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James Ward Van Dyke

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James Ward Van Dyke

Birth
Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Jul 1933 (aged 80)
Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
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James(Jim) was the seventh child of John and Margaret Van Dyke, pioneer settlers of Cumberland Co. At age 23 he first married Harriett Monohan (17) of Greenup, Illinois . She died 6 months into the marriage from what is believed to be childbirth. Four years later, when he was 27, he married Jeanette Peters (of Greenup, Illinois) They first lived on or near the farm of his parents in rural Toledo, Illinois. He then moved to an 80 acre farm south of Greenup, Illinois Cumberland County which was owned first by his father.
James(Jim) lived with his 2nd wife Jeanette and 10 children, (two more died as infants) on the farm between Liberty Hill and Greenup,Ill- just off Rt. 130. He was Greenup's Express Agent for many years, driving his team of horses to and from the Express Office across from the old library building. He was a large dealer in livestock, selling shipments of horses and mules to the states of Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas where they were used mostly at military bases and for the construction of Rt. 130. He was also known for his fine heads of Jersey cattle and his dairy.
James(Jim) was the seventh child of John and Margaret Van Dyke, pioneer settlers of Cumberland Co. At age 23 he first married Harriett Monohan (17) of Greenup, Illinois . She died 6 months into the marriage from what is believed to be childbirth. Four years later, when he was 27, he married Jeanette Peters (of Greenup, Illinois) They first lived on or near the farm of his parents in rural Toledo, Illinois. He then moved to an 80 acre farm south of Greenup, Illinois Cumberland County which was owned first by his father.
James(Jim) lived with his 2nd wife Jeanette and 10 children, (two more died as infants) on the farm between Liberty Hill and Greenup,Ill- just off Rt. 130. He was Greenup's Express Agent for many years, driving his team of horses to and from the Express Office across from the old library building. He was a large dealer in livestock, selling shipments of horses and mules to the states of Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas where they were used mostly at military bases and for the construction of Rt. 130. He was also known for his fine heads of Jersey cattle and his dairy.

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