Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

VENN TOWNSHIP.
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lene Dicl~erson! '68 ; John Pllenis, '67 ; Mary Russell, '46 ; Nancy Whitten.
'6s ; I-lirnin Emmanuel, '50; Malay ~rmin, '81 ; John Earhart,
'74 ; Sarah Spencer, '65 ; Henry Brees, '73: John Sniith, '64 ; Margaret
I-Ianl~on, '77 ; Nnllcy Shu11, '55 ; Mary Harris, 'TI ; Lydia Snare, '65;
Teml~erarlce Bacon, '81 ; Abigail ~a~~i'son, '45 ; and 1-1ahna~h Miller, '61.
Tlle cllilclren buried there include Ira Drawy er, Lincoln Aclaills, John
McMull en, IIarla Col iins, Gertrude Stewart, E~~dori~ Stewart, Fred
Stewart, Sam11 Seeleg, Della Elston, Cvrus Elston, John Phenis,
J:~lues, Williarn ant1 Mary T1101ni\~, poi and Sherman Avery, Joll n
Taylor, Lil ly Reardon, L. EIt~arwood, Jolln, Emiua, Lucinda ant1 Nancy
Geela, Melissa, Wllitten, IIira~ll Drawyer and infant sister, Einilv Scherme~horn,
Seltlon Stark, TVnnaen Smith, Annie and Jennie "Atlams,
Ilenry Davison, Charles Dnvison, TV. Eriggs, S. Miller, Clam. Applegate,
IInnniill Marl~lnnd and Clnrintla E:mn~a.nuel.
Tl~e Fran Glin Cemetery Association, (lastleton, elected E. D. Dri~l\-
yer, Byron Slnitll ancl Paul r\'e~\~tot! tlirectors in 1886, \\-it11 the latter
secr.et;try and treasurer.
S~lic613evi/ie Cye)~ietei3y appears to have been fi~st tenanted in 1535,
\\~11en Onir~ge Fuller nras burietl there. The ~ecortl of in ter~nents
taken froin monulnents is as follows : S~rlrinn IIolgate, '72 ; Hannah
I)o\vn ing, '86 ; George R. McClymentI, '84 ; Ales liissi~~ger '50 ; Daniel
Coglrlan, '79 ; Jasper M. Morris, '82; Henry B. Dolaranee, '85 ;
Frank White, '86 ; J. I,. liennetly, 19th Illinois Infantry ; Kaoil~i
(Argnn bright) Millel., '63; Julia A. Ritar, '6 1 ; Henry Springer, '77 ;
Itebeccn OslIorn, '55 ; Jasper Scll\rart, 'SO ; Elizabeth Tess, '78 ; Chas.
&I. Sclaanton, '64 ; Virgil Pike. '79 ; Mary Vernon, '81 ; Isaac Pt~tch,
'56 ; Barbara Dunn, 'ti1; Unn~el %uill\\~;~lt, '54 ; Zebulon Avery, '54 ;
Mary Avery, '75 ; Phmbe Newton, '49 ; Benj. Nenrton, '51 ; Phineas
Gleason, '74 ; Lydia Snell, '78; Hannah A. Drawger, '48 ; Lydia
White, 'SO ; Orange Fuller, '38 ; Hel~sebah Fuller, '48 ; Sarah Fuller,
'56 ; Ni~n~v (Akerly) Griffin, '77 ; Jalnes (+riffin, '65 ; Clarindn P.
Rickey, '58; John kiclcey, '61 ; Sarah Bunnell, 'St; ; John 11. Bunnell,
One-hnntlretl-and-t welf tll Infantrv; '64 ; (+;win L. Een wiclr, '74.
In the Catllolic cemetery a( Camp Cfrove many of the Cntllolic
pioneel*s of this to\~nship are at rest.
In the foregoing list of tenanted graves man1 a well-ltnown nanle
appears, and slloulcl the rezrtler look t hroi~g!~ sii~iil ar lists in the other
c11~~pter.s cle17otetl to townsl~il~ history, fa~ll~liirr names will be brought
up :LS reminders of tllose whose early toils here itre forever ended.
With all this tl~e following lmention of persons connected \\-it11 the
tonnsl~ip i~t one time or another, will be found a valual~le :tcldition.
13IOC~IZhl'IIY ANT) KEMINISCEXC1E:S.
IIewry B. A t.Xa/ey, son of John and Jane (Sison) i1cLley \vns born
:~t Iiicltapoo, I'eoriu coumty , Septe11ll)er 15, '50. IIis father mas n
i~ative of Pen~lsylv;~~~ia, and inother an Ol~ioan. IIis paternal grand-
~xtrents being Urial~ ant1 Lytlia (Sawers) :lcliley, natives of New
Jersey, of (German ancestry. Jolln A~liley caine to Peoria county
in '38 ; was married there August 19, '49, to Miss Jane, tlaugllter
of Williain Nison and M~F Nixon, both natives of Yirginia, and