Thomas Leroy Ijams (1842 - 1908)

Born 19 Jun 1842 in Hopewell, OH

Ancestors

Husband of Rosetta (Walker) Ijams — married 8 Aug 1865 in McLean, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1908 at age 66 in Warrenville, IL

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1842. He passed away about 1908.

Name

Name: Thomas LeRoy Ijams^[1][2]

Birth

Date: 19 JUN 1842

Place: Hopewell, Muskingum, OH, USA^[3]

Residence

Date: 1850

Place: Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio^[4]

Date: 1860

Place: Downs, McLean, Illinois^[5]

Date: 1900

Place: Santa Ana, DeWitt, Illinois^[6][7]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas LeRoy Ijams

Wife: Rosetta Walker

Child: Lewis Elmer Ijams

Child: John Mercer Ijams

Child: Ida May Ijams

Child: Harriet Edith Ijams

Child: Harvey LeRoy Ijams

Child: Edith Hoysradt Ijams

Child: George E Ijams

Child: Edna Sarah Ijams

Child: Ella Scanlon Ijams

Child: Guy Lyndon Ijams

Child: William Millard Ijams

Date: 18 AUG 1866

Place: McLean, IL, USA^[8][9]

Death

Date: 26 AUG 1908

Place: Warrenville, Du Page, Illinois, United States^[10]

Burial

Maple Grove Cemetary

Date: AFT 26 AUG 1908

Place: De Witt, Illinois, USA

Notes

Note N354http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ijams&GScid=106730&GRid=17113054& Gravesite

Farmer by trade per census data

1870 Census property valued at ,600, personal prop value ,100

"History of McLean County" p. 855

"T.L. Ijams was born in Ohio, in 1842, and came to Illinois with his parents in 1853, settling in McLean County. He became a well-to-do farmer and was widely known. Mr. Ijams died Aug. 26 1908, and his wife, a native of Bloomington, died in 1919. They were the parents of the following children: H. L., lives at Farmer City, Ill., Hattie, lives also at Farmer City; W. M., the subject of this sketch; J. M., lives in Los Angeles, Calif.; Ella Nichols, lives in Florida,; Edith Curtis, lives at Downs, Ill.; and Edna Johnson, lives at Bloomington, Ill.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S46 Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
2. ↑ Source: #S47 Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
3. ↑ Source: #S101 Record for Thomas LeRoy Ijams
4. ↑ Source: #S76 Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, roll M432_717, page 72, image 10. Record for Thomas L Ijams Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005). Hopewell, Muskingum, Ohio, roll M432_717, page 72, image 10.
5. ↑ Source: #S7 1860 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Downs, McLean, Illinois, post office Downs, roll M653_204, page 390, image 391.
6. ↑ Source: #S10 1900 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. DeWitt, Illinois, ED 43, roll T623 297, page 4B.
7. ↑ Source: #S83 Dewitt, Illinois, ED 43, roll T623 297, page 4B. Record for Thomas L Ijams Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). Dewitt, Illinois, ED 43, roll T623 297, page 4B.
8. ↑ Source: #S47
9. ↑ Source: #S101
10. ↑ Source: #S101

• Source: S10 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
• Source: S101 Public Member Trees Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006
• Source: S158 Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011
• Source: S46 One World Tree (sm) Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;
• Source: S47 OneWorldTree
• Source: S7 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860
• Source: S73 OneWorldTree Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA
• Source: S76 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
• Source: S83 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900

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