Edward Baughman/Zink, Jacob B.1840's IL
Looking for Edward Baughman & Christanna Zink (Zinck) in Christian Co., IL.Their were two families in the northern part of Christian Co., IL.I found a history listed below that describes Jacob Baughman and feel it is strange that two Baughman's from the same area and time, would not be related.Can someone help?This is in the early 1840's/50's.My Edward Baughman was born in PA.Son Obediah Elsworth, b. 1865 in PA
History of Kansas 1883, Greenwood County,KS
p. 1213
p. 1213Jacob Baughman, farmer, Section 13, P.O. Shell Rock, was born in Ohio, but when a young man moved to Illinois about the year 1857, and for ten years was engaged in farming in Christian County, that State; and January 1, 1865, enlisted in Company G, Fifty-third Regiment Illinois Volunteers.Five of his brothers were also in the army, serving throughout the war.Mr. B. participated in all the active work in which his company was engaged until mustered only July 29, 1865.Mr. Baughman came to Kansas in 1868, and remained in Topeka until 1873, when he removed to a farm situated in this township which he sold in 1881, and in the spring of 1882 purchased his present farm,