My Mostly Hardin County, IL ancestors
DUTTON asahel e. jr. [Parents] was born 17 Jul 1807 in PA. He died 1874. He was buried in hill cemetary, gallatin co., IL. He married BRASIER irena 22 Jun 1832 in gallatin co., IL.
BRASIER irena was born abt. 1815 in TN. She died. She married DUTTON asahel e. jr. 22 Jun 1832 in gallatin co., IL.
They had the following children:
F i DUTTON alma l. was born Jun 1833 in IL. She died. M ii DUTTON william j. F iii DUTTON nancy j. was born 1837 in IL. She died. F iv DUTTON was born 1839 in IL. She died. M v DUTTON abner was born 1842 in IL. He died. M vi DUTTON george w. M vii DUTTON andrew w. rev. F viii DUTTON lydia elizabeth was born 1849 in IL. She died. F ix DUTTON susan elizabeth was born 1850 in IL. She died. F x DUTTON mary louisa was born 1 Apr 1852 in IL. She died. F xi DUTTON miranda e. was born 1854 in IL. She died.
HOBBS william died. He married DUTTON martha angelina.
DUTTON martha angelina [Parents] was born 8 Nov 1882 in hardin co., IL. She died 1965. She married HOBBS william.
LEONBERGER charles 1 died. He married OXFORD nancy jane Abt. 1877 in Gallatin Co., Illinois.
OXFORD nancy jane 1 died. She married LEONBERGER charles Abt. 1877 in Gallatin Co., Illinois.
They had the following children:
M i Grover LEONBERGER 1, 2 was born 18 Sep 1886 in Gallatin Co., Illinois. He died. M ii Allen LEONBERGER 1, 2 was born 17 May 1903 in Gallatin Co., Illinois. He died Dec 1975 in gallatin co., IL.
PATTON samuel s. was born 5 Apr 1829 in gallatin co., IL. He died 6 Dec 1865 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in angleton-patton, hardin co., IL. He married OXFORD hannah 1850.
OXFORD hannah [Parents] was born 8 Aug 1831 in burke co., NC. She died 9 Jan 1916 in hardin co., IL. She was buried in angleton-patton, hardin co., IL. She married PATTON samuel s. 1850.
The death of Aunt Hannah Patton last Sunday morning January 9, 1916 at the advanced age of 86 years removes from earth the last of the old family of Oxford's in this county of which she was the youngest member. She came to this county from North Carolina when she was a small child. Her parents settled in near Potts Hill, the Eastern part of the county, where they resided until they died. The family consisted of the six boys and two girls of all whom grew to man-hood and woman-hood and raised families. She was married to Samuel S. Patton, the youngest child of another sturdy family. Eight children were born to them, four boys and four girls. The oldest daughter who died many years ago was the mother of William Denton, Shawneetown and James E. Denton of Elizabethtown, IL. But threee of her children survive her. Rebecca Sutton, of near Sikeston, Mo., Mrs Sarah Carr, of near Yellow Springs, and Grant Patton of near Saline Creek. She was 86 last August 8th., and had been quite feeble for the last five years and while the grippe probably was the immediate cause of death, the physical structure which had supported her once strong and powerful physique for 86 years had been gradually yielding to the disturbing chemistries of failing life until the Good Lord said "Enough, Come up a little Higher" and thus ended a long and useful life which her children and grandchildren and other relatives would do well to emulate. Relatives and friends of this grand old sainted mother should not grieve over her timely dismiss, but rather adopt the language of the son of the late Dwight L. Moody, at his father's funeral who declared that they had met to celebrate a victory and not a defeat and so my we say of Aunt Hannah's death. It was a victory of the many sorrows, disappointments and other ills of to which human flesh is err. The deceased professed a friendship and love for the writer akin to that felt by his own mother and he therefore feels that one of the brightest friendships of his whole life has gone out forever. Remains were taken to the Yellow Springs church house a few hundred yards away where an appropriate funeral srevice was conducted by Re. Jonas Spivey and Millard Oxford to a large crowd of sympathizing mourners and thence to Angleton Cemetery where all her children were buried, where it found a last resting place beside her husband who has preceded her to the spirit land some 50 years ago. Peace and rest to the soul of this good wife and mother.
Roxie
Taken from the Hardin County, Indepnedent 13 January 1916
They had the following children:
F i PATTON mary ann M ii PATTON william r. was born 1853 in IL. He died. M iii PATTON elias M iv PATTON james wiatt F v PATTON rebecca h. F vi PATTON sarah a. M vii PATTON samuel grant F viii PATTON elizabeth "lizzie" was born Abt 1865 in IL. She died.
ANDERSON robert "robbie" was born 3 Jul 1919 in gallatin co., IL. He died 23 Jan 1972 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in cave hill-okerson addition, hardin co., IL. He married LEONBERGER eula mae 1939.
LEONBERGER eula mae [Parents] was born 28 May 1922 in hardin co., IL. She died 21 Oct 1958 in hardin co., IL. She was buried in cave hill-okerson addition, hardin co., IL. She married ANDERSON robert "robbie" 1939.
They had the following children:
F i ANDERSON anna mae M ii ANDERSON charles m. F iii ANDERSON roberta ruth M iv ANDERSON clarence was born 22 Jan 1947 in hardin co., IL. He died 20 Apr 1951 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in cave hill, hardin co., IL. F v ANDERSON martha rose F vi ANDERSON mona gail F vii ANDERSON shelia jean
BROWNFIELD james thomas [Parents] was born 10 Sep 1879 in hardin co., IL. He died 7 Aug 1951 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in hall #2-oxford, hardin co., IL. He married PATTON hannah lizzie 10 Sep 1898.
Obituary for James Brownfield Hardin County, Illinois OBITUARY After a long illness due to leukemi, James Brownfield, a well-known farmer of this county, died at the age of 71 years at his home near yellos Springs Church Sunday after-noon. He was a son of the late B.F. and Hannah Brownfield. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lizzie Brownfield, one son Marvin, near Cave-in-Rock, daughter, Mrs Mona Comoski, Huntington Park, CA., 2 grand daughters, Mrs Aline Tucker, Shawneetown, and Mrs Joan Frayser, Cave-in-rock. One great grand daughter, Miss Joyce Ann Tucker, Shawneetown and 5 sisters: Mrs Nora Oxford, near Cave-in-Rock, Mrs Eva Watters, the Wye, Gertie Leonberger, Shawneetown, Ida Ann Denton and Mrs Elihu Hall, Elizabethtown. Funeral services in charge of the Owen Funeral Home, were held Monday after- noon at the Yellow Springs Church, where he had been a member. The officiating ministers were Rev. Arthur Austin and Rev. Virgil Rutherford. Favorite songs of Mr. Brownfield were sung by the Levy Pond Quartette. Mrs. Wilda Denton sang "Precious Memories" as a solo at the request of Mrs. Brownfield. Among those who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gerschbacher and family, Carbondale, Mrs. Gertie Leonberger, Shawneetown, Mrs. Rachel Walker, Golconda. Mr. Brownfield's daughter Mrs Mona Comoski, had been here for a month helping to care for her father during his illness. Taken from the Hardin County Independent 23 Aug 1951-Vol. 80 #36-published in Hardin County, Illinois
PATTON hannah lizzie [Parents] was born 17 Nov 1879 in hardin co., IL. She died 22 Apr 1963 in hardin co., IL. She was buried in hall #2-oxford, hardin co., IL. She married BROWNFIELD james thomas 10 Sep 1898.
They had the following children:
M i BROWNFIELD gordon was born 1 Oct 1899 in hardin co., IL. He died 22 Jun 1903 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in hall #2-oxford, hardin co., IL. F ii BROWNFIELD mina F iii BROWNFIELD joanne M iv BROWNFIELD marvin F v BROWNFIELD mona
MANHART charles [Parents] was born Feb 1888 in hardin co., IL. He died 1978. He married DENTON phoebe iris 6 Oct 1911 in elizabethtown, hardin co., IL.
DENTON phoebe iris [Parents] was born 26 Mar 1893 in sparks hill, hardin co., IL. She died 23 Jun 1984 in owosso, MO. She married MANHART charles 6 Oct 1911 in elizabethtown, hardin co., IL.
Phoebe Iris Manhart, age 91 of 302 N. Saginaw St. Owosso, died Saturday June 23, 1984 at the Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility. She had been ill for the past 2 months.
She was a home-maker.
Funeral services will be held at the Nelson-House Funeral Home, Knapp & Smith Chapel on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Mr. Earl Skinner will officiate with burial in Hill crest Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the chapel today 9 to 9 P.M.
Mrs. Manhart was born in Sparks Hill, Ill. on March 26, 1893 the daughter of Andrew and Susan (Hess) Denton. She graduated from Owosso High School in 1928 thru Adult Education and had resided in Owosso since 1928. On June 11, 1911, she and Charles Manhart were married in Elizabethtown, Ill. Mr. Manhart died in 1978. Mrs. Manhart was a member of the First Baptist Church of Owosso.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Grace Hagan of Owosso, a son Walter of Orange Park, FL, a foster daughter, Mrs. Lucille Ledbetter of Ypsilanti, 9 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Mrs. Manhart was predeceased by a son. memorial are suggested to the First Baptist Church of Owosso.
Taken from the Hardin County Independent.
HARDIN COUNTY INDEPENDENT
12 JAN 1930 VOL 59 # 51TO ARTHUR
Ten thousand times, ten thousand times,
He passed and passed again;
He walked when sun was blistering hot
Nor minded he the rain
I hear him still, just after dark,
With firm and rapid tread;
Two miles held ____ before the lark
Too ere he went to bed.Peculiar was this son of earth
A different sort was he;
No chum he had in any man
Nor none an enemy
A sensitive and artistic man
With mind of mastery;
His thoughts pertained to bigger things,
From foolish slush kept free.That brother mine! Though pals we were
We would often disagree;
I am sorry now-he's gone away
He meant a lot to me
He rests among familiar scenes
Hes' gathered to his God,
His lowly bed lies close to home
Beneath the ground he trod.Phoebe D. Manhart
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HARDIN COUNTY INDEPENDENT
2 Feb 1928 Vol 57 #31CAVE-IN-ROCK
On the Ohio River,
Beyond route thirty four,
Lies the quaintest little village
Of a hundred years or more.It has a natural beauty
And an ancient history too
Of pirates stealing booty
From the flatboats passing through.Grand mother told me the story
A dozen times or so
When pirates in a dory
Searched the river high and low.When her father from Virginia came
In eighteen hundred four
This country was a wilderness
With Indians by the score.There was no Hardin County then,
This beautiful country here
Was overrun by animals
The wild cat, bear and deer.Her father learned the Indian lore
And to imitate their yell
When there was trouble brewing
The signs he knew full well.Many were his adventures
As he hunted dale and hill,
The stories of his encounters
Of course a book would fill.When old Grandad grew older
He felt the duty call
To take a flat boat of potatoes
To Louisiana every fall.That was their transportation means
Before the days of steam
And men progressed in spite of all
So crudely it may seem.They knew the pirate's headquarters
Was in the Cave-hole then
But their boats were strong and sturdy
And manned by muscled men.He told how they guarded
Their cargoes all along
And for the sake of "Safety First"
The "Flintlock" went along.They dreaded those murderous outlaws
Much more than Rock and shale,
They knew the pirates slogan
"Dead men tell no tales".If they passed the Cave in darkness,
They extinguished every light
For many a random bullet
Was fired into the night.For outlaws were without mercy
They cared not for life nor soul,
Their hearts in sinful greediness
Was centered on their goal.Many a strong and noble man
Was forced to "Walk the Plank"
The cargo they always pillaged
And then the vessels sank.The "Cave-hole" really harbored
Some pirates bold and bad
According to the story
Of my old Great Grandad.To look at its rustic beauty,
In summer, spring or fall
You would doubt it harbored booty
or was once a pirates' hall.Could it only voice its secrets
That its upper chamber holds'
Who knows, but what the booty
Within its bosom molds.By Phoebe D. Manhart
They had the following children:
F i MANHART lucille mae denton F ii MANHART grace M iii MANHART walter M iv MANHART died.
TINSLEY john "jackson" [Parents] was born 8 Mar 1804 in barren co., KY. He died 13 Jul 1866 in hardin co., IL. He was buried in adams-irby, hardin co., IL. He married BROOKS nancy 9 Jul 1827 in allen co., KY.
BROOKS nancy was born 14 Nov 1807 in TN. She died 24 May 1869 in hardin co., IL. She was buried in adams-irby, hardin co., IL. She married TINSLEY john "jackson" 9 Jul 1827 in allen co., KY.
They had the following children:
F i TINSLEY susan e. M ii TINSLEY john thomas M iii TINSLEY james madison w. was born 13 Mar 1831 in KY. He died. M iv TINSLEY elijah sylvester rev. M v TINSLEY moses was born 1843 in KY. He died. M vi TINSLEY cleo c. was born 1845 in KY. He died. F vii TINSLEY emma jane was born 13 Jul 1849 in allen co., KY. She died. F viii TINSLEY amy j.
LEONBERGER clarence frederick [Parents] was born 5 Jan 1902 in hardin co., IL. He died Jan 1931. He was buried in saline mines, gallatin co., IL. He married VICKERY ruth 19 Jan 1930 in gallatin co., IL.
Other marriages:WILLIAMS, myrtle
ASHFORD wesley was born in KY. He died. He married TINSLEY susan e. in KY.
TINSLEY susan e. [Parents] was born 1828 in allen co., KY. She died 1893. She was buried in adams - irby, hardin co., IL. She married ASHFORD wesley in KY.
Other marriages:YORK, charles
They had the following children:
F i ASHFORD nancy ellen F ii ASHFORD mary jane
