A copy of the indenture of the Essex Cemetery Association and land Deed was found in the Rock Island County Illinois Court House in Rock Island, Illinois.
This was made on the 11th day of March 1907,
between Sherman T. Warman and Alice J. Warren his wife and the trustees
of the Essex Cemetery Association of Drury Township, Rock Island County
state of Illinois. They paid one hundred sixty nine dollars for the
following description:
"Comencing on the South line of the North East quarter of Section nine twp 16 North Range Five (5) West of the fourth meridian at a point where stone was placed - Ten (10) feet East on said line from the South West corner of said quarter. thence East 500 ft to a stone; thence due North and at right angles 200 ft. to a stone; thence west and at right angles 500 ft. to a stone; thence south and at right angles 200 ft. to a stone where beginning was made. The same being and is about 2 acres and 294/1000 acres. The same being and is deeded for to be used for cemetery purposes and public burying grounds."Notes regarding some of these individuals can be found at the end of the listing.
LAST | FIRST Middle | BIRTH | DATE | Notes |
ASA | Elijah | 06 Dec 1796
Ohio |
15 March 1888
Rock Island Co IL |
obit
age 91y s/o John & Sarah Davis Asa |
ASA | Susannah | 06 Apr 1800
VA |
14 Aug 1856
Rock Isl. Co IL |
d/o Thomas & Elizabeth Storms Walters
1st w/o Elijah married Feb. 26, 1818 in Adams County, OH age 56 y 3m 11d |
BIRD | Mattie M | . | . | w/o A.
d/o Jane Stickman |
BOWSER | Rachel E | . | . | . |
BREWER | Benjamin Ernest | 03 Mar 1907
Fairport IA |
10 Jan 1909 | s/o Free & Sarah Essex Brewer
see notes below under Sarah Brewer obit |
BREWER | Dorse John | 22 Feb 1914 | 22 Feb 1914 | s/o Free & Sarah Essex Brewer
see notes below under Sarah Brewer |
BREWER | Harold Thomas | 20 Jan 1906 | 21 Jan 1906 | s/o Free & Sarah Essex Brewer
see notes below under Sarah Brewer |
BREWER | Sarah Elizabeth Essex | 22 Mar 1878 | 02 Jul 1933 | d/o Wiley & Matilda Frances Davidson Essex;
1st w/o Free M. Brewer
see notes below and obit |
BURKETT | David W | 1858 | 1858 | s/o Jacob & Elizabeth Steckman Burkett |
BURKETT | Elizabeth | 12 Feb 1833
Bedford Co PA |
24 Apr 1902 | w/o Jacob Burkett; large marker has fallen over; may have a name on other side; to this are 4 very small markers barely sticking out of the ground with names carved on the top edge. They are in a row and read Father--Mary C.--George E.--David W. |
BURKETT | George E | 1860 | 1861 | s/o Jacob & Elizabeth Steckman Burkett |
BURKETT | Hettie J | 1873 | 1873 | d/o Jacob & Elizabeth Steckman Burkett |
BURKETT | Jacob "Jake" | 27 Jul 1834
Wheeling WV |
h/o Elizabeth Steckman mar 03 Apr 1857 Muscatine IA
IA 9th Cav A Civil War |
|
BURKETT | Mary C | 1862 | 1863 | d/o Jacob & Elizabeth Steckman Burkett |
BUTLER | John | . | . | . |
BUTLER | Mary | . | . | . |
COPLAN | Sharlott E. | 1850 | 1927 | record list as Elizabeth Charlotte
w/o James Coplan d/o Elijah T. & Sarah Doty Essex see notes at end of list* |
ESSEX | Benjamin | 13 Jan 1792
VA |
30 Dec 1866 | 75y 11m 15d
s/o Thomas & Elizabeth Bowen Essex h/o Elizabeth Bunch |
ESSEX | Bertha | 1877 | 1887 | d/o Joseph S & Exira |
ESSEX | Catherine | . | 16 Jan 1863 | m1: unk Ogilvie
m2: Elisha Jones Essex |
ESSEX | Effie R | 1871 | 1873 | d/o Joseph S & Exira |
ESSEX | Exira Briers Hood | 12 Mar 1851
Drury Twp, R.I., IL |
16 Apr 1915
Bloomington Twp, Muscatine Co IA |
aged 64y
d/o Davis S. Hood & Nancy J. Asa w/o Joseph Sylvester Essex Joseph Sylvester Essex buried Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine; one of his descendants said they meant to move Exira but never got around to it. obit |
ESSEX | George I | . | 08 Apr 1850 | Aged 2m
Tall skinny monument with names on 2 sides with a verse on the 3rd side which we couldn't read. Base says "Children of E. T. and S. Essex" (Elijah Thomas & Sarah Doty Essex) |
ESSEX | George William | 22 Apr 1849 | Jan 1933 | h/o Susan Troxel
obit |
ESSEX | Ira Brown | 25 Mar 1832
Stark Co IL |
07 Nov 1854 | 22y 5m 12d
s/o Isaac & Isabelle |
ESSEX | Isaac Bowen | 29 Jan 1800
Albemarle Co VA |
07 Nov 1877
Union Co IL |
m1 Isabelle D. Williams
m2 Elizabeth Jane Carver see notes below |
ESSEX | Isabelle D Williams | Albermarle Co VA | 08 Sep 1859
Drury Twp, Rock Isl., IL |
d/o Hugh and Mary Williams
w/o Isaac B aged 62y 10m 4d |
ESSEX | John B | 1875 | 1875 | s/o Joseph & Exira |
ESSEX | Leon Leroy | 08 May 1888
Rock Isl. Co IL |
11 Apr 1932
Muscatine IA |
s/o Wiley & Matilda Davidson Essex
h/o Pearl Harker obit |
ESSEX | Sarah A. | . | 08 Aug 1854 | aged 4m
Tall skinny monument, names on 2 sides with a verse on the 3rd side which we couldn't read. Base says "Children of E. T. and S. Essex" (Elijah Thomas & Sarah Doty Essex) |
ESSEX | Mary Susan | 26 Mar 1835
Stark Co IL |
02 May 1856 | aged 21y 3m 25d
d/o Isaac & Isabelle |
FOSTER | Isaac | 1809 | 1883 | aged 74y
newer marker |
FOSTER | John R.O. | 1842 | 1860. | aged 18y
newer marker |
FOSTER | Kattie | 1855 | 1861. | aged 6y
newer marker |
FOSTER | Sarah McCoy | 1813 | 1888 | aged 75y
w/o Isaac Foster newer marker |
GORHAM | Adam | . | . | most likely son of John & Mary E. Gorham listed as Adam Joshua Gorham, age 2 on 1860 Census p. 253 |
GORHAM | Child | . | 02 Sep 1896 | aged 16 d most likely Nettie Mae
daughter of Adam & Rachel see notes at end of listing |
GORHAM | Henry W. | 1859 | 1932 | s/o John B. & Mary Elizabeth Stickrod Gorham; see notes at end of listing |
GORHAM | Rachel | |||
HARRIS | Jack | . | . | . |
HIDLEBAUGH | George Washington | 27 Mar 1850 | s/o J.H. & S.
aged 10 or 19y 9m 22d |
|
HIDLEBAUGH | Susannah Williams | 11 Aug 1800
PA |
05 Sep 1850
Drury Twp, R.I., IL |
50y 25d
w/o John Henry Hidlebaugh d/o Hugh & Mary Williams sister of Isabelle Williams (Mrs Isaac) Essex |
HIDLEBAUGH | John Henry | . | 1857 | unable to locate marker- bio of son
indicates he was laid to rest next to his wife Susannah |
JACKSON | Amanda M | 22 Aug 1872 | 56y | |
JACKSON | Charles L | . | 20 Aug 1855 | 4y 10m
s/o Bartlett & Amanda M. |
JACKSON | William B | . | 08 Mar 1860 | 17y 2m 19d
*s/o Bartlett & Amanda M; appears with parents on 1860 census age 6 so this is questionable |
JOHNSON | William | . | . | . |
LEWIS | Elizabeth | 26 Jul 1839 | 05 Nov 1895 | on O'Haver stone
w/o George Lewis |
LEWIS | George | . | . | . |
LEWIS | John G | . | . | . |
McINTIRE | John | . | . | poss the John McIntyre listed on 1860 Census with wife Sally p 253 |
McINTIRE | Sarah | . | . | . |
O'HAVER | Catherine | 23 Feb 1868 or 9
Rock Island Co IA |
30 Aug 1869
Rock Island Co IL |
d/o Joel L. & Ellen |
O'HAVER | Clarence | 04 Jul 1898
Rock Island Co IL |
17 Jun 1898
Rock Island Co IL |
s/o Joel Landon & Cora Belle Hatton O'Haver |
O'HAVER | Cora Belle Hatton | 13 Dec 1879
Muscatine Co IA |
28 Jul 1912
Cedar Co, IA |
w/o Joel Landon O'Haver
d/o G.W. & Amelia Hatton |
O'HAVER | Ellen Wragg | 06 Jul 1838 | 09 Sep 1908 | d/o Benjamin & Jane
w/o Joel O'Haver also found death date as 29 Dec 1902 |
O'HAVER | Joel Lemuel | 31 Aug 1822
OH |
07 Aug 1887 | s/o John W & Eliza Astor Welsch O'Haver
Sgt IL 28 Inf Co I military marker next to larger O'Haver Marker |
O'HAVER | Sarah Jane | 23 May 1870
Rock Isl. Co IL |
Jul 1873
Rock Island Co IL |
d/o Joel L. & Ellen |
PAINE | Jeanette | 16 Sep 1858 | 19 Sep 1911 | "Mother" |
POTTER | John | . | abt 1877 | stone not located |
POTTER | Samuel J. "Dick" | . | . | s/o John & Mary Louisa Asa Potter |
POWELL | Charles W | . | . | h/o Elizabeth Jane Essex |
POWELL | Elizabeth Jane Essex | 21 Sep 1822
VA |
06 Sep 1842
Rock Island Co IL |
aged 19y 11m 16d
d/o Isaac & Isabelle Essex w/o Charles W. "Taken from Rock Island paper: May 6, 1841 Charles Powell of Stark County Illinois married Miss Elizabeth Jane Essex of Rock Island County Illinois" |
POWELL | Infant Son | . | Sep 1842 | s/o Charles W. & Elizabeth J |
REED | Marion | . | 29 Jan 1858 | 3y 26d
s/o W. C & M Reed |
REED | Mary Keffer | 1809 | 28 Mar 1889 | w/o Wilburn C. Reed |
REED | Wilburn C. | 17 Jun 1801
SC |
27 Jul 1877 | s/o Jacob & Mary Smith Reed |
SHANNON | John A | . | 29 Oct 1885 | 30y 6m 20d
s/o John & Mary |
STANLEY | Joe | . | . | . |
STECKMAN | Adam | Jan 1835 | . | s/o John & Harriet Burkett Steckman
IA 35 Inf Co A Civil War |
STICKMAN | Jane | 1835
PA |
22 May 1917
Andalusia IL |
mother of Jack, Wm, John, Mrs. Mattie Bird, Mrs. Rose Howard & Mrs. Roxy Simmons |
STICKROD | Emma Howard | 05 Sep 1874
IL |
28 Sep 1929 | d/o James H. & Melvina Hammond Howard
w/o John J. Stickrod |
STICKROD | John J. | 28 Aug 1866
Rock Island Co IL |
07 Mar 1948 | s/o Joseph A & Lacy Jane Fletcher Stickrod
see notes below |
STICKROD | Joe | . | . | A Joseph A Stickrod age 80 appears on the 1860 Census |
SIMONS | Augusta Elizabeth Asa | 19 Jan 1837 | 13 Sep 1916 | w/o George Atwell Simons
d/o Elijah & Susanna Asa obit |
SIMONS | Clara E | . | 03 Dec 1870 | d/o George Atwell & & Augusta Elizabeth
Asa Simons (Augusta was sister to Hannah Asa)
aged 9y 5m 27d |
TROXEL | Edith C R | . | 21 Apr 1878 | only d/o H.T. & H.S.
aged 16y 2m 23d |
TROXEL | Hannah Simmons Asa | 28 Dec 1820 | 25 Jun 1894
Muscatine, Muscatine, IA |
aged 75y
w/o Henry T. Troxel obit |
TROXEL | Henry Thomas | 23 Jul 1825
DeWitt Co IL |
07 Aug 1887 | s/o David Troxel
h/o Hannah S. Asa see notes below |
TROXEL | Saleuda Edith C. R. | 18 Jan 1863 | 21 Apr 1878 | d/o H. T. & H.S. |
VAN DOLAH | Infant | . | . | . |
VAN WINKLE | Mary Louisa Asa Potter | 15 Feb 1853
Illinois City, R.I., IL |
07 Mar 1909
Muscatine, Muscatine, IA |
m1 John Potter 1872
m2 Wm Van Winkle 1884 (divorced) obit |
WALKER | Andrew | . | . | IA 35th Inf Co A Civil War |
WALKER | James | . | . | . |
WRAGG | Benjamin | 1806
England |
. | s/o Adam & Ann Barber Wragg |
WRAGG | Jane | 09 Dec 1806
England |
10 Aug 1856 | w/o Benjamin
age 49y 8m 1d also listed on O'Haver stone as b. 09 Dec 1800 d 10 Aug 1850 |
Notes regarding some of the above individuals provided by June Brewer Welsch
Harold Thomas Brewer - Sarah wrote in her family bible
Harold Thomas Brewer born Jan. 20, 1906 at 9:45 A.M.
in Rock Island County, IL. and died Jan. 21, 1906
at 9:15 P.M. She also had a lock of his hair in the bible.
Dorse John Brewer - his mother wrote in her family
bible Dorse John Brewer was born Fri. 7:00 in Drury Landing, IL
and was dead at birth. She also had a lock of
his hair in the bible.
Benjamin Ernest Brewer - His mother wrote in her family
bible Benjamin Ernest Brewer was born Mar. 3, 1907 on Sun. 2:00 A.M. in
Fairport IA, died Jan. 10, 1909 on Sunday at 10:15. (died of measles
and pneumonia)
He bought 80 acres in Stark Co., IL on June 13, 1835.
He bought 80 acres in Rock Island Co., IL on March
29, 1837.
He bought 160 acres in Rock Island Co., IL on Sep.
25, 1835.
There was several land sales for Isaac B. Essex in
Rock Island Co., IL, in 1836, 1840 and 1870.
In 1830 Stark County IL, Census;
2 males under 5;
1 male between 5 and 10;
1 male between 30 and 40;
1 female between 5 and 10;
1 female 30 to 40.
In 1850 Rock Island County IL, Census;
Isaac B. Essex farmer 50 born VA;
Isabelle 53 born VA;
Elisha J. 24 born Ohio;
Ira 17 born IL;
Mary S. 16 born IL;
Truman B. 12 born IL.
In the 1860 Rock Island IL. Census;
Isaac B. Essex 60 born VA married this year;
Elizabeth Jane 2nd wife 30 born NC;
Truman B. 20 carpenter born IL;
William Thomas Carver 6 born AL and by first husband.
1900 Andalusia Township, Rock Island County, IL;
John J. Stickrod 33 born Aug. 1866 in IL, father born
PA, mother born VA, married 9 years;
Emma 26 born Sept. 1873 in IL, father born PA, mother
born IL, had 5 children and 3 living;
Ray son 5 born June 1895 in IL;
Fay N. daughter 5 born June 1895 in IL;
Clyde L. son 2 born Oct. 1897 in IL;
1920 Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA;
John J. Stickrod 53 born IL, father born PA, mother
born VA;
Emma wife 45 born IL, father born IL; mother born
IL;
Gladys P. daughter 18 born IL;
Hartzel son 15 born IL;
Avis G. daughter 13 born IL;
Cecil F. son 9 born IL;
Lysle M. son 7 born IL;
Some of this material came from Avis Stickrod Efird.
John J. was a quiet man. He was over 6 feet
tall and of slender build. He and Emma had 10 children 2 died in
childhood. He was a farmer and a button cutter. After his wife
died he went to live with his daughter Faye Stickrod Stropes. He
loved to tell stories and all the grandchildren were constantly beggy for
a story.
John and Emma were married by Justice of the peace;
John A. Rowan in Muscatine, Iowa.
John was the son Joseph A. Stickrod and Lacy Jane
Fletcher, Lacy Jane was also married to Adam Steckman
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Some of this material came from Avis Stickrod Efird.
Emma Howard married John J. Stickrod. She owned
and operated a restaurant in Muscatine, Iowa, bought for her by her son
Ray Howard while he was in the military. She ran it while her husband,
John J. ran the farm. In later years she had a boarding house also.
William Shedrick "Shed" Stickrod born June 19, 1861
died May 5, 1919 married Lottie Estabrook he was the son of Joseph A. Stickrod
and Lacy Jane Fletcher
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Hazel Stickrod died of Black Dipheria born 1891 died
abt. 1893 daughter of John J. Stickrod and Emma C. Howard
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John Joseph Stickrod born 1904 died 1904 son of John
J. Stickrod and Emma C. Howard
1850 DeWitt County Illinois Census
Henry Troxell 26, farmer born IL
Hannah 28 born Ohio
William P. age 1 born IL, living next door
to Thomas Little and Mary A. we believe Mary is a
sister to Hannah.
1860 Rock Island County Illinois Census
Henry Troxell 28 farmer born IL
Hannah wife 31 born Ohio
Wm Perry 12 born IL
Mary Susan 7 born IL
Jas Henry 6 born IL.
1880 Drury Township, Rock Island County Illinois Census;
Henry Troxel farmer 54 born IL, father born PA, mother
born KY
Hannah wife 60 born OH, father born KY, mother born
OH.
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