Robert Appleton wrote: > Hi Helen, > > Too much for me to type the whole thing, let me try to extract just > the family connection from the article on Hon Stephen D. Canaday-- > This is not verbatim! > > Senator Canaday was born in North Litchfield Township, four miles > east of Litchfield, March 3, 1865, son of Caleb W. and Martha L. H.. (Starr) > Canaday. The father was born in Kentucky, Jan 5, 1833, and brought to > Montgomery County at age 2, by his parents John and Pina M. (Sapp) Canaday, > both born and raised in Casey Co., Ky. Parents came to Montgomery Co > in 1835 and spent rest of their lives there.The grandfather of John Canaday > had been a Revolutionary War soldier. They had the following children: > James, Caleb, William, Sarah, Rachel, Mary, Elzie, and Euel, the last two > being > twins. > Caleb developed his own farm, where he died Oct 25, 1901, age 68. > IN early manhood, he married Martha L.H. Starr, born Montgomery County > March 27, 1842, who survives at age 75. Her parents were David Badgley > and James (Street) Starr. David was born Monroe Co., Ill., and served in > the Black Hawk War, and was later a farmer. He died at age 77. The maternal > grandmother of Senator Canaday was born near Litchfield and died at 48. They > had children: Abraham (served in Mexican War); Julia, Mary, David Monroe; > James N.; John M.; Martha L.H.; and four who died in infancy. > > The children of Caleb and his wife were: James M., died Oct 25, 1990; > Stephen D.; > John Sidney; E. Franklin; Julia Alice, wife of D. D. Garver of Republican > City, NE.; William L.; Lewis W., of Nebraska; Robert N., a physician; Oatie, > died in infancy; Harriet C., and Mattie, wife of John B. Nail of Mayfield, > KS. > > (Senator Canaday once served as acting governor for 13 days) > > Senator Canaday on Jul 27, 1890, married Miss Mattie I. Wilson, born North > Litchfield Township Dec 6, 1869, daughter of John Goshen and Jane > (McIntyre) Wilson. John Wilson was born in North Carolina; Jane Wilson > was born in Jersey Co., Ill. The father has been married three times. > Thirteen > children were born of his first married: Silas Riley; George Luther; Ellen > E., > who married Arthur Brue; William Douglas; Virginia Ann, wife of Thomas H. > Dyer; > Emma and Eddie, twins died in infancy; Charles Henry, died in infancy; > Alice May, wife of John C. white; James Commodore; Martha Irene, wife of > Senator > Canaday; Cora Blanche, died at about 2 years; John Gillespie, now deceased; > and > one to his third marriage, Mrs. Mabel (Wilson) Pond, wife of Arthur > Pond of Kansas city. this wife is still living. > > Mrs. Canaday's maternal great grandfather, whose name was McIntyre, came > from > Ireland, and her maternal grandmother was born and reared in West Virginia. > Sen and Mrs. Canaday have four children: Amos, Wayne, Warren, and > Raymond, the first two died infancy. > > ------------------------------------ > And you didn't know Canadays in Montgomery county! > > Rob Appleton > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen J Kirtlan-Fingado" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:41 PM > Subject: Re: [ILMONTGO] STARR > > > Hi Rob: > > > > In your recent message, you mentioned "Martha L. H., the wife of C. W. > > Canaday". My Sammons ancestors were from the Hillsboro/Litchfield area > > but I wasn't aware that our Canaday ancestors may be from there also. > > Can you give me any further information on C. W. Canaday? > > > > Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Helen > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! 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Box 212, Litchfield, IL 62056-0212 > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi Could I please add one slight correction---Jane Street, grandmother of Steve Canaday, was born in Kentucky in either 1804 or 1805. She came to Montgomery CO in 1818 with her parents, Reverend James Street and Mary (Polly) Newton Street; her sibs John, Elizabeth, Anthony, James, Newton, Eli, Mary, and Martha; and her grandmother Elizabeth Newton. Nora Tocus