William Henry Songer s/o Adam Songer & Rachel Eacret
Notes, FYI.Does anyone have death info for William Henry Songer's wife, Mary Trotter?
1870 Champaign Co ILNewcomb Twp
190/143/14324 June 1870
Trotter, Peter30 m w farming---/400VA cit
Elizabeth 20 f w IN
John 6 m w IL
Hiram 5 m w IL
Mary 2 f w IL
Lydia2/12 fILborn April
1880 IL CensusChampaign CoNewcomb(188) pg 11 sd5 ed15 11 June 1880
#96 Trotter, Peter w m 40? md farmer VA VA VA
Elizabeth w f 36 wife md kh IN MD PA
James? w m 16 son s helps on farm sch IN VA IN
Hiram E w m 14 son s helps on farm sch IL VA IN
Mary C w f 12 dau s at home sch IL VA IN
Martha J w f 7 dau s at home sch IL VA IN
William P w m 1 son sIL VA IN
1880 online (from LDS familysearch)Newcomb, Champaign Co ILpg 188C
Tratter, Peterself md m w 43 VA VA VAfarmer
Elizabethwife f md w 36 IN MD PAkh
John T son m s w 16 IN VA INhelps on farm
Trotter, Hiram Eson m s w 14 IL VA INhelps on farm
Mary Cdau f s w 12 IL VA INat home
Martha Jdau f s w 7 IL VA INat home
William Pson m s w 1 IL VA IN
Illinois statewide marriage index:Joseph Hoy/Mary Trotter3/12/1886Ford Co IL
Oregon Births & Christenings, LDS:
Jessie Edith Hoy Madden b 5 Mar 1889 Fisher, Champaign Co IL, d/o Joseph Edward Hoy & Mary Kathryn Trotter
Illinois Archives marriages:Charles Knickenbocken md Mary Trotter19 June 1891Champaign Co IL
Champaign Co ILmarriage certificate & return
Mr Charles Knickbocker of Mahomet, Champaign Co IL, age 24& Miss Mary Trotter of Mahomet, Champaign Co IL age 24
Mr Charles Knickerbocker & Mrs Mary C Hoy were married at Peter Trotter's, Champaign Co IL on the 21st of June 1891 by S H Welch, Minister of the Gospel.
Return of marriage to county clerk
Groom:Charles E Knickerbocker, res:Mahomet, occ:farmer, age next birthday 25, white, Amer, born Calidonia, Putnam Co IL
father:William L KnickerbockermotherLouisa Hakesgroom's 1st mg
Bride:Mary C Hoy; nee:Mary C Trotter, res: Mahomet, age next birthday 25, white Amer, b Mahomet
father Peter W TrottermotherElizabeth Yeage?2nd mg for bride
Married at Peter Trotter's, Champaign Co IL 21 June 1891
Witnesses:Derd Welch, Wm L Knickerbocker
Charles Knickerbocker signed with an X--Mary may have signed her name
married byS H Welch, clergymandated at Fisher IL21 June 1891
1900 Hancock Co Iowa ed119 Britt Township
Songer, William H head Aug 1861 38 md7y IL IN IN carpenter yyy rents home (Wm Henry Songer, s/o Rachel Eacret & Adam Songer dbs)
Mary C wife w f Mar 1868 32 md7y 5 ch 5 living IL VA VA yyy
Lizzie O dau Dec 1894 5 MO IL IL at school
Martha A dau Nov 1896 3 MO IL IL
Hoy, Flora M step dau Jan 1886 14 IL OH IL sch
Jessie E stepdau Mar 1889 11 IL OH IL sch
Clarence J stepson w m Apr 1891 9 IL OH IL sch
1910 Census Bass Brook, Itasca Co MN
Songer, Wm H 48 self, male, white, md IN IN OH
Mary 42 IL VA IN wife
Clarence J 19 IL OH IL son
Lizzie L 15 MO IN IL dau
Anna 12 MO IN IL dau
Margeret 9 IA IN IL dau
Louis 7 IA IN IL, son
Pearl 6 MN IN IL dau
Grace 1y 7m MN IN IL dau
Minnesota Deaths and Burials
Frank Songer d 23 Aug 1910 Bass Lake, Itasca Co MN bd 24 Aug 1910 Cohasset; b 11 May 1910 MN;
father: W H Songer b IL; mother: Mary Trotter IL.
1920 Census Williams Co ND
Songer, Henery 58 IN father in law, male, white, married
Marry 52 IL wife female white married
Louis 16 Iowa brother-in-law, male, white, single
Peral 15 MN sister in law female white single
Grace 12 MN sister in law female white single
Minnesota Deaths & Burials
William Henry Songer d 25 June 1932, age 70, Langhei, Pope Co MN
married; spouse: Mary Trotter; parents: Adam Songer, Rachel Ecret
Regarding Mary Trotter, w/o William Henry Songer --
Mary was first married 12 March 1886 Ford Co IL to Joseph Hoy. On 21 June 1891, Mary married 2nd to Charles E Knickerbocker, but that marriage apparently did not last long, and both Charles and Mary had later marriages. I have more info on both of them. Charles Knickerbocker was the son of William L Knickerbocker. Elizabeth Knickerbocker, who was also a child of William L Knickerbocker, was one of the wives of John D Eacret, Rachel's brother. It gets rather confusing, but I can help you sort it out if you need more info.