Biographies

     LukeW. Clark, M. D.    LUKE W. CLARK, M. D., has been a close studentof his profession for many years, and long ago won an enviable reputationas a skillful practitioner. He was born in Pike county, Ohio, September6, 1841. His father, Ebenezer Clark, was a native of the State of New York,and was there reared and married, his wife’s maiden name being Julia A.Wilcox, also of the Empire State. His early life was spent amid rural scenes,in closest touch with Nature, who is always a wise and gentle teacher.He attended the common schools, and in his youth began … Read more

  LenoverFamily Contributed by [email protected] Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 LENOVER. He marriedMELINDA C.. Children of JOHN LENOVERand MELINDA C. are: 2. i. ALEXANDER2 LENOVER,b. January 04, 1828, New Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; d. September 08,1913, Pleasant View, Schuyler Co., IL.. 3. ii. JOSEPH CHARLES LENOVER,b. March 31, 1845, Findley, Shelby Co., IL.; d. July 24, 1932, Decatur,Macon Co., IL.. Generation No. 2 2. ALEXANDER2 LENOVER (JOHN1)was born January 04, 1828 in New Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, and diedSeptember 08, 1913 in Pleasant View, Schuyler Co., IL.. He married (1)ELIZABETH CAROLINE DUPUY January 12, 1850 in WapellaCo., IA. He married(2) … Read more

  Descendantsof Jonas B. Lung & Anna Askins Contributed by C.H. [email protected]  Jonas B. LUNG was born on27 May 1798 in Tennessee.  He signed a will on 23 Jan 1879 and diedon 12 Sep 1879 in Clayton, Adams County, Illinois.  He was buriedin Northside Cemetery, Clayton, Illinois.  Jonas B. LUNG was marriedto Anna (Ann) ASKINS on 2 Jul 1821 in Garrard County, Kentucky.  Anna(Ann) ASKINS was born in 1800 in Virginia.  She died between 1840and 1850 in Schuyler County, Illinois.  Jonas B. LUNG and Anna (Ann)ASKINS had the following children:  1.1. John A. LUNG M.D.was born in 1822 in Garrard … Read more

    MortimerAyers, M.D.     MORTIMER AYERS, M. D., a leading member of themedical fraternity in Schuyler county, Illinois, has been a resident ofRushville since October 1, 1873. He was born at Springfield, Illinois,June 25, 1848, a son of Grover and Jane (Stockdale) Ayers. The father wasa native of New York state, born near Penn Yan, May 21, 1818, and emigratedto Wapakoneta, Ohio, with his family at an early day. There he was married,and in 1844 he emigrated to Illinois, and settled at Springfield; herehe embarked in a general mercantile trade, which he carried on until 1862,when he retired … Read more

    MarquisL. Crum    MARQUIS L. CRUM, of township17 north, range 10, section 32, was born about two and one half miles fromhis present location, January 16, 1851. His parents were James and Christina(Ream) Crum. The father was born in Indiana, in 1806. His mother came fromOhio, and married in this county, in 1833. The father came to the countyin 1832, the mother with her parents, who settled in this neighborhood.The father was of German descent, and was the father of twelve children.His wife died May 1, 1878, and the father has since married again, andresides on the old … Read more

  MargaretMaude Moore     MARGARET MAUDE MOOREClick on the photo to enlarge. Contributed by Dan [email protected] This picture, taken circa1893 in Huntsville, Schuyler County, Illinois shows Margaret Maude Moorewhen she was sixteen years old. Born in Huntsville, October 30, 1876, Maudewas the youngest of three children born to William Thomas Moore and SarahFrances Bagby. Her two older brothers, alsoborn in Huntsville, were George Emmett Moore, born May 24, 1866, and HomerOtis Moore, born August 30, 1871. George married October 31, 1888, SaraJosephine Lillard, in Schuyler County, Illinois. He died February 2, 1921,Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa. Homer married Cornelia Adell … Read more

  Descendantsof J. W. Marlow Contributed by C.H. [email protected]  J. W. MARLOW came to thiscountry from Ireland in 1784, locating in Maryland.   J. W. MARLOWwas married about 1790 in Maryland or Pennsylvania to an unidentified PennsylvaniaDutch girl.  The family moved to Cloverpoint, Kentucky in 1804.  J. W. MARLOW and Mrs. J. W. MARLOW had the following children:  1.1. Hanson MARLOWSr. was born on 2 Jul 1797 in Maryland.  He died on 17 Oct 1861 inSchuyler County, Illinois.  He was buried in Marlow Cemetery, CamdenTwp., Schuyler County, Illinois.  Hanson MARLOW Sr. was married toMrs. Hanson MARLOW about 1820.  Mrs. Hanson MARLOW died … Read more

  JohnWesley Marlow Contributed by ChesterH. [email protected]  MARLOW, John Wesley.—-Theagricultural interests of Schuyler County, Ill., have a well-known representativein John Wesley Marlow, a native-born son of Camden Township, where practicallyall of his busy and useful life has been passed.  The subscriptionschools of this locality afforded him such advantages as were possiblein pioneer days.  The churches of the community gave him religioustraining and taught him in youth the duty which he owed to God and mankind. The soil of the township, tilled in a systematic manner, netted him a fairincome from early life and laid the foundation of his present prosperity,enabling him … Read more

  LeviS. Marlow Contributed by ChesterH. [email protected]  MARLOW, Levi S. – Adjacentto the village of Mabel, Schuyler County, Ill., lies the farm of 200 acreswhich for sixty-three years, or during his entire lifetime, has been thehome of Mr. Marlow.  Here he was born August 16, 1844, the son ofHanson and Esther (Whiteman) Marlow, the former a native of Kentucky, andthe latter a descendant of Virginian ancestors.  About the time ofhis first marriage, in 1825, Hanson Marlow came to Illinois as a pioneerand here he was deprived of the companionship of his wife, here death occurringsoon afterward.  Subsequently he was united … Read more

  SamuelMcKee Family Contributed by RobinWorth [email protected] 1. Samuel McKee    Born:5 May 1823 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania    Died:10 September 1907 in Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska    Buried:Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois     Married1: 4 May 1848    Spouse:Margaret Mathews     Married2: 18 June 1851 in Noblestown, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania    Spouse:Joanah Mathews       Born: 8 September 1830 in Florence, Washington Co., Pennsylvania       Father: James Mathews       Mother: Sarah       Died: 3 November 1897 in Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois       Buried: 5 November 1897 in Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, SchuylerCo., Illinois     2. MargaretAnn McKee       Born: 22 March 1852 in Nobelstown, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania       Died: 19 April 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., … Read more