Father: Ira Longwell TOWNSEND Birth: Sept. 17, 1808 in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey Death: October 1850 in Pacific Ocean Burial: Parents - Father:
Samuel TOWNSEND; Mother: Sarah Tyler LONGWELL
Marriage: March 27, 1832 in Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York
Mother: Catherine DELONG Birth:
April 10, 1812 Death: February 7, 1851 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Parents - Father:
Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Children:
Child No. 1: Arvilla L. TOWNSEND Birth: April 22, 1833 Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 2: Absolom W. TOWNSEND Birth: May 25, 1837 Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 3: Austa L. TOWNSEND Birth: November
8, 1839 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: January 9, 1868 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo
Daviess County, Illinois Marriage: in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Andrew DEAM
Child No. 4: Elmira TOWNSEND Birth: July 24, 1841 in Rush
Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: March 12, 1858 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 5: Jasper R. TOWNSEND Birth: January 20, 1844 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death:
Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Louisa F. HAMILTON
Child No. 6: Sarah TOWNSEND Birth: September 14, 1846 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Death: Burial: Marriage: 1864 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Herman PAAR
Child No. 7: Emily TOWNSEND Birth: October 9, 1848
in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: May 14, 1938 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Burial: Marriage: February 24, 1870 in Lafayette County,
Wisconsin Spouse: Alfred Fritz BONJOUR
Father: Alfred Frederick BONJOUR Birth: December 17, 1844 in Lignieres, Neuchatel, Switzerland Death: December 19, 1913 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa
Burial: Parents - Father: Frederic Aime BONJOUR; Mother: Maria Julia DUCOMMONIN
Marriage: February 24, 1870 in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Mother: Emily A. TOWNSEND Birth: October 9, 1848 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: May 14, 1938 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa
Burial: Parents - Father: Ira Longwell TOWNSEND; Mother: Catherine DELONG
Child No. 2: Ira Fred BONJOUR Birth: December 29, 1871 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: April 28, 1942
Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Susan Edna NOWELL
Child No. 5: Herman W. BONJOUR Birth: abt. 1877 Death:
Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Grace CHRISTOPHER
Child No. 6: Archie George BONJOUR Birth: March 29, 1877 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death:
April 3, 1957 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Burial: Marriage: October 6, 1906 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Spouse: Florence Maude PEER
Child
No. 7: Sadie Dell BONJOUR Birth: November 24, 1881 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Death: June 3, 1975 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Burial:
Marriage: December 21, 1900 Spouse: Elijah W. WILKINSON
Child No. 8: Velma BONJOUR Birth: Abt. 1884 in Iowa Death: May 22, 1957 in Fargo, North
Dakota Burial: Marriage: March 4, 1903 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Spouse: William FREDERICKSON
Child No. 9: Nellie Grace BONJOUR Birth:
February 29, 1888 in West Fork, Franklin County, Iowa Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Amos Rodgers
Notes / Documentation:
Alfred
Bonjour's nicknames were "Fritz" when he was young and "Fred" when he reached adulthood. According to Fred Bonjour's obituary, his surviving daughters were Mrs. R.A.
Hartwell, Mrs. C.I. Hance, Mrs. E.W. Wilkinson, Mrs. Will Frederickson & Mrs. Reid Johnson. Their actual names were not provided. Other sources on the internet list his
death date as December 13, 1919. It actually was December 19, 1913. In the birth records at Franklin County Courthouse in Iowa, a child born on Feb. 29, 1888 was listed
as Julia Bonjour. This name was crossed out with "Nellie Grace Bonjour" written in. The Franklin County records do not indicate that Velma Bonjour was born there.
Father: Edmond GATES Birth: 15 Jun 1805 in Iredell, Iredell, Nc Death: 27 Dep 1876 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Burial: Parents - Father: Joseph; Mother:
GATES
Marriage: 1 May 1928 in Jo Daviess, Il
Mother: Passingfare SHORE Birth: 28 Oct 1806 in Cumberland Co., Ky Death: 31 May 1887 in Woodbine,
Jo Daviess, Il Burial: Parents - Father: Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Children:
Child No. 1: Margaret GATES Birth: 5 Feb 1829 in Jo Daviess, Il
Death: 6 Feb 1830 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Burial: in Woodbine Cemetery Marriage: Spouse:
Child RK Jacob M-032 050 16 10010-2Jo Daviess, Il
Death: 1917 Burial: Marriage: 25 Oct 1849 in Jo Daviess, Il Spouse: Martin S. WILKERSON
Child No. 3: Mary Ann GATES Birth: 12 Oct 1833 in
Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Death: 20 Jan 1908 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Burial: in Woodbine Cemetery Marriage: Spouse: Wicker
Child No. 4: Robert
Bell GATES Birth: 19 Dec 1836 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Death: 5 Jan 1925 in Landsdowne, Pa Burial: Marriage: 8 Sep 1870 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il
Spouse: Elizabeth BARKER
Child No. 5: John Frederick GATES Birth: 4 Jan 1840 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Death: 7 Jan 1918 in Reeder, Anderson, Ks
Burial: Marriage: 21 Sep 1876 in Ks Spouse: Elizabeth STUDEBAKER
Child No. 6: Joseph Henry GATES Birth: 20 Aug 1849 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il
Death: 24 Jan 1851 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Burial: in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 7: Edmund Christopher GATES
Birth: in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Death: 21 Jan 1854 in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Burial: in Woodbine, Jo Daviess, Il Marriage: Spouse:
Father: Samuel TOWNSEND Birth: December 26, 1783 in Frederickstown, Dutchess County, New York Death: December 28, 1863 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois Burial: Parents - Father: Eber TOWNSEND; Mother: Elizabeth DREW
Marriage: September 16, 1803 in Carmel, Steuben County, New York
Mother: Sarah Tyler LONGWELL Birth: September 2, 1781 in Frederickstown, Dutchess County, New York Death: July 21, 1821 in Steuben County, New York
Burial: Parents - Father: David L. LONGWELL, Sr.; Mother: Mary Sarah TYLER
Children:
Child No. 1: Susan TOWNSEND Birth: 1804 in Vernon,
Sussex County, New Jersey Death: in Angelica, Allegany County, New York Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Robert A. KING
Child No. 2: George Nelson
TOWNSEND Birth: August 28, 1806 in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey Death: December 4, 1893 in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend
Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Marriage: October 15, 1829 in Allen, Allegany County, New York Spouse: Mary MINER
Child No. 3: Ira Longwell
TOWNSEND Birth: September 17, 1808 in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey Death: October 1850 in Pacific Ocean Burial: Marriage: March 27, 1832 in
Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York Spouse: Catherine DELONG
Child No. 4: Absolem Austin TOWNSEND Birth: December 7, 1810 in Vernon, Sussex County,
New Jersey Death: in Shullsburg,lafayette County, Wisconsin Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Mary Ann ROSS, Almira WELLS
Child No. 5: Cynthia TOWNSEND
Birth: January 1813 in Steuben County, New York Death: May 15, 1891 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois Marriage: Spouse: Abraham CRESSY, Elisha HARRIS
Child No. 6: Halsted Samuel TOWNSEND Birth: April 11, 1814 in Steuben County, New York
Death: June 4, 1901 in Maryville, Missouri Burial: Marriage: January 10, 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana Spouse: Hannah CARVER
Child No. 7:
Almira R. TOWNSEND Birth: July 11, 1816 in Steuben County, New York Death: August 22, 1883 in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: Marriage:
Spouse: Elijah CARPENTER
Child No. 8: Elijah Carver TOWNSEND Birth: July 14, 1818 in Steuben County, New York Death: July 6, 1913 in Shullsburg,
Lafayette County, Wisconsin Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Fanny WELLS, Mary Ann SACKETT
Notes / Documentation:
Samuel Townsend was married four
times. After his first wife Sarah Longwell died, he remarried, name of wife unknown, and had a son Sherrod B. Townsend (b. 1822). Sherrod was murdered in Nevada, Iowa,
Oct. 1864. Samuel's third wife was Sarah Margaret (Peggy) Pence. Their children were Emily (b. 1830), Emiline (b. 1830), and Abram Godfrey Townsend (b. April 4, 1838).
Samuel's fourth wife was Mary Kellogg who survived him.
Father: Alexander BELL Birth: Sept 11, 1836 in Jodaviess Co., Il Death: March 22, 1883 in Gladstone, Henderson Co., Il Burial: March 24, 1883 in So. Henderson
Cemetery Near Gladstone, Il Parents - Father: Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Marriage: February 15, 1864 in Monmouth, Warren Co., Il
Mother: Mary Jane
DAVES Birth: 1847 in Jodaviess Co., Il Death: Jan 7, 1907 in Henderson Co., Il Burial: Parents - Father: William DAVES; Mother: Martha HENDRICKS
Children:
Child No. 1: Franklin BELL Birth: 1865 in Henderson Co., Il Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 2: Lucy BELL
Birth: 1867 in Henderson Co., Il Death: Burial: Marriage: 1880 in Henderson Co., Il Spouse: Abner L. Drew
Child No. 3: Evalina BELL
Birth: May 19, 1868 in Henderson Co., Il Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse: Will CUNNINGHAM
Child No. 4: Laura Matilda BELL Birth: Oct 10,
1872 in Moundsville, Vernon Co., Mo Death: Jan 24, 1922 in Chilicothe, Akron Twp., Peoria Co., Il Burial: Jan 26, 1922 in Chilicothe, Il Marriage: May 30,
1894 in Gladstone, Henderson Co., Il Spouse: Philip CADELL
Child No. 5: Burdie BELL Birth: Feb 28, 1876 in Moundsville, Vernon Co., Mo Death:
Burial: Marriage: 1892 in Henderson Co., Il Spouse: John Lindsey HALL
Child No. 6: William Arthur BELL Birth: Feb 16, 1881 in Henderson Co., Il
Death: Burial: Marriage: Spouse:
Notes / Documentation:
Alexander died as a result of a train accident while he was employed by the CB&Q
Railroad. It is Alexander's parentage I am seeking. According to Alexander, his parents were both born in Kentucky (1880 Census response). Any information on the
parentage of William DAVES or Martha HENDRICKS, the mother and father of Mary Jane, Alexander's wife, would also be appreciated.
Father: John Hiram BRUBAKER Birth: 21 January 1857 in Illinois Death: 3 January 1933 Burial: in Clay Cemetery, Berreman Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois Parents
- Father: Abraham BRUBAKER; Mother: Elizabeth CLAY
Marriage: 1 January 1881
Mother: Minnie Sophia WALTHEMATHE Birth: 5 August 1865 in Germany
Death: 2 May 1921 Burial: in Clay Cemetery, Berreman Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois Parents - Father: ? WALTHEMATHE; Mother: Henriette
Children:
Child No. 1: Abram Sylvester BRUBAKER Birth: 1 October 1881 Death: 27 October 1881 Burial: in Clay Cemetery, Berreman Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 2: Clara Elizabeth BRUBAKER Birth: 14 August 1882 Death: 18 September 1972 Burial: Marriage: 25 January 1905
Spouse: Lewis O. PERRY
Child No. 3: Rose Marie BRUBAKER Birth: 25 March 1885 Death: 29 February 1960 Burial: Marriage: 15 December 1909
Spouse: Joseph Otto EVERHART
Child No. 4: Charles Henry BRUBAKER Birth: 14 March 1887 in Log Cabin On His Father's Farm - Berreman Twp, Jo Daviess,
Illinois Death: 22 July 1931 Burial: in Clay Cemetery, Berreman Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois Marriage: 11 February 1909 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Spouse: Alma STARR
Child No. 5: George Leslie BRUBAKER Birth: 7 January 1893 Death: 5 August 1961 Burial: Marriage: 28 September 1916
Spouse: Jessie A. RUSSELL
Notes / Documentation:
1. "Brubaker Genealogy and History" - Letter from Dorothy (PERRY) KRISE, John Hiram BRUBAKER's
granddaughter through Clara (BRUBAKER) PERRY. 2. Letters from Lola (PERRY) KLETT, another granddaughter through Clara (BRUBAKER) PERRY. 3. Clay Cemetery tombstones. 4.
Interview with Lucille (PERRY) BROSHOUS, and information from her large family album and scrapbook. She's also a granddaughter of John H. BRUBAKER. (May 8, 1999) 5.
Letter from Ruth (SAMUEL) HIEBER, niece of Alma STARR and Charles Henry BRUBAKER, dated October 7, 1975. Notes: Elizabeth CLAY remarried to Daniel CLEVIDENCE after
Abraham died, sometime bet. 1862 (when Abraham died) and 1865. She outlived this husband, too--she was 91 when she died. Dorothy KRISE said, ". . . she lived with Grampa
Brubaker until she died she smoked a clay pipe when she would get real mad the smoke would roll." Minnie Sophia's mother, Henriette, remarried also, marrying Henry
SCHROEDER. They, along with their daughter Henriette, are also buried in the Clay Cemetery. Charles Henry BRUBAKER died young, at the age of 44, with a certain type of
cancer I saw referred to in letters as "black addicent disease" (?). His father-in-law, Thomas STARR, even had him come to Maywood, Cook, Illinois to see a certain
doctor, not long before he succumbed to the cancer.
Father: Joseph YORK Birth: 1891 in Galena, Illinois Death: 9/1937 in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA Parents - Father: John YORK;
Mother: Margaret STEFFEN
Marriage: 6/18/1907 in Sand Springs, Delaware County, IA
Mother: Theresa MCDONOUGH Birth: 11/15/1881 in Sand Springs,
Delaware County, IA Death: 1/15/1968 in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monticello, IA Parents - Father: John MCDONOUGH; Mother: Ellen MCMEEL
Children:
Child No. 1: Donald Joseph YORK Birth: 8/05/1909 in Dubuque, IA Death: 12/23/1981 in Gonzales, Monterey County, CA Burial:
12/29/1981 in Garden of Memories, Salinas, Montery County, IA Marriage: Spouse: Margy
Notes / Documentation:
Joseph and Theresa divorced while
living in Dubuque, and he remarried a lady by the name of Ella RUH, later a daughter was born by the name of Vivian York MALLINS. Donald was the father of a Robert
Anthony TAYLOR that was put up for adoption in 1929 from the Soldier's Orpahns Home in Davenport, IA ... adopted name was Thomas Charles MCGIFFIN ... the mother being a
Denise TAYLOR of Dubuque, IA. He later married a "Margery" but still searching for documentation, and have been told there was a son born out of that union. In the late
60's, he moved to California, remarried to a Mary LUCICH, and made his home in Gonzales, Ca.
Father: John STEFFEN Birth: 1843 in Wintrich, Germany Death: 9/13/1922 in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Dubuque, IA Parents - Father: Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Marriage: 8/15/1865 in Wintrich, Germany
Mother: Susanna KILBURG Birth: 1845 in Kolbenz, Germany Death: in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Dubuque,
IA Parents - Father: Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Children:
Child No. 1: Margaret STEFFEN Birth: 1865 in Wintrich, Germany Death: 10/12/1956 in
Dubuque, IA Burial: 10/1956 in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA Marriage: 1887 in Galena, ILL Spouse: John YORK
Child No. 2: Catherine STEFFEN
Birth: in Germany Death: Burial: Marriage: in Galena, ILL Spouse: John THIELEN
Child No. 3: daught Notes / Documentation:
The
John and Susanna STEFFEN family immigrated from Wintrich, Germany to Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in 1882. They lived there for 26 years. They had eleven children,
but only seven were living at the time of the "Golden Anniversary" in 1915, that was celebrated in Dubuque. The Susanna KILBURG family emigrated from Kolbenz, Germany to
Galena in 1881. She came with sibblings by the names of Nickolus, Michael, John and Margaret (Maggie) ... only Nickolus staying in Galena until his death in 1924.
Father: John YORK/JEURG/YERK Birth: 2/06/1858 in Illinois Death: 10/26/1908 in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA Parents - Father:
Unknown; Mother: Unknown
Marriage: 1887 in Galena, Illinois
Mother: Margaret STEFFEN Birth: 8/19/1870 in Wintrich, Germany Death: 10/12/1956 in
Dubuque, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA Parents - Father: John STEFFEN; Mother: Susanna KILBURG
Children:
Child No. 1: Elmer
YORK Birth: 4/12/1888 in Galena, Illinois Death: 11/12/1964 in Davenport, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport, IA Marriage: 2/02/1909 in
Dubuque, IA Spouse: Mary C. MENNING
Child No. 2: Joseph YORK Birth: 1891 in Galena, Illinois Death: 9/1937 in Iowa City, Iowa Burial: in Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA Marriage: 6/18/1907 in Sand Springs, Delaware County, IA Spouse: Theresa MCDONOUGH
Child No. 3: John Aloysius YORK
Birth: 2/12/1900 in Dubuque, IA Death: 12/22/1968 in Davenport, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport, IA Marriage: in Dubuque, IA Spouse:
Edna May JUDD
Child No. 4: Harold M. YORK Birth: 4/08/1902 in Dubuque, IA Death: 12/22/1968 in Dubuque, IA Burial: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque,
IA Marriage: 10/10/1929 in Dubuque, IA Spouse: Teresa ZEHTENER
Notes / Documentation:
The York name had many spellings, learned from different
census records and documents found in Illinois ... and immigrated from Germany.
Father: George Nelson TOWNSEND Birth: August 28, 1806 in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey Death: December 4, 1893 in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Parents - Father: Samuel TOWNSEND; Mother: Sarah Tyler LONGWELL
Marriage: October 15, 1829 in
Allen, Allegany County, New York
Mother: Mary MINER Birth: March 31, 1811 in Broome, Schoharie County, New York Death: June 15, 1890 in Warren, Jo
Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Parents - Father: Asher MINER; Mother: Unknown
Children:
Child No. 1: Lydia Samantha TOWNSEND Birth: August 28, 1830 in Allen, Allegany County, New York Death: January 30, 1901 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois Burial: Marriage: Feb 15, 1860 in Rush, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Ebenezer Melville BACKUS
Child No. 2: Amanda Sarah TOWNSEND
Birth: July 13, 1832 in Belfast, Allegany County, New York Death: December 24, 1916 in Grand Junction, Boone County, Iowa Burial: Marriage: November 5,
1852 Spouse: Alexander B. CHAMBERS
Child No. 3: Samuel Asher TOWNSEND Birth: October 16, 1834 in Canedia, Allegany County, New York Death: January 8,
1910 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Marriage: March 15, 1855 in Stone Home, Rush
Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Rebecca Mathilda BORTHWICK
Child No. 4: George Nelson, Jr. TOWNSEND Birth: May 23, 1837 in Rush Township,
Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: April 13, 1909 in Sundance, Wyoming Burial: Marriage: March 28, 1867 in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse:
Wilhelmina BRICKLER
Child No. 5: Annette TOWNSEND Birth: October 2, 1839 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: March 17, 1924 in Hampton,
Franklin County, Iowa Burial: in Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa Marriage: July 4, 1855 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Newton Berry
CLAYPOOL
Child No. 6: Joseph Winthrop TOWNSEND Birth: September 30, 1841 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: January 29, 1897 in
Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Marriage: November 23, 1862 Spouse: Harriett A. LEWIS
Child No. 7: Jane Crowell TOWNSEND Birth: December 14, 1843 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: December 19, 1920 in Galesburg, Knox County,
Illinois Burial: Marriage: October 27, 1864 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Henry Z. TUCKER
Child No. 8: Susan King TOWNSEND
Birth: February 16, 1846 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: June 12, 1927 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Burial: Marriage:
December 25, 1866 in Illinois Spouse: William Bailey BRYAN
Child No. 9: Olive Anne TOWNSEND Birth: August 7, 1848 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois Death: February 5, 1937 Burial: Marriage: August 23, 1873 Spouse: Charles T. JUSTUS
Child No. 10: Sarah Gazelle TOWNSEND Birth:
December 13, 1850 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: February 11, 1920 in Aberdeen, South Dakota Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess
County, Illinois Marriage: January 14, 1875 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: Charles Titus PULFREY
Child No. 11: Hortense Mary TOWNSEND
Birth: January 20, 1855 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Death: November 17, 1937 Burial: Marriage: August 25, 1872 in Rush Township, Jo
Daviess County, Illinois Spouse: John George RENWICK
Child No. 12: Hugh L. TOWNSEND Birth: January 9, 1857 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Death: November 11, 1857 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in
Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Marriage: Spouse:
Child No. 13: Emeline Parks TOWNSEND Birth: January 3, 1860 in Rush Township, Jo
Daviess County, Illinois Death: October 28, 1946 in Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial: in Townsend Cemetery, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Marriage:
March 30, 1878 Spouse: Thomas J. STAVER
Notes / Documentation:
Lydia Samantha Townsend's first husband was James M. Chambers. They were married
October 17, 1849, and had one child, James. George Nelson Townsend, Jr.'s first wife was Della M. Bush. They had no children.
Father: Leander PENHOLLOW Birth: 26 March 1859 in Mallory Twp, Clayton, Iowa Death: 27 August 1913 in Jo Daviess Co., Illinois Burial: in Deeds Cemetery,
Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess, Illinois Parents - Father: Richard W. PENHOLLOW; Mother: Mercy BATES
Marriage: 29 September 1884 in Glen Haven, Grant, Wisconsin
Mother: Mary HARRISON Birth: 9 June 1867 in Millville, Clayton, Iowa Death: btw 25-27 November 1938 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois Burial: in
Deeds Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess, Illinois Parents - Father: Obed HARRISON; Mother: Martha J. HURT (or HART) LISTER
Children:
Child No.
1: Floretta May PENHOLLOW Birth: 5 May 1885 in Millville, Clayton, Iowa Death: 21 June 1917 in Sarona, Wisconsin Burial: in Clay Cemetery, Berreman Twp, Jo
Daviess, Illinois Marriage: 13 June 1903 in Elizabeth, Illinois Spouse: Walter DIXON
Child No. 2: Addie Loudema PENHOLLOW Birth: 2 September 1886 in
Millville, Clayton, Iowa Death: 5 March 1958 in Lanark, Illinois Burial: Marriage: 24 December 1903 Spouse: John Wesley ISENBERGER, Jr.
Child No.
3: Mattie (martha Jane) PENHOLLOW Birth: 26 March 1888 in Millville, Clayton, Iowa Death: 16 April 1916 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois Burial: in Oak
Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois Marriage: 28 February 1912 Spouse: Ralph V. NIELSON
Child No. 4: George Harrison PENHOLLOW Birth: 9
October 1889 in Clayton Co., Iowa Death: 3 February 1968 in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois Burial: in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois Marriage: 16
August 1910 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois Spouse: Myrtle SIEDENBURG
Child No. 5: Shirley Vincent PENHOLLOW Birth: 23 August 1894 in Eau Galle,
Wisconsin Death: 12 September 1963 in Rockford, Illinois Burial: in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois Marriage: 18 January 1915 in Stockton, Jo Daviess,
Illinois Spouse: Jessie Orpha RHODES
Notes / Documentation:
1) Deeds Cemetery visit. 2) penholl.GED, imported by Lethalu Armstrong 12 April 1999. 3)
"Richard Penhallow: His Life and Descendants", copyright 1983, by Aileen Smock DeLong & Lorraine Rivers Harlow, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD. 4) Transcription of
Family Bible by my aunt, Darlene Koontz. 5) Clay and Morseville cemetery visits, July 5, 1999. 6) Transcription of original letters from Addie ISENBERGER & Mary HARRISON
to R.D. BARTLETT dated 1 November 1934. 7) Ancestral File, Submitter: Don A. Grow, 5509 T Street, Lincoln, NE 68504. Submission: AF95-109450. The documentation here is a
little bit weak, particularly since I've found some errors with the published book, but they have all been minor. Overall their research methods seem sound. The Family
Bible and the letters are strong evidence, I believe. In fact, this is a good time to point out that Obed HARRISON is a first cousin to President William Henry
HARRISON--it's mentioned in the letter, and in numerous other written and oral family histories. Lethalu is a descendant of Obed's brother, Capt. Thomas HARRISON, who is
also buried in the Deeds Cemetery in Pleasant Valley. See her great-grandfather's memoirs, excerpted on her submission to "The Harrison Repository".
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/harrison/d0092/g0000026.html#I14244 Also, I'm looking for more information on the NIELSON family ancestors-- they were Danish, so it may
have been NIELSEN at one time. But, that's a query, isn't it? I do have holes, though, and if anyone out there has some corrections or can connect up with my information,
*please email me*.