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Warren County Illinois

Genealogy & History

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ALEXANDER WILLARD

Alexander Willard was born in Virginia, October 26, 1795. He was a son of William and Jane (Cook) Willard. Jane Cook was born in Ireland. Alexander Willard left Virginia in his younger days and went to Overton County, Tennessee; from there he moved to the state of Missouri. His next move was to Morgan County, Illinois; from there he moved to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1837. He was married in Tennessee to Lucy Liles. She was born July 7, 1796.

To them the following-named children were born:

Mary, born November 24, 1814; married William Foster. She died January 16, 1893. He died September 7, 1862.

William, born August 11, 1816; married Jane Hodge. She was born October 17, 1818; and died October 24, 1879. He died March 5, 1901.

Lucinda, born August 3, 1822; married Ezekiel M. Snapp, October 19, 1839. He died October 1, 1842. Her second marriage was to Thomas Darneille, February 9, 1847. He died May 24, 1870. Lucinda died January 21, 1899.

Thomas Joiner, born April 10, 1824; married Mary Simmons, daughter of Rowland and Julia A. Simmons. Both died in Kansas.

Jane, born August 31, 1826; married Henzie Darneille, January 6, 1847. She died September 27, 1905.

Margaret, born March 18, 1829; married Charles S. Holeman.

John, born February 25, 1831; married Martha A. Summers, in July, 1850. She was born August 15, 1831. His second marriage was to Mrs. Elizabeth McClurg, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Hutton. She was born in Ohio, October 10, 1843.

Annis, born July 11, 1833; married Porter J. Jack. She died at Meedoc, Jasper County, Missouri, February 21, 1876. He died at Arcadia, Crawford county, Kansas, July 14, 1897.

Alexander, born December 17, 1837; married Emily Simmons. She was a daughter of Rowland and Julia A. Simmons, who came to Greenbush in 1830. Mr. Willard, the subject of this sketch, was by occupation a farmer. In politics he was a democrat. In religion he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years before their death. He died February 21, 1849. His wife Lucy died at the residence of her son-in-law Henzie Darneille, in Bushnell, Illinois, May 15, 1879. She was blind for many years before her death.

EBENZENER WILFORD WOODS

     E. W. Woods was born in Sullivan, Madison County, New York, September 16, 1818. He was a son of Asa and Mary (WILFORD) Woods and a grandson of Samuel and Phebe (Holten) Woods. His maternal grandparents were John and Anna (Blackstone) Wilford, both natives of England. Mr. Woods came with his father from New York to what is now known as Avon, in Fulton county, Illinois, in 1836. He says when they arrived they found David Young and James Simmons digging a well for Ira Woods. Mr. Woods, the subject of this sketch, was married in Greenbush township, Warren County, Illinois, to Rhoda M. Butler, January 6, 1853. She was born in Gallia County, Ohio, January 6, 1830, and was a daughter of Col. John and Mary (Adney) Butler.

 To Mr. and Mrs. Woods were born the following-named children:

Mary, born October 25, 1853; died October 4, 1854.

Ezra B., born November 27, 1854; married Carrie Lovejoy, who died March 4, 1897.

His second marriage was to Kate Lester, October 14, 1899.

Willis R., born March 9, 1857; married Priscilla Van Velsor, December 25, 1885.

Amelia A., born March 13, 1859; married John E. Meitchel, April 4, 1877. She died March 8, 1892.

Olevia E., born February 22, 1861.

John A., born March 7, 1863; married Dora Simmons, August 14, 1886.

Edwin S., born March 19, 1865; married Nettie Austin, January 19, 1887.

Sarah B., born May 4, 1867; married Artie Lincoln, August 26, 1885.

Minnie C., born November 11, 1869; married John E. Meitchel, July 8, 1894.

By occupation Mr. Woods is a farmer. In his younger days he worked some at the carpenter trade; he also made the first woodwork of a wagon in the country. This wagon was ironed by his cousin and traded to McMahon who then kept store in Greenbush. Politically Mr. Woods votes the republican ticket. Ebenzeer and his wife are buried in the Bond Cemetery although on his tombstone it says Wilford Woods and not his first name.

Abner Walker

Abner Walker was born in Lexington, Kentucky, August 10, 1796. He married Jane Damron at Columbia, Kentucky, October 20, 1829. He moved to McDonough county, Illinois in 1830, where he resided until he moved to Greenbush, Illinois, in Octobe, 1849. The paretns of Abner Walker and wife were natives of Virginia and were of Scotch descent.

To Abner Walker and wife the following-named children were born:

     Geoge Alexander, born March 25, 1831; married Sarah Hedges, December 24, 1850. He died October 04, 1872.

     Mary Elizabeth, born September 25, 1834, married Squire J. Buzan, August 04, 1854.

     Joseph Gilmer, born August 06, 1842; died in the army during the civil war, in 1862.

     John Kelsey, born January 24, 1845; married Ann Jewell, in 1868.

     Mildred, born March 10, 1847; married Richard Fouke, December 24, 1870.

     Lawson, born August 24, 1836; died of cholera, June 15, 1851.

     Abigail, born December 16, 1839; died of cholera, June 24, 1851.

     Abner Walker was by occupation a contractor; he also manufactured some large wooden pumps, and was engaged in keeping a hotel on the north side of the square, in the village of Greenbush, up to the time of his death, which occurred June 24, 1851, he being on the of the victims of cholera that visited the Greenbush that year.

     His wife continued to run the hotel up to the time of her death, which occurred January 24, 1855.     In religion Mr. Walker was a Presbyterian. In politics he was a whig.

David Young

David Young was born in Virginia, near the Tennessee line, in 1798. He came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1834. He was married to Sarah Simmons, April 19, 1835. She was a daughter of William Simmons, who was a brother of Rowland and James Simmons, who came to Greenbush in an early day.l To David Young and wife were born the following-named children.

    George W., born June 30, 1836; married Mary Massengale.

Abigail, born August 25, 1837; married Samuel Walker. She died in 1885.

William, born March 01, 1839; married Esther Simmons.

     Cosby, born February 18, 1841; married Andrew Wigert, December 14, 1862. He was born June 24, 1833.

     Easter, born January 20, 1843; married William Clark Griffin. She died in Kansas, July 21, 1892.

     James K. P., born January 30, 1845; married Mrs. Cynthia A. Purcell, in November, 1876.

     David Young was a farmer by occupation; did some teaming; was constable at one time; also kept hotel in the village. Politically he was a democrat. In religion he was a member of the Christian church. He died July 04, 1868. His wife was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She died in 1855.