Ellison HUNT was born on 23 Jun 1881 in Coles Co, IL. He died on 20 Apr 1959. He married Cora Elizabeth DAILY on 30 Sep 1898 in Edgar Co, IL.
Residences & events:
1900 Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, was his residence at census time. He and his bride were still only teenagers but had a infant daughter by that time.
Cora Elizabeth DAILY [Parents] was born on 5 Oct 1880 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. She died on 5 Feb 1927 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She married Ellison HUNT on 30 Sep 1898 in Edgar Co, IL.
They had the following children:
F i Leona M HUNT was born on 14 Jul 1899. She died on 20 Jun 1957. U ii Unknown HUNT. U iii Unknown HUNT. M iv Ellison HUNT was born on 7 Aug 1913. He died on 9 Mar 1964.
Laurence C DAILY [Parents] was born on 16 Feb 1891 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He died in 1981 in Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Dessie A Louthan on 23 Feb 1916 in Charleston, Coles Co, IL.
Residences & events:
1918 Humboldt, N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL was where he, as tenant farmer, and Dessie lived alone on 20 acres at S4 owned by his father according to the county's local farmer listing.
On 3/19/1978 during the 34th annual meeting of the Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative Board at the Mattoon (IL) High School, and under the watchful eye of nearly 700 people, Laurence was given special recognition as he retired after 24 years of continuous service.
Dessie A Louthan was born in 1897. She was buried in 1987. She married Laurence C DAILY on 23 Feb 1916 in Charleston, Coles Co, IL.
Leslie Loran DAILY [Parents] was born on 23 Oct 1893 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He died on 25 Mar 1969 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Susie E SEAMAN on 18 Mar 1918 in Coles Co, IL.
Residences & events:
2/3/1949 The newspaper carried the story when Leslie won an award from the Illinois Crop Improvement Association for getting 159.56 bushels average yield of corn per acre on his Mattoon, IL, farm.
Susie E SEAMAN was born on 27 Apr 1897 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She died in 1987. She married Leslie Loran DAILY on 18 Mar 1918 in Coles Co, IL.
Walter Glenn DAILY [Parents] was born in Apr 1891 in Coles Co, IL. He died on 4 Jun 1971 in Urbana, Champaign Co, IL. He was buried in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Hazel Mae CRIST on 27 Jun 1914 in Moultrie Co, IL.
Residents & events:
1818 Humboldt, N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL was his residence according to the county farmer listing. He was a tenant farmer on 100 acres in S3 owned by James Daily. He and Hazel had one son and he had been a county resident since birth.
Hazel Mae CRIST was born in 1895 in Moultrie Co, IL. She married Walter Glenn DAILY on 27 Jun 1914 in Moultrie Co, IL.
They had the following children:
M i Walter Elgin DAILY was born on 17 Apr 1915.
Walter Elgin DAILY [Parents] was born on 17 Apr 1915 in Coles Co, IL. He married Genevieve FLEENOR on 21 Sep 1940. Walter resided.
Walter was a "grower of certified seeds for many years and has always been interested in the conservation of the land."
He and Genevieve traveled extensively.
Genevieve FLEENOR.Genevieve married Walter Elgin DAILY on 21 Sep 1940.
She graduated from Milliken University, Decatur, IL, with a bachelor of music education. She gave violin lessons for years and taught school at Longfellow in Mattoon.
Paul D DAILY [Parents] was born in Jan 1894 in IL. He married Agnes E MUNSON on 20 Sep 1924 in Coles Co, IL.
Agnes E MUNSON.Agnes married Paul D DAILY on 20 Sep 1924 in Coles Co, IL.
They had the following children:
Fields WHITLEY [Parents] was born in 1828 in IL. He married Eliza C CARTER on 28 Jan 1868 in Moultrie Co, IL.
Residences & events:1850 Lower Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. Fields is listed as a female, living with his mother.
1860 Coles Co, IL. He was still at home with his widowed mother, as a farm laborer.
1870 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was back home with his mother and brother in the census as a farmer without property.
He was named in court records of Coles Co, IL, involving guardianship.
Eliza C CARTER died about 1869. She married Fields WHITLEY on 28 Jan 1868 in Moultrie Co, IL.
Robert DOMZALSKI.Robert married Geraldine DAILY.
Geraldine DAILY [Parents].Geraldine married Robert DOMZALSKI.
Fred Edmond ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 1 Dec 1918 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He died on 19 Apr 1999 in Kankakee, IL. He was buried in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Goldeen LaMasters in 1936. Fred resided in 1996. He resided in Jan 1999.
He was listed as a living great-great-grandparent in birth announcements in 1998.
The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at the Schilling Funeral Home with Capt and Mrs Fred Wakefield of the Salvation Army officiating. The eulogy was given by grandson, David Arthur, Jr.
Pall bearers were Ron, Kevin, and Jason Arthur, David Arthur Jr, Alan McCormick and Larry Baker, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Baker, Edward and Joe Arthur, Bill Ramsey and John Arthur, Jr.
Apparently he moved nearer son, John, in his old age.
Goldeen LaMasters died in 1983. She married Fred Edmond ARTHUR in 1936.
They had the following children:
M i David Fred Arthur was born on 4 Feb 1937. He died on 13 Jan 1999. F ii Female ARTHUR died before 1999.
She preceeded her brother, David, in death.M iii John L ARTHUR died after Apr 1999. John resided in Jan 1999. M iv Ralph E ARTHUR died after Apr 1999. Ralph resided in Jan 1999. F v Lou ARTHUR died after Apr 1999. F vi Barbara ARTHUR died after Apr 1999.
James F Sr ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 4 Oct 1922 in Coles Co, IL. He died on 19 May 1999 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He was buried on 24 May 1999 in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Christina K Mullens in 1950. James resided in Apr 1999.
He was a painter of buildings.
He was a member of the American Legion and the Forty and Eight.
He was the last surviving member of siblings. He was living in the Mattoon Health Care Center at the time of death.
Graveside services were held at 1:30 on Monday with Capt Fred Wakefield of the Salvation Army officiating. Pallbearers were Marvin Whitley, David Arthur, Steve Hurt, Frank Dowd, Mike Forster and Jerry Heselton.
Christina K Mullens was born about 1925. She died in 1987. She married James F Sr ARTHUR in 1950.
They had the following children:
M i James F Jr "Jimmy" ARTHUR was born about 1951.
He had 2 sons.