Coleman Brown's Blockhouse

Saline County: A century....

David Roark Was A Victim Of A Catastrophe

Published in the Daily Louisville Democrat, March 5, 1857:

Source (Ky Digital Library)

Blockhouse Near Eldorado

Saline County: A century....:

Minor Heirs Of George W. Johnson

Grandsons and Heirs of James Johnson

"...petition of Logan Johnson....".

Heirs Named In Eleanor E. McKenzie Probate

James A. Rice's Affidavit of 9 May 1853, regarding the legal heirs of E. E. McKinzie, deceased:

Saline County, Illinois

Box 43

E E McKenzie

Other Saline County, Illinois, probate files of interest:

Box 58-39
Eleanor E. McKenzie
Guardianship
Charles L. McKenzie, 12 yrs 8 Feby 1880
Addie  “ 10 y  8 Jany 1880
Ora  “  8 yrs 24 Feby 1880
Guardian: Thomas W. Swinney
Date Admin Begin 14 Sept 1881
Bondsmen: W. B. Swinney; A. J. Sisk
Final Report  24 Sept 1883; Swinney moves from Saline Co.
Other information: C. L. and Ora brother and sister of F. A. Bourland’s wife and lived with them since guardianship.  Charles left 20 July 1886 to work; Ora still with them
James A. Rice, brother-in-law


Box 59-6
Eleanor E. McKenzie
W/J.V. McKenzie engraving

Zadock Baker

Zadock Baker's Memorial at FindAGrave.  He was my 3rd cousin 3x removed (we're descendants of John Johnson and Mary Greer).

Census 1920
Parker, Morris, Kansas
Zadock Baker Head M 74 Illinois
Lydia Baker Wife F 76 Tennessee
Elizabeth Walden Daughter F 59 Illinois

Census 1910

Parker, Morris, Kansas

Zadock Baker Head M 65 Illinois

Lydia J Baker Wife F 66 Tennessee

Census 1900
Parker Township Parkerville town, Morris, Kansas
Gadeek Baker Head M 55 Illinois
Lydia J Baker Wife F 57 Tennessee
Harry N Baker Son M 20 Kansas
Matson Baker Son M 16 Kansas
Bertha A Harris Granddaughter F 15 Kansas

Census 1880

Parker, Morris, Kansas

Zadock Baker Self M 35 Illinois, United States

J Lydie Baker Wife F 37 Tennessee, United States

M George Baker Son M 8 Illinois, United States

D Charles Baker Son M 5 Illinois, United States

L S Kirby Baker Son M 3 Kansas, United States

Irvin Baker Son M 0 Kansas, United States

Census 1870
Event Place Illinois [Marion, Walnut Hill]
Zedick Baker M 23 Illinois
Lydia Baker F 26 Tennessee
Elizabeth Baker F 10 Illinois
Malissa Baker F 1 Illinois

Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. › Illinois › Infantry › Regiment 120 › Company F › Baker, Zadock [Source: Fold3]

Census 1860
Township 9 Range 7 E, Saline, Illinois
John Baker M 44 Ill
Laura Baker F 43 Ten
Nancy Baker F 17 Ill
Zedock Baker M 14 Ill
Elizabeth Baker F 13 Ill
Timothy Baker M 12 Ill
Wm R Baker M 8 Ill
James Hines M 24 Ten

Census 1850

Curran, Saline, Illinois

John Baker M 31 Illinois

Mary Baker F 31 Tennessee

Sarah J Baker F 9 Illinois

Nancy Baker F 7 Illinois

Zadock Baker M 5 Illinois

Elizabeth Baker F 3 Illinois

Timothy Baker M 2 Illinois

Edmund Baker's Widow And Children

Excerpt from a Saline Co., Illinois, Probate, book:

37-13
Edmund Baker
Died: 17 December 1899
Heirs:  Mary Summer, formerly Baker, widow of Edmond Baker 27 April 1901, relinquishing all claims.  Nellie [Cornelius], Lula and Walter Baker, children.
Administrator:  James J. Baker, brother of Edmond

United States Census, 1900

Harrisburg city, Saline, Illinois

Household    Gender    Age

parent    Richard Summers    M  

parent    Mary Summers    F  [nee Feazle]

Delbert Summers    M  

Mollie M Summers    F  

Lula Baker    F  

Walter Baker    M  

Cornelus Baker    M   

In 1910 Mary (Feazle) Baker Summers is listed as a widow going by Mary Baker.

David Pendleton Baker And Mariah Johnson Baker

Saline Co., Illinois
Probate: Baker, Mariah
31-7
Will 4 Sept 1890
Heirs: Martin Johnson, brother; James Johnson, brother; Elijah Johnson, brother; William Johnson, brother; Lucy A. Greer, sister.
Recorded Book A  Page 87 - Ledger E, page 52
Fee Book E page 137
Administrator: Thomas Reynolds
Administration began: 8 Dec 1891

David and Mariah in the 1850 census in Illinois.

Census 1860

Event Place: T 9 R 6 E, Saline, Illinois

Gender: Female

Age: 40

Race: White

Birthplace: Ten

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Davied Baker M 45 Ills

Mariah Baker F 40 Ten

Benjamon Parks M 28 Ten

William Parks M 7 Ten

Name: Mariah Baker

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1870

Event Place: Illinois

Gender: Female

Age: 50

Birthplace: Tennessee

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

David P Baker M 55 Illinois

Mariah Baker F 50 Tennessee

Angeline Dooley F 12 Illinois

Name: David Pendleton Baker

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1879

Event Place: Muddy, Saline, Illinois

Birth Date: 1815

Death Date: 19 Jan 1879

Affiliate Record Identifier: 118090422

Cemetery: Rice Cemetery

Census  1880

Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Mariah Baker Self F 60 Tennessee

Mary A Baker Sister F 60 Tennessee

Rebecca Johnson Gates Rude

Scene From Southern Illinois

Rebecca Johnson was the daughter of John and Polly (Greer) Johnson.  Her brother, James Johnson, was my ancestor.  She was born in Tennessee; her father was born in Georgia and her mother was born in Virginia.  The Johnson family eventually moved to Southern Illinois.

Rebecca was known as Mrs. William Gates in 1850.

United States Census, 1850
Residence: Curran, Saline, Illinois
Household Gender Age
William Gales M 48y
Rebecca Gales F [b. Tennessee]
John Gales M

She is the wife of Jesse Rude in 1860 and 1870:

1860 IL Census, Saline Co., Harrisburg

RUDE, J.E., 50, b. KY, farmer

  "  , Rebecca, 45, b. TN

 "  Sarah A., 19, b. IL

"  Felix, 13, b. IL

"  Simpson, 10, b. IL

"  , Mary J., 11, b. IL

"  Charley, 7, b. IL

"  Jesse, 1, b. IL

1870 IL Census, Saline Co.

Rude, Jesse E., 71, b. KY, farmer

  "  Rebecca A., 55, b. TN

 "  , Charles, 18, b. IL

"  , Jesse, 11, b. IL

Thorn, Emaline, 10, b. IL

Rebecca is a widow by 1880:

1880 IL Census, Saline
Rude, Jesse, 21, farmer  IL  KY  TN
 ""  , Emma, 21, wife, Indiana,  Hanover  Wurtemburg
"  , Rebecca, mother, 64, TN  GA  VA

The Family Of Bertha (Johnson) Wise

The work done on this family was in response to a representative of the Graves Family Association who asked for an update on the Johnson branch of Graves descendants.

Bertha Johnson's father, George W. Johnson, b. 3 Feb. 1860, who was the son of James and Nancy (Graves) Johnson, married Martha Elizabeth Rievely, 28 April 1885.  He died 9 Jan. 1898 and was buried in Big Ridge Cemetery, Saline County, Illinois.

Census 1880

Cottage Grove, Saline, Illinois

HOUSEHOLD

James Johnson  Self  M 40 Illinois

Nancy J Johnson Wife F 45 Tennessee

George W Johnson Son M 20 Illinois

James D Johnson Son M 17 Illinois

Elvira E Johnson Daughter F 16 Illinois

Josephine Johnson Daughter F 13 Illinois

William L Johnson Son M 10 Illinois

Jacob G Johnson Son M 9 Illinois

George Washington Johnson and Martha Elizabeth Rievely's children:

Elbert, b. 15 April 1886; d. 1921
Ethel, b. November 1887
Josephine, b. August 1889
Bertha, b. 16 January 1892
Fred, b. 3 January 1893 (or 1894)
Frank, b. January 1896

Census 1900

Cottage Township, Saline, Illinois

HOUSEHOLD

Bettie E Johnson Head F 36 Illinois

Elbert Johnson Son M 14 Illinois

Ethel Johnson Daughter F 13 Illinois

Josie Johnson Daughter F 11 Illinois

Bertha Johnson Daughter F 8 Illinois

Fredie Johnson Son M 6 Illinois

Frankie Johnson Son M 4 Illinois

Bertha Johnson (1892-1992) married Grover Cleveland Wise.  

Census 1920
Independence, Saline, Illinois
HOUSEHOLD
Grasier C Wise Head M 33 Indiana
Bertha Wise Wife  F 27 Illinois
George [Lowell] Wise Son M 9 Illinois
Mary M Wise Daughter F 8 Illinois
Larance E Wise Son M 7 Illinois
Bertha R Wise Daughter F 0 Illinois

George Lowell Wise (1910-1995) married Freda Kaid (1914-2006) and had at least 4 children.

Census 1940
Cottage Township, Saline, Illinois
HOUSEHOLD
Lowell Wise Head M 30 Illinois
Freda Wise Wife  F 25 Illinois
Betty Jane Wise Daughter F 9 Illinois
Bobby Beryl Wise Son M 5 Illinois
Wilma Larene Wise Daughter F 0 Illinois

Mary M. Wise married Samuel Gates.

United States Census, 1940
East Eldorado Township, Saline, Illinois
HOUSEHOLD
Sam Gates Head M 33 Arkansas
Marie Gates Wife  F 28 Illinois
Marianne Gates Daughter F 9 Illinois
Samy J Gates Son M 7 Illinois

Laurence Earl Wise (1912-2010) died in Peoria, Illinois.  He was survived by two sons.

[Bertha] Rosalie Wise (1919-2011), married Robert DeNeal. 

Elenor E. Pattilo, Her Mark

 This document was signed with her mark; Elenor E. Pattilo indicating that she had not learned to read and write, as speculated in an earlier post.

Specific Property Allowed By Law To Ellen Patilo, Widow Of F. G. Patilo

Saline County, Illinois
Probate Box  18 Page 9

Saline County, Illinois
Probate Box 18  Page 10

Also see A Note Regarding Felix Patillo's Estate In Probate blog post

William Roark Was One Of The Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried In Illinois

Note:  Donated Photo (Have Visited Site Personally)

Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois, By Mrs. Harriett J. Walker:


WILLIAM ROARK was born in New Jersey [or Ireland] June 1760. He served in the war four different times eight months until 1782. He was under Capt. John Fleet, Mark Thompson, John Maxfield and Michael Catt. He served under Gen. George Rogers Clark, was taken prisoner carried to Detroit and Canada, was paroled in 1783. He came to Gallatin county, Illinois, but died in Saline county March 4, 1841. He was pensioned.

Sarah (Johnson) Dooley Gullett

Sarah (my 1st cousin 3x removed) was the daughter of Martin and Teressa Catherine (Smith) Johnson.  Martin was the son of John Johnson and Mary Greer).  It is my understanding that Sarah first married William Dooley and had two sons, Jesse and William.

Sarah, daughter of Martin and Teressa:

Name Sarrah Gullett

Event Date 03 Jun 1934

Event Place Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

Birth Date 29 Jan 1865

Birthplace Ill.

Father's Name Martin Johnson

Father's Birthplace Ill.

Mother's Name Trecy Smith

Mother's Birthplace Ill.

Occupation Housework

Spouse's Name Weightman Gullett

Burial Date 05 Jun 1934

Burial Place Harrisburg, Saline, Ill.

Cemetery Sunset Hill

Name Waitman L. Gullett

Event Date 15 May 1936

Event Place Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

Birth Date 05 Nov 1849

Birthplace Pope Co., Ill.

Father's Name Sam Gullett

Mother's Name Serilda Conley

Occupation retired farmer

Burial Date 17 May 1936

Burial Place Pope, Ill.

Cemetery Sulphur Springs

Census 1900

Brushy Township, Saline, Illinois

William J Dooley Head M 34 Illinois

Sarah Dooley Wife F 34 Illinois

Jessie Dooley Son M 8 Illinois

Infant Dooley Son M 0 Illinois [William]

Ulisus Beal Boarder M 30 Illinois

Hannah Johnson Prowell

Hannah, daughter of Martin and Teressia (Smith) Johnson, married John Henry Prowell.

Name Hannah R Prowell
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1902
Event Place , Saline, Illinois, United States of America
Photograph Included Y
Birth Date 29 Jul 1872
Death Date 29 Apr 1902
Affiliate Record Identifier 117650499
Cemetery Ingram Hill Cemetery


Census 1900
Harrisburg Township, Saline, Illinois
John H Prowel Head M 31 Kentucky
Hannah Prowel Wife F 31 Illinois
Bertha Prowel Daughter F 7 Illinois
Lacy Prowel Daughter F 6 Illinois
Daniel Prowel Son M 1 Illinois

Bertha Prowell married a Mattingly and had several (7) children.
Lacy Prowell married a Stallion and had at least four (4) children.
Daniel Prowell had 1 child; Jack Dale Prowell.  Jack had 3 children.

John H. Prowell married 2nd, Ida Yates:

Census 1920
Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois
John H Prowell Head M 52 Kentucky
Idiah Prowell Wife F 41 Illinois
Dan Prowell Son M 21 Illinois
Jennie Prowell Daughter F 15 Illinois
Susie Prowell Daughter F 13 Illinois
Ruby Prowell Daughter F 11 Illinois
Henry Prowell Jr. Son M 8 Illinois


Census 1940
Harrisburg Township, Saline, Illinois
J H Prowell Head M 71 Kentucky
Ida Prowell Wife  F 62 Illinois
Norman Pollard Grandson M 10 Illinois


John Henry Prowell's memorial at FindAGrave.

Johnsons In 1860 Saline County

Source

United States Census 1860

State: Illinois

County: Saline

Minor Civil Division: T 9 R 6 E

Page: 96

John Johnson, age 66, male, Farmer, b. Georgia

Mary     61, female...Virginia

Next Household:

James Johnson, 31, male, Farmer,...Illinois

Nancy     22, female....Tennessee

Georgie  ?/12, male....Illinois

Great-Aunt Ruth

Ruth E. Johnson was raised by her aunt, Bertie (Rice) Powers, after Ruth's mother, Katie (Rice) Johnson died around the time of Ruth's birth. Four-year-old Ruthie Johnson was living in the Jasper and Bertie Powers household in 1910 and was properly identified as their niece.  In 1920 Ruth was enumerated in the census as the daughter of the childless couple.

In 1930 Ruth and her husband at the time, W. Homer Paschall, were living in Pontiac, Michigan, with their three-year-old daughter, Patricia.  Ruth went to Michigan for a temporary nursing assignment that turned into a permanent change in her life. Other changes included a divorce and a marriage to Gilbert Smith.

Part of Patricia's childhood was spent dividing her time between living with Bertie, her mother's guardian, in Illinois, and living with her mother in Michigan.  I do not remember ever meeting Ruth, but I did get a chance to visit with Patricia.  Ruth's sister, Katie (Johnson) Garrett Daniel (my grandmother), occasionally flew from Texas, stopped by my childhood home, and then went to visit her siblings in Michigan, including Ruth.

Ruth died in 1964 and was Ottawa Park Cemetery according to her memorial at FindAGrave.

It would be helpful to know what month and day was Ruth born and where was she born (Illinois or Arkansas), in order to find out more about Ruth's mother (my great-grandmother), Katie (Rice) Johnson.

Elvira Elizabeth Johnson's Family

At the request of a Graves Family Association representative who wanted an update on the Graves descendants of James and Nancy (Graves) Johnson, I worked on this family in order to proved the Association with an update.

Elvira Elizabeth Johnson was born on 6 May 1864, to James and Nancy (Graves) Johnson.  She m (1) Benjamin F. Rice (1862-1900) 11 Nov. 1884, m (2) Hampton B. Lamont, c. 1905.  She d. 10 Oct. 1932.

Kansas City On The Mural

Elvira (then of Kansas City, Missouri in 1918) was the first-listed heir of James Johnson on the document found here.

Elvira E. Johnson and her first husband, Benjamin F. Rice, had a daughter, Gertrude.  [Note:  We are related to Gertrude Rice through her mother and her father.  Elvira and my great-grandfather, James Dudley Johnson, were siblings.  Benjamin F. Rice was a 1st cousin 3x removed; Ransom and Ann (Hinds) Rice were our mutual ancestors.]

Gertrude married Fred J. Patterson and had four children (Elizabeth, Thomas, Frederick and Frank). Elvira Elizabeth (Johnson) Rice Lamont was living with her daughter and son-in-law in 1920.

Elvira's daughter Gertrude and granddaughter Elizabeth were living in Harrisburg in 1940:

United States Census, 1940
Name Elizabeth Patterson
Harrisburg, Harrisburg Township, Saline, Illinois
Marital Status Divorced
Last Place of Residence Cairo, Alexander, Illinois
HOUSEHOLD
Gertrude Patterson Head F 54 Illinois
Elizabeth Patterson Daughter F 34 Illinois
T J Patterson Brother-in-law  M 18 Illinois

Gertrude (Rice) Patterson died in 1945.  Her Find-A-Grave memorial included an obituary.  The obituary stated that she had recently learned that her eldest son, Captain Tom Patterson, had been held as a POW in Japan and was freed.  Her sons Fred and Frank were employed by a coal mining company and her daughter, Elizabeth Cozby operated the Cozby Printing Company.  David Patterson and Tom Patterson were the only two grandchildren.

It appeared as though Elizabeth (Patterson) Cozby was married to Paul Henry Cozby who died in 1944.  Per her brother Tom's obituary, she was identified as Elizabeth Kerrigan of Benson, Arizona, in 1990.

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas David Patterson (the former POW) married E. Eames Harrison.  He died in Florida and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.  No children were listed in his obituary.

Harvey Rude's Widow Became Leonidas Hinds' Wife

Included in the Civil War "Widows' Pensions" Illinois Infantry Regiment 31 Company B Rude, Harvey (WC121589)":

Source

State of Illinois

Saline County

22 Oct 1868

Leonidas S. Hinds was the guardian of Eliza Rude (born 7 September 1860), whose father was a private in Co. B, commanded by Cain in the 31st Reg't of Illinois Volunteers in the War of 1861; and that the said Harvey Rude died at Cairo, Illinois.

This form stated that Harvey Rude died November 18th, 1861, of either typhoid fever or pneumonia.

Eliza Rude's mother, the widow, Elizabeth (Baker) Rude, married Leonidas S. Hinds.

Adaline Stricklin was a witness for the pension application.

John Johnson And No Further

I have not gotten past John Johnson, my 3rd great grandfather, in my Johnson family research.  The Johnson line ended with my grandmother, Katherine, who married James H. Garrett. 

Here's my first post about looking for John Johnson's roots.

John Johnson was born about 1793 in Georgia (possibly Pulaski County, but that's just a guess).  He married Mary (Polly) Greer, of Greene County, Georgia, about 1814.  The Johnsons also lived in Wilson County, Tennessee.  They were in Gallatin County, Illinois [enumerated in the 1840 census], probably between 1829 and 1832, based upon the ages and birthplace of children Elizabeth and Lucy.  In a Saline County, Illinois, history, John and Polly Johnson were named as James' parents.

United States Census, 1850

Eagle, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

John Johnson M 56  Georgia

Mary Johnson F 57  Virginia

Elijah Johnson M 15  Illinois

Nancy J Johnson F 12  Illinois

James Johnson M 10  Illinois

Martin Johnson M 9  Illinois

Rebecca Greer  F 70  Virginia

I've poked around Georgia records, but am I looking for a James, an Elijah, a John or possibly a Martin (or something else) as a given name for John Johnson's father?  When and where was John Johnson's father born?  I have no idea.