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Quellen-Verweis NF19588 :

Personen : Eck Jewel "Skeet" Ione, Jay Bill
They divorced after about 5 years of marriage.

Quellen-Verweis NF19612 :

Personen : (Unknown) , Eck Jewel "Skeet" Ione
They were said to of been married in Mexico, and they separated several weeks later.

Quellen-Verweis NF19667 :

Personen : Helfrich Heinrich, Seib Sabina
The below information was provided by Bill Buchholz:
HELFRICH, NICKOLAS FAMILY, F311
"The vessel Marcia Cleares, with F. W. Chadbourne as master, departed Antwerp, Belgium, and arrived at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana 18 June 1845 with 161 passenger aboard. The passenger list reads: "Wm. Nicolas Helfrich, Catherine 23, Valentine 20, Anna Maria 13, Elise. 13, Nicolas 10, Margaretha 6 and Jacob Cornelius," The ages on the passenger list are not quite accurate. Jacob Cornelius was an adult relative accompanying the family. They had 3 chests of clothing. " Records of this family are found in the Catholic Church of the village of Biblis, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany near the Rhein River. In 1986 Biblis will celebrate the 1150th anniversary of its founding in 836 A.D. The family name Helfrich is found in records in the area of Biblis as far back as 1589. The passenger list does not show the name of the wife of Nicolas/Nikolaus and mother of the children -- Ann Maria Mehler of the village of Nordheim. Records indicate two daughters died in infancy, Appolonia and Katharina. Nickolaus was born 8 September 1793 son of Heinrich Helfrich and Sabina Seib. Nikolaus and his children lived in or near Belleville. He died in 1849.
"Catherine (Katherine) Helfrich born 26 December 1822 married Nicolaus Stauder on 13 April 1846. She died 12 December 1915, (See the Nicolaus Stauder family.)
"Valentine Helfrich born 11 May 1825 died in Belleville 2 February 1855.
"Anna Maria Helfrich born 18 July 1827 died in Belleville 22 December 1849.
"Elizabeth Helfrich born 6 March 1831 married George Rothmeier/Rodenmeyer/Rotemeyer in St. Clair County.
"Margaretha/Margaret Helfrich born 23 October 1838 married Phillip Rothmeier/ Rodenmeyer/Rotemeyer on 16 November 1856 in St. Clair County. She died 21 September 1921.
"Nicolas born 5 June 1834 married Marianne/Marion Erlinger Schaedler in May 1856 in Belleville. Marianne was born in France 7 November 1831 and had been married to Jacob Schaedler. Nicolas and Marianne lived on the 'east side of Jackson Street between 4th and 5th South Streets' in Belleville when on 19 September 1864 Nicolas was drafted to serve in the Army of the United States. Nineteen-year-old Louis Wasser, born in France, agreed to become a substitute for sufficient consideration. Nicolas was a brick layer by trade. Besides living in Belleville where all of their children were born they also lived in Carondelet, South St. Louis, Missouri. The house at 7210 Michigan Avenue, Carondelet, St. Louis was built by him and served as his home./ Records as early as 1870 indicate they lived in Carondelet. Their sons were also nearby residents. "After Marianne died 6 April 1902 in Carondelet, Nicolas lived with Sophia Caroline the widow of his son, Nicholas Jacob, at 209 E. Schirmer St., in Carondelet. until his death 18 May 1910. My mother (Barbara Fuchs Helfrich) remembered his passing her home on his way to St. Boniface Catholic Church. Nicolas and Marianne are both buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri.
"Nicloas is remembered by his last surviving grandchild, Sister M. Sophina (Ernesta Felcia Helfrich, daughter of Nicholas Jacob) of the Sisters of Christian Charity, St. Vincent's German Orphan Home, Florissant, Missouri. At this writing she is 87 years young (I tried to contact her in June 1990 she was transferred to Chicago, Illinois---Bill). Sister Sophina recalls her grandfather in her memoirs."
My paternal grandfather, Nicholas Helfrich, when in the middle seventies asked to move in with our family. He felt most secure, in his failing years, with "Sophie." All his sons had passed away. Since he insisted on living independently, the large front room on the west side of the house was made ready for his quarters. The set-up was lovely. Grandpa could come and go at will without contacting our family. Right from the start we younger children fell in love with him. He would spend many an hour sitting in the rocker, smoking a cigar, entertaining us with lovely stories. What we like best was that ever so often he would give us a penny or two to spend for candy Grandpa was the owner of a beautiful double-set of dominoes. Hours of fun were spent in the building of castles and all sorts of things on Grandpa's table. He got as much fun out of watching this childish sport as we did. As soon as one of the younger children learned from observing how to play dominoes, he was permitted to join the elders in a real game. Whole afternoons were sometimes spent on playing dominoes.'
"Known children of Nicolas and Marianne were: Nicholas Jacob, Peter W., Louis Dominik, Jacob J., Francis (Frank) and Rosa, all born in Belleville."
"Nicholas Jacob (16 January 1858 - 17 August 1900) was baptized in St. Peter's Cathedral in Belleville, 26 January 1858. Sponsors were Elizabeth Rothmeier and Jacob Irlinger. Nicholas Jacob, a molder by trade, married Sophia Caroline Maier/Meyer of St. Louis on 2 June 1881. Sophia was born in St. Louis on 28 February 1862 to Gerard Henry Maier/Meyer and Caroline Hatterbeck. Gerard Henry Maier/Meyer was born in Germany; Caroline Hatterbeck was born in Hanover, Germany. Sophia was baptized in St. Boniface Catholic Church on 3 March 1862; sponsors were John Gerard Block and Sophie Liermann. Sophia died on 3 December 1933. Nicholas Jacob and Sophia Caroline are buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri."
"The children of Nicholas Jacob and Sophia Caroline Helfrich were born in St. Louis: Aloys Nicholas, Alphonse H., William Peter, Rose Alma, John Arthur, Albert Louis, Elmer Franz, Harry Jacob, Bernhard Frank, Ernesta Felicia and Karl George Bernhard. Rose Alma married Valentine Bayer. We were told that for a time after their marriage Nicholas Jacob and Sophia Caroline Helfrich lived in Belleville on Caroline Street. Peter W. Helfrich (May 1860-8 July 1907) married a woman named Katherine. Their children were: Edward, Joseph, Arthur, Gertrude (Brown). Emil and Adolph all of St. Louis. In 1891 Peter's trade was a coremaker. He is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery."
Louis Domnik Helfrich (February 1862/1863-13 April 1903) married a woman named Margaret. Their children were: Charles P., Oscar F. Louis D. Jr., Mary, and Agnes M. (Krumm) all of St. Louis. Louis was a carpenter. The Weekly Advocate of Belleville, 17 April 1903 tells of his fall 125 feet from the tenth story of the Chemical Building annex in St. Louis. The injuries caused his death. He is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery."
"Jacob J. Helfrich (1864)-8 July 1910) was married to a woman named Margaret. There are no known children from this union. Margaret had a daughter named Oma M. Dennis. Jacob fell on some iron rods while working at the Indiana Refining Company of Vincennes, Indiana, and died of injuries. He had lived in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery."
"Francis/Frank Helfrich (11 June 1867-4 June 1915) was an iron molder by trade. He was married to a woman named Catherine. Known children were Frank W., Walter William and Clara W. (Scherer) all of St. Louis. Francis is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri."
"Rosa Helfrich (12 August 1869-5 October 1893) was born in Belleville. She married Charles Vogel. No known children of this union. Only 24 years old when she died she is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery."
"Although the majority of the descendants of Nikolaus and Anna Maria Helfrich remain in the Belleville and St. Louis areas, many are scattered all over the United States. It is a far distance from the Rhein River to the desert of Arizona where this story unfolds and where I reside with my husband, John R. Hill, Jr. Our thanks to the St. Clair County Genealogy Society; to Peter Fink of Einhausen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; to Elsie Wasser of Edwardsville, Illinois; to Marcella Becherer Stauder of Belleville, who shared data and encouragement with me; to our beloved aunt, Sister Sophina, for sharing her memories; and especially to my mother, Barbara Fuchs Helfrich, whose love of heritage and volumes of notes, pictures and documentation made this research possible. We give thanks to God."
ST. CLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, 1990, Vol. 1., Page 295, Family 311
LDS Baptism: 10 Apr 1992 ARIZO
LDS Endowment: 15 Apr 1992 ARIZO
LDS Sealing Child: 22 Sep 1992 ARIZO
Changed: 31 Mar 2000
SOURCES OF DATA: Marc Abbott, Email: (*Private Information)
Note: (*Private Information) - The private information pertaining to living individuals has been removed, and is only available upon request to related family members.

Quellen-Verweis NF19770 :

Personen : Barringer Gilbert V., Berns Rosella
Publication: Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
Date: February 12, 1991
Section: Life
Page: B6
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Barringer of Pana will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Lake Lawn Restaurant, Pana.
Mr. Barringer and Rosella Berns were married Feb. 18, 1941, in Pana. They are retired from farming.
They are the parents of Joyce Pennypacker of Decatur and Judy Vits of rural Pana. They have four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. One son is deceased.
Publication: Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
Date: February 13, 2001
Section: Life
Page: C4
Celebrating a 60th wedding anniversary are Gilbert and Rosella Berns Barringer of Pana. Although the Barringers didn't marry on Valentine's Day, it was close. They were married Feb. 18, 1941, in Pana. He is a retired farmer. She is a homemaker.
They are the parents of Joyce Pennypacker of Palm Bay, Fla., and Judy Vits of Pana. They have four grandsons and seven great-granddaughters.
The Barringers will observe the anniversary at a family dinner Sunday, Feb. 18, at Oak Terrace in Pana.

Quellen-Verweis NF20047 :

Personen : McDaniel Clarissa C., Vaniteron William E.
Their marriage is listed in Volume D, page 274, marriage license # is 137.

Quellen-Verweis NF20048 :

Personen : (Unknown) Eva, Eck Jacob
The family is listed in the 1860 Census of St. Clair County, Illinois.
Microfilm M653-224 and M653-225

Quellen-Verweis NF20053 :

Personen : (Unknown) , Lehn Christopher
The family immigrated on 27 Feb 1852, from Edenkoben, Germany to Bureau County, Illinois.
Christopher Lehn, Occupation: Baker
wife (n.n.g.)
son (n.n.g.)
Johann Jacob - father, Occupation: Wine grower. He later returned to Germany.
The above information is from from book: "1833 Thru 1906 Palatine Emigrants from Edenkoben (in Rheinland Pfalz, West Germany) to North America" By Pfarrer Alfred Hans Kuby.

Quellen-Verweis NF20138 :

Personen : (Unknown) , Rushbrook William Earl
Published on December 9, 1998, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
GIRL ADMITS KILLING FATHER IN ESCALON:
A 15-year-old girl shot and killed her father while he slept early Tuesday morning, Escalon police reported.
William Earl Rushbrook, 55, was pronounced dead at 2:02 a.m. at his home in the 2300 block of Autumn Lane, in the southeast part of town.
Rushbrook, a national coordinator for Christian Disaster Response, died from four gunshot wounds to the head, said Sgt. Bill Isaacs of the San Joaquin County coroner's office.
Rushbrook's daughter Marika . . . .
Published on December 10, 1998, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
FAMILY VIOLENCE BUILT UP:
DEAD MAN HAD PRIOR ARREST INVOLVING GUN:
Three times since January, Escalon police had gone to the Autumn Lane home of William Rushbrook.
They went there again Tuesday morning, this time to investigate his death.
Rushbrook's 15-year-old daughter, Marika, told authorities she shot her father to death, using his own gun, sometime around 1:30 a.m. She remained in custody Wednesday at San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall in French Camp.
Published on December 11, 1998, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
SAN JOAQUIN WANTS TO TRY GIRL AS ADULT IN DAD'S SLAYING:
The San Joaquin County district attorney will seek to try 15-year-old Marika Rushbrook as an adult in the slaying of her father, William Earl Rushbrook.
Deputy District Attorney Ed Busuttil made the request Thursday during a brief Juvenile Court proceeding. Busuttil would not disclose details about the case.
But other details about Rushbrook's life, including a Jan. 31 incident in which he threatened the life of his daughter and her boyfriend, are coming to light. The . . . .
Published on December 15, 1998, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
TEEN SUSPECT FACES EVALUATION:
GIRL ACCUSED OF SHOOTING FATHER WILL UNDERGO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING:
Normally, there is nothing unusual about a court ordering a psychological evaluation for a murder suspect.
You can throw out normal, however, when the suspect is a 15-year-old orphan accused of shooting to death her sleeping father.
Escalon teen-ager Marika Rushbrook is charged with the murder of her 54-year-old father, William Earl Rushbrook. It was a week ago today that Rushbrook was shot four times in the head while asleep in his bed.
The San Joaquin District Attorney . . . .
JUDGE GRANTS CONTINUANCE IN RUSHBROOK MURDER CASE
Marika Rushbrook turned her head. The Escalon teen-ager seemed to be looking for someone in the back of the room.
Soon, a smile that could warm even the coldest of mornings spread across her face. Pulling her fingers close together, the 15-year-old waved at a familiar face. A young man in the visitors gallery returned the gesture.
It was difficult to imagine this wisp of a girl holding a gun to her father's head and pulling the trigger four times. But it was a . . . .
Published on January 5, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
TEEN'S LACK OF GUARDIAN CONCERNS LAWYER:
Can a 15-year-old murder suspect receive fair treatment under the law without a parent or legal guardian to rely upon for advice and counsel?
Deputy Public Defender Keith Arthur is not so sure.
The defense attorney raised the issue Monday during a brief San Joaquin County Juvenile Court hearing for Marika Rushbrook.
The Escalon teen-ager is accused of shooting to death her father, William Earl "Rush" Rushbrook, 54, while he slept in his bed Dec. 8 . . . .
Published on January 9, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
SUSPECT'S AUNT STEPS FORWARD:
SEEKS CUSTODY OF TEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
A potential guardian surfaced Friday for a 15-year-old Escalon girl charged with murdering her father while he slept.
Beverly Rushbrook, the 48-year-old aunt of Marika Rushbrook, confirmed that she is seeking custody of the girl. The Ripon woman said she met with a paralegal this week to complete the paperwork necessary to begin the guardianship process.
San Joaquin County officials will conduct a background check on Beverly Rushbrook. Eventually, a judge will determine whether
Published on January 12, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
ACCUSED KILLER MEETS WITH AUNT SEEKING CUSTODY:
Marika Rushbrook hugged her aunt and cried Saturday, the first time the pair had met since the 15-year-old Escalon girl was accused of killing her father while he slept last month.
"She hugged me for a long time," said Beverly Rushbrook, 48, of Ripon. "It was a very emotional meeting. She just broke down in tears. She misses her brothers."
Such emotion, however, was not in evidence at a brief Monday morning hearing in San Joaquin . . . .
Published on April 27, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
RUSHBROOK PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER:
SENTENCING SET MAY 10 FOR TEEN-AGER
Marika Rushbrook pleaded guilty tosecond-degree murder Monday, almost four weeks after a judge ruled that the Escalon teen-ager should be tried as a juvenile on charges that she shot her father to death while he slept.
Rushbrook's trial was scheduled to begin May 14. With Monday's plea, the 16-year-old girl will be formally sentenced May 10 by Judge Thomas Harrington in San Joaquin County Juvenile Court. She likely will be committed to a California Youth . . . .
Published on May 11, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
RUSHBROOK SENTENCED TO PRISON UNTIL AGE 25:
WIDOW VENTS IRE AT TEEN, COURT SYSTEM:
A San Joaquin County judge Monday ordered Escalon teen-ager Marika Rushbrook locked up until her 25th birthday as punishment for shooting her sleeping father to death in December.
Judge Thomas Harrington sent Rushbrook, 16, to a California Youth Authority women's facility in Ventura.
The sentence wasn't a surprise. It largely was decided March 31, when Harrington ruled that Rushbrook be tried a juvenile in the December slaying, and four weeks later, when . . . .
Published on December 27, 1999, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California.
GIRL WHO KILLED FATHER "GETTING HELP' BEHIND BARS, AUNT SAYS:
16-YEAR-OLD MARIKA RUSHBROOK OF ESCALON COULD BE FREE BEFORE 25.
Spending her second holiday season behind bars, Marika Rushbrook is "getting the help she obviously needs" at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo, according to her aunt, Beverly Rushbrook.
Marika Rushbrook, who will be 17 in March, pleaded guilty in April tosecond-degree murder in the Dec. 8, 1998, shooting death of her father, 54-year-old William Rushbrook of Escalon. Investigators said Marika killed her father with four bullets from his own . . . .

Quellen-Verweis NF20150 :

Personen : Myslicki Theckla, Szeremete Thomas (Tmyko)
The family lived in Scranton, Pennsylvania, moved to Minnesota and finally ended up in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois.

Quellen-Verweis NF20199 :

Personen : Eck Martin (Jr.), Rakers Anna Maria Catherina
In 2006, Loyd Swiney said, "Martin Eck married Catherine Lehn." Her full name is Anna Maria Catherina Rakers, and she is the widdow of Josef "Joseph & Joe" Lehn.

Quellen-Verweis NF20207 :

Personen : Eck Roberta LaVonne, Trogdon Charles Warren
Last known to be living at 3366 South Ock St., Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 67217-3365.

Quellen-Verweis NF20232 :

Personen : McGuff William Chandler, White Martha
They had three boys.

Quellen-Verweis NF20238 :

Personen : Lowalski Louisa "Louise", Vits John
Listed in the (1763-1900) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index:
Groom: John Vits
Bride: Louisa Lowalski
County: Christian
Date: April 29, 1874
Marriage Licence: 00003482
Volume: 00B, Page: 0079
As of 1900, they're living in Assumption, Township, Christian County, Illinois.
As of 1900, they had 10 children, with 7 living.
As of 1910, they're living in Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois.
As of 1910, they had 10 children, with 7 living.

Quellen-Verweis NF20240 :

Personen : Goss Albert, Holstine Sarah Jane
As of 1900, they're living in Eagle Fort, Dallas County, Texas.

Quellen-Verweis NF20243 :

Personen : Goss Jake Alva, Varner Rebecca
As of 1860, they're living in Finley, Webster County, Missouri.
As of 1870, they're living in Finley, Webster County, Missouri.

Quellen-Verweis NF20247 :

Personen : Varner Eli C., Williams Elizabeth
Rebecca Varner is believed to be their only child.

Quellen-Verweis NF20255 :

Personen : Goss James P., Haskins Martha F.
As of 1900, they had 6 of 6 children living.
As of 1910, they had 9 of 10 children living.

Quellen-Verweis NF20272 :

Personen : Goss Sarah M. E., Talley Robert G.
As of 1910, they had 1 of 8 children living.

Quellen-Verweis NF20275 :

Personen : (Unknown) Charity, Cannox Robert
As of 1930, they're living in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Quellen-Verweis NF20296 :

Personen : (Unknown) Ivy, Kimbrell Arley Virto
They lived Northport, next to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
No children were born to this union.

Quellen-Verweis NF20297 :

Personen : Kimbrell Clara Lee, Moore John
No children were born from this union.

Quellen-Verweis NF20298 :

Personen : (Unknown) Mae Pearl, Kimbrell Chilton "Dan"
They had 3 sons.

Quellen-Verweis NF20328 :

Personen : Beyers Cecilia, Gudehus George C.
Listed in the 1914 City Directory, Pana, Christian County, Illinois:
Gudehus George C. (Cecilia), secy and mngr Lilly of the Valley Creamery Assn, r 412 S Walnut.
Research Note: The above (Cecilia) is Cecilia (Beyers) Gudehus.

Quellen-Verweis NF20357 :

Personen : (Unknown) Faith, Comerford Patrick
As of 2006, they're living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Quellen-Verweis NF20362 :

Personen : (Unknown) Caroline, Eissler Johann Jacob
There is an Eisler family in Fostoria on the 1880 census. The following are the names, age, place of birth and relationship as they appear.
Jacob Eisler 41 WERTEMBERG Self
Caroline Eisler 33 MECKLENBERG Wife
Charles Eisler 11 Ohio Son
Minnie Eisler 9 Ohio Daughter
Louisa Eisler 7 Ohio Daughter
Mary Eisler 4 Ohio Daughter
Frederick Eisler 1 Ohio Son

Quellen-Verweis NF20372 :

Personen : Froehlin Katie, Meier (Unknown)
They had two children.

Quellen-Verweis NF20373 :

Personen : Abegg Edward, Mueller Catherine
They had 4 children.

Quellen-Verweis NF20406 :

Personen : Overstreet Clyde, Sinclair Maude
Seven children were born from this union. As of 2006, three of their sons are dead. Two drowned in Virginia in 1951, and the
last one died in Florida in 1999.

Quellen-Verweis NF20417 :

Personen : McDaniel Warren "Bud" Ross, Messenger Mary Edith
One child was born from this union.

Quellen-Verweis NF20437 :

Personen : Alexander Walton, Patterson Ann
This branch of the family information is from an interview with Mitchell McCormack, Jr., Plattin, Mo., 1993.

Quellen-Verweis NF20456 :

Personen : (Unknown) Anna, Westover Amasa H.
They started out living in all parts of Nebraska.

Quellen-Verweis NF20462 :

Personen : Bevenue Louie, Tongay Adaline
Seven children were born from this union, and five of them died in infancy.

Quellen-Verweis NF20666 :

Personen : Davidson Diana, Wagner Michael Eugene
No children were born from this union.
They lived in Memphis, Missouri.
As of 2006, Diana still lives in Memphis, Missouri.

Quellen-Verweis NF20667 :

Personen : Anthony Joan Price, Wagner Robert "Bob" Larry
They divorced in 1979 or 1980.
All of Bob & Joan's kids & Joan live in the Denver area.

Quellen-Verweis NF20683 :

Personen : Cannon Zacariah Taylor, Moore Mary Suffrona
Cannon, Z. T. Spouse : Moore, M. S.
Marriage date : Sep 23, 1886
County : Bedford
Gender : Male
Source : County Court Records
Microfilm Number : 0476043 - 0476047

Quellen-Verweis NF20687 :

Personen : Cannon Lucy Evelyn, Foster Byron Lee
Provided by Douglas L. Foster:
Byron Foster and Evelyn Cannon met about 1920 or early 1921 when he was a young (29 years old) widower and she was a 17 year old girl. He was the superintendent of construction on a series of small bridges being built on the Shelbyville - Tullahoma pike near the Cannon home. On the same day they noticed each other and both inquired of Doc Brown, who ran a small country grocery store nearby who the other was. They met, dated for several months and became engaged.
They were planning to go to the minister's house in Shelbyville to be married. They and another couple as witnesses went in Byron's Model "T" Ford to the minister's house where they found him outside in his yard. He told them that he could marry them there so the wedding was preformed with the bride and groom in the front seat of the Model "T" the witnesses in the back and the minister standing beside the car.
The ministers house is still a residence in Shelbyville and is located on the Lewisburg pike on the right just before Burrum Drive (where Evelyn's and her sister Jennie's homes were located in their later years).
After the wedding Byron and Evelyn drove to Kentucky so that Evelyn could meet Byron's family. This was their first meeting. Byron's mother, Minnie Foster had not realized that Evelyn would be so young and said to her "you're quite young arn't you ?" To which Evelyn replyed "Oh no, I'm 18."

Quellen-Verweis NF20695 :

Personen : Cannon John Louis, Haley Sarah "Kate" Catherine
Cannon, J. L. Spouse : Hailey, S. K.
Marriage date : Sep 26, 1871
County : Bedford
Gender : Male
Source : County Court Records
Microfilm Number : 0476043 - 0476047

Quellen-Verweis NF20699 :

Personen : Cannon Almon, Powell Ellender "Nellie"
Almon and Ellender Powell Cannon History:
My Earliest Recollections of my Grandfather Almon Cannon and my Grandmother Ellender Cannon by Mike Shoffner Cannon Sr.
Editors Note: This review was written by Almon Cannon's grandson Mike Shoffner Cannon Sr. in the late 1960's, 67-69.
Since Almon Cannon was born in 1812 and died in 1896 and I was born in 1891 - He was 79 years old when I was born. This left me only five years to live with him before his death. My grandmother Ellender Cannon who also lived with our family until her death in 1899, is much clearer in my memory since I was eight years old when she died.
Some of the very early experiences which I had with my grandfather were not in my memory, but were later told to me by others. This story was told to me by Mrs J.E. (Beulah) Reeves, who lived, at that time only about one half mile, across Beach Creek from our home.
She said it was August, 1894, when her first child was born, a baby girl. My grandfather brought me down to her home to see the baby. As she and grandfather Cannon were looking at the baby, she said I spoke up and said "I want to see the baby". They realized then that the cradle was alittle too high for me to see into without being held up or tip toeing. So my grandfather partly lifted me up and I tip toed to look over into the cradle to see the baby. I was three years old at that time. No one would have ever suspected at that time, that I was viewing the baby girl, who was to become my wife twenty three years later - and thus the mother of my children.
My mother told me that, I seemed to be a favorite with my grandfather Almon who was my constant companion. He was retired from heavy farm work at that time, and did the chores such as feeding the hogs, shucking the corn for the mules and horses - working in the garden and cultivating a small tobacco patch, which he used for pipe tobacco. She said he taught me to do all of the things he was doing, except the heavy work.
My brother Everett was four years older than I, so my grandfather Almon had taught him to make bows and string them - also make arrows. He also taught him to make slings to throw rocks a much longer distance than you could throw one with the use of your arm only. These were the kind of slings that David must have used to kill the giant soldier Galiah. He also taught us to make sling shots using a forked staff and heavy rubber bands. Later on I became an expert in the use of the sling in throwing rocks at far distances from the top of the hills. They also came in handy in throwing rocks into the tops of high chestnut trees, when the burrows were open and the chestnuts were ready to fall out. There were many tall chestnut trees on the farm. When the land was cleared for crops, grandfather Almon and my father Taylor Cannon left many of these finest trees. The other chestnut trees were cut into 10 foot lengths, and spilt into rails for building rail fences. Chestnut rails would last many years without deteriotating or rotting away.
However, I do remember a few things about my grandfather Cannon. I remember that he wore a beard and whiskers - such as many men are beginning to make the custom and style today. I remember that he was a gentle man, a kind man, devoted to us children and he never got impatient with us. I remember that he took an interest in me and he was my pal. He taught me to work with him. He even taught me how to find the large green worms on his tobacco plants and help him to kill them. I helped him feed pumpkins to the hogs. I remember his death, which was a sad day for me, and for all the family. I remember going to the country church for his funeral with our family. I remember the day quite well. It was winter and cold and the snow and sleet was coming down, as they carried him from the church to the grave. Even at my young age, I knew that I had suffered a great loss and I would never see him again.
My grandmother, Ellanor Cannon, was a great help to my mother in caring for her children. Especially while they were babies and until they learned to care for themselves. She took the place of a trained nurse, and often acted as a doctor. I remember my father Taylor Cannon telling me that my grandmother saved my life shortly after I was born. When I asked him how this happened, this is what he told me. "Your mother wanted you, her baby, to be born at her mothers home, at the old Moore's home, across the river about five miles from our home. I had been over to see you and your mother on Sunday, the day after you were born, but I didn't think either of you looked too well, so when I finished my work at about 6pm Tuesday, something told me that I ought to go back to the Moore's home and see how you and your mother were getting along. When I arrived there I found your mother somewhat better, but they told me that the baby had "Bold Hives"; too sick to cry and would not eat. I told your mother that if I left you there you might not make it through the night, and that I was going to wrap you in a warm blanket and take you home with me so my mother could doctor you. When I arrived home with you, my mother saw that she would have to work fast to keep you alive. She ordered me to heat a pot of water and she put you in a warm bath, as hot as a baby could stand and kept you there for almost an hour. Then she took you out, dried you off, and rubbed your chest and body in a rubbing ointment she had used on her children. Then she wrapped you up again in warm blankets. Before midnight you were kicking around and trying to cry, and my mother fixed some baby food and fed you small bits of it with a spoon. By morning you seemed out of danger and I do believe that my mother saved your life".
I do give my grandmother, Ellanor Cannon full credit for her part in helping to save my life, but I also give my father full credit for the part he played in getting me to his mother in time for her to do her work in bringing me back to good health. This is why I say that my grandmother Cannon was a great help to my mother in the health and care of her children. We all loved her.

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