Jackson County, Illinois
"B" Biographies
| Baronowsky, Frank | Birth date | 05 May 1837 Westphalia, Germany | 1878 HX |
| Baronowsky, Frederick | Death date | ||
| unknown, Theresa | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | 1861 enlisted in 3rd Reg MO, discharged due to illness | ||
| Marriage date | 28 Sep 1869 | ||
| Miller, Mary | Birth date | in St Louis | |
| Death date | |||
| Cemetery |
| Children | |
| Freddie | died as an infant |
| NOTES | Frank youngest of 6, 3 boys & 3 girls |
| Came to New York City in 1857 first going to Minersville, PA, then to Kaskaskia, Prairie Du Rocher, then St Louis | |
| 1868 came to Grand Tower, proprietor of the Tremont House (hotel) |
| Blue, Uriah | Birth date | 31 Oct 1823 Miami Co, OH | 1878 HX |
| Blue, Solomon | Death date | ||
| Elithaonmy | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | |||
| Marriage date | 25 Nov 1854 | ||
| Mrs. Malinda Brownfield | Birth date | ||
| Death date | 17 Jun 1866 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Cemetery | Blue Cemetery age 41-9-9 | ||
| Marriage date | 16 Sep 1867 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Miller, Elizabeth | Birth date | ||
| Death date | 22 June 1872 | ||
| Cemetery | Blue Cemetery age 41-6-19 | ||
| Marriage date | 12 Apr 1874 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Collins, Mary J | Birth date | 09 Jan 1837 | |
| Death date | 10 Apr 1887 | ||
| Cemetery | Blue Cemetery age 50-3-1 | ||
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| Collins, Harriet | Birth date | 25 Dec 1846 | |
| Death date | 04 Apr 1899 | ||
| Cemetery | Blue Cemetery age 52-3-9 |
| Children 1st marriage | had 5, all living in 1878 |
| Children 2nd marriage | had 1, still living in 1878 |
| Children 3rd marriage | had 2, still living in 1878 |
| NOTES | 1st lived in Randolph Co |
| Boon, Benningsen | Birth date | 1807 Jackson Co, IL | |
| Boon, William | Death date | after 1878 | |
| Cemetery | |||
| Military service | Black Hawk War, Cav Co | ||
| Marriage date | 1828/9 | ||
| Will, Elizabeth | Birth date | ||
| Will, Conrad | Death date | ||
| Cemetery |
| Children | |
| NOTES | 1833-36 Co Commissioners Court. 1836 JP. 1845 agent for sale of land for the Muddy Saline Reservation. 1855 Post Master of Big Hill PO |
| NOTES | check Boon Cemetery for this family |
| Bouscher, Samuel | Birth date | 28 Feb 1814 Somerset Co, PA | |
| Bouscher, Henry | Death date | ||
| Elizabeth | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | |||
| Marriage date | 15 Oct 1837 | ||
| Enos, Catherine | Birth date | Somerset Co, PA | |
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| Cemetery |
| Children: daughters | Mrs Mary Ann Kimmel w/o D, Arsana, Mrs Rebecca Will w/o George G, Mrs. Albina Imhoff w/o Joseph, Emma, Florence, Dalthula |
| Children: sons | Wm H m Mary Henson; Jonathon E m Harriet Casteel; Albert Madsion (single) |
| NOTES | parents were German. Sam came to Jackson Co in 1838, lived in sec 29 of Somerset Twp, a coal bed was located on his land in 1873 |
| Bowers, Jacob | Birth date | 16 Oct 1884 Kinkaid Twp, Jackson Co, IL | 1878 HX |
| Bowers, Samuel | Death date | ||
| unknown, Cynthia | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | |||
| Marriage date | 25 Jan 1866 | ||
| Jones, Sarah F | Birth date | ||
| Jones, Andrew | Death date | 12 Jun 1868 Kinkaid Twp | |
| unknown, Martha | Cemetery | ||
| Marriage Date | 16 Dec 1870 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| McBride, Luvice J | Birth Date | ||
| McBride, James P | |||
| unknown |
| Children | 1st marriage 1 son |
| Children | 2nd marriage, had 4, 3 living in 1878 |
| NOTES | Jacob's father died when he was young |
| Jacob was a farmer until 1865, when he moved to Ava & opened the Bowers House, a livery stable & a saloon |
| Bradley, Joshua | Birth date | abt 1769 York Co, PA | donated |
| Bradley, Henry Jr | Death date | 09 Jun 1839 | Joel Russell |
| Cemetery | Gillespie Cemetery near Shiloh, Randolph Co, IL | ||
| Military service | |||
| Marriage date | 17 Aug 1796 Cabarrus Co, NC | ||
| Gardner, Nancy | Birth date | ||
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| Cemetery |
| Children | James Henry, Mark, Richard A, Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Ambrose, Elizabeth & William |
| NOTES | 1778 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, orphaned with brother Elijah |
| 1794 he gave up claims to land in York Co, PA to his brother. | |
| 1797 sold lot in Concord, NC and moved family to Sumner Co, TN until 1817 when he moved to Randolph Co, IL | |
| When county lines where drawn his land fell in Jackson Co, then moved to present day Campbell Hill | |
| on Co juries in 1824-26, Co Commissioner Court 1828/9 |
| Bradley, Richard A | Birth date | 08 Jan 1802 Sumner Co, TN | donated |
| Bradley, Joshua | Death date | 16 Apr 1859 | Joel Russell |
| Garner, Nancy | Cemetery | Looney Springs Cemetery | |
| Military service | Black Hawk War, Cpl 3rd Reg ILL under Gabriel Jones 1838-40 | ||
| Marriage date | |||
| unknown, Elizabeth | Birth date | ||
| Death date | 06 Apr 1888 | ||
| Cemetery | Looney Springs Cemetery |
| Children | Martha Ann, William, Solomon P, Cyrus G, Mary Elizabeth, Harriet C, Isaac Ambrose, Thomas Benton & Josephine |
| NOTES | 1842 elected Representative to ILL State Legislature until 1846, then from 1848-82 |
| joined Looney Springs Baptist Church in 1850 & ordained a minister in 1852 |
| Bradley, William | Birth date | 13 Feb 1814 Sumner Co, TN | donated |
| Bradley, Joshua | Death date | 10 Aug 1887 | Joel Russell |
| Gardner, Nancy | Cemetery | Holliday Cemetery | |
| Military service | |||
| Marriage date | 18 Dec 1834 | ||
| Draper, Serena | Birth date | in Smith Co, TN | |
| Death date | 24 Jan 1882 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Cemetery | Holliday Cemetery | ||
| Marriage date | 1882 (she was the widow of Reuben Rees) | ||
| Rees, Mrs. Sarah L (nee Tinsley) | Birth date | ||
| Death date | |||
| Cemetery |
| Children | Eliza Jane, Elizabeth Ann & Leander Melville |
| NOTES | His wife came to IL with her 2 sisters |
| Apr 1839, Wm along with 32 others purchased 80a to establish Shiloh School & Meeting house | |
| PM of Bradley 1849-53, Co Judge 1853-57 | |
| Oct 1852 Ordained a Freewell Baptist Minister by Rev Gordon, pastor of Looney Springs, then Ava Free Baptist | |
| 1869 moved to Murphysboro |
| Broader, Frank | Birth date | 18 Feb 1834 near Frankfort on the Main, Germany | 1878 HX |
| Broader, Nicholas | Death date | ||
| unknown, Elizabeth | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | enlisted 03 Sep 1861 Co G 2nd IL Cav, D/C in Sep 1864 | ||
| Marriage date | Oct 1864 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Butz, Theresa | Birth date | ||
| Butz, Martin | Death date | ||
| Cemetery |
| Children | had 9 children, 5 still living in 1878 |
| NOTES | He came to New York City in 1854 and went to Detroit, MI working as a carpenter until 1859 |
| 1859 he came to Murphysboro | |
| 1866 bought a farm in Grand Tower Twp, in 1878 had 240a | |
| Both members of the Catholic Church |
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