Families of Christian County, Illinois, from the County Histories

Adams

• Isom Adams (b. 1831)
• George W. Adams (Christian county); child of Hon. Joseph Adams
• Isom Adams; married Lydia Bilyeu

Adelhart

• John G. Adelhart

Alexander

• W. H. Alexander (b. 1858)
• James Alexander (Rush county); child of Reuben Alexander; married Charlotta Humphreys

Anderson

• Fred W. Anderson
• James Riley Anderson (Greene County); married Nancy Turner
• William W. Anderson; married Nancy Mann

Andrews

• W. E. Andrews; married Alberta Taggart

Austin

• Mary Austin (Hamilton county)

Bailey

• William W. Bailey; child of David W. Bailey

Baker

• V. A. Baker (b. 1838, Hardin county)

Balsley

• Andrew D. Balsley (b. 1873, Montgomery county); child of John Balsley and Sarah E. Balsley

Barnes

• A. G. Barnes; married Henrietta Branson

Barrett

• G. F. Barrett (LaSalle county); child of Andrew Barrett and Margaret Barrett

Bates

• Z. F. Bates (b. 1836, Sangamon county)
• Z. E. Bates; child of Oliver Bates and Charity (Buckman) Bates

Bauer

• Josiah T. Bauer

Beaman

• R. Beaman (b. 1833, Owen County); child of James Beaman

Beck

• William H. Beck (b. 1867); child of Frederick Beck and Kate Beck; married Georgie Haines

Beyers

• John Beyers (b. 1821)

Bickerdike

• William Bickerdike (b. 1838)

Bilyeu

• Edmund B. Bilyeu (b. 1839, Sangamon County); married Percy Reed
• John S. Bilyeu

Bloxam

• Henry Bloxam; child of Henry Bloxam and Elizabeth Ann Bloxam

Bohn

• H. C. Bohn; child of Adam Bohn

Bollinger

• Daniel S. Bollinger (b. 1863, Baltimore county); child of Ephraim Bollinger and Mary Ann (Strewag) Bollinger; married Christina Jennetta Blome
• William E. Bollinger; child of Ephraim Bollinger

Bottrell

• Sampson Bottrell (b. 1844); married Elizabeth Dunn

Bowman

• Asa Bowman (b. 1818, Warren county); married Emily Skinner
• J. A. Bowman (b. 1846)

Boyd

• John A. Boyd (b. 1859, Johnson Township); child of Joseph Boyd and Minerva A. Boyd; married Emma Bair
• Josiah Leslie Boyd; married Laura J. Hewitt

Brentz

• Marion C. Brentz

Bridges

• W. T. Bridges; child of James Bridges and Sarah Jane (Sturgeon) Bridges

Broehl

• Julius Broehl; child of Gottlieb Broehl and Anna Broehl

Brown

• John Denison Brown; child of John Brown and Sally (Denison) Brown; married Cora Hul

Bugg

• Joseph R. Bugg (b. 1846)
• William Bugg; child of Joseph Bugg and Susanna (Peck) Bugg

Burchfield

• David Burchfield (Carroll County)

Burdick

• C. S. Burdick; child of C. D. Burdick and Isabella (Shaw) Burdick

Burke

• Henry J. Burke; child of Michael Burke and Bridget (Davin) Burke

Butts

• C. Butts (b. 1837); child of Jacob Butts and Mary (Cryder) Butts

Caldwell

• J. J. Caldwell; child of Daniel Caldwell and Elizabeth Caldwell

Carter

• Joseph Carter; child of John Carter; married Jemima Patton

Chapman

• Harvey C. Chapman (b. 1821); married Emily C. Butler

Clark

• A. L. Clark (b. 1827, Christian county)

Claussen

• G. B. Claussen (Montgomery county); child of E. H. Claussen and Sarah (Lingo) Claussen

Coffman

• William D. Coffman; child of James D. Coffman and Margaret (Settle) Coffman

Cohenour

• William L. Cohenour; married Eliza Eaton

Coleman

• John M. Coleman (b. 1816)

Compton

• Elisha Compton (b. 1838, Coshocton county); married Ardenia Ann Teasley

Coonrod

• Orson P. Coonrod (b. 1865)

Cooper

• P. Cooper (b. 1826, Sangamon county); child of John Cooper and Susannah Cooper; married Elizabeth Firey November

Corneil

• O. O. Corneil; child of Samuel Corneil and Mary Corneil; married Peralee Clawson

Cornell

• Daniel K. Cornell (b. 1840)

Corzine

• Isaac S. Corzine (Guernsey county)
• Warren Corzine

Council

• A. M. Council (b. 1853); child of Aquilla Council and Sarah E. Council

Cowan

• Joseph Cowan; married Elizabeth Swan

Cox

• James W. Cox (b. 1832, Clermont county); child of Samuel Cox and Jane (Barber) Cox; married Sarah Lucinda Orr

Crow

• Oliver Lee Crow (b. 1878); child of E. W. Crow and Nancy Jane (Dealty) Crow; married Ida Kester

Culp

• S. W. Culp (Meigs county); child of Jacob W. Culp

Curran

• J. Curran (b. 1854)

Dalbey

• W. M. Dalbey; child of Joseph Dalbey and Emaline Dalbey

Danford

• H. A. Danford (b. 1874); child of Peter Danford and Nancy Danford

Daniels

• D. O. Daniels (b. 1845)

Dappert

• John Dappert (b. 1827)

Davidson

• Albert Davidson; child of Ellis Davidson and Margaret (Wright) Davidson

Davis

• Charles E. Davis (b. 1857, Mount Auburn township); child of Dial Davis; married Alice A. Lusk
• Dial Davis; married Hulda J. Stobaugh
• Dial Davis; married Amelia Sadler

Dawdy

• John H. Dawdy (Hamilton county); married Jane Frazier

Dawson

• Joseph Dawson (b. 1823, Tuscarawas County); child of Joseph Dawson and Orpha (Bufflngton) Dawson; married Annie C. Perkins

Dechene

• Joseph Dechene (b. 1852)

Devlin

• Thomas H. Devlin (b. 1866); child of Thomas H. Devlin and Margaret (Spence) Devlin

Dodge

• Phineas Dodge (b. 1843)

Downs

• James H. Downs (Delaware county); married Mary Ann Stiffler

Drake

• Cornelius Drake (b. 1854); child of Hiram H. Drake and Margaret IZ. Drake

Drennan

• John Drennan (b. 1826, Caldwell county)
• John Drennan (b. 1854, Caldwell County)

Eaton

• J. S. Eaton (Prairieton township)

Eberle

• Jacob Eberle (b. 1824)

Edmunds

• Edwin Edmunds; married Eliza C. Cannon

Emerson

• Joseph N. Emerson (b. 1856); child of Richard N. Emerson and Ann E. (Keiser) Emerson

Ettinger

• Hayden Allen Ettinger

Evans

• Laura B. Evans; child of James W. Evans and Elizabeth Evans

Fitzgerald

• Michael J. Fitzgerald (b. 1870); child of John Fitzgerald and Mary (Raftes) Fitzgerald

Foy

• Vincent E. Foy

Fraley

• O. B. Fraley (b. 1853)
• John S. Fraley; married Frances Goodrich

Frink

• William Stanton Frink (b. 1790); child of William Frink and Wealthy (Downer) Frink

Gardner

• S. Gardner (b. 1852, Fayette County); child of Nathan Gardner; married Hettie Little
• Henry T. Gardner; child of Briton Gardner; married Clarinda Doak

Gauer

• O. F. Gauer; child of John L. Gauer and Hannah (Ahlers) Gauer; married Katie A. Ochsner

Goodrich

• William A. Goodrich; child of Orrin Goodrich and Lydia Goodrich

Gore

• John Gore (b. 1825, Trigg County); married Harriet Welch
• William F. Gore (b. 1828, Trigg county)

Gossman

• Otto Gossman (b. 1840)

Graham

• Henry M. Graham (b. 1835); child of Alexander Graham; married Mary W. Ewing

Gray

• Robert A. Gray; married Elizabeth Patton

Grimes

• William Grimes (b. 1811, Baltimore County)

Griswold

• D. A. Griswold; married Etna Baldwin

Guth

• Louis Guth (b. 1831)

Hailey

• Benjamin H. Hailey (Sangamon county); married Narcissa Moore
• Benjamin H. Hailey; child of Thomas J. Hailey and Melvenia M. (Higgins) Hailey

Haines

• Fletcher Haines (b. 1824); married Henrietta Kauriff
• William C. Haines (b. 1832, Rappahannock County)
• Fletcher Haines; married Lucinda Jane Hattler

Hall

• Charles Hall (b. 1846); child of William B. Hall and Louisa (Moore) Hall

Hammer

• R. Andrew F. Hammer (b. 1849); married Carrie McCraw
• H. L. Hammer (b. 1855); child of A. W. Hammer and Rebecca (Langley) Hammer; married Lizzie J. McWard

Hankins

• Gilbert Hankins (Shelby County)

Hanon

• Jesse Hanon; married Sarah Halgren

Harp

• William Henry Harp; child of Jacob Harp

Harris

• Edwin Harris (b. 1824, Dixon County); child of Silas Harris and Toboisy (Shappcl) Harris

Haverfield

• Samuel N. Haverfield; married Nellie Snell

Hayes

• James H. Hayes

Hayward

• John S. Hayward; married Harriet F. Comstock

Hazlett

• Robert A. Hazlett

Hedden

• Aaron S. Hedden (b. 1840, Shelby county); child of Simon Hedden and Salina Hedden

Hegle

• Bernhart Hegle (b. 1826)

Higginbotham

• E. A. Higginbotham (Christian county); married Minnie L. Clark

Hight

• Karl Hight (b. 1879); child of Benjamin F. Hight
• Ervel W. Hight; married Margaret Morrison

Hill

• Charles H. Hill

Hise

• Charles M. Hise; child of Philip Hise and Hannah Hise

Holben

• R. E. Holben

Hoover

• Leonard Hoover; married Mary Ann Chatham

Howell

• Frank W. Howell (b. 1874)

Huber

• Jacob Huber (b. 1840, Logan County); child of Emanuel Huber and Barbara (Sellers) Huber

Humphreys

• E. A. Humphreys (b. 1852); child of E. A. Humphreys and Martha J. Humphreys
• Evan A. Humphreys; child of Evan A. Humphreys and Martha J. (Skeen) Humphreys

Hutchins

• Moses Hutchins

Hutchinson

• George Hutchinson; child of William Hutchinson

Johns

• Robert Johns; child of Stephen M. Johns and Sarah (Parks) Johns; married Augusta Flemming

Johnson

• Walter P. Johnson (b. 1830)
• Henry W. Johnson (b. 1844, Christian county); child of John W. Johnson and Sarah Elizabeth (Hardy) Johnson
• Leo Johnson (b. 1847, Guernsey county)
• A. J. Johnson
• R. W. Johnson; child of Joseph W. Johnson and Annie (Pugh) Johnson
• Richard Johnson

Johnston

• James H. Johnston (b. 1836, Delaware County)
• D. W. Johnston (Madison county); child of Alexander Johnston and Susan Johnston; married Sarah E. Wilson

Jordan

• W. J. Jordan; child of Spotswood Jordan and Mary Jordan

Keating

• Dennis Keating; child of Michael Keating and Johanna (Barry) Keating; married Ellen Dougherty

Kemmerer

• Philip Kemmerer (b. 1826); child of Martin Kemmerer and Sarah Kemmerer; married Sarah A. Kemmerer

Kester

• Joy K. Kester (b. 1846, Washington County); married Rebecca Hall

Kimball

• Richard Kimball

Kirk

• Charles Dwdght Kirk (b. 1858, Christian county)

Kitchell

• John Wickliffe Kitchell; married Mary Frances Little

Kramer

• I. T. Kramer (b. 1862, Sangamon county)

Lacharite

• David Lacharite; child of Henry Lacharite and Agatha (Mason) Lacharite; married Lenora Lambert

Lakin

• Thomas N. Lakin; child of William Hunter. Mrs. Lakin

Langen

• William Langen (b. 1861); married Elizabeth Todt

Langley

• H. M. Langley; married Sarah Caldwell

Lawrence

• P. Lawrence (b. 1830)

Leathers

• Lewis P. Leathers (Shelby county)

Lewis

• Alfred Lewis; child of Samuel Lewis and Sarah (Fleury) Lewis; married Eliza Jane Abel

Little

• Joseph M. Little (b. 1868); child of Andrew Lawson Little and Mary E. (Gray) Little; married Maud Richards

Lockwood

• James W. Lockwood; child of Syhan Lockwood and Nancy (Dolbier) Lockwood

Logsd

• William Logsd (b. 1820)

Long

• Franci M. Long; married Susanna Sears

Malhiot

• Francis D. Malhiot

Malin

• Jeremiah Malin (b. 1836)

Manners

• Charles A. Manners (b. 1827, Somerset County); child of John S. Manners and Penelope (Stout) Manners

Marion

• John Marion; married Lizzie Coleman

Martin

• Beverly Van Buren Martin (b. 1840, Harrison County); child of John B. Martin and Mary Ann (Wood) Martin; married Hannah Bailey

Matthew

• J. B. Matthew; child of Oscar F. Matthew and Margaret Matthew

Maxon

• George E. Maxon; child of George W. Maxon and Julania (Moore) Maxon

Mccaskill

• Alexander Mccaskill (Sanaramon County)

Micenhimmer

• O. K. Micenhimmer (b. 1866); married Mary Porterfield

Michaels

• Andrew Michaels (b. 1841, Frederick County); child of Samuel A. Michaels and Sarah A. (Jenkins) Michaels

Miller

• Charles Miller (b. 1842)
• Joseph F. Miller (b. 1857); married Laura Thiele
• Elijah A. Miller (South Fork Township); married Jane S. Bishop
• Ezra M. Miller

Milligan

• Samuel Milligan (b. 1827, Champaign County)
• George W. Milligan (b. 1853, Christian county); married Phoebe Cearlock

Montgomery

• Charles A. Montgomery; married Margaret Kennedy
• John Montgomery; married Mattie J. Pettus

Moore

• A. D. Moore (b. 1846, Fayette county)
• Albert L. Moore (b. 1862, Marion county); child of John P. Moore and Mary J. (Brauhard) Moore; married Louise Milligan
• David Moore; married Emma Wood
• James M. Moore; child of John P. Moore and Mary J. (Brauhard) Moore
• John P. Moore; child of James Moore and Margaret (Rodman) Moore
• S. D. Moore; child of Thomas Moore and Lucy (Hudson) Moore

Moran

• John Moran; child of James Moran and Nora (Donovan) Moran

Morgan

• W. Morgan (b. 1835, Fayette County)
• William Morgan (b. 1838); child of Lambert Morgan; married Nancy Watkins

Morrison

• W. W. Morrison (b. 1835)
• Robert Morrison (b. 1842, Morris county); married Bridget Cooney

Murphy

• J. W. Murphy (b. 1832)

Myers

• Peter L. Myers (b. 1828, Fairfield County); child of Henry F. Myers; married Sarah Clare

Neely

• John E. Neely

Nelms

• John N. Nelms (b. 1856, Grimes County)

Neu

• Florin Neu (b. 1833); child of Henry Neu and Katharine Neu

Newell

• William A. Newell

Newkirk

• H. Milo Newkirk (b. 1870, Shelby county)

Newton

• Robert Newton (b. 1846); child of Isaac Newton and Rachel Newton; married Martha Fockler

Nicodemus

• John W. Nicodemus; child of Frederick Nicodemus; married Mary E. Ault

Oats

• Michael Oats

Owen

• Oscar J. Owen (Washington County)

Oyler

• Smith Oyler (b. 1840)

Paddock

• Oscar H. Paddock; child of Ormond Paddock and Harriet Emmons (Howland) Paddock

Palmer

• John Palmer (b. 1824, Washington county of that state); married Nancy Watkins

Parish

• George A. Parish; child of Eli H. Parish and Eliza (Reeves) Parish

Parrish

• B. F. Parrish (b. 1846, Hampshire county); married Martha Ruckman

Parsons

• Lemuel Parsons (b. 1825, Berkshire county)

Payne

• Frederick Payne (b. 1826)

Peabody

• Allen Peabody (b. 1865)

Peck

• Richard Peck; child of Samuel Peck and Jane (Routledge) Peck

Peek

• L. E. Peek; married Josie E. Coffman

Pence

• Ruben K. Pence (Butler county)

Penwell

• Warren Penwell; child of George V. Penwell and Isabel (Warren) Penwell

Perry

• A. L. Perry

Picker

• Samuel Picker; child of Henry Picker and Ada Picker

Plain

• John Plain (b. 1821, Muhlenburgh county of that state)

Ponting

• Tom C. Ponting (b. 1829)

Potts

• Rufus M. Potts (b. 1870, Christian county)
• Cyrus A. Potts (Taylorville township)

Pouder

• Isaiah Pouder; married Catherine Gresh

Price

• John W. Price (b. 1829); child of James Price; married Ilattie Cowgill

Provine

• William Provine (b. 1841, McDonough county)

Ralston

• Alexander Ralston (b. 1819, Washington county)

Rasar

• W. L. Rasar (b. 1853, Bucks county); married Sallie Davis
• William L. Rasar (b. 1858); child of Peter Rasar and Martha (Dawson) Rasar

Rayhill

• John Rayhill (b. 1844, Washington County)

Reading

• William M. Reading (b. 1828, Pike County)

Reese

• Jesse E. Reese (b. 1853)

Ridge

• James Ridge (b. 1829); child of James Ridge and Charity (Lewerthy) Ridge
• John L. Be Ve Ridge; married Helen M. Judson

Ritscher

• George Ritscher; child of Charles Ritscher and Maria Ritscher

Rockey

• A. P. Rockey; child of L. L. Rockey and Sophia Rockey

Rollins

• John O. Rollins (Hamilton County); married Eveline Phillips

Ross

• George Ross (b. 1865)

Sailsbery

• Franklin P. Sailsbery (b. 1852); married Sarah Ellen Durbin

Sanders

• Nicholas Sanders (b. 1805)
• Eli As P. Sanders (b. 1833, Montgomery County); child of John Sanders and Elizabeth (Powell) Sanders; married Elizabeth Fletcher

Sands

• William E. Sands (Clermont county); child of Reuben Sands and Elizabeth (Irwin) Sands

Schlierbach

• Louis Schlierbach

Schuyler

• Henry N. Schuyler (b. 1844)

Sckowska

• Julius Sckowska (b. 1852); child of John Sckowska and Eve Sckowska

Seaton

• E. Seaton (b. 1840, Fayette County); child of William Seaton and Ellen (Williams) Seaton

Sharp

• James R. Sharp (b. 1852, Macoupin county); child of Henry H. Sharp and Clarinda (Redfern) Sharp; married Barbara Hunter

Sharrock

• James E. Sharrock; child of James Sharrock and Ruth (Lawton) Sharrock

Shaw

• W. H. Shaw (b. 1853)

Short

• W. T. Short (b. 1872); child of H. S. Short and Sarah M. Short

Shumway

• J. N. C. Shumway (Christian county)

Simons

• Joseph Simons; married Mary L. Slaton

Simpson

• Thomas Simpson (b. 1833, Harrison county); child of Mathew Simpson and Susan (Orr) Simpson
• James Monroe Simpson; child of Andrew Simpson; married Mary Dietz
• Wesley Simpson (Harrison County); married Sarah J. Cheney

Smedley

• Leveus E. Smedley; married Celestia Bardwell

Smith

• A. M. Smith (b. 1836); married Julia Rogers
• John Smith (b. 1838); child of Thomas Smith and Elizabeth (Cooper) Smith; married Sarah E. Lane
• Allen B. Smith; child of Alexander Smith and Harriet L. (Heminewav) Smith
• Edward Owen Smith; child of Rev. James Smith; married Harriet Krone
• J. Will Smith

Snyder

• Samuel B. Snyder (b. 1854, Bartholomew county)

Solliday

• J. H. Solliday (b. 1837, Bucks county); child of Jacob G. Solliday and Mary Solliday

Stattner

• W. M. Stattner (b. 1867); child of Charles Stattner and Lucy Stattner

Steen

• Joseph W. Steen (b. 1857, Tippecanoe county); child of George Hamilton Steen and Mary Steen

Stewart

• James B. Stewart; married Isabella Ir

Stivers

• William M. Stivers (b. 1844, Jefferson County)

Stokes

• Iverson Stokes (b. 1825, Todd county); child of David Stokes and Sarah Stokes; married Elizabetli Wilson

Swim

• William Swim

Taylor

• Frank L. Taylor; married Polly A. Taylor

Temple

• Richard B. Temple (b. 1846); child of James Temple and Mary E. (Alexander) Temple; married Hattie A. Peabody

Tobias

• Henry Harrison Tobias

Travis

• Miles B. Travis (b. 1851)
• Harry Travis (b. 1859)

Turner

• John Lewis Turner (b. 1844, Greene County); married Lydia B. Sweigert
• Benjamin A. Turner; child of John L. Turner

Vidler

• John Vidler (b. 1826)

Walker

• James Parker Walker (b. 1828, Tioga County); child of Daniel E. Walker and Rachel (Miller) Walker

Wallace

• J. S. Wallace; child of Thomas Wallace and Rebecca (Seaman) Wallace; married Mary R. Wilcoxson

Ward

• Isaac N. Ward (Guernsey County); child of John Ward and Mary Ann (Smith) Ward

Warren

• William M. Warren (b. 1847, Piatt county)
• Delson Warren (Walnut Township)

Watson

• Dudley J. Watson (b. 1812)
• Edward C. Watson; married Laura Travis

Weedon

• William W. Weedon (b. 1846); married Carrie Van Fossen

Weiser

• Fred F. Weiser (Cass county); child of PhiHp Weiser and Margaret Weiser

Wenzler

• Joseph E. Wenzler (b. 1876); child of Christian Wenzler

White

• John White (b. 1828); married Cassias Workman

Willey

• Stephen Willey (b. 1827); married Nancy Blunt
• Andrew Jackson Willey (b. 1832); child of Horace Willey and Anna (Tate) Willey
• Stephen Willey (Christian County); married Nancy Blunt

Williams

• George W. Williams (b. 1824); child of Robert Williams and Mary Williams

Williamson

• James H. Williamson (b. 1872)

Windsor

• B. P. Windsor (b. 1874, McLean county); child of E. B. Windsor and Mary Alice (Grant) Windsor

Winklepleck

• C. D. Winklepleck (b. 1838); married Sarah Hehvig

Winters

• William O. Winters (b. 1835)
• B. F. Winters; child of Benjamin Winters and Jane Winters
• Samuel F. Winters (Scott County)

Workman

• Michael Workman; child of Samuel Workman and Belinda Workman

Xeff

• Roscoe C. Xeff; child of Sardine W. Xeff and Amanda (Parish) Xeff

Xutt

• Joseph Xutt; married Anna Eliza Bishop

Yarnell

• Henry J. Yarnell (b. 1844)