson (33, KY, Farmer), Sarah Thompson (27, IN), Mary Ann (2, IN), James P. Liggett
(15, IN, Serving). James attended school during year.
Civil War Records
Marriage record bef. 1870 to Maria Elvina (probably IN)
Birth record of Children: Amanda 7/8/1870, Catherine 1873?
1870 Federal Census: James Liggett Household, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL, page 524.
James (26, Laborer, IN), Maria (30, Keeping House, OH), Amanda (2/12, IL), Henry Kister
(16, IN), Martha Kister (11, IN), Mary (9, IN), Wilmer Kister (4, IN).
Death Record of 1st wife: Maria 10/18/1871, Illiopolis, Sangamon County, IL
Marriage record 11/1/1873 Sangamon County, IL to Susan E. Moore
1880 Federal Census: James Liggett household, Gray, White County, IL, Page 286B. James
(45, M, IN, IN, IN, Fisherman), Susan (29, M, IN, IN, IN), Amanda (9, S, IN, IN, IN).
1889 Danville City Directory: JP Liggett, 421 Union St., occupation painter, as found on Ancestry.Com
Marriage record 12/5/1890 Potomac, Vermilion County, IL to Evangeline Johnson
1900 Federal Census: James P. Liggett household, Bloomington, McLean County, IL, ED 91, Page 293A.
James (Head, Mar 1848, 52, M, IL, OH, OH), Lina (wife, Aug 1862, 37, M, IL, IL, VA), Stella B.
(dtr, Sept 1884, 15, S, IL, IL, IL), Bessie V. (dtr, Aug 1888, 11, S, IL, IL, IL), Eva E.
(dtr, Sept 1892, 7, S, IL, IL, IL), Fern K. (dtr, May 1897, 3, S, IL, IL, IL). James and Lina have
been married for 10 years. Lina�s given birth to 5 children, 5 living. James paints houses. Lina is a seamstress.
Divorce of James & Lena Liggett 10/9/1900, Chancery Book #87, McLean County Circuit Clerk,
Bloomington, McLean County, IL.
1910 Federal Census: W. M. Moore household
Death Record 12/17/1910 Burlington, Des Moines County, IA
Obit
Sexton Records: Aspen Cemetery, Burlington, IA
James K.P. LIGGETT was the son of George LIGGETT and Catherine Ann BELL born March 5, 1845 in Fountain County,
Indiana. James LIGGETT enlisted in the Civil War in the 20th Indiana Infantry, Company D as a �musician� on
July 22, 1861. Family tradition is that James LIGGETT actually served as a water boy. James was honorably
discharged at Jeffersonville, IN on July 12, 1865 at the age of 20. James was 4� 8�, hazel eyes, and brown
hair according to his pension paperwork .
Following the war, James K.P. Liggett moved to Central Illinois. According to the 1870 Springfield, Sangamon County,
Illinois Census, James, age 26, was working as a laborer. Because no relationships are listed in the 1870
census, an assumption is made that Maria, age 30, and Amanda, age 2 months, are his wife and daughter. Also
listed in the household are: Henry (16), Martha (11), Mary (9), and Wilmer (4) Kister. Their relationship is
unknown at this time.
According to paperwork filed with the Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, James�s daughter, Amanda, was born
July 8, 1870 and his first wife, Mariah Elvina Liggett, died October 28, 1871 in Illiopolis, Sangamon County, IL .
The date and place of James� first marriage to Mariah Elvina is unknown at this time.
James K.P. LIGGETT married Susan E. MOORE November 1, 1873 in Sangamon County, IL. The family migrated southeast
sometime before 1880 where they are found living in Grayville, White County, Illinois. The 1880 Federal Census
of Gray, White County, Illinois lists James Liggett as 45 years old, probably an error, with his wife, Susan, age 24,
and daughter, Amanda, age 9. James� occupation was listed as a fisherman in the 1880 census.
James moved to Vermilion County sometime in the 1880s. He is found listed as a painter in the 1889 Danville City Directory.
On December 5, 1890, he married Evangeline M. PETERSON in Vermillion County, IL. The register of marriages
states this is James� 3rd marriage further suggesting Maria, found in the 1870 census with James, was his 1st wife.
At the time of his marriage to Evangeline, James was living in Danville and working as a minister. According to The
Danville Daily News (December 9, 1890), �Rev. J.K.P. Liggett came down from Potomac yesterday. He will probably
remove his family to this city in the near future.�
Sometime before or during 1892, the family moved to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois where their first daughter, Eva Edna
LIGGETT, was born on October 9, 1892. Their second daughter, Fern, was born May 12, 1897 also in Bloomington,
McLean County, Illinois.
While living in Bloomington, James made his way as a painter. James was first listed in the 1893 Bloomington/Normal City
Directory as a partner in a painting business named �Liggett & Lingenfelter�. James� partner was Sherman
LINGENFELTER. The advertisement on page 287 of the 1893 Bloomington/Normal City Directory stated the business
did �House, Sign and Carriage Painting, Paper Hanging and Graining�. The paint shop was located on 116 E. Grove
Street opposite of the �First M E Church�. (The business is not listed in subsequent city directories even though
James� occupation is still listed as a painter.)
The following listings were found for James Liggett:
� 1893: 702 S. Madison, Bloomington, IL
� 1895: 901 S. Mason, Bloomington, IL
� 1897: 901 S. Mason, Bloomington, IL
� 1899: 109 Magoun, paint shop under 110 E. Washington, Bloomington, IL
� 1900: 814 E. Walnut, Bloomington, IL
� 1902: over 201 S. Center, Bloomington, IL
In 1895, James� mother-in-law, Susan (WRIGHT) PETERSON, and brother-in-law, Oliver O. PETERSON, are found living in
Bloomington in the city directory. Starting in 1899, Oliver�s occupation is also listed as a painter. It is unknown at
this time whether James took Oliver in as an apprentice or possibly even a partner. No personal business listings are
found during the time James and Oliver are both living in Bloomington. Evangeline �Lena� Liggett filed for divorce
from her husband, James, in the Fall of 1900. The divorce was settled on Oct. 9, 1900 with the court finding James
�guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty towards the complainant (Lena) and has threatened the life of the complainant�.
James is found living in Peoria, Illinois in 1909 with his daughter Eva working as an Elder at the Advent Christian Mission. Around
1910, James and his daughter, Eva, moved to Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, where Eva met William Moses Moore.
James married the couple on April 26, 1910 in the home of Benjamin and Kitty Gillespie . James died later that year on
December 17, 1910 and was buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery . His obituary as found in the Hawk Eye Gazette follows:
�Leader Dead: Elder James R. P. Liggett of Union Volunteers: Passed Away Late Saturday Night � Tried to Build up Religious
Organization. James R. P. Liggett, leader of the Union Volunteers of Hope of this city, passed away Saturday evening
at 9:30 o�clock at his home, 911 Stowe Street. He had been ill for a number of years with Bright�s disease, the recent
decline having begun three weeks ago. Saturday he seemed to be better and was able to be around, but toward evening
he became weaker and breathed his last shortly after 9 o�clock. The deceased came to Burlington several years ago
with the intention of establishing a new religious organization here to be known as Union Volunteers of Hope. He was sincere
and worked hard, but his efforts did not have satisfactory response. He never gave up, but continued to work in the
face of defeat. For a time the organization had a hall here on Washington street and later on Valley street, but of late
had no place of meeting. Mr. Liggett was a musician in Co. D and Co. I of the Twentieth Indiana Volunteer infantry during
the civil war. He received a pension from the government and was loyal to the cause. It was his idea of a religious
organization to have it on a military basis. He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Eva Moore of Peoria and Mrs. Kittie
Gillespie of Burlington.�
Evangeline M. PETERSON
Birth Record August 14, 1865 Potomac, Vermilion County, IL
1870 Federal Census: Eli Peterson Household
1880 Federal Census: Eli Peterson Household
Marriage record 3/11/1881 Vermilion County, IL to Wm. Alexander Johnson
Birth record of Children: Lola, Stella, Bessie/Dessie
Death record of Wm. Alexander Johnson
Marriage record 12/5/1890 Potomac, Vermilion County, IL to James Liggett
Birth record of Children: Eva, Fern
1900 Federal Census: James Liggett household
Divorce of James & Lena Liggett 10/9/1900, Chancery Book #87, McLean County Circuit Clerk, Bloomington, McLean County, IL.
Marriage Record to unknown Waterhouse
1910 Federal Census:
Marriage Record to Axel Lindgren 6/11/1910 Peoria, Peoria County, IL
1920 Federal Census: Novel Branscome household, Peoria, Peoria County, IL, ED 100, page 5A. Novel (head, 29, M, VA, VA, VA),
Fern (wife, 22, M, IL, IL, IL), Lena Lindgren (MIL, 54, Wd, IL, IL, IL). Norvel coal miner.
1930 Federal Census: Frank Masker household, Peoria, Peoria County, IL, ED 63, page 15B. Frank (head, 47, M, NJ, NJ, NJ),
Stella (wife, 47, M, IL, IN, IL), Betty Jean (dtr, 7, S, IL, NJ, IL), Lena Lindgren (MIL, 67, Wd, IL, US, VA). Stella
and Frank 1st married at 35. 802 Third St.
Death Record 11/11/1942 Peoria, Peoria County, IL
Obit
Sexton Records: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL
Evangeline M. PETERSON was the daughter of Eli PETERSON and Susan E. WRIGHT born in August 12, 1865 in Vermilion County,
Illinois. She spent a majority of her formative years growing up in Marysville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Evangeline went
by many names. On various documents her name has been sited as Eva, Eva Argentine, Ella and Lena/Lina.
According to her granddaughter, Eunice MOORE LAWYER, Evangeline was married 5 times. She first married William Alexander
JOHNSON on March 11, 1881. She gave birth to at least two children during this marriage, Lola (25 October 1882) and
Stella JOHNSON (17 September 1884). Eunice MOORE LAWYER states, �Stella, Lola and Dessie were half sisters to [my]
mother.�
Evangeline married a second time to James K.P. LIGGETT, son of George LIGGETT and Ann BELL, in Potomac, Vermilion County,
Illinois on December 5, 1890. The wedding was witnessed by Clara PETERSON and Ed PETERSON, probably her
brother and sister, and performed by W.E. Stanley, minister in U.B.C., United Brethren Church. On October 9, 1892,
Evangeline gave birth to Eva Edna LIGGETT in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. Eva�s birth record states this is the fourth
child born to �Eva Argentine Peterson�. The medical attendant at the birth was L. Smith. Evangeline also gave birth to Fern
Liggett on May 12, 1897. In 1893 Bloomington City Directory, �Lina LIGGETT� is listed as a dressmaker living at 702 S. Madison.
Evangeline �Lena� Liggett filed for divorce from her husband, James, in the Fall of 1900. The divorce was settled on Oct. 9,
1900 with the court finding James �guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty towards the complainant (Lena) and has threatened
the life of the complainant�. (For a full transcription of the divorce records, click here.) By 1902, Evangeline was listed in the
1902 Bloomington city directory as �Johnson Lina Mrs (wid Alexander), res 310 S. Prairie�. Her daughters, Stella and �Lulu� AKA
Lola, were also listed in the city directory at the residence at 310 S. Prairie.
Bloomington city directories, starting with 1902:
� Miss Lina Johnson (wid Alexander), res 310 S. Prairie (1902, p. 295)
� Mrs. Lina E. Johnson, res 403 W. Bissell (1904, p. 302)
� Mrs. Lina Johnson (wid. William A.); res. 1606 S. Madison (1905, p. 285)
� Mrs. Lina Johnson (wid. William A.) fi res. 1606 S. Madison (1907, p. 275)
� Lena Johnson (wid William), res 1606 S. Madison (1909, p. 343)
Evangeline married Swedish immigrant, Axel Lindgren, June 11, 1910 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. H. C. Lincoln, Justice of the Peace,
married the couple. According to the marriage license, Lena is a 43-year old widow of a �Mr. Waterhouse� and her place of
residence is Peoria. The marriage license also states this is her 2nd marriage, which, of course, is incorrect. In October 1918,
Lena was widowed when her husband, Axel, passed away in Peoria, IL. The dates of Evangeline�s remaining marriages are
unknown at this time. Lena LINDGREN was found in the Peoria City Directories from 1913-1932. (Axel was listed in the
Peoria City Directories prior to 1913 without a wife listed.)
Eunice MOORE LAWYER also states her grandmother was �quite a character. She was married 5 times and had a gentleman friend when
she died at age 89. A completely different personality from her daughter.� Dorothe SPENCER MOORE, Evangeline�s
daughter-in-law, concurs with Eunice stating she �was a character...quite a looker and always dressed to the nines.�
Evangeline died November 11, 1942 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois while visiting her daughter there. The following is a transcribed copy
of her obituary which appeared on page 20 of the Illinois State Journal in November of 1942.
�LENA LINDGREN DIES IN PEORIA: Was On Visit At Home Of Daughter. Mrs. Lena Lindgren, a resident of Springfield fifteen years
and mother of Mrs. Eva Moore, 1117 West Lawrence avenue, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home of another daughter, Mrs.
Dessie Green, Peoria. Mrs. Lindgren was visiting in Peoria, her former home. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Moore;
Mrs. Green; Mrs. Stella Masker, Peoria; and Mrs. A.F. Moon, Covell, Ill.; eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Wilton mortuary, Peoria, and burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery there.�
The following death announcement was also found in Grandma Moore�s scrapbook, paper name unknown, 11-12-1942:
�MRS. LENA LINDGREN SUCCUMBS IN PEORIA � Mrs. Eva Moore, 1117 West Lawrence avenue, has received word of the death of her mother,
Mrs. Lena Lindgren, a resident of Springfield fifteen years, which occurred at 1:30 a.m. yesterday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Dessie Green of Peoria. Mr. Lindgren, who was visiting in Peoria, her former home, is survived by daughters, Mrs. Moore, city; Mrs.
Green, Peoria; Mrs. Stella Masker, Peoria, and Mrs. A. F. Moon, Covell, Ill.; eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will [sic] ble held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Wilton mortuary in Peoria and burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery there.�
Evangeline �Lena� LINDGREN is buried in an unmarked grave in the Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria, IL. She is buried in Block 20, Row B among her
loved ones, including three of her daughters, Stella MASKER, Dessie GREEN and Fern BRANSCOME.
NOTES:
� Jan. 28, 1911: Axel Lindgren signs as a witness as to the character of Lena Lindgren for James Liggett�s Civil War Service Records
and lists his residence as Harvey, IL. He claims to have known her for 7 years at that time.
� Lena Lindgren lived at 15544 Park Ave, Harvey, Cook County, IL on Feb. 1, 1911 according James Liggett�s Civil War Service records.
3rd generation
Jerome Dunbar
Birth Record 4/7/1820 near Shelbyville, KY
1820 Federal Census:
1830 Federal Census:
1840 Federal Census:
Marriage record to Elizabeth (Green) Glasscock 9/2/1847 Lewis County, MO, married by R. P. Holt, minister of gospel at the M.E.
church South FHC Film #1015324, Vol. 1, page 184
1850 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household, 48th District, Lewis County, MO, Page 348B. Jerome (30, Farmer, KY),
Elizabeth (31, VA), Amanda (1, MO), John Glassack (7, MO).
1860 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household, Canton, Lewis County, MO, Page 229. Jerome (40, Farmer, KY),
Elizabeth (41, VA), John (17, MO), Amanda G. (12, MO), Martha E. (9, MO), Elizzie M. (7, MO), James H. (5, MO),
Jos A. (4, MO), Thomas J. (1/12, MO).
1870 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household, Clay, Ralls County, MO, page 11-11B. Jerome (50, Farmer, KY),
Elizabeth (50, Keeping House, VA), Amanda (19, MO), Martha (17, MO), Elizabeth (15,MO), James (14,MO),
Joseph (12,MO), Thomas (11,MO), Martin (8,MO), Robert (6,MO). Jerome is a farmer and Elizabeth is keeping house.
James is a farm laborer. Thomas & Martin are attending school. Elizabeth�s son, John Glascock, lives next door. Jerome has
$150 in personal property value. (hard to read value)
1880 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household, Saline, Ralls County, MO, page 716A. Jerome (58, Wd, KY, KY, VA),
James (24, son, S, MO, KY, VA), Joseph (22, son, S, MO, KY, VA), Lizzie (20, dtr, S, MO, KY, VA),
Thomas (18, S, MO, KY, VA), Robert (14-S-MO-KY-VA), Martin (14, S, MO, KY, VA).
1900 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household, Mason, Marion County, MO, ED 104, Page 157B.
Jerome (head, April 1820, 80, Wd, KY, KY, VA), James (son, May 1854, 41, S, MO, KY, VA), Thomas
(son, Jan 1863, 37, S, MO, KY, VA).
Death Record 9/19/1901 Hannibal, MO
Obit
Sexton Records:
Jerome Dunbar was born about 1820 in Kentucky. He married Elizabeth (Green) Glassock on September 2, 1847.
Jerome and Elizabeth had at least eight children: Amanda, Martha, Elizabeth, James, Joseph, Thomas, Martin and Robert,
all born in Missouri.
Elizabeth Green
Birth Record 1/27/1819 Fauquier, VA
1820 Federal Census:
1830 Federal Census:
1840 Federal Census: possible match in Matthew Green�s household
Marriage record to John Glassock 5/25/1841 Lewis County, MO, performed by M. L. Eads, FHC Film #1015324,
Vol. 1, page 104
Death record of John Glassock, Sr 8/30/1842 Lewis County, MO
Probate packet #508, Estate of John Glascock, appoints Elizabeth Glascock administratrix, appointment made
Oct. 4, 1842.
�Sale of Bill of the Personal Estate of John Glascock deceased sold on the first day of November A.D. 1842 by Elizabeth Glascock
administratrix of said Estate containing a list of the property sold, the price of each article and the names of the
purchasers � (list not transcribed).
�State of Missouri, County of Ralls: Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of November AD 1842 before me John Ralls Clerk of
the Country Court of said County, personally appeared Thomas A. Purdom, and made oath as clerk of the foregoing sale
of the estate of John Glascock deceased, that the foregoing and annexed sale list, is a true account of the sales made
by Elizabeth Glascock Administratrix of the said estate, made on the first day of November 1842. Subscribed and sworn
to before me the date above John Ralls Clerk, (signed) Thos. A. Purdom.
�State of Missouri, County of Ralls: The state of Missouri, to the Sheriff of Ralls county � Greeting. You are hereby commanded to
summon George Glascock, Jefferson Glascock, French Glascock and Spencer Glascock that all excuses and delays set aside
they be and appear before the honorable the Judge of our County Court on the first day of the next February term thereof,
which will be begun and holden at the Court House in New London, within and for our said county of Ralls, on the first
Monday of February 1843, then and there in our said court to testify what they know relative to a certain matter of
controversy in our said court depending and then and there to be heard and tried between Asa Glascock Plaintiff and
Elizabeth Glasscock Adm. Of John Glascock decd. Defendant on the part of the said defendant, and this they shall in no
wise omit-and have you then and there this write: Witness, John Ralls, Clerk of our said CTY court, the seal whereof is
hereunto affixed at office, this first day of February A.D. 1843. John Ralls Clerk.
�New London Oct. 14, 1843, John Ralls Esqr. Dr. Sir, I wish you to have the settlement of E. Glascock admx of J. Glascock Decd
continued at the Nov. Term, as the weather will be rather cold for her in her present state of health and as I will then
be in Illinois and consequently could not attend � I support the Court will have no objection to the continuance, and I wish
you not to forget it by any uncaring � Respectfully Yours James S. Green (signed)
�Received of French Glascock agent for Elizabeth Glascock 4 dollars and 20 cents, the amount of her State and County Tax for the
year 1847, in which year the following described real estate was assessed to her to wit: 160 acres SE Sec 26 T56 R5,
80 acres, E1/2 SW Sec 25 T56 R5, 40 acres NW SW Sec 25 T56 R5, 40 acres SW NE Sec 26 T56 R5, 80 acres E1/2
NW Sec 25 T56 R5 this 8th day of February 1848, Robert R. Caldwell, Collector of Ralls County.
�Final settlement of Elizabeth Glascock administratrix of the estate of John Glascock deceased made with the Ralls county at the
August term 1849. Sept 4th AA.D. 1849. This accountant charges herself with the balance due in last date��Elizabeth
Glascock former admx of the estate of John Glascock ded is permitted by the Court to keep a negro boy James belonging
to said estate in her possession for the term of three years for the purpose of paying her for the amount expended.
Probate packet #444, Estate of John H. Glascock, appoints French Glascock guardian, appointment made April 8, 1844.
�A true and perfect Inventory of the money and effects in my hands as Guardian of John Glascock minor heir of John
Glascock deceased this 3rd day of January AD 1849. To amt received of James Culbertson Admx of the Estate of Asa
Glascock deceased on the 1st day of January 1840 $143.68, signed French Glascock.
�Fourth annual settlement of French Glascock guardian John Glascock minor Heir of John Glascock deceased made
with the Ralls County Court may adjourned term June 7 AD 1854: (listing not transcribed)
�Sixth annual settlement of French Glascock guardian John Glascock minor Heir of John Glascock deceased made with the Ralls
County Court may adjourned term June 3 AD 1856.
Birth record of Child: John Glassock, Jr.
Marriage record to Jerome Dunbar 9/2/1847 Lewis County, MO, married by R. P. Holt, minister of gospel at the M.E.
church South, FHC Film #1015324, Vol. 1, page 184
Birth record of Children: Amanda (abt 1848), Martha (1850), Lizzie (abt 1853), James (7/16/1854), Joseph (abt 1856), Thomas (2/18/1859), Martin (11/9/1861), Robert (abt 1864)
1850 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household
1860 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household
1870 Federal Census: Jerome Dunbar household
Death Record 2/15/1875 New London, Ralls County, MO
Obit
Sexton Records: Old New London Cemetery, New London, Ralls County, MO (pic of where the Old cemetery used to be located)
Elizabeth Green was born January 27, 1819 in Virginia. Jerome and Elizabeth were married 2 September 1847 in Lewis County,
MO. Jerome and Elizabeth had at least eight children: Amanda, Martha, Elizabeth, James, Joseph, Thomas, Martin and
Robert, all born in Missouri. Elizabeth passed away February 15, 1875. She is buried in Old New London Cemetery, New
London, Ralls County, Missouri. (Old New London Cemetery is located at the southwest edge of New London; located on the
form of J. Guy Biggs. Copied by Mrs. Paul Revere Davis. This is the second cemetery in New London. The first was originally
at the northeast edge of town and burials ceased there quite early, about 1830. The Old New London was used until Barkley
Cemetery was given to the town and community by Matthew Barkley about 1890. These records were copied by me in 1940
since then many of the stones have disappeared and when I visited in 1946, less than half of these inscriptions which follow were
found. - - MHD)
George Liggett
Birth Record abt. 1797 OH
Marriage record 4/1/1837 Montgomery County, IN to Catherine Ann Bell
Death Record aft. 1850, bef. 1860?
Obit
Sexton Records:
George Liggett was born in Ohio. According to the pre-1850 Indiana Marriage records on-line by the Indiana State Library,
Genealogy Division, George Liggett and Catharine Ann Bell were united in marriage on April 1, 1837 in Montgomery County,
Indiana. George Liggett was listed in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census in Cain, Fountain County, Indiana with his two sons: Andrew
J., and James K., and his mother, Esther. At this time, George has not been found in the 1860 census. George�s youngest son,
James, was found living in Cain as a servant in the James C. Thompson household until he enlisted as a soldier in the Civil
War in 1861.
Catharine Ann Bell
Marriage record 4/1/1837 Montgomery County, IN to George Liggett
Birth record of Children: Andrew, James
George Liggett and Catharine Ann Bell were married April 1, 1837 in Montgomery County, Indiana. Catherine died before the
1850 Federal Census, where George is listed as head of household with Andrew, age 7, and James, age 5, and Esther, probably
his mother.
Eli PETERSON
Birth Record Bef. June 1840, Vermilion County, IL
1840 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household
1850 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household
1860 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household
Marriage record 9/6/1861 Vermilion County, IL to Susan E. Wright
1870 Federal Census: Eli Peterson household, Middlefork, Vermilion County, IL, page 266B. Eli (29, IL), Susan E. (25, VA),
Eve A. (7, IL), Martha E. (5, IL), Claretta A. (2, IL). Eli day laborer.
1880 Federal Census: Eli Peterson household, Marysville, Vermilion County, IL, ED 217, Page 495C. Eli (40, farmer, IL),
Elizabeth (37, keeping house, wife, VA, VA, VA), Evangeline (18, dtr, IL, IL, VA), Martha E. (15, dtr, IL, IL, VA),
Claretta (11, dtr, IL, IL, VA), Edward (9, son, IL, IL, VA), Oliver O. (6, son, IL, IL, VA).
Death Record 4/4/1887 Vermilion County, IL
Obit (SHL checked for obit in Danville Weekly News and Danville Daily Commercial. None found.)
Sexton Records:
Land records for Eli & Susan Peterson, and their children:
� Eli and Susan sold land to Benjamin Peterson, his brother, on 9/25/1877, filed 12/26/1877 for 261 consideration,
(QCD) Desc of Prop: Lts NW Sec 7, Twp 22, Rng 13, & Pt SE SE, Sec 15, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book 54, page 290.
� Eli bought land from Charles A. Jameson, on 3/26/1880, filed 3/4/1881 for 100 consideration, (W D) Desc of Prop:
G.A. Mays 2 Add Marysville, Deed in book 68, page 140.
� Eli bought land from Charles A. Jameson, on 3/26/1880, filed 5/5/1881 for 100 consideration, (W D) Desc of Prop:
G.A. May 2 Add Marysville, Deed in book 68, page 420.
� Susan E. bought land from Solomon Clapp on 8/3/1882, filed 4/20/1887 for 25 consideration, (W D) Desc of Prop:
Lot 1, Block 11, G.A. May 2 Add Marysville, Deed in book 93, page 336.
� Edward A., Maggie J., and Oliver O. Peterson sold land to Martha E. Birt, sister of Edward & Oliver, on 8/28/1900,
filed 10/19/1900 for 60 consideration, (W D) Desc of Prop: Lot 6, Block 14, G.A. May 2 Add Marysville, Deed in
book 154, page 68.
� Susan E. sold land to Martha E. Birt on 12/29/1901, filed 3/2/1903 for 1 consideration, (QCD) Desc of Prop: Lot 6,
Block 14, G.A. May 2 Add Marysville, Deed in book 180, page 292.
� Susan E. sold land to Martha E. Birt on 11/5/1910, filed 12/3/1910 for 15 consideration, (W D) Desc of Prop: Lot 1,
Block 11, G.A. May 2 Add Marysville, Deed in book 238, page 102.
Eli Peterson was the son of Cornelius Peterson and Selinda Lane born before June 1840 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
Cornelius Peterson was born in Maine, but as a young man Cornelius headed westward to Ohio. In Ohio, he met and
married Selinda Lane. In 1840, Cornelius moved his family to Illinois settling in Vermilion County near Higginsville. Eli
was one of ten children with two brothers and seven sisters, three of which were younger than him. During his youth,
the chance to attend school was very limited considering Vermilion County was very unsettled during the mid-1800s and
a public school system had not been established.
On September 6, 1861 Eli married a young Susan E. Wright. Joseph Simpson married the couple in Vermilion County. In the 1865 state
census, Eli and his family are found living in Butler, Vermilion County, IL. Eli lists the following details of his household:
2 females aged 10 or less, 1 female aged 20-50, 1 male aged 20-30, one man of proper military age (18-46), value of live
stock is $160, value of grain products is $420 and 0 pounds of wool.
The family moved to Marysville, Vermilion County, Illinois prior to 1870. The following children were found living in Eli�s household
in the 1880 Federal Census: Evangeline(18), Martha E.(15), Claretta(11), Edward(9) and Oliver O.(6).
Eli died April 7, 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois. At this time, the location of his final resting place is unknown.
Susan E. Wright
Birth Record 12/14/1844 Virginia
1850 Federal Census:
1860 Federal Census:
Marriage record 9/6/1861 Vermilion County, IL to Eli Peterson
1870 Federal Census: Eli Peterson household
1880 Federal Census: Eli Peterson household
Marriage Record 12/3/1913 Bloomington, McLean County, IL to Elisha Bell: Elisha Bell of Unionville, Putman County,
MO (age 64) married Susan E. Peterson of Bloomington, McLean County, IL (age 66), married by Chas. A.
Brittingham, Justice of the Peace.
1920 Federal Census: Elisha Bell household, Bloomington, McLean County, IL, ED 107, page 6B. Elisha
(head, 71, M, MO, KY, KY), Susan E. (wife, 76, M, VA, VA, VA).Elisha laborer at streetcar company. 309 S. Madison
St.
1930 Federal Census: Elizah Bell household, Bloomington, McLean County, IL, ED 15, page 8A. Elizah
(head, 82, M, US, US, US), Susan E. (wife, 85, M, VA, VA, VA). Elizah first married at 16. Susan at 17.
Death Record 2/4/1931 Bloomington, McLean County, IL
Obit
Sexton Records: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sec. 7, Bloomington, IL
Susan E. Wright was the eldest daughter of James Wright and Elizabeth Gearhart born in Virginia December 14, 1844.
Sometime before 1850, the family moved to Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana where her brother, Zachariah,
was born. Brother Tazewell (Tasville) and sister Melissa were born in Illinois in the late 1850s.
On September 6, 1861 Susan E. Wright married Eli Peterson. Together they had 5 children: Evangeline, Martha, Claretta,
Edward and Oliver. (For more on the children of Eli and Susan Peterson, click here.) According to unverified
sources, Eli died in 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Beginning in 1895, Susan and her son, Oliver, are found
in the Bloomington City Directory apparently following her daughter, Evangeline, to Bloomington after she moved
there circa 1893.
The following listings were found for Susan Peterson (widow of Eli):
� 1895: 336 E. Lincoln, Bloomington, IL
� 1897: 336 E. Lincoln, Bloomington, IL
� 1899: 1405 W. Locust, Bloomington, IL *
� 1902 Bloomington City Directory listed Oliver Peterson (painter) at 1703 W. Main, Bloomington, IL without
listing Susan Peterson.
� 1905: 905 S. Western Ave., Bloomington, IL
� 1907: 509 W. Olive, Bloomington, IL
� 1909: 1311 W. Taylor, Bloomington, IL Occupation: Cook
� 1911: NO LISTING
� 1913: 603 S. Madison, Bloomington, IL Works at Annex Hotel
� 1915: Elisha Bell (Elizabeth), 604 S. Lee
� 1917: Elijah & Susan E. Bell, 309 S. Madison
� 1919: Elijah & Susan E. Ball, 309 S. Madison
� 1920: Elijah & Elizabeth Bell, 309 S. Madison
� 1922: Elijah & Elizabeth Bell, 309 S. Madison
� 1923-1928 not verified
� 1929-30: Elisha & Elizabeth, 908 S. East
Listings in the city directories continue for Oliver Peterson, but none have been found for Susan after 1913. Around this
time, Susan married Elisha Bell in the Bloomington, IL area. Susan died February 4, 1931 in Bloomington, IL due
to cancer of the liver and face. She is buried in Bloomington Cemetery, now known as Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
Susan is buried in Section 7 of Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in an unmarked grave between her daughter-in-law,
Maggie Peterson, and grandson, Elmer Peterson, in a family plot purchased by �E. Peterson�.
� 1902 Bloomington City Directory listed Oliver Peterson (painter) at 1703 W. Main, Bloomington, IL without listing Susan
Peterson. 1911 Bloomington City Directory did not list either Oliver or Susan Peterson.
4th generation
William Dunbar
Birth Record
Marriage record to Patsy West (KY)
Birth record of Children: Jerome, Maria, Thomas, Sarah, Helen, Kezia
1840 Federal Census: William Dunbar household, Lewis County, MO, Page 177. Males: 1 (10-under 15), 2
(20-under 30), 1 (40-under 50), Females: 1 (5 & under), 2 (5-under 10), 1 (10-under 15), 1 (30-under 40).
1850 Federal Census: William Dunbar household, 48th District, Lewis County, MO, Page 348B. William (54, Farmer, KY),
Patsy (48, VA), Maria J. (25, KY), Thomas (23, KY), Sarah (20, KY), Helen (18, KY), Kezia (13, MO), Roland West (75, VA).
1860 Federal Census: Wm. Dunbar household, Monticello, Lewis County, MO, Page 37. Wm. (64-M-Laborer-KY),
Patsy (59-F-KY), Mariah (36, KY), Sally (32-F-KY), Kis (23-F-KY). Value of real estate and personal estate 500, 290.
Death Record
Obit
Sexton Records:
William was born about 1795 in Kentucky. William married Martha �Patsy� West around 1819 in Kentucky.
Martha A. West
Sexton Records: Little Mountain Cemetery, Monticello, MO 11/1/1801 � 7/24/1860
Martha �Patsy� West was born about 1801 in Virginia, the daughter of Roland West. Martha married William Dunbar sometime
before 1820 in Kentucky.
James Stephen Green (Sr.)
Birth Record abt. 1780 Fauquier, VA
Marriage record 12/22/1804 Fauquier, VA to Elizabeth Ayers/Ayers
(The Biography Resouce Center at galenet.com says James Stephen Green, Jr. is the son of James S. and Frances Ann Green.)
Death Record 1/1846 Hannibal, Marion County, MO
Obit
Sexton Records:
(For more info on the children of James Green, please click here.)
Elizabeth Ayers(?)
Birth Record
Marriage record 12/22/1804 Fauquier, VA to James Stephens Green
Birth record of Children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Daniel, Abner, Mary, James (Jr.), Martin, Amanda, Rebecca
William Liggett
Unconfirmed: (rootsweb)
� Name: William LIGGETT
� Given Name: William
� Surname: Liggett
� Sex: M
� Birth: 20 Jan 1771 in Virginia
� Note:
William migrated to Jefferson Co., TN prior to 1796 where he married Esther Hays about 1796. William and Esther lived in
Jefferson Co., TN, at least five years where their first four children were born: John, Ella, Elizabeth, and Rebecca.
By 1804 the WILLIAM (II)& ESTHER LIGGETT family had moved to KENTUCKY where their next three children were born:
William, James D, & David.
Between the spring of 1808 and December of 1811 the family had moved to Ohio, probably Brown Co., where the last three
children were born: Susana, Rachel & George.
From email: William (I) family moved to Jefferson Co.TN where
William(II) married Esther Hays, abt 1796.Esther born 1774 in VA. Three or
four of their children were born here; John 1797, Ella 1798, and maybe
Elizabeth 1800 and Rebecca 1802. The family moved to Maysville, Mason Co.
KY where William (III)1804, James D. 1806, David 1808 born. The family then
moved to Highland/Brown Co, OH where Susana 1811, Rachel 1813 and Geo 1815
was born. Between George's birth and 1820, William (II) died? Esther is
shown on the 1820 census as head of household with 10 children. Several of
us have been researching this family for years and have not been able to
find proof of William's death or burial place. In 1829 Esther migrated with
her family to Montgomery/Fountain Co where she and the oldest sons each
bought 80 acres of land. The sons and daughters of Esther & William settled
in Montgomery, Warren and Fountain counties. Esther died sometime after
1850. Have not yet found actual date or burial. (I think they must have
buried people on the farm, smile). It was after Esther's death that the
family went several different directions; some to MO, some to Iowa and
Kansas and evidently some to IL.
Son John married Mary Fullet; Ella m. Daniel Mosier; Elizabeth m. Jason
Thomas; Rebecca no ifo; William M m Catherine Thomas; James D m ?;
David m Ara Anderson; Susana m 1. Dayress Parker 2. John Smith; Rachel m
Leis Smithey; George m. Catherine Ann Bell.
Cornelius Peterson
Birth Record 10/5/1806 Maine (family search has 1804)
1810 Federal Census: OH not in census?
1820 Federal Census: probably Adams county, OH
Marriage record to Salinda Lane, 3/30/1826 Athens, OH; performed by Richard Wilkinson, Just of the Peace.
License dated 3/22/1826. FHL Film #311592, Title �Marriage records, 1817-1911, Ohio. Probate Court (Athens County).�
1830 Federal Census: probably Adams County, OH
1840 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household, Vermilion County, IL, page 109. Males: 2 (5 & under), 1 (10-14),
1 (30-39). Females: 1 (5 & under), 2 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (30-39).
1850 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household, 21st District, Vermilion County, IL, page 360.
Cornelius (45, ME), Lydia (22, PA), John (21, IN), Elmira (18, PA), Sarah (16, PA), Benjamin (15, PA),
Lucy (14, PA), Eli (10, IL), Mary (8, IL), Charlotte (6, IL), Selinda (3, IL).
Marriage record to RODRICK, MARY 05/20/1851 A /173 VERMILION, performed by Abram Peterson, minister UBC.
1860 Federal Census: C. Peterson household, Middlefork, Vermilion County, IL, page 398-9. C. Peterson (56, PA),
Mary (40, OH), Benj (24, OH), Eli (20, IL), Mary J. (18, IL), Charlotte (14, IL), Celinda (12, IL), Delila (2, IL),
John Roderick (35, OH). Cornelius is a farmer.
1870 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson household, Butler, Vermilion County, IL, page 95B. Cornelius (66, OH),
Mary (43, OH), Delila (12, IL), John Roderick (40, OH), David Harris (21, IN). Cornelius farmer, John Roderick
domestic servant, David Harris farmer. Value (650, 520). Living next to son, Benjamin.
Death Record 8/11/1877
Obit
Sexton Records: Fairchild Cemetery, Vermilion County, IL
Land records for Cornelius Peterson:
� Cornelius bought land from Calvin Stearns on 2/3/1840, filed 2/27/1840 for 400 consideration, (W D) W1/2 NE
Sec 31, Twp 21, Rng 12, Deed in book F, page 218.
� Cornelius bought land from David S. King on 6/7/1850, filed 3/15/1851 for 90 consideration, (W D) Pt SW NE
Sec. 36, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book L, page 277.
� Cornelius and Mary sold land to John W. Goodwine on 3/14/1859, filed 3/17/1859 for 1425 consideration,
(W D) Desc of Prop: W1/2 NE, Sec 31, Twp 21, Rng 12, Deed in book V, page 167.
� Cornelius and Mary sold land to Thomas Loving on 3/14/1859, filed 1/19/1867 for 243 consideration, (W D)
Desc of Prop: Pt SW NE, Sec 36, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book 11, page 415.
� Cornelius bought land from Johnson Gaw, his son-in-law, on 4/26/1859, filed 5/9/1859 for 50 consideration,
(W D) Desc of Prop: Lot Pt 4 1 Sub, Sec 15, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book V, page 345.
� Cornelius bought land from Johnson Gaw, his son-in-law, on 4/26/1859, filed 5/9/1859 for 950 consideration,
(W D) Desc of Prop: Lot 1 S1/2 2 NW, Sec 7, Twp 22, Rng 13, Deed in book V, page 346.
� Cornelius bought land from Swamp Land Commissioner, on 5/19/1859, filed 5/21/1859 for 225 consideration, (QCD)
Desc of Prop: SW SW, Sec 6, Twp 22, Rng 13, Deed in book V, page 361.
� Cornelius and Mary sold land to Vermilion County on 6/3/1861, filed 12/9/1861 for 226 consideration, (QCD)
Desc of Prop: Lot S1/2, 2 SW, Sec 6, Twp 22, Rng 13, Deed in book 2, page 22.
� Cornelius and Mary sold land to William Rodrick, his son-in-law, on 1/31/1863, filed 5/1/1873 for 80 consideration,
(W D) Desc of Prop: Pt NW NE, Sec 36, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book 39, page 169.
� Cornelius and Mary sold land to Samuel C. Leneve on 8/8/1865, filed 11/1/1869 for 550 consideration, (W D) Desc
of Prop: NW NE, Sec 33, Twp 21, Rng 13, Deed in book 21, page 373.
Cornelius Peterson was born November 5, 1804 to Abraham Peterson and Susanna (?) in Maine. As a young man, Cornelius went
westward to Ohio where he was one of the earliest settlers of Ohio and resided in Athens County. Athens County, OH
is where he met and married Selinda Lane. Sometime before 1828, he moved to Deer Creek Prairie, Tippecanoe County,
IN where his son, John L. Peterson, was born on May 18, 1828. He return to Ohio, remained there a short time.
In 1839-40, he decided to head west again and sought a home in Illinois settling near Higginsville in Vermilion County.
Cornelius �invested in eighty acres of wild land, which he cultivated and improved for twenty years, when, a good
opportunity offering, he sold out and moved a short distance northwest in the same county, where he remained until his death.�
Cornelius was left a widower in 1849 when Selinda passed away leaving him with three sons and seven daughters: Lydia, John, Elmira,
Sarah, Benjamin, Lucy, Eli, Mary, Charlotte and Selinda. (According to the biography on John L. Peterson in Champaign
County, there were 11 children born to Cornelius and Selinda Peterson. )
Cornelius married Mary Roderick on May 20, 1851 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Cornelius and Mary had one daughter, Delilah Peterson,
born around 1858 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary Roderick Peterson died in Vermilion County on January 12, 1877.
Cornelius spent his last days on his farm. He died August 11, 1877 in Vermilion County, Illinois. He is buried in Fairchild Cemetery,
Blount Township, Vermilion County, IL. Cornelius� tombstone has a hand, pointing up which symbolizes �pathway
to heaven; heavenly reward�.
Selinda Lane
Birth Record 4/16/1810 Tioga, PA
1810 Federal Census:
1820 Federal Census:
Marriage record to Cornelius Peterson, 3/30/1826 Athens, OH; performed by Richard Wilkinson, Just of the Peace. License
dated 3/22/1826. FHL Film #311592, Title �Marriage records, 1817-1911, Ohio. Probate Court (Athens County).�
1830 Federal Census:
Birth record of Children: Lydia, John, Elmira, Sarah, Benjamin, Lucy, Eli, Mary, Charlotte, Selinda (According to the biography on
John L. Peterson in Champaign County, there were 11 children born to Cornelius and Selinda Peterson.
1840 Federal Census: Cornelius Peterson Household
Death Record 2/26/1849 Vermilion County, IL
Obit
Sexton Records: Fairchild Cemetery, Vermilion County, IL
Selinda Lane was born April 26, 1810 in Tioga, Pennsylvania to Allen and Hannah Cook Lane. She gave birth to 10 surviving
children: Lydia, John, Elmira, Sarah, Benjamin, Lucy, Eli, Mary, Charlotte, and Selinda. Selinda died February 26,
1849 in Vermilion County, Illinois and is buried in Fairchild Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, IL. Cornelius�
tombstone has a hand, pointing up which symbolizes �pathway to heaven; heavenly reward�.
James Wright
Birth Record abt 1823 Franklin Cty, VA
1830 Federal Census:
1840 Federal Census:
Marriage record Elizabeth Gearhart 1/31/1844 Franklin Cty, VA
Birth record of Children: Susan abt. 1845, Zachariah abt 1850, Tazewell abt 1857, Melissa abt 1859, Alvira abt 1865, Laura abt 1867,
Sherman abt 1872, Emma abt 1874, Minnie abt 1875, Gertrude abt 1876
1850 Federal Census:
1860 Federal Census:
Death record of Elizabeth Gearhart Wright
Marriage record Nancy M. Baker 3/3/1870
1870 Federal Census:
Death/Divorce record of Nancy M. Baker Wright bef. 1880 Fed Census
1880 Federal Census:
Marriage record of Emiline High 4/5/1881 Vermilion Cty, IL
1900 Federal Census:
Death Record
Obit
Sexton Records:
James Wright was born about 1823 in Franklin County, Virginia, the son of John Wright and Elizabeth Ashber.
(NOTE: The IGI on FamilySearch.Org states James was the son of John Wright and Elizabeth Abshire.)
James married Elizabeth Gearhart, daughter of Hiram Gearhart, on January 31, 1844 in Franklin County, Virginia.
Elizabeth gave birth to Susan Elizabeth Wright around 1845 in Virginia. Shortly after the birth of Susan, the family
migrated west where they lived Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana in 1850. James� son, Zachariah, was born after the
1850 census in Indiana. (NOTE: Tas Wright stated his parents were Henry Wright and Elizabeth Gearhart when
he married Margaret J. Leonard in 1878. In 1898, when he married Hattie Hemp, he stated his parents were James
Wright and Unknown Gearhart .)
The family moved to Vermilion County, IL sometime before 1857 when Tazewell Wright was born. His sister, Melissa, was born
around 1859 in Illinois as well. The 1860 Federal Census shows James (38) and Elizabeth (38) with their four children:
Susan E. (15), Zachariah (10), Tazewell (3) and Melissa (1), living in Middlefork, Vermilion County, Illinois. The date of
Elizabeth�s death is known at this time. (Based on the 1870 census, her death would probably have occurred in 1867 or
after � if she is the mother of Alvira and Laura.)
James married Nancy M. Baker on March 3, 1870 . The 1870 Federal Census shows James (46) with his wife, Nancy, and his
children, Tasville (13), Melissa (11), Alvira (5), and Laura (3), living in Middlefork, Vermilion, Illinois. The 1880 Federal
Census shows James (57) with his children, Elvira (17), Sherman (8), Emma (6), Minnie (5) and Gertrude (4) in Middlefork,
Vermilion, Illinois.
On April 5, 1881, James Wright married his 4th wife, Emiline High, in Vermilion County, IL. (One of James� four wives has not been
identified at this point.)
At this time, the date of death or final resting place for James Wright is unknown.
Elizabeth Gearhart
No information at this time.
5th generation
Roland West
Abraham Peterson (Jr).
According to �Portrait and biographical album of Champaign County, Ill,� Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887, p. 510, Abraham and
Susanna Peterson were both natives of Maine, the parents of Cornelius Peterson (grandparents of John L. Peterson).
Susannah
1830 Federal Census: Susannah Peterson household, Swan, Hocking, Ohio, page 373: Males: 0 (5 & under),
1 (5-under 10), 1 (10-under 15), 1 (15-under 20)
Females: 0 (5 & under), 0 (5-under 10), 0 (10-under 15), 1 (15-under 20), 0 (20-under 30),
0 (30-under 40), 0 (40-under 50), 0 (50-under 60), 1 (60-under 70)
Death Record
Obit
Sexton Records:
Allen Lane
Birth Record 11/1/1787 Wells Twp, Rutland, VT
Marriage record abt 1807 Tioga, PA
Death Record bef 1838 Athens Cty, OH
Hannah Cook Lane
Birth Record abt 1790, prob Tioga, PA
Marriage record abt 1807 Tioga, PA
6th generation
Abraham Peterson
�The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.�, by William Bradford Browne, NEHGS Register, Vol. 70, p. 266.
�ABRAHAM PETERSON (son of Joseph, son of Joseph, son of John), born at Duxbury 6 Sept 1745, died before 1818.
He married at Marshfield, 3 Mar. 1768, PATIENCE BAKER of Marshfield. He was a Revolutionary soldier. In
1785 he sold his Duxbury farm, and appears in the Census of 1790 as a resident of Winthrop, Me., his family
consisting of two males of 16 years and upwards, three males under 15 years, and six females. Two of his
sons are given as heads of families in this census.
Children:
i. Abraham, head of family at Winthrop, Me., in 1790.
ii. Carnalas, head of family at Winthrop, Me., in 1790.
iii. Sarah, b. in 1777; d. 7 June 1867; m. at Duxbury, 12 May 1802, Sylvanus Weston (Zabdiel, Joseph, Elnathan, Edmund),
who d. at Duxbury 28 May 1830, age 60.
Others, whose names have not been found.�
�Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 4,� Maine Genealogical Society, Edited by Joseph Crook Anderson II and Lois Ware Thurston, C.G.
Picton Press, Camden, ME, p. 214-5:
�Peterson, Abraham 51a 2 � 3- 6 - 0 � 0
Winthrop Town, Lincoln County
ABRAHAM PETERSON, b. Duxbury MA 6 Sep 1745 son of Joseph & Lydia (Howell) Peterson (Mayflower Families Through Five
Generations, 3 [1980]:101, 308): d prob Jay bef 16 Nov 1818 when his heirs were named in the division of his
mother�s dower (Plymouth Co MA Probate #5787): of Duxbury MA when he m Marshfield MA 3 Mar 1768 PATIENCE
BAKER (Mayflower Families, op. cit.), b Marshfield MA 14 Nov 1749 dau of John & Ruth (Barker) Baker of Pembroke MA
(ibid.), alive 20 Aug 1818 (Oxf Co deeds, 15:409). Abraham was a Rev. soldier from Duxbury (MS&S 12:246). In 1785,
he sold his Duxbury farm and removed to Winthrop (William B. Browne, �The Peterson family of Duxbury, MA,� reprinted in
Genealogies of Mayflower Families from the NEHGR, 3 [1985]:108). By 1815, he resided at Jay when he deeded his
homestead farm, �it being lot number 4 in the eleventh range on the easterly side of the Androscoggin River in the said
town of Jay containing 100 acres,� to his son Charles (Oxf Co deeds, 15:204). A Patience Peterson was a head of household
at Jay in 1820 and at Canton in 1830. Abraham was a descendant of George Soule and Richard Warren of the MAYFLOWER;
his wife Patience was descended from Richard Warren, William Bradford and Edward Doty (Mayflower families, op. cit,;
Browne, op. cit.).
Children: first 3 recorded in Mayflower Families, op. cit, and Browne, op. cit., p. 108, last 6 birth VR Jay
i. Abraham, b say 1769
ii. Carnalas/Cornelius, b say 1770: m c1791-92 wid Patience (___) Johnson (IGI LDS) who had a dau byher 1st marriage
named Betsey Johnson b 18 Jul 1785 (Jay VR). Cornelius is not found in the 1800 census in Maine although a Patience Peterson was
enumerated with a girl 10-16 (Betsey?) and 4 children ae under 10y.
iii. Sarah, b 1777 (Browne, op. cit., p. 108): d 7 June 1867 (ibid.): m Duxbury MA 12 May 1802 Sylvanus Weston (ibit.), b c 1770 son
of Zabdiel & Hannah (Curtis) Weston (ibid.), d Duxbury MA 28 May 1830 ae 6y (ibid.)
iv. Lucy, b 30 Oct 1780
v. Joseph, b 17 Nov 1782: m Jay June 1805 [Lucy] Thomas (VR)
vi. John, b 6 Dec 1784
vii. Lydia, b 17 Aug 1789: m Jay 2 Apr 1818 Moses Coolidge Jr. of Dixfield (Jay VR), b Jay 3 Mar 1792 son of Moses &
Sarah (____) Coolidge (VR)
viii. Charles, b 28 May 1792: m Hannah ____ (Oxf Co deeds, 15:409). He purchased his father�s homestead farm in Jay on
27 Oct 1815 in return for life support (Oxf Co deeds, 15:204). Hannah received a pension for Charles�s service as a private
in the War of 1812 in Capt. Peter Chadwick�s Co., 34th U.S. Infantry (Virgil White, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files [1989],
p. 1415)
ix. Ruth, b 13 Feb 1796�
Patience Baker
�MAYFLOWER FAMILIES THROUGH FIVE GENERATIONS, Vol. 11, Part 1. Edward Doty: His Descendants through sons Edward and
John�, Compiled by Peter B. Hill, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996, p. 211-2.
�PATIENCE BAKER (John, Patience Doty, John, Edward) b. Marshfield ?? Nov. 1749, d. Winthrop ME. She m. Marshfield 3 Mar 1768
ABRAHAM PETERSON, b. Duxbury 6 Sept. 1745, son of Joseph and Lydia (Howell) Peterson. He d. Winshrop ME before 1818.
In 1785 Abraham Peterson sold a farm in Duxbury.
In the 1790 census for Winthrop ME, Abraham Peterson appears with 2 males above 16 years, 3 males under 16, and 6 females. Sons
Abraham and Cornelius Peterson are shown in the 1790 census with household of their own.
Children (PETERSON) b. Duxbury:
i. ABRAHAM
ii. CORNELIUS
iii. SARAH b. 1777; m. Duxbury 12 May 1802 SULVANUS WESTON�
7th generation
Joseph Peterson
�The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.�, by William Bradford Browne, NEHGS Register, Vol. 70, p. 165.
�JOSEPH PETERSON (son of Joseph, son of John), born at Duxbury, and baptized in 1730 (Marshfield church records), died at
Duxbury in 1776. He married at Bridgewater, 19 Nov. 1742, Lydia Howell of Bridgewater, who died at Duxbury 22 June 1806,
in hr 86th year (gravestone in Dingley Cemetery, North Duxbury). He lived on his father�s farm in Duxbury. When his estate
was divided in 1818, his daughter Lydia was the only one of his children who was living; but his daughters who had married
and were then deceased were name as below.
Children, born at Duxbury (all except Lydia entered in town records):
i. MARY, b. 22 Apr. 1743; d. in 1809; m. at Duxbury, 8 Oct. 1767, ZADOCK WESTON (Benjamin, Edmund, Edmund).
ii. SARAH, b. 15 June 1744; d. at Duxbury 1 Aug. 1816; m. at Duxbury 24 June 1762, CORNELIUS DELANO, b. at Duxbury
10 Oct. 1742, d. there 24 Apr. 1801, in his 60th year, s. of Amaziah and Ruth (Sampson).
iii. ABRAHAM, b. 6 Sept. 1745.
iv. SUSANNAH, b. 22 Jan. 1746/7; d. in 1810; m. at Duxbury, 8 Oct. 1767, GERSHOM EWELL, JR., of Scituate, who d. at
Scituate 4 Mar. 1832, aged 76.
v. JOSEPH, b. 1 Feb. 1749/50.
vi. LYDIA; living unm. In 1818.
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