Mary Olive Story

Notes:

Must have been related to Samuel P. Story? They married sisters. An elderly dau of Jessie Ellen Story (Samuel P's eldest dau), still living in 2001, indicated that she believes George T. Story was a cousin to Samuel P. Story.

From Jack STORY Jaelless@aol.com

There are lots of George Story's in our line and a lot not in our line. I do have the exact birthdate for Geo. Foster Story's son. It is 11 Nov 1849. Charity apparently changed the spelling to Storey as I believe she changed Samuel Patton to Samuel Paterson. I have two marriages I cannot identify the George's:

George Storey to Annie Vaughn, White Co IL 2 Mar 1893 George Story to Millie C Scott, Jefferson Co IL 17 May 1896

These men both in their 40's (and could be same man) at the time. Doubtful that Geo. T. and Geo. W. would be the same man. There is a Geo. Thomas Storey from White Co. area for whom there is no marriage record in Illinois. I don't have his approximate vitals at hand as I write.

Jack Story, Belleville, IL




Much of the info on children birthdates, exact names came to me from Betty Dugger Bird, and was taken from the Bible of Mary E. Hill, kept by her daughter Clarinda.

George married Mary Electa Hill on 1 Oct 1882 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of William A. Hill and Mary Frances Ward) was born on 25 Sep 1865 in Illinois, USA; died on 24 Jul 1934 in St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Missouri; was buried on 26 Jul 1934 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents: Named in her death cert as "Wm Hill" and "Francis Ward." Both born in Illinois.

Notes:

Died:
The high temperature in St. Louis on 24 July 1934 was 110 degrees, and the low was 82.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage license application and issue 30 September 1882, Howell County.

Notes:

May have died in Iron Co in 1865 - I found a note to this effect on the internet, but have no confirmation of it.

John married Clarinda Vickers on 22 May 1855 in White County, Illinois, USA. Clarinda (daughter of James Vickers and Charity Adams) was born about 1839 in Illinois, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 24 Sep 1850, Grand Rapids, Lasalle County, Illinois, USA; POSSIBLE CENSUS FAMILY 1. Hill, George, 49, male, farmer, real estate $500, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Christiana, 46, female, Pennsylvania 3. _____, Deborah, 20, female, Pennsylvania 4. _____, George [M. ?], 18, male, farmer, Pennsylvania 5. _____, John, 16, male, farmer, Pennsylvania, attended school 6. _____, Wm, 14, male, Pennsylvania, attended school [William born abt 1836, right year, in PA, right state; if hte 1860 census is right for William, brother John is in the family, same age gap, right ages, right states of birth]
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Arcadia, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; 1. Hill, Wm, 24, male, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $478, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Mary, 18, female, Ohio 3. _____, Jno, 26, male, Pennsylvania
• Census: 25 Jun 1870, Township 12 Range 7, Virden (post office), Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; 1. Hill, William A., 31, male, white, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $600, Pennsylvania, 2. _____, Mary F., 29, female, white, keeping house, Ohio 3. _____, Mary E., 4, female, white, Illinois 4. _____, Minnie H., 2, female, white, Illinois 5. Brannan, Martin, 7, male, white, Illinois ["Minnie H." should be "Minnie E." Her middle name was "Ellen," probably misunderstood as "Helen."]
• Deed: 22 Apr 1880, Hill, William from Reed, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, West Plains, Howell County, MIssouri, USA; 1. Hill, William, white, male, 42, married, stock dealer, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Mary, white, female, 38, wife, married, keeping house, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio 3. _____, Mary, white, female, 14, daughter, at school, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, attending school 4. _____, Minnie, white, female, 11, daughter, at school, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, attending school 5. _____, Ella, white, female, 5, daughter, 1, at home, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Dobison [Dobson?] township, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Hill, William A., head, white, male, December 1836, 63, married 40 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, farmer, can read ad write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 149 2. _____, Marry [Mary] F., wife, white, female, October 1840, 59, married 40 years, 5 children 2 living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 3. Woods, Lee A., ward, white, female, July 1889, 10, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, attended school 4 months, can read and write
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, 828 Third St., Memphis Ward 13, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; 1. James A. Greer, head, male, white, 63, widowed, Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi, painter, contractor, can read and write, renting house 2. Carter, Fred, adopted son, male, white, 14, Georgia, U.S., U.S., helper, paint shop, can read and write, not attending school 3. Drury, George, brother, male, white, 39, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, city salesman, hosiery mills, can read and write 4. Taylor, Yelvington, brother in law, male, white, 30, single, Mississippi, U.S., Mississippi, driver, ice wagon, can read and write 5. Whitehead, Arthur C., boarder, male, white, 19, single, Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi, fireman, railroad, can read and write 6. McDaniel, W. Richard, boarder, male, white, 24, single, Kentucky, U.S., U.S., agent, portrait firm, can read and write, not attending school 7. Burnan, Hannah, mother, female, white, 75, widowed, Ohio, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write 8. Hill, William A., father in law, male, white, 73, first marriage, married 50 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, farmer, can read and write 9. Hill, Mary F., mother in law, female, white, 68, first marriage, married 50 years, 5 children 2 living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 10. Berger, Edwin M., brother in law, male, white, 26, single, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, teller, bank, can read and write 11. Green, Samuel, boarder, male, white, 53, divorced, New York, New York, New York, smith man, railroad, can read and write

Notes:

Sibling? Jno. HILL, born ca 1834 PA; found in William Hill's home in the Morgan Co IL census 1860.

Sangamon Co IL? I found a reference on ancestry.com which indicates that Minnie Ellen HILL was born 4 Aug 1869 in Sangamon Co IL. This county is right next door to Morgan Co IL, where the family is found in the 1860 census.

Died:
This is the right W. A. Hill. Date, place of birth, known residence in 1910 was Shelby County. 1910 census, his wife with right name was with him, right bp, right birthplace.


Cause of death: uremic poisoning.

William married Mary Frances Ward on 16 Feb 1860 in Cass County, Illinois, USA. Mary was born about 1842 in Ohio, USA; died between 1910-1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: May have had a sister named Anna? A John Ward married Anna Ward in Cass County, IL, same place William and Mary were married but 3 years later. William had a brother named John. Did brothers marry sisters?
• Census: 25 Jun 1870, Township 12 Range 7, Virden (post office), Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; 1. Hill, William A., 31, male, white, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $600, Pennsylvania, 2. _____, Mary F., 29, female, white, keeping house, Ohio 3. _____, Mary E., 4, female, white, Illinois 4. _____, Minnie H., 2, female, white, Illinois 5. Brannan, Martin, 7, male, white, Illinois ["Minnie H." should be "Minnie E." Her middle name was "Ellen," probably misunderstood as "Helen."]
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Hill, William, white, male, 42, married, stock dealer, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Mary, white, female, 38, wife, married, keeping house, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio 3. _____, Mary, white, female, 14, daughter, at school, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, attending school 4. _____, Minnie, white, female, 11, daughter, at school, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, attending school 5. _____, Ella, white, female, 5, daughter, 1, at home, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Dobson township, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Hill, William A., head, white, male, December 1836, 63, married 40 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, farmer, can read ad write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 149 2. _____, Marry [Mary] F., wife, white, female, October 1840, 59, married 40 years, 5 children 2 living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 3. Woods, Lee A., ward, white, female, July 1889, 10, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, attended school 4 months, can read and write
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, 828 Third St., Memphis Ward 13, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; 1. James A. Greer, head, male, white, 63, widowed, Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi, painter, contractor, can read and write, renting house 2. Carter, Fred, adopted son, male, white, 14, Georgia, U.S., U.S., helper, paint shop, can read and write, not attending school 3. Drury, George, brother, male, white, 39, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, city salesman, hosiery mills, can read and write 4. Taylor, Yelvington, brother in law, male, white, 30, single, Mississippi, U.S., Mississippi, driver, ice wagon, can read and write 5. Whitehead, Arthur C., boarder, male, white, 19, single, Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi, fireman, railroad, can read and write 6. McDaniel, W. Richard, boarder, male, white, 24, single, Kentucky, U.S., U.S., agent, portrait firm, can read and write, not attending school 7. Burnan, Hannah, mother, female, white, 75, widowed, Ohio, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write 8. Hill, William A., father in law, male, white, 73, first marriage, married 50 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, farmer, can read and write 9. Hill, Mary F., mother in law, female, white, 68, first marriage, married 50 years, 5 children 2 living, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 10. Berger, Edwin M., brother in law, male, white, 26, single, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, teller, bank, can read and write 11. Green, Samuel, boarder, male, white, 53, divorced, New York, New York, New York, smith man, railroad, can read and write

Notes:

Illinois marriages online show the marriage of William HILL and Mary WARD in 1860. In the same year, William and Mary are found in the Cass Co IL census (states of birth and ages appropriate). Additionally, Aunt Leah Story Carter had told Betty Dugger Bird that Mary's last name was WARD.

Buried:
There is a Mary Hill - no dates - buried at the Langton-Howell Valley Cemetery.

Died:
Mary was present in the 1910 census. Her husband's 1920 death certificate states that he is a widower.

Notes:

Married:
Elezer Griffin Minister of the Gospel

Notes:

See attached sources.

Died:
His wife Charity is found without him in the Iron Co MO census of 1860, leading me to believe that he died between 1858 and 1860.

George married Malinda Leach on 14 Oct 1835 in White County, Illinois, USA. Malinda was born between 1810 and 1820; died between 10 Dec 1841 and Oct 1848 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

possible parents: Francis & Polly LEECH of Gallitin Co IL?

Died:
between birth of known child Joseph, and George Foster Story's re-marriage to Charity.

James married Charity Adams on 18 Apr 1838 in White County, Illinois, USA. Charity (daughter of John Adams and Nancy [Unknown]) was born in 1820 in Kentucky, USA; died after 1887 in Jackson County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 28 Sep 1850, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, USA; 1. Adams, John, 58, male, stone cutter, real estate $550, Kentucky 2. _____, Nancy, 55 female, [Kentucky?] 3. _____, Bryant W., 37, male, farmer, Tennessee 4. _____, Charity, 30, female, Kentucky 5. _____, Abraham, 29, male, Kentucky 6. _____, Cecilia, 24, female, Kentucky 7. Vickers, Clarinda, 10, female, Illinois 8. _____, Eli, 9, male, Illinois 9. Adams, Joanna T., 26, female, Tennessee 10. Clark, Nancy, 8, female, Kentucky 11. Boswell, Mary Ann, 17, female, Tennessee
• Census: 6 Jul 1860, Iron township, Iron County, Missouri, USA; 1. Story, Charity, 40, female, $0 real estate, $200 personal, Kentucky 2. _____, George W., 10, male, Illinois 3. _____, James A. B., 8, male, Illinois 4. _____, Melinda C., 6, female, Illinois 5. _____, Samuel P., 4, male, Illinois 6. Vicus [Vickers], Eli, 18, male, farmer, Illinois 7. _____, Mary [C.? E.?], 14, female, Missouri 8. Story, John A., 24, male, farmer, Illinois 9. _____, Clarinda, 21, female, Illinois 10. _____, George, 2, male, Illinois 11. _____, Mary C., 7 months, female, Missouri
• Census: 18 Aug 1870, Post Oak township, Johnson County, Missouri, USA; 1. Henderlight, Charity, 50, female, white, keeping house, real estate $1600, personal $925, Kentucky 2. Story, George, 21, male, white, works on farm, Illinois 3. _____, James, 18, male, white, works on farm, Illinois 4. _____, Melinda, 17, female, white, at home, Illinois 5. _____, Samuel, 15, male, white, at home, Illinois 6. Grist, Melinda, 5, female, white, at home, Illinois
• Census: 12 Jun 1880, Neosho township, Newton County, Missouri, USA; 1. Henderlight, Charity, white, female, 60, widowed, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, 2. Story, James, white, male, 28, son, single, works on farm, cannot read or write, Illinois, Illinois, Kentucky 3. _____, Carrie, white, female, 24, daughter, single, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Kentucky 4. _____, Samuel, white, male, 24, son, single, farmer, Illinois, Illinois, Kentucky

Notes:

Charity appears in two census families in the 1850 census; once in Randolph Co IL with her parents and two of her VICKERS children; and once with her husband George Foster STORY in White Co IL. Oddly, her youngest VICKERS child, Mary age 6, appears in the George STORY home, while her old two VICKERS children, Eli and Clarinda, appear in the home of her parents. Possibly Charity was visiting her parents when she was enumerated with them on 27 Sept 1850, and had returned home to her husband by Oct of the same year, leaving her older children behind.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Land records, LaSalle Co IL Looked line by line through the grantee index, vol 1-3, 1835-1848, FHL film 1428842; available online at FamilySearch. Found NO George Hill. Spent time on Fold3, as he would be the right age for CW service. Several William A. Hills from IL, but nothing to suggest which one might be him. Also soldiers/sailors site, which offered these possibles: Hill, William A. Side: Union Location: Illinois Battle Unit: 148th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Function: Infantry Hill, William A. Side: Union Location: Illinois Battle Unit: 156th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Function: Infantry Hill, William A. Side: Union Location: Illinois Battle Unit: 49th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Function: Infantry Two Hill wills in Will Book A (1847-1859), pp. 94 (Eli) and 210 (Eldridge). Eldridge mentions brother John W., checked 1850 census and Eldridge was a reasonably young man and from Rhode Island, not PA. Neither appeared to be likely relatives of George Hill. Checked Probate book A (1849-1851), only Eli Hill.
• Research Path: Probate records, LaSalle County, IL, available online at FHC
• Census: 24 Sep 1850, La Salle County, Illinois, USA; POSSIBLE CENSUS FAMILY 1. Hill, George, 49, male, farmer, real estate $500, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Christiana, 46, female, Pennsylvania 3. _____, Deborah, 20, female, Pennsylvania 4. _____, George [M. ?], 18, male, farmer, Pennsylvania 5. _____, John, 16, male, farmer, Pennsylvania, attended school 6. _____, Wm, 14, male, Pennsylvania, attended school
• Census: 23 Jul 1860, South Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois, USA; 1. Hill, George, 60, male, constable, real estate $400, personal $200, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Anna, 54, female, Pennsylvania
• Occupation: 1862, La Salle County, Illinois, USA; George was still constable as late as 1862.

Notes:

Name:
POSSIBLE PARENT OF WILLIAM A, HILL

George married Christiana Sutton before 1830 in Pennsylvania, USA. Christiana was born about 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Also seen as "Christina Sutton."

Notes:

Married:
Marriage date deduced from age of eldest dau in 1850 LaSalle Co IL census, and place from the fact that she and her husband and their children were all born in PA.