Joseph Mildred ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 10 Mar 1934 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He died on 17 Oct 1995 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, at home. He was buried in Sep in Sigel, Shelby Co, IL. He married Dolores P Hackman on 12 Aug 1959. He was employed as Maintenance worker for Quantum Chemical in Tuscola, Douglas Co, IL. He resided in 1979 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL.
Joe was a member of the St Michael's Catholic Church.
A biblical wake was held at the funeral home the evening before he was
buried with military rites at the gravesite.Later he was a member of the American Legion.
Dolores P Hackman.Dolores married Joseph Mildred ARTHUR on 12 Aug 1959.
They had the following children:
M i William Joseph "Bill" ARTHUR was born on 18 Dec 1967. F ii Lori ARTHUR was born on 23 Oct 1963.
Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 9 Dec 1924 in IL. He died in Dec 1979 in IL. He married Faye (Arthur). Kenneth resided in Jun 1979 in Toledo, OH.
Other marriages:Rhodes Howes, Freda
(Arthur), Loretta
Kenneth was listed as a survivor of his father in 1979.
Faye (Arthur).Faye married Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR.
They had the following children:
F i Sharon Kay ARTHUR was born in 1946. F ii Sandra Faye ARTHUR was born in 1947. F iii Mary Lou ARTHUR was born in 1953 in Coles/Cook Co, IL.
Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 9 Dec 1924 in IL. He died in Dec 1979 in IL. He married Freda Rhodes Howes. Kenneth resided in Jun 1979 in Toledo, OH.
Other marriages:(Arthur), Faye
(Arthur), Loretta
Kenneth was listed as a survivor of his father in 1979.
Freda Rhodes Howes was born in 1927 in IL. She died on 23 Oct 1963 in Coles Co, IL. She married Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR.
Other marriages:ARTHUR, Norman Christopher
They had the following children:
M i Dennis Lee ARTHUR was born on 23 Jul 1959. He died on 3 Oct 1999. F ii Twana Sue ARTHUR was born in 1959.
Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 9 Dec 1924 in IL. He died in Dec 1979 in IL. He married Loretta (Arthur). Kenneth resided in Jun 1979 in Toledo, OH.
Other marriages:(Arthur), Faye
Rhodes Howes, Freda
Kenneth was listed as a survivor of his father in 1979.
Loretta (Arthur).Loretta married Kenneth Franklin ARTHUR.
Male Unknown.Male married Katherina Berniece ARTHUR in 1945.
Katherina Berniece ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 28 Mar 1928 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She died on 28 Nov 1980 in Coles Co, IL. She married Male Unknown in 1945. Katherina resided in Jun 1979 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL.
Other marriages:Davis, Floyd Earl
She did not survive her brother, Joseph.
Floyd Earl Davis was born on 7 Aug 1912 in Flatrock, Crawford Co, IL. He died on 20 May 1967 in Cook Co, IL. He was buried in Coles Co, IL. He married Katherina Berniece ARTHUR on 2 Sep 1946 in Vincennes, IN.
Katherina Berniece ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 28 Mar 1928 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She died on 28 Nov 1980 in Coles Co, IL. She married Floyd Earl Davis on 2 Sep 1946 in Vincennes, IN. Katherina resided in Jun 1979 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL.
Other marriages:Unknown, Male
She did not survive her brother, Joseph.
They had the following children:
M i Riley James Davis was born on 28 Aug 1947. F ii Rosetta Marie Davis was born on 13 Jan 1949.
Joseph CAROTHERS.Joseph married Mary COLLINS on 20 Oct 1868 in Coles Co, IL.
Mary COLLINS [Parents] was born on 12 Dec 1817 in NC. She died on 2 Dec 1889 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Joseph CAROTHERS on 20 Oct 1868 in Coles Co, IL.
Other marriages:MCALLISTER, Daniel R
Residences & events:
1870 Mary and daughters, Clara and Margaret, were living with her
other daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Jacob Williams.1880 She was now living with her widowed daughter, Margaret Johnson.
Aaron Sr COLLINS [Parents] was born in 1784 in NC. He died on 2 May 1863 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Margaret "Peggy" CAMPBELL on 17 Oct 1809 in Stokes Co, NC.
Residences & events:
1820 Surry Co, NC was where the census taker found him
1830 Surry Co, NC, still there at census time.
2/1/1831 Coles Co, IL, was his residence when he purchased 80 acres at S20 T14N R103, also in Coles Co. He paid $1.25/acre, a total of $100, at a Federal land sale.
9/1831 Morgan Twp/Greasy Creek, Coles Co, IL. He was one of the first settlers of the area. From 1842 to 1856-7 when the church was built, the Presbyterian sermons were preached at his house and that of a neighbor.
1840 No township was listed but he was probably at the same residence as the last census.
1850 Greasy Creek, Coles Co, IL. He and son, Aaron, were both living there.
1860 Willoa Branch Twp, Piatt Co, IL, was his residence at census time but he apparently moved back to Coles Co where he died 3 years later.
Date discrepancy w/tombstone & all census listings. He's a different
age w/each one.Aaron died without a will and son, George, petitioned the court to be
appointed administrator of his estate. The estate consisted only of
personal property, all money, credits & household furniture =
$1559.39. Settlement was not made until 6/19/1865 when 11 heirs
received $126.40 each. (Solomon was dead, his children received his
share.)Cemetery records state he arrived in Illinois in 1830, not 1831.
Margaret "Peggy" CAMPBELL [Parents] was born in 1788/1789 in NC. She died in 1831 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She married Aaron Sr COLLINS on 17 Oct 1809 in Stokes Co, NC.
Her death was the first recorded death of Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL.
They had the following children:
M i Zachariah COLLINS was born in 1810. F ii Elizabeth COLLINS. M iii Watson N COLLINS was born on 12 May 1813. He died on 24 Mar 1877. F iv Clara COLLINS. F v Mary COLLINS was born on 12 Dec 1817. She died on 2 Dec 1889. F vi Sarah Frances COLLINS. F vii Frances "Fanny" COLLINS was born on 4 Apr 1820. She died on 14 Jan 1889. M viii Solomon COLLINS was born on 23 Mar 1822. He died on 9 Apr 1861. M ix Aaron Jr COLLINS was born in 1820. He died in 1894. M x George J COLLINS was born in 1829. F xi Martha Jane COLLINS was born on 2 Mar 1831.
Eugene MARSHALL.Eugene married Anna Alma HOMANN in 1992 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL.
He was not mentioned in Anna's obituary which had her name as Arthur.
Anna Alma HOMANN was born on 22 Jun 1914 in Coles Co, IL. She died on 28 Dec 1998 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL. She was buried on 31 Dec 1998 in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She married Eugene MARSHALL in 1992 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL.
Other marriages:ARTHUR, Zethie Hubert
The funeral was held on a Thursday at St John's Lutheran Church with Rev Ronald Schmidt officiating. Pall bearers were grandsons Justin, Larry and John Arthur; Tom and Zeth Key; and Alan Montgomery.
Roger David MAXEDON.Roger married Diana ARTHUR on 22 Jun 1958 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, St John's Lutheran Church. The marriage ended in divorce. Roger resided in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL, on a farm.
Diana ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 18 Feb 1940 in Coles Co, IL. She married Roger David MAXEDON on 22 Jun 1958 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, St John's Lutheran Church. The marriage ended in divorce. Diana resided in 1998.
Other marriages:CRANE, John
Hilliard, Gary
They had the following children:
F i Anita MAXEDON was born on 19 Aug 1960.