Jackson County, Illinois
"C" Biographies
| Crain, Squire | Birth date | TN | 1878 HX |
| Death date | 1847 Jackson Co, IL | ||
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| Marriage date | 1817 | ||
| Mansker, Louisa | Birth date | ||
| Death date | 1855 Jackson Co, IL | ||
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| Children | had 14 children, 5th children was Willis |
| NOTES | Came to ILL Territory to settle near Chester. In the Army for 5 years and was with Gen R Clark at Portage De Sioux. |
| Moved to Jackson Co about 1818 |
| Crain, Willis | Birth date | 31 Jan 1827 Jackson Co, IL | |
| Crain, Squire | Death date | ||
| Mansker, Louisa | Cemetery | ||
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| Marriage date | 19 May 1853 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Grosvenor, Mary | Birth date | ||
| Grosvenor, John | Death date | ||
| Agnes | Cemetery |
| Children | had 9 children, living in 1878 were: Lydia Whitson w/o Daniel; Halleck, Ida, Albert and Hattie at home |
| NOTES | He lived at the old homestead until 1878, he was a farmer |
| Crawshaw, Samuel | Birth date | 1791 England | donated |
| Death date | 1852 | Donna Dreyer | |
| Cemetery | Hiller Cemetery | ||
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| Marriage date | 25 Jul 1814 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Hinchcliff, Elizabeth | Birth date | England | |
| Death date | 1869 | ||
| Cemetery | Hiller Cemetery |
| Children | born in England--Martha, Eliza, Titus, Joseph, Hannah & Wm. Born in PA--Thomas. Born in Jackson Co--Sarah Jane & Mary Ann |
| NOTES | Left England in Aug 1828 from Liverpool on the ship "Hanover" to Philadelphia, PA on 02 Oct 1828 |
| Came to Franklin Co, IL on 11 Jun 1830, then came to Carbondale area |
| Crocker, Josiah | Birth date | about 1770 MA | donated |
| Crocker, Capt Thomas | Death date | Aug 1835 in St Clair Co, IL | by Robert Downen |
| Hamblin, Mercy | Cemetery | ||
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| Marriage date | 15 Jan 1795 Lee, MA | ||
| Crosby, Hannah | Birth date | ||
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| Children | born in Lee, MA--Thomas, Betsey, Josiah Jr., Betsey, Zerviah, Theresa & Thomas. Born in PA--Joseph, John, Stephen Nye & Abner |
| Seth b 05 Jan 1796 Lee, MA and died 1826, married 31 Mar 1824 Madison Co, IL to Diana Twiss, CH: Alonzo Seth 1825-1884 & Caroline Clarissa 1827-1855. Diana remarried to Jabez Newton they came to Jackson Co in 1838 | |
| Grandson | Alonzo s/o Seth married in 1852 Rachel Downen d/o James, CH: James, Edgar, Mary Ellen, Caroline, Emma, Albert George, John Curtis, Etta Diana, Wm, Cora Sirena, Della Rachel, Anna & 2 died as infants |
| Granddaughter | Caroline d/o Seth married in 1851 to Lemuel White CH: Virginia C 1851/1871 m in 1867 Geo T Downen s/o James |
| NOTES | Josiah's father was in the Rev War |
| 1805 left MA, by 1810 in Lycoming Co, PA, then on to St Clair Co, IL by 1820 |
| Cross, Thomas J | Birth date | 10 Aug 1840 Jackson Co, IL | 1878 HX |
| Cross, Arthur | Death date | ||
| Hollman, Millie | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | enlisted Aug 1862 in Co C 18th IL Inf, promoted to Master Sgt then 1st Lt Co G, 1865 a Major then Assist Adj Gen under Gen Steele | ||
| Marriage date | 11 May 1872 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Carson, Minnie | Birth date | ||
| Carson, David of Randolph Co, IL | Death date | ||
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| Children | Arthur Goulsby & Ethan Allen |
| NOTES | Arthur Cross was born in VA and went to live with an Uncle in TN age 14. His mother lived to be 112 and died in VA |
| Arthur Cross on 1813 under Gen Jackson in Creek Indian War also in campaign of 1814 | |
| Arthur Cross came to Jackson Co, IL in 1815 | |
| Thomas was a teacher, then a farmer in 1873 |
| Culley, Joseph | Birth date | 30 Aug 1769 | donated |
| Death date | 11 Jul 1841 IN | Robert Downen | |
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| Marriage date | 03 Dec 1792 NC | ||
| Canaday, Jane | Birth date | ||
| Death date | before 1834 IN | ||
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| Marriage date | 18 May 1834 TN (she was the widow of Timothy Downen) | ||
| Downen, Mrs Jane | Birth date | ||
| Death date | 09 Jun 1852 IN | ||
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| Children | Born in NC--Elijah, Rebecca, Samuel, & David. Born in Sumner Co, TN--Joseph & Lucretia (m James Downen) |
| No children from 2nd marriage | |
| Jackson Co, IL 1836 | Josiah b 1802 NC, m 1825 Elizabeth Hoge, CH: Ruth Jane b 1828, Joseph H b 1831 |
| Franklin Co, IL | Richard b 1804 NC and died 1884 Franklin Co, IL, m 1825 Elizabeth Martin. CH: Cornelius |
| Jackson Co, IL before 1840 | Jacob b 1809 NC |
| Randolph Co, IL | Cornelius b 1811 Sumner Co, TN and died 18 Feb 1874 Jackson Co, IL, m 1830 Lydia Harris |
| Jackson Co, IL 1837 | Jane b 1818 Sumner Co, TN and died 28 Dec 1850 Campbell Hill, IL, m 1834 James Downen |
| NOTES | Land near Bogue Sound in NC, then in 1811 went to Sumner Co, TN, 1818 to Posey Co, IN |
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