James Madison Follis (1841 - 1919)

Born 13 Mar 1841 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Florence J. A. (Blair) Follis — married 10 Aug 1871 in Montgomery County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1919 at age 78 in Illinois

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Biography

• married Florence (Flora) J. A. Blair on 10 August 1871 in Montgomery County, Illinois; she died in 1891
• 1900 Census indicates he was living in South Litchfield Township, Montgomery County, IL; occupation was farmer; widowed; others living there were: Charles A Follis (son) 21; Daisy E Follis (daughter) 17; Bertie C Follis (son) 15; William E Follis (son) 13; Cora E Follis (daughter) 11;
• buried at Harts Church Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois

Sources

• ancestry.com/Civil War draft registration [1]
• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PS-JCF : 14 February 2020), Madison M. Follis, 1871.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVB-XZH : 12 November 2020), Madison Follis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 153, sheet 342B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,237.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS45-4Z9 : accessed 19 November 2020), James M Follis, South Litchfield Township (excl. Litchfield city), Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 7A, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,331.
• daughter Daisy's marriage license [2]
• findagrave.com [3]