Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

663) BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
grown to manhood here, and like their father, fill a place in the
economy of the county completely. Myron Y., who resides on the
homestead with his mother, was born July 90,1860, in the present home.
On September 15, 1884, he marriecl 3i'iss Kate, claughter of James
and Mary (Aly~vvard) Walsh, of Peoria. To them a little girl, Malincla
N., has been. born. Thus runs the history of a fam~ly who for
almost fortv years hare adclecl largely to the ~vealtli of this district,
while aiding themselves.
Willia~n, ZcConzelJ, son of Robert and Martha (Scott) McConnell,
was born in Down county, Ireland, in the year 1814. At the age of
twenty-five years he ma~riecl Miss Susanna Jelly, daughter of Jol~n
and Margaret (McBride) Jelly. In 1854 they came to America ancl
settled with the son of olcl Bishop Chase, at Jubilee, Peoria county, Ill.
Here they spent nine years, then re~novecl to Valley township, Stark
county, and purchased a farm of eighty acres on sect~on I. Three
children have come to their home, namely: M~~gii'et (Mrs. S. Malone,
of Stark county); Mary Ann (Mrs. J. Kelly, of Valley township), and
Martha, residing at home. Mr. McConnell and his family are members
of the old Presbyterian church, in which faith he and his wife were
both reared. He has always been a Democrat.
Sarah McGinnis, born September 20, 1812, is the daughter of John
and Elizabeth (Harris) Montgolnery. The former,'born in North Carolina
in 1'764, at the age of sixteen enlisted as a solclier in the .Revolutionary
War, and served until liberty was secured. At the close of
the war he movecl to Russell county, Va., ancl taking from the government
a title to a piece of land-, called a "corn right," began its improvement.
His first wife, to whom he was marriecl at the close of
the Revolution. removed with him to Virginia. where after several
years she died,'leaving him a family of eigG uthficlren, four boys and
four girls. He was again married to Miss Elizabeth FIarris, of Virginia,
with ' whom and his family he moved to Russell county, Va.,
where he purchasecl lancl and continued farming for a time. when once
more he removed with his family to Floycl county, 1i.y. At the
end of three years he took his family in wagons, and, carefully avoiding
the I'ndians, arrived safely in Frnnlrlin county, Ind. There he remained
for seven years, when he ancl his faithful wife removed with
the subject of this sketch, who in the meantime hacl married, to Peoria
county, Ill., in 1835, where he died in 1845 in his eighty-second year;
some ei hteen months later his wife follo'c~~ed him. This union IV~S
blessed % y four children (the first two boys diecl in infancy), and two
girls, Sarah ancl Susanna, the latter deceased, leaving Mrs. McGinnis,
the sole representative of the family. At the aFe of eighteen she mas
married to Geo. I. McGinnis, settled on a farm in Park county,
Ind., where she remained some nine vears, and then with her husband
and two chilclren moved to where ~;i'inceville now stands. There Mr.
McGinnis died at the age of seventy-two years. Mrs. McGinnis still
resides upon the farm, one and a hilf miles north of Princeville. Of
their twelve children nine are still living, namely : Susanna, Sarah Ann
(deceased), John, James, Nmcy, Mary, Elizabeth, Temperance (deceased),
Jane, William (deceased), George I., Charles H. Susanna,