Eccles, James was born 08 May 1846 in Evansville, IL. On 05 Oct 1869 he married Mary E Smith. In 1867 he was the constable. He and Mary had 3 children. James' father was Edmond who was born in Twp Dilwort, Longridge near Preston Co Lancaster, England on 07 May 1806 and died 27 May 1873 in RC. AT the age of 26 he married Lucy Garner in England. At age 27 he came to the US with his wife and infant son Seth. First the family went to Monroe Co to Prairie Du Long where Edmond's brother lived. A bit later they moved to Evansville. Lucy died in Jul 1853 and Edmond married twice after that. James grandfather was named Seth. (1894)

Edwords, John L. was born 1824 in New Orleans, LA, the 1st of two children born to John J. Edwords and Eliza Gregory, both of Philadelphia, PA. He came to IL in 1843, engaged in farming near Chester, and in 1845 married Mrs. Josephine (Widen) Brazeau, the d/o a French settler to the area, Rafael Widen. In 1855 Mr. Edwords quit farming, moved to Chester, and began a drug business while also engaging in the lumber trade. He had four children, the three sons being Henry W., Clarence Edgar, and Guy Joseph. (1875)

Edmiston, William was born 21 Mar 1823 in TN. He married 27 Feb 1844 to Nancy Lindsey the d/o Thomas. Their children were: James H, William T, John H, Charles F and Jane. His father was William (Sr) who was born 08 Feb 1795 in VA. He married Sarah Askins in TN. In 1832 William (Sr) moved the family to RC> His wife Sarah died in RC in 1833. William and Sarah's children were: Albert( to KS), Polly (d by 1875), William, Rufus ( to KS), James and Sarah. William (Sr)'s father was Robert, who was born in VA and moved to TN. Robert married Susan Hannah. Their children were: William Joh, David Alexander and Polly. There was a note that this is a Scottish family and that in Scotland the name was spelt Edmondson. (1875)

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