I was wondering if you were familiar with a Shobal Haworth. I am researching the Dillon family and he mentions this name in his letters. I saw your posting a saw an obvious connection. Do you know anything? Kurt -----Original Message----- From: Nosyaj71@aol.com <Nosyaj71@aol.com> To: ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com <ILVERMIL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 12:22 AM Subject: [ILVERMIL] RE:Dukes, Ellis, Lacey, Haworth, Smith, Black, Stark Families of Vermillion, IL >Hello, I'm researching my family in the Vermillion area. It seems it was a >popular destination for a lot of my ancestors. >Here is what I have been able to surmise: > In 1824, Stephen Dukes purchased land in Clark County, Illinois. This is >the first appearance that I can find of him. On 12/29/1825 Rachel L. Ellis >married Stephen Dukes in Edgar County, Illinois. In 1826 he purchased land >in Edgar County. In 1830 and 1839 he purchased land in Vermillion County, >Illinois. He appears as the head of household in Vermillion County in 1830 >and 1840. I have been unable to locate him in a census before that. > Rachel and Stephen had 11 children: Mary, Ellis, Sarah, John, James, >Louis, Susannah, Asa, Richard, William D., and Stephen. Stephen passed >away in 1846/47 as is buried in Dukes Cemetery in Vermillion County. >Recently someone emailed me the directions to this Cemetery. Common names in >the Cemetery are Lacey, Dukes, Ellis, and Haworth. > Rachel's parents were Shobal Ellis and Sarah Wright. I have come across >plenty of information on Sarah's family. However, Shobal is quite a mystery. > He appears in the 1800 census for TN and the 1810 census for Ohio. He >purchased land in Vermillion County in 1822, 1823, and 1830. He according to >an ancestral file submittal died in 1831 in Vermillion County, Illinois. >Sarah and Shobal had 9 children: Rachel, Wright, Catharine, Julian, John, >Susannah, Sarah, Ruth, and Barbary. Apparently a couple of other children >besides Rachel relocated to Vermillion with their parents. > Concerning Stephen and Rachel's children: >1) Mary Dukes born 21 Dec 1826 in Vermillion >2) Ellis Dukes: married Nancy Bowen Cook >3) Sarah Dukes married Richard Haworth. They or their children may have >relocated to California. Pearl Dukes of California (William Lacey Dukes, >John Dukes, Stephen Dukes). Had several letters from a Hannah Haworth in her >scrapbook. >4) John Dukes: b. 21 March 1832 m. Ruby Lacey. They had 9 children. He is >listed as head of household in the 1870 census for Georgetown, Vermillion >County, Illinois. His neighbor was his Uncle William D. Dukes who was >single. However, he did have his mother Rachel living with him. >Between 1872 and 1884. They relocated to Alpena, Jerauld County, South >Dakota. John Dukes participated in the 1884 Jerauld County Fair. He >purchased land in Beadle County in 1890. There is some beginning evidence >that he served in the state legislature in 1891 from Beadle County. I have >not confirmed his death date yet, but Ruby and John are buried in the Rest >Haven Cemetery in Jerauld County. > Their children: Rachel, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Susanna, William Lacey, >James, Nancy, and an infant who died after childbirth. > Rachel married James Black, Sarah married Robert L. Brooks, Mary married >Jon Black, Martha married Edward Stark, Susannah married William Stark, >William Lacey married Martha Eshleman, and Nancy married James Everett Smith. >Ruby Lacey's parents were William Lacey born in New Jersey and died[according >to a note by a fellow researcher] in 27 Sept 1873 in Vermillion County. His >wife was Saloma/Salona Sanderson of New York. She passed away in 28 Dec 1859. > They came to Illinois in 1853 > I don't know the name of any other of their children besides Ruby. > >5) James Dukes died in San Diego, California in 1899. He willed his land in >South Dakota to his brother William D. Dukes. His descendants were actively >involved in the Ramona Congretional church in San Diego >6) Louis Dukes: Rumor has it that he relocated to San Diego, California as >well >7) Susannah Dukes m. George Underwood >8) Asa Dukes: ? >9) Richard Dukes: He may have served in 35 Infantry from Georgetown, >Vermillion County in the Civil War >10) William D. Dukes: Head of household in 1870 census, single. His mother >Rachel was residing with him. He relocated to San Diego. >11) Stephen Dukes:? > >I would appreciate any information or suggestions on the above families. In >particular, is there a library that contains the probate/will records of >Vermillion residents? I tried searching through what IRAD offered on line, >but couldn't find anything. I am particularly interested in Shobal Ellis, >Rachel and Stephen Dukes, and Willaim Lacey's will or probate records. >-Thank You >Jayson Young > > >==== ILVERMIL Mailing List ==== >Vermilion County, Illinois >The ILGenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilvermil/ > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >