Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock?read=1079 Surname: SLUSHER, MAUCK, MOORE, GOODING, HOLCOMB, HARTER, McMURRAY, DAVIS, PRINT, HARRISON ------------------------- Seeking info and/or connections to the following Hancock County, IL, family: John A. B. SLUSHER was the son of Asahel SLUSHER & Mary "Polly" MAUCK - John b 9 Jun 1833 VA (prob in/near Page Co) - came to Hancock Co., IL, prob in the arly 1850's - living in Harmony Twp in 1860 & 1870 - d 11 Feb 1884 Bentley, Hancock Co., IL - bu ? - m prob bef 1856 and prob in/near Hancock Co. to Melvina "Viny" MOORE, d/o ? & ? - Melvina b abt 1839 in _____, IL - d ?. Children: i. George B. SLUSHER b4 May 1856 Hancock Co., IL - d ? - m 29 Jan 1880 at the home of his bride's parents in Hancock Co. to Lilian "Lilly" May GOODING, d/o Cornelius GOODING & Elizabeth Ann HOLCOMB - Lillian b abt 1863 - d ? - At the time of their marriage, George's residence was listed as Primrose, Lee Co., Iowa, and Lillian's as West Point, Hancock Co - Her name was shown as Lillie on her marriage license and return and as Lilly on the hand-written statement of her father, Cornelius GOODING, which gave his permission for her to get married as she was but 17 y/o - She is very probably the Lilly SLUSHER b 1863, d 1 Jan 1892 and buried at West Poit Cemetery in Hancock County. ii. Emma A. SLUSHER b 6 Feb 1858 Hancock Co., IL - d ? - m 15 Jan 1877 Hancock Co., to H. Ballard HARTER, s/o ? & ? - He b abt 1855 in ? - d ?. iii. Joseph M. SLUSHER b 11 Dec 1862 Hancock Co., IL - d ? - said to have been living in Iowa in 1939. iv. Harvey SLUSHER b 23 Apr 1865 Hancock Co., IL - d __ ___ 1903 in ?. v. John S. SLUSHER b 6 Apr 1869 Bentley, Hancock Co., IL - occ 1890: merchant - d ? - m(1) 18 Jun 1890 Carthage, Hancock Co. to Helen DAVIS, d/o D. F. FAVIS and Elvina PRINT - At time of Marriage, John was a resident of Fort Scott, Iowa, and Helen was a resident of Carthage, IL - Helen b abt 1879 Middle Creek Hancock Co., IL - d after 1939 in ? - John m(2) __ ___ 1902 in ? to Clara HARRISON, d/o ? & ? - Clara b on ? in Quincy, Adams Co., IL - d ? - Living in Quincy, IL, in 1939. vi. Frederick Z. SLUSHER b 5 Dec 1872 Hancock Co., IL - d ? - m 26 Apr 1897 Clayton, Adams Co., IL, to Nelly/Nellie McMURRAY, d/o Aaron McMURRAY & Josephine DUNCAN - Nelly b 30 Jun 1877 Quincy, Adams Co., IL. vii. Frank R. SLUSHER b 15 Mar 1875 Hancock Co., IL - Was living in Texas in 1939. viii. Clyde O. SLUSHER b abt 1879 Hancock Co., IL - In 1939, he was a florr manager and window decorator in Anaconda, Montana. Thanks!