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GENEALOGY OF THE FOTHERGILL FAMILY

(AMERICAN BRANCH ONLY)

FIRST GENERATION

THOMAS FARRER FOTHERGILL-emigrated with dau. Mary and family Mar 1851
bp. 27 Jan 1785, Orton, Westmorland, ENG d. Aug 1856, Burlington Twp., Kane Co., IL bd. John Reed Ward Family Cem (J.R.W.), Burlington, IL. For a look at Thomas' English ancestry CLICK HERE.
M: 10 Jun 1816, St. Lawrence, Appleby, Westmorland Co., ENG, Mary Rudham b. 1796 bd. 20 May 1826, Appleby, ENG bd. St. Lawrence Church Cem., Appleby, ENG
Issue:

  1. Mary Fothergill b. 7 Dec 1817, Orton, Westmorland Co., ENG d. 13 Jun 1908, Hampshire, Kane Co., IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
  2. Ann Fothergill bp. 14 Jun 1818, Appleby, ENG
  3. Isabella Fothergill bp. 5 Dec 1819, Appleby, ENG
  4. John Fothergill b. 1822, Appleby, ENG bp. 12 Jan 1823, St. Lawrence Church, Appleby, ENG d. 15 Oct 1866, Burlington, Kane Co., IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
  5. William Fothergill b. abt May 1824, Appleby, ENG bd. 23 Sep 1824, ae 17 weeks, Appleby, ENG
  6. Ann Fothergill bp. 6 Mar 1825, St. Lawrence, Appleby, ENG bd. 10 Apr 1826, St. Lawrence, Appleby, ENG
SECOND GENERATION

MARY FOTHERGILL
M: 30 Jul 1838, Orton, ENG, John Reed Ward b. 1818, Firbank, Westmorland Co., ENG bp. 7 Nov 1819 d. 24 Jan 1865, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem., Naturalized 28 Feb 1859, son of Richard & Isabel ___ Ward
Issue:

  1. Mary A. Ward bp. 7 Oct 1838, Orton, ENG d. 25 Aug 1899, Hampshire, IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem.
  2. Isabella "Belle" Ward b. 22 Sep 1840, Westmorland Co., ENG d. 24 Feb 1918, Ft. Scott, Bourbon Co., KS bd. Natl. Cem.
  3. Eleanor Ward bp. 1 Oct 1843, Kendal, ENG d. Apr 1851, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
  4. Elizabeth Ward b. 24 Apr 1846, Selside, Westmorland Co., ENG d. 24 Nov 1887, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem., lived in Chicago, IL
  5. Ann Fothergill Ward b. 12 Sep 1849, Selside, ENG d. 27 Sep 1927, Hampshire, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
    M: 7 Jun 1887, Kane Co., IL, Teofiel J. Conreaux (Conro) b. 7 Jul 1853, Wheaton, DuPage Co., IL d. 30 May 1931, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem., son of John Louis & Louisa Schaeffer Conreaux
    No Issue
  6. Alice Ward b. Oct 1851, Burlington, IL d. 15 Feb 1857, Austin, Cook, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
    M: 3 Jul 1874, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL, Bradford Wood b. Sep 1850 d. 15 Feb 1875, Austin, Cook, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem., son of James and Mary Caldwell Wood, Bradford and Alice were struck by a train while crossing the tracks in a Chicago train station killing them both
    No Issue
  7. John Reed Ward, Jr. b. 11 Mar 1856, Burlington, IL d. 2 Jan 1908, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
  8. Frances E. Ward b. 1858, Burlington, IL d. 1931, Hampshire, IL

Mary Fothergill Torry, Thomas Fothergill, Emma Baker Buzzell, Elizabeth Middleton Fothergill Baker,
Eliza Baker Buzzell, John Middleton Fothergill, Elizabeth Fothergill Moore

JOHN FOTHERGILL - Emigrated 20 Mar 1854 from the port of Liverpool, ENG arriving in New York, NY on 20 Apr 1854, naturalized 26 May 1860
M: 1853, Selside, ENG, Elizabeth Middleton b. 17 Oct 1833 bp. 10 Nov 1833, Selside, ENG d. 6 Jul 1909, Charter Grove, DeKalb Co., IL, daughter of John & Mary ___ Middleton
Issue:
  1. Thomas Fothergill b. 31 Aug 1854, Burlington, IL d. 20 Jun 1912, Elgin, Kane Co., IL bd. Charter Grove Cem., original plot purchaser
  2. Mary Fothergill b. 1856, Burlington, IL d. 1932, Collins, Story Co., IA
  3. John M. Fothergill b. 9 Feb 1858, Burlington, IL d. 19 Jul 1931, Burlington, IL bd. South Burlington Cem.
  4. Elizabeth Fothergill b. 7 Apr 1860, Burlington, IL d. aft 1923, Genoa, DeKalb Co., IL
  5. Joseph Fothergill b. Jun 1863, Burlington, IL d. 2 Oct 1866, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
  6. George Fothergill b. Aug 1865, Burlington, IL d. 1 Oct 1866, Burlington, IL bd. J.R.W. Cem.
THIRD GENERATION

MARY WARD
M: poss. 20 Nov 1854, Kane Co., IL, Peter Jenneaux/Johnnine b. 1804, France d. 21 Oct 1888, Hampshire, IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem.
Issue:

  1. Josephine Rosella Johnnine b. 3 Dec 1857, IL d. 3 Jun 1944, Hampshire, IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem.
    M: 10 Apr 1888, Kane Co., IL, Henry W. Smith b. 1861 d. 1889, Hampshire, IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem.
  2. Helen Adele Johnnine b. 13 Apr 1861, IL d. 17 Jan 1937
  3. Mary Francis Johnnine b. 1865, IL
  4. Valavia Isabel "Eva" Johnnine b. 21 Jun 1867, IL d. 3 Mar 1915, Burlington Twp., IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem., Hampshire, IL
  5. John Ward Johnnine b. 19 Jun 1869, IL d. 1916
  6. Alice Rose Johnnine b. 11 Dec 1871, IL d. 14 Aug 1928, IL
    M: 15 Apr 1897, Kane Co., IL, Edgar Bell
  7. Daisy Winifred Johnnine
  8. three more children
ISABELLA WARD
M: 25 Dec 1865, Hampshire, IL, Andrew J. Pitcher b. 11 Mar 1841, Meadville, Crawford Co., PA d. 23 Jan 1922, Ft. Scott, KS bd. Natl. Cem. Co. "K" 52 Regt. IL Inf. (transfer business)
Issue:
  1. Sherman Pitcher b. Oct 1876, of Kansas City, KS
  2. Delos W. Pitcher b. Mar 1878, of Ft. Scott, KS (R.R. Brakeman)
ELIZABETH WARD
M: T.J. Langdon d. aft. Nov 1887, actor from Chicago, IL
Issue:
  1. Frank Langdon b. 1874 d. 1885 bd. J.R.W. Cem.
JOHN REED WARD, JR. - lived on Ward homestead
M: 25 Apr 1894, Burlington, IL, Ida E. McGough b. ca 1870, Burlington, IL, dau. of James & Mary Walker McGough
Issue: at least four children

FRANCES E. WARD
M: 10 Jan 1883, Kane Co., IL, John E. Fitzsimmons of Hampshire & Elgin, IL d. 10 Mar 1888, Ft. Scott, KS
Issue:

  1. Claude E. Fitzsimmons b. 1885, Hampshire, IL d. 1940, Hampshire, IL

Thirza Jane Winans Fothergill, Horace Wilson Fothergill,
Irving Easter Fothergill, Thomas Fothergill

THOMAS FOTHERGILL
M.1st: 12 Jul 1879, Sycamore, IL, Carrie K. Viggers b. 1858, Albany, NY d. by 1885, DeKalb Co., IL (bd. J.R.W. Cem. ?), dau. of John & Rachel McCan Viggers
Issue:
  1. dau. Fothergill b. Apr 1880, Sycamore, IL d. by 1885, DeKalb Co., IL (bd. J.R.W. Cem. ?)
M.2nd: 24 Dec 1885, Genoa, IL, Thirza Jane Winans b. 4 Feb 1849, Mayfield Twp., DeKalb Co., IL d. 6 Feb 1923, Sycamore, IL bd. Charter Grove Cem. (See Winans Line)
Issue:
  1. Irving Easter Fothergill b. 10 Apr 1887, Burlington, IL d. 7 May 1961, Sycamore, IL bd. Elmwood Cem.
  2. Horace Wilson Fothergill b. 25 Jul 1890, Burlington, IL d. 28 Jul 1962, Sycamore, IL bd. Elmwood Cem.
    M.1st: 20 Nov 1922, Gertrude C. Schmidt Spiers Hitchcock b. 1878, Sycamore, IL d. 12 Jan 1923, Sycamore, IL bd. Elmwood Cem., dau. of Edward Schmidt, widow of F. Spiers
    M.2nd: Aug 1931, Violette Burgdorff Olmstead b. 18 Apr 1889, Carlinville, Macoupin Co., IL d. 1949, Sycamore, IL bd. Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, had son Ivor Olmstead b. 27 Apr 1911 d. 9 Apr 1973
MARY FOTHERGILL
M: 5 Dec 1872, DeKalb Co., IL, John W. Torry b. 1844 d. 18 Feb 1916, Collins, IA
Issue:
  1. Harriet "Hattie" Torry b. DeKalb Co., IL d. bef. 27 Jan 1917
    M: 17 Dec 1891, Story Co., IA, Delbert E. Baker of Sycamore, IL
  2. Thomas Arthur Torry b. 1877, DeKalb Co., IL
  3. Roy I. (Erving) Torry b. 1883, DeKalb Co., IL
    M: 5 Jan 1910, Maxwell, Story Co., IA, Flossie Maude Fish b. 22 Jul 1889 d. Jun 1978, Nevada, Story Co., IA, dau. of Isaac Fletcher & Mary Flora Jane Gearhart Fish
  4. Ethel M. Torry b. 1889, Collins, IA
  5. Jesse D.B. Torry b. 1894, Collins, IA
JOHN M. FOTHERGILL
M: May Chrystal b. 1858, IL d. 15 May 1942, Elgin, IL bd. South Burlington Cem., dau. of Joseph (b. 1845, Canada d. 1911, Burlington, IL) & Prudence (b. 1842, NY d. 1925, Burlington, IL) Chrystal, gdau. of George (b. 1811, ENG) Chrystal
Issue:
  1. Jesse Fothergill b. 20 May 1881, Burlington, IL d. 3 Apr 1945, Sycamore, IL bd. South Burlington Cem.
ELIZABETH FOTHERGILL
M: 6 Nov 1875, Charter Grove, IL, Jonathan F. "John" Moore b. 12 Sep 1840, Genoa, IL d. Apr 1923, Genoa, IL, son of Emory & Sylvia Madison Moore
Issue:
  1. Sylvia Mary Moore b. 3 Jun 1891, Genoa, IL d. 8 May 1954, Sycamore, IL bd. Charter Grove Cem.
  2. Emma Moore d. by May 1954
    M: Alonzo Landis (Ladis), of Kirkland, DeKalb Co., IL
ELIZA BAKER
M: 17 Feb 1886, Orin Buzzell b. 2 Apr 1857, Charter Grove, IL d. 20 Jun 1916, Sycamore, IL bd. Elmwood Cem., son of Daniel P. & Lucina Henry Buzzell
Issue:
  1. Jennie D. Buzzell b. 1887 d. 1973, Sycamore, IL
  2. Mary B. Buzzell b. 11 Apr 1888 or 6 Dec 1893 d. Aug 1967 or Feb 1981, Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL
    M: 27 Sep 1920, Phares M. Johnson, of Sycamore, IL

Emma Baker Buzzell, George Buzzell, Roy Buzzell,
John D. Buzzell, Lester Buzzell, Otis Solomon Buzzell
photo courtesy Lavone Poulos

EMMA ANN BAKER
M: 6 Feb 1889 Otis Solomon Buzzell b. 2 Feb 1868, Charter Grove, IL d. 4 Jul 1926, Sycamore, IL bd. Old Mausoleum, Elmwood Cem., son of Daniel P. & Lucina Henry Buzzell
Issue:
  1. Lester Buzzell b. 22 Feb 1890 d. 12 Feb 1970, DeKalb, IL bd. Charter Grove, IL
  2. George Buzzell b. 9 Jan 1893 d. 6 Dec 1957
  3. Roy Buzzell b. 1901
  4. John D. Buzzell b. 26 Apr 1902 d. 24 Jan 1948
FOURTH GENERATION


Valavia Johnnine Nelson, Harry E. Nelson, Hazel A. Nelson,
John C. Nelson, Mary L. Nelson, Nels T. Nelson
photo courtesy Carole Wothe

VALAVIA ISABEL "EVA" JOHNNINE
M: 1890, Nels Thomas Nelson b. 31 Aug 1867, Angelholm, Sweden d. 14 Oct 1948, Elgin, IL bd. Hampshire Center Cem., Hampshire, IL, son of Trifarve (Tufor) & Anna (Walgren) Nelson
Issue:
  1. Harry Elmer Nelson b. 10 Jan 1892, Hampshire, IL d. 17 Nov 1955, Sycamore, IL bd. Hampshire Cem., Hampshire, IL
    M: 28 Jul 1914, Sycamore, IL, Anna Dewitt Ream b. 25 Sep 1895, Hampshire, IL d. 17 Nov 1968, Sycamore, IL bd. Elmwood Cem., dau. of Charles R. & Jane (Dewitt) Ream
  2. Hazel Anna Nelson b. 3 Mar 1893, Hampshire, IL d. 12 Aug 1936, Mayfield, IL bd. Elmwood Cem., Sycamore, IL
    M: 18 Feb 1914, Carl Albert Nelson
  3. Mary Lucille Nelson b. 15 Jul 1894, Hampshire, IL d. 18 Dec 1960, Sycamore, IL bd. Burlington Union Cem., Burlington, IL
    M: 5 Mar 1916, Genoa, IL, Henry A. Seyller
  4. John C. "Jack" Nelson b. 25 Jul 1896, Hampshire, IL d. 26 Nov 1982, Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI
  5. Garnet Nelson b. 21 Oct 1897, Hampshire, IL d. 2 Nov 1900, IL
  6. Afton Dewey Nelson b. 12 Jan 1899, Hampshire, IL d. 9 Nov 1900, IL
  7. William Marvin Nelson b. 10 Aug 1904, Hampshire, IL d. 21 Jan 1928, Sycamore, IL
CLAUDE E. FITZSIMMONS
M: Elizabeth S. Weseman b. 1884 d. 1953, Hampshire, IL
Issue:
  1. Frances Fitzsimmons
  2. Garnet Fitzsimmons

Irvine E. Fothergill, Irene E. Fothergill, Edward T. Fothergill,
Lois M. Fothergill, Gerti Ballard Fothergill

IRVING EASTER FOTHERGILL
M: 29 Jul 1907, Rockford, IL, Gertrude Florence Ballard b. 6 Feb 1887, Sycamore, IL d. 21 Jul 1969, DeKalb, DeKalb Co., IL bd. Elmwood Cem. National Woman's Relief Corp (See Ballard Line)
Issue:
  1. Edward Thomas Fothergill b. 15 Sep 1908, Sycamore, IL d. 26 May 1993, Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO bd. Rosebud Cem., Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., CO
  2. Irene Elinore Fothergill b. 2 May 1910, Sycamore, IL d. 14 Sep 1990, Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ bd. Evergreen Cem., DeKalb, IL
    M: 24 Aug 1943, Kenneth Orvis Myers b. 24 Mar 1911, DeKalb, IL d. 15 May 1995, Mesa, AZ bd. Evergreen Cem., son of Simon James (b. 4 May 1892 d. 12 Aug 1974, DeKalb, IL) & Irene F. Ruby (b. 10 May 1894 d. 25 Oct 1980, DeKalb, IL) Myers
  3. Lois Mary Fothergill b. 21 Jan 1913, Sycamore, IL d. 13 Oct 1997, Delta, Delta, Co., CO bd. (cremated) Cedaredge, Delta Co., CO
THOMAS ARTHUR TORRY
M: 6 Apr 1898, Story Co., IA, Jennie May Shuey d. 14 Nov 1927, Story Co., IA, dau. of James & Mary M. Shuey
Issue:
  1. Winfred M. Torry
    M: Adeline___ b. 28 Sep 1900 d. Nov 1984, Collins, IA
ETHEL M. TORRY
M: 12 Sep 1907, Tilman H. Schickell (Sheckell) b. 2 Dec 1880 d. Aug 1971, Collins, IA, son of William Schickell (Sheckell)
Issue:
  1. Virgil E. Schickell b. 28 Jun 1910, Collins, IA d. 8 Dec 1993, Collins, IA
  2. Genevieve Schickell b. Collins, IA
    M: ___ Geisler
  3. Gladoline Schickell b. 17 Nov 1914, Collins, IA d. Jun 1987, Kellogg, Story Co., IA
    M: ___ Streeter
  4. Donald Laverne Schickell b. 25 Feb 1918, Collins, IA d. 27 Mar 1919, Collins, IA bd. Collins Cem.
  5. Velda Schickell
    M: ___ Noring
JESSE FOTHERGILL
M: 25 Nov 1914, Maude Blackmer b. Newark, Rock Co., WI
Issue:
  1. dau. Fothergill b. 19 Dec 1916, Burlington, IL d. 21 Dec 1916, Burlington, IL bd. Newark, WI
    Maude moved to Rockton then Pecatonica, IL, where it is said she married again
SYLVIA MARY MOORE
M: 14 Aug 1907, Genoa, IL, Edwin O. Listy b. 29 Apr 1884 d. 2 May 1959, Charter Grove, IL
Issue:
  1. Hazel M. Listy b. 1910
    M: Taylor Jacob Marshall b. 28 Mar 1909 d. 16 Apr 1988, Sycamore, IL bd. Charter Grove Cem., son of Wilbur F. (b. 1872 d. 1946, Charter Grove, IL) & Minnie M. Kauffman (b. 1868 d. 1943, Charter Grove, IL) Marshall
  2. Hyland H. Listy b. 28 Jan 1917 d. 10 May 1988, Sycamore, IL bd. Charter Grove Cem.
    M: Norma ___ b. 1921
JENNIE D. BUZZELL
M: 1 Jan 1908, Harry G. Vandeburg b. Dec 1882, Kingston, DeKalb Co., IL d. 1953, Sycamore, IL, son of Isaiah & Margaret Upplinger Vanderburgh of Kingston, IL
Issue:
  1. Fern Vandeburg b. 1909 d. 1928, Sycamore, IL
  2. Fay L. Vandeburg b. 1910 d. 1957, Sycamore, IL
  3. Bertha Vandeburg
LESTER BUZZELL
M: 21 Feb 1914, Lyna Ross b. 26 Aug 1883 d. 19 Oct 1937, Sycamore, IL bd. Charter Grove, IL
Issue:
  1. Helen Buzzell
  2. Margaret Ross Buzzell
GEORGE BUZZELL
M: 27 Jan 1915, Minnie Pearl Listy
Issue:
  1. Gladys Buzzell
JOHN D. BUZZELL
M: Apr 1923, Lenora Hayes
Issue:
  1. James Buzzell
  2. Alpha Mae Buzzell
  3. Charles Buzzell
  4. Lucille Buzzell
FIFTH GENERATION

EDWARD THOMAS FOTHERGILL
M: 5 Sep 1931, Sycamore, IL, Edna Gladys Lobaugh b. 12 Dec 1909, Chicago Heights, Cook Co., IL d. 8 Mar 1997, Carbondale, CO bd. Rosebud Cem., Glenwood Springs, CO, dau. of Edward (10 Apr 1881, Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL d. 21 Jul 1941, Sycamore, IL) & Martha Goodman "Mattie" Boggs (27 Jan 1892, Lawrence Co., KY d. 15 Oct 1979, Covington, Miami Co., OH bd. Elmwood Cem., Sycamore, IL) Lobaugh
Issue:

  1. Charles Robert "Chuck" Fothergill b. 21 Dec 1932, Sycamore, IL d. 13 May 1996, Carbondale, (El Jebel, Eagle Co.) CO, monument at the lower Woody Creek bridge, Woody Creek, CO SEE BIOGRAPHY
  2. daughter still living

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