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Residences & events in his life: 5/3/1864 During the Civil War, he enlisted with Co I 135th IL Infwith the rank of Cpl, mustered for only 100 days service. 9/28/1864 St Louis, MO. He received his discharge after serving histerm here. 4/7/1866 Moultrie Co, IL. He signed a petition for the township andalso for a bridge at Jonathan Creek. 1870 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, Il. In the census John's name wasrecorded as James. He was listed as a farmer with $800 in personalproperty, as head of the house and single but had a varied householdwhich included his 62 yr old father, step-mother, 2 sisters, a newhalf-brother, as well as 2 adopted children, Amanda Webbe, 14, andGeorge Reams, also 14. The last two may have been his father'schildren rather than his. George Reams was probably a brother to theSarah Reames, 11, who was living with Levi Seass, and the CharlesReames, 19, living with the Henry Evans family. Both George and Sarahwere born in IN while Charles was born in KY. 1874 MO. His second child was born and died there. 1875 Moultrie Co, IL. Back home again. Aft 7/1883 Germantown, Seward Co, NE. One family history places himhere until after 5/1886 but from items below, he was back home earlierthan that. 6/16/1885 Seward Co, NE. His family was counted by the census takerin Precinct F along with that of brother Enoch's. At that time thefamily included, besides himself and Nancy, 5 children and 2 nephews,Arthur Purvis, age 25 and Andrew Purvis, age 12. 1885 Wesley initiated trouble between his father's 2 families,resulting in the destitute step-mother moving her family to NE. 8/8/1895 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL, was his residence when his lastset of twins was born. 7/15/1896 Jefferson Co, IL, was their address when the last child wasborn and where he himself died. Two children died in Keenes, IL, in 1908 and 1910, according tosomeone's hand written family listing. Keenes is no longer on the mapand was probably in Jefferson Co, IL, also. |
| The dates posted are from hand written family records in thepossession of Edna Powell Van Gundy. Some listings have 10/11/1842 ashis birth date. |
| John and Nancy had 2 sets of twins. |
| Some family listings show his death date as 2/9/1904. |