William M. Welge was born December 27, 1868 near Butler, Illinois in Montgomery County south of Springfield, Illinois to Henry Welge and Martha Simmons. This was where he was located in the 1870 federal census. Henry 29 and Martha 24 … Continue reading
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Frank Shelley Morrison was born July 15, 1869, a native of Greencastle, Indiana, not far from Indianapolis to H.H. Morrison and Elizabeth Pearson. His youth was spent in acquiring an education in common schools. The 1880 federal census, found his … Continue reading
James Anderson Cannon was born in Morton, Indiana not far from Indianapolis to Basil Cannon and Lavina Lowe on August 15, 1860. By the 1880 federal census the family was living at 119 Vantress St. in Washington, Indiana. His father, … Continue reading
Roscoe Charles Launius was born near Stonefort, Illinois to John Logan Launius and Nancy Ann Absher on December 8, 1882. No obit was found for him but the 1880 federal census reflects the family living in what was then called … Continue reading
Although a proper obit could not be located for Owen Peterson Brown, he appears to have been born in Township 12 Range 3 of Johnson County near Vienna. This is where his farming family was located in the 1870 federal … Continue reading