Early Edward County Patrons

Township 2 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

Bunting, Emanuel

Albion

Sec 7

Farmer

Buckingham England

1830

Prena Powell

Decs Aug 16, 1861

 

1st wife of Emanuel Bunting

Mass

1835

Martha Hoover (nee Elston)

Albion

Sec 7

Present wife of Emanuel Bunting

Henry Co., Ky

1840

Baxter, Charles

Albion

Sec 26

Farmer

Slingbeg, England

1843

Sarah Glover

Sec 26

Wife of Charles Baxter

Delaware Co., Pa.

1837

Bear, James W.

Sec 26

Farmer

Monroe Co., Ohio

1879

Martha Hallam nee Day

Sec 26

Wife of James W. Bear

Wheeling, Va.

1872

Bassett, Thomas R.

Sec 12

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1852

Ida M. Wiers

Sec 12

Wife of Thomas R. Bassett

Wabash Co., Il.

1878

Chalcraft, James

Sec 17

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1853

Harriet Smith

Sec 17

Wife of James Chalcraft

Surrey Co., England

 

Edwards, Caleb

Sec 24

Elder in Church of Christ

England

1848

Mary H. Orange

Sec 24

Wife of Caleb Edwards

Cincinnati, Ohio

1832

Elliott, Charles

Sec 33

Farmer

Sussex Co., England

1846

Sarah Elliott

Sec 33

Wife of Charles Elliott

Sussex Co., England

1847

Ellen, Joseph

Sec 3

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1835

Mary E. Gillard

Dec’d Feb 21 1852

 

First wife of Joseph Ellen

Edwards Co., Il

1824

Hannah D. Walker nee Hardy

Dec’d Apr 29, 1863

 

Second Wife of Joseph Ellen

Pottsville Pa.

1836

Harriet Hill nee Smith

Albion

Sec 3

Present wife of Joseph Ellen

Switz’ld Co., Indiana

1863

Emmerson, E. W.

Sec 4

Farmer Breeder Short Horns

Edwards Co., Ill.

1830

Emily Woods

Sec 4

Wife of E. W. Emmerson

Edwards Co., Ill

1834

Frankland, Thomas

Sec 26

Farmer

Chester Co., Pa.

1836

Ann Loten

Dec’d Sept 19, 1879

 

1st wife of Thomas Frankland

Yorkshire, England

1851

Julia B. Vallette

Albion

Sec 26

Present wife of Thomas Franklin

Hamilton Co., Ohio

1857

Green, Joseph

Grayville

Sec 36

Farmer

Linconshire, England

1853

Martha J. Dunk

Sec 36

Wife of Joseph Green

Edwards Co., Il.

1839

Gillard, James

Albion

Sec 9

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1857

Gillard, George

Sec 9

Father of James Gillard

Edwards Co., Il

1828

Sarah Gillard

Sec 9

Mother of James Gillard

Edwards Co., Il

1834

Glaubensklee, Henry O. F.

Sec 26

Farmer

East Prussia

18_0

Sarah A. Hallam

Sec 26

Wife of Henry O. F. Glaubensklee

Derbyshire, England

1837

Glover, George

Sec 32

Farmer & Carpenter

Edwards Co., Il.

1846

Garman, Mary

Sec 32

Wife of George Clover

Edwards Co., Il

1849

Green, George

Sec 5

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1840

Harriet Emmerson

Sec 5

Wife of george Green

Edwards Co., Il

1828

Gill, Edwin

Sec 9

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1837

Emily A. Chalcraft

Sec 9

Wife of Edwin Gill

Posey Co., Indiana

1847

Gill, Henry

Sec 3

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1841

Grace Baker

Sec 3

Wife of Henry Gill

Kent Co., England

1854

Harris, Morris

Sec 18

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1842

Katie Phillips

Sec 18

Wife of Morris Harris

Will Co., Il.

1873

Hunt, James T.

Ellry

Sec 18

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1838

Nancy J. Travers

Sec 18

Wife of James T. Hunt

Posey Co., Indiana

1862

Hallam, John

Albion

Sec 26

Farmer

Derbyshire, England

1837

Bertha Roosevelt

Dec’d Oct 29, 1874

 

1st wife of John Hallam

Edwards Co., Il

1851

Sarah Vallette

Albion

Sec 26

Present wife of John Hallam

Hamilton Co., Il.

1857

Lines, William

Ellry

Sec 7

Farmer

Trenton, N. J.

1840

Marina Powell

Dec’d

 

1st wife of William Lines

Mass

1835

Mary Bleakley

Ellry

Sec 7

Present wife of William Lines

Co. Tyrone, Ireland

1855

Mitchell, Thomas B.

Albion

Sec 30

Farmer

Vinton Co., Ohio

1857

Henrietta McKibben

Sec 30

Wife of Thomas B. Mitchell

Edwards Co., Il.

1854

Mann, Ferdinand

Ellry

Sec 7

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1843

Malinda Gray

Sec 7

Wife of Ferdinand Mann

White Co., Il.

1852

Pierce, Charles A.

Albion

Sec 30

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1840

Elizabeth Shepard

Albion

Sec 30

Wife of Charles A. Pierce

Edwards Co., Il.

1843

Bamsey, Robert

Ellry

Ellry

Merchant & Grain Dealer

Co., Fe’managh,? Ireland

1861

E. S. Woods

Merchant & Grain Dealer

Edwards Co., Il.

1848

Shepherd, Joseph

Albion

Sec 8

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1849

Emily H. Mann

Sec 8

Wife of Joseph Shepherd

Edwards Co., Il.

1848

Shepherd, Frank

Sec 10

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1854

Carrie Patter

Sec 10

Wife of Frank Shepherd

Edwards Co., Il.

1850

Smith, Frank

Sec 20

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il

1846

Mary A. Pote

Sec 20

Wife of Frank Smith

Posey Co., Indiana

1870

Saxe, George

Sec 34

Farmer

Sussex Co., England

1856

Sarah Garman

Sec 34

Wife of George Saxe

Sussex Co., England

1856

Saxe, Joseph

Sec 27

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1856

Hannah Baxter

Sec 27

Wife of Joseph Saxe

Edwards Co., Ill

1849

Saxe, George R.

Sec 16

Farmer

Surrey Co., England

1856

Mary E. Baxter

Sec 16

Wife of george R. Saxe

Edwards Co., Il.

1853

Tribe, R. M.

Sec 15

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1846

Mary E. Tribe

Sec 15

Wife of R. M. Tribe

Richland Co., Ill

1871

Vallette, Wm. P.

Sec 26

Farmer

Hamilton Co., Il.

1857

Laria Williams

Sec 26

Wife of Wm. P. Vallette

Dearborn Co., Indiana

1857

Wiles, Thomas

Albion

Sec 19

Farmer

England

1863

Maria Mann

Sec 19

Wife of Thomas Wiles

Edwards Co., Il.

1853

Woods, John T.

Ellry

Sec 7

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1842

Ann C. Willis

Sec 7

Wife of John T. Woods

Wayne Co., Il.

1845

Woods, C. P.

Sec 18

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1851

Sarah E. Lord

Sec 18

Wife of C. P. Woods

Scioto? Co., Ohio

1872

Woods, Henry W.

Sec 18

Farmer

Edwards Co., Il.

1851

Eliza Lord

Sec 18

Wife of Henry W. Woods

Scioto Co., Ohio

1874

Waters, Joseph

Albion

Sec 13

Farmer

Warwickshire, England

1851

Jane Herbert

Sec 13

Wife of Joseph Water

Warwickshire, England

1851

Willis, Robert B.

Sec 8

Farmer

Hopkins Co., Ky.

1837

Mary A. Cooper

Sec 8

Wife of Robert B. Willis

Edwards Co., Ill.

1820

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