Lee County family index

Families of Lee County, Illinois, from the County Histories

367 people from the county histories of Lee 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 Portrait and biographical record of Lee County, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of (1892); History of Lee County, Illinois (1914). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

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Everyone in the Lee County index, A to Z (367)

Abell

Albrecht

  • Anton Albrecht (b. 1866); child of Burket Albrecht and Martha (Kersten) Albrecht; married Katherine Heckmann

Anderson

Argraves

Armour

  • William Armour (b. 1838, Somerset County); child of John Armour and Eva (Hartzcll) Armour; married Eva Hartzell

Armstrong

Aschenbrenner

Atherton

Aydelotte

Ayres

Baird

  • Robert L. Baird (b. 1883); child of H. D. Baird and Margaret (Norrish) Baird; married Grace Over

Baker

Ballou

Banks

Barge

Barth

Bartlett

Beach

Bend

  • William H. Bend (b. 1877, Shabona township); child of Richard Bend and Aurelia (Kittle) Bend; married Lura Roberts

Bennett

Bernardin

Berry

Bethea

Betz

Bieschke

Bissell

Blackman

Bokhof

Book

Bovey

Braffet

  • James Braffet (b. 1834); child of John Braffet; married Ellen S. Billings

Brauer

Brechon

  • Jules Brechon; child of Joseph Brechon and Margaret (Blanc) Brechon

Brewster.

Brierton

Brink

  • Isaiah Brink (b. 1817, Columbia County); child of Joshua Brink and Rebecca (Cole) Brink

Brooks

  • Hiram A. Brooks (Marion township); child of Benjamin F. Brooks and Susan O. (Morris) Brooks

Brubaker

Buckaloo

Burger

Burhenn

  • Nathan Burhenn (b. 1871); child of Philip Burhenn and Christine (Achenbremer) Burhenn; married Mary Eisenberg

Burket

  • John N. Burket (Dixon Township); child of Peter Burket; married Anna P. Cartright

Businga

Butler

Cahill

Chaffee

Charters

Chase

Cheney

Clapp

Clark

Classen

  • Christian Classen; child of Clause Classen and Eliza (Varner) Classen; married Ann De

Cole

Cook

  • Morris Cook (Kendall county); child of Morris Cook and Elizabeth (Cooper) Cook

Countryman

Crabtree

Crawford

  • Joseph Crawford (Columbia County); child of John Crawford and Catherine (Cassidy) Crawford
  • Joseph Crawford; child of John Crawford and Catherine (Cassidy) Crawford

Cumins

Curran

Dana

Degner

Depuy

Detrick

Dimick

  • Fred G. Dimick (b. 1864); child of Alfred S. Dimick and Emma M. (Levering) Dimick

Dixon

Dodge

Dolan

  • Thomas Dolan (b. 1827); child of Michael Dolan and Ellen (Phiney) Dolan; married Fredricka A. Klostermann

Downing

Doyle

  • Dennis B. Doyle; child of Bernard Doyle and Alice (Harvey) Doyle; married Nellie McAndrew

Drummond

  • Clarence E. Drummond (b. 1878, Ogle county); child of Benton P. Drummond and Henrietta (Tilton) Drummond
  • Benton P. Drummond; child of Andrew J. Drummond and Electa (Martin) Drummond; married Henrietta M. Tilton

Durkes

Dysart

Earl

Earll

Eckhart

  • John E. Eckhart (b. 1856); child of Henry Eckhart and Martha (Kilmer) Eckhart

Edwards

Eells

Egan

  • John M. Egan (b. 1880); child of John M. Egan and Susanna (Gallagher) Egan; married Lottie Pendill

Eicholtz

  • Jonas B. Eicholtz; child of John F. Eicholtz and Anna (Boyer) Eicholtz; married Cora Parker

Eisenberg

  • Peter Eisenberg; child of Asmon Eisenberg and Christine (Sebrar) Eisenberg; married Olive Hale

Elliott

Ellsworth

Emerson

Emmons

Epla

  • Jacob Epla (Rockingham County); child of Jacob Epla

Ewald

  • Charles Ewald (b. 1865); child of Henry Ewald and Anna Martha (Beck) Ewald
  • John Ewald (b. 1874, Scott township); child of Henry Ewald and Anna Martha Ewald
  • Carl M. Ewald; child of Henry Ewald and Anna Martha Ewald
  • Henry Ewald (Ogle county); child of Henry Ewald and Anna Martha Ewald
  • William A. Ewald; child of Henry Ewald and Anna Martha (Beck) Ewald

Faber

  • William C. Faber (b. 1867, Bureau county); child of Peter Faber and Margaret (Miller) Faber; married Emma Siegel
  • Christian C. Faber (Clarion township); married Myrtle I. Smith

Fargo

Farrand

Fassig

Felker

Ferguson

Fiscel

Fischer

Fisher

Floto

Fordham

  • Harry L. Fordham; child of Albert P. Fordham and Eliza (Litts) Fordham; married Addie B. Cole

Forrest

  • J. A. Forrest (b. 1879); child of John Forrest and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Forrest; married Alice Josephine Langdon

Frenzel

Frost

Garrett

  • James Garrett; child of James Garrett and Rebina (Patterson) Garrett; married Eliza Jennings Scott

Gates

  • F. E. Gates; child of Erastus Gates and Martha M. (Page) Gates; married Polly M. Robinson

Geer

Gehant

George

  • Ira R. George (b. 1864, Ashton township); child of David George and Susan (Reid) George

Gibbs

  • Charles Gibbs; child of Pelatiah Gibbs and Anna (Norton) Gibbs; married Mary W. Harlow

Gilman

Girton

Gleim

Gonnerman

Gonnermann

Gooch

Goodyear

Gray

Griese

  • August C. Griese (b. 1875); child of Civiacus Griese and Anna K. (Becker) Griese; married Elizabeth Zimpel
  • John H. Griese (b. 1877, Bradford township); child of Civiacus Griese and Anna K. (Becker) Griese; married Anna Zwack

Griffith

Gross

  • Christian Gross (China township); child of Reiahart Gross and Martha (Reinhart) Gross

Grove

  • William Grove (b. 1834, Frederick County); child of William Grove; married Amanda Gee
  • John H. Grove (b. 1874); child of William H. Grove and Amanda N. (Gtee) Grove

Halderman

  • Bela R. Halderman (b. 1889); child of Isaac Halderman and Jennie Olive (Omer) Halderman

Hall

Hallock

Hampton

Hanneken

  • A. H. Hanneken (b. 1884); child of Herman Hanneken and Elizabeth Hanneken

Harden

Harms

Harper

Hart

Hartman

Hartwell

Harvey

Heibenthal

  • Harvey W. Heibenthal (b. 1886); child of William Heibenthal and Christina (Kersten) Heibenthal; married Rose E. Henert

Henert

Herbst

Herrmann

  • Joseph M. Herrmann; child of Joseph Herrmann and Elizabeth (Eck) Herrmann; married Mary E. Riley

Herwig

  • Herman Herwig (b. 1874, China township); child of Mathias Herwig and Elizabeth (Schinzer) Herwig
  • Edward M. Herwig (b. 1885, China township); child of William Herwig and Minnie (Burham) Herwig; married Rosa Kersten

Hewitt

  • W. Hewitt; child of G. W. Hewitt and Margaret (Conklin) Hewitt; married Eliza J. Durkes

Hill

  • Nathan Hill (b. 1818, Luzerne County); child of Jacob Hill; married Catherine Haight
  • W. Hill (b. 1848); married Gula Elma
  • J. Hill (Luzerne County)

Hillison

Hintz

Hoctor

  • John Hoctor (b. 1826); child of Patrick Hoctor and Mary (Howe) Hoctor

Holdren

Hoyle

Hullinger

Hunt

Hussey

  • C. D. Hussey; child of Amos Hussey and Jane F. (Holly) Hussey

Ingalls

  • Charles F. Ingalls (Lee Centre Township); child of Charles F. Ingalls; married Sarah Hawkms

Jacobs

  • R. G. Jacobs (b. 1868); child of A. S. Jacobs and Louise N. (Newcumber) Jacobs

James

Johnson

Jones

Kaylar

Keister

Keller

Kelley

Kennedy

Kersten

Killmer

King

Klein

  • Jacob Klein; child of John Henry Klein and Christiana (Leibfred) Klein

Knight

Kries

  • Gust Kries (b. 1865); child of Adam Kries and Elizabeth Kries

Krug

  • William G. Krug (b. 1874); child of John Krug and Catherine (Hilliard) Krug

Lahman

Lamb

Larson

  • A. J. Larson (b. 1863); child of L. Larson and Isabella Larson

Leffelman

Levan

Lewis

Lincoln

Little

Long

Luce

Lutz

Lyman

  • A. F. Lyman (b. 1881); child of Levi H. Lyman and Frances (Bruce) Lyman
  • George Alexander Lyman; child of Tertius Alexander Lyman and Sarah Pierce (Codding) Lyman; married Sarah Narmon

Maloney

Martin

  • O. H. Martin (Lee county); child of Oliver H. Martin and Catherine (Whipple) Martin

Mcginnis

Mckinstry

Mcwethy

Meister

  • Conrad Meister (b. 1835); child of John Meister and Anna K. Meister; married Rosanna Hilly
  • John Meister (b. 1864, Bradford township); child of Conrad Meister and Rosa Meister
  • William Meister (b. 1890); married Beulah H. Hurd

Mensch

Merriman

  • Very Merriman (b. 1846, Greauga County); child of Peter Merriman and Mary Merriman; married Anna More

Meserole

Miller

Mitchell

Mong

  • Samuel Mong; child of Henry Mong and Sarah (Hurket) Mong; married Margaret K. Kelley

Moore

  • A. P. Moore (b. 1867); child of A. P. Moore and Maria (Cutts) Moore

Morgan

Morris

Murray

  • David Murray; child of Gilbert Murray and Jennett (Mulrick) Murray

Nass

Nichols

Niebergall

  • Philip Niebergall (b. 1855, Linn county); child of John Niebergall and Catherine (Trautwein) Niebergall

Oglesby

Ortt

  • R. K. Ortt; child of Elias Ortt and Arethusa (Peterson) Ortt

Owens

Paddock

Pitcher

Pomeroy

  • Edwin A. Pomeroy (b. 1868); child of Edwin W. Pomeroy and Laura Jane (Adams) Pomeroy

Powell

Prescott

Prestegard

Preston

  • Charles F. Preston; child of James H. Preston and Nancy A. (Maydole) Preston; married Ida A. Hendershot

Pulver

  • Jacob S. Pulver (b. 1826); child of Solomon Pulver and Mary (Dennison) Pulver

Quick

Rafensperger

Reis

Reitz

Reynolds

Richardson

Riegle

Rikert

  • George Rikert (Dutchess County); child of John I. Rikert; married Phoebe Bennett

Roe

  • Harry A. Roe (b. 1874); child of Dr. Nathaniel C. Roe and Florence R. Roe

Rogers

  • Walter L. Rogers (b. 1815, Prince Edward County in the Province of Ontario); child of Gilbert Rogers and Nancy (Lockwood) Rogers; married Catherine Genck

Roper

Rosbrook

Rosecrans

  • Edwin S. Rosecrans (b. 1876, Boone county); child of Jacob D. Rosecrans and Harriett A. (Simpkins) Rosecrans; married Jessie Payler

Ross

  • Charles W. Ross (b. 1870); child of William Ross and Elizabetii (Aschenbrenner) Ross

Rust

Sanders

Schafer

  • Fred G. Schafer (b. 1886, Bradford township); child of G. F. Schafer and Martha Schafer; married Neva Vogel

Schippert

Schmucker

Schnell

Schuler

Seebach

Self

Senger

  • David B. Senger; child of Daniel Senger and Elizabeth (Bayer) Senger; married Susan Buck

Senneff

Seybert

Shank

Shaw

Shoemaker

Shultz

Sickels

Smith

Sneed

Squires

Stager

  • John F. Stager (Lebanon County); child of John Stager and Sarah (Fensler) Stager

Staples

Stephan

Stetler

  • T. H. Stetler; child of John Stetler and Julia (Lazarus) Stetler; married Elizabeth Rosenkrans

Stiles

  • Eli As B. Stiles; child of Lewis Stiles and Sarah (Dodson) Stiles; married Sybil Van Arnam

Stitzel

Strader

Straw

Streit

Strickland

Strong

  • W. F. Strong; child of Andrew Strong and Sarah (Osgood) Strong

Swartwout

Sweitzer

Swingley

  • Lee B. Swingley (b. 1886, Ogle county); child of Oscar Swingley and Alice (Lewis) Swingley

Tait

Talcott

Tayler

Thomas

Thornton

  • James B. H. Thornton; child of Phillip C. Thornton and Adeline (Hall) Thornton; married Delia E. Shaw

Thorp

Timothy

  • Otis Timothy (b. 1812); child of Elkanah Timothy and Clarissa (Power) Timothy

Trein

Trouth

Trusdell

  • Abram K. Trusdell; child of Jesse Trusdell and Jane (Giveans) Trusdell; married Emma Buth Orvis

Tuttle

Uline

Vaile

  • Edward Vaile; child of John Vaile and Mary (Vaughan) Vaile; married Anna Hennessey

Vaughan

Vaupel

Ventler

Vogeler

Vosburgh

  • W. H. Vosburgh; child of S. Vosburgh and Ellen (Atherton) Vosburgh; married Addie M. Cutts

Wagner

Weise

Wells

Wendel

  • Adam Wendel (b. 1868); child of Ciriacus Wendel and Martha Wendel; married Mary Magdalene Bower

Wernick

Werren

  • John B. Werren (b. 1871, Franklin county); child of John B. Werren and Susan (Zwallan) Werren

Wertman

Wetherbee

Whitney

Wiener

Williams

Winder

Wingert

Withey

Wood

  • Lewis Wood; child of James Wood and Melissa (Vosburg) Wood

Woodford

Woods

  • Albert Woods; child of George W. Woods and Susan (Coss) Woods

Wooley

Yenerich

Zoeller

  • W. C. Zoeller (b. 1893); child of Louis Zoeller and Emestina (Kohl) Zoeller

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