James Headley, was born near Staunton, Virginia, July 8, 1808, and his father, John Headley, was also a native of the Old Dominion and was of English lineage. On leaving Virginia he removed to Ohio, making his home in Butler and Licking counties, and subsequently he became a resident of Fountain county, Indiana, while afterward he located near Montezuma, in Parke county, that state.
It was in Indiana that James Headley was reared, and in Parke county he was married to Eliza H. Brown, a native of Kentucky, born near Elizabethtown, March 14, 1812. Her father, Samuel Brown, died in that locality and Mrs. Headley afterward went to Indiana, where her girlhood days were passed. James Headley continued to reside in Indiana until 1847, when he removed to Knox county, Illinois, where he developed a farm of three hundred and twenty acres. In 1856 he came to Sangamon county, locating in Ball township, where he purchased a tract of land and developed a good farm of three hundred and thirty-three acres. He also owned a half section of land in Divernon township. In 1876 he took up his abode in Chatham, where he lived retired until his death, which occurred March 18, 1883.
His wife survived him thirteen years, spending the last ten at the old home, where she died December 19, 1896, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years.
Six children were born unto them in Indiana, of whom two, Caroline and Minerva, died in infancy and were buried in that state. Mary, the fifth child, died at the age of seven years and lies buried at Herman, Knox County, Illinois. John M. died in an army camp at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, December 23, 1861.
Sarah J., the wife of John R. Lochridge, of Springfield, Illinois, is also deceased. The remains of these two were interred in Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery, Sangamon county, Illinois.
The surviving members of the family are: E. R. Headley, now of Moscow, Idaho; Matilda H., the wife of W. P. Scott, of Springfield; and C. C. Headley.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS VOL. II.
BY JOSEPH WALLACE, M. A. OF THE SPRINGFIELD BAR
ILLUSTRATED, CHICAGO, THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING CO. 1904
It was in Indiana that James Headley was reared, and in Parke county he was married to Eliza H. Brown, a native of Kentucky, born near Elizabethtown, March 14, 1812. Her father, Samuel Brown, died in that locality and Mrs. Headley afterward went to Indiana, where her girlhood days were passed. James Headley continued to reside in Indiana until 1847, when he removed to Knox county, Illinois, where he developed a farm of three hundred and twenty acres. In 1856 he came to Sangamon county, locating in Ball township, where he purchased a tract of land and developed a good farm of three hundred and thirty-three acres. He also owned a half section of land in Divernon township. In 1876 he took up his abode in Chatham, where he lived retired until his death, which occurred March 18, 1883.
His wife survived him thirteen years, spending the last ten at the old home, where she died December 19, 1896, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years.
Six children were born unto them in Indiana, of whom two, Caroline and Minerva, died in infancy and were buried in that state. Mary, the fifth child, died at the age of seven years and lies buried at Herman, Knox County, Illinois. John M. died in an army camp at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, December 23, 1861.
Sarah J., the wife of John R. Lochridge, of Springfield, Illinois, is also deceased. The remains of these two were interred in Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery, Sangamon county, Illinois.
The surviving members of the family are: E. R. Headley, now of Moscow, Idaho; Matilda H., the wife of W. P. Scott, of Springfield; and C. C. Headley.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS VOL. II.
BY JOSEPH WALLACE, M. A. OF THE SPRINGFIELD BAR
ILLUSTRATED, CHICAGO, THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING CO. 1904
James Headley, was born near Staunton, Virginia, July 8, 1808, and his father, John Headley, was also a native of the Old Dominion and was of English lineage. On leaving Virginia he removed to Ohio, making his home in Butler and Licking counties, and subsequently he became a resident of Fountain county, Indiana, while afterward he located near Montezuma, in Parke county, that state.
It was in Indiana that James Headley was reared, and in Parke county he was married to Eliza H. Brown, a native of Kentucky, born near Elizabethtown, March 14, 1812. Her father, Samuel Brown, died in that locality and Mrs. Headley afterward went to Indiana, where her girlhood days were passed. James Headley continued to reside in Indiana until 1847, when he removed to Knox county, Illinois, where he developed a farm of three hundred and twenty acres. In 1856 he came to Sangamon county, locating in Ball township, where he purchased a tract of land and developed a good farm of three hundred and thirty-three acres. He also owned a half section of land in Divernon township. In 1876 he took up his abode in Chatham, where he lived retired until his death, which occurred March 18, 1883.
His wife survived him thirteen years, spending the last ten at the old home, where she died December 19, 1896, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years.
Six children were born unto them in Indiana, of whom two, Caroline and Minerva, died in infancy and were buried in that state. Mary, the fifth child, died at the age of seven years and lies buried at Herman, Knox County, Illinois. John M. died in an army camp at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, December 23, 1861.
Sarah J., the wife of John R. Lochridge, of Springfield, Illinois, is also deceased. The remains of these two were interred in Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery, Sangamon county, Illinois.
The surviving members of the family are: E. R. Headley, now of Moscow, Idaho; Matilda H., the wife of W. P. Scott, of Springfield; and C. C. Headley.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS VOL. II.
BY JOSEPH WALLACE, M. A. OF THE SPRINGFIELD BAR
ILLUSTRATED, CHICAGO, THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING CO. 1904
It was in Indiana that James Headley was reared, and in Parke county he was married to Eliza H. Brown, a native of Kentucky, born near Elizabethtown, March 14, 1812. Her father, Samuel Brown, died in that locality and Mrs. Headley afterward went to Indiana, where her girlhood days were passed. James Headley continued to reside in Indiana until 1847, when he removed to Knox county, Illinois, where he developed a farm of three hundred and twenty acres. In 1856 he came to Sangamon county, locating in Ball township, where he purchased a tract of land and developed a good farm of three hundred and thirty-three acres. He also owned a half section of land in Divernon township. In 1876 he took up his abode in Chatham, where he lived retired until his death, which occurred March 18, 1883.
His wife survived him thirteen years, spending the last ten at the old home, where she died December 19, 1896, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years.
Six children were born unto them in Indiana, of whom two, Caroline and Minerva, died in infancy and were buried in that state. Mary, the fifth child, died at the age of seven years and lies buried at Herman, Knox County, Illinois. John M. died in an army camp at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, December 23, 1861.
Sarah J., the wife of John R. Lochridge, of Springfield, Illinois, is also deceased. The remains of these two were interred in Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery, Sangamon county, Illinois.
The surviving members of the family are: E. R. Headley, now of Moscow, Idaho; Matilda H., the wife of W. P. Scott, of Springfield; and C. C. Headley.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS VOL. II.
BY JOSEPH WALLACE, M. A. OF THE SPRINGFIELD BAR
ILLUSTRATED, CHICAGO, THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING CO. 1904
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