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William Joseph "Joe" Church 1865–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1865

Birth Location: Saline County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1939

Death Location: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA

Father: Richard Church

Mother: Amanda Vinson

Spouse(s): Phebe Horton

Children(s): Cecil Church, Dena Church, Ida Church

William Joseph "Joe" Church was born in 1865 in Saline County, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard H Church And Amanda M Vinson. In 1880, William Joseph "Joe" Church resided in Somerset, Saline, Illinois, USA. In 1900, William Joseph "Joe" Church resided in Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA. William Joseph "Joe" Church married Phebe A Horton, and had children including Cecil Church, Dena M Church, Ida Maud Church. William Joseph "Joe" Church passed away in 1939 in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Joseph "Joe" Church was born in 1865 in Saline County, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard H Church And Amanda M Vinson.
  • In 1880, William Joseph "Joe" Church resided in Somerset, Saline, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, William Joseph "Joe" Church resided in Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA.
  • William Joseph "Joe" Church married Phebe A Horton, and had children including Cecil Church, Dena M Church, Ida Maud Church.
  • William Joseph "Joe" Church passed away in 1939 in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Church
1837–1892
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Amanda Vinson
1837–1900
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
AV

Spouses(s)

Phebe Horton
1866–1941
Birth Location: Illinois
PH

Children(s)

Cecil Church
1896–
Birth Location: Illinois
CC
Dena Church
1899–
Birth Location: Illinois
DC
Ida Church
1886–1943
Birth Location: Saline County, Illinois, USA
IC

William Church's Ancestors

Self
William Church
1865–1939
Birth Place: Saline County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richard H. Church
1837–1892
Illinois, USA
Amanda (M.) Vinson
1837–1900
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Vinson
1780–1849
Priscilla Wathen
1810–1860
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wathen
1780–1862
Fanny Floyd
1789–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1750–1789
Nathaniel Floyd
1763–1824
Lucy Wortham
1773–

William Church's Descendants

1.
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William (Joseph "Joe") Church (29 Nov 1865–3 Sep 1939) m. Phebe (A.) Horton (abt 1866–1941)
  1. 1. Cecil Church 1896–
  2. 2. Dena (M.) Church 1899–
  3. 3. Ida (Maud) Church 1886–1943 m. Exthel (Gilbert) Ford 1884–1971
    1. 1. Henry (Edsel) Ford 1926–1963

William Church's Timeline

8 Records

1865
29 Nov 1865
Birth of William Joseph "Joe" Church in Saline County, Illinois, USA
Saline County, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Joseph "Joe" Church resided here in Somerset, Saline, Illinois, USA
Somerset, Saline, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
William Joseph "Joe" Church resided here in Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA
Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 45
William Joseph "Joe" Church resided here in Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
William Joseph "Joe" Church resided here in Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 65
William Joseph "Joe" Church resided here in Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
1939
2 Sep 1939
Age 74
Death of William Joseph "Joe" Church in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA
Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA
1939
3 Sep 1939
Age 74
Burial of William Joseph "Joe" Church in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA
Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Saline County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois; Roll: T625_395; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 134
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340949
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerset, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 248; Family History Film: 1254248; Page: 157B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0315
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mountain, Saline, Illinois; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1240342
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois; Roll: T624_324; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374337

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Somerset, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerset, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 248; Family History Film: 1254248; Page: 157B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0315

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mountain, Saline, Illinois; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1240342

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois; Roll: T624_324; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374337

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Independence, Saline, Illinois; Roll: T625_395; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340949

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
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