Early Edward County Patrons

Township 1 South, Range 10 East 

Transcribed by Laurie Selpien from the “Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois with Illustrations Descriptive of their scenery and Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers published by J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia 1883

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 NOTE: be sure and check out early settlers for more information on the many of the people listed below!

 

Name

P. O. Box

Residence

Occupation

Nativity

Settled

Applegath, Frederic

Albion

Sec 35

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1843

Elizabeth may

Dec’d Aug 18, 1874

 

1st wife of Frederic Applegath

Edwards Co., Il

1844

Jessie May

Albion

Sec 36

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1843

Bond, Daniel

Sec 5

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1825

Martha Grounds

Dec’d Aug 10, 1859

 

1st wife of Daniel Bond

Kentucky

 

Lopp, Rachel

Albion

Sec 5

Present wife of Daniel Bond

Edwards Co., Il.

1835

Barnhart, Adan

Samsville

Sec 5

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1852

Mary E. Bond

Sec 5

Wife of Adan Barnhart

Edwards Co., Il.

1858

Barnhart, George

Dec’d Feb 1880

 

Father of Adan Barnhart

Germany

1851

Dolly Barnhart

Samsville

Sec 5

Mother of Adan Barnhart

Germany

1851

Bunting, Amos

Albion

Sec 21

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1841

Emma Summers

Dec’d May 13, 1865

 

1st wife of Amos Bunting

England

1855

Martha Stennett

Dec’d Mar 26, 1874

 

2nd wife of Amos bunting

Edwards Co., Il.

1847

Lucy E. Newport

Albion

Sec 21

Present wife of Amos Bunting

Licking Co., Ohio

1852

Bunting, George

Albion

Sec 21

Farmer and stock raiser

England

1830

Willis, Elizabeth

Dec’d Dec 7, 1855

 

1st wife of George Bunting

Madison Co., Ky

1838

Eliza Colyer

Albion

Sec 21

Present wife of George bunting

Edwards Co., Il.

1819

Booth, Benjamin

Sec 30

Farmer & teacher

Yorkshire, England

1855

Mary E. Simms

Dec’d July 21, 1881

 

Late wife of Benjamin Booth

Wayne Co., Il

1864

Crome, James

Albion

Sec 25

Farmer

Norfolk

1851

Elizabeth Green

Dec’d in England March 1849

 

1st wife of James Crome

England

 

Mary Beagley

Albion

Sec 25

Present wife of James Crome

Surrey, England

1849

Colyer, Morris

Sec 14

Farmer & Stock Raiser

Edwards Co., Il.

1850

Etta Peters

Sec 14

wife of Morris Coyler

Edwards Co., Il

1855

Clark, Bracy

Sec 20

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1850

Mary A. Lines

Sec 20

Wife of Bracy Clark

Edwards Co., Il

1857

Dawes, Josiah

Albion

Sec 35

Farmer

Kent, England

1852

Mary Wilson

Sec 35

Wife of Josiah Dawes

Edwards Co., Il

1842

Emmerson, Hugh L.

Sec 32

Farmer

Edwards co., Il.

1843

Salina Bunting

Sec 32

Wife of Hugh L. Emmerson

Edwards Co., Il.

1844

Gill, Thomas

Sec 15

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1826

Eliza Gillard

Dec’d Oct 1, 1874

 

1st wife of Thomas Gill

Edwards Co., Il.

1827

Hannah M. Stanhope

Albion

Sec 15

Present wife of Thomas Gill

Edwards Co., Il.

 1834

Hocking, Thomas

Sec 14

Farmer

Edwards co., Il

1833

Cynthia A. Porter

Sec 14

Wife of Thomas Hocking

Washington Co., Ohio

1854

Harris, Levinus

Sec 35

Co. School Superintendent

Edwards Co., Il.

1837

Elizabeth Michels

Sec 35

Wife of Levinus Harris

Edwards Co., Il.

1841

Longbones, Thomas

Sec 22

Farmer

England

1856

Jane Colyer

Sec 22

Wife of Thomas Longbone

Edwards co., Il.

1828

Michels, James

Sec 27

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1820

Elizabeth Spencer

Sec 27

Wife of James Michels

Lincolnshire, England

1837

Medler (nee Dolly) Mary J.

Sec 26

Farming

Madison Co., N. Y.

1860

Medler, R. P.

Dec’d Mar 16, 1881

 

Late husband of Mary J. Medler

England

1860

Medler, Wm. H.

Albion

Sec 34

Farmer

England

1851

Mary A. Rawlins

Dec’d Sept 20, 1866

 

1st wife of Wm. H. Medler

England

1852

Martha A. Litchen

Albion

Sec 34

Present wife of Wm. H. Medler

Edwards Co., Il.

1842

Rude, Lee

Sec 28

Farmer & stock raiser

Usher Co., Va.

1856

Rebecca Wood

Sec 28

Wife of Lee Rude

Edwards Co., Il.

1840

Smith, James McL

Sec 4

Farmer

Hardin Co., Ohio

1881

Martha E. Rieu

Sec 4

Wife of James McL. Smith

Harding Co., Ohio

1881

Smith, Isaac Jr.

Sec 24

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1841

Mary A. Reid

Sec 24,

Wife of Isaac Smith Jr.

Edwards Co., Il.

1847

Smith, Isaac Sr.

Sec 13

Farmer

England

1830

Sarah Stone

Sec 13

Wife of Isaac Smith Sr.

England

18_1

Smith, William

Sec 25

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1834

Harriet Nash

Sec 25

Wife of William Smith

Surrey Co., England

1837

Tribe, George

Sec 36

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1847

Ellen Crome

Sec 36

Wife of George Tribe

England

1851

Thread, J. F.

Sec 14

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1837

Elizabeth West

Sec 14

Wife of J. F. Thread

Edwards Co., Il.

1837

Utley, Eliza J. (nee Wheeler)

Sec 36

Farming

Gibson Co., Indiana

1843

Utley, M. W.

Dec’d May 17, 1872

 

Late husband of Eliza J. Utley

Green Brl.r Co., Va.

1843

 

 

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