More About MARY* JANE ALLISON: Fact 1: November 15, 1900, buried Vermont Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois Fact 4: April 18, 1902, Probate records, Box 286 Fact 5: 9 children; all born Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois north of Ray Fact 6: killed when horse balked on RR crossing north of Vermont (storm buggy) Cause of Death: Truck by train Marriage Notes for ROBERT* ATEN and MARY* ALLISON: Rushville Court House. Have Probate Records. Box 286, Maybe married 1856. Child of ROBERT* ATEN and SARAH* BEALE is: i. INFANT FEMALE9 ATEN, b. May 14, 1851, Hancock County, West Virginia; d. May 14, 1851, Hancock County, West Virginia. Children of ROBERT* ATEN and MARY* ALLISON are: 2. ii. NANCY LYNNIA9 ATEN, b. July 25, 1852, Hancock County, West Virginia; d. October 13, 1932, Ray, Schuyler County, Illinois. 3. iii. HENRY* CLAY ATEN, b. February 27, 1854, Hancock County, West Virginia; d. November 10, 1926, Augusta, Illinois. 4. iv. WILLIAM* ASH (ALLISON) FREMONT (W.A.F.) ATEN, b. September 28, 1856, Oakland Township, Illinois; d. January 08, 1927, (April 8, 1927) Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. 5. v. SARAH* "SADIE" JANE ATEN, b. September 09, 1858, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. November 20, 1956, Sarah Culbertson Memorial Hospital, Schuyler County, Illinois. 6. vi. ROBERT BURNS ATEN, b. August 01, 1860, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. June 10, 1933, Des Moines, Iowa. vii. ELIZABETH ANN ATEN, b. November 09, 1862, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. November 09, 1862, Illinois. More About ELIZABETH ANN ATEN: Fact 1: Vermont Cem. 7. viii. JAMES* ULYSSES GRANT ATEN, b. November 01, 1863, Oakland Township, Illinois; d. February 12, 1935, Davenport, Iowa -- lived Kingsman, Kansas. 8. ix. DANIEL* "DEB" WEBSTER ATEN, b. March 08, 1866, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois (Ray); d. June 07, 1937, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. 9. x. FLORA "FLO" ANN ATEN, b. December 04, 1868, Oakland Township, Illinois (Ray); d. February 22, 1951, Schuyler County, Illinois. 10. xi. JOHN* QUINCY ATEN, b. November 22, 1871, Oakland Township, Illinois (Ray); d. May 27, 1935, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois buried Vermont, Fulton Co, Illinois. Generation No. 2 2. NANCY LYNNIA9 ATEN (ROBERT* WILLIAM8, WILLIAM* W T7, ADRIAN* (AARON)6, DIRCK* (DIRK DETRICH)(RICHARD)5, ADRIAN* (ADRIAEN)4, HENDRICK* (HENRICHS) "HENRY"3, ADRIAEN* (ANDRIAEN) HENDRICKSE (AATON)2, ARREAEN* HENDRICHSE (HENDRICK)(ATEN AATON)1 AATEN) was born July 25, 1852 in Hancock County, West Virginia, and died October 13, 1932 in Ray, Schuyler County, Illinois. She married EDWARD* PAGE MORRIS January 03, 1869 in (1871) Schuyler County, Illinois. Notes for EDWARD* PAGE MORRIS: IL 1880 - Oakland - Edward 33, Nancy 26, Franklin 8, Eliz 7, Jane 5, Grace 2, Bertha 1 Children of NANCY ATEN and EDWARD* MORRIS are: i. JOHN10 MORRIS, b. Abt. 1869; d. at birth. More About JOHN MORRIS: Medical Information: Died at birth. 11. ii. MYRTLE MORRIS, b. Abt. 1870. 12. iii. ROBERT FRANKLIN MORRIS, b. October 14, 1871, Ray, Illinois; d. 1950. 13. iv. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 1873, Illinois; d. 1920. 14. v. OPHELIA JANE MORRIS, b. April 08, 1875, Illinois; d. 1950. vi. GRACE MORRIS, b. August 26, 1877, Illinois; d. March 25, 1952; m. CLOSSIE LAMMERTS. 15. vii. BERTHA EDNA MORRIS, b. February 15, 1879, Illinois; d. January 05, 1948. 16. viii. PAGE MORRIS, b. July 30, 1881; d. February 19, 1961. 17. ix. BERNICE M MORRIS, b. 1888, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. 1954. 18. x. TESSIE EDITH MORRIS, b. July 14, 1888; d. May 13, 1944. 19. xi. HARRY MORRIS, b. August 17, 1890; d. March 25, 1951. 3. HENRY* CLAY9 ATEN (ROBERT* WILLIAM8, WILLIAM* W T7, ADRIAN* (AARON)6, DIRCK* (DIRK DETRICH)(RICHARD)5, ADRIAN* (ADRIAEN)4, HENDRICK* (HENRICHS) "HENRY"3, ADRIAEN* (ANDRIAEN) HENDRICKSE (AATON)2, ARREAEN* HENDRICHSE (HENDRICK)(ATEN AATON)1 AATEN) was born February 27, 1854 in Hancock County, West Virginia, and died November 10, 1926 in Augusta, Illinois. He married CARRIE ELLEN BROWN February 20, 1889 in Ray, Schuyler County, Illinois. Notes for HENRY* CLAY ATEN: 1900 lived Table Grove, Illinois More About HENRY* CLAY ATEN: Fact 1: lived Table Grove, Illinois? Children of HENRY* ATEN and CARRIE BROWN are: i. LOLA*10 ATEN, b. April 01, 1893; d. lived Rochester, Minnesota. Notes for LOLA* ATEN: Of 211 6th Ave., NW Rochester, MN. ii. LOREN* BROWN ATEN, b. July 05, 1895, Table Grove, Illinois; d. July 1968, Illinois; m. (1) FAYE ANDERSON, December 14, 1916; m. (2) FAYE ANDERSON, December 14, 1916. Notes for LOREN* BROWN ATEN: Of 2532 South St., Springfield, IL. Automated Archives, Inc., Social Security Death Benefit Records, Cd 111 & Cd 112, last zip was 62702. Rushville Times, Pg 5 - Pine Grove, Loren Aten & Miss Fay Anderson & Agnes Crandul? spent Sunday at J.W. Anderson's. More About LOREN* BROWN ATEN: Fact 4: SS# 361-09-2804 4. WILLIAM* ASH (ALLISON) FREMONT (W.A.F.)9 ATEN (ROBERT* WILLIAM8, WILLIAM* W T7, ADRIAN* (AARON)6, DIRCK* (DIRK DETRICH)(RICHARD)5, ADRIAN* (ADRIAEN)4, HENDRICK* (HENRICHS) "HENRY"3, ADRIAEN* (ANDRIAEN) HENDRICKSE (AATON)2, ARREAEN* HENDRICHSE (HENDRICK)(ATEN AATON)1 AATEN) was born September 28, 1856 in Oakland Township, Illinois, and died January 08, 1927 in (April 8, 1927) Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. He married LAURA ELLEN WALKER September 09, 1883 in *Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois Lic #8511, daughter of LAFAYETTE WALKER and DELILAH TIPTON. Notes for WILLIAM* ASH (ALLISON) FREMONT (W.A.F.) ATEN: IL 1920 - Oakland: Wm. F, 63, IL; Laura, 57, IN. More About WILLIAM* ASH (ALLISON) FREMONT (W.A.F.) ATEN: Fact 1: April 10, 1929, buried Vermont Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois Cause of Death: Cancer of the mouth More About LAURA ELLEN WALKER: Fact 1: buried Vermont Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois Marriage Notes for WILLIAM* ATEN and LAURA WALKER: Married by S. R. Coats, M. S. Children of WILLIAM* ATEN and LAURA WALKER are: 20. i. GUY* FRANKLIN10 ATEN, b. November 12, 1882, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. September 30, 1972, Monmouth, Illinois. 21. ii. DWIGHT* L ATEN, b. September 04, 1885, (1886) Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. November 25, 1964, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois. 22. iii. LEN B ATEN, b. July 14, 1890, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. February 05, 1951, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. 23. iv. PLIA HAZEL ATEN, b. March 16, 1897, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. September 14, 1986, Ipava, Fulton County, Illinois. 24. v. WALKER* F ATEN, b. April 05, 1900, Ray, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. May 15, 1978, Peoria, Illinois. 5. SARAH* "SADIE" JANE9 ATEN (ROBERT* WILLIAM8, WILLIAM* W T7, ADRIAN* (AARON)6, DIRCK* (DIRK DETRICH)(RICHARD)5, ADRIAN* (ADRIAEN)4, HENDRICK* (HENRICHS) "HENRY"3, ADRIAEN* (ANDRIAEN) HENDRICKSE (AATON)2, ARREAEN* HENDRICHSE (HENDRICK)(ATEN AATON)1 AATEN) was born September 09, 1858 in Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, and died November 20, 1956 in Sarah Culbertson Memorial Hospital, Schuyler County, Illinois. She married THOMAS* WHITMAR ASHWOOD April 19, 1876 in *Robert Aten home, Oakland Township, Illinois, son of JOSEPH* ASHWOOD and JULIA* HARDING. Notes for SARAH* "SADIE" JANE ATEN: Went to Methodist Episcopal Church of Ray, IL. Funeral services held Thursday, Nov. 22, at Voorhees Memorial, by Rev. Lewis Dee Hopper. Have Memoriam. Called Sadie. Was said to of doctored people & made own medicine. First women to vote in Ray, IL. Used Mullein leaves to made medicine. It was said she like horses, also liked to race people. For record on Aten, Don Aten who lived in Rushville, Illinois said Herbert Bozard & Elaine of Industry, Illinois. Rushville Times, Page 5, Col. 3, Mrs. Sarah Ashwood & granddaughter, Freeda Montooth, Jos. Young & family & Rev. Cox spent Sunday with Thomas Tracy & family. Have papers on Guardianship of Freeda Montooth Roudebush. Have Obit. Age 98 yrs, 2 months, 11 days. I (Sara) was told that Grandma Sarah Aten was a good rider and a story about how she separated two bulls that got to fighting when the men wouldn't do it. Supposedly she got on her horse with a broom and beat them until they stopped fighting. Grandmother Freeda said that she would race the boys to the barn and who got there first would get the fastest horse for the carriage. She also told how they would come to a bridge (all of them were single access), if there were any one coming they knew they'd better stop because she wouldn't or would try to beat them. They would always go to the Illinois River for Grandmother Sarah's birthday. All the girls including Grandmother Sarah would put on male clothing and go swimming. Suppose to have been the first woman to vote in Schuyler County. IN MEMORIAM Mrs. Thomas W. Ashwood Sarah Ashwood, the daughter of Robert and Mary Jane Allison Aten, was born in Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois September 9, 1858 and departed this life in the Culbertson Hospital in Rushville, November 20, 1956 at the age of 98 years, two months and 11 days. She was a member of a large family, being one of nine children born to her parents. Her six brothers and two sisters have all preceded her in death. As was the custom of her time, she obtained her schooling in the local rural school. On April 19, 1876 she was married to Thomas W. Ashwood. To this union were born three daughters and one son. Minnie (deceased), wife of Joseph Young; Hattie (deceased), wife of Walter {John Walter} Montooth; Nora, wife of Fred Ritchey and Herschel Ashwood. Upon the death of their daughter, Hattie, they took into their home, Hattie's two small children, Roland and Frieda {Freeda}(Roudebush), whom they reared as their own, giving them the loving care denied them by the untimely death of their mother. Mr. Ashwood passed away May 21, 1910. In her early life, Mrs. Ashwood joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ray, where she maintains her membership until the time of her death. Mrs. Ashwood lived a long and useful life, maintaining a home where her children early learned lessons in thrift and orderliness which they in turn have passed on to their children and their children's children. She was the mother of four, the grandmother of nine, the great-grandmother of 18 and the great-great-grandmother of 23 children, all of whom can revere her memory. Funeral services were held on Thursday, November 22, at the Voorheers, Memorial home, the Rev. Lewis Dee Hopper, officiating. Burial was in Rushville Cemetery. More About SARAH* "SADIE" JANE ATEN: Fact 1: 2nd of 9 children Fact 2: had 4 children Fact 3: November 22, 1956, Rushville Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois Fact 4: Memoriam Fact 5: raised Roland & Freeda Montooth, Grandchildren Fact 6: August 19, 1919, Guardianship Fact 7: called Sadie; doctor people; made own Medicines Fact 8: First Woman to vote in Ray, Schuyler County, Illinois Notes for THOMAS* WHITMAR ASHWOOD: Newspaper clipping, 1994, 100 years earlier, Christian Neck - While Tom Ashwood was cutting wheat the other day on a hill side the grain wheel struck a stump, tipping the machine & throwing him about twenty feet down the hill, bruising him up considerably, but we see he is able to be around again. In files. Have newspaper Obit. IL 1880, June 22, Browning Twp., Schuyler Co., Roll T9-250, Pg. 358, Dwelling #244, Family 251: Thomas, 28. farmer, IL; Sarah Jane, 20, IL; Minnie Mae, 3, IL. IL 1900, June 5, Oakland Twp., Schuyler Co., Roll T623-344, Pg. 119, Dwelling #32, Family # 32; Thomas, Mar 1852, 48 yrs, IL; Sarah, Sept 1856, 41, 4 children, 4 still alive, IL, can read & write; Thomas J, Feb 1896, 4 yrs, IL; John Woodruff, Mar 1881, 19, IL. IL 1910, Apr. 25, Oakland Twp., Schuyler Co., Roll T624-327, Pg. 693, Dwelling #104, Family 104: Thomas, 58, married 34 yrs, Il, farmer, can read & write; Sarah, 52, 4 children. 3 still alive, IL, can read & write; Herchell, 14, IL, can read & write; Rolla Montooth, 9, IL, grandson, can read & write; Freida, 8, IL, granddaughter, can read & write; Julia Ashwood, 83, widow, 8 children, 7 still alive, NY, can read & write. IL 1920 Oakland, ED 207: Sarah J, 60, IL; Montooth, Rolly, 18, grandson, IL, Mechanic, Garage. Real estate at time of death: Southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty-five, except on & one half acres in the northwest corner thereof. The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said section 35, The west half of the south half of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35, All of said land situated in Township 3 north, range 1 west, Schuyler Co., IL. Thomas Ashwood; Obituary; Rushville Times; Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois; May 26, 1910; Page 1, column 1. THOMAS ASHWOOD Thomas Ashwood, one of the prominent and influential citizens of Oakland Township {Schuyler County}, died at his home near Ray on Saturday morning. He had been ill for several months with heart trouble, and his death was not unexpected to those who knew of his condition. On Monday afternoon funeral services were held at the family residence conducted by Rev. W. M. Mailey of this city and Rev. Webster of Astoria {Fulton County, Illinois}, and the remains were brought to this city for interment. The following obituary has furnished the Times: Thomas Ashwood, the eldest son of Joseph and Julia Ann Ashwood, was born in Clayton, {Adams County}, Illinois, March 31st, 1852, and fall asleep in Jesus the morning of May 21st, 1910, at his home near Ray, Illinois, being 58 years, 1 month and 20 days old. He was married to Sarah Jane Aten, April 19th, 1876. To this union were born four children: Mrs. Minnie Young, Mrs. Nora Ritchey, and Herschel Ashwood. Mrs. Hattie Montooth and infant son preceded her father to the giery {glory} world six years ago. He was converted and joined the M. E. Church in 1876, and lived an extent and active Christian like his father, who was known far and wide for his labors in the master's vineyard {God}. Brother Ashwood was deeply interested in the welfare of those about him; never was he too busy to lend a helping hand when he could benefit the church or community, or give assistance to any one in need. He bore the responsibility and burden of the church faithfully and gladly as long as his health could permit. He was a man of ____{good} judgment, having held a number of public offices; his neighbors came to him for council and advice. His last and fatal illness was of long endurance, but was bore patiently. Frequently he spoke of his trust in God; that everything works together for the good to those who love him. He leaves o mourn his departure his wife, three children, seven grandchildren, his aged mother, four brothers and one sister, all of whom reside in Schuyler County, and a host of other relatives and friends. More About THOMAS* WHITMAR ASHWOOD: Fact 1: Farmer Fact 3: Rushville Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois Fact 4: IL 1860 Concord Township, Adam County; Census Fact 5: oldest of 6 children Fact 6: IL 1870, 1880 Browning Census Fact 7: May 26, 1910, Rushville Times, Pg. 1, Column 1 - Obit Fact 8: June 25, 1910, had 4 children Fact 10: IL 1900, 1910, 1920 Oakland Census Fact 12: Probate records, Will Marriage Notes for SARAH* ATEN and THOMAS* ASHWOOD: Have marriage Lic., was married at home. Marriages Schuyler Co., 1864-1877 book, #6447, Thomas 24, Sarah J 17, 19 Apr. 1876, father Robert Aten.