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Generation No. 6


      32. Thadeus S. Saunders, born July 03, 1819 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine; died Abt. 1878 in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois. He was the son of 64. Mark Riggs Saunders and 65. Abigail R. Partridge. He married 33. Eliza Jane Doyle September 07, 1848 in North Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine.

      33. Eliza Jane Doyle, born November 26, 1827 in Houlton, Washington County, Maine; died January 24, 1909 in Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska. She was the daughter of 66. James B. Doyle and 67. Amelia Brown.

Notes for Thadeus S. Saunders:
Was married on the same day and by the same minister as Harriet S. Saunders both of Orland, Maine (probably a sister).
Thadeus worked as a ship carpenter in the United States Navy shipyard in Kittery, Maine during the Civil War. It was there that he assisted in the construction of the historic battleship "Kearsarge", a steamship which sunk the famous confederate vessel "Alabama".
He continued to follow the trade of carpenter after he moved to Bradford, IL until his death. ( Source: "History of Gage County, Nebraska" Pg. 738 - compiled by Mary E. Hickey, Panama City, Florida ).

More About Thadeus S. Saunders:
Burial: Bradford Cemetery, Bradford, Stark County, Illinois
Comment 1: 1860, Real estate value was ~$1,000 & Personal estate value was $200. (Source: 1860 Census for Orland, Hancock County, Maine.)
Comment 2: 1875, Noble Grand of I.O.O.F. No. 579 Bradford Lodge (Source: History of Stark Co.- 1887, Pg. 582 (Sharon Saunders))
Interesting Fact: 1867, Moved to Stark County, Illinois from Maine.
Interesting Fact (2): Worked at the United states Navy shipyard in Kittery, Maine during the Civil War
Occupation: Carpenter, Master Ship Builder (Source: Sharon Saunders)
Residence: Maine (Hancock Co.), Illinois (Stark Co.)

  Notes for Eliza Jane Doyle:
Attended the M.E. Church in Bradford, IL. Funeral sermon at that church was given by the Rev. Alexander Smith of Kewanee, IL. The pastor, Rev. McCown assisted.
Her body was brought back to Bradford, IL by train from Lodgepole, Nebraska where she died.

More About Eliza Jane Doyle:
Burial: January 28, 1909, Bradford Cemetery, Bradford, Stark County, Illinois
Event 1: November 26, 1827, Born in Houlton, Maine (Washington Co. - Now a part of Aroostook Co.)
Interesting Fact: 1867, Moved to Illinois from Maine.
Interesting Fact (2): Abt. 1887, Moved to her daughter Hattie's home in Nebraska.
Residence: Maine (Now Aroostook Co.), IL (Stark Co.), Nebraska (Cheyenne Co), and Colorado

Marriage Notes for Thadeus Saunders and Eliza Doyle:
It is uncertain whether Jeanette Saunders is a daughter, bur her name is on the back of Thadeus and Eliza's tombstone and the dates make this logical (Could this actually be Jennifer, wife of Mark Roscoe Saunders?). Also, some census records show a Arthur W. Saunders in their family, but this is questionable. Other records show that there were only 7 children and if both of these were children, then the number would be 8.

More About Thadeus Saunders and Eliza Doyle:
Marriage Fact: September 07, 1848, Married by Rev. Timothy B. Chase in North Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine. (Source: Sharon Saunders)
     
Children of Thadeus Saunders and Eliza Doyle are:
  i.   Mark Roscoe Saunders, born August 17, 1849 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine; died Unknown; married (1) Jennifer ??? Abt. 1879; born Abt. 1851 in Scotland; died Unknown; married (2) Rose Rookefeller Aft. 1880; died Unknown.
  More About Mark Roscoe Saunders:
Comment 1: 1870, Farm hand in Stark County, Illinois (Source: 1870 U.S. Census - Bradford, IL (Stark County).)
Comment 2: 1874, Music Teacher in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois (Source: History of Stark Co. - 1887, Pg. 578. (Sharon Saunders).)
Comment 3: 1880, Music Teacher in Bradford, IL (1880 Census)
Residence: 1909, Oakland, California

  ii.   James Partridge Saunders, born September 02, 1852 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine; died June 15, 1918 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska; married (1) Emma Elizabeth Coe March 13, 1882 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; born October 31, 1863 in Gilson, Knox County, Illinois; died July 17, 1909 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska; married (2) Bertha E. Clemens Cone June 17, 1915 in Lincoln, Nebraska; born in Pennsylvania; died Unknown.
  Notes for James Partridge Saunders:
In Beatrice, Nebraska, James served as a member of the Beatrice Volunteer fire Dept., and was also a member of the old Company C. He served as a member of the city council, was city treasurer, deputy county clerk, and also deputy county treasurer. In 1915, he was elected a commissioner of Beatrice and was honored with the position of Mayor, which office he creditably filled, retiring in April of 1918. ( Source: Obituary in Beatrice, Nebraska newspaper).

  More About James Partridge Saunders:
Burial: Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Stomach
Comment 1: Attended a seminary in Bucksport, Maine. (Source: History of Gage County, Nebraska (Published 1918).)
Comment 2: Aft. 1877, Purchased one of the original lots in Lombardville, IL (Source: History of Stark Co. -1887, Pg. 587. (Sharon Saunders))
Comment 3: 1879, Elected Clerk of Bradford, Stark County, Illinois. (Source: History of Stark Co. - 1887, Pg. 581 ( Sharon Saunders))
Comment 4: Abt. 1880, Moved to Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist
Fact 5: Attended Lombard College, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
Interesting Fact: 1867, Came to Bradford, Stark County, Illinois from Maine with family (about age 15).
Interesting Fact (2): 1915, Became Mayor of Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska.
Occupation: Carpenter, Abstractor, Lawyer (Source: 1870 U.S. Census - Bradford, IL (Stark County))
Residence: 1909, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska.

  More About Emma Elizabeth Coe:
Burial: Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist

  More About James Saunders and Emma Coe:
Marriage Fact: Married at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Lincoln, Nebraska

  iii.   Henry F. Saunders, born April 07, 1855 in Maine; died November 22, 1856 in Maine.
  More About Henry F. Saunders:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland, Hancock County, Maine

  16 iv.   Frank Edwin Saunders, born August 22, 1857 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine; died July 27, 1947 in Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois; married Sarah Elma Hill August 22, 1883 in Osceola, Stark County, Illinois.
  v.   Alfred Sydney Saunders, born March 25, 1861 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine (Source: Year from tombstone, Pleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, IL); died January 23, 1922 in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois (Source: Obituary in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois newspaper.); married Grace H. Richardson September 1881 in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois; born December 09, 1862; died 1939.
  More About Alfred Sydney Saunders:
Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
Cause of Death: Dropsy (congestive heart failure)
Comment 1: Past Grand of I.O.O.F. in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois.
Comment 2: Past Grand of I.O.O.F. in Kewanee, Illinois - Lodge No. 128.
Interesting Fact: 1880, Listed as a farm laborer (Source: 1880 U.S. Census - Bradford, IL (Stark County).)
Occupation: Manager of Singer Sewing Machine Co., Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois.

  More About Grace H. Richardson:
Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
Cause of Death: Strokes

  vi.   Harriet Brown Saunders, born April 06, 1865 in Maine; died June 28, 1947 in Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska; married Frank Grosvenor LaSelle September 25, 1884 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois; born May 03, 1861 in Lebanon, New York (Source: Mary E. Hickey, Panama City, Florida); died June 11, 1918 in Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska.
  More About Harriet Brown Saunders:
Burial: Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska
Comment 1: 1918, Lived in Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Congregational & Methodist
Event 1: Died at the home of her son, Glenn.
Residence: Maine, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado.

  More About Frank Grosvenor LaSelle:
Burial: Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist
Occupation: Banker & Storekeeper.


      34. Isaac Newton Hill, born February 13, 1835 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York; died October 27, 1921 (Source: Year of death from tombstone in Osceola cemetery, Osceola, IL). He was the son of 68. David Smith Hill and 69. Martha G. E. Thompson. He married 35. Deborah Louisa Barker June 29, 1858 in Matteawan, Dutchess County, New York.

      35. Deborah Louisa Barker, born June 19, 1836 in Matteawan, Dutchess County, New York; died June 16, 1924 in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois. She was the daughter of 70. Absalom Barker and 71. Sarah Hitchcock.

Notes for Isaac Newton Hill:
Funeral Services were held at his home near Neponset, IL with Rev. B. E. Allen, Pastor of the Osceola Baptist Church, Osceola, IL officiating and Rev. Boswell, Pastor of the Osceola Methodist Church assisting.

More About Isaac Newton Hill:
Burial: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Stark County, Illinois
Comment 1: Abt. 1853, Came to Illinois from New York (Farmed 5 Years)
Comment 2: Abt. 1858, Returned to New York where he married Deborah Barker.
Comment 3: August 1858, Came back to Illinois, lived near Osceola.
Comment 4: April 1866, Converted and became Baptist.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Member of Baptist Church, Osceola, Illinois ( 54 continuous years)
Fact 5: Twins with Julia Anna Hill Hamilton
Interesting Fact: Abt. 1853, Came to Illinois from New York.
Interesting Fact (2): 1882, Purchased 100 Acres in Bureau County (Section 35, Twp 15N, Range 6E).
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: 1920, Lived near Neponse, Illinois at time of death.

  Notes for Deborah Louisa Barker:
Funeral services were held at the Hill homestead (Then the home of Edgar B. Hill), 2.5 Miles North of Osceola, IL with Rev. B. E. Allen of Rock Island officiating and Rev. E. R. Raycroft, Pastor of the Osceola Baptist Church assisting.

More About Deborah Louisa Barker:
Burial: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Stark County, Illinois
Comment 1: Lived with her daughter, Mrs. F. Saunders for 6 Yrs. before death.
Comment 2: Was an invalid for 6 Years before her death because of a fall at her home.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Longtime member of the Osceola Baptist Church, Osceola, IL
Event 1: October 1854, Baptized in the Baptist Church, Matteawan, New York.
Interesting Fact: 1860, Helped organize the Osceola Baptist Church.
     
Children of Isaac Hill and Deborah Barker are:
  i.   William A. Hill, born June 26, 1859; died Unknown; married (1) Jennie A. Snyder June 12, 1881; died Unknown; married (2) Tee Dowling June 22, 1892; died Unknown.
  More About William A. Hill:
Residence: 1920, Lived in Ozark, Alabama

  17 ii.   Sarah Elma Hill, born February 26, 1861 in Modena, Stark County, Illinois; died April 05, 1941 in Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois; married Frank Edwin Saunders August 22, 1883 in Osceola, Stark County, Illinois.
  iii.   Edgar Barker Hill, born May 25, 1864 in Osceola Twp., Stark County, Illinois; died October 17, 1946 in Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois; married Annie B. Turnbull January 31, 1894 in Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois; born April 04, 1871 in Elmira, Stark County, Illinois; died 1947.
  Notes for Edgar Barker Hill:
Funeral Services were held at his residence, R.F.D. Neponset, IL. Rev. D.J. Unruh, Pastor of the Osceola Baptist Church officiated.

  More About Edgar Barker Hill:
Burial: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Stark County, Illinois
Cause of Death: Heart Ailment
Comment 1: 1920, Lived in Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois
Comment 2: 1924, Lived at Hill homestead, 2.5 Miles North of Osceola, Stark County, Illinois.

  More About Annie B. Turnbull:
Burial: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Stark County, Illinois
Cause of Death: Heart Ailment

  More About Edgar Hill and Annie Turnbull:
Marriage Fact: January 31, 1894, Married at the Turnbull home in Stark County, IL

  iv.   Julia Anna Hill, born February 26, 1869 in Modena, Stark County, Illinois; died June 26, 1889 in Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois; married Abner B. Smith December 21, 1887 in Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois; died Unknown.
  More About Julia Anna Hill:
Burial: June 27, 1889, Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Stark County, Illinois
Ethnicity/Relig.: Baptist, then after marriage, Methodist.


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