261 people from the county histories of Jersey 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 History of Green and Jersey counties, Illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and township, educational, civil, military, and political history; (1885). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Jersey County index, A to Z (261)
Albert
- Carl Albert (b. 1848)
Albrecht
- Louis Albrecht (b. 1834); child of Ignatius Albrecht and Victoria (Tischler) Albrecht
Allen
- James M. Allen (b. 1847, Jersey county); child of William H. Allen and Martha M. (Mason) Allen
Anderson
- Thomas Anderson (b. 1830, Warren county); child of Thomas Anderson and Isabel (Barton) Anderson
Arbogast
Barber
- Horace K. Barber (b. 1829); child of Calvin Barber and Polly B. (Hall) Barber
Bartlett
- Charles Bruce Bartlett (Seneca county)
Bauer
- John Christian Bauer (b. 1843)
Baum
- William Baum (b. 1832)
Becker
- Frederick Becker (b. 1837); child of John Becker and Christiana (Tulla) Becker
Bell
- Jeremiah Bell (b. 1808, Hancock county)
Belt
- James H. Belt (b. 1837, Jersey county); child of Horatio N. Belt and Mary Jane Belt
Black
- John R. Black; child of James Black and Mary A. Black
Blaeser
- Peter Blaeser (b. 1851); child of Henry Blaeser and Agnes (Reichard) Blaeser
Block
- Philip Block (b. 1847)
Bowman
- Charles H. Bowman (b. 1822)
Boynton
- John E. Boynton (Stephenson county); child of Noah Boynton and Lucinda (Vinton) Boynton
Brainerd
- Charles Brainerd (b. 1839); child of J. B. Brainerd and Laura (Gates) Brainerd
Bray
- William J. Bray (b. 1792); child of Isaac Bray and Rosanna (White) Bray
Briggs
- William Briggs (b. 1839)
Brown
- William Sherman Brown (b. 1822)
Buckles
- John Buckles (b. 1833, Scioto county)
Bull
- Charles F. Bull (b. 1845); child of Horace C. Bull and Sarah R. (Baker) Bull
Burgess
- William B. Burgess (b. 1834, Madison county)
Burns
- Patrick B. Burns (b. 1825); child of Patrick Burns and Anna (Murray) Burns
Burris
- Seth Burris (b. 1827); child of Job Burris and Sarah (Hendricks) Burris
Butt
- William Butt (b. 1834)
Cadwalader
- Jesse K. Cadwalader (b. 1846, Fulton county); child of John Cadwalader and Mary (Branson) Cadwalader
Cairns
- George Cairns (b. 1820)
Campbell
- Benjamin Franklin Campbell (b. 1838)
Cannedy
- William H. Cannedy (b. 1817, Warren county)
Cannon
- James Cannon (b. 1820)
Carr
- Joseph S. Carr (b. 1832)
Carrico
- Leander C. Carrico (b. 1848)
Carroll
- John B. Carroll (Monroe county); child of Andrew Carroll and Jane (Patton) Carroll
Carter
- Joseph B. Carter (b. 1843, Macoupin county); child of Robert Carter and Jane Carter
Case
- Thomas A. Case; child of John B. Case and Ann (Ross) Case
Catt
- Charles Catt; child of John Catt and Sarah (Bradford) Catt
Cheney
- Murray Cheney (b. 1809, Addison county)
- Prentiss D. Cheney (b. 1836, Chautauqua county)
Cockrell
- Jesse Cockrell (b. 1840)
- Moses Cockrell (b. 1854, Mississippi township); child of Moses Cockrell and Caty Ann (Utt) Cockrell
Cole
- George Cole (b. 1840, Greene county)
Colean
- Nelson Colean (b. 1822); child of Francis Colean
- James R. Colean (b. 1857, Jersey county); child of Nelson Colean and Sarah J. (Waddle) Colean
Cooper
- Jonathan Cooper (b. 1807)
Cory
- Joel Cory (b. 1805)
Crawford
- John Bradford Crawford (b. 1835, Sumner county)
Cray
- John Cray (b. 1826, Somerset county); child of Benjamin Cray and Ellen (Weaver) Cray
Cross
- Hugh N. Cross (b. 1817, Somerset county)
- Andrew Wilson Cross (b. 1845)
Dannels
- John C. Dannels (b. 1826)
- John Frankliji Dannels; child of John C. Dannels and Mary Dannels
Darby
- John C. Darby (b. 1829, Essex county); child of William Darby and Deborah A. Darby
Darlington
- Samuel Darlington (b. 1827, Scioto county)
Davis
- Daniel Davis (b. 1815); child of John Davis and Elizabeth (Green) Davis
- John W. Davis (b. 1819)
- William Davis (b. 1843, Coles county)
Dayton
- Thomas H. Dayton (b. 1843, Woodville township); child of Matthew Dayton and Margaret (Taylor) Dayton
Decker
- Cornelius Decker (b. 1819); child of Frederick Decker and Ellen (Molan) Decker
Dodge
- Vilas L. Dodge (b. 1846)
Dodson
- Francis M. Dodson (b. 1842, Jersey county); child of Aaron Dodson and Margaret (Biggers) Dodson
- Theodore Dodson (b. 1847, Jersey county); child of Aanm Dodson and Margaret (Diggers) Dodson
- Aaron Dodson; child of Fletcher A. Dodson and Margaret (Toney) Dodson
Drainer
- Peter Drainer (b. 1823); child of Peter Drainer and Mary Drainer
Dunphy
- Patrick Dunphy (b. 1844)
Eads
- William Eads (b. 1850, Richwood township)
Edwards
- Andrew Edwards (b. 1808, Mercer county); child of David Edwards
Eldredge
- Phineas Eldredge (b. 1822); child of Anthony Eldredge and Susanna (Vance) Eldredge
Elliott
- Lewis Elliott (b. 1805); child of Curtis Elliott and Elizabeth Elliott
- Lewis Elliott (b. 1842)
Embley
- William Embley (b. 1826)
Engel
English
- John Nelson English (b. 1810); child of Thomas English and Alia (Cooper) English
Enos
- Charles R. Enos (b. 1816, Madison county N); child of Dr. C. R. Enos and Eliza Ann (Thorpe) Enos
Erwin
- Samuel Erwin (b. 1811)
Everts
- Andrew J. Everts (b. 1843, Madison county)
Falkner
- William Falkner (b. 1822)
Farrington
- Silas Farrington (b. 1803)
Felter
- Peter Felter (b. 1819)
Ferns
- Thomas F. Ferns (b. 1862); child of John Ferns and Hannah (Hays) Ferns
Fisher
- Cornelius B. Fisher (b. 1809)
Flanigan
- Martin Flanigan (b. 1841)
Flautt
- James A. Flautt (b. 1848); child of James M. Flautt and Ann C. (Althoff) Flautt
Fondel
- Mathias D. Fondel (b. 1823)
Ford
- Horatio N. Ford (b. 1845, Dela- ware county)
Garrels
- John Garrels (b. 1834)
Giberson
- James M. Giberson (b. 1848); child of Jacob C. Giberson and Mary (Burleigh) Giberson
Gilworth
- Harvey Gilworth (b. 1843); child of John Gilworth
Gleason
- David D. Gleason (b. 1820, Gallia county)
- William Cleveland Gleason (b. 1825, Gallia county)
Gledhill
- Robert C. Gledhill (b. 1839)
Goacher
- Albert Goacher (b. 1824); child of Henry Goacher
Goeman
- John H. Goeman (b. 1829); child of John H. Goeman and Margaret (Dougherty) Goeman
Goetten
- Charles Goetten (b. 1825); child of Anthony Goetten and Christina (Ulrich) Goetten
Greene
- Nelson Greene (b. 1822); child of William Greene and Matilda (Greene) Greene
- Nathaniel Greene (b. 1857); child of Addison Greene
Groppel
- Herman Groppel (b. 1827); child of Herman Groppel and Charlotta (Speckman) Groppel
Haag
- Frederick Haag (b. 1828)
Hamilton
- John M. Hamilton (b. 1767)
- Joseph Ormond Hamilton (b. 1824, Monroe county); child of Captain Nathaniel Hamilton
- Clarence M. Hamilton (b. 1826, Franklin county)
Harris
- James M. Harris (b. 1850, Robertson county)
Hart
- John Hart; child of Berry Hart and Nancy (Blankinship) Hart
Heiderscheid
- Nicholas Heiderscheid (b. 1836)
Hewitt
- William R. Hewitt (b. 1857)
Hill
- Oscar Hill; child of Robert L. Hill
Hinson
- William Hinson (b. 1838, Jersey county)
Holten
- John Holten (b. 1821)
Hooper
- Gates Hooper (b. 1822)
Horn
- John Horn (b. 1850)
Howard
- Edward D. Howard (b. 1843); child of Beal Howard and Ann R. Howard
Howell
- John Howell (b. 1853)
Huffman
- John T. Huffman (b. 1847); child of James Huffman and Phebe (Tiffin) Huffman
Huitt
- John W. Huitt (b. 1793)
- Rowland B. Huitt (b. 1822)
Hunter
- William H. Hunter (b. 1831)
Hyndman
- William Hyndman (b. 1861); child of Thomas Hyndman and Mary (Hunter) Hyndman
Jackson
- George Hunter Jackson (b. 1813)
Jones
Kallal
- Frank Kallal (b. 1814)
Kesler
- Jacob Kesler (b. 1841)
King
- Robert A. King (Butler county)
Kirchner
- George C. Kirchner (b. 1816)
- Charles R. Kirchner (b. 1850); child of George C. Kirchner and Elizabeth (Thurston) Kirchner
Kronsbin
- August J. Kronsbin; child of H. F. Kronsbin and Elizabeth Kronsbin
Lakin
- Leander R. Lakin (b. 1847); child of John M. Lakin
Landon
- Milo Landon (b. 1838)
Larabee
- William Larabee (b. 1836, Ulster county)
Legate
- Henry Leander Legate (b. 1818, Henderson county)
- Marshall Boles Legate; child of Henry Legate
Lenz
- Joseph Lenz (b. 1831)
Lofton
- John L. Lofton (b. 1826)
Love
- John E. Love (b. 1852); child of J. D. Love and Anna Love
Lowe
- Richard I. Lowe (b. 1802, Somerset county); child of Isaac Lowe and Theodosia (Gray) Lowe
Lund
- Charles W. Lund (b. 1841)
Lurton
- Jacob Lurton (b. 1805)
Madden
Mains
- Freeman J. Mains; child of James Mains and Abigail (Parker) Mains
Marston
- Oliver Marston (b. 1804)
Martin
- George Martin; child of Moses Martin and Elizabeth (Carrico) Martin
Mason
- James Mason (b. 1783)
Massey
- Henry C. Massey (b. 1828); child of Woodberry Massey and Wana (Coonts) Massey
Matthews
- Isom Matthews (b. 1825, Boone county)
McClintock
- John A. McClintock (b. 1845, St Clair county); child of James McClintock
McDanel
- Charles McDanel (b. 1827, Madison county)
McDow
- William McDow (b. 1808, Madison county); child of John McDow and Margaret (Gilham) McDow
- John N. McDow (Jersey county)
McGready
- Jesse I. McGready (b. 1847); child of John McGready and Isabella (Mcllvaine) McGready
McReynolds
- Alexander A. McReynolds (b. 1819, Sumner county)
Meisner
- Anthony Meisner (b. 1858, Jersey county); child of Anthony Meisner and Catherine Meisner
Meysenburg
- Ernst Meysenburg; child of F. W. Meysenburg and Johannah (Schmitz) Meysenburg
Middendorf
- Francis Middendorf (b. 1832); child of John H. Middendorf and Mary E. (Meyer) Middendorf
Milem
- Allen W. Milem (b. 1846, Lee county)
Miles
- George Miles (b. 1832)
Miller
- Henry Miller; child of Henry Miller and Charlotte (Hincey) Miller
Milton
- Charles Milton; child of Palmer Milton and Ruby (Tibbetts) Milton
Miner
- Nathaniel Miner (b. 1801)
Moore
- Isaac M. Moore (b. 1842)
Moss
- James F. Moss; child of Ra som Moss and Anna (Johnson) Moss
Mowen
- Peter Mowen (b. 1837); child of Arthur Mowen and Alice Mowen
Murphy
- William Murphy (Chester county)
Nevius
- William B. Nevius (b. 1813, Somerset county); child of John Nevius and Maggie (Baird) Nevius
- Henry Nevius (Delaware county); child of William B. Nevius and Laura A. Nevius
Nevlin
- William Nevlin (b. 1834)
Newberry
- Daniel Newberry (b. 1806)
Noble
- William Noble (b. 1827, Adams county); married Anna L. Stauber
- Ziba Noble (b. 1838); child of George A. Noble and Sarah (Swan) Noble
- Caleb Noble; child of Henry Noble and Mary (Swayze) Noble
Nugent
Oehler
- Herman Oehler (b. 1842)
Oglesby
Onetto
- William G. Onetto (b. 1825)
Palmer
- Orin Palmer (b. 1832); child of Leonard Sturtevant. Mr. Palmer
Patton
- Isaac T. Patton (b. 1828); child of Josiah Patton and Julia (Coile) Patton
Perrine
Pogue
- William H. Pogue (b. 1835)
Post
Potter
- Thomas Potter (b. 1830); child of Edward Potter and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Potter
Power
- John Power (b. 1860, Jersey county); child of Michael Power and Bridget (Durney) Power
Prill
- Carl Prill (b. 1843)
Rainey
- William Rainey (b. 1834); child of William Rainey and Eliza (Tobrytha) Rainey
Randolph
- Oliver Randolph; child of Isaac S. Randolph and Jane E. (Ayers) Randolph
Ratcliff
- George W. Ratcliff; child of James L. Ratcliff and Mary A. (Howard) Ratcliff
Reintges
- John B. Reintges; child of Peter Reintges
Rhoads
- Susannah Rhoads (b. 1830, Grayson county)
Richards
- Guy C. Richards (b. 1819); child of Daniel Richards and Ruth (Tichnor) Richards
Rippley
- Frank Rippley (b. 1857); child of George Rippley and Helen (Sume) Rippley
Roach
- David J. Roach (b. 1834); child of Terrence Roach and Margaret (Slyne) Roach
Roades
- William Roades (b. 1811); child of Henry Roades and Mary (James) Roades
Roady
- John Roady; child of Nathaniel Roady and Rebecca (Long) Roady
Roberts
- Frank M. Roberts (b. 1840)
Rogers
- Henry S. Rogers (b. 1821); child of Elias P. Rogers and Susanna (Spangle) Rogers
- Silas W. Rogers (b. 1849); child of William Rogers and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Rogers
Ruebel
- Michael Ruebel (b. 1834); child of Peter Ruebel and Barbara (Hoffman) Ruebel
Rusk
- Hugh Rusk; child of James Rusk and PriscilhUMcDowj Rusk
Russell
- John Russell (b. 1793)
Ryan
- John Ryan (b. 1796)
- Richardson Ryan (b. 1818); child of John Ryan and Jane (Wilcox) Ryan
Sapp
- John H. Sapp (b. 1857, Richwoods township); child of James Sapp and Mary (Smothers) Sapp
Sauer
- Hubert Sauer (b. 1807)
Sayer
- James Sayer (b. 1855)
Schmieder
- Charles Schmieder (b. 1852)
Schroeder
- Joseph B. Schroeder (b. 1821)
Seago
- William R. Seago (b. 1843)
Seibold
- Philip Seibold (b. 1835)
Selby
- Thomas J. Selby (b. 1840, Delaware county); child of G. H. Selby
Shephard
- John Adam Shephard (b. 1847); child of William Shephard and Ann M. (Gross) Shephard
Shortal
- James Shortal (b. 1815); child of Robert Shortal and Bridget (Griffin) Shortal
Simmons
- Samuel C. Simmons (b. 1807, Montgomery county); child of James Simmons and Ann Simmons
- Richard J. Simmons (b. 1808, Montgomery county)
- John H. Simmons (b. 1814, Montgomery county)
Sisson
- John W. Sisson (b. 1813); child of Abner Sisson and Susanna (Hardy) Sisson
Slaten
- William D. F. Slaten (b. 1808, Jackson county)
- Allen M. Slaten (b. 1842)
- John P. Slaten (b. 1862)
- George Newton Slaten; child of John W. Slaten and Ann (Piggott) Slaten
- Henry L. Slaten (Greene county); child of George W. Slaten and Clementine Slaten
Snedeker
- Orville A. Snedeker (b. 1848); child of Isaac Snedeker
Spencer
- James Allen Spencer (b. 1834)
Stafford
- Brook Stafford (b. 1808)
- Christopher P. Stafford (b. 1831); child of Brook Stafford and Mary A. (Hilliard) Stafford
- John P. Stafford (b. 1862); child of Brook Stafford and Nancy (Parker) Stafford
Stanhope
- Mabel H. Stanhope (b. 1846, Mercer county); child of Abraham Stanhope and Caroline (Smith) Stanhope
Stanley
- Matthew C. Stanley (b. 1819); child of Thomas Stanley and Alice (Cook) Stanley
Stelle
- Jacob K. Stelle (b. 1816)
- Moore C. Stelle
Stieren
- Charles Stieren (b. 1822); child of Charles Stieren and Anna Stieren
Suddeth
- James E. Suddeth (b. 1824, Henry county); child of Henry Suddeth and Panielia Suddeth
Swan
- John T. Swan (b. 1823); child of Francis Swan and Elizabeth (Chambers) Swan
Taeger
- Herman Taeger (b. 1839); child of Leopold Taeger and Magdalena (Uluch) Taeger
Taylor
- John Henry Taylor (b. 1848); child of Isaac Taylor and Mahala Taylor
Terry
- Jasper M. Terry (b. 1811, Hardin county)
- Jasper M. Terry (b. 1845, Otter Creek township); child of Jasper M. Terry and Mary A. (Wagoner) Terry
Timpe
- William Timpe (b. 1833)
Trabue
- Murray B. Trabue (b. 1853, Fidelity township); child of Edward Trabue and Elizabeth (Nile) Trabue
Tunnard
- George Tunnard (b. 1835); child of John Tunnard and Ann (Holden) Tunnard
Twitchel
- Gaston D. Twitchel (b. 1819)
Vahle
- John Vahle (b. 1817)
- Louis Vahle (b. 1857, Jersey county); child of John M. Vahle and Mary (Harris) Vahle
Veach
- Nathan T. Veach (b. 1824, Scioto county); child of William Veach and Ruth (Burris) Veach
Walter
- Henry Walter (b. 1817)
Warren
- George E. Warren (b. 1817)
Wedding
- James H. Wedding (b. 1783)
- Benjamin Wedding; child of James H. Wedding and Nancy Wedding
Weller
- John G. Weller (b. 1834); child of Christopher Weller and Catharine Weller
Wellhausen
- Frederick Wellhausen; child of Daniel Wellhausen and Malinda Wellhausen
West
- William L. West (b. 1815, Warren county)
White
- Jesse White (b. 1807, Madison county)
- John L. White (b. 1823)
- Lewis White (b. 1831, Greene county); child of Jesse White and Tabitha White
- John L. White (b. 1832)
- Daniel P. White (b. 1834)
Whitfield
- James Albert Whitfield (b. 1866); child of W. T. Whitfield and Jane Whitfield
Wieghard
- Henry Wieghard (b. 1823)
Wiist
- Bernhardt Wiist (b. 1826)
Williams
- John S. Williams (b. 1839, Simpson county)
Witt
- George M. Witt (b. 1856, Linder township); child of Daniel Witt and Dicy (Linder) Witt
Wyckoff
- John Wyckoff (b. 1790); child of John Wyckoff and Jennie Wyckoff
Young
- James M. Young (b. 1828, Rutherford county)
- Andrew Young (b. 1847)