Aaron Jr COLLINS [Parents] was born in 1820 in NC. He died in 1894 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Sarah L COLLINS on 9 Nov 1843 in Coles Co, IL, by John Hopping, JP.
Aaron was farmer.
He could read but not write by 1870.
Residences:
1822-1831 North Carolina
1831 Coles Co, IL
1850 Greasy Creek, Coles Co, IL. In the census, he was living next door to the Watson Collins family.
1860 Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. This was probably the same address as last entry. At census time, he had $100 worth of property and Watson's youngest children, Daniel, Martha, & Elisha, were living with them. They had taken the children after their mother died.
1866 The tax assessor listed: 25 acres in corn, 10 in other grain; 4 horses @ $125, 7 cattle @ $89, 17 sheep @ $25, 4 hogs @ $14; 1 carriage @ $5; $20 enumerated property. Total = $278.
1870 Curtisville, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. His personal property = $400 and his uncle/father-in-law, Adam Collins, 75, was living with him.
1880 Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. Only daughter, Cena, was at home. Joseph Boxom, 25, farm hand was also listed there in the census.
Cemetery records state he arrived in Illinois in 1830, not 1831.
Sarah L COLLINS [Parents] was born on 23 Feb 1823 in TN. She died on 23 Jan 1890 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Aaron Jr COLLINS on 9 Nov 1843 in Coles Co, IL, by John Hopping, JP. Sarah was born on 23 Feb 1823 in TN. She died on 23 Jan 1890 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin.
Sarah could not read or write.Sarah could not read or write.
Cemetery records state she arrived in Illinois in 1830, not 1831.
Cemetery records state she arrived in Illinois in 1830, not 1831.
They had the following children:
F i Lucinda COLLINS was born in 1845. F ii Mary D COLLINS was born on 17 Feb 1849. She died on 23 Nov 1924. F iii Margaret Deland COLLINS was born on 9 Aug 1850. She died on 29 Aug 1932. F iv Lavina "Viney" COLLINS was born in 1852. F v Sarah Edna COLLINS was born on 9 Jan 1854 in IL. She died on 22 Apr 1873 in Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. F vi Persena "Cena" COLLINS was born in 1857 in IL.
Cena was still living with her parents in 1880.F vii Clara COLLINS was born in 1864 in IL.
John Wesley DAILY [Parents] was born on 10 Jul 1870 in Coles Co, IL. He died on 1 Mar 1969 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Dodge Grove Cem, Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. He married Rosan CAMPBELL on 12 Nov 1891 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:GUY, Hattie Mae
According to his grandchildren, John had a wild streak in his younger days and often got drunk. His second wife managed to get him to quit.
Residences:
1900 Coles Co, IL. At census time he and Hattie had only 2 children.
1918 Mattoon, Lafayette Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was tenant farmer of 96 acres in S30 owned by John Voigt according to the county listing of local farmers. His wife and children were also listed.
1920 Lafayette Twp, Coles Co, IL. In the census he was 5 doors down from Aaron Arthur and son & daughter-in-law, Harold & Florence, lived with them. Harold was listed as John's partner in general farming operation.
In honor of John's 83rd birthday, the newspaper ran a picture of him. The caption read: "John Daily, observing his 83rd birthday Friday by hauling oats to the Farmer's Grain Company Elevator here, offered to run a foot race with anyone at the elevator office and said he'd give them a head start. The veteran farmer was born and reared in North
Okaw township. he makes his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Honn of Rural Route 1, mattoon. Mr. Daily always helps at harvest time and drives a tractor with the best of them."Later, in his nineties, he became deaf and blind.
Rosan CAMPBELL was born in 1875. She married John Wesley DAILY on 12 Nov 1891 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. The marriage ended in divorce.
Josiah\John "Pap" DAILY [Parents] was born on 9 Jun 1837 in Scott Co, IN. He died on 12 Feb 1919 in West Salem, Wabash Co, IL. He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He married Margaret "Peggy" WHITLEY on 8 Aug 1864 in Moultrie Co, IL.
His name depends on which document you are reading. In his father's will it was John, census records have Josiah. It is possible that he was named for both his father and Grandfather Josiah McGuire.
Residences & events:
Scott Co, IN, where he was born.
Washington Co, IN
1856 Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He probably arrived in the same party with sibilings, James and Polly, and their families. In the county history is the following: "Somewhere on the trail a tragic thing happened, a child of one of the party fell out of the wagon and was run over and killed. They buried it as best they could and after a while, proceeded on westward."
1860 Coles Co, IL. He was living with his brother, James, at census time.
Josiah was a Pvt of Co F 3rd IL Cav in the Civil War.
1870 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. Josiah was a farmer with property = $1200/400 according to the census. Clarrissa Price, 11, Margaret's niece, also lived with his family. The family lived in a row of Whitleys: Margaret's brother, John, next door, 2 doors down were their parents, the next house contained her sister, Bashie Williams, and next was sister, Malinda Price.
1900 Still at the same residence, his family lived next door to daughter, Mary & Nicholas Easton, and family. Brother-in-law, Emanuel Floyd, was living with him as a boarder.
The 1900 census says his birth date was Jun 1835.
His final days were spent under the care of daughter Sylvia at West Salem, IL.
Margaret "Peggy" WHITLEY [Parents] was born on 7 Feb 1843 in Coles Co, IL. She died on 18 Mar 1902 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. She married Josiah\John "Pap" DAILY on 8 Aug 1864 in Moultrie Co, IL.
Peggy also had 3 stillborn children, 11 of her 15 children were living in 1900 according to the census.
Her birth year was recorded as 1844 on the 1900 census.
They had the following children:
U i Unknown DAILY. U ii Unknown DAILY. U iii Unknown DAILY. F iv Mary Elizabeth DAILY was born on 9 Jun 1868. She died on 23 Apr 1906. M v John Wesley DAILY was born on 10 Jul 1870. He died on 1 Mar 1969. M vi Joseph F DAILY was born on 7 Apr 1871 in Cooks Mills, N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He died on 2 Dec 1958. He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL.
The 1900 census taker recorded his name as Josiah. He never married.F vii Ida May DAILY was born on 26 Nov 1872. She died on 10 May 1964. F viii Nancy Ann DAILY was born on 31 Mar 1873. She died on 11 Feb 1906. F ix Maggie DAILY was born on 25 Nov 1874. She died on 8 Nov 1967. F x Lucinda "Sin" DAILY was born on 8 May 1876. She died in Sep 1962. M xi Albert William DAILY was born on 27 Apr 1878. He died on 28 May 1931. F xii Martha Jane DAILY was born on 10 Mar 1880. She died on 9 May 1965. M xiii Jesse DAILY was born in 1886. He died on 14 Feb 1888. He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. F xiv Sylvia Ethel DAILY was born on 26 Mar 1887. She died on 2 Mar 1981. M xv Alonzo R DAILY was born on 22 Jul 1890 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He died on 21 Mar 1961. He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL.
Alonzo never married.
John DAILY [Parents] was born before 1789 in Rowan Co, NC. He died before Jun 1840 in Scott Co, IN. He married Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette" McGUIRE on 10 Mar 1831 in Scott Co, IN.
Other marriages:(DAILY), Nancy
(DAILY), Polly
John's will indicated he had 3 different families by 3 different wifes. Children are posted as listed in the will but dates and duplicate names cause problems that need to be sorted out. Also, if Bette remarried after John's death, how could wife Polly survive him as the will says? Could the will actually belong to another John?
A descendant said John was a shoemaker with 8 children by Elizabeth but the list doesn't agree with the ones here.
Residences & events:
Rowan Co, NC. The family settled there during the Rev War period, having migrated from Ireland.
1839 Scott Co, IL. John was assessed for 29 1/2 acres and was listed as being over 50 yrs old.
There were no Daily families left in Scott Co by 1850. There were McGuires though.
1839 tax records said he was over 50 and tax records support that. However some descendants have his birth year as late as 1817.
Some descendants say he died before the birth of his last child in 1837 in Washington Co, IN but his will was dated 6/20/1839, witnessed by Joseph Bowen & Ruth Daly, was probated 6/5/1840 in Scott Co.
Heirs included only the 3rd wife and her children so perhaps the other children had already received their inheritance. The will specified the children of each wife but some might have been step-children.
Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette" McGUIRE [Parents] was born about 1790 in NC. She married John DAILY on 10 Mar 1831 in Scott Co, IN.
Other marriages:PORTER, Callison
Some family listings have Maguire for her last name but all records have McGuire.
Some descendants say that following her marriage to Mr Porter, they lived for awhile in Coles Co, then moved back to IN but she may have moved back home after Daily's death and since she and Porter married in IN, they probably never lived in IL.
They had the following children:
M i George DAILY was born about 1825 in Washington Co, IN. He died after 1840.
He was mentioned in his father's will.M ii James W DAILY was born on 15 Dec 1833. He died on 17 Apr 1918. M iii Larkin DAILY died after 1840. M iv Benjamin DAILY. M v Josiah\John "Pap" DAILY was born on 9 Jun 1837. He died on 12 Feb 1919. M vi Erwin DAILY died after 1840. M vii Thomas DAILY died after 1840. F viii Mary "Polly" DAILY was born on 9 Jul 1831. She died on 8 Sep 1884. F ix Elizabeth "Sally" DAILY was born about 1814. She died after 1840.
Elisha WHITLEY [Parents] was born on 17 Aug 1800 in White Co, TN. He died on 12 Oct 1844 in N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He married Mary "Polly" PRUITT about 1819.
Some descendants believe Elisha had a total of 12 children.
Residences & events:
1820 Bond Co, IL. At census time his household consisted of himself, under 21 years of age, and 2 females, his wife and new baby daughter..
6/15/1829 Morgan Co, IL, was his residence when he bought 80 acres, in the same county, for $1.25/acre at a Federal sale. The land was located at S36 T16N R12W.
1830 Morgan Co, IL, was still his residence at census time. There was also a Samuel Whitley in the same county.
1830 Coles Co, IL. He had moved by census time and was living down the road from daughter, Bashie Hoots. In his family were 1 female under 5, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 30-40 (his wife), 2 males 5-10 and 2 males 10-15. Apparently either the census taker or the transcriber forgot to record Elisha's age, as he would have been too old to have been in either of the previous age groups.
3/5/1832 He bought another 80 acres, again at Federal sale for $1.25/acre, described as S2 T15N R12W, same county.
7/20/1836 Coles Co, IL. He had already moved to this county when he bought 80 acres there at S34 T14N R07E. The purchase price was still $1.25/acre at Federal sale.
4/18/1837 Elisha acquired another 40 acre plot at S3 T13N R07E for $1.25/acre from another Federal sale. He was still a resident of the county.
1840 Coles Co, IL. He was the only Whitley living in the county and his household consisted of 1 male under 5, 2 males 15-20, and himself at 30-40, 2 females 5-10 and 2 females 10-15. None of the females listed were old enough to be his wife. Her whereabouts at that time is unknown. Next door was the David Hoots Sr family and daughter, Bashie, recently married to David Hoots, Jr, lived a few more doors down the road
Mary "Polly" PRUITT was born in 1802 in OH/IN. She died on 18 Mar 1876 in Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. She was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. She married Elisha WHITLEY about 1819.
Residences & events:
1850 Lower Okaw Pct, Coles Co, IL. She was head of the house in the census with property = $800, next door was son, John, while daughter, Arminda Price, lived a few more doors down. Still at home were Fields, Malinda, Elisha, and Margaret.
1860 Coles Co, IL. At census time, she was still head of the house and three adult children at home, Fields, Elisha, and Margaret.
1870 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. Polly was listed as head of the house without property. Son, Elisha, 29, had all the property at $1000/350. Son, Fields, also lived there as well as 2 grandchildren, William Nelson, 8, and Franklin Price, 16, children of Aminda.
They had the following children:
F i Bathsheba "Bashie" WHITLEY was born in 1819/1820. F ii Sarah "Sally" WHITLEY was born about 1820. She died before 1850. M iii John Randall I WHITLEY was born on 12 Oct 1823. He died on 24 Mar 1902. F iv Nancy WHITLEY was born in 1825. M v Fields WHITLEY was born in 1828. F vi Mary WHITLEY was born about 1829. F vii Frances Arminda "Mindy" Whitley was born in 1830. She died before 1870. F viii Malinda "Linda" WHITLEY was born in 1832. M ix Martin V WHITLEY was born in 1835/1839. He died before 1850.
He was less than 5 in the 1840 census.
He was not listed with his mother's family in the 1850 census.M x Elisha WHITLEY was born in Jul 1843. F xi Margaret "Peggy" WHITLEY was born on 7 Feb 1843. She died on 18 Mar 1902.
John DAILY [Parents] was born before 1789 in Rowan Co, NC. He died before Jun 1840 in Scott Co, IN. He married Nancy (DAILY) about 1809.
Other marriages:McGUIRE, Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette"
(DAILY), Polly
John's will indicated he had 3 different families by 3 different wifes. Children are posted as listed in the will but dates and duplicate names cause problems that need to be sorted out. Also, if Bette remarried after John's death, how could wife Polly survive him as the will says? Could the will actually belong to another John?
A descendant said John was a shoemaker with 8 children by Elizabeth but the list doesn't agree with the ones here.
Residences & events:
Rowan Co, NC. The family settled there during the Rev War period, having migrated from Ireland.
1839 Scott Co, IL. John was assessed for 29 1/2 acres and was listed as being over 50 yrs old.
There were no Daily families left in Scott Co by 1850. There were McGuires though.
1839 tax records said he was over 50 and tax records support that. However some descendants have his birth year as late as 1817.
Some descendants say he died before the birth of his last child in 1837 in Washington Co, IN but his will was dated 6/20/1839, witnessed by Joseph Bowen & Ruth Daly, was probated 6/5/1840 in Scott Co.
Heirs included only the 3rd wife and her children so perhaps the other children had already received their inheritance. The will specified the children of each wife but some might have been step-children.
Nancy (DAILY).Nancy married John DAILY about 1809.
They had the following children:
M i John DAILY. M ii Elijah DAILY. F iii Eleanor DAILY was born about 1819. F iv Jane DAILY.
Is she one and the same as Martha Jane McGuire?
John DAILY [Parents] was born before 1789 in Rowan Co, NC. He died before Jun 1840 in Scott Co, IN. He married Polly (DAILY).
Other marriages:(DAILY), Nancy
McGUIRE, Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette"
John's will indicated he had 3 different families by 3 different wifes. Children are posted as listed in the will but dates and duplicate names cause problems that need to be sorted out. Also, if Bette remarried after John's death, how could wife Polly survive him as the will says? Could the will actually belong to another John?
A descendant said John was a shoemaker with 8 children by Elizabeth but the list doesn't agree with the ones here.
Residences & events:
Rowan Co, NC. The family settled there during the Rev War period, having migrated from Ireland.
1839 Scott Co, IL. John was assessed for 29 1/2 acres and was listed as being over 50 yrs old.
There were no Daily families left in Scott Co by 1850. There were McGuires though.
1839 tax records said he was over 50 and tax records support that. However some descendants have his birth year as late as 1817.
Some descendants say he died before the birth of his last child in 1837 in Washington Co, IN but his will was dated 6/20/1839, witnessed by Joseph Bowen & Ruth Daly, was probated 6/5/1840 in Scott Co.
Heirs included only the 3rd wife and her children so perhaps the other children had already received their inheritance. The will specified the children of each wife but some might have been step-children.
Polly (DAILY) died after 1840. She married John DAILY.
She was mentioned in John's will.
They had the following children:
M i Washington DAILY died after 1840. M ii Manning DAILY died after 1840. M iii William DAILY was born about 1806. He died after 1840. F iv Ellenor DAILY died after 1840. F v Elvina DAILY died after 1840. F vi Mary Ann DAILY. U vii Meradith DAILY died after 1840.
James Ferrell O'Neill DAILY [Parents] was born on 4 May 1767 in Ireland. He married Nancy McFadden about 1787 in NJ/Rowan Co, NC.
When and how he migrated to the US has yet to be determined but he probably came with his brothers.
Descendants said he served 4 years in the American Revolutionary War but he would have been very young.
Nancy McFadden.Nancy married James Ferrell O'Neill DAILY about 1787 in NJ/Rowan Co, NC.
They had the following children:
M i John DAILY was born before 1789. He died before Jun 1840. F ii Rachel DAILY was born about 1791.
Callison PORTER.Callison married Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette" McGUIRE on 27 Oct 1842 in Scott Co, IN.
The only Porters in Scott Co, IN by 1850 were William and Sarah, both 21 and living with families other than Porters. Collison and Betty were probably in Washington Co, IN, where he lived prior to their marriage.
Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette" McGUIRE [Parents] was born about 1790 in NC. She married Callison PORTER on 27 Oct 1842 in Scott Co, IN.
Other marriages:DAILY, John
Some family listings have Maguire for her last name but all records have McGuire.
Some descendants say that following her marriage to Mr Porter, they lived for awhile in Coles Co, then moved back to IN but she may have moved back home after Daily's death and since she and Porter married in IN, they probably never lived in IL.
They had the following children:
M i George PORTER was born about 1843 in Scott Co, IN. George resided.
He had 2 sons according to family tradition.M ii John PORTER was born about 1844 in Scott Co, IN.
Josiah McGUIRE [Parents] was born on 30 May 1794 in VA. He died on 3 Nov 1870 in N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He was buried in Fuller Cem, Cooks Mills, Coles Co, IL. He married Mary "Polly" (McGuire) about 1811 in NC, probably.
Residences & events:
Early 1800s Jefferson Co, AL, per other family researchers.
1850 Vienna Twp, Scott Co, IN. He and Polly still had 2 children at home. Josiah was a farmer with property = $1000. Next door was son Josiah and family, daughter Mary Ann Crum was just down the road.
Another descendant said the 1850 census taker recorded Nancy and Josiah Daily, children of John and Betsy Maguire Daily, as living with Josiah in New Albany, Floyd Co, IN but in view of the previous item, that could not be correct.
1860 Vienna Twp, Scott Co, IN, was still his residence at the next census.
Aft 1860 Coles Co, IL. He apparently moved to be nearer his daughters in his old age.
His birth and death dates don't agree if he was 70 yrs, 5 mo, and 4 d old at death. Which is incorrect?
Mary "Polly" (McGuire) was born about 1795 in NC. She died in Scott Co, IN. She married Josiah McGUIRE about 1811 in NC, probably.
They had the following children:
F i Ann McGUIRE was born about 1812. M ii Francis P M McGUIRE was born in 1816. M iii James McGUIRE was born in 1820 in AL. M iv William McGUIRE was born in 1823. M v Josiah Jackson McGUIRE was born on 11 Jul 1826. He died on 12 Apr 1904. F vi Martha Jane McGUIRE was born on 16 Feb 1828. She died on 21 Jun 1906. F vii Mary Ann McGUIRE was born on 9 Jul 1831. She died on 8 Sep 1884. F viii Eliza C McGUIRE was born in 1836 in Scott Co, IN. F ix Elizabeth "Betsy\Bette" McGUIRE was born about 1790.