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Subject: [ILHANCOC] Woodville School Dist 105, citations from Pioneers of the Prairie
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:37:21 EST

A dear cousin has sent me further information regarding the Woodville School
that I mentioned in my directions to the five Hancock County cemeteries.
This is Woodville School Dist. 105, located just south of the old Joetta
store site and Willis Cemetery, near the Hancock - McDonough County line, in
the eastern part of Hancock Township, section 14. The building in my picture
stood until sometime in the 1920s.

I also have a good, clear photo, circa 1910, of Woodville School Dist. 105
students and their teacher. Those pictured are: Vera Peck, Marie McGee,
Martha Siepel, Ruth Beckwith, Mae Peck, Ralph Belknap, Flossie McCord, Deana
Belknap, Doris Barb, Freda Dillard, Sophia Dillard, Ivan Jobe, Glenn Printy,
Kenneth Barb, Allen (I think) Vanfleet, Lauren Barb, Ione Austin, Merlin
Printy, Chlo Shipman, Ray Rings, Lizzie Vanfleet, Everett Dillard, Opal Wear,
Sarah McGee, and teacher Mae Peck.

In her posting of 3/13, Shirley () included this verbiage
from PIONEERS OF THE PRAIRIE, by Wilma Brunenn, ca. 1985:

"Woodville School, District 7, was located on the Stillwell to Loraine
Road on the Hancock-Adams County Line . . . . in St. Albans Township", and
included a list of teachers and other documentation.

I have no information on this school.

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Following are amendments/corrections to the citations from PIONEERS OF THE
PRAIRIE, by Wilma BRUNENN, ca. 1985, also included in Shirley's 3/13 posting.
I have not seen that publication in its entirety - I hope it was more
accurate with other information.

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"WEAKLEY, Peter - married June 23, 1847 to Harriet ----. She died January
28, 1893, age 67 years."


Peter E. Weakley's first wife was, indeed, Harriet (Unknown). They are listed
in Hancock County, IL, in the 1850 Census. Their ages are shown to be 27 and
24, respectively, they were both born in Pennsylvania. Peter and Harriet are
buried at Majorville Cemetery. They had no children.

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"WEAKLEY, E. P. - died January 17, 1894; married Alice A. BECKWITH"

This entry most likely refers to the very same Peter E. Weakley as above, who
married Lillie Almeda Beckwith just a few days before his death. Their
marriage license was issued Jan 15, 1894. In the State of Illinois online
marriage license database, there are transcription errors: it shows P. E.
Weaxley and Lulia A. Beckwith.

Lillie Almeda Beckwith (1852-1933) was the daughter of Norman E. and Marinda
Hadley Beckwith (not Miranda).

I'm pretty sure of my facts here. Peter and Aunt Lil scandalized the
neighborhood, not to mention the family. I'm related to virtually any
Beckwith from Hancock County. The only Alice I have in my files was born in
Texas in 1887 - a little young to be marrying a 64 year old Peter Weakley, I
should think.

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"WEAKLEY, Joseph A. - born July 17, 1859; died October 30, 1924. He married
Maggie NESTER. Five children [not named], Mr. WEAKLEY married (2) Rhoda
COX."


I don't know if the Joseph A. Weakley who married Maggie Nester is the same
Weakley who married Rhoda Cox. It seems likely, but I don't know it to be a
fact.

I do know that Rhoda Ellen Way was first married to Albert Cox, on Sept. 27,
1883, in Hancock County. They had two sons and a daughter. Albert was the
son of Marion Cox and Elizabeth Langford. Rhoda was the daughter of Thomas
C. Way and Frances (Fannie) Dale.

Rhoda Ellen Way Cox did subsequently marry a Joseph Weakley. In 1907 they
were living in Galesburg, Illinois.

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I suspect that Peter E. Weakley and Joseph Weakley were related, but I don't
know that for sure, and, therefore, I don't know that Joseph had anything to
do with the Joetta store as cited in Ms. Brunenn's book. If anyone has
further information on Peter and/or Joseph, I would very much appreciate
receiving it. I would l-o-v-e to get my hands on a picture of Peter and Lil.

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"POQUE, Ira C. - married Doris E. BARB who was born 1900; she died June 1979,
and was a daughter of Mansville and Clara L. WAY BARB. One son, Irwin A.

POQUE, Irwin - married November 10, 1946, to Colleen McGEE."


Ira Carson Pogue (not Poque) (1893-1977) married Doris Evelyn Barb
(1900-1979) in January 1900. She was the daughter of Manville (not
Mansville) Lawrence Barb and Clara Lee Way. Ira and Doris lived all of their
married lives near Fountain Green, in Hancock County. Their son, Irvin (not
Irwin) A. Pogue, married Loretta Colleen McGee on Nov. 10, 1946, in Fort
Madison, Iowa.

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Marcia Farina

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