159 people from the county histories of Rock Island 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 album of Rock Island County, Illinois : containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portrai (1885). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Rock Island County index, A to Z (159)
Adams
- William Adams; child of William Adams and Eliza (Tonkin) Adams
Albrecht
- Joseph Albrecht (b. 1820); married Sarah Wolf
Allen
- George Allen; married Mary Howard
- Joseph L. Allen (Rural Township)
Ash
- Simeon P. Ash (b. 1850)
Aster
- John Aster (b. 1830)
Atkinson
- James W. Atkinson; child of Joshua T. Atkinson and Emeline (Little) Atkinson
- John Atkinson; married Bettie Seville
Bailey
- William S. Bailey; child of Robert Bailey and Jane (Campbell) Bailey
Ball
- William T. Ball; married Ida J. Hartwell
Barker
- Luther H. Barker (b. 1822); child of Gardner Barker and Harriet L. (Lyon) Barker; married Anna Dunlap
Barns
- Martin A. Barns (b. 1842)
Baumbach
- Carl Baumbach (b. 1813)
Berg
- John A. P. Berg (b. 1839); child of Peter Nelson Berg; married Johanna Fredrica
Boggess
- Henry C. Boggess (b. 1844)
Bowes
- Thomas Bowes (b. 1847); married Jane Adams
Bowles
- Madison Bowles (b. 1814); married Rebecca Bates
- Samuel Bowles; child of Isaac Bowles and Mary (Bagford) Bowles
Buffum
- John Buffum; married Anna Hayes
Burgston
- Fred A. Burgston (b. 1856); child of Joseph Burgston; married Addie L. Jackson
Cain
- John Cain; child of John B. Cain and Annie (Myers) Cain
Caldwell
- William Caldwell; married Lizzie S. Drum
Christy
- Joseph M. Christy (b. 1842); married Ellen M. Hemenway
Clarke
- John Clarke (b. 1833); child of David Clarke; married Eliza J. Lipton
Cook
- William Cook (b. 1813)
Cool
- Isaac Cool (b. 1822); child of Wm. Cool and Elizabeth (Larison) Cool; married Dora E. Holmes
- Jared L. Cool; child of William Cool and Elizabeth (Larison) Cool
Corbin
- John G. Corbin; child of Luther C. Corbin and Mary (Sharp) Corbin; married Louisa Emery
Corns
- Thomas Corns (b. 1821); married Jane Mcintosh
Cox
- Jesse L. Cox (b. 1815)
- Joseph B. Cox
Cozad
- James Cozad (b. 1836)
Crabs
- William D. Crabs (b. 1831)
Crabtree
- Charles C. Crabtree (b. 1842)
Cram
- William F. Cram (b. 1856); child of George C. Cram and Agnes (Jackson) Cram
Crandell
- Melville C. Crandell (b. 1842)
Crockett
- Keene Crockett; child of AVilliam Crockett and Eliza (Ware) Crockett
Crouch
- John E. Crouch (b. 1847); married Amelia Clippinger
Davenport
- Helen Davenport (b. 1813); child of William Davenport and Elizabeth (Olin) Davenport; married Sophia Baumgaertel
Davis
- William G. Davis (b. 1854); married Mary Elrick
Devinney
- John Devinney (b. 1837); married Rilla Stewart
Donaldson
- Richard A. Donaldson (b. 1854)
Dunn
- Lewis D. Dunn (b. 1834); child of Ferrel Dunn and Lydia (Fleming) Dunn
Edgington
- James Edgington (b. 1835); child of John Edgington
Edwards
- William Edwards (b. 1795)
- George H. Edwards (b. 1829); married Maria M. Waterman
Eells
- Charles Stewart Eells; married Margaret Crosby
Ellis
- Adam Ellis (b. 1842); child of David Ellis and Maria (Spencer) Ellis
Entrikin
- Walter J. Entrikin (b. 1846)
Evans
- William Evans (b. 1838, Chester County); child of William Evans and Mary Evans
Farrell
Field
- Michael G. Field (b. 1834); child of Edmond Field
Fisk
- Charles B. Fisk (b. 1854)
Flagler
- Daniel W. Flagler (b. 1835); child of Sylvester Flagler and Abby (Remington) Flagler; married Ludica Crisswell
Forgy
- John Forgy (b. 1835)
Foster
- Herbert Foster; child of Jonathan Foster and Huldah (Griffin) Foster
France
- William A. France (b. 1834)
Gibson
- George Gibson (b. 1856)
Gilchrist
- Hugh Gilchrist (b. 1831); married Caroline Shuler
Gillmore
- John Gillmore (b. 1832)
Goodlow
- Stephen E. Goodlow (b. 1842, Rural Township)
Gould
- Charles L. Gould (b. 1854)
Graham
- John W. Graham (b. 1837)
Griffith
- John Griffith; child of John Griffith and Margaret Griffith
Hains
- Daniel Hains (b. 1816, Washington County)
Hampton
Heimbeck
- Emil Heimbeck (b. 1858); child of Fritz Heimbeck and Minna . Heimbeck
Hesseman
- Lewis E. Hesseman (b. 1846, Drury Township); married Addie Rine
Huber
- Ignatz Huber (b. 1826)
Hull
- George B. Hull (b. 1837, Fairfield County); child of John Hull and E. T. (Jennings) Hull
Humphrey
- Edgar Humphrey (b. 1843)
Huntoon
- George H. Huntoon (b. 1846); child of George Stephens. Mrs. Huntoon; married Mary A. Foster
- Jonathan Huntoon; child of John Huntoon and Rebecca (Calef) Huntoon
- Joseph Huntoon; child of Sampson Tenney. Mrs. Huntoon
Huyett
- Joseph Huyett (b. 1820)
Hyde
- Henry W. Hyde (b. 1827); married Eliza Wilson
Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson (b. 1743)
Johnson
- William Nelson Johnson (b. 1807); child of William Johnson and Annie (Hope) Johnson
- Frank A. Johnson; child of Swan Johnson
Jones
- Theodore M. Jones (b. 1849)
Keator
- Herman S. Keator; child of Samuel S. Keator and Jane A. (Newkirk) Keator; married Eliza Gauley
Kennedy
- John Kennedy (b. 1825, Aimstrong County)
Kerns
- William Kerns (b. 1820); married Clara M. Mar
Killing
- Francis C. Killing (b. 1824)
King
- Peter King; married Cordelia Sherman
Lancashire
- John Lancashire (Walworth County); child of Robert Lancashire; married Eliza Mc
Lind
- Peter E. Lind (b. 1844)
Long
- John L. Long; child of John Long and Susan (Shirley) Long; married Carrie E. Hill
Mardock
Marshall
- Jacob H. Marshall (b. 1828); child of John Marshall and Charity (Golden) Marshall
- Jared Marshall; child of John Marshall and Charity (Golden) Marshall
- John Marshall; child of John Marshall and Charity (Golden) Marshall
McCain
- Levi McCain (b. 1812)
McCreery
- Robert McCreery (b. 1833)
McCulloch
- Howard McCulloch (b. 1841); married Mary E. Work
McDonald
- James B. McDonald (b. 1822); child of Jesse McDonald and Mary (Butler) McDonald
Metzgar
- John Metzgar; married Julia E. Ottenheimer
Montgomery
- William G. Montgomery (b. 1827); child of Daniel Montgomery
Munger
- William H. Munger (b. 1833)
Munro
- John Munro (b. 1858); child of Robert Munro and Isabelle (Ewing) Munro
Norrish
- Joshua Norrish (b. 1848)
Palmer
- James F. Palmer (b. 1848)
Parks
- Henry H. Parks (b. 1818)
Paulsen
- Hans Paulsen (b. 1849)
Pears
- John Pears (b. 1844)
Pearsall
- Luther S. Pearsall (b. 1848); child of Deacon William C. Pearsall and Jane (Elingham) Pearsall
- Robert E. Pearsall; married Mary L. Dickinson
Phillips
- John S. Phillips (b. 1821)
Ramsey
- Benjamin F. Ramsey (b. 1837)
Reticker
- John M. Reticker (b. 1844); child of Howard Reticker and Mary J. (Monroe) Reticker; married Annie C. Knnell
Reynolds
- James Reynolds; married Amelia Bowen
- William Reynolds; married Johanna Augusta Skoglund
Rinck
Ruge
- William A. P. Ruge (b. 1840)
Schillinger
- Martin Schillinger (b. 1834); child of Jacob Schillinger and Rosa (Kienly) Schillinger; married Caroline M. Watrous
Sears
- William Sears (b. 1840); married Lizzie Huyett
- Nettie Sears (b. 1848); married Nancy Arnold
Seiver
- Jacob A. Seiver; child of Lawrence W. Seiver and Mary (Miller) Seiver; married Helena Elizabeth Olsen
Shall
- John Shall (b. 1833)
Shaw
- Fred Shaw (b. 1839)
Shurtleflf
- Henry S. Shurtleflf; married Emeline Williamson
Small
- James L. Small (b. 1839); child of James G. Small and Harriet (Mitchell) Small; married Kittie Leverette
Smith
- John S. Smith (b. 1825)
- James W. Smith (b. 1853)
Stafford
- Seymour L. Stafford (b. 1843)
Stanley
- Clifton Stanley (b. 1851); married Sarah Mills
Starkey
- Joseph Starkey (b. 1839); married Matilda Kirk
Sturtevant
- Mary A. Sturtevant (b. 1836)
Swensson
- Gustaf Swensson (b. 1842)
Taft
- Sarah J. Taft; child of Timothy S. Taft; married Margaret Hazlitt
Taylor
Tew
- James Tew (b. 1829); child of George Tew and Ann Tew
Thulin
- Charles G. Thulin; child of Lars Thulin and Sophia Thulin; married Josephine A. Johnson
Tindall
- John Tindall (b. 1815)
- Joseph F. Tindall (b. 1845, Bowling Township); married Louisa Weaver
Toothaker
- George D. Toothaker (b. 1842); child of George Toothaker and Eliza (Staples) Toothaker
Torpin
- Richard Torpin (b. 1805); child of Joseph Torpin and Ann Torpin
Uhlmann
- William Uhlmann (b. 1845)
Underwood
- James R. Underwood; married Mary Routledge
Venable
- James Venable; married Christina Titterington
Walker
- Rufus Walker (b. 1839, Orange County); married Susanna Smith
Warnock
- John Warnock (b. 1820)
Warr
- John W. Warr (b. 1844); married Sarah Bocher
Weaver
- John Weaver (b. 1846, Rock Island County); child of George Weaver and Cissley (Schooley) Weaver; married Ludica Crisswell
- George W. Weaver (b. 1854, South Moline Township); child of George Weaver and Cissley (Schooley) Weaver
Wells
- John Wells (b. 1807); married Mary McMurphy
- John Wells (b. 1834)
White
- Marvel H. White (b. 1821); child of Nathan White and Olive (Putnam) White
Williams
- Alfred Williams (b. 1824); child of Henry Williams and Keziah (Newton) Williams
Willson
- Thomas Kiddoo Willson; married Jane Kiddoo
Wilson
- Lewis Wilson; married Ruth A. Sadler
Womaeks
- Alvin T. Womaeks (b. 1842)
Wray
- John E. Wray (b. 1833, Gallia County)
Wright
- Arthur S. Wright; married Harriet A. Brett
Youngren
- Louis P. Youngren (b. 1832); child of Peter Youngren and Carrie Youngren
Zeigler
- Samuel M. Zeigler (b. 1822)
Ziegler
- David Ziegler (b. 1816)
- Jacob Ziegler (b. 1818)
- Henry Ziegler (b. 1829); married Julia A. Webster