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John Porter McDill (abt. 1859 - 1935)

John Porter McDill
Born about in Randolph County, ILmap
Ancestors ancestors
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 75 in Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

1860 US Census: Township 4 S Range 5 W, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois John 34, farmer $2,800/$1,200 Eliza F 35 Sarah J 14 Mary E 12 Nancy M. 9 William S. 5 John P. 1

1870 US Census: Township 5 Range 5; P.O Sparta, Randolph County, IL John 46, b. IL Miller in flour mill; per prop $400; real estate $10,0000. Eliza, 47, b. So. Carolina, keeping house Minerva 18, b. IL at home William 14 b. IL John 11, b. IL

1880 US Census: 79 Main Street, Sparta, Randolph, IL John 55, b. IL Miller in flour mill. Both parents born in S.C Eliza F. b. 58. S.C. Father born Ireland; mother born S.C. John P. 21, b. IL, farmer Anna Colyer 19, servant

1900 US Census: 433 E. Main Street: Randolph County, Illinois Eliza F. McDill 79, b. Jan 4, 1821, S.C., widowed. Father b. Ireland; mother born S.C. Eliza bore 5 children 4 were living 1900. Owns home mortgage free. John P. 40, single, coal miner. b. May 13, 1860, IL McDills live at 433 E. Main William Boyd Smith lives at 424 E. Main John S. Wylie lives at 421 E. Main Charles Smith lives at 429 E. Main All the houses were built by Robert C. Wylie.

1920 US Census: 435 E. Main Street, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois John McDill, 60, single, owns house, Teamster for drayage company (John S. Wylie?) Nancy Minerva McDill, 67, F, sister single. renting to Earl and Estelle Bethel at same address. Living on same street as: Charles E. Smith family Prentiss & Roberta Grenslet (Prentis is Eugene and Minerva McDill Grenslet's son) Eugene & Minerva Grenslet (sister) Clifford Burns family

1930 US Census: 435 E. Main Street, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois John P. McDill, 70, single, owns home, night clerk at hotel

John died at age 75 in Sparta and is buried in Sparta, but his gravesite doesn't show in the Weichens, Torrens or Find A Grave records.


Sources

  • 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 5, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: M593_272; Page: 234B; Family History Library Film: 545771. Ancestry.com
  • 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: 244; Page: 553A; Enumeration District: 105
  • 1900; Census Place: Sparta, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: 338; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240338. Ancestry.com
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHB-71Y : accessed 28 January 2018), John Mc Dill, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing ED 125, sheet 1B, line 86, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 396; FHL microfilm 1,820,396.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1B-94W : accessed 28 January 2018), John P Mcdill, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 10B, line 89, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 551; FHL microfilm 2,340,286.
  • "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ5G-R78 : 27 December 2014), John Porter Mcdill, 16 Jan 1935; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,753,858.




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