Re: Jonathan McCown/Olive Blackman
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In reply to:
Jonathan McCown/Olive Blackman
Diana Belgin 11/21/10
1 Jonathan W. McCown
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Birth: 21 Oct 1816, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
Death: 15 Apr 1882, Edgar County, Illinois
Burial: Near Newman Ill.
Father: James McCown(1781-1834)
Mother: Anna Wood (1772-1845)
Shown in the 1850 Census of District 19, Edgar County, Illinois, 2 Sep 1850:
214/214Jonathon McCowan32mwfarmer$2500 Nelson County, KY
Olice“23fwEdgar County IL
Charity“4fw“““
Olive A.“2fw“““
James10/12mw“““
Shown in the 1860 Census of Young America, Edgar County, Illinois, 4 Oct 1860:
520/540Jonathan McCowan44mwfarmer$300$350KY
Olive34fwIL
Charity15fwIL
James9mwIL
Alexander8mwIL
Judge M4mwIL
Bun9/12mwIL
Shown in the 1870 Census of Young America, Edgar County, Illnois, 1 Aig 1970:
5/5McCowen, Johnithan54mwfarmer$11000$2830KY
Alice44fwkeeping houseIL
James21mwfarm laborIL
Alexander18mwat homeIL
Judge15mwat homeIL
Charley4mwat homeIL
Barnes Catherine30fwkeeping houseOH
Hattie6fwat houseIL
Shown in the 1880 Census of district 106, Young America, Edgar County, Illinois, 3 Jun 1880:
51McCown, Jonathanwm63farmerKYPAMD
Olive T.wf53wifekeeping house ILNYVT
James B.wm30sonfarmerILKYIL
Chas J.wm14sonworks on farm ILKYIL
JONATHAN McCOWN, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 34; P. O. Newman, Douglas Co.;
owns 440 acres of land, 120 of which lie in Douglas Co.; was born in Nelson
Co., Ky., Oct. 21, 1816; came to this county with his father, James McCown,
when 15 years of age; his father died about two years after his arrival in the
county, leaving 560 acres of land a short distance east of Paris; here he
remained until 1853, and then settled where he now resides. Mr. McC. was
married Dec. 21, 1843, to Olive T. Blackman, daughter of Remember Blackman,
deceased; she was born Jan. 4, 1826, in what is now Hunter Tp., this county;
have had seven children, only five of whom are now living — Charity E., Olive
Ann, James B., Jira A., Judge Marshall, Harrison Burr and Charles J.; Olive
and Harrison are both dead; the former died Oct. 19, 1855, at 11 years of age;
the latter died Dec. 2, 1860, aged 14 months. Mr. McC.'s father was born in
Kentucky Nov. 14, 1781; his death occurred March 13, 1841; he came to this
county in 1817; he, in company with John Stratton and Mr. Whiteley, built the
first cabin on the North Arm, where their families all resided together for a
time; they previously, and on their way to this county from Kentucky, stopped
and remained at Ft. Harrison for time; they crossed the Wabash River on the
ice, which broke up soon after; Mr. McC., since his residence in this county,
has been largely engaged in stock-raising; formerly, he raised large
quantities of hogs; but at present, his attention is devoted to raising and
feeding cattle; at the present time, he is feeding about 200 head of cattle;
he raised 5,000 bushels of corn last year, in addition to which he has
purchased 10,000 bushels more this winter to feed out to stock on his farm;
Mr. McC.'s farm is three miles west of Hume Station; the railroad runs through
a portion of his farm, where a flag-station has been established.
Spouse: Olive T. Blackman
Birth: 4 Jan 1826, Edgar County, Illinois
Death: 17 Jan 1894, Young America Twp., Edgar County, Illinois
Marriage: 16 Dec 1843, Edgar County Ill.
Children: Charity E. (1844-1925)
Olive Ann (1847-)
James B. (1849-1928)
Jira Alexander (1852-1924)
Judge Marshall (1855-1940)
Harrison Burr (1859-1860)
Charles J. (1866-1928)
I have More on his Children I can sen to an e-mail address.
James McCown
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Re: Jonathan McCown/Olive Blackman
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