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Online Connections Genealogy Across Indiana Indiana Extracts from Illinois Periodicals Roger Lawton and Natalie Burriss To widen its knowledge of genealogical information for Indiana, the Indiana Historical Society takes part in an exchange with genealogical and historical societies across the country. The IHS sends out The Hoosier Genealogist: Connections in return for receiving the publications of other organizations. A volunteer with the IHS reads through the incoming publications to find listings of people with Indiana connections. The following genealogical data comes from the publications of the following organizations in Illinois: the Decatur Genealogical Society, the Chicago Genealogical Society, the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society, the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois, and the Versailles Area Genealogical and Historical Society. The names and issues of the periodicals are listed with the data, along with names of articles, authors where specified, and the years of publication. All data is transcribed exactly as it appears in the publications except where noted. Where information is needed for clarity, the authors have inserted it in brackets. All periodical issues listed below are available for further research in the Serials Section at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Extracts from the Central Illinois Genealogical Quarterly Published by the Decatur Genealogical Society Volume 44, no. 4 (Winter 2008) “Biographical Notices from John Carroll Power, History of Early Settlers, Sangamon Co., IL ‘Centennial Record’ (1876), pp. 281–82” pp. 150–51 ELKIN, WILLIAM F. was born April 13,1792 in Clarke county, Ky. In 1811 he went to Xenia, O., and was there married Dec. 5, 1813, to Elizabeth Constant. She was born June 14,1799 in Clarke county, Ky., also. They had four children in Ohio, and 1810 moved to Brownsville, Ind., where they had three, and then moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in December, 1825, in what is now Fancy Creek township, where they had six children, four of whom died under five years. Of the other nine [. .] Indiana Extracts from Illinois Periodicals Zacharia E., born Nov., 1821 in Brownsville, Ind., raised in Sangamon County. He went overland in 1849 to Oregon, and from there to California and spent several years in mining. He went to Idaho in 1860, and was married Oct., 1873, to Mrs. Harriett Luckett, and resides in Idaho City, Boise county, Idaho. " Garrett, born March 2, 1823, at Brownsville, Ind., raised in Sangamon county, married in Jacksonville, Ill., to Mrs. Martha Tegarden. They had eight children, and Mrs. Elkin died Oct. 24, 1872. He was married May 1, 1873, to Mrs. Matilda Conner, whose maiden name was Gibbons. They reside in Springfield. “Biography from 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois, page 510” p. 151 William F. Elkin was born April 13, 1872 in Clarke county, Kentucky. In 1811 he moved to Xenia, Ohio, and was there married to Elizabeth Constant. In 1820, the family moved to Brownsville, Indiana, and then to Sangamon county, in 1825. Volume 47, no. 1 (Spring 2011) “Centenarians” p. 19 A Centenarian Dead Alfred Bundy father of Elijah Bundy, the sawmill man of this city, and grandfather of William Bundy of St. Louis avenue, died last Monday at his home in Coatesville, Ind., at the age of 100 years. He was born in Tennessee in 1798 and removed with his parents to Indiana when he was only 9 years old. Mr. Bundy was married three times. His last wife and fourteen children survive him. At the funeral his oldest son Elijah, of this county, aged 64 and his youngest child, a daughter, aged 12, sat side by side. [Decatur Review, November 13, 1898, page 4] Volume 50, no. 1 (Spring 2014) “Well-Known Citizen” p. 7 Mr. Huntington was quite well known in Decatur and was a respected citizen. He was a native of Indiana and was 64 years old. He had been a farmer most of his life. He went to Ottawa, Kansas, and lived on a farm, and returned to Decatur about six years ago. About a week ago, Mr. Huntington fell from a horse and received injuries which it is thought had something to do with his death, together with the fact that he had been working in the sun all day. The deceased is survived by a wife, six children and two stepchildren. The children are Mrs. M. E. Smith and Mrs. Viola Fuller of Madison, Kansas; Mrs. Maggie Creigan of Olpe, Kansas; Mrs. Ora Leavitt, Oklahoma; Mrs. Ella Martin of Monticello; Mrs. Bertie Kerkley of Decatur and D. W. Huntington of Decatur. The stepchildren are Mrs. George Clair of Ottawa, Kansas, and Mrs. Louis Lang of Decatur. The Inquest The inquest was held at the residence this forenoon at 10 o’clock by Deputy Coroner Roy Bendure. William Blenz and Willie Cherry testified as to the death of Mr. Huntington. After hearing the evidence, " 2 © 2016 Indiana Historical Society Press. All rights reserved. Indiana Extracts from Illinois Periodicals the jury returned the verdict that the deceased had come to his death through excessive heat causing heart failure. The jury was composed of Dr. H. D. Heil[?] foreman, J. C. Gates, W. W. Conard, Frank Plomer, G. W. Martin and W. F. Jacobs. From Greenwood Cemetery Records—(copied from Sexton Records) p. 132. Abraham W. Huntington, 7-21-1899, lot 16, block 13, S 1/2. (Usually the burial date). Nancy I. Huntington, 12-6-1901, lot 16, block 13, S 1/2. “Obituary—Elizabeth Edds” p. 8 Mrs. Elizabeth Edds, wife of Carroll Edds, died yesterday morning at half past eleven o’clock of paralysis of the heart at her home, No. 1514 East Eldorado Street. Mrs. Elizabeth Edds was born in Kentucky on November 7, 1819. She was the eldest daughter of the late Nathaniel Adams of this county and a sister of Henry D. and James Adams of this city. When grown, she removed from Kentucky to Sullivan County, Indiana, where on March 27, 1846, she was married to Carroll Edds. The fruit of the union was four children, two of whom are Mrs. J. W. Graves and Mrs. Mary Lanharn, who survive her. In August 1850, the family removed to Decatur and have lived here continuously from that date to this, excepting three years residence in our neighboring county of Moultrie. In early life, the deceased united with the Presbyterian Church, but in1849 she embraced the Christian faith and remained a believer in it until her death. She has been unwell nearly all winter, but her family and friends at no time considered her condition ruinous. About 11:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, she stepped to the kitchen door and told her daughter to hurry with the dinner or she would be late. As she turned back to her chair, she fell and expired without a word or a struggle. The funeral will take place at two o’clock Thursday afternoon from the family residence. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. [Decatur Review, Feb. 25, 1885, p. 3] Extracts from the Chicago Genealogist Published by the Chicago Genealogical Society Volume 40, no. 4 (Summer 2008) Class of 1940, St. Thomas the Apostle High School (5467 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago) Submitted by Ellen C. Courtney pp. 119–122 Wagner, Dorothy, 7002 Harrison Avenue, Hammond, Indiana " 3 © 2016 Indiana Historical Society Press. All rights reserved. Indiana Extracts from Illinois Periodicals Extracts from the Piatt County Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly Spring 2009 pp. 8–9 Pierson, Illinois: A Town with a History From a family tree: Moses Pierson, b. 1765, Somerset Co. NJ m.) 1787 Dorcas Taylor d. 1834 Vigo Co. IND Extracts from Moultrie County, Illinois, Heritage Journal Published by the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society Volume 38, no. 1 (April 2010) “Prairie Farmer’s Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders, Moultrie County, Illinois” pp. 3, 13–14 “This is a continuation of a series listing the farmers and breeders who lived in Moultrie County in 1917 as recorded by the ‘Prairie Farmer,’ Illinois[’] oldest and best farm paper.” What I have taken from this listing is the name of the head of the household; spouse noted in parenthesis; children in the family; township they lived in; acres owned; tenant or landowner; name of the landowner if tenant; and year they came to Moultrie County noted in parenthesis at the end of each entry. Additional information relating to the family is found in italics. Be aware that I have not check[ed] every name listed. Also I used only the resources I have at my home office. More data is very likely available at the Heritage Center Research Library. Sue Durbin, Editor” Rhodes, A. M. S. (Sarah Hoggatt) Ch: Tobias, William, Arthur, Mayhew. Sullivan township; Owned 6 Acres. (1841) Moultrie County, Illinois Marriage Index Andrew M. Rhodes to Sarah E. Hogget—November 28, 1861 Moultrie County, Illinois Federal Census—1910 Andrew Rhodes, age 69, Farmer, born in Illinois: father born in North Carolina; mother born in Indiana Sarah E., wife, age 69, born in Illinois; both parents born in Tennessee George Hoggatt, brother-in-law, age 83, born in Tennessee; both parents in Tennessee Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery Reading A. M. Rhodes, 1841–1925 Sarah E. Rhodes 1841–1927 " 4 © 2016 Indiana Historical Society Press. All rights reserved. Indiana Extracts from Illinois Periodicals Seaman, Frank (Mary Ellison) Ch: Blanche, Ralph, Helen, Wilmer; Jonathan Creek Township. Owned 300 acres. (1891) Moultrie County, Illinois Federal Census—1900 Frank Seaman, age 36, farmer born March 1864 in Illinois; parent born Ohio Mary, age 26, wife, born May 1874 in Missouri; father Ohio, mother Indiana Volume 39, No. 1 (October 2011) “Ancestral Record” Submitted by Glen C.