John CRANE.John married Diana ARTHUR in 1988/1989 in Coles Co, IL.
Diana ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 18 Feb 1940 in Coles Co, IL. She married John CRANE in 1988/1989 in Coles Co, IL. Diana resided in 1998.
Other marriages:MAXEDON, Roger David
Hilliard, Gary
Gary Hilliard.Gary married Diana ARTHUR on 10 Dec 1995.
Diana ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 18 Feb 1940 in Coles Co, IL. She married Gary Hilliard on 10 Dec 1995. Diana resided in 1998.
Other marriages:MAXEDON, Roger David
CRANE, John
Anthony Sr COLLINS [Parents] was born about 1765. He married Mary Elizabeth (Collins).
He was living with Aaron in the 1840 Coles Co, IL, census.
Mary Elizabeth (Collins) was born about 1765. She married Anthony Sr COLLINS.
They had the following children:
M i Aaron Sr COLLINS was born in 1784. He died on 2 May 1863. F ii Mary COLLINS was born in 1793. M iii William K COLLINS was born in 1795. M iv Adam COLLINS was born in 1795. He died before 1894. F v Eve COLLINS was born in 1797. She died before 1843. M vi Obediah COLLINS was born in 1803. M vii John COLLINS was born in 1806. M viii Anthony Jr COLLINS was born in 1808.
Zachariah COLLINS [Parents] was born in 1810 in NC. He married Mahala (COLLINS).
Other marriages:WALLACE, Eleanor
Residences:
1850 Coles Co, IL. He was living next door to Solomon in the census,
without property or an occupation listed.1860 He was not listed in the Coles Co census.
Mahala (COLLINS) was born in 1827 in IN. She married Zachariah COLLINS.
They had the following children:
F i Amanda S COLLINS was born in 1847 in IL.
Albert Floyd "Pop" BRIDGES was born on 10 Jul 1903. He died on 1 Aug 1976 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Humboldt Township Cemetery, Humboldt, Coles Co, IL. He married Margaret Irene "Maggie" DIXON on 11 Sep 1923 in Paris, Edgar Co, IL.
Albert was best known among school children as their bus driver and
was loved by all the kids since he was the biggest kid among them. He
was the favorite driver for fan buses going to out of town ball games
as he provided entertainment along the way in the form of songs, etc.
Margaret Irene "Maggie" DIXON [Parents] was born on 15 Apr 1905 in N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. She died on 27 Jun 1998 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She was buried on 30 Jun 1998 in Humboldt Township Cemetery, Humboldt, Coles Co, IL. She married Albert Floyd "Pop" BRIDGES on 11 Sep 1923 in Paris, Edgar Co, IL.
She was an active member of the First Christian Church of Mattoon, IL, and held several positions during the 56 years of her attendance there.
She worked at Henery Produce Co, My Store grocery store, and the Mattoon Flower shop where she worked with roses.
Following retirement, she lived at the IOOF Fellowship Center where she was known as "The Rose Lady" because of her care of the rose gardens.
She had been in the IOOF nursing home for some time prior to her death. She was the last of her siblings to die.
Her funeral was held at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with Rev Robert Clark of the First Christian Church and Rev Henry Graham officiating. Pallbearers were descendants, Dale English, Tony Kile, Thad and Jenni Arrasmith, Tony Orndorff, and Jeff Brewer. Honorary pallbearers were Jennifer Brewer and Jeanette Kile.
They had the following children:
M i William Robert BRIDGES was born on 15 Jul 1924. He died on 3 Apr 2000. F ii Rose Maye BRIDGES was born on 18 May 1927. M iii Richard Lee BRIDGES was born on 2 Sep 1933. He died in 1986. F iv Mona Leone BRIDGES was born on 19 Dec 1939. She died on 3 Mar 1940.
John J COLLINS [Parents] was born on 7 Feb 1850 in IL. He died in 1923. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Philena J (COLLINS).
Other marriages:COLLINS, Julia
John lived at home until he was 12, when he moved in with his uncle, Joseph Carter. (Perhaps because he and the step-mother couldn't get along?)
He attended Westfield College from 1871-1873. He then taught school in the winters and farmed in the summers.
He was listed as a farmer, PO Oakland, IL, in 1879
Philena J (COLLINS) was born on 30 Nov 1857. She died on 13 Jul 1895 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married John J COLLINS.
She & daughter, Flora, are buried on the same stone with the
inscription: There is no
place like home.
They had the following children:
Alexander HARP.Alexander married Lucinda COLLINS on 20 Jan 1873 in Coles Co, IL.
In the 1870 census, he was living with George J Collins, Lucinda's
uncle.
Lucinda COLLINS [Parents] was born in 1845 in IL. She married Alexander HARP on 20 Jan 1873 in Coles Co, IL.
Lucinda could not read or write by 1870.
Cornelius "Neal" EAST was born on 28 Feb 1833 in KY. He died on 16 Feb 1912. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Margaret Deland COLLINS on 9 Jan 1872 in Coles Co, IL.
Residences & events:
Neal served in the Civil War as a Pvt, Confederate Army from Tennessee.
1900 Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He had a large family of 8 children still at home at census time.
Margaret Deland COLLINS [Parents] was born on 9 Aug 1850 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. She died on 29 Aug 1932 in Douglas Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Cornelius "Neal" EAST on 9 Jan 1872 in Coles Co, IL.
Margaret could not read or write by 1870.
She vouched that her sister, Mary, was married to John Arthur and
never divorced when Mary applied for a Widow's Pension. Margaret
lived in Rardin, Coles Co, IL, at the time.Age discrepancy: She said she was 39 in 1896 when she vouched for sister, Mary Arthur's, marriage. That would make her born in 1857. And the 1900 census taker recorded her at 50 years old, being born 3/1850!
They had the following children:
M i George E EAST was born in 1872 in IL. M ii William EAST was born in Jul 1878 in IL.
He was still living at home at the time of the 1900 census.M iii Tillman EAST was born in Feb 1880. He died in 1949. M iv Bernard EAST was born in Oct 1881 in IL. F v Dora B EAST was born in Jan 1885 in IL. M vi Nelson EAST was born in Sep 1887 in IL. M vii Luther G EAST was born in Jun 1890 in IL. F viii Ora J EAST was born in Jun 1892 in IL. F ix Nora Alice EAST was born on 24 Apr 1895. She died on 18 Sep 1980.
Jacob CRUM.Jacob married Lavina "Viney" COLLINS on 20 Aug 1870 in Coles Co, IL.
Lavina "Viney" COLLINS [Parents] was born in 1852 in IL. She married Jacob CRUM on 20 Aug 1870 in Coles Co, IL.
Watson N COLLINS [Parents] was born on 12 May 1813 in NC. He died on 24 Mar 1877. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Nancy Minerva MCALLISTER on 18 Feb 1837 in Coles Co, IL, by James A Ashmore, JP.
He could not read or write by 1870.
Residences & events in his life:
Till 3/1831 North Carolina
From 9/1831 Coles Co, IL, Greasy Creek, Morgan Twp
The History of Coles Co records:
"Like most pioneers, the family were poor, and the subject of this
sketch turned his attention to do what was in his power to the support
of his father's family; one occupation was getting out fence-rails at
25 cents per hundred; one season he worked at Vincennes, Ind, at $6
per month, the earnings being used for the support of the family and
to procure stock; breaking prairie with five or six yoke of oxen was
another occupation; his milling was done at Terre Haute, Freeport,
Eugene and Palestine, this trip consuming from four to eight days,
made with three or four yoke of oxen; his furniture was homemade; for
chairs he made stools, and bedsteads were made by boring a hole in the
side and end logs of his house, in which poles were inserted, entering
a post where the ends met; this was known as the raccoon bedstead;
there is now in the family a cupboard made by Mr. Collins, which is
put together by wooden pins, not a nail being in use--a relic valued
highly; he commenced the stock business by first buying a single calf,
which business he increased until he became a large stock-dealer,
feeding from 150 to 200 head of cattle for several years previous to
his death, at which time he owned upward of 500 acres of ladn, and had
500 rented for his stock, etc. Mr. Collins.....mourned and respected
by all who knew him."1850 Coles Co, IL. He was living next door to Aaron Collins in the
census with property = $1200.1860 His property now = $5250/150. When his wife died, the 3 younger
children went to live with their uncle Aaron where they are listed in
the census.Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He gave estray notice for a heifer, J.S.
Rardin, Justice. No date was recorded.1866 The tax assessor listed: 80 acres in corn, 10 in other grain;
17 horses at $714, 65 cattle at $1324, 10 sheep at $10, 112 hogs at
$303; 1 carriage at $50; $150 in money and credits; and $125
enumerated property. The total = $2678 plus over $2000 in real
estate.1870 Curtisville, Coles Co, IL. According to the census, he had no
property at all. Two children, Boyd, 5, & Rosa, 3, living with him
were probably grandchildren.Cemetery records state he arrived in Illinois in 1830, not 1831.
Nancy Minerva MCALLISTER was born on 13 Apr 1815 in AL. She died on 21 Mar 1857 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Watson N COLLINS on 18 Feb 1837 in Coles Co, IL, by James A Ashmore, JP.
They had the following children:
M i James COLLINS was born in 1837. He died in 1863/1871. M ii Aaron COLLINS was born on 30 Sep 1837 in IL. He died on 25 Apr 1862. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. M iii George Washington COLLINS was born in 1839. He died in 1866. F iv Mary Jane COLLINS was born on 24 Mar 1841. F v Rebecca A COLLINS was born on 6 Jun 1842 in IL. She died on 10 May 1862 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. F vi Margaret E COLLINS was born on 16 Mar 1845. M vii Daniel R COLLINS was born on 4 Jun 1848 in IL. He died on 12 Aug 1868 in Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. F viii Martha V COLLINS was born on 26 Oct 1850. M ix David F COLLINS was born on 18 Nov 1850. He died on 28 Mar 1851. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. F x Eliza A COLLINS was born on 29 Jun 1856.