Parmenas J. PEARCE & Sarah STROOP

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Parmenas J. PEARCE
Sarah STROOP

Husband: Parmenas / Parmenius J. PEARCE / PIERCE
Birth: 18 Feb 1807, TN
Death: 28 Mar 1882
Occupation: farmer

Parmenas is a Greek name from the New Testament; Parmenius is a Latinized form of the name; other spellings are phonetic mis-spellings.

Marriage: 20 Jun 1841, Schuyler Co., IL

Wife: Sarah "Sally" STROOP
Birth: 1814/5, Ohio Co., VA [now Marshall Co., WV]
Other Spouse: m1. 18 Feb 1836, Marshall Co., VA [now WV], Charles ORUM/ORAM
Father: John STROOP
Mother: Margaret ECCLES/ECHOLS

Children in the household — born in IL, at least some in Browning Twp., Schuyler Co., IL:

WARNING: I cannot reconcile the children from census to census, so I'm just listing those found without trying to sort them out. These names should not be taken as a definitive list of their biological children.
. Elizabeth PEARCE, b. 1842/3
. Margaret PEARCE, b. 1843/4
. Amanda PEARCE, b. 1843/4
. Lydia A. PEARCE, b. 1847/8
. Margret PEARCE, b. 1848/9
. Mathew PEARCE, b. 1851/2
. James PEARCE, b. 1853/4
. Jane PEARCE, b. 1855/6
. Daniel PEARCE, b. 1858/9
. Sarah PEARCE, b. 1859/60
. Rosetta PEARCE, b. 1861/2
. Sarah R. PEARCE, b. 1863/4

Grandchildren:

. James SKILES, b. 1855/6, IL
. Amanda SKILES, b. 1859/60, IL

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Sources (n.b., Marshall Co. was from from Ohio Co. in 1834; West Virginia was formed from Virginia in 1863):

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

PIERCE, Parmenias ORAM, Sally 06/20/1841 Book 1, p. 92 #799 Schuyler Co.

2. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Permanes I. PEARCE or PIERCE
Birth: 18 Feb 1807, Tennessee
Death: 28 Mar 1882
Source: patron submission

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 21): Browning Twp. (T2N.R1E), Schuyler Co., IL, Roll M432_128, p. 426B, 98/105, enumerated 11 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Parmenas J Pearce 42 M Farmer 600 Tenn

Sarah Pearce 35 F Va

Elizabeth 7 F Ill

Margaret 6 F Ill

Lydia A 2 F Ill

Parmenas's middle initial is definitely a "J," not "I" — it has a long descender. Where are Sarah's children from her first marriage? She had two sons in the 1840 census.

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 31): Browning P.O., Browning Twp., Schuyler Co., IL, Roll M653_228, p. 33, PN 33, 207/222, enumerated 12 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Permeneus Peace 52 M Farmer 2000 400 Tenn

Sarah       " 42 F Va

Margret     " 11 F Ills

Mathew      " 8 M "

James       " 6 M "

Daniel      " 2 M "

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #43 of 54): Browning P.O., Browning Twp., Schuyler Co., IL, Roll M593_276, p. 68A, PN 43, 227/227, enumerated 10 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Pears Pearmens 60 M W Farmer 3000 200 Tennessee

_____ Sarah 50 F W Keeping House Virginia

_____ Amanda 26 F W Illinois

_____ Mathew 18 M W Illinois

_____ Jane/June 14 F W Illinois

_____ Daniel 11 M W Illinois

_____ Rosetta 8 F W Illinois

_____ Sarah 10 F W Illinois

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 36): Browning, Schuyler Co., IL, Roll T9_250, p. 359B, PN 34, SD 3, ED 264, enumerated 24 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

273 280 Pearce Parmenius W M 73 / Farmer / / TN VA VA

______ Sarah W F 63 Wife / Keeping House / VA

______ Daniel W M 21 Son / Works on farm IL TN VA

______ Sarah R W F 16 Dau / At Home / IL TN VA

Skiles James W M 14 GSon / At School / IL IL IL

______ Amanda W F 11 GDau / At School / IL IL IL

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