Generation No. 1

1. CHARLES BELDEN SR.6 CHURCHILL (LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 27 Sep 1785 in Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 17 Sep 1878 in Fulton Co., Illinois. He married ELIZABETH HUBBARD 04 Feb 1807 in Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was born 06 May 1787 in Burlington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 20 Jul 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for CHARLES BELDEN SR. CHURCHILL:
Taken from "The Churchill Family in America", compiled by Gardner Aspah Churchill, Nathaniel Wiley Churchill and Rev. George M. Bodge.

Charles Belden Churchill I, son of Levi and Ruth, was born in Newington, Connecticut on September 27, 1785. He remained in Newington with his half-sister Elizabeth Churchill Hubbard and her husband Leonard after his father, Levi, had moved to New York. (Elizabeth was the daughter of Levi and his first wife, Elizabeth Hurlbut). On February 4, 1807, Charles Belden Churchill married Leonard's sister Elizabeth Hubbard. She was born in Burlington, Connecticut on May 6, 1787. This probably accounts for the name of one of their sons, Leonard Hubbard Churchill. Shortly after his marriage in 1807, he and Elizabeth moved to Boonville, New York. Charles was listed in the 1814 Census as the owner of property. He is listed in the 1820 Federal Census for Oneida Co., New York and in the 1830 Federal Census for the same county; his brothers Carolus and Silas and Benjamin were also listed. All nine of the children born to this marriage were born in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York.

Details of the life of Charles and his wife were published in the Fulton County News for August 4, 1971. This was from an interview with his son, Leonard Hubbard, in about 1903, and micro-filmed, courtesy of the Fulton County Historical Society. According to the obituary of his son, Charles Belden I moved his family to Portage County, Ohio in 1836. He traveled as far as Buffalo on the Erie Canal, then on the "Old Chautauqua Highway" to the Southwestern corner of the state. This was the main route of travel for emigrants going into Northern Ohio. His brother Carolus had already moved from Boonville to East Trumbull to Ashtabula County, Ohio and his half brother Noble had moved to Oxford Township in Butler County, Ohio. Charles Belden stayed a short time in Portage County. In the fall of 1837 his son Charles Belden II joined them and the family started out with a team and wagon for Illinois. Besides the parents the party included the children: Charles Belden II, William Stewart, (Note: William Stewart is the Father of Jasper Noel), Leonard Hubbard, Chester Beckley, Martin Lafayette, and Elizabeth. (A sister Etta Marie had married a William Cleveland and remained in New York.) After several weeks of travel they arrived in Fulton County, Illinois and rented a farm in Putman Township. In 1842 Charles Belden II purchased a farm in Canton Township west of Canton and the family moved there. At one time the entire family was down with typhoid fever and as a result the daughter Elizabeth died. She was buried in the "Old Blackaby" Cemetery, southeast of Cuba. No gravestone or marker is found.

Charles Belden Churchill was a soldier in the War of 1812 as were his brothers Noble, Carolus, and Benjamin. Congress had passed an act setting aside bounty lands for the soldiers. When Charles first came to the area in 1837, almost 3 million acres had already been taken up. Charles did not make claim for "Bounty Land" in Illinois. At that time, land in the area was selling at $1.25 an acre.

After 1850, Charles Belden I and his wife Elizabeth lived with their son Charles Belden II. Elizabeth died July 20, 1867 at the age of 80 and Charles on September 17, 1878, his age was 93. Their obituaries were both found on microfilm of the Canton Newspapers in the Parlin-Ingersoll Library. A fire destroyed the records of the Greenwood Cemetery located in Canton, but recent research now shows that Charles Belden I and Elizabeth are buried on the same lot as their son Charles Belden II and his wife. There is a large Churchill stone with smaller markers for Charles Belden I and Elizabeth and Charles Belden II and Louisa.

1820, Boonville, Oneida Co., NY: 3m-10, 1m 10-16, 1m 26-45, 1f-10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45

1850 US Census, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: Charles B. age 65, Farmer;
Wife: Elizabeth age 62, Martin age 18 born NY,
Son: Leonard 32 born NY farmer,
DIL: Harriet age 16 born IL.

1870 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Churchill
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Age in 1870: 57
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $20,000
Value of personal Estate: $3,000
Post Office: Canton
Wife: Louisa, age 50, born NY
Dau: Sara, age 15, born IL
Dau: Abigail, age 19, born IL
Dau: Elizabeth, age 13, born IL
Son: Frank, age 5, born IL
Father: Charles Belden Churchill Sr., age 84, retired farmer, born CT

More About CHARLES BELDEN SR. CHURCHILL:
Baptism: 05 Mar 1786, Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Burial: Sep 1878, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois
Marriage Information: Marriages from The First Records of the Congregational Church in Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, extracted from Early Annals of Newington, Transcribed and edited by Roger Welles, 1874.

More About ELIZABETH HUBBARD:
Burial: Jul 1867, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois

Children of CHARLES CHURCHILL and ELIZABETH HUBBARD are:
2. i. WILLIAM STEWART SR7 CHURCHILL, b. 04 May 1818, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. 25 Feb 1895, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.
3. ii. CHARLES BELDEN JR. CHURCHILL, b. 25 Apr 1813, Boonville, New York; d. 25 Aug 1893, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.
4. iii. ETTA MARIA CHURCHILL, b. 08 Apr 1808, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. Unknown.
5. iv. LEVI MERRILL SR CHURCHILL, b. 08 Feb 1811, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. 21 Aug 1886, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.
v. ABIGAIL CHURCHILL, b. 20 Aug 1815, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. Unknown.

More About ABIGAIL CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: It is thought that Abigail died as an infant.

6. vi. LEONARD HUBBARD CHURCHILL, b. 28 Apr 1820, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. 28 Mar 1909, Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois.
7. vii. CHESTER BECKLEY CHURCHILL, b. 14 Apr 1824, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. 12 Jan 1901, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.
viii. ELIZABETH CHURCHILL, b. Apr 1826, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. Unknown.

More About ELIZABETH CHURCHILL:
Burial: Old Blackaby Cemetery, Southeast of Cuba
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Typhoid Fever.

8. ix. MARTIN LAFAYETTE CHURCHILL, b. Sep 1832, Boonville, Oneida Co., New York; d. Unknown.
x. HARRIET CHURCHILL, b. 1834; d. Unknown.

More About HARRIET CHURCHILL:

1850, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Charles B. age 65, Farmer
Wife: Elizabeth age 62
Son: Martin age 18 born NY
Son: Leonard 32 born NY farmer
Dau: Harriet age 16 born IL.

 

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM STEWART SR7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 04 May 1818 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died 25 Feb 1895 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri. He married MALVINA (MAXON) Maxson 02 Jun 1839 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, daughter of RANDALL MAXSON and DEBORAH KENYON. She was born 15 Feb 1822 in Allegheny Co., New York, and died 10 Oct 1901 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.

Notes for WILLIAM STEWART SR CHURCHILL:
From Betty Jo Ehn to Judy Churchill [Jasper is Judy’s great-grandfather]: William Stewart Churchill was born in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York on May 4, 1818. On June 2, 1839, William married Malvina Maxon. Malvina was born in Oneida Co., New York on May 1, 1822. On the 1850 Fulton Co., Illinois Census shows a Bradley Maxon age 21 living with William and Malvina, probably her brother. A family history printed in the Ash Rock Church book gives her name as Melvine Maxin, this is incorrect and the correct spelling of her name is verified by the spelling of her brother's last name on the 1850 census report.

I have also found a copy of a title to land that she purchased from her brother-in-law, Charles Belden Churchill II and his wife Louisa. I find this purchase most unusual for the times, because it is the only record that I find in a wife's name with no mention of the husband. However, the Atlas of Fulton Co., Illinois 1871 does show that William Stewart owned and farmed an 80 acre farm.

William Stewart Churchill and his brothers and sisters were all raised in Boonville, New York. Some of the information that we have gleaned is from an interview published in the Fulton County News on August 4, 1971. It is from a reprint of the interview with Leonard Hubbard Churchill in 1903 and his wife Louisa in 1905.

William Stewart Churchill was about 15 years of age when in 1833 he and his brother, Charles II went to Hartford, Connecticut to work. They worked in this area for about 2 years and then returned to their native village in New York. In the fall of 1837 the family, Charles Belden I and wife and children, went to Portage County, Ohio. They purchased a pair of three year-old colts, loaded all of their possessions into a wagon and the party of eight started for Fulton Co., Illinois. This same year on February 10, 1837, the town of Canton, Illinois was incorporated. The population of the town was about 700.

The family settles on a rented farm in Putman Township. William Stewart, like most men of his time, was trained early in the use of an axe, a scythe and a grain cradle. The Churchill family prospered and purchased property in the area. William Stewart and all of his brothers, Martin LaFayette, Levi Merril, Charles Belden II, Leonard Hubbard and Chester Beckley, farmed in an area of Fulton County roughly enclosed in a triangle with Canton, Cuba and Fiatt as the corners. William and Martin moved out, but the other four brothers farmed there until their retirement.

William and Malvina were married in 1839. By 1840 cook stoves appeared in the rural areas, but it was not until after 1850 that there was a stove that could drop ashes from the fire box into an ash pit (pan) below. It must have been such a luxury to have a stove like this.

Your Great Grandfather, Jasper Noel Churchill, was born September 16, 1843, the 2nd of fourteen children. His childhood must have been so exciting, as during those years of the 1850's many changes were taking place. The Canton Register newspaper was printed for the first time. The U. S. Mail started using postage stamps, until that time all letters delivered were paid for in cash. The first stamps were in 5 and ten cent denominations, and in 1851 one and three cent stamps were adopted. The sewing machine was introduced to industry in 1850, but most of the clothes were still made at home. I am sure that Malvina made the clothes for the family by sewing them by hand. Ready made clothes for men could not be purchased in stores until after the Civil War or for women until about 1880. Shoes were made by local shoemakers. Kerosene lamps were offered for sale in 1857. It was the biggest improvement in rural home lighting in 100 years. One of the developments of the late 1840' and early 1850' was the construction of plank roads. Three roads were built west and southwest from Chicago. The road was a toll road and was operated for about six years. The first railroad in Fulton County, The Northern Cross, crossed the northwestern corner of the county in 1855. The railroad was later taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (C. B. & Q.) Railroad.

The enterprising citizens of Fulton County had transformed it from a native wilderness into one of the most attractive portions of the State. Fine buildings, fine barns and comfortable dwellings with all the modern improvements; good lawns and gardens could be found in all parts of the country in the 1850's.

William and Malvina were still listed in the 1880 census for Fulton County. It is not known why, but probably because their son Edmond B. had moved to Missouri, that William and Malvina moved to Mansfield, Missouri.

Then in 1890 they moved to Lebanon, Missouri where William homesteaded. He died on February 25, 1895 and Malvina died on October 10, 1901. Both are buried in the White Oak Pond Cemetery south of Lebanon on State Highway 5.

1850 US Census, Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Name: William Churchill, Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City, County, State): Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Malvina, age 28, born NY
Son: Jasper, age 7, born IL
Son: Willis M., age 7, born IL
Dau: Mary H., age 5, born IL
Son: Levi H., age 8 months, born IL
Brother-in-law: Bradley Maxon, age 21, born NY, Farmer

1860 US Census, Putnam, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: William Churchill
Age in 1860: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cuba
Value of Real Estate: $800
Value of Personal Estate: $200
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Millvina, age 37, born IL
Son: Jasper, age 16, born IL
Son: Willis, age 14, born IL
Dau: Mary, age 12, born IL
Son: Levie, age 10, born IL
Dau: Ellen, age 8, born IL
Dau: Bradley, age 6, born IL [Chester Bradley]
Dau: Edmond, age 4, born IL
Dau: Malissa, age 2, born IL
Son: Silas, age 1, born IL

1870 US Census: Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: William Churchill
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Age in 1870: 52
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $3000
Value of personal estate: $4000
Post Office: Cuba
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Melvina, age 48, born NY
Son: Levi H., age 20, Farm Hand, Born IL
Dau: Ellen E., age 18, born IL
Son: Bradley C., age 16, born IL [Chester Bradley]
Son: Edmund, age 14, born IL
Dau: Melissa, age 12, born IL
Son: Silas, age 10, born IL
Son: William S., age 8, born IL
Dau: Louisa, age 6, born IL
Dau: Irene, age 3, born IL

1880 Us Census: Putman, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Wm Churchill
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse's name: Melvina Churchill
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: CT
Wife: Melvina, age 58, born MY
Son: Silas, age 20, born IL, Farmer Laborer
Son: Wm. S., age 18, born IL, Farme Laborer
Dau: Irene, age 12, born IL, at home
Granddaughter: Amanda, age 7, born IL


More About WILLIAM STEWART SR CHURCHILL:
Ancestral File LDS: Family History Library Film: #1254390, NA Film # T9-0390, Page 269B
Burial: Feb 1895, White Oak Pond Cemetery, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri
Marriage Information: William and Melvina were married in Peoria, Illinois on June 2, 1839 by Rev. William Gardner. Witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Younger of Peoria.
Miscellaneous: According to a letter from Estle Ruby Churchill, wife of Jasper Marion Churchill, son of Edmond Churchill: William and Malvina met and married in Illinois, both were from Canton. They married in Peoria, IL on June 2, 1839 by Rev. William Gardner of Peoria
Sources: Illinois Marriage Records from Illinois State Archives Marriage Record Project, Page: Peoria Co., Book I, pg 44

More About MALVINA MAXON:
Ancestral File LDS: Family History Library Film: #1254390, NA Film # T9-0390, Page 269B
Burial: Oct 1901, White Oak Pond Cemetery, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri

1850 US Census, Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Name: William Churchill, Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City, County, State): Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Malvina, age 28, born NY
Son: Jasper, age 7, born IL
Son: Willis M., age 7, born IL
Dau: Mary H., age 5, born IL
Son: Levi H., age 8 months, born IL
Brother-in-law: Bradley Maxon, age 21, born NY, Farmer

1860 US Census, Putnam, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: William Churchill
Age in 1860: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cuba
Value of Real Estate: $800
Value of Personal Estate: $200
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Millvina, age 37, born IL
Son: Jasper, age 16, born IL
Son: Willis, age 14, born IL
Dau: Mary, age 12, born IL
Son: Levie, age 10, born IL
Dau: Ellen, age 8, born IL
Dau: Bradley, age 6, born IL [Chester Bradley]
Dau: Edmond, age 4, born IL
Dau: Malissa, age 2, born IL
Son: Silas, age 1, born IL

1870 US Census: Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: William Churchill
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Age in 1870: 52
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $3000
Value of personal estate: $4000
Post Office: Cuba
Occupation: Farmer
Wife: Melvina, age 48, born NY
Son: Levi H., age 20, Farm Hand, Born IL
Dau: Ellen E., age 18, born IL
Son: Bradley C., age 16, born IL [Chester Bradley]
Son: Edmund, age 14, born IL
Dau: Melissa, age 12, born IL
Son: Silas, age 10, born IL
Son: William S., age 8, born IL
Dau: Louisa, age 6, born IL
Dau: Irene, age 3, born IL

1880 Us Census: Putman, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Wm Churchill
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse's name: Melvina Churchill
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: CT
Wife: Melvina, age 58, born MY
Son: Silas, age 20, born IL, Farmer Laborer
Son: Wm. S., age 18, born IL, Farme Laborer
Dau: Irene, age 12, born IL, at home
Granddaughter: Amanda, age 7, born IL

Children of WILLIAM CHURCHILL and MALVINA MAXON are:
9. i. JASPER NOEL8 CHURCHILL, b. 16 Sep 1843, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 15 Dec 1915, Elgin, Union Co., Oregon.
ii. CHARLES CHURCHILL, b. 14 Jun 1840, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Abt. 1840, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.
10. iii. WILLIS MERRILL CHURCHILL, b. 23 Sep 1845, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 11 Oct 1917, Putman Township, Fulton Co., Illinois.
11. iv. MARY HELEN CHURCHILL, b. 28 Dec 1847, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 25 Mar 1931, Woodston, Rooks Co.,Kansas.
12. v. LEVI HUBBARD CHURCHILL, b. 29 Oct 1849, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Aft. 1910.
13. vi. ELLEN E. CHURCHILL, b. 05 Mar 1852, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Aft. 1920, Fulton Co., Illinois.
14. vii. CHESTER BRADLEY CHURCHILL, b. 18 Feb 1854, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown, Montgomery Co. Kansas.
15. viii. EDMUND BECKLEY (BILL) CHURCHILL, b. 18 Jan 1856, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 19 Nov 1934, Wright Co., Missouri.
ix. MELISSA J. CHURCHILL, b. 23 Feb 1858, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown; m. JAMES JONES, 19 Apr 1879, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
16. x. SILAS WESLEY CHURCHILL, b. 16 Sep 1859, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 06 Feb 1929, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.
xi. WILLIAM STEWART JR CHURCHILL, b. 13 Nov 1861, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown; m. MELINDA A.; d. Unknown.
xii. LOUSIA CHURCHILL, b. 30 Jan 1863, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
xiii. BRAMWELL MAXON CHURCHILL, b. 14 Dec 1865, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for BRAMWELL MAXON CHURCHILL:
Bramwell Maxon Churchill may have died before 1860. He was born after the 1850 census in 1854, and does not show on the 1860 census.

xiv. IRENE CHURCHILL, b. 27 Jul 1867, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.


3. CHARLES BELDEN JR.7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 25 Apr 1813 in Boonville, New York, and died 25 Aug 1893 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married LOUISA E. HURLBUT 26 Nov 1850, daughter of JOHN HURLBUT and MARY CHURCHILL. She was born 25 Dec 1819 in Boonville, New York, and died 06 Mar 1907 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for CHARLES BELDEN JR. CHURCHILL:
Sources: "Churchill Family in America" by Gardner A. Churchill, Nathan Wiley Churchill, Rev. George M. Bodge, circa 1905. The History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, page 544.

Charles Belden Churchill JR was born in Boonville, New York. At the age of 15 he spent about three years in Niagara County, New York in the employ of his uncle, although he received no money for his work. He then returned to Boonville and two years later he and his younger brother, William Stewart went to Hartford, Connecticut to seek their fortunes.

Charles' next enterprise, in the year 1835, was to become a book agent in the State of Georgia. During the next two years he traveled the entire state of Georgia. It was not unusual that he moved to Georgia, since his brother Levi was in business in that State.

In 1837 Charles sent his father money to move his family to Illinois and it was in Ohio that they all met.

In 1842 Charles bought and planted a new farm and built a good house upon it in Canton Township, Illinois. He continued to take care of his parents as long as they lived and did much toward the care and training of the younger members of his family. His parents lived in the house for several years while he traveled.

In 1845 to 1850 Charles was employed by a Mr. Ford as a traveling salesman, engaged in trade and with a team carried dry-goods throughout the South and Canada. He was very successful in this business, but after five years he wanted to establish a home and settle down. On his way home from the South he went by the way of his former homes in Connecticut and New York.

On November 26, 1850, in Lewiston, Fulton Co., Illinois, Charles Belden JR married Louisa E. Hurlbut. She was born in Boonville, New York and was the daughter of John and Mary (Churchill) Hurlbut. She knew Charles Belden JR from the time she was an infant. The farm that her parents had in Boonville was near the property of Charles Belden SR.

In 1850 Charles Belden JR and Louisa returned to the farm in Canton and became prosperous and influential citizens of Canton.

In 1875 he built the Churchill House in Canton. It was considered one of the finest hotels in the State, and had the first telephone in the City of Canton.

At the time of his death, Charles owned over 500 acres of land and had helped his brothers and their wives acquire land. In their last years, his parents lived with him.
Charles Belden II and his wife Louisa are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton.

The following is taken from the "History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, Canton Township, page 544.

Charles B. Churchill, JR., a native of Oneida Co., N. Y. , came to this county in 1837, bringing with him his father, mother and 4 brothers and located on a farm in Putman Twp.

In 1842 bought a farm on sec. 32, Canton Twp., and partly broke the land and raised crops; there was no house on the place and he tented it while attending his crops.

In 1845 he went to South Carolina, Georgia and other Southern States, engaged in trade; was in Florida during the Florida war; returned from the South in 1850 and married that year Miss Louisa Hurlburt and moved on his farm. They have 3 daughters and one son.

The Churchill's are a very old family. Samuel Churchill lived in Westerfield, (Wethersfield), Hartford Co., over 200 years ago. A large brick house built at that time is still standing in good condition. Capt. Charles Churchill was a son of Samuel and a Captain in the Continental Army. Levi was a son of Charles and held a Captain's commission under Washington during the Revolution. Charles B. Churchill JR was a son of Charles SR who served in the War of 1812. The Churchill's are descendants in a direct line from an English duke by the name of John Churchill. Chas. B. SR died at his son's, C. B. JR., September 17, 1878, at the age of 93.

1860 US Census, Canton Township, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Charles Churchill
Age in 1860: 45
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Gender: Male
Head of Household: Charles Churchill
Household Post Office: Canton
Wife: Eliza, age 40, born NY
Dau: Sarah, age 8, born IL
Dau: Abigail, age 6, born IL
Dau: Elizabeth, age 4, born IL
Son: Charles, age 10 months, born IL
Father: Charles Sr., age 75, born CT
Mother: Elizabeth, age 73, born CT
Farm Hand: Richard Cambell, age 18
Farm Hand: Jerome Herbert, age 18
Farm Hand: Anthony Rilea, age 18

1870 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Churchill
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Age in 1870: 57
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $20,000
Value of personal Estate: $3,000
Post Office: Canton
Wife: Louisa, age 50, born NY
Dau: Sara, age 15, born IL
Dau: Abigail, age 19, born IL
Dau: Elizabeth, age 13, born IL
Son: Frank, age 5, born IL
Father: Charles Belden Churchill Sr., age 84, retired farmer, born CT

1880 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Churchill
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: <1813>
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Lousanna Churchill
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: CT
Wife: Lousana, age 60, born NY
Dau: Sarah J. age 28, born IL
Son: Franklin, age 15, born IL


More About CHARLES BELDEN JR. CHURCHILL:
Burial: Aug 1893, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Illinois

More About LOUISA E. HURLBUT:
Burial: Mar 1907, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Illinois

Children of CHARLES CHURCHILL and LOUISA HURLBUT are:
i. SARAH J.8 CHURCHILL, b. 23 Aug 1851; d. 26 Sep 1920, Galesburg, Illinois; m. (1) FRED PALMER, Bef. 1901; d. Unknown; m. (2) CHESTER MANGOON, 1903; d. Unknown.

Notes for SARAH J. CHURCHILL:
Mrs. Sarah Churchill [Magoon] at Rest
Former Resident of Canton Passed Away in Galesburg Hospital Sunday -- Body Brought Here

Mrs. Sarah Churchill Magoon, a former resident of this city[Canton], passed away at 4 o'clock Sunday in St. Mary's hospital, Galesburg. The body was brought to Canton Monday morning and taken to the Fisher funeral home where the services were held at 3 in the afternoon. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

Mrs. Magoon was a daughter of the late Charles B. Churchill who built the Churchill house. She was born and raised two and a half miles west of Canton, and was first married to Fred Palmer, who died in 1901. In 1903 she married Chester Magoon who is living. There is no family.

Mrs. Frank Marr[is this an error?], North Main Street, Canton, and Mrs. Mort Churchill of Fiatt, are sisters. The body was accompanied to Canton by the husband and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Magoon and Mr. and Mrs. Will Shrader. (Peoria Star, Peoria, Illinois, Tuesday, September, 28, 1920, submitted by Janine Crandell)


17. ii. ABIGAIL "ABBIE" A. CHURCHILL, b. 22 Jun 1853; d. Unknown.
18. iii. ELIZABETH CHURCHILL, b. 27 Feb 1856, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 05 Mar 1950, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.
19. iv. CHARLES BELDEN III CHURCHILL, b. 01 Aug 1855, Illinois; d. Unknown.
v. FRANKLIN S. CHURCHILL, b. 02 Feb 1865, Illinois; d. Unknown; m. FINVOLA M. CAMPBELL, 09 Nov 1887; b. 1871, Indiana; d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANKLIN S. CHURCHILL:
1880 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Franklin Churchill
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: <1865>
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: At Home
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Charles Churchill, age 67, born NY
Mother's name: Louisanna Churchill, age 60
Mother's birthplace: NY
Sister: Sarah J. age 28, born NY


Notes for FINVOLA M. CAMPBELL:
1880 US Census, Liberty, Ringgold, Iowa
Name: Finvola M. Campbell
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: <1871>
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Liberty, Ringgold, Iowa
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Willie Campbell
Father's birthplace: IRE
Mother's name: Mary A. Campbell
Mother's birthplace: IRE
Brother: James, age 24, born PA
Sister: Victoria S., age 17, born IN
Brother: Joseph M., age 15, born IN
Daughter: Louie S , age 12, born IN


vi. SON CHURCHILL, d. Unknown.
vii. DAUGHTER CHURCHILL, d. Unknown.


4. ETTA MARIA7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 08 Apr 1808 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died Unknown. She married WILLIAM CLEVELAND. He was born 1803 in New York, and died Unknown.

More About ETTA MARIA CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: Etta Maria and her husband stayed in New York while the rest of her family traveled west, ending up in Fulton Co., Illinois. She and her husband show on the 1830 census and had two children.

Notes for WILLIAM CLEVELAND:
1850 US Census, Verona, Oneida, New York
Name: William Cleveland
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1803
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Occupation: Carpenter
Home in 1850
Verona, Oneida, New York
Wife: Etta, age 48
Dau: Harriett, age 18
Dau: Electa, age 16


Children of ETTA CHURCHILL and WILLIAM CLEVELAND are:
i. ALONZO8 CLEVELAND, d. Unknown.
ii. HARRIET CLEVELAND, d. Unknown.
iii. ELECTA CLEVELAND, d. Unknown.


5. LEVI MERRILL SR7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 08 Feb 1811 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died 21 Aug 1886 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married HARRIET PROTHROUGH 18 Sep 1838 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois. She was born 1820 in Augusta, Georgia, and died 1895 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for LEVI MERRILL SR CHURCHILL:
Levi Merrill Churchill was born in Boonville, New York and at the age of eleven he was sent to Newington, Connecticut to live with has Aunt Elizabeth, the wife of Leonard Hubbard. In the household of his Aunt and Uncle was another adopted relative; Levi's cousin Marcia Boardman Churchill.

At the age of 20 years he went to South Carolina and lived there for 38 years. Most of the time he lived in South Carolina, but carried on business in Augusta, Georgia. He developed a plantation, owned about one hundred slaves and was considered a wealthy man. During the Civil War he made a fortune, but lost it when the war closed.

In 1868 he moved his family to a farm northwest of Canton, Illinois. He married Harriet Prothrough, of Augusta, Georgia, on September 18, 1838. They were the parents of 10 children, (2 died in infancy). Levi Merrill was a religious man and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Canton. Like his brother, Levi was active in the community.

He and his wife Harriet are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton.


More About LEVI MERRILL SR CHURCHILL:
Burial: Aug 1886, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Illinois

More About HARRIET PROTHROUGH:
Burial: 1895, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Illinois

Children of LEVI CHURCHILL and HARRIET PROTHROUGH are:
i. MARTHA MINERVA8 CHURCHILL, b. South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. DANIEL PERRINE, Canton, Illinois; d. Unknown.

More About MARTHA MINERVA CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: In 1902 was living in Bedford, Illinois, and had one son, name unknown.

ii. MARY ZYLPHA CHURCHILL, b. South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. DAVID PERRINE; d. Unknown.

More About MARY ZYLPHA CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: In 1902 was living in Texarkana, Arkansas and had one daughter, name unknown.

iii. ISABELLA CHURCHILL, b. 08 Sep 1856, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES F. MARINER, Canton, Illinois; d. Unknown.

More About ISABELLA CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: In 1902 were living in Galesburg, Illinois and one son and one daughter, names unknown.

20. iv. JAMES PAGE CHURCHILL, b. 06 Oct 1848, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
v. HARRIET EUGENIA CHURCHILL, b. South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. JACK SUTER, Wyaconda, Missouri; d. Unknown.

More About HARRIET EUGENIA CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: Harriet and her husband lived in Wyaconda, Missouri and had three sons, two of whom died in infancy.

vi. LEVI MERRILL JR CHURCHILL, b. 02 Apr 1850, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. SOPHIE BURGETT, 26 Jun 1877, Lewiston, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.

More About LEVI MERRILL JR CHURCHILL:
Marriage Information: From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, LEVI M. and BURGETT, SOPHIA M., 06/26/1877, 00E/0061 0000017, Fulton County.
Miscellaneous: In 1902 he was a merchant in Minneapolis with a son and daughter.

vii. CHARLES NATHANIEL CHURCHILL, b. 11 Mar 1845, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. MITTIE COLLIN, Augusta, Georgia; d. Unknown.

More About CHARLES NATHANIEL CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: In 1902 Charles was a farmer at Wood, Georgia and had two sons, name unknown.

viii. ELMINA E. CHURCHILL, b. South Carolina; d. 1886; m. T. J. HOWARD; b. Edgefield, South Carolina; d. Unknown.

More About ELMINA E. CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: Elmina and family lived at Wood, Georgia and had five children, names unknown.


6. LEONARD HUBBARD7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 28 Apr 1820 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died 28 Mar 1909 in Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married HARRIET MCBROOM 04 Dec 1849 in Fulton Co., Illinois, daughter of HEWITT MCBROOM and BRIDGET ROBBINS. She was born 19 Apr 1833 in Illinois, and died 27 Jan 1912 in Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for LEONARD HUBBARD CHURCHILL:
Leonard Hubbard Churchill was born in Boonville, New York. When Leonard's parents moved to the farm west of Canton, purchased by his older brother Charles Belden II, one of their nearest neighbors was the Hewit McBroom family.

Several years later, Harriet McBroom and Leonard were married. Leonard purchased a 160 acre farm south of Fiatt located on the NE1/4 of section 32 of Joshua Township (Plat Book of Fulton County Illinois, compiled and published by American Atlas Co. of Chicago in 1895.) This farm would be their home for all but a few years of their married life. They had purchased other property in Buckhart Township, this property was sold to the Spoon River Junior college. He owned and farmed about 244 acres of land.

He and Harriet were the parents of 10 children, 7 boys and 3 girls.

Leonard and Harriet are buried in the Fiatt Cemetery.

The following taken from the "History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, Joshua Township, page 730.

Leonard H. Churchill, farmer, sec. 32: P. O., Canton; was born in Boonville, N. Y., April 28, 1820 and is the son of Charles B. and Elizabeth (Hubbard) Churchill, who came to the county in 1836 and settled in the Hickey neighborhood, Putman Twp. In 1848, in Canton Twp., Mr. C. was united in marriage with Miss Harriet McBroom, who was born in 1831. There have been born to them 10 children,--7 boys and 3 girls. Mr. C. started in life at hard work. He first worked for Jacob Emery. He now owns 244 acres of land, all of which he made by his own exertions. He ran a threshing machine for 25 years.

TRANSCRIPTION OF PAGE 56, 1871 ATLAS MAP OF JOSHUA TOWNSHIP,
FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Section 32: B.C. Johnson, L.H. Churchill, E. Durham, G.W. Baughman, J.J. Baughman [Coal (symbol)], C.P. Churchill [Coal (symbol)].

1850 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Leonard Churchill
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1818
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City, County, State): Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Living with Father Charles B. Churchill and Mother Elizabeth
Father: Charles B. Churchill, age 65, born CT
Mother: Elizabeth, age 62, born CT
Wife: Harriet, age 16

1860 US Census, Joshua, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Lenard Churchill
Age in 1860: 39
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Gender: Male
Wife: Harriet, age 27, IL
Dau: Mary, age 7, IL
Son: Charles, age 4, IL
Son: Alexander, age 2, IL
Son: John, age 2 months, IL
Hired Man: George Race, age 18
Hired Man: Joseph Wheeler, age 18
Servant: Emily Smith, age 16


1880 US Census, Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Leonard Churchill
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: <1820>
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Harriett Churchill, age 48, Born IL
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: CT
Son: Alexander, age 23, born IL, Farmer
Son: John B., age 20, born IL, Farmer
Son: Robert J., age 18, born IL, Farmer
Son: Leonard F., age 12, born IL, at school
Son: Daniel W. age 10, born IL
Son: Jerry L., age 7, born IL
Dau: Dolly B., age 5, born IL
Dau: Grace B., age 1, born IL

1900 US Census Name: Leonard Churchill
Home in 1900: Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Age: 80
Estimated birth year: 1820
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Wife: Harriet, age 77, born IL
Dau: Grace B. age 21, born 1879, IL
Grandson: Frank Jones, age 19, born 1881, IL
Hired Man: Clifford Baughman

More About LEONARD HUBBARD CHURCHILL:
Burial: Mar 1909, Fiatt Cemetery, Canton, Illinois
Marriage Information: From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, LEONARD H. and MCBROOM, HARRIETT, 12/04/1849, 00B/0125 00000218, Fulton County.

More About HARRIET MCBROOM:
Burial: Jan 1912, Fiatt Cemetery, Canton, Illinois

Children of LEONARD CHURCHILL and HARRIET MCBROOM are:
i. ALEXANDER8 CHURCHILL, b. 1857, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
21. ii. JOHN B. CHURCHILL, b. 1860, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
iii. ROBERT J. CHURCHILL, b. 1862, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
iv. LEONARD F. CHURCHILL, b. 1868, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
v. DANIEL W. CHURCHILL, b. 1870, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
vi. JERRY L. CHURCHILL, b. 1873, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
vii. DOLLY BELLE CHURCHILL, b. 1875, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown; m. LON MASH, 02 Apr 1900; d. Unknown.
viii. GRACE B. CHURCHILL, b. 1879, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.


7. CHESTER BECKLEY7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 14 Apr 1824 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died 12 Jan 1901 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married CATHERINE PURKLE 02 Nov 1848 in Fulton Co., Illinois. She died Unknown.

Notes for CHESTER BECKLEY CHURCHILL:
Chester Beckley Churchill was born in Boonville, New York on April 14, 1824. Chester Beckley was named after Major John Chester and Lieutenant John Beckley who served in the Revolutionary War with his Great Grandfather Captain Charles Churchill.

In 1848 he married Catherine Purkle, a native of Caldwell Co., Kentucky. Chester was a very popular fiddler and played at dances throughout the county. He was an agriculturist and in 1871 he owned a 160 acre farm in Joshua Township, Section 27. (Plat Book of Fulton County Illinois, compiled and published by American Atlas Co. of Chicago in 1895.)

Much of the information about Chester's family is unclear, and is based on the U. S. Census reports.

In the 1850 census, the only child was Harriet, listed as one year old.

In the 1860 census the children and their ages were: Harriet 11, Mildon 9, Chester 7, Leonard 5, James 3, and George 2 months., a son named William was born after the 1860 census was taken.

In the 1870 census the only children listed were Stephen 4 years and Kate 10 months.

It is thought that his six boys all died of typhoid fever in 1862, probably within a five week period. There is a gravestone for George in Sugarville Cemetery, east of Fiatt and it is assumed that the other five boys are buried there also. The date of George's death according to the gravestone inscription, was September 29, 1862.

Chester and his wife Catherine lived the latter part of their lives with their daughter Kate (Mrs. Homer Randolph) on the Randolph farm northwest of Canton.

Chester Beckley died January 12, 1901 and Catherine on October 30, 1902. Both are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton.

The following taken from the "History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, Joshua Township, page 730.
Chester B. Churchill, agriculturist, sec. 27; P. O., Canton; was born in Oneida County, N. Y., April 14, 1824. His father, Chas. B. Churchill SR, of Connecticut, died April 17, 1878. His mother, Elizabeth Churchill, nee Hubbard, died in Fulton Co., July 21, 1867. Chester B. united in marriage with Catharine M. Purkle, October 30, 1848, at Farmington. Mrs. C. was born October 3, 1828. They have had a family of 9 children,--7 boys and 2 girls. He is a member of the Christian Church.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton Co., Illinois, Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1890

Chester B. CHURCHILL, Pages 228-229, transcribed in full by Judy Churchill
CHESTER B. CHURCHILL, a well-known farmer of Joshua Township, is classed among the pioneers of this county who have done good service in advancing its agricultural development. He is a native of the State of New York, and was born in 1824. He came to Fulton County in 1837, and cast in his lot with the pioneers whom he found working zealously to promote the growth of this section of the country. He entered at that time his present homestead on which he has resided for more than forty years. He has evolved a fine farm form the wild tract of land that he purchased from the Government, has it under excellent improvement, and provided with good buildings.

Prior to coming to this State, Mr. Churchill was married in 1847 to Miss Catherine M. Purkle, who has been a devoted helpmate and an active assistant in the pioneer labors of her husband. Nine children have been born to them, as follows: Harriett, Mildon, Chester, Leonard, Washington, George, William, Stephen and Kate. Of these the following are deceased: Mildon, Chester, Leonard, Washington, George and William. Stephen is a resident of Joshua Township; Kate married Homer Randolph, and lives in Canton Township. Mrs. Churchill is a zealous and active worker in the Christian Church, of which she is a devoted member.

In pioneer times Mr. Churchill was widely known as one of the best musicians in this part of the country. His services were in constant demand to play the violin for country dances, as the young people would rather have "old Church." as they called him, than any one else, and he would be called to go even as far as Peoria to furnish music for parties. His children have inherited his musical gifts and are well-trained musicians. Our subject cast his first ballot in this county, and has always voted the Democratic ticket. He has taken an active part in educational matters and has been Director of schools in his own township for over twenty years. At one time he was a prominent member of the Grange when that order was flourishing.


TRANSCRIPTION OF PAGE 56, 1871 ATLAS MAP OF JOSHUA TOWNSHIP,
FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Section 27: C Jones, Madison Craig, Wm. Cunningham estate, C.B. Churchill, Polly Lock, M. Heckard.
Section 32: B.C. Johnson, L.H. Churchill, E. Durham, G.W. Baughman, J.J. Baughman [Coal (symbol)], C.P. Churchill [Coal (symbol)].

More About CHESTER BECKLEY CHURCHILL:
Burial: Jan 1901, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois
Marriage Information: From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, CHESTER B. and PURKLE, CATHARINE, 11/02/1848 00B/0094 00000167, Fulton County.

Children of CHESTER CHURCHILL and CATHERINE PURKLE are:
i. HARRIET8 CHURCHILL, b. 1849; d. Unknown.
ii. MILDON CHURCHILL, b. 1851; d. 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois.
iii. CHESTER CHURCHILL, b. 1853; d. 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois.

More About CHESTER CHURCHILL:
Burial: Unknown, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois

iv. LEONARD CHURCHILL, b. 1855; d. 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois.

More About LEONARD CHURCHILL:
Burial: Unknown, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois

v. JAMES CHURCHILL, b. 1857; d. 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois.
vi. GEORGE CHURCHILL, b. 1860; d. 29 Sep 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois.

More About GEORGE CHURCHILL:
Burial: Unknown, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois

vii. WILLIAM CHURCHILL, b. Aft. 1860; d. 1862, Sugarville Cemetery, East of Fiatt, Illinois.
viii. STEPHEN CHURCHILL, b. 1866, Illinois; d. Unknown; m. MYRTLE F.; b. Jan 1872, Illinois; d. Unknown.

Notes for STEPHEN CHURCHILL:
1900 US Census, Joshua, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: Stephen, age 34, born March 1866, Illinois, Farmer
Wife: Myrtle F., age 28, born Jan 1872, Illinois
Hired Hand: Frederick Palmer, age 17, born Illinois

22. ix. KATE L. CHURCHILL, b. 1868, Illinois; d. Unknown.


8. MARTIN LAFAYETTE7 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born Sep 1832 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died Unknown. He married HARRIET J. WOODS 02 Sep 1852 in Fulton Co., Illinois. She was born 1836 in Virginia, and died Unknown.

Notes for MARTIN LAFAYETTE CHURCHILL:
Martin LaFayette Churchill, the youngest of the brothers, was born on September 1, 1832.

1850 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Martin Churchill
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Father: Charles B. Churchill, age 65, born CT
Mother: Elizabeth, age 62, born NY
Son: Martin age 18, born NY
Brother: Leonard Churchill, age 32, farmer, born NY
SIL: Harriet, age 16, born VA

1860 US Census, Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Martin Churchill
Age in 1860: 27
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Gender: Male
Head of Household: Martin Churchill
Household Post Office: Canton
Wife: Harriet, age 24, born Virginia
Dau: Marietta, age 6, born IL
Son: Charles, age 4, born IL
Son: Alonzo, age 1, born IL

1870 U. S. Census, Joshua Township, Village of Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Martin Churchill
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Age in 1870: 38
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Joshua, Fulton, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Wife: Harriet, age 34, born Virginia
Son: Charles, age 15, born IL
Son: Alonzo, age 11, born IL
Dau: Flora, age 7, born IL
Son: Martin, age 5, born IL
Son: Sherman, age 4, born IL
Dau: Minnie, age 1, born IL

It is possible that Martin moved from Fulton County some time before the 1880 census was taken.

Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Record
Name: Martin L. Churchill
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Harriet J. Woods
Marriage Date: Sep 02, 1852
Marriage County: Fulton
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.


More About MARTIN LAFAYETTE CHURCHILL:
Census: 1850, Fulton Co., Illinois: Charles B. age 65, Farmer; Elizabeth age 62, Martin age 18 born NY, Leonard 32 born NY farmer, Harriet age 16 born IL.

Children of MARTIN CHURCHILL and HARRIET WOODS are:
i. CHARLES8 CHURCHILL, b. 1855, Illinois; d. Unknown.
ii. ALONZO CHURCHILL, b. 1859, Illinois; d. Unknown.
iii. FLORA CHURCHILL, b. 1863, Illinois; d. Unknown.
iv. MARTIN CHURCHILL, b. 1865, Illinois; d. Unknown.
v. SHERMAN CHURCHILL, b. 1866, Illinois; d. Unknown.
23. vi. MINNIE PRECIOUS CHURCHILL, b. 1869, Illinois; d. 20 Dec 1920, Rochester, Minnesota.
vii. MARIETTA CHURCHILL, b. 1854, Illinois; d. Unknown.
 

Generation No. 3

9. JASPER NOEL8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 16 Sep 1843 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 15 Dec 1915 in Elgin, Union Co., Oregon. He married (1) EMMA (STEVENS) STEPHENS 06 Jan 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois, daughter of NICHOLAS STEPHENS and CAROLINE HEWS. She was born 1850 in Illinois, and died 19 Jan 1890. He married (2) PERMELIA DEBO, daughter of RANSOM DEBO and RHONDA HENDERSON. She was born 18 Oct 1845 in Johnson Co., Indiana, and died 09 Jun 1919 in Independence, Kansas.

Notes for JASPER NOEL CHURCHILL:
From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, JASPER M. and STEPHENS, EMMA, 01/06/1867 Vol.00D, Page No. 0094 00000008, Fulton County.

1850 US Census, Fulton Co., Illinois,
Father William age 28,
Mother Malvina age 28,
Son: Jasper age 7,
Son: Willis age 5,
Dau: Mary age 3,
Son: Levi Age 1

1860 US Census, Putnam, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: William age 42,
Wife: Millvina age 37,
Sons: Jasper 16,
Willis 14,
Levi 10,
Bradley 6,
Edmond,
Silas 1;
Daus: Mary 12,
Ellin 8,
Malissa 2

1870 US Census, Arrowsmith, McLean Co. IL
Head: Stephens, Nicholas 46,
Wife: Caroline 43,
Dau: Frances 18,
Dau: Amanda 12,
Son: Henry 8,
Dau: Louisa 6,
Dau: Eliza 4,
Dau: Carrie 1,
Dau: Churchill, Emma 18,
GDau: Charlotte 3,
Gson: Lewis 5 months,
SIL: Churchill, Jasper age 27.

1880 US Census, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas,
Head: Jasper Churchill age 37, born IL,
Wife Emma age 26 born IL,
Dau Charlotte age 12 born IL,
Son Charlie age 7 born IL,
Dau Alwina age 5 born KS,
Son William Age 1 born KS,
Bro. Edmond age 24 born IL {Edgar Henry]

1910 US Census, North Elgin Precinct, Union Co., Oregon:
Jasper M. Churchill age 65,
Wife Permelia age 67, (2nd wife--Debo-Garner)

Note: Jasper's middle name is many times made into an "M". However, his middle name was "Noel". He has a nephew, son of Edmund Beckley Churchill, named Jasper Marion Churchill.

Jasper Noel Churchill was born in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois on September 16, 1843. Jasper was listed in the 1850 as age 7 and 1860 census age 16, living in Fulton County during those dates. The 1880 Census shows Jasper a grown man age 37 and married, living in Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas. He was the father of Charlotte age 12, Charlie age 7, Alwina age 5, William age 1. His brother Edmond, age 24 was living with him at this time. In 1910 the census report shows that Jasper was living in the northeastern corner of Oregon in the town of Elgin, Union County, Oregon, age 65 years and had a 2nd wife, Permelia (Debo).

Jasper and Emma Stephens were married on January 6, 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois. Emma was the daughter of Nicholas and Caroline [Hews] Stephens. They did not get married until after Jasper had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After Emma died, Jasper married Permelia Debo Garner, widow of Vincent Garner. Jasper died on December 15, 1915 in Elgin and is buried at the Elgin Pioneer Cemetery, Elgin, Union County, Oregon.

Jasper and his brother Willis enlisted as Private's in the Union Army on February 7, 1865. Their residence was listed as Putnam. They served with the 151st Illinois Infantry, Co. B. They mustered out on January 24, 1866 in Columbus, Georgia. The Union Army, Vol. 3, states that the 151st Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois and was composed of companies from various parts of the State, under the commands of Col. French B. Woodall, Col. Herman W. Snow, and Major Silas Battey. They fought on February 8, 1865 at Bushness, Illinois. On March 1865, the company marched to Murfreesboro and proceeded by rail to Chattanooga, where it reported to Major General James B. Steedman who ordered the regiment to report to Colonel Sickles at Dalton, Georgia. The regiment arrived in Dalton, Georgia on March 23rd and was occupied in drilling, picket and guard duty and scouting until May, when it was ordered to Resaca, Georgia. After a few days in Resaca, Georgia they were ordered to Calhoun and then to Kingston, Georgia, where the regiment arrived on May 12, 1865. On July 28, 1865 the regiment was ordered to Columbus, Georgia where it arrived July 31, 1865 and was mustered out there on January 25, 1866. After that it was ordered to Springfield, Illinois where it received final pay and discharge February 8, 1866. According to the Civil War Pension Index No. 1179, Jasper M. Churchill filed for and received a pension. His widow, Permelia, received his pension after his death.

OBITUARY: Elgin Newspaper, December 1915.
G. A. R. VETERAN DROPS DEAD IN THIS CITY
J. M. Churchill Found Dead Yesterday Noon by His Son

J. M. Churchill, for several years a resident of Elgin and veteran of the Civil War, was found dead in his chicken house shortly after noon yesterday by his son Charley. All that forenoon deceased had been choreing around the home and was in his usual good health and spirits. Assisted by his son he moved back a load of hay during the forenoon. At 12:00 his son started for his home a few blocks away for his dinner, promising before his departure to return immediately and assist his father in sawing wood.

When the deceased did not appear in his own home for dinner his wife went into the barnyard to look for him. He was not to be seen, but she presumed he had called on some of the neighbors for a few minutes and returned to the house. At 1:00 o'clock the son returned and he went out to the barn thinking perhaps he might be choreing around. Still no trace found. Soon tracks were seen in the snow leading to the hen house and a visit there disclosed the old man's death. He had apparently gone there with a fork to clean the building and dropped dead while at work. Deceased had always been a man of jovial disposition and was vigorous for one of his age. The funeral services will be conducted in the First Baptist Church, Friday at 10:30 A. M., under the auspices of Nathan Baker Post, G. A. R.

Jasper M. Churchill was born in Illinois, September 16, 1843, died in Elgin, Oregon, December 15, 1915 and was therefore 72 years, 2 months and 29 days old at the time of his demise.

In February, 1865, deceased enlisted in Company B, 151st Illinois Infantry Volunteers and served until January 24, 1866, at which time he was mustered out.

Deceased was united in marriage to Miss Emma A. Stephens, January 6, 1867. To this union eight children were born six of whom survive. The Mother died January 19, 1890.

In 1890 deceased was married to Mrs. Garner, who with the six children remains to mourn his loss. The surviving children are: Charlotta, Emma, Almina, Martha M., Charley and William N.

Letter written by Elizabeth Churchill to her cousin Henry Churchill, RR 2, Box 37, Cuba, Illinois, to her cousin Henry Churchill (son of Jasper Noel Churchill) LaGrande, OR . (Note: Jasper Noel Churchill is the Great-grandfather of Judith Ann Churchill.)

March 20, 1932 Dear Cousin Henry:
I am the youngest daughter of your great Uncle Charles B. Churchill. He is a brother to your grandfather William Churchill. I am the only one living of my father’s family. I am 76 years old. I am just up from being sick with the flu. I am very nervous. I am writing a new Churchill Book. I am writing for your family record. All that is required is to write your name and date of your birth and place of birth and your wives maiden name and date of her birth and place of birth and your children’s names in full and date of their births and place of births.

I sent to Boston Mass. for the old Churchill Book it dates back to 1085. I read in the book till I come to Captain Charles Churchill of the Revolutionary War. He married Lyda Belden. When his son Levi got married he named his first son Charles Belden. He is my Grandfather and also your Fathers Grandfather. Your Father is my first cousin, Jasper Churchill. When he got married to Emma Stevens he went west. I never knew where he lived. I was a little girl then. I remember of my parents going to the infair and taking us children along. Jasper and Willis was both married the same day so it was a double infair. Cousin Edmon's daughter Bessie Arrington tells me Cousin Jasper's first wife died and he married again. Can you tell me her maiden name and date of her birth and place of birth and your Fathers children names and dates of births and place of births. I want to write it in my new book I am writing. Tell me the date of your Father's death. I never knew where Cousin Mary Hellen Hoar lived till her death notice came out in our Canton Paper. It gave her children names and addresses so I went to writing to them. I have all of their family records, but the oldest girl I have wrote to her and also her sister that lives in Osborne, Kan. I hope to hear from Armita Greig so I can have all the family records of Mary Helen Hoar family. I have been five years trying to get all of my near relation. I want to finish the book as soon as possible, so please give this your prompt attention for life is very uncertain.

I sent to Los Angeles California for a picture of the Coat of Arms of our branch of the Churchill family. It will be in every book I have made so please give me all the dates of births and deaths you can so I can write it in the book. I want to get it made and I hope I will live to read it. My husband died June 10th, 1926. My son’s daughter lives with me. I am so very deaf I can't live alone. I am the Mother of 6 children. My two youngest died in infancy. I married my third cousin. Our grandfathers were brothers. My son lives near me. He was all the boy I ever had. This is all for now. Hoping to hear from you soon. I remain your cousin and well wishes. Elizabeth Churchill my address is R. R. 2, box 37, Cuba, Illinois


More About JASPER NOEL CHURCHILL:
Ancestral File LDS: Source Information: Batch # F510629, Sheet 22, Source Call No. 1553464
Burial: Dec 1915, Elgin Pioneer Cemetary, Elgin, Union Co., Oregon
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Valvular disease of the heart, senile decay.
Marriage Information: From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, JASPER M. and STEPHENS, EMMA, 01/06/1867 Vol.00D, Page No. 0094 00000008, Fulton County.

Military 1. service: Civil War Pension Index #1179, Jasper M. Churchill, State filed: Illinois and Oregon, Widow: Permelia Churchill. Distinguished Service. Unit Numbers: 332 332. Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans: www.ilsos.net/genealogyMWeb/civilwar.html and Military Information from: History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, page 386.
Death Certificate Information: Oregon Death Certificate No. 6216 informant son Charles Cook Churchill.
Occupation: Farmer
Relocated: 1910, Moved to Elgin, Oregon

Notes for EMMA (STEVENS) STEPHENS:
1860 Census - Fulton Co, IL and also the Illinois State Marriage Index, show that Emma's parents were Nicholas Stephens and Caroline Hews. Nicholas STEVENS and Caroline HEWS were married at Fulton County on Oct. 19, 1849.

1860, Putman Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Head: Nicholas Stephens, age 36, Born Ohio, Farmer
Wife: Caroline, age 3,1 born NY
Dau: Francis, age 9, born IL
Dau: Emma, age 7, born IL
Dau: Amanda, age 2, born IL.

1870 US Census, Arrowsmith, McLean Co. IL
Head: Stephens, Nicholas 46,
Wife: Caroline 43,
Dau: Frances 18,
Dau: Amanda 12,
Son: Henry 8,
Dau: Louisa 6,
Dau: Eliza 4,
Dau: Carrie 1,
Dau: Churchill, Emma 18,
GDau: Charlotte 3,
Gson: Lewis 5 months,
SIL: Churchill, Jasper age 27.

1880 US Census, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas,
Head: Jasper Churchill age 37, born IL,
Wife Emma age 26 born IL,
Dau Charlotte age 12 born IL,
Son Charlie age 7 born IL,
Dau Alwina age 5 born KS,
Son William Age 1 born KS,
Bro. Edmond age 24 born IL {Edgar Henry]

1900 US Census, West Cherry, Montgomery, Kansas
Relationship to head-of-house: Father-in-law
Head: Thompson, H., age 53, born Feb 1847, IN
Home in 1900: West Cherry, Montgomery, Kansas
Wife: Francis P., age 48, born Oct 1851, IL
Dau: Josephine, age 23, July 1877, KS
Dau: Josephine F., age 6, Dec 1893, KS
Dau: Adaline J., age 4, Jul 1895, KS
Father-in-law: Nicholas Stephens, age 76, born April 1824, OH
Sister-in-law: Emma P. Churchill, age 25, KS
Farm Hand: Joel Cavenden

More About EMMA (STEVENS) STEPHENS:
Ancestral File LDS: Family History Library Film: #1254390, NA Film # T9-0390, Page 269B

Notes for PERMELIA DEBO:
Permelia's first husband Vincent Garner Jr died in 1898. She then married Jasper Churchill, however, the death notice of Jasper states that they married in 1890.....could be a typo. Permelia's sister Harriet Alice Debo married James Franklin Henderson. Their son William Thomas Henderson married Nancy Jane Gilkey the daughter of John L. Gilkey SR and the sister of William Elbert Gilkey. William was the Father of Ida May Gilkey who married Jasper’s son, Charles Cook Churchill.

More About PERMELIA DEBO:
1870, Union Township, Johnson Co., Indiana
Head: Ransom Debo, age 59, Farmer, born VA
Wife: Rhoda, age 55, born Kentucky
Dau: Permelia, age 24, born Indiana
Son: Joseph, age 21, born Indiana

1880 US Census, Independence Township, Montgomery Co., Kansas
Head: Ransom Debo, age 68
Wife: Rhonda, age 64
Dau: Permelia, age 35
Son: Joseph, age 30, widower

Children of JASPER CHURCHILL and EMMA STEPHENS are:
24. i. CHARLES COOK9 CHURCHILL, b. 07 Mar 1863, Independence, Kansas; d. 16 Jan 1939, Elgin, Union Co., Oregon.
ii. CHARLOTTE CHURCHILL, b. 1868; d. Unknown.

Notes for CHARLOTTE CHURCHILL:
1880 US Census, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas,
Head: Jasper Churchill age 37, born IL
Wife: Emma, age 26, born IL
Dau: Charlotte, age 12, born IL
Son: Charlie, age ,7 born IL
Dau: Alwina, age 5, born KS
Son: William, age 1, born KS
Bro. Edmond: age 24, born IL {Edgar Henry]


iii. MINA (ALWINA) CHURCHILL, b. 1875; d. Unknown.
25. iv. EDGAR HENRY CHURCHILL, b. 1882, Kansas; d. 11 Aug 1960, Walport, Lincoln Co., Oregon.
v. MARTHA MAY CHURCHILL, d. Unknown.
vi. ROSA (ROSEY) CHURCHILL, d. Unknown.
vii. LOUIS CHURCHILL, d. Unknown.
viii. WILLIAM M. CHURCHILL, b. 1879; d. Unknown.


10. WILLIS MERRILL8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 23 Sep 1845 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 11 Oct 1917 in Putman Township, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married MARY ELIZABETH SCHRADER 06 Jan 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois. She was born Sep 1844 in Pennsylvania, and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIS MERRILL CHURCHILL:
Willis Merrill Churchill was born on September 23, 1845 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Willis and his brother Jasper enlisted as Private's in the Union Army on February 7, 1865. They served with the 151st Illinois Infantry, Co. B. They mustered out on January 24, 1866 in Columbus, Georgia. The Union Army, Vol. 3, states that the 151st Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois and was composed of companies from various parts of the State, under the commands of Col. French B. Woodall, Col. Herman W. Snow, and Major Silas Battey. They fought on February 8, 1865 at Bushness, Illinois. On March 1865, the company marched to Murfreesboro and proceeded by rail to Chattanooga, where it reported to Major General James B. Steedman who ordered the regiment to report to Colonel Sickles at Dalton, Georgia. The regiment arrived in Dalton, Georgia on March 23rd and was occupied in drilling, picket and guard duty and scouting until May, when it was ordered to Resaca, Georgia. After a few days in Resaca, Georgia they were ordered to Calhoun and then to Kingston, Georgia, where the regiment arrived on May 12, 1865. On July 28, 1865 the regiment was ordered to Columbus, Georgia where it arrived July 31, 1865 and was mustered out there on January 25, 1866. After that it was ordered to Springfield, Illinois where it received final pay and discharge February 8, 1866.

After the Civil War and before 1868, Willis married a woman named Mary Elizabeth. Their first son, Joseph W. was born in 1868. The 1880 census shows that they were living in Fulton Co., Illinois and had two sons, Joseph W. and James W. The 1910 census shows an adopted son, David Hale, age 19. Willis is buried in the Putman Township, Cuba Cemetery. Also buried in the same cemetery are two of his grandsons and a great grandson.

Civil War Service Records
Name: Willis W. Churchill
Company: B
Unit: 151 Illinois Infantry.
Rank - Induction: Private
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Union

American Civil War Soldiers Record
Name: Willis M Churchill ,
Residence: Putnam, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 07 February 1865
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Unit Numbers: 332 332
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 07 February 1865
Enlisted in Company B, 151st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 07 February 1865.
Mustered out Company B, 151st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 24 January 1866 in Columbus, GA

Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Record
Name: Willis Churchill
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Mary E. Schrader
Marriage Date: Jan 06, 1867
Marriage County: Fulton
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.


1850 US Census , Fulton Co., Illinois
Father William age 28,
Mother Malvina age 28,
Sons: Jasper age 7,
Willis age 5,
Levi age 1;
Dau: Mary age 3

1860 US Census , Putnam, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: William age 42,
Wife: Millvina age 37,
Sons: Jasper 16,
Willis 14,
Levi 10,
Bradley 6,
Edmond,
Silas 1;
Daus: Mary 12,
Ellin 8,
Malissa 2

1870 US Census , Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Willis Churchill, Farmer
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Age in 1870: 24
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cuba, Illinois
Wife: Elizabeth, age 25, born IL
Son: Joseph W. age 2, born IL

1880 US Census, Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Willis Churchill
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: <1846>
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Mary S. Churchill
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: NY
Sons Joseph W. age 12, born IL
James W. age 5, born IL

1900 US Census, Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Willis M Churchill
Home in 1900: Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: 1846
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Coal Miner
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Wife: Mary S., age 56, born PA
Son: James W., age 25, born IL, Coal Miner

1910 US Census, Putman Twp, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Willis M Churchill
Age in 1910: 64
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Putman Twp, Fulton, Illinois
Occupation: Coal Miner
Wife: Elizabeth, age 66, born PA
Adopted Son: David Hale, age 19, born IL
Occupation: Cartoonist

1920 US Census, Culver City, Fulton Co., IL
Name: Mary E. Churchill
Age: 75, born PA
Head of Household


More About WILLIS MERRILL CHURCHILL:
Burial: Oct 1917, Putman Township, Cuba Cemetery, Fulton Co., Illinois
Military service: Union Army, 151st Regiment, Co. B, Putman, Fulton Co., IL.....name is shown as William M. Churchill. Database of IL Civil War Veterans: www.ilsos.net/genealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
Sources: Military Information from: History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, page 386.

More About MARY ELIZABETH SCHRADER:
Burial: Putman Township, Cuba Cemetery, Fulton Co., Illinois

Children of WILLIS CHURCHILL and MARY SCHRADER are:
26. i. JOSEPH W.9 CHURCHILL, b. 1868, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
27. ii. JAMES W. SR CHURCHILL, b. 1875, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
iii. DAVID HALE, b. 1891, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.


11. MARY HELEN8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 28 Dec 1847 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 25 Mar 1931 in Woodston, Rooks Co.,Kansas. She married WILLIAM BRAMWELL HOAR 24 Dec 1865 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, son of THOMAS HOAR and MARGRET IRWIN. He was born 25 Sep 1837 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, and died 28 Dec 1911 in Woodston, Rooks Co.,Kansas.

Wedding photo of Mary Churchill & William Hoar

Notes for MARY HELEN CHURCHILL:

1850 US Census, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: William age 28, born NY
Wife: Malvina, age 28, born NY
Son: Jasper, age 7, born IL
Son: Willis, age 5, born IL
Son: Levi, age 1, born IL
Dau: Mary, age 3, born IL


1880 US Census, Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Name: Branble Hoar
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: <1838>
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Mary Hoar
Father's birthplace: PA
Mother's birthplace: PA
Wife: Mary, age 32, born IL
Dau: Arminta, age 12, born IL
Dau: Clara, age 13, born IL
Dau: Magga, age 7, born IL
Son: Clarence, age 5, born IL
Dau: Cora, age 2, born IL
Son: Charles, age 10, born IL
Son: Osker, age 11 months, born IL

1930 US Census, Lowell, Rooks, Kansas
Name: Mary Hoar
Age: 82
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home in 1930: Lowell, Rooks, Kansas
Widow

Mary Helen Churchill, information provided by Betty Jo Ehn.
Mary Helen Churchill was the fourth child of William Stewart and Malvine Maxon Churchill. She was born in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois and married William Bramwell Hoar on December 24, 1865. She was one of 14 children. The Churchill family was living in Joshua Township, Cuba Village, Fulton County, Illinois at the time of her birth. Little is recorded of her early life. In the section about her father I have mentioned some of the changes that were taking place in that time period and what an interesting life Mary Helen and her brothers and sisters must have had. She probably went to a country school for a few years and was active in her church.

 

More About MARY HELEN CHURCHILL:
Burial: Mar 1931, Ash Rock Cemetery, Rooks Co., Kansas

Notes for WILLIAM BRAMWELL HOAR:

1870 US Census, Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Name: William Horr
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Age in 1870: 33
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Dau: Clara, age 4, born IL
Dau: Arminta, age 2, born IL
Son: Charles, age 1, born IL

1880 US Census, Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Name: Branble Hoar
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: <1838>
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Mary Hoar
Father's birthplace: PA
Mother's birthplace: PA
Wife: Mary, age 32, born IL
Dau: Arminta, age 12, born IL
Dau: Clara, age 13, born IL
Dau: Magga, age 7, born IL
Son: Clarence, age 5, born IL
Dau: Cora, age 2, born IL
Son: Charles, age 10, born IL
Son: Osker, age 11 months, born IL

1900 US Census, Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Name: William B Hoar
Home in 1900: Ash Rock, Rooks, Kansas
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: 1838
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Wife: Mary, age 52, born IL
Son: Oscar, age 20, born IL
Son: William, age 17, born IL
Son: Harry, age 12, born IL
Dau: Mary, age 9, born IL

Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Record
Name: William B. Hoar
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Mary H. Churchill
Marriage Date: Dec 14, 1865
Marriage County: Fulton
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.

American Civil War Records
Name: William B Hoar ,
Residence: Cuba, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 20 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Unit Numbers: 277 277
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 August 1862
Enlisted in Company F, 103rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 02 October 1862.
Mustered out Company F, 103rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 June 1865 in Nashville, TN

William Bramwell Hoar, Information provided by Betty Jo Ehn
William Bramwell Hoar was born on September 25, 1837. He was about 5' 8" tall, had a fair complexion and auburn hair and brown eyes. It was said that he resembled his Scottish mother, Margaret Irwin. He married Mary Helen Churchill, daughter of William Stewart and Malvina (Maxon) Churchill and they were the parents of 12 children. (Betty Jo has copies of this marriage and pictures in her file).

In Illinois, the Churchill's and the Hoar's all farmed in the area of Fulton County that is roughly enclosed in a triangle with Canton, Cuba and Fiatt as the corners. A large part of this area has been strip-mined for coal and many of the old roads, the creeks, many of the homesteads and most of the country schoolhouses are gone. A portion of the area is now a resort and recreational area known as Wee-M-Tuk Hills; with lakes, homes, a golf course and a club house. There are hills now where there used to be ravines and deep lakes where no lakes existed before.

In 1877, the family traveled by covered wagon from Illinois to Ash Rock Township in Rooks County, Kansas. There were several other wagons in the party. Part of the group that made this trip was Thomas, the Father of William Bramwell, his wife Anna and their daughter Rhoda, half sister to William. Other Hoar's making this trip were half brothers Tillman and his wife Hattie; and George and his wife, Elizabeth. William Bramwell and Mary Helen's first home was in a dugout, little more than cave in the side of a hill. As soon as possible they added a room made of sod, and later they built a two room "soddy". During the early years they were a part of the widespread phenomenon known as the sod-house frontier. But it was not long before William started farming and became very prosperous. In later years he built a home in Woodston and lived there until his death on December 28, 1911 at the age of 84. A lot of William's history is in the Woodston Town records and the newspapers. Twelve children were born to William Bramwell and Mary Helen, the first seven born in Cuba, Illinois.

It was the land that brought William Bramwell and Mary Helen Hoar to Ash Rock. They wanted the land as property and they wanted to farm the soil. It was the land that supported them. The big rush for land began in 1877 and reached a peak in 1878. By 1880 most quarter-sections in the township were claimed. The Homestead Act of 1862 permitted an actual settler who was a citizen of the United States to obtain up to 160 acres by paying a filing fee of $10.00, build a house and live on the land for at least 5 years. If all these conditions were met, then a patent was issued by the President of the United States. The Hoar families were some of the 35 that filed in 1877 and stayed to obtain title. In 1899 William Bramwell and Mary Helen purchased another quarter section of land. By the time the last two children were born they had built a frame house and in about 1903 they had added another room.

William was one of the founding Fathers of the Ash Rock Church. In 1883 the Ash Rock Stone Church was built using native stone (limestone) with a shingle roof. The church still stands and each Memorial Day services are held. Descendant Betty Jo Ehn attended a Memorial Service to honor those early pioneers. About 100 descendants came to pay their respects. It was a solemn experience to walk between the pews, stand at the altar and read the dedication plaque listing the names of William Bramwell and Mary Helen (Churchill) Hoar. Betty Jo's mother used to go to this church when she visited Grandpa William Bramwell and Grandma Mary Helen.

William Bramwell and Mary Helen retired to Woodston on March 1, 1906. Their daughter Louisa and her husband Cal Crawford moved on the homestead. In 1908 they sold the farm to another daughter and her husband, Cora and Everett LaRue and then in 1917 the property passed from the heirs of William Bramwell and was sold to F. Rector. In 1909 William Bramwell built a new home in Woodston and from the design of the house it was a very nice home. Betty Jo was able to locate this property and was quite shocked as to the condition; it was in shambles and being used for storage.

William Bramwell died at Woodston on December 28, 1911 at the age of 74, only a few years after he retired. Mary Helen Churchill Hoar died at the home of her daughter, Margaret, in Alton, Kansas on March 25, 1931 at the age of 84.

William Bramwell Hoar is buried in Ash Rock Cemetery, Rooks Co., Kansas, along side his wife Mary Helen Churchill Hoar. On March 4, 1882, William Bramwell and Mary Helen (Churchill) Hoar gave a quit claim deed to the cemetery association for two acres and the cemetery grounds were surveyed and staked. The cemetery and the rear of the Ash Rock Stone Church was next to his farm. Cemetery lots were sold and deeds issued for them. Only the head of the family could hold title to a lot and no family would be permitted more than one lot. The cost of a lot was set at $2.00. Ten lots were set aside for "a Potter's Field", and as of 1993 no one had been interred in to those ten lots.

MILITARY HISTORY
William Bramwell Hoar served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted as a Private in the 103rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company F on August 20, 1862. He mustered out on June 21, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. The 103rd Infantry lead by: Col. Willard A. Dicker; Lieut. Cols. George W. Wright, Asias Willison; Majs., George W. Wright, Asias Willison, Charles Wills. As the family story's are told from William's son Charles: William was in Sherman's March to the Sea. He marched in snow with worn out shoes and injured feet, leaving blood spots in the snow. One time he was grazed by a bullet across his scalp and was treated several times for intestinal fever and dysentery. Later in life he sang songs of the Civil War. William received a monthly pension of $12.00 and after his death, his wife Mary Helen received a widow's pension of $10.00. Following his discharge from the Army on June 21, 1865, William Bramwell returned to Fulton Co., Il. Six months later he married Mary Helen Churchill. The ceremony was by minister of the Gospel D. J.
Ross and was held at the home of Mary's parents, William Stewart and Melvina Churchill.

About August 6, 1862, Honorable A. C. Babcock, Captain G. W. Wright, Mr. Peterson and other influential men of the county concluded that it was possible to form an entire regiment from Fulton County. On September 6, 1862, nine companies arrived at Peoria, Illinois, went into camp and organized the 103rd regiment. It had been understood with Governor Yates that in case Fulton County could not furnish a sufficient number of men to form a regiment by October 1 he would send a company from some other county, but on September 27, it was found there were men enough to muster ten companies and on October 2 the regiment was mustered into the United States service. On October 24 it received orders to be ready to move at a moments warning and on the 30th orders came to move by the Illinois Central Railroad to Cairo, Illinois. At Cairo it took a boat for Columbus, Kentucky where it was again placed on rail cars and at night arrived at Bolivar, Tennessee, having made the trip from Peoria in 52 hours.

The first year's service of the regiment was devoted to marching, guard duty, etc., in northern Mississippi and Tennessee but in November 1863, it participated in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Eight companies of the regiment were in the engagement, mustering 237 men and of this one commissioned officer and 19 enlisted men were killed on the field and 68 were wounded, 5 or 6 of whom died of their wounds.

The regiment began its part of the Atlanta campaign at Resaca, Georgia, where it lost 1 man killed and several wounded. At Dallas it had quite a lively skirmish but with no loss to the regiment, though in the battle of the following day it lost 2 killed and 35 wounded.

On June 15 it moved to the extreme left of the Army and by a rapid movement of the brigade captured some 470 of the enemy, the loss of the regiment being 4 killed and 8 wounded.

In the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, of 12 officers of the regiment who went into action, 3 were killed and 4 wounded and of the enlisted men 19 were killed, the number of wounded not being reported.

During the Battle of Atlanta on July 1864 the regiment captured about 300 prisoners and suffered a comparatively small loss, 4 men being killed. It started on the march to the sea with Sherman and in the Battle of Griswoldville lost 3 killed and 2 who later died of wounds.

During the campaign of the Carolinas it participated in all the skirmishes and battles in which the 1st division of the 15th corps was engaged.

After the surrender of Johnston it marched to Washington and participated in the grand review, then camped 3 or 4 miles north of the city until ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, where, on June 14, 1865, the order for muster out was received by telegraph, and on the 21st, the necessary rolls having been prepared, the regiment was mustered out, having been in the service 2 years, 8 months and 20 days.

The number originally mustered in was 808; recruits, 84; making a total enrollment of 892, which, with the addition of 33 field, staff and line officers made the aggregate of 925. But of the 84 recruits, 9 never joined the regiment, and the record of the 916 men was as follows:

Killed in battle and died of wounds, 89
Killed by accident, 2
Died in the field and at home, 130
Died in Andersonville Prison, 7
Discharged on account of wounds and disease, 134
Transferred to 40th Illinois, 30
Transferred to veteran reserve and invalid corps, 45
Officers resigned, 33
Dishonorably discharged 4,
Honorable discharge, 2
Mustered out, 450

BATTLES FOUGHT
November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge
May 14, 1864 at Resaca, Georgia
May 27and 28, 1864 at Dallas, Georgia
June 15, 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain and New Hope Church, Georgia
June 27 and 28, 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
July 22, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia
July 28 and 29, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia
August 4, 15, 19, 23, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia
October 15, 1864 at Allatoona, Georgia
November 22, 1864 at Griswoldville, Georgia
February 15, 1865 at Columbia, South Carolina
Source: The Union Army, Volume 3

More About WILLIAM BRAMWELL HOAR:
Burial: Dec 1911, Ash Rock Cemetery, Rooks Co., Kansas
Sources: Information about the Hoar families from descendant Betty Jo Ehn. Military Information from: History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879, page 378.

Children of MARY CHURCHILL and WILLIAM HOAR are:
i. CLARA9 HOAR, b. 08 Oct 1866, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 06 Jul 1889, Rooks Co., Kansas; m. WILLIAM A. KINCAID, 25 Dec 1884, Rooks Co., Kansas; b. Rooks Co., Kansas; d. Unknown, Rooks Co., Kansas.

Notes for CLARA HOAR:
Clara Hoar, information provided by Betty Jo Ehn

Clara the oldest daughter of William Bramwell and Mary Helen Churchill Hoar, was born on October 8, 1866 and died on July 6, 1889. She married William Kincaid on December 25, 1884 in Rooks Co., Kansas. Her first two babies are buried in the Ash Rock Cemetery, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks Co., Kansas. When she was pregnant with her third child she went blind and died of kidney poisoning, she was 23 years old. It is not known where she and this last baby were buried. Her mother Mary Helen Churchill Hoar was 42 years old and pregnant with her child Mary and could not go to the funeral.

More About CLARA HOAR:
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Died of kidney poisoning.

28. ii. ARMINTA (MINTIE) HOAR, b. 23 Feb 1868, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 06 Jun 1942, Hartman, Prowers Co., Colorado.
29. iii. CHARLES (CHARLEY) HOAR, b. 10 Sep 1869, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 07 Mar 1948, Bristol, Prowers Co., Colorado.
iv. HARRY HOAR, b. 15 Mar 1870, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 25 Feb 1873, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.

More About HARRY HOAR:
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Pneumonia

30. v. MARGARET (MAGGA) HOAR, b. 26 Nov 1872, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 24 Apr 1933, Concordia, Cloud Co., Kansas.
31. vi. CLARENCE HOAR, b. 16 Sep 1874, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 03 Jan 1940, Ash Rock, Rooks Co., Kansas.
32. vii. CORA HOAR, b. 15 Jul 1877, Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 17 Apr 1961, Rooks Co., Kansas.
33. viii. OSCAR HOAR, b. 07 Jul 1879, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks, Kansas; d. 21 Aug 1957, Rooks Co., Kansas.
34. ix. LOUISA HOAR, b. 22 Apr 1881, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks, Kansas; d. 09 Aug 1944, Osborne, Osborne Co., Kansas.
35. x. WILLIAM HOAR, b. 16 Apr 1883, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks, Kansas; d. 08 Jan 1965, Osborne, Osborne Co., Kansas.
36. xi. HENRY HOAR, b. 02 Jul 1887, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks, Kansas; d. 17 Jan 1964, St. Louis, Jefferson Co., Missouri.
37. xii. MARY HOAR, b. 12 Aug 1889, Ash Rock Twp., Rooks, Kansas; d. 25 Dec 1980, Tuolumne Co., California.


12. LEVI HUBBARD8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 29 Oct 1849 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died Aft. 1910. He married (1) AMANDA HOAR 18 Jun 1872 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, daughter of THOMAS HOAR and ANNA SPRY. She was born Abt. 1849, and died Bef. 1883 in Fulton Co., Illinois. He married (2) REBECCA ANN MADDOX Abt. 1877, daughter of MATTHEW MADDOX and SARAH LEACH. She was born 16 Sep 1862 in Raiseville, Vinton Co., Ohio, and died 1913.

Notes for LEVI HUBBARD CHURCHILL:
Levi Hubbard Churchill was born October 29, 1849. On the 1870 census it shows that he was still living at home. However, on June 18, 1872 a marriage license number 133 was issued in Fulton County, Illinois for Levi and Amanda Hoar. Amanda was the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Spry) Hoar. She was also the half sister of William Bramwell Hoar.

The 1880 census shows a 7 years old child, Amanda Churchill, living with her grandparents, William and Malvina Churchill. Amanda Hoar had obviously died because in 1883, Levi and his 2nd wife Rebecca Maddox and five daughters left Illinois and moved to Laclede Co., Missouri.

They moved to a small farm near the White Oak Pond Community. This is south of Lebanon on State Highway 5, with them was a niece of Rebecca's, Stella Anne Barba (who later married Silas Wesley Churchill, Levi's brother). Ina about 1890, Levi and his family returned to Illinois.

Illinois Marriage record.
Name: Levi H. Churchill
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Amanda Hoar
Marriage Date: Jun 18, 1872
Marriage County: Fulton
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.

1870 US Census, Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: William age 52 Farmer born NY,
Wife Melvina age 48 born NY,
Son: Levi H. age 20, Farm Hand, Born IL
Son: Bradley C. age 16, born IL
Son: Edmund age 14, Born IL
Son: Silas age 10, born IL
Son: William S. age 8, born IL
Dau: Ellen E. age 18, born IL
Dau: Melissa age 12, born IL
Dau: Louisa age 6, born IL
Dau: Irene age 3, born IL

1910 US Census, Harmony Township, Posey Co., Indiana
Head: Churchill, Levi, age 60, born IL
Wife: Rebecca, age 45, born OH
Daughter: Almeda, age 13, born MO


More About LEVI HUBBARD CHURCHILL:
Marriage Information: Illinois Marriage Records, 1815-1900, Levi H. Churchill and Amanda Hoar. Married June 18, 1872, Fulton Co., Illinois

More About AMANDA HOAR:
Miscellaneous: Amanda was the half sister of William Bramwell Hoar, who married Mary Helen Churchill, sister of Amanda's husband Levi Hubbard Churchill

Child of LEVI CHURCHILL and AMANDA HOAR is:
i. AMANDA9 CHURCHILL, b. 1873; d. Unknown.

Notes for AMANDA CHURCHILL:
The 1880 census shows a 7 years old child, Amanda Churchill, living with her grandparents, William and Malvina Churchill. Amanda Hoar had obviously died because in 1883, Levi and his 2nd wife Rebecca Maddox and five daughters left Illinois and moved to Laclede Co., Missouri.

1880 US Census, Putman, Fulton Co., Illinois
Name: Wm Churchill
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse's name: Melvina Churchill
Father's birthplace: CT
Mother's birthplace: CT
Wife: Melvina, age 58, born MY
Son: Silas, age 20, born IL, Farmer Laborer
Son: Wm. S., age 18, born IL, Farme Laborer
Dau: Irene, age 12, born IL, at home
Granddaughter: Amanda, age 7, born IL


Children of LEVI CHURCHILL and REBECCA MADDOX are:
ii. ALMEDA9 CHURCHILL, b. 02 Oct 1897, Missouri; d. Unknown.
iii. STELLA CHURCHILL, b. 1877; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES CHURCHILL; d. Unknown.
iv. LUIE CHURCHILL, b. 1880; d. Unknown.
v. ANNA CHURCHILL, b. 10 Jul 1889; d. Unknown.
vi. LAURA CHURCHILL, b. 10 Jul 1889; d. Unknown.
vii. BERTHA CHURCHILL, b. 13 Sep 1892; d. Unknown.
viii. EDITH CHURCHILL, b. 16 Oct 1898; d. Unknown.


13. ELLEN E.8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 05 Mar 1852 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died Aft. 1920 in Fulton Co., Illinois. She married (1) CHARLES C. MORGAN. He was born 1852 in Illinois, and died Unknown. She married (2) JAMES SIMMONS 08 Dec 1873 in Fulton Co., Illinois, son of LEBEUS SIMMONS and SARAH THORN. He was born 02 Aug 1852 in Fulton Co., Illinois, and died Bef. 1920 in Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for ELLEN E. CHURCHILL:
1920 US Census, Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Morgan
Age: 66 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Home in 1920: Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Home owned: Own
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Junk Man, own yard
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Wife: Ellen E., age 67, born IL
Step-son: John Simmons, age 41, Single, born IL, Miner, Coal Mine

1930 US Census, Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Morgan
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home in 1930: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Value of Estate: $500
Marital Condition: Widower
Occupation: None

Notes for CHARLES C. MORGAN:
1870 US Census, Vermont, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Wm M Morgan
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Age in 1870: 67
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Vermont, Fulton, Illinois
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Value of Real Estate: $1590
Value of Personal Estate: $300
Race: White
Gender: Male
Wife: Esther, age 30, born NY, keeping house
Son: Chas. C., age 18, born IL, Works on Pump

1900 US Census, Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Chas Morgan
Home in 1900: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Servant, Farm Laborer
Marital Condition: Divorced
Living with the John Owens Family

1920 US Census, Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Morgan
Age: 66 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Home in 1920: Cuba, Fulton, Illinois
Home owned: Own
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Junk Man, own yard
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Wife: Ellen E., age 67, born IL
Step-son: John Simmons, age 41, Single, born IL, Miner, Coal Mine

1930 US Census, Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Name: Charles Morgan
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home in 1930: Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Value of Estate: $500
Marital Condition: Widower
Occupation: None

Notes for JAMES SIMMONS:
Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Record
Name: James Simmons
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Ellen Churchill
Marriage Date: Dec 06, 1873
Marriage County: Fulton
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.

1870 US Census, Putnam, Fulton, Illinois
Name: James Simmons
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Occupation: Farmer Laborer

1880 US Census, Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Name: James Simmons
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Putman, Fulton, Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Ellen Simmons
Father's birthplace: VA
Mother's birthplace: IN
Wife: Ellen, age 28, born IL
Dau: Minnie D., age 4, born IL
Son: John, age 2, born IL
Servant: John Webb, age 28, Born IL, Farm Laborer
Note: James and Ellen's census is on the same page as her parents, William Stewart and Malvina Maxon Churchill.


Children of ELLEN CHURCHILL and JAMES SIMMONS are:
i. MINNIE D.9 SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1876, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1878, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. Unknown.


14. CHESTER BRADLEY8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 18 Feb 1854 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died Unknown in Montgomery Co. Kansas. He married ETTA EVALINE HENDERSON 24 Jan 1884 in Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas, daughter of JAMES HENDERSON and HARRIET DEBO. She was born 04 Feb 1868 in Vigo, Terre Haute Co., Indiana, and died 10 Apr 1935 in Montgomery, Kansas.

More About CHESTER BRADLEY CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: The 1860 and 1870 census reports state Chester Bradley listed as "Bradley Chester Churchill". Chester Bradley was named after his Uncles: Mother Malvina's brother Bradley Maxon and his Father’s Brother Uncle Chester Beckley Churchill.

Notes for ETTA EVALINE HENDERSON:
Name: Etta Evaline Evelyn Henderson
Spouse: Chester Bradley Churchill
Parents: James Franklin Henderson , Harriet Alice Deboe
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Birth Date: 4 February 1868
Marriage Place: Independence, Montgomery, KS
Marriage Date: 24 January 1884
Death Date: 10 April 1935

Indiana Birth Records
Name: Henderson, Etta Evaline
Father: Henderson , James Franklin
Mother: Deboe , Harriet Alice
Birth Date: 4 February 1868
City: Terre Haute
County: Vigo
State: IN
Country: USA


Children of CHESTER CHURCHILL and ETTA HENDERSON are:
i. ELSIE VIOLA9 CHURCHILL, b. 03 Mar 1885, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas; d. Unknown; m. ERNEST KOGER, 25 Dec 1906, Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS; d. Unknown.

Notes for ELSIE VIOLA CHURCHILL:
Family Data Collection - Births Record
Name: Churchill, Elsie Viola
Father: Churchill , Chester Bradley
Mother: Henderson , Etta Evaline
Birth Date: 3 March 1885
City: Independence
County: Montgomery
State: KS
Country: USA

Family Date Collection - Individual Records
Name: Elsie Viola Churchill
Spouse: Ernest Koger
Parents: Chester Bradley Churchill , Etta Evaline Evelyn Henderson
Birth Place: Independence , Montgomery Co., KS
Birth Date: 3 March 1885
Marriage Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, KS
Marriage Date: 25 December 1906


ii. MABEL MYRTLE CHURCHILL, b. 05 May 1888, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas; d. 07 Nov 1967, McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas; m. (1) O. A. SWANSON, 28 Nov 1907, Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS; d. Unknown; m. (2) LESLIE CLARENCE PIERCE, 30 Dec 1953, McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas; b. 24 Oct 1886, Marion, Marion Co., Kansas; d. 06 Jul 1986, McPherson, McPherson Co., Kansas.

Notes for MABEL MYRTLE CHURCHILL:
Family Data Collection - Births Record
Name: Churchill, Mabel Myrtle
Father: Churchill , Chester Bradley
Mother: Henderson , Etta Evaline
Birth Date: 5 May 1888
City: Independence
County: Montgomery
State: KS
Country: USA

Family Date Collection - Individual Records
Name: Mabel Myrtle Churchill
Spouse: O A Swanson
Parents: Chester Bradley Churchill , Etta Evaline Evelyn Henderson
Birth Place: Independence, Montgomery Co., KS
Birth Date: 5 May 1888
Marriage Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, KS
Marriage Date: 28 November 1907

iii. HARRY W. CHURCHILL, b. 25 Dec 1889, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas; d. Unknown.

Notes for HARRY W. CHURCHILL:
Family Data Collection - Births Record
Name: Churchill, Harry W
Father: Churchill , Chester Bradley
Mother: Henderson , Etta Evaline
Birth Date: 25 December 1889
City: C Independence
County: Montgomery
State: KS
Country: USA


iv. CHESTER V. CHURCHILL, b. 1901, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas; d. Unknown.

Notes for CHESTER V. CHURCHILL:
Family Data Collection - Births Record
Name: Churchill, Chester V
Father: Churchill , Chester Bradley
Mother: Henderson , Etta Evaline
Birth Date: 1901
City: C Independence
County: Montgomery
State: KS
Country: USA


1930 US Census, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Name: Chester Churchill
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Born: Kansas
Occupation: Motorman, Street Car
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Home in 1930: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Head: Etta Churchill, age 62, born Indiana


15. EDMUND BECKLEY (BILL)8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 18 Jan 1856 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 19 Nov 1934 in Wright Co., Missouri. He married (1) MARY M. BOGUS 1889. She was born in Independence, Kansas, and died 1890 in Died giving birth. He married (2) RHODA EMALINE BAKER 14 Oct 1894 in Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri, daughter of THOMAS BAKER and PARTHENA STACY. She was born 28 Aug 1877 in Missouri, and died 09 Sep 1926.

Notes for EDMUND BECKLEY (BILL) CHURCHILL:
1880 US Census, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas,
Father Jasper Churchill age 37,born IL,
Wife Emma age 26 born IL,
Dau Charlotte age 12 born IL,
Son Charlie age 7 born IL,
Dau Alwina age 5 born KS,
Son William Age 1 born KS,
Bro. Edmond age 24 born IL

1900 US Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Name: Edmond D. Churchill
Home in 1900: Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1856
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Wife: Rhoda, age 23, born Missouri
Dau: Bessie E., age

1920 US Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Name: Edmon B Churchill
Age: 65 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Home in 1920: Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Home owned: Own
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Father's Birth Place: New York
Wife: Emaline R., age 45, born Missouri
Son: John R., age 20, born Missouri
Son: Elbert E., age 13, born Missouri
Son: Jasper M., age 10, born Missouri
Dau: Fredy V., age 7, born Missouri
Dau: Estel E., age 1 yr. 6 mos., born Missouri

1930 US Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Name: Edmond B Churchill
Age: 74
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home in 1930: Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Son: Elbert, age 23, born Missouri
Son: Jasper M., age 21, born Missouri
Dau: Estel E., age 19, born Missouri
Dau: Fredie V. Coday (Freda V.), age 19, born Missouri
SIL: Elgin Coday, age 22, born Missouri
Grand-daughter: Wanda F., age 3 months, born Missouri


More About MARY M. BOGUS:
Miscellaneous: Mary and her baby died together.

Child of EDMUND CHURCHILL and MARY BOGUS is:
i. INFANT9 CHURCHILL, b. 1890, Died at birth; d. Unknown.


Children of EDMUND CHURCHILL and RHODA BAKER are:
ii. ELBERT E. (BILL)9 CHURCHILL, b. 04 Mar 1907, Wright Co., Missouri; d. 30 Jan 1980, Columbia, Missouri.

Notes for ELBERT E. (BILL) CHURCHILL:
Bill lived with his brother Jasper and then after Jasper's death continued to live with his sister-in-law Ruby Churchill and her brother Hubert in their farm in Douglas Co., Missouri. He assisted with the chores around the farm and would bring the cows in from the pasture, or baby-sit for family members. Bill was a special person, very loving and loved in return. His death resulted from his trying to put out a fire, he was taken to a burn hospital and died there.

US Social Security Index
Elbert CHURCHILL
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1907
Death Date: Jan 1980
Social Security Number: 490-28-4409
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Missouri
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 65704
Localities: Mansfield, Wright, Missouri


More About ELBERT E. (BILL) CHURCHILL:
Sources: Information from Carolyn Buchanan, descendant of Jasper Marion Churchill and Estle Ruby McCrite Churchill.

38. iii. JASPER MARION CHURCHILL, b. 09 Feb 1910, Illinois; d. 12 Jul 1957, Douglas Co., Missouri.
39. iv. FREDA V. (FREDIE) CHURCHILL, b. 22 May 1912, Missouri; d. Oct 1973.
40. v. ESTLE E. CHURCHILL, b. 07 Jul 1918, Wright Co., Missouri; d. 15 Oct 1992.
vi. BESSIE E. CHURCHILL, b. Aug 1897, Missouri; d. Unknown; m. JOHN A. ARRINGTON; b. 1895, Kansas; d. Unknown.

Notes for BESSIE E. CHURCHILL:
1920 US Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Name: Bessie Arrington
Age: 23 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Missouri
Race: White
Home in 1920: Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri
Sex: Female
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
FIL: John Arrington, age 72, born Virginia
MIL: Emma, age 52, born Indiana
Husband: John A. Arrington, age 25, born Kansas


vii. JOHN R. (JOHNNIE) CHURCHILL, b. Jan 1899, Missouri; d. Unknown.
viii. SON CHURCHILL, b. 1904; d. 1904, Died at birth.

More About SON CHURCHILL:
Burial: 1904, Baker Cemetery, Wright Co., Missouri

ix. PEARLIE CHURCHILL, b. 1896; d. 1897, Wright Co., Missouri.


16. SILAS WESLEY8 CHURCHILL (WILLIAM STEWART SR7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 16 Sep 1859 in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 06 Feb 1929 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri. He married STELLA ANN BARBA 30 Jul 1895 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri. She was born 1877 in Ohio, and died 1948 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.

Notes for SILAS WESLEY CHURCHILL:
Provided by Betty Jo Ehn: According to an interview, fall of 1993, with Emma Churchill Jackson, daughter of Silas Wesley and Stella (Barba) Churchill:

"In 1890, William Stewart and Malvina (Maxon) Churchill and their son Silas Wesley moved to Lebanon, LaClede County, Missouri. Their son Levi and his family, including Levi's wife's niece Stella Anne Barba were also in this area. (Later Levi and his family returned to Illinois.) On July 30, 1895 Silas and Stella Anne were married.

A license No. 19 was issued, and Levi H. Churchill acting as guardian of Stella signed the consent form. At that time Silas Was 35 years old and Stella Anne was 17. Silas and Stella bought a homestead south of Brush Creek on the old Hartville Road in LaClede County, where they raised ten children. William Stewart and Malvina also lived on this property, "Churchill Hollar". A large spring, a few yards from the house furnished the water for the household. That spring is still used today.

There were many problems for the Silas Churchill family through the years. But the year 1907 was the most remembered as a very bad year. In March Stella gave birth to a son Rufus. In August the oldest son Willie became ill and died. Five days later Ruthene, the second oldest daughter, died of the same illness. A week later Silas was bitten by a mad dog and had to go to Madstone several miles from home to stay for a time. He was one of the fortunate ones, for he was cured of rabies. "The Madstone" was a type of Health Center, where people were treated for rabies.

The Churchill family were noted for honest up-right lives. The grandchildren of Silas and Stella, who raised their family in the "Churchill Hollar", are among the respected citizens of today in LaClede County.

Silas died at his home on February 6, 1929, and is buried beside his children Ruthene and William and his parents at the White Oak Pond Cemetery. We took pictures of this cemetery. The lot #47 was purchased by William Churchill at the time Willie and Ruthene died."

1900 US Census, Washington, Laclede, Missouri
Name: Silas W Churchill
Home in 1900: Washington, Laclede, Missouri
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Wife: Stella A., age 20, born October 1879, OH
Son: William S., age 3, born August 1896, MO
Dau: Ellen R., age 2, born May 1898, MO
Mother: Melvina Churchill, age 78, born Feb 1822, NY

1920 US Census, Washington, Laclede, Missouri
Name: Silas W Churchill
Age: 60 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: White
Home in 1920: Washington, Laclede, Missouri
Home owned: Own
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Father's Birth Place: New York
Wife: Stella A., age 42, born OH
Son: Bramwell, age 17, born MI
Son: Hartie, age 14, born MI
Son: Ruffus F., age 12, born MI
Son: Leonard C., age 9, born MI
Dau: Emma M., age 5, born MI
Dau: May A., age 1 yr, 9 months, born MI


More About SILAS WESLEY CHURCHILL:
Burial: Feb 1929, White Oak Pond, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri

More About STELLA ANN BARBA:
Burial: 1948, White Oak Pond, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri

Children of SILAS CHURCHILL and STELLA BARBA are:
i. EMMA9 CHURCHILL, b. Private; m. ALFRED JACKSON, Private; b. 1906, Washington, Laclede Co., Missouri; d. Unknown.
ii. RUFUS F. CHURCHILL, b. 04 Mar 1907, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. 19 Aug 1964, Bremerton, Kitsap Co., Washington,; m. VIOLA NELLIE LANDON, 16 Jun 1947, Seattle, King County, Washington; b. 20 Dec 1899, Earl Pct., Frontier County, Nebraska; d. Unknown.

Notes for RUFUS F. CHURCHILL:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Rufus Churchill
SSN: 535-01-0229
Last Residence: Washington
Born: 4 Mar 1907
Died: Aug 1964
State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951 )


More About RUFUS F. CHURCHILL:
Burial: Aug 1964, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington

iii. WILLIAM S. "WILLIE" CHURCHILL, b. Aug 1896, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. Aug 1907, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.
iv. RUTHENE CHURCHILL, b. Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. Aug 1907, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri.
v. ELLEN R. CHURCHILL, b. May 1898, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. Unknown.
vi. BRAMWELL S. CHURCHILL, b. 1903, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. Unknown.
vii. HARTIE CHURCHILL, b. 1906, Lebanon, LaClede Co., Missouri; d. Unknown.
viii. MAY A. CHURCHILL, b. Private.


17. ABIGAIL "ABBIE" A.8 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN JR.7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 22 Jun 1853, and died Unknown. She married FRANK MARR 11 Jun 1879. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and died Unknown.

More About ABIGAIL "ABBIE" A. CHURCHILL:
Miscellaneous: In 1885, Abbie and Frank lived in New Tacoma, Washington.

Children of ABIGAIL CHURCHILL and FRANK MARR are:
i. ROSA B.9 MARR, d. Unknown.
ii. LUCILE H. A. MARR, d. Unknown.

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18. ELIZABETH8 CHURCHILL (CHARLES BELDEN JR.7, CHARLES BELDEN SR.6, LEVI5, CHARLES (CAPTAIN) SR4, SAMUEL (ENSIGN) SR3, JOSEPH SR2 CHURCHELL, JOSIAH1) was born 27 Feb 1856 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, and died 05 Mar 1950 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois. She married NORTON HARGER CHURCHILL 23 Dec 1879 in Cold Brook, Warren Co., Illinois, son of CALVIN CHURCHILL and MARIETTA STRATER. He was born 04 Sep 1852 in Boonville, Oneida Co., New York, and died 20 Jun 1926 in Joshua, Fulton Co., Illinois.

Notes for ELIZABETH CHURCHILL:
Letter written by Elizabeth Churchill, RR 2, Box 37, Cuba, Illinois, to her cousin Henry Churchill (son of Jasper Churchill) LaGrande, OR . Copy provided by Tonya Churchill Chandler.

March 20, 1932 Dear Cousin Henry:

I am the youngest daughter of your great Uncle Charles B. Churchill. He is a brother to your grandfather William Churchill. I am the only one living of my father’s family. I am 76 years old. I am just up from being sick with the flu. I am very nervous. I am writing a new Churchill Book. I am writing for your family record. All that is required is to write your name and date of your birth and place of birth and your wives maiden name and date of her birth and place of birth and your children’s names in full and date of their births and place of births.

I sent to Boston Mass. for the old Churchill Book it dates back to 1085. I read in the book till I come to Captain Charles Churchill of the Revolutionary War. He married Lydia Belden. When his son Levi got married he named his first son Charles Belden. He is my Grandfather and also your Fathers Grandfather. Your Father is my first cousin, Jasper Churchill. When he got married to Emma Stevens he went west. I never knew where he lived. I was a little girl then. I remember of my parents going to the infair (affair) and taking us children along. Jasper and Willis was both married the same day so it was a double infair (affair). Cousin Edmon's daughter Bessie Arrington tells me Cousin Jasper's first wife died and he married again. Can you tell me her maiden name and date of her birth and place of birth and your Fathers children names and dates of births and place of births. I want to write it in my new book I am writing. Tell me the date of your Father's death. I never knew where Cousin Mary Hellen Hoar lived till her death notice came out in our Canton Paper. It gave her children names and addresses so I went to writing to them. I have all of their family records, but the oldest girl I have wrote to her and also her sister that lives in Osborne, Kan. I hope to hear from Armita Greig so I can have all the family records of Mary Helen Hoar family. I have been five years trying to get all of my near relation. I want to finish the book as soon as possible, so please give this your prompt attention for life is very uncertain.

I sent to Los Angeles California for a picture of the Coat of Arms of our branch of the Churchill family. It will be in every book I have made so please give me all the dates of births and deaths you can so I can write it in the book. I want to get it made and I hope I will live to read it. My husband died June 10th, 1926. My son’s daughter lives with me. I am so very deaf I can't live alone. I am the Mother of 6 children. My two youngest died in infancy. I married my third cousin. Our grandfathers were brothers. My son lives near me. He was all the boy I ever had. This is all for now. Hoping to hear from you soon. I remain your cousin and well wishes. Elizabeth Churchill my address is R. R. 2, box 37, Cuba, Illinois


Letter written by Elizabeth Churchill to her cousin Henry Churchill
April 21, 1932 Cuba, Illinois

Dear Cousins:

Received your very nice letter April 2nd. Was so glad to hear from you. I was sick with the Flu at the time. I have just got your record wrote in my book. I was so glad to get your record and cousin Jaspers. He was such a fine young man. I love all of my relation. When I was a child I used to be so tickled to go to Uncle Williams, we had a lovely time and the same when they came to see us. They have all passed away but Edmon and Irene Marvle. Her address is Fairview, Ill.

Times are just as hard here as they are there. It is terrible. I have a grand son in Galesburg that has been out of a job for 3 years. He is 20 years old. His father is dead. His mother is my daughter Louise. She is cook in the Cottage Hospittle in Galeburg. She supports 4 of her children. Her oldest are married. I have 16 grand children and 4 great grand children. My youngest daughter lives in Fiatt near here her husband was instantly killed in his fine otomobile Nov 13 1931. His name is Floyd Massingale. My daughter has 4 children. The oldest is William 17, Ollie is 14, Leta Mae is 8 and Anna Belle is 3. They have all had the Flu. Charlies get a mothers pention for 3 children, $6 a piece William trucks stock to Peoria, Ill. Floyd was tall broad shouldered man 38 years old, his car was a total reck. I have 4 living children. Charlie is all the boy, his oldest girl and her husband lives with me. They have been married 3 years no children. Bernadine is her name, her husband is Ronald Mc Kean. He is working on the road it won't last long. Charlies boys name is Belden. He is 22 the 26th of this month. He is plowing with the tractor. Charlie has 10 acres of wheat on his place and 20 acres of oats on my 80, my father willed me. He was a brother to Henrys Grandfather. When I get my book finished I will let you know how much it costs me to have it made. Maybe some good luck will come your way and you will want one. It will be a book worth reading. I must close with love to all from your cousin. Elizabeth Churchill


Letter written by Elizabeth Churchill to Henry in Elgin, Oregon Mar. 21st

I hope this letter will find you at Elgin for I have wrote several letters that has come back to me where they have moved away and left no address. It is geting so hard for me to write a letter now. I am sending a Letter to day to Cousin Silas wife. It may be she can get me Cousin Levis family. If she can I will have all of Uncle Williams family provided. You can get me Cousin Jaspers family. Must close with love to all from your cousin, Elizabeth

More About ELIZABETH CHURCHILL:
Marriage Information: Married her third cousin, Norton Harger Churchill, son of Calvin Webster Churchill.
Miscellaneous: 26 Feb 2004, Per email from Betty Jo Ehn, When she was in Canton, ILL she visited with Charles Belden Churchill 6th. He mentioned the book that Elizabeth's letter refers to, but he did not think that it was ever accomplished.

Notes for NORTON HARGER CHURCHILL:
1900 US Census, Joshua, Fulton Co., Illinois
Head: Norton H. Churchill, age: 50, born New York, Farmer
Wife: Elizabeth, age 44, born Illinois
Son: Charles B., age 17, born Iowa
Dau: Louise E., age 15, born Illinois
Dau: Nellie B., age 11, born Illinois
Dau: Charlsie, age 5, born Illinois
Mother-in-Law: Louisa E. Churchill, age 80, born New York

More About NORTON HARGER CHURCHILL:
Marriage Information: From Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1764-1900: CHURCHILL, NORTON HARGER and CHURCHILL, ELISABETH, 12/23/1879, D/ 29, Warren County.
Miscellaneous: Norton was a farmer. He and Elizabeth lived near Mt. Ayr, Iowa.

Children of ELIZABETH CHURCHILL and NORTON CHURCHILL are:
41. i. CHARLES BELDON SR9 CHURCHILL, b. 11 Aug 1882, Illinois; d. 08 Feb 1946.
42. ii. LOUISE ELIZABETH CHURCHILL, b. 09 Oct 1885, Illinois; d. Unknown.
43. iii. NELLIE BLANCHE CHURCHILL, b. 08 Dec 1888, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 11 Jul 1970, Lewiston, Illinois.
44. iv. CHARLSIE OLIVE CHURCHILL, b. 07 May 1895, Fiatt, Fulton Co., Illinois; d. 22 May 1954.
v. MARIE BLENNIE CHURCHILL, b. 15 Jun 1897, Illinois; d. Unknown, Died in Infancy.
vi. MARY ELMINA CHURCHILL, b. 15 Jan 1900, Illinois; d. Unknown, Died in Infancy.

Notes for MARY ELMINA CHURCHILL:
Excerpt from letter written by Elizabeth Churchill, RR 2, Box 37, Cuba, Illinois, to her cousin Henry Churchill (son of Jasper Noel Churchill) LaGrande, OR .

April 21, 1932 Cuba, Illinois

Dear Cousins:

My youngest daughter lives in Fiatt near here. Her husband was instantly killed in his fine otomobile Nov 13, 1931. His name is Floyd Massingale. My daught