Winnebago County, IL Scrapbook Contributed to Hamburg Historical Society From Eleanor Eaton Transcribed by Jim Thoman Families listed in scrap-book apparently related, but not connected, Winnebago co, Ill Deaths Dr W.H. Roberts - Pecatonica, Winnebago co, Ill Date: not given What I know: born 9-1-1853 Huntington, Pa. Came west 1857, survived by parents, 2 brothers, 1 sister. For his health spent a year just before death in New Mexico and California. Henry M Cooke - Pecatonica, Winnebago co, Ill Date: not given Other info inc'd in listing: Ex-chairman of Winnebago county board of super-Visors. Born 3-18-1848 Atwater, Oh, was in C.W. Married 1-27-1869 M. Salisbury of Pecatonica. Survived by wife, sons Albert H and Harry. Preceeded Fred age 4 3-4-1877, Jennie age 8 3-5-1877, Frank age 29 2-4-1909. Buried Grove Cemetary Putnam Perley - Pecatonica, Winnebago co, Ill Date: not given Shown: One of Pecatonica's oldest citizens, deacon. Born 10-1-1810 Boxford Ma, came west to Ottawa(?) 1836, to Stephenson co, 1837, purchased land and moved to Pecatonica 1854. Married 1st 1834 to Sarah P Dow, 3 surviving children Benjamin D, J Warren, Fred: Sarah died bef 1849, d/o of a New England clergyman. Married 2nd Hannah K Morrill, also d/o of a New Hampshire deacon, Daniel Morrill. They adopted Anna born abt 1867 Ill. Benjamin was born abt 1843. Frederick b abt 1841. What I know: marriage to Hannah 8-23-1849, census 1870/1880 Pecatonica Christopher C Shepard - Pecatonica, Winnebago co, Ill Date: not shown, Ancestry shows 6-15-1886 Shown: born 1-20-1835, age 19 (1-24-1854) married Elizabeth R Palmer, settling Ridott 6-1-1854. Elizabeth died 2-2-1855, leaving an infant daughter who also died. Moved to Pecatonica 1871, ran a grocery, and remarried 10-12-1880 to Hannah Hollenbeck, who survived him. No children. What I know: Enumerated 1880 with parents Franklin age 72 b Ma and Nancy M age 70 b Ny. A C.C. Shepard married Eliza Ann Nickle 12-24-1854 which was 11 months after Elizabeth. Need to confirm this is the same Chistopher; also shows a dau Elizabeth b 1-25-1855. Rev D.M. Reed, Univeralist minister -- Rockford, Winnebago co, Ill Date: not shown, 10 week illness Winslow Salisbury - Rockford, Winnebago co, Ill Date: 1883, born 1839 + age 44 Other info inc'd in listing; Born Hamburg, Erie co, Ny. No listing of any relatives. Just shown as devoted husband/father and had friends. Next listing in book, shows his wife and children thank-ing everyone Mrs Nancy Maria Shepard - Twelve Mile Grove, Winnebago co, Ill w/o Franklin Shepard Date: June 18, 1889 Other info inc'd in listing: Born 4-6-1810 Oneida co, Ny Married Franklin 5-27-1829, he of New Marlboro, MA Removed to Ill 6-1854 United with Congregational Church, Twelve Mile Groove Franklin still living Sarah Kilgore - Pecatonica w/o Alexander Kilgore, maiden name Sarah Scott Date: 10-12-1890 at the daughter's Mrs Martha J Salisbury Shown: Born 9-20-1820 Whitestown, Oneida co, Ny, oldest of 6 children. Married 1840 Buffalo, Erie co, Ny, moved to Ridott 1856, settled on a farm, came to Pecatonica 1882 where she spent the remaining years. George Funnell - listed Pecatonica Date: 8-14-1904 Shown: born 9-14-1842 Barcomb, England, came to US 1854 locating Elgin, 1861 came to Pecatonica, father and mother died Elgin, leaving he and brother James orphans. Married 1867 Armitta Abbott of Wayne, Ill, children Fred, Frank, and 2 who died infancy. Owned and ran a Meat market, left 5000.00 insurance policies Norma Jean Salisbury- Pecatonica d/o Fred R and Estelle Salisbury Date: not given, 1897 + 7, 1904 Shown: age 7 yrs, died Freeport, born 11-3-1897 Bradford, Pa. Moved Pecatonica 1899, then Freeport 1901. Funeral at gr-mother Mrs M.J. Salisbury Winslow Blake Salisbury - Pecatonica s/o m/m Fred Salisbury Date: about 1916, was a junior in high school, born 9-6-1899. Other info inc'd in listing: Born Pecatonica, moved to Rockford age 6 (1905). Member of the Young People's Society of the 2nd Congregational Church, Rockford. Sister Marjorie Mrs M. J. Salisbury - listed Pecatonica and Rockford maiden name Martha J Kilgore Date: 2-20-1913 at her daughter's Seward, Nebraska, Other info inc'd in listing: Born 7-30-1845 Hamburg, Erie co, Ny moved to Illinois in 1856 w/ her parents, settling in Ridott, Stephenson co. Married Winslow Salisbury, 1-1-1864, residing until 1909 in Pecetonica, moving to Seward. Mother of Eugene W and Sadie R Brown of Seward, and Fred R of Rockford. Husband died 9-9-1882, and one Smith A died 5-12-1890. John W Wolven - listed Pecatonica Date: not shown, but he was 76 when he died, making it 1906 Other info inc'd in listing: Born 9-4-1830 Greene co, Ny, s/o Jacob Wolven and Elizabeth Story, both born Ny. Lived in Canada, then back to Ny. On the trip west, they stayed in Lewiston & Lockport, Niagara co, Ny, and Buffalo, Erie co, Ny, then Racine, Wisc by way of the lakes w/ uncle Mr Wright. His father died 1843, he the eldest and mother w/siblings did all the above moving. Mother remarried and died 1893 in Seward, Winnebago co, John bought land there. By 1852 he married Juliette Martin, owning substanial land in Winnebago and Stephenson co. She was born ca 1836, died 1879 leaving 4 children, one of which died at 10 days old, Albert. Married 2nd Ida Lamb, and lived with her for 22 yrs when she died, then 9-7-1904 he married 3rd Mrs Melvina Wallick. Left an estate valued at $600,000.00, owning some 150 lots in Rockford, land holdings. [Launching of ship, Steamer A. B. Wolvin, date not given, largest on the Great Lakes at the time. Wonder if the name was related to above or below. Built at Lorain, launched Detroit.] Eugene B Wolvin - of Minneapolis, MN formally of Pecatonica Date: 1923, born 1863 age 60 = 1923 Shown: born 8-15-1863 Cleveland, Oh nearly 60 when died. Married 6-18-1884 to Myrtle Butler, removed to Iowa, owning and running a shoe factory in Pecatonica. Suvived by wife and daughter Finetta andd son Harrington. Francis (Frank) John Bucklin - Died in Long Beach, Ca (formally of Pecatonica) Date: not shown, but he was enumerated 1920 Long Beach, so 1920-1925 What I know: Frank the s/o Rodney Bucklin & Lorinda Salisbury. Children Rodney M b 6-1877, Nettie E b 1-1879, Frank W b 10-1880, Maggie P b 4-1883. Nettie married a Bond, Maggie married a Keiser. Lived his last 5 yrs Long Beach. Mrs Robert Kilgore - Pecatonica w/o Robert, maiden name Clara E Leland Date: 4-4-1924 Shown: born 7-29-1855 Lanark, Ill d/o James M and Elizabeth Leland, at age 2 yrs, her parents bought a farm at Pecatonica. Married 1-12-1887, no children but survived by husband and sister Jennie Johnson. Graduated Pecatonica H.S. 1874, school teacher for yrs. Full article showing the people at funeral, both local and out of town. Mrs William A Hamilton - Pecatonica Mrs William A Hamilton, maiden name Sophia Kilgore Date: 7-31-1921 Other info inc'd in listing: Born 2-18-1850 Buffalo, Erie co, Ny came west with family that same year, settling in Ridott. Married Will-iam A Hamilton 12-5-1877, 1878 moved to Iowa. Later moved to Ardock and Devils Lake, N Dakota. Survived by William. William A Hamilton - Pecatonica, at his brother's Myron's home s/o above Date: not shown but after 1921 Shown: born 5-14-1854 Seward, Neb. Married 12-5-1877 Sophia Kilgore, moved To Devils Lake, N Dakota. Sophia died there 7-31-1921, he moved back to Pecatonica to be with his aged mother, three brothers Charles in Florida Myron Pecatonica, Raymond Seward. Three sisters, Cora and Anna Hobson, Grace Tooles all in Winnebago co. No children of his own. Clarence Doty - Pecatonica Date: not shown, b 1862 + 63 yrs old at death = 1925 Shown: born 2-3-1862 Pecatonica, married same, Margaret Sloan of Pecatonica. Three sons Fay, Frank and Walter, 2 daus Beth and Marjory. Beth married A Howarth, Marjory unmarried Mrs Sarah Hamilton - listed Pecatonica Date: 10-16-1926, born 1833 + age 93 Shown: died Winnebago, born 2-9-1833 Stalybridge, Lancashire. England Came to Ill w/ parents 6-1842. Married 1-1-1851 to J.M. Hamilton. Mother of 10 children Another article shows her picture, at the 90th birthday gathering, not very clear. Shows her name as Sarah Derwent Hamilton. Mrs John M Marks - Pecatonica maiden name Myrta Florence Hance, d/o Ogden & Amanda Hance Date: not given Shown: born 5-5-1868 Pecatonica, married 3-29-1904. Married previously and had a child Rae. Sibling Edgar L Hance died 8-1918. Mrs James A Provoost - Pecatonica maiden name Mamie Alice O'Brien, d/o James O'Brien and Anne Simpson Date: not given, but census shows she died 1921-1929 Shown: born 4-6-1865 Lake Geneva, Wisc, moved w/ parents to Pecatonica 1874. Married James A Provoost 7-4-1886, who survived her as well as a daughter Nellie who married Joseph B Scott of Freeport What I know: Enumerated 1900, showing her b/d 4-1865, he 5-1863, Nellie 3-1887 married 14 yrs (1886). James and Mamie were shown 1920, but James was shown with new wife 1930, just married. Rev D.M. Reed - Rockford Univeralist minister Date: not shown, 10 week illness G Will Fish - Rockford Date: not shown Shown: two daus Morgan and Bertha, Morgan married a Wise, Bertha married a Hoyt living Chicago, and survived by wife. No b/d shown or death age. Mrs Charles E Doty - Rockford maiden name Ella May Hamilton Date: not given Shown: Born 1-23-1861 Seward, Neb? Survived by husband 2 sons, Ward and Jay, 1 dau Anna, 4 brothers, 3 sisters listed in listing. Paschal Colvin - Pecatonica Date: not shown, but born 1832, was 80 yrs old at death, 1912 What I know: Born 11-17-1832 Hamburg, Erie co, Ny, s/o Amos Colvin & Hannah Salisbury. 1850 Hamburg living w/ Alvin Salisbury. 1870 Ridott, Stephenson co, shown single 1900 Pecatonica, single, head w/ mother Hannah Farwell b 5-1807 Vt, lived to almost 100 yrs. Rodney Bucklin - Pecatonica Date: not shown, but he was born 11-19-1824 Hamburg, Erie co, Ny died age 89 So it would appear the listing was late 1913 or early 1914 Other info inc'd in listing: Married Lorinda Salisbury 10-18-1850 d/o Smith Salibury and Rowena Parker. Moved west 1851 and settled Jackson co, Iowa, in 1863 they moved to Pecatonica. Three sons Rodney and Frank, S Dakota, Winslow, Pecatonica. Lorinda still alive. Death, Location not shown Joseph Kilgore, no age given, no birth given, no occupation given, apparently not married, but was quite old. Another funeral listing shows he lived Clark Street, owned a meat market, attended by; m/m Robert Kilgore Pecatonica, m/m Hiram Pierce Hamburg, Mrs M.A. Rose Colorado Springs, Mrs A.J. Salisbury and E.S.Williamson Buffalo, Mrs Laura Salisbury and Mrs L Washburn Forrestville, Mrs William Glassford Mt Jewett, m/m George Luther Olean (Chautauqua co), Mrs Carrie Brazelton Chicago Lawrence Wayne Bucklin, s/o Winslow and Flora B Bucklin, age 2yrs, 3, 19, no date given. Marriages Pecatonica - Clara E Leland to Robert Kilgore, she the d/o m/m J. M. Leland Date: not shown, listing broken up, 1900 census Pecatonica shows married 13 yrs, 1887. What I know: Same census shows her 0-0, guessing they did not have children. He a farmer, her father born Vt, her mother born Pa. Pecatonica - [or somewhere in Winnebago co] Jennie Scott Wood to Dorin Elden Branstetter, she the youngest d/o m/m H. H. Wood Date: not shown Other info inc'd in listing: She a teacher 'here and at Winnebago' Rockford - Edward Cleveland to Stella Eddy, d/o m/m Elliott Eddy of Seward, he from Rockford Date: not given. 1910 census married 22 yrs, 1888 Pecatonica - Sadie R Salisbury to Joseph R Brown, she the d/o of above, (father Winslow) Date: not given, but census data 1910 Seward, Neb shows married 2 yrs or 1908 Other info inc'd in listing: Going to Chicago, to Omaha, settling Seward, Neb. She a talented musician, he the s/o William Brown, quite established in Seward. Isa Kilgore to Hiram A Pierce, she the d/o Mrs Sarah Kilgore Date: 6-27-1887 in Winnebago Co. Illinois What I know: Hiram and Isa were both born 1863, she was quite pregnant at the Marriage, as their first was born November. Edward Garst to Bertha G Goodwin Date: [1889-06-19; from IL Marriage database] Shown: Bertha resides where they were married 9 yrs, Edward from Coon Rapids, Ia. She a graduate of Northwestern, 1878 Edwards siblings Mary, Morrison. Edward a successful merchant in Coon Rapids James Thayer Joslin to Mrs Harriett Ina Scott in Rockford Date: not given Shown: secret marriage, she of Pecatonica, he a special assessor in Rockford [he married Sarah Towne Miller, 8 Oct 1891 in Winnebago co. Src: Illinois Marriage Index] Jennie M Leland to Edward Johnson - Pecatonica Date: not given, before 1924 Shown: he a county treasurer, and businessman in DeKalb county, she from Pecatonica, graduated from the high school, working 5 yrs at the Elgin Courier, Elgin, Ill. Marriage at her sister's home, Mrs Robert Kilgore Anniversary, somewhere in Winnebago co Ill Mr/Mrs H.H. Wood Date: 10-5-1926 married 10-5-1876, 50th Other info inc'd in listing: He, Henry H Wood, she, Jennie R Salisbury, d/o m/m Francis Salisbury. Henry was from Boston. M/m Francis Salisbury moved into the house 1863. Graduating Class Pecatonica High School, Pecatonica, Ill Date: not shown Shown: class Nellie A Mitchell, Della R Jones, Nancy M Halsey, Charles A Shimmin, Walter S Van Kirk, Harry M Olson. Sextet, Mrs Knowlton, Misses Leland, Lucy & Mina Shimmin, Messrs Thompson and Goodrich HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails