Descendants of George Large
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Descendants of George Large Generation 1 1. GEORGE1 LARGE was born in 1780 in Kings County, Ireland. He died in 1825 in Quebec, Canada. He married Eliza Large about 1800 in Kings County, Ireland. She was born on 23 May 1788 in Kings County, Ireland. She died on 03 Jun 1862 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. Notes for George Large: George's first wife is not known. Eliza is his second wife. They were second cousins hence the same surname of Large. George and Eliza left Queens County, Ireland in 1824. They arrived in America, via the St. Lawrence River in 1825. George died 3 weeks later of cholera on a boat near Quebec, and was buried near Niagara Falls. His burial was probably in a cemetery on the Canadian side of the Falls. Eliza, his widow moved to Montreal for a short time, then to Beaver Dam. In Feb. 1828 she moved, with her three sons, to Noble County, Ohio and entered from the government an 80 acres of property. (On Kathrine Cole Knerr's hand written notes she states it to be 80 acres. When her daughter, Darla (Knerr) Yancey was researching in Ohio she found documents stating the amount granted to Eliza was 160 acres.) While living in Montreal with her three sons, her sister kept encouraging her to leave Canada and come to live in Noble County. Her sister is the wife of Dr. Craig and they were living in Whigville, Noble County, Ohio. ( According to documents in the Toledo, Ohio library the name of the town in the middle 1800's was Freedom. It was later changed to Whigville, but there is nothing telling why the name was changed.) George Large and Eliza Large had the following children: 2. i. THOMAS2 LARGE was born in 1805 in Kings County, Ireland. Notes for Thomas Large: George's first wife is unknown. She died leaving him two sons: Thomas and Robert, who were step-children of Eliza.. Thomas was married 3 times. No children listed. Robert was married 2 times and had three children. Robert's 3 children are:Thomas was a bachelor. Charles was also a bachelor. Jane had 1 child. +3. ii. ROBERT LARGE was born in 1808 in Kings County, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN. +4. iii. ANN LARGE was born in 1812 in Kings County, Ireland. She died on 02 Mar 1842 in Whigville Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio. She married Henry Craig in 1838 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. He was born about 1807 in Ireland. He died on 17 Oct 1890 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. +5. iv. SAMUEL LARGE was born on 13 Jul 1814 in Dublin, Kings County, Ireland. He died on 14 Dec 1891 in Locust Twp., Christian County, Illinois. He married (1) ELINOR ELLEN GUILER on 21 May 1840 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. She was born on 13 Dec 1822 in Ireland. She died on 28 Jan 1849 in Whigville Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio. He married (2) MARIA LARGE on 04 Dec 1851 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. She died on 10 Jan 1908 in Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, USA. He married (3) MARIA LARGE (SECOND COUSIN) on 04 Dec 1851. She died on 10 Jan 1908. +6. v. HENRY LARGE was born on 21 Jul 1817 in Kings County, Ireland. He died on 14 Jul 1893 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. He married Maria Cleary on 01 Jan 1845 in Noble County, Ohio. She was born on 20 Dec 1823 in Kings County, Ireland. She died on 25 Jul 1895 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. +7. vi. RICHARD LARGE was born on 15 Sep 1821 in Kings County, Ireland. He died on 29 Jun 1895 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois,. He married MARGARET MCGINNIS. She was born on 01 Jul 1826. She died on 09 Feb 1876 in Buckeye Prairie, Johnson Generation 1 (con't) was born on 01 Jul 1826. She died on 09 Feb 1876 in Buckeye Prairie, Johnson Twp., Christian Co., Illinois. He married MARTHA HOBAUGH. She was born in 1824. She died in 1875 in Buckeye Prairie, Johnson Twp., Christian Co., Illinois. Generation 2 3. ROBERT2 LARGE (George1) was born in 1808 in Kings County, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN. Robert Large and Unknown had the following child: 8. i. HUGH3 LARGE. He married FANNY CLEARY. 4. ANN2 LARGE (George1) was born in 1812 in Kings County, Ireland. She died on 02 Mar 1842 in Whigville Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio. She married Henry Craig in 1838 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. He was born about 1807 in Ireland. He died on 17 Oct 1890 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. Notes for Henry Craig: Tombstone in Whigville Cemetery states he died October 12, 1890 the 83 rd. year of his age. The early life of Henry was one of toil and hardship. At 16, he split rails at 31 cents a hundred. At 18, he began as a farm laborer at $8.00 a month. Considering his opportunities, no resident of Noble County has had a more successful life. In giving his reasons for this, he said: "By the rigid practice of industry, ecomomy, promptness and the avoidance of debt". He was quiet and reserved in manner and possessed exceptional financial ability and extra ordinary mathematical ability, solving all problems, even partial payments of notes for money loaned to neighbors in his head. He was one of the first stockholders of the Noble County National Bank of Caldwell, Ohio until his death in 1893. He was born near Dublin, Ireland and died at the home near Whigville. Ohio. He was interested in raising sheep and bees. Maria's mother died when she was 11 and she kept house for her brothers, making their suits with her needle. Both are buried at Whigville, Ohio Henry Craig and Ann Large had the following children: 9. i. ANN ELIZA3 CRAIG. She died on 22 Mar 1842. Notes for Ann Eliza Craig: Age: 2 yr. 20 da. 10. ii. ANN MARIA CRAIG was born in 1842 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. She died on 22 Feb 1871. 5. SAMUEL2 LARGE (George1) was born on 13 Jul 1814 in Dublin, Kings County, Ireland. He died on 14 Dec 1891 in Locust Twp., Christian County, Illinois. He married (1) ELINOR ELLEN GUILER on 21 May 1840 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. She was born on 13 Dec 1822 in Ireland. She died on 28 Jan 1849 in Whigville Cemetery, Noble County, Ohio. He married (2) MARIA LARGE on 04 Dec 1851 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. She died on 10 Jan 1908 in Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, USA. He married (3) MARIA LARGE (SECOND COUSIN) on 04 Dec 1851. She died on 10 Jan 1908. Notes for Samuel Large: First wife Elinor Guiler died on 28 January 1849 at Whigville, Noble County, Ohio. Then he married a second cousin, immigrant from Ireland, Maria Large on 04 December 1851. Maria died on 20 January 1908 and is buried beside of Samuel in the cemetery at Buckeye Prarie, Johnson Twp., Christian County, Illinois. Moved from Noble County, Ohio to Christian County, Illinois in1856, Notes for Elinor Ellen Guiler: She was the sister to Jacob Guiler, Paternal grandfather of Emma Jane Tarbill. Samuel Large and Elinor Ellen Guiler had the following children: +11. i. GEORGE3 LARGE was born on 25 Jan 1841. He died on 04 Dec 1907 in Buckeye Generation 2 (con't) +11. i. GEORGE3 LARGE was born on 25 Jan 1841. He died on 04 Dec 1907 in Buckeye Prairie, Johnson Twp., Christian Co., Illinois. He married Mollie Cleary on 28 Nov 1867 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA. She was born on 25 Nov 1839. She died on 20 Jun 1896 in Buckeye Prairie, Johnson Twp., Christian Co., Illinois. 12. ii. GEORGE LARGE was born on 25 Nov 1841 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. He died on 04 Dec 1907 in Christian Co., Illinois. +13. iii. ANN ELIZA LARGE was born in 1845. She died in 1932. She married Robert J. McAfee on 13 Feb 1867 in Dunker HIll, Illinois. He died on 08 Jan 1934. +14. iv. WILLIAM (WILLIE) LARGE was born on 09 Aug 1848 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. He died on 04 Sep 1881. He married Charlotte Morrison on 09 Oct 1872. She was born in 1850. She died in 1910 in Buried in Springfield, Illinois. +15. v. ANNE ELIZA LARGE was born on 15 Mar 1846 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. She died on 03 Nov 1932 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA. She married Robert J. McAfee on 13 Feb 1867 in Rosemond, Christian Co., Illinois. He died in 1934. 16. vi. MARY JANE LARGE was born on 16 Jul 1843. She died on 13 Sep 1845 in Whigsville, Noble County, Ohio. Notes for Mary Jane Large: Died at the age of 6 and is buried in Whigville Cemetery, Noble Co., Ohio Ladine Cole has that she was born in 1843 and died in 1845. But, she also states that Mary Jane died at the age of 6 years. +17. vii. RACHEL ELLEN LARGE was born on 28 Dec 1850. She died in Aug 1930 in Christian Co., Illinois. She married W. J. Denton on 18 Nov 1872 in Taylorville, Christian Co., Illinois,. Notes for Maria Large: She was born in Port Arlington, on farm (Kalin Hound) Queens County, Ireland now Woodbrook Farm. Samuel Large and Maria Large had the following children: 18. i. MARY JANE3 LARGE was born on 17 Jan 1853. She died on 09 Sep 1854 in Whigville, Noble Co., Ohio. 19. ii. JAMES ROBERT LARGE was born on 13 Nov 1854.