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MILTON Cordelia Jane

Female 1875 - 1922  (47 years)


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  • Name MILTON Cordelia Jane 
    Birth 24 Sep 1875  Ferris, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    CENSUS 09 Jun 1900  Fountain Green Township, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census: 1900 U.S. - Fountain Green, Hancock Co., IL  Roll  T623_304; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19
    Census: 1900 U.S. - Fountain Green, Hancock Co., IL Roll T623_304; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19
    CENSUS 10 Jun 1910  LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Census-taker made two errors: Cora should read Carrie and " Julia, Daughter" should read "Julian, Son."
    Census: 1910 U.S. - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL Roll: T624_290; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 266
    Census: 1910 U.S. - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL Roll: T624_290; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 266
    RELI Methodist  [6
    Death 9 Dec 1922  Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8
    Cause: Pneumonia 
    • Occupation: housekeeper
    Death Certificate: Smith, Cordelia. - 1922
    Death Certificate: Smith, Cordelia. - 1922
    Burial 12 Dec 1922  Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8
    Headstone: Smith, Cordelia Jane (Milton) 1875-1922
    Headstone: Smith, Cordelia Jane (Milton) 1875-1922
    Headstone states born 1876. Cordelia actually born 24 Sep 1875.
    Plot: Section 3
    Person ID I136  Main
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2020 

    Father MILTON, Eli J.,   b. 07 Mar 1831, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother PRICE, Sarah Jane,   b. 18 Oct 1838, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1907 (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1852  Schuyler Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Marriage listing in Schuyler Co., Illinois Marriage Register, 1852: Milton, Eli and Sarah J. Price; Listing No. 1907
    Marriage listing in Schuyler Co., Illinois Marriage Register, 1852: Milton, Eli and Sarah J. Price; Listing No. 1907
    Family ID F294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SMITH Thomas Grant,   b. 21 Jul 1866, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1939, El Paso, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1891  Disco, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    • Thomas place of residence: Disco, IL
      Cordelia place of residence: Ferris, IL
      I. T Haverfield, Minister officiating
      Witnesses: Eli J. Milton and W. H. Butler
    Marriage License: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton
    Marriage License: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton
    Marriage Return: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton - 1891
    Marriage Return: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton - 1891
    Children 
    +1. SMITH, Orville Elwood,   b. 10 Sep 1892, Disco, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1954 (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    +2. SMITH, Albert Dewey,   b. 20 Jun 1899, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1973 (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    +3. SMITH Carrie Mae,   b. 16 Mar 1901   d. 26 Aug 1967, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    +4. SMITH Edith Jane,   b. 29 Mar 1903, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1972, McDonough Co. District Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
    +5. SMITH Julian Francis,   b. 29 Jan 1906, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1935, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Birth]
    +6. SMITH Anna Mae,   b. 12 May 1909, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1958, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1875 - Ferris, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Nov 1891 - Disco, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 09 Jun 1900 - Fountain Green Township, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 10 Jun 1910 - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Pneumonia - 9 Dec 1922 - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 Dec 1922 - Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • At her death, Cordelia was survived by her husband. Thos. Smith; three sons, Orville of La Harpe and Dewey and Julian of Good Hope; three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Young and Misses Edith and Anna Mae at home; three brothers, Mr. John W. Milton and Joe L. Milton of Burlington, Ia., and Clarence Milton of Kansas City and two sisters Mrs. Sarah Smith of Ft. Madison, Ia., and Mrs. Elizabeth Emmert of Elvaston, Ill. [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [SR24] Marriage Return: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton, (Illinois State Board of Health), 28 Nov 1891, License No. 270. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S236] F. A. Johnson, Death Certificate: Smith, Cordelia. - 1922, (llinois Department of Public Health), 12 Dec 1922, Certificate no. 41617. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S452] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.com), online search (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S94] Census: 1900 U.S. - Fountain Green, Hancock Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Roll T623_304; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S95] Census: 1910 U.S. - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 10 Jun 1910, Roll: T624_290; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 266 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [SR16] Obituary: Smith, Cordelia - 1922, (Macomb Daily Journal, Monday, December 11, 1922), 11 Dec 1922 (Reliability: 2).
      She was a member of Good Hope Methodist church and was a well liked Christian lady...

    7. [S452] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.com), online serach (Reliability: 2).

    8. [SR16] Obituary: Smith, Cordelia - 1922, (Macomb Daily Journal, Monday, December 11, 1922), 11 Dec 1922 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S353] Marriage: Milton, Eli and Sarah Price - 1852, (Illinois Regional Deposit Archive, WIU), 11 Oct 1852, Vol. 1 p. 220; Listing No. 1907 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S47] Marriage License: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton, (State of Illinois), 29 Feb 1936, License No. 270. (Reliability: 3).