52 people from the county histories of Cumberland County, Illinois: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois. Historical and biographical (1884). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

Everyone in the Cumberland County index, A to Z (52)

Allen

Charles J. Allen; child of Peter Allen and Mary E. (Houpt) Allen

Arthur

James W. Arthur (b. 1843)

Bell

Dennis Bell (b. 1821); child of William Bell and Mary E. Bell

Burnett

Peter Burnett (b. 1841); married Jane Trees

Caldwell

David A. Caldwell (b. 1831); child of Robert W. Caldwell and Sibby (Russell) Caldwell

Closson

William Closson (b. 1833, Delaware County)

Cole

Mary E. Cole; married Sallie E. Parks

Cook

Joseph M. Cook (b. 1848, Hocking County)

Davison

James H. Davison (b. 1840, Clermont County); child of James H. Davison

Doyal

William A. Doyal (b. 1824, Crawford County)

Edwards

Elijah Edwards (b. 1821, Delaware County); child of Elijah Edwards and Ruth Edwards
W. Edwards (b. 1852, LTnion Township); child of Eli Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards; married Flora Chancellor

Ewart

William Ewart (b. 1814, Butler County)

Ewing

James Ewing (b. 1804); child of James Ewing and Mary (Thompson) Ewing

Hammer

David Hammer (b. 1822, Preble County)

Hancock

Thomas R. Hancock (b. 1843); child of Thomas Hancock and Leah (Wiseloy) Hancock

Hays

William W. Hays (b. 1833, Logan County); child of James Hays and Rebecca J. (Smith) Hays

Heath

Elijah R. Heath (b. 1835, Hunterdon County); child of George D. Heath and Mary (Heath) Heath

Henderson

G. S. Henderson (b. 1820)

Hickernell

Wesley Hickernell (b. 1832); child of Jacob Hickernell and Sarah (Myers) Hickernell

Jones

Charles G. Jones (b. 1852)

Judson

D. Judson (b. 1832, Delaware County); married Sarah Hickle

King

Joseph King; child of Jacob King and Frances (Shelton) King

Lake

William E. Lake (b. 1834, Bennington County)

Lee

Andrew J. Lee (b. 1829, Monroe County); child of John W. Lee and Etiie K. (Hester) Lee

Lemen

Guy M. Lemen; married Elmyra Eskridgc

Mattoon

Ed Win Mattoon (b. 1808)

Mccandlish

James A. Mccandlish (b. 1810); married Ella Fletcher
William R. Mccandlish (b. 1847, Perry County)

Miller

Francis Miller (b. 1827, Greene County)

Peters

John Peters; child of Henry Peters and Margaret (Dunn) Peters; married Nancy McCourtney

Pugh

I. J. Pugh; married Margaret A. Bloxom

Randolph

David F. Randolph (b. 1830, Shelby County)

Reed

Samuel P. Reed (b. 1824, Fayette County)
James M. Reed (b. 1855, Cumberland County)

Reeves

A. J. Reeves (b. 1851); child of B. F. Reeves and Caroline (Harlan) Reeves

Rex

Henry H. Rex (b. 1835); married Harriet M. Evving

Rhoads

Henry Rhoads; child of Abraham Rhoads and Elizabeth (Slater) Rhoads; married Marnaret E. Shull

Rodgers

R. Rodgers (b. 1840, Coles County)

Ross

Levi B. Ross; child of Abraham Rhoads. Mrs. Ross

Short

T. J. Short (b. 1856); child of Thomas E. Short and Sarah (Harmon) Short

Sperry

Hubbard F. Sperry; married Alice Snearly

Stewart

William Stewart (b. 1831, Morgan County)

Stone

A. K. Stone (b. 1844)

Tate

Garrison Tate (b. 1831, Monroe County)

Tossey

John B. Tossey; child of Stephen D. Tossey and Sarah (Graham) Tossey

Vaughn

Luke Vaughn (b. 1841, Owen County); child of Thomas Vaughn and Isabella (Hooley) Vaughn; married Mary Groscup

Walden

Samuel Walden (b. 1821)

Walling

W. G. Walling (b. 1815, Boss County)

Welman

A. T. Welman; child of Andrew A. Welman and Elizabeth (Williams) Welman; married Sarah J. Pruett

Williams

Henry Williams (b. 1811, Bradford County)

Wilson

S. F. Wilson (b. 1840, Washiuirtoii County); child of James Wilson and Ann (Hutchison) Wilson