FOURTH GENERATION

12. James Henry MAYHALL ^(16)(49) was born on 18 Oct 1871 in Old Kane, Greene Co, IL. He died on 31 Jul 1948 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL.⁽⁵⁰⁾ Death Certificate information was provided by his son, Amiel Mayhall. Cause of death is listed as "due to post appaplexy with arteriosclerosius, patient had been comatose for several weeks with intervals of semi-coma". Physician was Warren V. Hempel, Grafton, IL.
He was buried on 2 Aug 1948 in American Legion Cemetery, Jersey Co, IL. Family tradition says that James was buried in Scenic Hills Cemetery, Grafton, Illinois. However, his death certificate says he was buried in the American Legion Cemetery, Quarry Township, Jersey Co, Illinois. The funeral director was H.J. Gubser Company, Jerseyville, Illinois.
A commercial fisherman, he lived on a houseboat that was tied up at Portage Des Sioux, St Charles Co, MO, where James Franklin was born. The family then moved to Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL, where he had built a small log cabin. Chautauqua was a summer resort for the wealthy of St. Louis, MO and Alton, IL. James worked for the Chautauqua Association. The Association sent him to Grafton, IL, (in 1910) to have some tools sharpened. As he walked the railroad tracks to Grafton, he was pulled under a passing train. James lost the toes on one foot and one leg was cut off at the knee. Thereafter, he made a living selling fresh fruit and vegetables that he grew in the summer, and trapping in the winter. Sometimes he would catch a honey bee, stick a small chicken feather on its back so it would fly slow, then follow it through the woods to it's hive. He would then mark the tree so he could return in the winter and cut it down for the honey.

James lived in Chautauqua for 41 years, and was known as Henry Mayhall. He raised a large family without any aid from the State.
He was married to Laura Ann BROWN on 17 Oct 1901 in St Charles Co, MO.

13. Laura Ann BROWN ⁽¹⁶⁾ was born on 8 Apr 1884 in Roodhouse, Greene Co, IL. She died on 23 Feb 1957 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL.⁽⁵¹⁾ Laura died of Coronary Thrombosis, due to Arterio Sclerosis.

The information on her death certificate was provided by her daughter, Bessie Chadderton. The attending physician was B.M. Brewster, Jerseyville, Illinois and the funeral director was H.J. Gubser Co., also of Jerseyville.
She was buried on 26 Feb 1957 in Scenic Hills Cem, Grafton, IL. Children were:

6 i. James Franklin MAYHALL.
ii. Harold MAYHALL was born on 7 Jan 1908 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL. He died on 13 Jun 1969 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL. He was buried in Scenic Hills Cem, Grafton, IL. Harold married Ruth Healy Reilley and had two sons. He then lived with Louise Coffler, and had two daughters. He then lived with Lorraine (Billie) Ramsey and had a son and a daughter. Ruth and Harold were then divorced and he married Billie when he was drafted into World War II. They divorced when he was discharged. Harold then married Frances Bridgeman. They divorced and remarried, and divorced for a second time. He then married Marjorie Brown and had two sons. He had two sons named Harold.

Harold served in the military during the last days of WWII and was stationed in the Phillipine Islands.

Buried in Scenic Hills Cemetery, Grafton, Illinois, with his father, mother, and two infant brothers.
iii. Harry MAYHALL was born in 1909. He died in 1911.
iv. Amiel MAYHALL (Private).
v. Bessie Bell MAYHALL was born on 8 Aug 1913. She died on 12 Jul 1968 in California. Bessie had a heart attack in a motel while visiting California with her husband.

She was buried in Belleville, St Clair Co, IL. She may have been born 8 Aug 1914.
vi. Cora Jane MAYHALL (Private).
vii. Lawrence MAYHALL was born on 28 May 1920 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL. He died on 17 Sep 1987 in Chautauqua, Jersey Co, IL.
viii. Henry Junior MAYHALL (Private).
ix. Rueben MAYHALL was born on 26 May 1926. He died on 27 May 1926.