Matt Coverstone.Matt married Tina BASHAM. Matt resided.
Matt's family owned and operated the Icenogle Grocery Store in Mattoon for generations, Matt being among the last generation to work there before closing it in the early 1990s.
Tina BASHAM [Parents].Tina married Matt Coverstone.
John Cochran.John married Sarah "Sally" Bateman on 3 May 1827 in Shelby Co, IL, by John Whitley, Co Comm.
Sarah "Sally" Bateman [Parents] was born about 1810 in TN/IL. She died about 1849. She married John Cochran on 3 May 1827 in Shelby Co, IL, by John Whitley, Co Comm.
Abraham Bateman [Parents] was born in 1770/1780 in Isle of Wight, VA, possibly. He died in 1837 in Bond Co, IL. He married Mary "Polly" WHITLEY about 1805.
Mary "Polly" WHITLEY [Parents] was born in 1776 in Isle of Wight Co, VA. She died after 1824. She married Abraham Bateman about 1805.
Her last child was born that year.
They had the following children:
M i William Bateman was born about 1800. He died in 1842. M ii John "Jack" Bateman was born about 1802. He died before 1870. F iii Nancy Bateman was born in 1805. She died in 1851. F iv Elizabeth Bateman was born in 1807. She died in 1857. F v Tabitha Bateman was born about 1808. F vi Sarah "Sally" Bateman was born about 1810. She died about 1849. M vii Abraham Bateman was born about 1811. M viii Riley Bateman was born about 1812. M ix Randolph Bateman was born about 1814. He died after 1880. F x Mary Bateman was born in 1820. She died before 1850. M xi Charles Bateman was born in 1824. He died in 1850/1860.
Raleigh Gurstle "Gus" Adams was born on 1 Nov 1911. He married Bessie Lucile WRIGHT on 23 Mar 1935 in Charleston, Coles Co, IL. Raleigh resided.
He married his brother's sister-in-law, i.e. brothers married sisters.
He and Bessie were co-owners of the Adams Brothers store in Cooks Mills, IL, for about 15 years before selling out to their brother and sister. (See item under Hassel and Lola Adams.)
Bessie Lucile WRIGHT [Parents] was born on 18 Jul 1917 in N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. She married Raleigh Gurstle "Gus" Adams on 23 Mar 1935 in Charleston, Coles Co, IL.
They had the following children:
M i Larry Kenneth Adams was born on 22 Mar 1936. M ii Darrell Lynn Adams was born on 3 Jul 1938. M iii Roger Gurstle Adams was born on 7 Jul 1940. M iv Raleigh Starr Adams was born on 10 Dec 1942. F v Marsha Marie Adams was born on 17 Nov 1944.
David DUNCAN [Parents] was born in 1839 in IL. He died before 1900. He married Elizabeth (Duncan). David resided.
Residences & events:
1850 Lower Okaw Prct, Coles Co, IL. Now orphaned, he and brother, John, were living with their uncle, John Whitley, at census time.
1860 Coles Co, IL. He and brother, John, were living with their aunt Minda Price. Probably because uncle John's family was growing.
1870 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was married with small children and had property listed at $2500/600. Brother, John, at 26, was living with them. He was a farmer and just down the road were the Dailys and Whitleys.
Elizabeth was listed as a widow in the 1900 census.
Elizabeth (Duncan) was born in 1847 in IN. She died after 1900. She married David DUNCAN.
In the 1900 census, she was a widowed head of the house with the last 5 children, nearly all grown, at home. Next door was son, William.
They had the following children:
Christian VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born in 1765. He died in 1807. He married Mary (Van Gundy) about 1788.
Mary (Van Gundy).Mary married Christian VAN GUNDY about 1788.
They had the following children:
F i Mary VAN GUNDY. M ii Michael VAN GUNDY was born in 1791. He died in 1856. M iii Benjamin VAN GUNDY was born on 11 Dec 1793. He died on 23 Apr 1843. F iv Ann VAN GUNDY was born in 1795. M v Christian VAN GUNDY was born about 1796. M vi John VAN GUNDY was born about 1798.
Michael VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born in 1791. He died in 1856 in Wyandot Co, OH, probably. He married Hannah Eyestone in 1821 in Ross Co, OH.
Residences & events:
Ross Co, OH
1836 Wyandot Co, OH, where he farmed 480 acres.
Hannah Eyestone was born in 1800. She married Michael VAN GUNDY in 1821 in Ross Co, OH.
They had the following children:
M i William VAN GUNDY was born in 1821. He died in 1890. F ii Elizabeth VAN GUNDY. M iii Abraham VAN GUNDY was born in 1828. He died in 1877. M iv George VAN GUNDY was born in 1831. He died in 1907.
Benjamin VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 11 Dec 1793 in PA. He died on 23 Apr 1843 in Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. He was buried in Old Sycamore Cem, Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. He married Sarah "Sally" Schneider\Snyder on 17 Dec 1811 in Ross Co, OH.
Residences & events:
Ross Co, OH, where he and Sally had their first 7 children
He served in the War of 1812.
1823 Crawford Co, OH, where the last 5 children were born.
1837 Benjamin sold some land to Martha Holman, details unknown.
12/17/1839 Crawford Co, OH. Benjamin and Sarah transferred 80 acres located at S15 TL R15, described as W 1/2 of NE 1/4 to James R and Daniel Dunlap for $786.
Letters of administration of his estate were issued on 5/5/1843.
Josiah Myers was appointed guardian of son, Benjamin.
Sarah "Sally" Schneider\Snyder was born in 1796 in Somerset, Somerset Co, PA. She died on 12 Mar 1843 in Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. She was buried in Old Sycamore Cem, Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. She married Benjamin VAN GUNDY on 17 Dec 1811 in Ross Co, OH.
Sally was probably a sister to Peggy who married John Van Gundy, i.e. brothers married sisters.
Her gravestone recorded her age as 44, making her birth date 1799.
They had the following children:
F i Catherine VAN GUNDY was born on 25 Jun 1812. She died on 21 Feb 1879. F ii Anne VAN GUNDY was born on 14 Oct 1813. She died on 9 Jan 1871. M iii Michael VAN GUNDY was born in 1814. He died on 15 Oct 1849. F iv Mary Ann "Polly" VAN GUNDY was born in 1816. She died on 2 Apr 1868. F v Sarah Ann "Sally" VAN GUNDY was born in 1821. She died on 23 Aug 1852. F vi Elizabeth VAN GUNDY was born on 5 Nov 1822. She died on 20 Jan 1906. F vii Melinda VAN GUNDY was born on 9 Sep 1823. She died on 11 Feb 1859. F viii Belinda VAN GUNDY was born on 2 Apr 1825 in Crawford Co, OH.
One source had her birth place recorded as Ross Co, OH. If that was the case, perhaps her mother had gone back home for a visit before the birth.M ix Benjamin VAN GUNDY was born on 22 Jan 1830. He died on 10 Jun 1873. M x George VAN GUNDY was born on 25 Oct 1833. He died on 27 Nov 1907. F xi Hannah VAN GUNDY was born on 18 Nov 1834. She died after 1888. M xii Thomas Jefferson VAN GUNDY was born on 19 Nov 1839. He died on 2 Feb 1893.
Male Morgan.Male married Ann VAN GUNDY.
Ann VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born in 1795. She married Male Morgan.
Michael VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born in 1814 in Ross Co, OH. He died on 15 Oct 1849 in Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. He was buried in Sycamore, Crawford Co, OH. He married Martha Ford on 19 Jan 1836 in Crawford Co, OH.
There were 2 Michael Van Gundys in the county and this one was referred to as Jr but the other Michael was not his father.
Residences & events:
1850 Sycamore Twp, Wyandot Co, OH, where he was listed in the census.
Lykens, Wyandot Co, OH
Martha Ford was born in 1816. She died in 1854. She married Michael VAN GUNDY on 19 Jan 1836 in Crawford Co, OH.
They had the following children:
M i Theodore VAN GUNDY was born in 1837. He died in 1911. F ii Maria VAN GUNDY was born in 1839. She died in 1909. M iii Enoch VAN GUNDY was born in 1846. He died before 1884.