Veteran of the War of 1812 - Pvt U.S. Army
The date of death on his tombstone is December 14, 1882. but in fact he died on Tuesday, November 15, 1881. A death notice was published in The Macomb Journal on November 17, 1881, and on December 22, 1881, a short sketch of his life was published in the same newspaper. His age at death, 96 ys. 9 ms. 15 ds., renders a birth date of January 31, 1785, but given the discrepancy in the date of death, that may not be an accurate date.
He married (first) Mary "Polly" Clarke. She died while they were residing in/near Pennington Point, McDonough County.
He married Mrs. Mary Holden on December 2, 1849, in McDonough County, Illinois. Her obituary misstated the date of their marriage.
The date of death on his tombstone is December 14, 1882. but in fact he died on Tuesday, November 15, 1881. A death notice was published in The Macomb Journal on November 17, 1881, and on December 22, 1881, a short sketch of his life was published in the same newspaper. His age at death, 96 ys. 9 ms. 15 ds., renders a birth date of January 31, 1785, but given the discrepancy in the date of death, that may not be an accurate date.
He married (first) Mary "Polly" Clarke. She died while they were residing in/near Pennington Point, McDonough County.
He married Mrs. Mary Holden on December 2, 1849, in McDonough County, Illinois. Her obituary misstated the date of their marriage.
Veteran of the War of 1812 - Pvt U.S. Army
The date of death on his tombstone is December 14, 1882. but in fact he died on Tuesday, November 15, 1881. A death notice was published in The Macomb Journal on November 17, 1881, and on December 22, 1881, a short sketch of his life was published in the same newspaper. His age at death, 96 ys. 9 ms. 15 ds., renders a birth date of January 31, 1785, but given the discrepancy in the date of death, that may not be an accurate date.
He married (first) Mary "Polly" Clarke. She died while they were residing in/near Pennington Point, McDonough County.
He married Mrs. Mary Holden on December 2, 1849, in McDonough County, Illinois. Her obituary misstated the date of their marriage.
The date of death on his tombstone is December 14, 1882. but in fact he died on Tuesday, November 15, 1881. A death notice was published in The Macomb Journal on November 17, 1881, and on December 22, 1881, a short sketch of his life was published in the same newspaper. His age at death, 96 ys. 9 ms. 15 ds., renders a birth date of January 31, 1785, but given the discrepancy in the date of death, that may not be an accurate date.
He married (first) Mary "Polly" Clarke. She died while they were residing in/near Pennington Point, McDonough County.
He married Mrs. Mary Holden on December 2, 1849, in McDonough County, Illinois. Her obituary misstated the date of their marriage.
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