John S Delano: Much Married - A man with eight wives. Arrested at La Harp Illinois for bigamy. Wives:
Matilda Pool,
Maria Avery,
Hannah L Conrose,
Ellen Battles,
Elizabeth Fritz,
Mary Holmes,
Marie Fields,
Sarah Atwater
Biography
John was born in 1814. He passed away in 1899.
Sources
Marriage: "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #927217 (accessed 31 May 2022) John S Delano marriage to Matilda Pool on 18 1842 in Huron, Ohio, USA.
Marriage: "Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996" FHL Film Number: 1255477 Ancestry Record 60284 #4036247 (accessed 31 May 2022) John Delano marriage to Maria Fields on 17 Feb 1871 in Jackson, Iowa.
Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940" Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records Ancestry Record 61370 #138152 (accessed 31 May 2022) John S Delano (70) marriage to Sarah Atwater in 1884 in Hancock, Illinois, USA.
Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934" The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 117 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1211724 (accessed 31 May 2022) Name: John S Delano; Gender: Male; Unit: F; B. 3; F. 2 Iowa Inf.; Mex War Old War (Mex. W.C. # 76); Filing Date: 28 Jul 1891; Place Filed: Missouri and Iowa and Illinois; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Maria Delano; Relative: Sarah Delano; Relative's Relationship: Contest Widow (Widow); Roll number: 117.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Hancock, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 127C; Enumeration District: 070 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #46690543 (accessed 31 May 2022) John Delano (67), widowed, Laborer, in Hancock, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Born in New York.
Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940" Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records Ancestry Record 61370 #138152 (accessed 31 May 2022) John S Delano (70) marriage to Sarah Atwater in 1884 in Hancock, Illinois, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: