| Name |
Katherine* Elizabeth L. Barnhill |
| Birth |
29 May 1838 |
Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
8 Jun 1880 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| Census |
09 Jun 1900 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- residence 117/118
Breckenridge, Cornelius Mar 1831 69 m 45 yrs, KY KY KY
Elizabeth May 1839 61 5 children, 3 living, IL NH KY
Mounty (Mountz) Bancroft Feb 1879 21 (laborer) IL WV IL
(John deceased by 1900)
two residences away: brother Alexander and wives were sisters
Breckenridge, Alexander Oct 1828, 71 m 48 yrs KY KY KY
Martha H. wife Aug 1833 66 m 48 9 children, 4 living IL PA KY
Fay cousin male Jun 1889 10 IL IL MO
May grand-dau Sep 1891 8 IL IL MO
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1900 Illinois, Sangamon County, Cooper Township census
Cornelius Breckenridge and Elizabeth Barnhill, and Bancroft Mountz |
| Death |
30 Jan 1904 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| Burial |
Edinburg Cem, Edinburg, Christian Co, Illinois |
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois - Breckenridge, Cornelius and Katherine Elizabeth Barnhill
inscribed on front:
C. Breckenridge Mar 12, 1831 - Feb 2, 1915
Elizabeth L. His Wife May 29 -1838 - Jan 30, 1904
inscribed on back:
Mary Alice Oct 4, 1856 - Oct 10, 1856 (daughter)
John S. Sep 21, 1866 - Jan 15, 1793 (son)
Gertrude E. Moyer May 1, 1878 - May 18, 1905 (granddaughter)
Bessie Moyer Feb 17, 1888 - Feb 24, 1906 (granddaughter) |
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois - Breckenridge, Cornelius and Katherine Elizabeth Barnhill
inscribed on front:
C. Breckenridge Mar 12, 1831 - Feb 2, 1915
Elizabeth L. His Wife May 29 -1838 - Jan 30, 1904
inscribed on back:
Mary Alice Oct 4, 1856-Oct 10, 1856 (daughter)
John S. Sep 21, 1866 - Jan 15, 1793 (son)
Gertrude E. Moyer May 1, 1878 - May 18, 1905 (granddaughter)
Bessie Moyer Feb 17, 1888 - Feb 24, 1906 (granddaughter)
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Edinburg Cemetery - Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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| Notes |
- 1870, 1880, 1900 Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co.
(Note: Marriage Records from Sangamon, Illinois found at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; 977.356 Marriage records from Book 3 1851-1855 DAR V25d p 59: License No. 1014 - ANDREW J. BARNHILL to Lucretia A. Perry. License 30 Nov 1853. Married 1 Dec 1853 by G. McGee M.G. - relation to the Barnhill sisters not determined)
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History of Wayne & Clay County, Illinois
Chicago, Globe Publishing Co., Historical Publishers, 183 Lake Street, 1884.
Page 47
During the year 1818, there was added to those first comers as given above, Andrew Kuykendall, Andrew Clark, James, Solomon and William Clark, Enoch Wilcox, George Borah, Felix and John Barnhill... et al...
Page 50 Three houses in Fairfield at that time, Gen Leech, John Barnhhill, and Dr. Park.
Page 64 Rigdon S. Barnhill was postmaster to the Senate in the Assembly of 1858-60. R.T. Forth was the representative.
Page 72: Capt Willis Hargrave's company of rangers, by camping one night just north of the present town of Fairfield, furnished the first settlers for this portion of the conty. In his company were some of the Barnhill family, after whom Barnhill Township takes its name and they remembering the beautiful camp returned and settled here as soon as peace was proclaimed and the Indian was out of the way."
Page 78 The company from Wayne Co was Company F, Third Regiment in the Mexican war, and the roster of the company is as follows:... Musician Jefferson W. Barnhill, Privates, Rigdon S. Barnhill ..."
Page 83: August 24, R.S. Barnhill joined the company, and Col Hicks made him Adjutant of the regiment.
Page 85: From the pen of R.S. Barnhill we have the following report of the condition of the Fortieth Regiment at this time:... (abt 1862)"
Page 86: "June 27 (1864), the Fortieth Regiment participated in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Lieut. Co. R.S. Barnhill, of this county, was shot through the head and instantly killed, while leading his column in a charge."
Page 89: Term of Probate Court, Dec 18 1821, entered into bond with others on behalf of Betsey Martin, widow of Joseph Martin...
April 13, 1824, letters granted upon estate of Henry Hall, deceased, to Alfred Hall. His securities were Andrew Kuykendall and John Barnhill.
Page 90
In July of the same year, Felix H. Barnhill was granted letters upon the estate of John Barnhill, deceased.
Page 92: Literary Society -- As early as 1823 the leading citizens of the county met and organized a debating and literary society. Articles were drawn and signed by ...... Alexander Campbell and John Barnhill."
In 1823 discussion of penitentiary or gallows, John Barnhill among others was in favor of gallows.
Page 110
"it was here that Charles Slocumb preached the funeral of John Barnhill and his wife."
Page 127 Catholic church organized abt 1842, present church ediface erected by familes, assisted greatly by ... Nelly Barnhill, ....
Page 175 - county clerks ... Jeff W. Barnhill 1858 to 1865
Page 179 - It is accepted tradition - a tradition borne out by local facts - that the first house in Fairfield was built by the Barnhills. They had entered the land from the Government, upon which the town was laid out, and had lived there for some time before, and thus may be termed the first settlers of the town, as well as the first of the township. This first house stood a little north of the present bank building, but on the opposite side of the street, near the marble factory. It has passed away with other landmarks of the pioneer days, and the spot now is only known by a few of the older citizens..... John Barnhill built the second residence in Fairfield on the lot where Mr. Thomas L. Cooper's handsome brick residence now stands. It was of logs, and was built by Barnhill just after his marriage which took place about the time of laying out the town.
The elder Barnhill, the patriarch of the Barnhill family, died in Gallatin County before any of the family moved to this section, as we have stated in a preceding chapter, and his widow came here with her children among the earliest settlers of the county. Hardin Barnhill was the eldest son, and John, mentioned above, was the second, while Andley was the third and youngest. The family at one time was a rather numerous and prominant one - prominant in business and local affairs but of no particular pre-eminence. they were honest, industrious, honorable, faithful and accommodating - kings among their kind, fine types of their class, with instincts keenly whetted in their struggle for existence against the wild game, the ferocious beasts and the murderous savage. The Barnhills have now been dead for many years, with no lineal descendants surviving them nearer than the grandson of the Widow Barnhill - "Jeff" Barnhill, as he is called. Even he is growing old and is becoming bent with age and infirmity. There is much in the history of the Barnhills that recalls a type of that day. They had been admirably trained, or had trained themselves, for their place in life and in security and content had lived out their span, tilling to fullness their measure of ambition."
Page 181: Felix Barnhhill's Addition bears date Jul 16, 1841..
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Barnhills buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield:
Same cemetery where Harold and Rachel Moyer were buried.
Barnhill, A.J. b unk d Nov 14, 1877 (overdosed on Laudanum)
1860 Sangamon Co.
A J Barnhill 29 Pennsylvania
Lucretia Barnhill 26 IL
M J Barnhill 2 female IL
Barnhill, Charles, b unk d Aug 2, 1874
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| Person ID |
I5766 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Family |
Cornelius* Breckenridge, b. 12 Mar 1831, Nicholas Co, Kentucky d. 1 Feb 1915, Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Sep 1854 |
Perry Co, Illinois [1] |
- From "Illinois Marriage Record Index," Illinois State Genealogical Society, Fiche # 0086563 at the Family History Library: "Breckenridge, Cornelius, to Barnhill, Elizabeth; date: 09-05-1854; Volume 2, p. 90 married in PERRY County, Illinois
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| Children |
| | 1. Mary Alice Breckenridge, b. 4 Oct 1856, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1856, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 0 years) |
| + | 2. Flora Elizabeth* Breckenridge, b. 29 Jan 1858, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 27 May 1938, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. William Randolph Breckenridge, b. 30 May 1864, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1922, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 58 years) |
| | 4. John S. Breckenridge, b. 21 Sep 1866, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1873, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 6 years) |
| + | 5. George Edward Breckenridge, b. 2 Oct 1871, Breckenridge, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 1 Mar 1944, Tulsa Co, Oklahoma (Age 72 years) |
| + | 6. Steven H. (or A.) Blankenship, (resident 1880; cousin), b. 15 Jan 1865, Christian Co, Illinois d. 2 Jun 1946, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 81 years) |
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| Documents |
 | Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois, "Centennial Record," 1876
Complete text of this book, which was created at the behest of Preston Breckenridge, who was the President of the Old Settlers' Society. (h)
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| Family ID |
F2474 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2017 |
1838 - 1904 (65 years)
