232 people from the county histories of Union 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 Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois (1883). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
Alden1Aldridge1Anderson2Andrews1Ard1Ballance1Barker1Barnwell1Barringer2Bean2Benham1Biggs1Bittle1Bostian1Boswell1Brading1Brooks1Brown3Buck2Caraker1Casper3Chester1Clark1Cline1Collins1Coulter1Crawford1Crowell2Cruse3Day1Detrich1Dewitt1Dillow6Duschel1Eastman1Eaves1Eddleman1Edie1Evett1Faris1Finch4Fite1Flaugh2Fly1Foley1Fowley1Frick1Gourley1Gow1Grear1Green2Gregory1Hail1Hale1Hall1Hardin1Harmes1Harmon1Harreld1Hartline1Hartman1Henderson1Hess4Hilboldt1Hileman6Hoffman1Holcomb1Hunsaker4Inscore1James1Johnson2Jones1Karraker3Keith1Keller1Kimmel3Kirkpatrick1Klutts1Knupp1Kohler1Kratzinger1Kuegler1Lamer2Landrith1Lawrence2Leavenworth1Lence1Lentz1Lewis2Lingle5Linnell1Lockard1Longley1Lyerle1Martin2Massie1Maxey1Mccallen1Mckinney1Mcnaughton1Meisenheimer5Mesler1Miles1Miller5Moberly1Mowery1Musgrave1Neibauer1Newton1Otrich1Ottmar1Parks1Parmly3Peebles1Peeler1Penninger1Penrod1Poole3Precinct1Provo1Reese1Rendleman6Reynolds1Rhoades1Rhodes1Rich3Roberts1Rolens1Ross1Sams1Samson1Sanborn1Sauerbrunn1Scarsdale1Schuchardt1Shipley1Sifford1Skimland1Smart1Snyder1Sowers1Spire1Spring1Stocking1Stokes3Terpinitz1Toler1Tripp1Tweedy2Tyeget1Underwood1Ury1Vancil2Verble1Wagner1Walborn1Walker1Walton1Watkins1Wiggs1Williams2Wing1Wright1
Everyone in the Union County index, A to Z (232)
Alden
- Oliver Alden (b. 1828)
Aldridge
- Thomas L. Aldridge; married Nancy Lyefle
Anderson
- B. H. Anderson (b. 1838)
- F. P. Anderson; married Anna M. Dennis
Andrews
- Hugh Andrews; married Kate E. Groff
Ard
- W. J. Will Ard (b. 1850)
Ballance
- C. C. Ballance; married Maggie Miles
Barker
- E. B. Barker (b. 1816)
Barnwell
- E. M. Barnwell (b. 1837, Hind County); child of Edward M. Barnwell and Maria Ann (Martin) Barnwell; married Emma J. Bristol
Barringer
- C. Barringer (b. 1825); married Matilda Hileman
- George Barringer; married Belle Byrd
Bean
- George W. Bean (b. 1827); married Bernice Caroline Wilkins
- Josiah Bean (b. 1835)
Benham
- M. A. Benham (b. 1836)
Biggs
- B. F. Biggs (b. 1839)
Bittle
- J. F. Bittle (b. 1835); child of John Bittle
Bostian
- John Bostian; married Margaret Goodman
Boswell
- John H. Boswell; child of Thomas Boswell and Percy (Cox) Boswell
Brading
- J. C. Brading (b. 1729)
Brooks
- A. H. Brooks (b. 1847, Union County)
Brown
- Charles Brown (b. 1814); child of Abraham Brown; married Elizabeth Grear
- D. W. Brown (b. 1841, Alexander County); child of Warhem Brown
- Wilson Brown (b. 1845); child of Charles Brown and Elizabeth (Grear) Brown
Buck
Caraker
- Mathias Caraker; married Nancy Hair
Casper
- Henry Casper (b. 1835, Rowan County); child of Jacob Casper; married Malinda Brown
- G. W. Casper (b. 1841); married Margaret Culp
- S. D. Casper (b. 1858)
Chester
- William M. Chester (b. 1831); child of John Chester
Clark
- E. N. Clark (b. 1823); married Frances E. Goodrich
Cline
- G. W. Cline (b. 1835, Cabarrus County); child of James Cline and Matilda (Barnhart) Cline
Collins
- N. B. Collins (b. 1813); married Keziah Parmley
Coulter
- J. B. Coulter (b. 1820); married Eunice Reed
Crawford
- M. C. Crawford (b. 1835); child of John Crawford and Elizabeth (Randolph) Crawford
Crowell
- G. W. Crowell (b. 1829); child of John Crowell; married Mary Jane O'Neal
- Albert Crowell (b. 1858, Union County); child of Charles Crowell and Elizabeth (Bennett) Crowell; married Mollie Bissel
Cruse
- Peter Cruse (b. 1829); child of Henry Cruse and Elizabeth (Lippard) Cruse; married Catherine Poole
- James Cruse; married Rebecca Miller
- John Cruse; married Elizabeth Lippard
Day
- W. S. Day (b. 1848, Smith County)
Detrich
- H. M. Detrich (b. 1856)
Dewitt
- James Dewitt (b. 1844); married Laura A. Walker
Dillow
- Peter Dillow (b. 1820, Union County)
- Henry Dillow (b. 1829)
- Peter Dillow (b. 1831); child of Peter Dillow
- Paul Dillow (b. 1845, Union County)
- John A. Dillow; child of Paul Dillow and Catherine (Moweiy) Dillow; married Eveline S. Brown
- Levi A. Dillow; married Lavina Poole
Duschel
- Joseph Duschel (b. 1852)
Eastman
- Horace T. Eastman (b. 1820); child of Samuel Eastman and Elizabeth (Tanner) Eastman; married Hannah L. Snow
Eaves
- M. V. Eaves (b. 1845); child of Judge William Eaves and Martha (Williams) Eaves; married Fanny Braiznell
Eddleman
- William Michael Eddleman; child of John Eddleman; married Mary L. Halterman
Edie
- George W. Edie (b. 1844)
Evett
- D. H. Evett (b. 1835, Henderson County); child of W. B. Evett and Sarah Williams Evett
Faris
- John Faris (b. 1818, Ohio County); child of John Faris; married Anna E. Wallace
Finch
- E. H. Finch (b. 1818); child of Andrew Finch; married Sarah A. Philips
- A. D. Finch (b. 1838); child of William Finch and Louisa Ann (Marquitt) Finch; married Ruth Damon
- William H. Finch (b. 1840); married Sarah E. Stevenson
- E. A. Finch (b. 1841, Orleans County); child of Mr. E. H. Finch; married Rebecca Dresser
Fite
- Samuel J. Fite (b. 1840); child of Henry Fite and Susan (Lemly) Fite
Flaugh
- Christian G. Flaugh (b. 1821)
- H. B. Flaugh (b. 1823); child of Christian Flaugh; married Rebecca Sams
Fly
- J. D. Fly (b. 1812, Davidson County)
Foley
- V. M. Foley (b. 1843, Warren County)
Fowley
- James Fowley (b. 1841)
Frick
- Paul Frick (b. 1816, Rowan County)
Gourley
- C. M. Gourley (b. 1849); married Nannie C. Haggard
Gow
Grear
- John Grear; married Dona Meadows
Green
- F. W. Green (b. 1834, Union County)
- Nathaniel Green (b. 1856, Union County)
Gregory
- John C. Gregory (b. 1836, Union County); married Elizabeth L. Anderson
Hail
- John Z. J. N. Hail (b. 1851)
Hale
- J. I. Hale; child of James V. Hale and Susan Hale
Hall
- G. W. Hall (b. 1812); child of Benjamin Hall
Hardin
- L. T. Hardin (b. 1828, Limestone County)
Harmes
- Henry Harmes (b. 1825)
Harmon
- Asa Harmon (b. 1830); child of Elijah Harmon and Martha (Lamphear) Harmon; married Lucy Courtright
Harreld
- Cyrus Harreld; child of James Harreld
Hartline
- Charles W. Hartline (b. 1833); child of Henry Hartline and Sophia (Kesler) Hartline
Hartman
- Samuel C. Hartman (b. 1834); child of Charles Hartman and Elizabeth (Cruse) Hartman
Henderson
- J. E. Henderson (b. 1823)
Hess
- John Hess (b. 1821); child of John Hess; married Soloma Craver
- Jasper L. Hess (b. 1849, Union County); child of Silas Hess and Mary (Hileman) Hess; married Clemmie Eaves
- G. W. Hess (b. 1854)
- John Hess (b. 1857); child of John Hess
Hilboldt
- J. Henry Hilboldt (b. 1853)
Hileman
- E. H. Hileman (b. 1838, Union County); child of Peter Hileman and Susannah (Miller) Hileman
- Alfred F. Hileman (b. 1855)
- J. E. Hileman (b. 1860, Union County)
- Daniel Hileman; married Sarah J. Hargrave
- Jacob Hileman (Union County); married Tena Sifford
- Jacob Hileman; child of Peter Hileman
Hoffman
- John F. Hoffman (b. 1842)
Holcomb
- C. B. Holcomb (b. 1855); married Mary E. Kean
Hunsaker
- Nicholas Hunsaker (b. 1826, Union County); child of Abner Hunsaker and Rachel (Montgomery) Hunsaker
- Montgomery Hunsaker (b. 1827, Union County)
- John F. Hunsaker (b. 1843); married Martha Anderson
- Walter Hunsaker; child of J. Z. Hunsaker and Polly Ann (Treese) Hunsaker; married Mary J. Watson
Inscore
- Matthew J. Inscore (b. 1841); married Mary E. Brown
James
- G. W. James (b. 1847)
Johnson
- Frederick Johnson (b. 1822); child of Henry Johnson and Hemke (Fredericks) Johnson
- Samuel Johnson
Jones
Karraker
- Nathan Karraker (b. 1827); child of Daniel Karraker and Rachel (Blackwelder) Karraker
- Dennis Karraker (b. 1830, Union County); child of Daniel Karraker
- D. W. Karraker (b. 1854, Union County)
Keith
- J. J. Keith (b. 1840); married Elizabeth Rendlemau
Keller
- Christopher W. Keller (b. 1810, Rowan County)
Kimmel
- Walter G. Kimmel (b. 1626)
- Daniel Kimmel (b. 1827); married Mary Ann Green
- D. M. Kimmel (b. 1845, Union County); married Margaret E. Oterich
Kirkpatrick
- C. E. Kirkpatrick (b. 1852); married Frances Hubbard
Klutts
- Charles Klutts (b. 1827, Cabarrus County)
Knupp
- Samuel Knupp (b. 1840, Union County); married Susan Smith
Kohler
- Louis Kohler (b. 1845)
Kratzinger
- William Kratzinger (b. 1832)
Kuegler
- Joseph H. Kuegler (b. 1853)
Lamer
- Willis Lamer (b. 1848, Union County); married Mary Ann Lovelace
- Walter S. Lamer (b. 1854); married Laura Harbaugh
Landrith
- J. Landrith (b. 1842, Union County); married Elizabeth Lilly
Lawrence
- T. Lawrence (b. 1830); child of Job Lawrence and Elizabeth (Tallman) Lawrence
- E. D. Lawrence (b. 1842); married Minnie Wright
Leavenworth
- Ebeni Leavenworth (b. 1811); child of E. I. Leavenworth
Lence
Lentz
- Jesse E. Lentz (b. 1831); married Sarah Braiznell
Lewis
- Joshua Lewis (b. 1812, Dearborn County)
- James A. Lewis (b. 1848)
Lingle
- A. W. Lingle (b. 1810, Rowan County)
- Caleb Lingle (b. 1820)
- Nelson Lingle (b. 1823)
- Moses Lingle (b. 1829, Union County)
- Alfred Lingle; married Elizabeth Cruse
Linnell
- L. T. Linnell (b. 1839); child of Samuel Linnell and Mahala (Mitchell) Linnell; married Isabel A. Longley
Lockard
- John Lockard (b. 1823, Lawrence County)
Longley
- William F. Longley (b. 1814); married Lydia S. Bassett
Lyerle
- Caleb M. Lyerle (b. 1820); child of John Lyerle and Susanna (Walker) Lyerle
Martin
- Samuel Martin (b. 1824); married Matilda McElhany
- Frank Martin (b. 1853); child of Samuel Martin
Massie
- James Massie; child of Peter Massie; married Susan Simpson
Maxey
- N. B. Maxey (b. 1853, Smith County); married Augusta C. Miller
Mccallen
- James B. Mccallen (b. 1812)
Mckinney
- Maria Jane Mckinney (b. 1844)
Mcnaughton
- Archibald Mcnaughton (b. 1849); married Anna Craver
Meisenheimer
- J. N. Meisenheimer (b. 1818); married Elizabeth Penninger
- Alfred Meisenheimer (b. 1820); child of David Meisenheimer; married Mary J. Dillow
- A. Meisenheimer (b. 1828); child of Moses Meisenheimer and Christina (Fisher) Meisenheimer
- Giles M. Meisenheimer (b. 1843); child of John N. Meisenheimer and Elizabeth (Penninger) Meisenheimer; married Matilda Ann Dougherty
- J. M. Meisenheimer (b. 1849); child of J. N. Meisenheimer; married Mary J. Dillow
Mesler
- W. P. Mesler (b. 1842, Western New York in September)
Miles
- Archibald Miles; child of James Miles and Elizabeth (Brazel) Miles
Miller
- Caleb Miller (b. 1827); married Elizabeth Stirewalt
- John B. Miller (b. 1829); child of Samuel Miller and Elizabeth (Biggs) Miller; married Frances Meisenheimer
- Juliett A. Miller (b. 1833); married Eliza J. Tripp
- A. J. Miller (b. 1845)
- Simeon D. Miller (b. 1849, Union County)
Moberly
- William E. Moberly (b. 1822, Garrard County)
Mowery
- Eli Mowery (b. 1849); child of David Mowery and Elizabeth (Dillow) Mowery
Musgrave
Neibauer
- Frank Neibauer (b. 1834); child of Nicholas Neibauer and Johanna (Franke) Neibauer
Newton
- Isaac M. Newton; child of James Newton and Mary Newton
Otrich
- C. L. Otrich (b. 1849, Union County); child of Henry W. Otrich and Caroline (Pinninger) Otrich; married Mary E. McClure
Ottmar
- J. Ottmar (b. 1845)
Parks
- Clarence K. Parks (b. 1851); child of Luther K. Parks and Amira (Clay) Parks
Parmly
- W. L. Parmly (b. 1852); child of John Parmly
- A. J. Parmly; child of Giles Parmly; married Gertie A. Freeman
- N. B. Parmly; child of John Parmly
Peebles
- F. E. Peebles (b. 1833); child of Robert H. Peebles and Augusta (Ernst) Peebles
Peeler
- Samuel C. Peeler (b. 1851); child of Jesse Peeler and Mary (Crite) Peeler
Penninger
- William P. Penninger (b. 1829, Rowan County); child of William Penninger and Elizabeth (Lock) Penninger
Penrod
- William Penrod (b. 1844, Union County); child of James A. Penrod and Unity (Smith) Penrod
Poole
- J. H. Poole (b. 1838); child of John Poole and Susanah (Moweiy) Poole
- G. W. Poole (b. 1843); child of John Poole and SiTsana (Mowery) Poole
- Amos Poole; married Caroline C. Rand
Precinct
- Clear Creek Precinct (b. 1830)
Provo
Reese
- J. P. Reese (b. 1834)
Rendleman
- J. S. Rendleman (b. 1811, Rowan County)
- D. H. Rendleman (b. 1841)
- M. M. Rendleman (b. 1847)
- A. J. Rendleman (b. 1848, Union County); child of J. S. Rendleman
- C. C. Rendleman (b. 1854, Union County); child of J. S. Rendleman; married Adelia Rich
- Jacob Rendleman
Reynolds
- R. S. Reynolds (b. 1815)
Rhoades
- Jacob R. Rhoades (b. 1842)
Rhodes
- William Rhodes (b. 1836, Moultrie County); married Amanda J. Hatfield
Rich
- Lafayette Rich (b. 1819)
- William C. Rich (b. 1819)
- John M. Rich (b. 1828)
Roberts
- John A. Roberts (b. 1851, White County); child of J. W. Roberts
Rolens
- M. F. Rolens (b. 1855)
Ross
- B. F. Ross (b. 1832, Franklin County)
Sams
Samson
- Joseph H. Samson (b. 1820)
Sanborn
- J. H. Sanborn (b. 1834); married Hannah M. Moody
Sauerbrunn
- Thomas A. Sauerbrunn (b. 1847); child of Jacob Sauerbrunn
Scarsdale
- Frank E. Scarsdale (b. 1838); married Louisa P. Hastings
Schuchardt
- Helen A. Schuchardt (b. 1846)
Shipley
- R. T. Shipley (b. 1826, Granger County)
Sifford
- Daniel Sifford (b. 1839); child of Peter Sifford and Leah (Mull) Sifford; married Susan C. Casper
Skimland
- E. R. Skimland (b. 1832)
Smart
- W. H. Smart (b. 1844); married Alexina A. Jacobs
Snyder
- George Snyder (b. 1823, Susquehanna County); married Jane Butler
Sowers
- David Sowers (b. 1820, Davison County); married Mary Cruse
Spire
- John Spire (b. 1835); married Emily Knight
Spring
- Samuel Spring (b. 1827)
Stocking
- L. E. Stocking (b. 1847); married Helen L. Whiteman
Stokes
- J. B. Stokes (b. 1838, Union County); child of John Stokes and Mary (Gwin) Stokes
- Zilpha H. Stokes (b. 1841)
- Morgan Stokes
Terpinitz
- J. E. Terpinitz; married Marie Dushel
Toler
- John M. Toler (b. 1806)
Tripp
- William Tripp (b. 1858); married Lydia L. Hargrave
Tweedy
- J. M. Tweedy (b. 1817); child of John Tweedy and Mary (Craft) Tweedy
- J. F. Tweedy (b. 1854, Union County); child of J. M. Tweedy; married Alice Freeman
Tyeget
- J. O. Tyeget (b. 1817)
Underwood
- W. K. Underwood (b. 1841)
Ury
- W. H. Ury (b. 1857, Union County); child of John Ury
Vancil
- Y. J. Vancil (b. 1817); child of John Vancil
- R. M. Vancil (b. 1849)
Verble
- Peter Verble (b. 1816)
Wagner
- John Wagner (b. 1843)
Walborn
- George Walborn (b. 1826, Dauphin County)
Walker
- N. B. Walker (b. 1828, Jackson County)
Walton
Watkins
- Thomas J. Watkins; child of John Watkins
Wiggs
- Richard Wiggs (b. 1825); child of Needhara Wiggs and A. (Dixon) Wiggs
Williams
- Albert G. Williams (b. 1831); child of Joseph Williams
- John F. Williams (b. 1856, Union County); married Mary A. Penninger
Wing
- E. B. Wing (b. 1836, Missisquoi County)
Wright
- C. C. Wright (b. 1815)