Bureau County Illinois Birth Announcements From the
Past
1870 / 1871 / 1873 - 1874 / 1875 - 1876 / 1877 - 1879 / 1880-1881 / 1882-1883
TAKEN FROM THE HENRY REPUBLICAN
March 24, 1870
In Wheatland, Bureau county, March 13, a son to I. A. Whitman
TAKEN FROM THE HENRY REPUBLICAN
Thursday, July 27, 1871
At Milo, Bureau county, July 16, a son to Robert Hay – the 14th child
October 13, 1871
In Milo, Bureau county, Sept. 26, a (only) son to William Fosdick, the hop
racer
1873- 1874
December 18, 1873
Born At Bureau Junction, Dec. 1, a son to Frank McKee
February 12, 1874
Born in Wheatland, Feb. 1, a son to Uz Powell.
March 19, 1874
Born at Whitefield Corners, Feb. 22, a daughter to Dr. J. B. mcLaughlin - 14th child.
In Wheatland, Bureau county, Feb. 24, a son to George H. Whitman
In Wheatland, march 11, a daughter to Jacob Melick
April 23, 1874
In Wheatland, March 26, a daughter to Mark Whippel.
June 18, 1874
Born in Arispe township, Bureau county, May 1, a daughter to Clinton B. Smith, and granddaughter to Daniel Wann of this city (Henry).
September 17, 1874
In Milo, Bureau county, September 3, a son to A. McLean.
October 22, 1874
At Lone Tree, October 10, a daughter to William Johnson
December 10, 1874
Near Whitefield Corner, Nov. 28, a son to I. Addison Whitman.
TAKEN FROM THE HENRY REPUBLICAN
March 11, 1875
In Milo, March 6, a son to Samuel Burnside
At Lone Tree, Feb. 16, a daughter to Samuel McAfee
March 18, 1875
In Milo, March 2, a daughter to S. Maple.
October 28, 1875
In Arispe, Oct. 10, a son to Ethan Baker, and first grandson of Mrs. Win. Ball of Snachwine.
December 23, 1875
In Arispe, Dec. 12, a son to Henry Smith
January 13, 1876
In Milo, Bureau county, Jan. 1, a daughter to A. D. Skinner.
January 20, 1876
At Whitefield Corners, Jan. 8, a son to Ezra P. Calef, and grandson to Harrison Gregory.
March 23, 1876
In Milo, March 11, a daughter to Roger Phelps.
April 20, 1876
In Milo, Bureau county, April 10, a son to John and Ella Tremain.
April 20, 1876
In Wheatland, Bureau county, April 6th, a daughter to Real Grange.
August 10, 1876
In Wheatland township, Bureau county, August 5, little twin son of David Kirk, aged 10 months
1877 - 1879
TAKEN FROM THE HENRY REPUBLICAN
April 26, 1877
In Milo, Bureau county, April 20, a daughter to Gus Griswold.
May 3, 1877
At Ohio station, Bureau county, April 26, a daughter to M. A. Hitchcock - 8 1/2 pounds.
July 12, 1877
Born at Whitefield Corners, July 8, a son to Thomas Stout and grandson to W. N. Stout of Whitefield and Lewis Webber of this city.
December 27, 1877
Born in Peoria, Dec. 25, (Christmas gift) a daughter to G. P. Eaton, our correspondent from Lone Tree.
April 11, 1878
In Milo, April 2, a daughter to Rodger W. Phelps
January 23, 1879 - Lone Tree
They were all made happy because Lizzie Moffit presented her husband with a boy, and makes Norton step livelier. (This baby is my husband's great-grandfather (Allen Moffitt) - Nancy Piper)
March 20, 1879
At Tiskilwa, March 13, a daughter to Rev. E. C. Wayman.
July 24, 1879
Born at Princeton, July 1, a daughter to Amer A. Smith and granddaughter to Timothy Wood of Snachwine.
August 5, 1880
Born in Wheatland, Aug. 3, a daughter to Elijah Rhineheart.
September 9, 1880
Born at Whitefield Corners, Sept. 3, a daughter to Wesley Runnels, and first granddaughter to R. R. Vail of Lone Treee.
October 28, 1880
Norton Moffit's people have a guest, come to stay all winter; it is a lady and weights eight pounds. (This baby is my husband's great-aunt, Fannie May Moffitt Finley).
December 23, 1880
At Whitefield Corners, December 21, a daughter to W. H. Reader of Gibson City, Ford county and granddaughter to Dr. Henry Reader.
January 13, 1881 - Milo
Homer Hinman is the happiest man in Milo, because it's a girl.
April 6, 1882
Milo
Born to Thomas Peckham, April 1st, a son. Hope he was not fooled.
To Dan Ross, April 3d, a son.
April 27, 1882
Born at Milo, April 9, Easter Sunday, a son to J. F. Griswold - 11 pounder.
May 11, 1882
Lone Tree
Wheatland is not far behind. The news comes to us from Thomas J. Steel, on the morning of the 5th that his wife presented him with a pair of twin girls 7 and 8 pounders. It made the old man look two ways for Sunday.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Tuesday Evening, Oct. 12, 1909 (Courtesy Candi Horton)
Illinois women aged 35 Has Done her duty by the country Sterling, Oct. 12 A Son, the fifteenth child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burns, residing near Normandy in Bureau County. Mrs. Burns is 35 years old.