Jim Alexander.Jim married Jennie VAN GUNDY.
Jennie VAN GUNDY [Parents].Jennie married Jim Alexander.
Jennie had no children.
David B VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 6 Apr 1804 in PA. He died on 14 Nov 1880 in Ross Co, OH, near Chillicothe. He was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH. He married Eliza Jane Jones on 4 Aug 1833 in Ross Co, OH.
Other marriages:(Van Gundy), Margaret
Residences & events:
1840 Harrison Twp, Ross Co, OH, was his residence at census time. In the same township were cousins, Aaron and Gabriel Van Gundy.
Some records list his death date as 1885 but the date posted was given by grandson, JD.
David was buried between his two wives.
Eliza Jane Jones was born on 14 Sep 1814. She died on 7 Feb 1899/1909 in Ross Co, OH. She was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH. She married David B VAN GUNDY on 4 Aug 1833 in Ross Co, OH.
Her death year depends on the listing being read.
They had the following children:
M i Nelson VAN GUNDY was born in Mar 1835. He died on 20 Jan 1836. He was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH. F ii Amanda VAN GUNDY was born on 22 Dec 1836. She died on 17 Jun 1914. She was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH.
Amanda never married.F iii Rachel VAN GUNDY was born on 8 Apr 1839. She died on 8 Feb 1872. M iv Austin VAN GUNDY was born on 28 Jan 1844. He died on 22 Oct 1911. M v Wesley VAN GUNDY was born in Oct 1846. He died on 7 Dec 1880. M vi Carey VAN GUNDY. F vii Jennie VAN GUNDY. F viii Sarah Jane VAN GUNDY was born on 24 Jul 1854. She died on 13 Aug 1855. She was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH. Sarah was buried in Concord Cem, Chillicothe, OH.
Someone read her gravestone as 8/13/1855.
John Painter.John married Mary Ann VAN GUNDY on 9 May 1854 in Piatt Co, IL.
Mary Ann VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 25 Feb 1836 in OH. She married John Painter on 9 May 1854 in Piatt Co, IL.
Other marriages:Bell, Harrison
Bender, George
After the death of her mother she lived with neighbors, James and Sarah Huston.
She had 4 children by Mr Painter.
George Bender.George married Mary Ann VAN GUNDY.
Mary Ann VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 25 Feb 1836 in OH. She married George Bender.
Other marriages:Painter, John
Bell, Harrison
After the death of her mother she lived with neighbors, James and Sarah Huston.
She had 4 children by Mr Painter.
Elizabeth Jane SPURGEON [Parents] was born on 15 Apr 1866. She died on 20 Jan 1892.
Elizabeth never married the father of her child and died 2 yrs later. The child was raised by her uncle, Joseph Spurgeon.
Residences & events:
6/4/1873 She was admitted to the county almshouse with her mother, sister, Sarah, and brother, Nelson, because the father had deserted the family.
6/20/1873 She was discharged from the almshouse and "taken by (?) Henderson to raise."
1880 MO. She was living with her father.
She had the following children:
F i Mary C Spurgeon was born on 27 Nov 1889 in MO.
Andrew Nelson Frederick SPURGEON [Parents] was born on 21 Apr 1871 in Williamsburg (now Mode), Shelby Co, IL. He died on 16 May 1965. He married Drucilla ruff on 21 Apr 1901 in Strasburg, Shelby Co, IL.
He played the "fiddle," playing for neighborhood dances, and wrote poems but never published them, writing one poem a week in his latter years, finishing the last one only 3 days before his death. At age 60 he took up wood carving, making statues of animals, roses, inlay on trays, etc, giving each piece away as he finished it. He loved gardening, was proud of the gladiolas he raised, and enjoyed reading books and daily newspapers.
Residences & events:
6/4/1873 Shelby Co, IL. He was put in the county almshouse along with his mother and sisters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
6/13/1873 He was discharged and "taken by P (unreadable) (Phillip Kneller) to raise."
The following agreement was made between his father and the Knellers:
"This agreement made and entered into this 10th day of January A.D. 1876 by and between Jesse K Spurgeon of the first part and Phillip Kneller of Shelby county Illinois of the second part--witeness this Jesse k Spurgeon father of Andrew Nelson Spurgeon according with the Statute in such case named and provided does here by bind said Andrew Nelson Spurgin his son of the age of two years eight months and twenty days who now resides with said Phillip Kneller in the town of Richland in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois to serve the said Phillip Kneller in the trade and occupation of a farmer which the said Phillip Kneller now follows in said county to be taught in said trade and occupation and to live with and continue with to serve the said Phillip Kneller as a apprentice from the day of the date of this indenture with the full term of Eleven years three months and twelve days or until he shall become of the age of sixteen years the said Andrew Nelson Spurgin is to mull (?) and faithfully serve the said Phillip Kneller during said term and obey his commands and the said Phillip Kneller on his part in consideration of said service do hereby covenant and agree to provide for the said apprintice in sickness and helth and supply him with suitable food and clothing during the entire term aforesaid to endeavor faithfully to instruct or cause him to be instructed and taught to read and write and the ground rules of Arithmetic and to teach him the trade and occupation of farming and also at the expiration of said term of service that he will give said apprintice a new Bible and two complete suits of wearing apparrel suitable to his condition in life and twenty Dollars in money. It is also hereby agreed by said Phillip Kneller that if the said Andrew Nelson Spurgin shall stay with him and serve him until he shall become of the age of twenty one years that he will then pay to the said Andrew Nelson Spurgeon the full sum of Five Hundred Dollars in addition to all other things herein before specifide and that if the said Andrew Nelson Spurgeon should stay any length of time after he shall arrive at the age of sixteen that then said Phillip Kneller shall pay him at the rate of one Hundred Dollars in every year that he remains."
Four years after Andrew moved in, Mrs Kneller died but the 2nd Mrs Kneller arrived in 1880 to care for him.
1880 At census time he was living with John and Philip Kneller.
He learned the carpenter trade, rather than farming, and built several homes and barns in the area before moving west, after the age of 21, to be with the rest of his biological family, living and working throughout the frontier.
1898 Strasburg, IL. He returned to settle down on the old Kneller farm, married and had a family of 2 daughters and 2 sons.
1920 Stetsonville, WI. They moved there for health reasons, remaining the rest of his days.
Drucilla ruff.Drucilla married Andrew Nelson Frederick SPURGEON on 21 Apr 1901 in Strasburg, Shelby Co, IL.
Joseph Aaron SPURGEON [Parents] was born on 27 Nov 1860. He died on 17 Apr 1959. He married Mary C (Spurgeon).
He and Mary raised his niece, Mary, from age 2.
Mary C (Spurgeon).Mary married Joseph Aaron SPURGEON.
Dale Eugene VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 19 Jun 1940 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, at 2805 Richmond Ave. He married Lura Jane THAYER on 3 Jul 1960 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, Broadway Christian Church by Rev Howard McFadden.
He is an outgoing person, demonstrating his love for people nearly every time the family is on a public outing by disappearing, only to be found engaged in an extended conversation with a complete stranger. He has a soft heart but a strong sense of right and wrong, living his Christianity naturally while making the family primary in his life, giving priority to their needs and interests over his.
Residences & events in his life:
1959 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. Following graduation from high school, Dale took a job with the New York Central railroad where he was still employed at the time of marriage.
5/1961 101 N 26th St. We moved often the first year of marriage while upgrading to larger and better apartments, then settled into a small house before the first child arrived.
6/1962 Decatur, Macon Co, IL. The tenure there was only for the summer while Dale worked temporarily as Loan Officer with a loan company. It was during this time that Aunt Ella and Stanley Walker earned a special place in our hearts.
9/1962 Mattoon, IL. A return to home ground where Dale worked at various jobs, often two at a time, including clerking at two drug stores, driving tractors for two farmers, etc, and as the family expanded, so did the houses, from 1509 Shelby, to 2809 Shelby, to 3333 Champaign.
Spring 1966 124 S Ridge, Arcola, IL. Taking a position as Controller at the USI Chemical Co at Tuscola, the family moved to be nearer his job. Dale's uncle, Warren Arthur, who also lived at Arcola, was happy to have family moving nearby and found just the right house to rent, a large brick home, called the Skinner Mansion, on a double lot. It had been vacant for some time but well kept and was most certainly a grand place in its early days.
6/1967 Humboldt Twp, Mattoon, IL. We purchased our first house, a large older home with 1/2 acre located 3 miles north of town, from another uncle, Andrew Honn.
2/1969 Dale settled on his life's career at Central IL Public Service beginning as a rodman with the survey crew, moving to meter reader, and eventually becoming a journeyman electrician in the substation department.
1975 2408 Prairie, Mattoon. Finding that school children in lots of activities meant several daily trips to town, we moved into town.
11/1981 #18 Vance Dr, Olney, Richland Co, IL. Dale was transferred with CIPS as a substation troubleman.
3/1991 #8 Rolling Green, Mattoon, IL. Back home again after Dale was promoted to Dispatcher and transferred for the second time, we settled in the country club community on the golf course where Dale could pursue his favorite leisure time activity.
Lura Jane THAYER was born on 11 May 1943 in Casey, Clark Co, IL. She married Dale Eugene VAN GUNDY on 3 Jul 1960 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, Broadway Christian Church by Rev Howard McFadden.
As a musician on both piano and organ, I have played in nearly every church in Mattoon, often as their primary musician and, as such, have been involved in several of the family's weddings. I also worked, first as a Tupperware representative, then at JCPenneys as inventory clerk/receptionist/secretary before taking a position at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center as an insurance rep. In 1981 when Dale transferred, I also transferred to Richland Memorial Hospital as a patient accounts representative, moving to supervisor of a physicians billing office, and finally into the collections area. Upon returning to Mattoon, I retired until 1993 when I returned to work as the business office supervisor at Carle Clinic, staying 2 1/2 years. Finally I found time to work on this book and other branches of the family.
They had the following children:
M i Michael Todd VAN GUNDY was born on 21 Aug 1961. F ii Julia Lynn VAN GUNDY was born on 28 Jul 1963. M iii Brian Douglas VAN GUNDY was born on 27 Nov 1964. M iv Derek Sean VAN GUNDY was born on 30 Apr 1969. F v Jamie Leigh VAN GUNDY was born on 30 Oct 1972.
Joseph Dewey "JD" VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 9 Dec 1919 in Morocco, Newton Co, IN. He married Dorothy Ellen ARTHUR on 30 Oct 1939 in Brazil, IN, by Rev Elmer S Cox, Baptist Min.
Other marriages:Creviston Diltz Spriggs, Delores "Dodie"
JD related that in his younger days he had a very short temper (probably caused by older brothers who loved to torment anyone smaller) and he always carried a lead pipe, ball bat, or brick, as protection. Teachers habitually kept him after school, until about 4:30, to allow the other children time to reach home safely. Once he narrowly missed one of the brothers when he swung at him but missed and shattered the screen door instead. JD feels his brother would have died had he taken the blow. Today, JD is a milder person, is health and weight conscious, taking daily walks of several miles, regardless of the weather, and controlling his diet.
Following the death of his father, JD assumed the role of family patriarch, not only for his parent's family but for his Aunt Ella and Stanley Walker and the Arthur family, as wll. He was the first person called in case of emergency, sometimes even before emergency personnel, his advice was sought before major decisions and communication among the family often flowed through him.
Residences & events:
8/1938 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, was his sole residence except for his service time. JD went to work at the Midcontinent Map Co and continued there for the next 10 years, with a short hiatus while in the Air Force.
6/19/1940 214 1/2 S 17th St, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, where son, Dale, was born.
12/17/1943 2805 Richmond was the address listed when JD was inducted and ordered to Ft Sheridan, IL, to begin active duty in the US Air Force.
12/22/1943 Keesler Field, Mississippi. JD was transferred for pre-aviation cadet basic training.
San Antonio, TX, was their residence while he was in Air Force Cadet training but the war came to a close too soon for him to see action.
11/10/1945 Rantoul, IL. JD was discharged from the Air Force at Chanute Air Force Base.
12/1948 He quit the Map Co to start as a US Postal Clerk, eventually being in charge of vehicle maintenance in addition to other duties. He often worked at various other jobs through the years, in conjunction with the post office, such as delivering produce or freight.
820 N 20th, Mattoon, IL, where they bought their first house. Years later, daughter, Phyllis, would live across the street from them.
His photo was in the paper along with the caption: "Joseph D. VanGundy...is presented a certificate of recognition for a suggestion in improved mail handling by Palmer G. Boyle, field service officer of the Chicago regional office. The certificate, presented on behalf of
Postmaster General J Edward Day, was accompanied by a $50 cash award. This is the first such award presented to an employe of the local post office in connection with the suggestion program which has been in effect for several years." That suggestion was the precursor for zip codes, now a nationwide necessity. However, a law professor who
became Postmaster General in 1961 was credited with the idea of zip codes.1958 The newspaper also carried the story of an extended vacation the family took: "Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Van Gundy and children, Dale, Phyllis and Barbara, and Mrs. R.E. Van Gundy (his mother) have returned to their homes in this city after a month's trip to the west coast." It continued by listing the itinerary and relatives they visited along the way and ended by saying they had traveled 7000 miles.
7/6/1971 Another news photo and caption which said JD was holding the new eight-cent commomorative stamp honoring the inauguration of the new federal system for operating the mail service.
1976 He retired from the Post Office at age 57 but continued to work part time at a local vending company where he reconciled accounts and counted collections.
820 N 21st, Mattoon, IL. As the children left home, they found the house too big so they moved to another house in the same neighborhood, this time across the street from daughter, Barbara.
2717 Oak, Mattoon, IL. After the last child married, they moved to an even smaller home, all on ground level.
Following the second marriage, he quit all jobs and devoted his time to fishing and visiting with friends and relatives at local restaurants.
Dorothy Ellen ARTHUR [Parents] was born on 17 Jun 1922 in Humboldt Twp, Coles Co, IL. She died on 22 Aug 1992 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She was buried on 24 Aug 1992 in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. She married Joseph Dewey "JD" VAN GUNDY on 30 Oct 1939 in Brazil, IN, by Rev Elmer S Cox, Baptist Min.
She worked in shoe sales, first at Myers Brothers Dept store, then at Phipps Shoe at Young's Dept store. She was a active member of the Baptist Church, the denomination of her family for generations, holding various offices through the years.
Dorothy died of metastatic ovarian cancer of 18 month duration.
The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church in Mattoon on a Monday morning with Rev. E.E. Elliott officating. Pallbearers were representatives of each of her children's families: Sean, Brian, and Todd Van Gundy, Doug McClellan, Cory Buckly, and Kent and Tara Wetzel, Kent being the only non descendant.
They had the following children:
M i Dale Eugene VAN GUNDY was born on 19 Jun 1940. F ii Phyllis Ann VAN GUNDY was born on 26 Jan 1946. F iii Barbara Ellen VAN GUNDY was born on 14 Jun 1950. F iv Terri Jo VAN GUNDY was born on 26 Jan 1959.
Joseph Dewey "JD" VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 9 Dec 1919 in Morocco, Newton Co, IN. He married Delores "Dodie" Creviston Diltz Spriggs on 7 May 1996 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, First Baptist Church by Dr Edward E Elliott.
Other marriages:ARTHUR, Dorothy Ellen
JD related that in his younger days he had a very short temper (probably caused by older brothers who loved to torment anyone smaller) and he always carried a lead pipe, ball bat, or brick, as protection. Teachers habitually kept him after school, until about 4:30, to allow the other children time to reach home safely. Once he narrowly missed one of the brothers when he swung at him but missed and shattered the screen door instead. JD feels his brother would have died had he taken the blow. Today, JD is a milder person, is health and weight conscious, taking daily walks of several miles, regardless of the weather, and controlling his diet.
Following the death of his father, JD assumed the role of family patriarch, not only for his parent's family but for his Aunt Ella and Stanley Walker and the Arthur family, as wll. He was the first person called in case of emergency, sometimes even before emergency personnel, his advice was sought before major decisions and communication among the family often flowed through him.
Residences & events:
8/1938 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, was his sole residence except for his service time. JD went to work at the Midcontinent Map Co and continued there for the next 10 years, with a short hiatus while in the Air Force.
6/19/1940 214 1/2 S 17th St, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, where son, Dale, was born.
12/17/1943 2805 Richmond was the address listed when JD was inducted and ordered to Ft Sheridan, IL, to begin active duty in the US Air Force.
12/22/1943 Keesler Field, Mississippi. JD was transferred for pre-aviation cadet basic training.
San Antonio, TX, was their residence while he was in Air Force Cadet training but the war came to a close too soon for him to see action.
11/10/1945 Rantoul, IL. JD was discharged from the Air Force at Chanute Air Force Base.
12/1948 He quit the Map Co to start as a US Postal Clerk, eventually being in charge of vehicle maintenance in addition to other duties. He often worked at various other jobs through the years, in conjunction with the post office, such as delivering produce or freight.
820 N 20th, Mattoon, IL, where they bought their first house. Years later, daughter, Phyllis, would live across the street from them.
His photo was in the paper along with the caption: "Joseph D. VanGundy...is presented a certificate of recognition for a suggestion in improved mail handling by Palmer G. Boyle, field service officer of the Chicago regional office. The certificate, presented on behalf of
Postmaster General J Edward Day, was accompanied by a $50 cash award. This is the first such award presented to an employe of the local post office in connection with the suggestion program which has been in effect for several years." That suggestion was the precursor for zip codes, now a nationwide necessity. However, a law professor who
became Postmaster General in 1961 was credited with the idea of zip codes.1958 The newspaper also carried the story of an extended vacation the family took: "Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Van Gundy and children, Dale, Phyllis and Barbara, and Mrs. R.E. Van Gundy (his mother) have returned to their homes in this city after a month's trip to the west coast." It continued by listing the itinerary and relatives they visited along the way and ended by saying they had traveled 7000 miles.
7/6/1971 Another news photo and caption which said JD was holding the new eight-cent commomorative stamp honoring the inauguration of the new federal system for operating the mail service.
1976 He retired from the Post Office at age 57 but continued to work part time at a local vending company where he reconciled accounts and counted collections.
820 N 21st, Mattoon, IL. As the children left home, they found the house too big so they moved to another house in the same neighborhood, this time across the street from daughter, Barbara.
2717 Oak, Mattoon, IL. After the last child married, they moved to an even smaller home, all on ground level.
Following the second marriage, he quit all jobs and devoted his time to fishing and visiting with friends and relatives at local restaurants.
Delores "Dodie" Creviston Diltz Spriggs was born on 13 Nov 1933. She married Joseph Dewey "JD" VAN GUNDY on 7 May 1996 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, First Baptist Church by Dr Edward E Elliott.
The 2/5/1999 newspaper carried an article in the "50 Years Ago Today" column about the "Clothesline" youth center of Mattoon which said Dodie was elected one of the youth council representatives in the freshmen/junior high school category.