Mary Catherine (Lewis) Cantrell (1835 - 1889)

Born 22 Jul 1835 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Franklin Pemberton — married 22 Jan 1852 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

Wife of Sampson Bethel Cantrell — married 13 Jun 1874 in Hamilton County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1889 at age 53 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Mary C. Lewis was born in July 1835 in Illinois. She passed away in July 1889 in Hamilton County, Illinois and is buried in Little Springs Cemetery, Hamilton County.

Marriage

Husband: James F. Pemberton

Wife: Mary C. Lewis

Marriage:

Date: 22 January 1852

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^{[citation needed]}

James and Mary had six children. James died at Camp Mather possibly of pneumonia or measles during the Civil War. Camp Mather, outside of Shawneetown, Illinois, was occupied by the 56th Illinois Infantry from December 1861 to the fall of 1862. It was a farm and summer home belonging to Henry and Mary Eddy. The summer home on the property became the camp hospital and was used to treat measles patients during an outbreak in the winter of 1861-62 that killed eight soldiers. James served in Company C, 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Mechanic Fusileers). Mary filed for a pension based on this service 1 August 1865. She then filed for a pension as guardian for four minor children of James on 21 Feb 1876. Since she had remarried, I believe she would no longer be eligible for a pension for herself.

Husband: Sampson B. Cantrell

Wife: Mary C. Lewis

Marriage:

Date: 13 June 1874

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^{[citation needed]}

Census

Census: 1870 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1870

Place: Hamilton County, Illinois^[1]

Mary, now a widow after James died in 1862, is living on the family farm with children Joshua, Harriet, Sarah, Millie, William, and Mary. Joshua is mistakenly listed as George on this census, which has led some researchers to say Mary and James had seven children.

Census: 1880 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1880

Place: Allen, Hamilton County, Illinois^[2]

Sampson and second wife, Mary C. (Lewis) Pemberton, their daughter Eliza, one year old, and Posey Johnson, a niece.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S92 Township 7 Range 5, Hamilton, Illinois; Roll: M593_225; Page: 514A; Image: 515; Family History Library Film: 545724. Household #35 Pemberton, Mary 35 F W b IL RE $80 George 17 M W Farm labor b IL Harriette 15 F W b IL Sarah 14 F W b IL Milla 12 F W b IL William 10 M W b IL Mary 8 F W b IL
2. ↑ Source: [{#S81]] Allen, Hamilton, Illinois; Roll: 210; Family History Film: 1254210; Page: 574D; Enumeration District: 027; Image: 0351. Household #139 Cantrell, B Sampson W M 55 Head Md Farming b IL Mary W F 44 Wife Md b IL F Eliza W F 1 Dau S b IL Johnson, Posey W F 17 Niece S b IL

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Frederick Sheffield for creating WikiTree profile Lewis-8029 through the import of Sarah Leona Dean family 2013-02-25.ged on Feb 26, 2013.