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From: "Shelley Cardiel" <>
Subject: Re: [LOCK] TERRILL Family Photograph Album with connection toLOCKFamily
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:13:19 -0700
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Great, thank you!
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My daughter lives in Pekin, may be she would be willing to do a little
research for me to find the family.
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Subject: [LOCK] TERRILL Family Photograph Album with connection to LOCK
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I've "rescued" an old photograph album which contains photographs and other
documents belonging to the TERRILL, GANN, DILLON, HODSON, DENNY, WILLIAMS,
JONES, JOHNS, and TOWNE Family. Details regarding the contents of the album
and information I've gathered from my limited researched follows:
Emma A. TERRILL Photograph Album
Name Horace GANN, Lahogue, IL also appears along with Nell GANN and Mrs. McC
* Unidentified male, no studio or location, 1900's, teens or 20's
* Alma J. TERRILL, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
girl of about 4-5 years
Alma J. TIRRILL b. 16 Dec 1867/1868 in Tazewell Co., IL to parents John E.
TIRRILL and Amanda Mary DILLON, she married Albert Lee OVERMAN on 28 Jan
1890, and died 20 Apr 1907-1909
* Horas N. TERRILL, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
man in his 30's or 40's
Horace Nelson TERRILL b. 6 Apr 1820 in Stewartstown, NH to parents Elisha
Andrews TERRILL and Betsey LOCK; he married Mary Hersey TOWNE on 21 Apr 1841
in Groveland, IL, and died 7 Jan 1855 in Perkin, IL
* Mary H. DILLON, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
woman in her 50's or 60's
Mary Hersey TOWNE b. 8 Sept 1823 in Dover, ME to parents Moses TOWNE and
Abigail POOLE, she married first Horace Nelson TIRRILL on 22 Apr 1841 in
Groveland, IL, and her second marriage was to John DILLON on 21 Sept 1856 in
Tazewell Co., IL. Mary died 11 Jun 1912 in Dillon, IL.
* Mollie & Daniel HODSON, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL,
1870's, children of 2-4 years
* Miss Jill DENNY, No Studio or location, 1860's or 1870's, girl in
her early teens
* Miss Jinney DILLON, B. Gray Studio in Bloomington, IL, 1860's or
1870's, girl in her teens
* Miss Alta A. DILLON, no studio or location, tintype 1870's, girl in
her teens
* Mr. Alijah WILLIAMS, Parker's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1860's or
1870's, man in his 20's or 30's
* Miss Ida M. TERRILL, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
girl in her teens
* Mr. Allen H. GANN, no studio or location, tintype, 1870's, young
man in teens
Allen H. GANN b. 19 Dec 1846 in Newport, TN and married Emily or Emma
Abagail TIRRILL on 27 Feb 1873 in Pekin, IL, and he died 9 Oct 1921. The
couple is included in the 1880 census of Elm Grove, IL:
Allen GANN, age 35, born TN, a Farmer, parents born TN
Emma GANN, wife, age 30, born IL, Keeps House, parents born NH/ME
William GANN, son, age 6, born IL
Mary GANN, dau, age 4, born IL
Harroce GANN, son, age 1, born IL
Mary DILLON, mother-in-law, age 55, born ME, at Home, parents born ME
Frank DILLON, brother-in-law, age 17, born IL, Works on Farm, parents born
OH/ME
Martha DILLON, sister-in-law, age 14, born IL, at School, parents born OH/ME
* Miss Jennie QUIGLEY, promo photo of small person from Wisconsin,
including age, height, and weight
* Miss Jill DENNY, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
girl in her teens
* Mr. Henry JONES, J. C. Parker Studio in Pekin, IL, 1860's, young
man in his teens
* Mrs. Emiley JOHNS, J. C. Parker Studio in Pekin, IL, 1860's, woman
in her 40's
1880 Census records for Spring Lake, IL include the JONES Family as follows:
Emiely JOHNS, a widow, age 34, born IL, Keeping House, parents born OH/VA
John E. JOHNS, son, age 12, born IL, a Farm Laborer, parents born IL
Mabel JOHNS, dau, age 11, born IL, at School, parents born IL
Records indicate the Emily E. DILLON JOHNS married Jonathan F. WHITE on 28
Feb 1881 in Tazewell Co., IL
* Mr. Allen H. GANN, Coles Studio or Pekin, IL, 1870's or 1880's, man
in his 20's
* Mrs. Emiley A. GANN, Parker & Young's Gallery in Pekin, IL, 1870's,
woman in her 20's or 30's
The GANN Family is included in the 1900 census of Danforth, IL as follows:
A. L. GANN, age 55, born Dec 1844, married 27 years, born TN, parents born
TN, a Farmer
Emma A. GANN, wife, age 49, born Oct 1850, married 27 years, 6 children/5
living, born IL, parents born ME/OH
Annie GANN, dau, age 19, born Sept 1880, born IL, House Work
Horace GANN, son, age 21, born May 1879, born IL, a Farmer
Nellie GANN, dau, age 15, born July 1884, born IL, House Work
Martha GANN, dau, age 12, born Dec 1888, born IL, House Work
* Obit for Mrs. Mary DILLON dated June 12, 1912, of Elm Grove, born
Mary Hersey TOWN DILLON born in Foxcraft, ME on 8 Sept 1823, to Ohio with
parents at age 13, to Illinois at age 16. First lived on Rankin Farm and
then at the Shumaker Place. Married Horace N. TERRILL in 1841 and lived on
the Prettyman farm for several years, in 1849 moved to Pekin, IL. Mr.
TERRILL died and she married John DILLON of Elm Grove on 21 Sept 1856. With
her first husband she had the following children:
o Betsey Ann TERRILL
Betsy Ann TERRILL married John DILLON on 30 Dec 1862
o John E. TERRILL
John E. TIRRILL b. 7 Mar 1846 in Pekin, IL, married Amanda Mary DILLON on 18
Feb 1868 in Pekin, IL and died 6 Sept 1918 in McCook, NE
o William E. TERRILL
William Edgar TIRRILL b. 3 Aug 1848 in Pekin, IL and died 20 Sept 1853
1910 census of Pekin, IL includes the family of William TERRILL as follows:
William TERRILL, age 38, married 4 years, born IL, parents born IL, a
Machinist
Nina TERRILL, wife, age 38, married 4 years, born IL, parents born IL
o Emily A. TERRILL
Emily a TIRRILL b. 5 Oct 1850 in Pekin, IL, married Allen GANN and died
about 1901
o Horace O. TERRILL
Horace Sumner TIRRILL b. 9 Jul 1853 in Pekin, IL and died 4 May 1854
With her second husband she had the following children:
* Alice D. DILLON
Alice DILLON b. 27 Aug 1859 in Elm Grove, IL and died 29 Sept 1861 in
Tazewell Co., IL
* Frank DILLON
Frank DILLON b. 27 Jan 1863 in Tazewell Co., IL, married Lottie TRIFLET
about 1875 in Tazewell Co., IL and died 22 Dec 1935. The 1910 census of Elm
Grove, IL includes the family of Frank DILLON as follows:
Frank DILLON, age 47, married 20 years, born IL, parents born OH/ME, a
Farmer
Lottie E. DILLON, wife, age 39, married 20 years, 10 children/8 living, born
IL, parents born MO/IL
Emma M. DILLON, dau, age 16, born IL
William H. E. DILLON, son, age 13, born IL
Flora H. DILLON, dau, age 12, born DC
Mary M. DILLON, dau, age 11, born IL
Gertrude M. DILLON, dau, age 9, born IL
John S. DILLON, son, age 8, born IL
Myra A. DILLON, dau, age 6, born IL
Helen C. DILLON, dau, age 10 months, born IL
Mary H. DILLON, Mother, age 86, a widow, 8 children/4 living, born ME,
parents born NH/ME
* Martha G. DILLON
Martha G. DILLON b. 26 Jan 1866 in Tazewell Co., IL, married Isaac HODGSON
about 1884 in IL and died 15 Oct 1951
1860 census of Dillon, IL includes this family:
John DILLON, age 54, a Farmer, born OH
Mary DILLON, age 38, born ME
Jane DILLON, age 24, born IL
John DILLON, age 18, a Farmer, born IL
Emily E. DILLON, age 14, born IL
Isaac DILLON, age 12, born IL
Alice DILLON, age 10 months, born IL
Betsy TERRILL, age 17, born IL
John TERRILL, age 14, born IL
Emily TERRILL, age 8, born IL
Mary C. TERRILL, age 6, born IL
In 1870 Mary DILLON is living in Elm Grove without her husband and census
records provide the following:
Mary DILLON, age 46, Keeping House, born ME
Franklin DILLON, age 7, born IL
Martha DILLON, age 4, born IL
Emily TERRELL, age 19, born IL
Ida TERRELL, age 17, born IL
Mary's step-son John DILLON and his family are living next door and Mary's
son John TERRELL is living on the other side of his Mother including a Farm
Hand named Allen GANN.
At the time of her death she was survived by:
* John TERRILL of McCook, NE
* Mrs. Ida WILLIAMS of Lahogue, IL
* Mrs. Isaac HODSON of Lockwood, MO
Isaac HODGSON b. 1857 in Tazewell Co., IL to parents Daniel HODGSON and Mary
Ann LOY, married Martha DILLON
* Frank DILLON of Elm Grove
* 47 grandchildren and 80 great grandchildren
Burial in the Dillon Cemetery
* 50th Wedding Anniversary article regarding Thomas TERRILL and wife,
party at the home of son Lester TERRILL in McCook, NE, no date, married in
Leavenworth, KS on 20 Mar 1905, he was 26 years old and she was 20 at the
time they were married, met when Mr. TERRILL took cattle to Kansas from his
father's homestead 11 miles south of McCook, NE.
* Unidentified photos in back
o Young man, no studio or location, 1900's, in his teens
o Couple, Ben L. Moore Studio in Eureka, IL, 1870's, in their 20's or
30's
o Family, Geo A. Bacon Studio in Pekin, IL, dated 1875, parents in
40's or 50's, young boy about 4 years (looks like it could be Henry JONES +
Mrs. Emiley JOHNS shown earlier in album)
o Tintype of baby, no studio or location, 1870's, infant
I am hoping to be able to return the album to a member of the family so that
it can once again be a cherished family possession. If you are a member of
this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me.
Thanks,
Shelley
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