Samuel EXON & Mary Ellen SMITH

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Samuel EXON
Mary Ellen SMITH

Husband: Samuel EXON
Birth: 1821/2, England
Occupation: farmer
Brother: Solomon EXON, b. 1826/7, England
Brother: William EXON, b. 1830/1, England

Marriage: 20 Feb 1850, Adams Co., IL

Wife: Mary Ellen SMITH
Birth: 1829/30, IL — of Adams Co., IL
Death: 1889, Reeds, Jasper Co., MO
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m2. 2 Nov 1856, Hancock Co., IL, Andrew Jackson STROUP
Brother apparently: William B. SMITH
Father: James Glenn SMITH (1800-1853)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" CUNDIFF (1797- )

Children — born in Adams Co., IL:

1. James S. EXON, b. 1850/1
2. Martha E. EXON, b. 1851/2
3. John EXON, b. 1854/5

Sources:

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Exon, Samuel Smith, Mary Ellen 20 Feb 1850 Adams

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #47 of 63): Town of Ursa, Adams Co., IL, Roll M432_97, p. 320A, 329/337, enumerated 8 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Samuel Exon 28 M Farmer 1600 England

Mary " 20 F Ills

Solomon " 23 M Farmer England

William " 19 M " "

Solomon and William are almost certainly Samuel's younger brothers.

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #16 of 20): Warsaw P.O., Rocky Run Twp., Hancock Co., IL, Roll 184 (Book 1), p. 784, PN 523, 3705/3599, enumerated 31 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Andrew J Stroup 36 M Farmer 2800 500 SC

Mary E      " 30 F Ills

James S Exon 9 M "

Martha E " 8 F "

Jacob H Stroup 8 M Georgia

John E     " 5 M Ills

Nevada C   " 3 F "

Lane       " ⁷/₁₂ F "

Where's John EXON?

4a. 1870 — can't find Mary and the others, and I really looked.

4b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 36): Quincy P.O., Ursa Twp., Adams Co., IL, Roll M593_187, p. 714A, PN 25, 201/204, enumerated 10 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Smith William B 48 M W Farmer 10000 5000 Kentucky

_____ Susan 39 F W Keeping house Ireland

_____ Thomas B 17 M W Illinois

Hutchins Amanda 22 F W Domestic Servant "

Exon John 14 M W "

Buhn Louis 25 M W farm laborer Hanover

William B. SMITH is almost certainly Mary Ellen's brother.

5. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 17 — John is mis-indexed "Egan"): Rocky Run Twp., Hancock Co., IL, p. 258C, PN 7, SD 3, ED 179, enumerated 16 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

63 Exon John M W M 25 / Farmer IL Eng IL

Stroup Mary W F 48 Mother / House keeper IL KY KY

Malone Halley W F 9 Niece / / IL IN IL

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