309 people from the county histories of Woodford 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 The Past and present of Woodford County, Illinois (1878); Portrait and biographical album of Woodford County, Illinois : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits (1889). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Woodford County index, A to Z (309)
Abrahams
- A. Abrahams (b. 1843)
Alig
- Jacob Alig (b. 1837); married Mary Kleis
Alt
- Nicholas Alt; married Nancy Schwartz
Anthony
- G. W. Anthony; married Elizabeth Ward
Armstrong
- Stephen Armstrong (b. 1820)
- Jonathan Armstrong (b. 1836)
Arnett
- W. H. Arnett (b. 1818)
Baker
- Nicholas Baker (b. 1825); married Elizabeth A. Compton
Bauer
- Peter Bauer; married Elizabeth Miller June
Bechler
- Barbara Bechler (b. 1829)
Bechtel
- Fred Bechtel (b. 1834); married Annie Lebengood
Belsly
- Peter Belsly; married Margaret Saltsman
Beveridge
- John L. Beveridge; married Helen M. Judson
Black
- Isaac Black (b. 1807)
Blair
- Alexander Blair (b. 1821); child of Andrew B. Blair and Sarah B. Blair; married Martha P. Watkins
Blumenshine
- John W. Blumenshine (b. 1833); child of Wm. Blumenshine and Elizabeth Blumenshine; married Annie Rhoebeck
- J. P. Blumenshine (b. 1835); child of William Blumenshine and Elizabeth Blumenshine
Boggs
- Francis H. Boggs; child of Alexander Boggs and Amelia Boggs
Boner
- Marshall Boner (b. 1852); married Ruah Williams
Bosworth
- Jose P. Bosworth; married Elizabeth Stine
Boulier
- Alexander Boulier (b. 1845); married Sarah A. Baily
Boyd
- George Boyd (b. 1816, Christian County)
Boys
- Isaac Boys (b. 1840, Metamora Township); married Hannah C. Barney
Briggs
- Jason Albert Briggs (b. 1839); child of John Briggs and Margaret (Jones) Briggs
Brown
- Adam Brown (b. 1838)
- C. F. Brown (b. 1841); married Catherine Schertz Nov
- Walter E. Brown (b. 1851)
Brubaker
- A. H. Brubaker (b. 1833)
Buckingham
- Marcus L. Buckingham (b. 1847); child of Judge Buckingham
- Morgan Buckingham (Greene County)
Bullock
- Thomas Bullock; child of Thomas Bullock and Lucy (Redd) Bullock
Burnham
- Jerry A. Burnham (b. 1822); child of Ira Burnham and Annie (Newton) Burnham
- R. S. Burnham (b. 1825)
Callender
- Geo Callender (b. 1807); child of Thomas Callender and Marion B. Callender
Cassell
- Robert T. Cassell (b. 1816); married Nancy Butler
- J. J. Cassell (b. 1841, Worth Township); married Mary McNeal
Chapman
- R. U. Chapman (b. 1837)
Childs
- Edwin Childs (b. 1840)
Chitty
- Chas H. Chitty (b. 1822); married Rebecca Lemon
Christ
- John Christ (b. 1853)
Christians
- Harm An Christians (b. 1828); married Bertha F. Schultz
Clark
Coffman
- William Coffman (b. 1840)
Coleman
- Thomas E. Coleman (b. 1837)
Cook
Cordes
- John Cordes (b. 1805); married Delency Marshall
Corpe
- Edgar S. Corpe (b. 1840); married Mary A. Nesmith
Crank
Crawford
Cress
- Andrew Cress (b. 1809); married Mary Kindig
Curtiss
Damerell
- Henry Damerell (b. 1826)
Darst
- John Darst (b. 1816, Greene County); child of Jacob Darst and Mary (Coy) Darst
Davenport
- William H. Davenport (b. 1823)
Davidson
- C. G. Davidson (b. 1823); child of Caleb Davidson and Martha Davidson; married Virginia C. Gorin
- Wm A. Davidson (b. 1837, Woodford County)
Davison
- John M. Davison (b. 1811); married Sallie Parks
- S. R. Davison (b. 1814); married Amanda M. West
Day
- Elizabeth A. Day (b. 1820); married Maria Sleeper
Denman
- S. Denman (b. 1807); child of Joseph Denman
- W. S. Denman (b. 1807)
Dickinsen
- E. W. Dickinsen (b. 1835)
Donner
- Peter Donner (b. 1853)
Down
- John Down; child of William Down
Drennen
- Thomas Drennen; child of William Drennen
Dubois
- Andrew Dubois (b. 1852)
Egbert
- W. W. Egbert (b. 1809); married Louisa Beaver
- Lewis J. Egbert (b. 1817)
Ege
- John Ege; married Margaret Stani
Ellis
- John Ellis; married Mary Render
- Thomas S. Ellis; child of John Ellis; married Laura Billenger
Engel
- Peter R. Engel (b. 1822); married Barbary Xaffzeger
- Christian Engel; child of Joseph Engel and Barbara Engel; married Sidnah Robinson
Esch
- Peter Esch; married Lizzie Bachman
Evans
- Robert J. Evans (b. 1817, Green County)
Fandel
- Nicholas Fandel; married Eva Alig
Fauber
- David T. Fauber (b. 1822, Augusta County)
Ferrell
- B. F. Ferrell (b. 1853); married Hattie Hubbard
Fetters
- Thomas Fetters (b. 1824); married Sarah S. Palmer
Fifer
- Joseph Wilson Fifer (b. 1840)
Filger
- David Filger; married Margaret C. Garten
Fillingham
- Levi Fillingham; married Carrie Clark
Fisher
- Sarah Fisher (b. 1821)
- E. A. Fisher (b. 1831)
- Anthony Fisher (b. 1832)
- Josiah H. Fisher (b. 1844)
Frantz
- Jason W. Frantz (b. 1834); married Timoxena McCauley May
Freese
- G. M. Freese (b. 1825); married Lavinia Long
Fuller
- Martin Luther Fuller; married Louisa Meyers
Gibson
- Geo L. Gibson (b. 1818); married Matilda H. Heath
- Walter S. Gibson (b. 1849); married Adelia Engel
Gish
- Garman Gish (b. 1824); married Rhoda A. Vinyard
- T. W. Gish (b. 1824); married Sarah E. Statler Sept
Grafft
- Daniel Grafft (Preble County); child of David Grafft and Anna (Grove) Grafft
Gresham
- A. Gresham; married Susan Boyd
Grieser
- Charles Grieser (b. 1852, Metamora Township)
Gross
- Henry N. Gross (York County)
Grove
- Benjamin Grove (b. 1816); married Hauna Rinehart
Gudeman
- Joel Gudeman (b. 1856); married Elizabeth Fehr
Guibert
- Louis A. Guibert (b. 1838); married Lizzie Hoshor May
Hall
- Edna Selina Hall (b. 1825)
Hammers
- Jesse Hammers (b. 1804)
- Jose Hammers (b. 1833)
Hanna
- John Hanna (b. 1818); married Hanna S. Brautigam
Harlan
- James Harlan (b. 1826)
Harper
- John T. Harper (b. 1840)
Hart
- Allen Hart (b. 1803)
Haynes
- James Haynes (b. 1810); child of Nathan Haynes and Mary Haynes; married Amanda Hampton
Hazen
Held
Hereford
- Arthur Lee Hereford (b. 1858, Palestine Township)
Herron
- J. W. Herron (b. 1825)
Hewitt
- J. C. Hewitt (b. 1841, Spring Bay Township)
Hicks
- William Hicks (b. 1832)
Hitch
- C. J. Hitch (b. 1842)
Hollenback
- Jacob Hollenback (b. 1852); married Elizabeth McClure April
Horner
- George W. Horner (Perry County); child of William Horner and Susan Horner
Hoshor
- Talbot Hoshor (b. 1837, Worth Township)
Hoyt
- James L. Hoyt (Licking County); child of Vincent Hoyt; married Eliza E. Grove
Hughes
- P. C. Hughes (b. 1828, Columbia County)
Humphrey
- Miles S. Humphrey (b. 1827); child of Luke Humphrey and Eliza (Bishop) Humphrey; married Mary Crosby
Hutchison
- Joseph A. Hutchison (b. 1835)
Immel
- John Immel (b. 1827)
Ireland
- Frank N. Ireland; married Cassie Cheney
Irving
- James C. Irving; child of Peter Castner. David Irving
Jaynes
- James Jaynes (b. 1828)
Jenkins
- Wm M. Jenkins (b. 1814); married Mary S. Bainbridge
Jochum
- B. Jochum (b. 1836)
John
- Andrew John (b. 1822)
- Thomas John (b. 1841, Hardin County)
Johnson
Jones
- Richard Jones (b. 1813); child of Richard Jones and Sarah Jones
Jung
- Gottfried Jung (b. 1823); married Christian Meinnolt
Kamp
- George L. Kamp (b. 1828, Richmond Township); child of Jacob Kamp and Catherine (Layman) Kamp
Kaufman
- John Kaufman (b. 1828); child of Benjamin Kaufman and Susan (Brubaker) Kaufman
Kennell
- Peter Kennell (b. 1834, Worth Township); married Ann Schertz
Kindig
- Benjamin Kindig (b. 1783)
- Benjamin W. Kindig (b. 1808); married Christine Felckel
- J. E. Kindig (b. 1828)
King
- E. H. King (b. 1850)
- Omar King; child of Morehouse King and Mehetabel King
Kinnear
- Charles Kinnear (b. 1808); child of David Kinnear; married Ellen A. Ritchie
- L. A. Kinnear (b. 1847)
Kirk
- John Kirk (b. 1827); married Nancy Jennings
Kirkpatrick
- Samuel Kirkpatrick (b. 1850)
Koch
- Philip Koch (b. 1829); married Mary B. Shuman
Kunkel
Lemon
- Henry Lemon (Botetourt County); married Belle Gish
Leonard
- Jacob Leonard; married Catherine Smolshoffer
Livingston
- Philip Livingston; child of James Livingston and Miranda Livingston
Lyons
Magarity
- John M. Magarity (b. 1849)
Marshall
- Elijah Marshall (Rutland County); child of Elijah Marshall; married Martha S. Fisher
Mason
- Aron B. Mason (b. 1840); child of John Mason and Sarah (Parker) Mason; married Sarah Hudson
Maurer
- Nicholas Maurer (b. 1822); married Mary Bechler
McClure
- Samuel H. McClure (b. 1827)
McCulloch
- K. C. McCulloch (b. 1831)
- S. W. McCulloch (b. 1846)
McKee
- Richard McKee (b. 1802)
McKinney
- A. S. McKinney; married Adelaid F. Abbott
McOmber
- Horace L. McOmber (b. 1827); married Margaret J. Brown
Mcsparran
Meek
- Joseph Meek (b. 1797, Fayette County); child of Bazel Meek and Ellen (Roberts) Meek
- Bazel D. Meek (b. 1828); married Sarah E. Ward
- Ransom P. Meek (b. 1831); child of Henry B. Meek and Theny (Perry) Meek
- Jesse Meek (b. 1834); married Millie Lamb
- Henry B. Meek; child of Bazel Meek and Ellen (Eoberts) Meek
Meginnes
- William Meginnes (b. 1827, Franklin Township); child of William Meginnes and Catherine (Harmon) Meginnes; married Phebe Bennett
Meyer
- Jose Meyer (b. 1847)
Miller
- L. N. Miller (b. 1820); married Caroline Peck
- J. B. Miller (b. 1828)
- John Miller (b. 1851); married Terrisse Wombacher
Mitchell
- Wm Mitchell (b. 1822, Perry County); married Sarah A. Wilson
Mohr
- Christian Mohr (b. 1804)
Molitor
- Charles A. Molitor; child of Charles A. Molitor; married Trade Hummel
Monselle
- John Monselle (b. 1822); child of Nicholas Monselle and Elizabeth Monselle; married Celestine Vcron
Moobury
- Wm H. H. Moobury (b. 1806); child of Samuel Moobury
Moore
- David Moore (b. 1817); child of David Moore; married Mary Ann Ellison
- Josiah Moore (b. 1822); child of Wm. C. Moore and Sina Moore; married Minerva Brown
- Isaac Moore (b. 1844); married Clemmie Smith
Morse
- Levi P. Morse (b. 1821)
Moschel
- Christian Moschel; child of John Moschel and Susan (Ague) Moschel; married Susan Sandmyer
Mundell
- Samuel Mundell (Greene County)
Murphy
- John B. Murphy (b. 1804, Loudoun County); married Nancy Richardson
Myers
- Lewis H. Myers (b. 1836); child of George L. Myers and Julia Heffner Myers; married Christian Helvering
Nesbit
- Robert B. Nesbit (b. 1850)
Nesmith
- M. W. Nesmith (b. 1837); married Susan R. Wallahan
Newton
- Melvin Newton (b. 1809); married Mary A. McGinnis
- S. S. Newton (b. 1835); married Alletta J. Smith
Nicolas
- Frank Nicolas (b. 1851)
Norris
- Daniel H. Norris (b. 1843)
Owen
- Marshall Owen (b. 1827)
- David Owen (Cazenovia Township); child of James Owen
Parker
- Jackson Parker (b. 1819, Rappahannock County); child of James Parker and Frances (Settle) Parker
Parminter
- John R. Parminter (b. 1822); married Harriet Earl
Patton
- John Patton (Dunkard Township); child of S. R. Patton and Jane (Haynes) Patton
Pelt
- Charles J. Van Pelt (b. 1834, Highland County)
Pelz
- Reinhold Pelz (b. 1847)
Perrine
- Thomas Perrine (b. 1824); married Mary A. Gigray
Perry
- Paul J. Perry (b. 1850)
Phillips
- James V. Phillips (b. 1808); married Jane Jones
Pickerill
Pierce
- Henry Willard Pierce (Gridley Township); child of John B. Pierce; married Margaret J. Shepherd
Pinkerton
- Oscar Pinkerton (b. 1856)
Piper
Pleasants
Portman
- Nicholas Portman (b. 1838)
Potter
Punke
- Reinhold F. Punke (b. 1840); married Willielinine Otto
Radford
- Ben J. Radford (b. 1838)
- R. N. Radford (Woodford County Sept); married Octavia Landes
Ramey
- George W. Ramey (b. 1834)
Ramsey
- Walter C. Ramsey (b. 1852); child of James Ramsey and Ann (Harding) Ramsey
Ranney
- Joel A. Ranney (b. 1831); married Elizabeth H. Powell
Ray
- George Ray (b. 1808); married Jane Banta
- Thomas Ray; married Mary E. Wright
Rediger
- Jose Rediger; married Elizabeth Peard
- Joseph Rediger (Butler County)
Reece
- John S. Reece; child of Jeremiah Reece and Rebecca (Robinson) Reece
Reeser
- Christian Reeser; married Emma Baker
Rice
- William E. Rice (b. 1833)
Rich
- Charles Rich (b. 1816); married Abigail Carpenter
- Jacob Rich (Tazewell County); child of Joseph Rich
Ricky
- W. B. Ricky (b. 1841); married Rebecca J. Hollenback June
Ridenour
- Calvin Ridenour (b. 1835)
Robbins
- Thomas Robbins (b. 1836, North Huntington County); child of Hezekiah Robbins
Robinson
- John S. Robinson (b. 1804)
- Henry M. Robinson (b. 1814); child of Col. James Robinson; married Nancy Allison
Rogers
- S. T. Rogers (b. 1840)
Rohmann
- Peter Rohmann; married Therese This
Ruvenaclit
- C. H. Ruvenaclit (b. 1826)
Ryan
- D. C. Ryan (Green Township)
- Wm Ryan; married Barbara Raps
Saathoff
Saltsman
- Henry Saltsman (b. 1808)
Sauder
- Christian Sauder (b. 1821); child of Rudolph Sauder and Barbara W. Sauder; married Elizabeth Fry
Scheerer
- Casper Scheerer (b. 1826)
Schertz
- Joseph Schertz (b. 1812); child of Mrs. Schertz; married Gertrude Berkmann
- P. M. Schertz (b. 1834); married Maiy Jenkins Oct
- Christian H. Schertz (b. 1844); married Anna Gingerich
- Joseph Schertz (b. 1847)
- Peter Schertz (b. 1848); child of Joseph Schertz and Annie Schertz
Schlicker
- Jo Schlicker (b. 1842)
Schofield
- John A. Schofield; married Anna Routh
Schwartz
- Daniel Schwartz; married Sophia Grose
Scott
Sharp
- Louis K. Sharp (b. 1853)
Shea
- Thomas Shea (b. 1820); married Margaret McCarrell
- Garret Shea (b. 1843)
Shreve
- Israel Shreve (b. 1834)
Shugart
Shuman
- Samuel Shuman (b. 1834); child of Joshua Shuman and Elizabeth (Parkner) Shuman; married Henrietta Schuebly
Simpson
- Henry H. Simpson; married Sarah Neff
- James A. Simpson (Pickaway County)
Slocum
- J. W. Slocum (b. 1832)
Smith
- Peter Smith (b. 1842)
- Albert Smith; married Elizabeth Conger
- John Smith; child of Christian Smith
Snyder
- John Snyder; married Lovina Baker
Stalter
- Joseph Stalter (b. 1828); married Adline Happ
Stephens
Stevenson
- William Stevenson (b. 1838)
Stitt
- Samuel Stitt; married Flora Gardner
Stone
- Ira C. Stone (b. 1810)
Stumbaugh
- Jacob Stumbaugh (b. 1820, Franklin County); child of Peter Stumbaugh and Betsy (Bowman) Stumbaugh
- Nancy Stumbaugh; married Ann Mericle
Summers
- John Summers (b. 1817); child of Henry Summers and Mary (Fleming) Summers
Sweet
- John R. Sweet (b. 1837); married Flora Barfoot
Thorpe
- Geo Thorpe (b. 1819)
Tjaden
- Georgia Tjaden (b. 1817); married Maria E. Hine
Tomb
- Andrew Tomb; child of William Tomb and Susan (Carson) Tomb
Tombs
- John Tombs (b. 1837); married Louisa Reisse
Tool
- Wm Tool (b. 1819); married Eliza Remley
- R. Tool; child of Conrad II. Tool and Eliza (Remley) Tool; married Margaret Cullom
Tyler
- John Tyler (b. 1831, Cortland County)
Uden
- John H. Uden (b. 1830); married Kate Westerman
Ullrich
- Ludwig Ullrich (b. 1813); child of Adam Ullrich and Catharine Ullrich; married Phoebe Gingerrich
Ulrich
- Peter Ulrich (b. 1811); child of Peter Ulrich and Catharine Ulrich
Uphoff
- F. M. Uphoff (b. 1844); married Fentje Saathoff
Volk
- Jose Volk (b. 1823)
Waggoner
- George Waggoner; married Mary Doan
Wagner
- Jacob Wagner (b. 1843)
Waite
- T. Waite; married Susan Ilazen
Waldsmith
- R. Waldsmith (b. 1810); married Lodema White
Wallahan
- Geo A. Wallahan (b. 1817)
Ward
- W. B. Ward (b. 1829)
Weber
- Peter Weber (b. 1815)
Wen
- Bo Wen (b. 1847)
Whitmire
- James S. Whitmire (b. 1821); married Sidney Robinson
Whorrall
- John Whorrall (b. 1826)
- W. H. Whorrall; married Catharine Sissung
Wilcox
- N. E. A. Wilcox; child of Levi Wilcox and Nancy (Rogers) Wilcox
Williams
- Lewis Williams (b. 1825)
- Lewis B. Williams (b. 1859)
Wilson
- J. Wilson (b. 1821)
- J. R. Wilson (b. 1823)
- Isaac Wilson; married Mary Elleston
- Samuel Wilson
Wilz
- Peter Wilz (b. 1829); married Frederika Seibold
Woltzen
- De Woltzen (b. 1832); child of Johan Woltzen and Catherine (Sotthoff) Woltzen; married Theda Harms
Wood
- Wm W. Wood (b. 1813)
- Nell Wood
Yerion
- William E. Yerion (b. 1841); married Helen P. Dodge
Zehr
- Jacob Zehr; married Catharine Naffzinger
Zeller
- John G. Zeller; child of Mathew Zeller; married Caroline Nicholas
Zimmerman
- Andrew Zimmerman (b. 1829); married Lena Keessawetter March
Zimmermann
- Michael Zimmermann; married Fannie Miller
Zinser
- J. G. Zinser (b. 1810); married Katrina Knoll
- Benjamin F. Zinser (b. 1851, Tazewell County)