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- [S1051] Featherstone Society Member Joyce F Hawkins 45, JFHGEN@aol.com, Compiler: Joyce F Hawkins, (21 June 2001), mem45. (Reliability: 1).
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- [S1051] Featherstone Society Member Joyce F Hawkins 45, JFHGEN@aol.com, Compiler: Joyce F Hawkins, (21 June 2001), mem45. (Reliability: 1).
{TMG Surety 1.11.}
- [S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014).
- [S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014), In 1894, according to the newspaper Carlinvilie Democrat dated Thursday Feb. 1, 1894 the following appeared: Wm. H. Featherston of Auburn and Mrs. Amelia Nevins of Palmyra were married at the residence of Rev. W.A. Wright last Wednesday night about six o'clock. They have gone to live on Mr. Featherston's farm near Auburn. This information is confirmed by a copy of a marriage license for Macoupin County, IL between William H. Featherston age 54, and Mrs. Amelia J. Nevins age 34, and dated Jan. 24, 1894. The reverse side of this document has the following information: ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - RETURN OF MARRIAGE TO COUNTY CLERK 1. Full name of Groom: William H. Featherston 2. Place of Residence: Auburn, Sangamon Co. 3. Occupation: Farmer 4. Age next birthday: 55 years. Color: W Race: 5. Place of Birth: Jessamine Co., Kentucky 6. Father's name: William Featherston 7. Mother's Maiden name: Martha Dunn 8. Number of Groom's Marriage: Third 9. Full name of Bride: Amelia J. Nevins 10. Place of Residence: Palmyra 11. Age next birthday: 35 years. Color: W Race: 12. Place of birth; Macoupin Co., IL 13. Father's name: David Dikes 14. Mother's Maiden name: Louisa (?)relton 15. Number of Bride's Marriage: Second 16. Married at: Palmyra in the county of Macoupin and state of Illinois, the 24th day of January 1894. 17. Witnesses to Marriage: Nellie Ditson. Mrs. W.A. Wright This information gave me the first solid clue to Wm. Henry's parents and also told me he had been married 3 times when I had always assumed he had been married only 2 times, We searched the records of Macoupin County at Carlinvilie and learned that Amelia J. Nevins was the widow of John Nevins whose Estate Probate dated March 7, 1894 shows they had a child Elmer Nevins and that the estate, a lot in the town of Modesto. IL had to be sold to settle debts owed. It indicates the Administrator was Alexander Nevins and Elmer Nevins. Since I find no later evidence of Elmer Nevins, I assume he remained in Macoupin Co., IL and did not live with William Henry and Amelia.
The next trace of Wm. Henry and Amelia is a deed dated August 17, 1897 which conveys to Charles E. Davis land in Wayne County, Iowa that Elisha McComas had filed on and left to his children when he died. This deed was for the portion of this land he left to his now deceased daughter Sarah Jane McComas Featherston. The deed bears the signatures of not only William Henry and Amelia, but also the signatures of Mary L. Featherston and her husband William S. Harris, William T. Featherston and his wife, Clara, and Robert Lee Featherston and his wife Belle Webber Featherston. From the description of the land and from what my Mother has told me, I believe this to be where Robert Lee and Mary Belle Webber Featherston were living when my Mother was born Feb. 8, 1897. I next find William Henry and Amelia in the 1900 census of Harris County Texas, as follows: W.H. Featherston age 61 born KY A.J. Featherston age 41 born TN U.O. Featherston age 4 born IL H.C. Featherston age 3 born IL.
- [S1051] Featherstone Society Member Joyce F Hawkins 45, JFHGEN@aol.com, Compiler: Joyce F Hawkins, (21 June 2001), mem45. (Reliability: 1).
{TMG Surety 1111.}
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