The following has been copied from A Directory, Business Mirror, and Historical Sketches of Randolph County... by E. J. Montague, published at Alton, Ill.: Courier Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1859. Page 73.
1798 - Another addition was made to this settlement in the person of Jonathan Pettit, in the year 1798. He was a noble specimen of the pioneer class, and by his enterprising energy he became a valuable acquisition to the little colony in which he located. He erected a mill on Nine Mile creek, at the point where the Chester and Evansville road crosses that stream. Some evidences of the existence of this mill may yet be found. Pettit was an active, industrious man, full of life and energy. Like most of the brave pioneers, he joined the "Rangers" in 1812, and discharged his military duties in a manner very creditable to himself and the service. His sons were David, Henry, Jonathan, and Joseph. The only one of the name of this family remaining in the county is Henry Newton Pettit, who lives about five miles northwest of Chester.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Jonathan Pettit
My 4th great grandfather was Jonathan Pettit who was born about 1766 in New Jersey. He married Susanna DuPue (or DePue) between 1791-1792 in Sussex, New Jersey, where they had 3 known children. In 1798 Jonathan moved his family to the Kaskaskia area of Randolph County, Illinois, and added 6 more children to his family.
Children of Jonathan and Susanna Pettit:
Much of the information I have on the early Pettit families came from Pettit family members. I am grateful to them for sharing their information, which allowed me to further my research.
Children of Jonathan and Susanna Pettit:
- David Pettit, born abt. 1793 in Sussex, New Jersey; married Levina Roper November 14, 1814 in Randolph County, Illinois. Death date and place unknown.
- Henry Newton Pettit, born March 12, 1795 in Sussex, New Jersey; married Elizabeth Heard on February 5, 1818 in Randolph County, Illinois; died November 19, 1834 in Randolph County.
- Joseph Pettit, born abt. 1797 in New Jersey; married Louvinia Rupert September 19, 1822 in Randolph County, Illinois; died abt. 1825 in Randolph County.
- Miss Pettit, born abt. 1800 in Randolph County, Illinois. Nothing more is known.
- Jonathan Pettit, Jr., born abt. 1802 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois; married Isabella Franklin May 1, 1823 in Randolph County; died July 16, 1851 in Perry County, Illinois.
- John D. Pettit, born September 14, 1806 in Randolph County, Illinois; married Henrietta E. Douglas September 21, 1848 in Perry County, Illinois; died September 21, 1852 in Perry County.
- Thomas Pettit, born November 30, 1808 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois; married Eliza Franklin February 24, 1831 in Perry County, Illinois; died June 24, 1876 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa.
- Samuel Pettit, born abt. 1812 in Randolph County, Illinois, died in Alexandria, Louisiana, date unknown.
- Miss Pettit, born abt 1815 in Randolph County, Illinois. Nothing more is known.
Much of the information I have on the early Pettit families came from Pettit family members. I am grateful to them for sharing their information, which allowed me to further my research.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Woodside Listings in the 1877 Philadelphia, PA City Directory
Pages 1578-1579
Woodside, Archibald, blacksmith, h 739 S Front
Woodside, George J., machinist, h 5012 Edmund, W Hall
Woodside, John (John Woodside & Co.) h N 7th c Thompson
Woodside, John, porter, h 426 Letterly
Woodside, John, shoemaker, h 1828 N Front
Woodside, John & Co. (John & Thomas W. Woodside), liquors, 407 Arch
Woodside, John W. (Stewart, Ralph & Co.) & (J. Knight, Jr., & Co.) h 925 Green
Woodside, Lewis, mariner, h 739 S Front
Woodside, Mary A., h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, Peter G., supt. h 1708 N 17th
Woodside, Samuel, shoemaker, h 2318 Mascher
Woodside, Thomas G., driver, h 2652 Amber
Woodside, Thomas W., (John Woodside & Co.) h 1619 N 18th
Woodside, William, shoemaker, h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, William, tea, h 3217 Spg Garden
Woodside, Archibald, blacksmith, h 739 S Front
Woodside, George J., machinist, h 5012 Edmund, W Hall
Woodside, John (John Woodside & Co.) h N 7th c Thompson
Woodside, John, porter, h 426 Letterly
Woodside, John, shoemaker, h 1828 N Front
Woodside, John & Co. (John & Thomas W. Woodside), liquors, 407 Arch
Woodside, John W. (Stewart, Ralph & Co.) & (J. Knight, Jr., & Co.) h 925 Green
Woodside, Lewis, mariner, h 739 S Front
Woodside, Mary A., h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, Peter G., supt. h 1708 N 17th
Woodside, Samuel, shoemaker, h 2318 Mascher
Woodside, Thomas G., driver, h 2652 Amber
Woodside, Thomas W., (John Woodside & Co.) h 1619 N 18th
Woodside, William, shoemaker, h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, William, tea, h 3217 Spg Garden
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Woodside Listings in the 1935 Buffalo NY City Directory
Polk's Buffalo (Erie County, NY) City Directory 1935
Page 1543
Woodside, Alex R (Lillian) ship clk Henry & Henry Inc. h 39 Kingsley
Woodside, Evelyn A r 107 Ullman
Woodside, Kenneth (Dora) sten h 332 Breckenridge
Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church Rev Wm. M. Young pastor 1479 Abbott Rd
Woodside, Sara Mrs. r 332 Breckenridge
Woodside, T. Frank (Dora) carp r 20 Argonne dr (K)
Woodside, Wm. J (Lillie B) h 107 Ullman
Woodside, Wm. J. Jr inspr r 107 Ullman
(Note: (K) = Kenmore)
Page 1543
Woodside, Alex R (Lillian) ship clk Henry & Henry Inc. h 39 Kingsley
Woodside, Evelyn A r 107 Ullman
Woodside, Kenneth (Dora) sten h 332 Breckenridge
Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church Rev Wm. M. Young pastor 1479 Abbott Rd
Woodside, Sara Mrs. r 332 Breckenridge
Woodside, T. Frank (Dora) carp r 20 Argonne dr (K)
Woodside, Wm. J (Lillie B) h 107 Ullman
Woodside, Wm. J. Jr inspr r 107 Ullman
(Note: (K) = Kenmore)
Friday, September 14, 2007
Lucinda Eveline Woodside
Lucinda Eveline, the youngest child of John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline Pettit, was born December 25, 1860, in Illinois, according to the 1900 U.S. census. Having had the actual day listed on the census is very unusual. Normally there is only a month and year. She appears to have been named after her mother.
On September 28, 1882, Lucinda was united in marriage with Robert Henry Warnock in Perry County, Illinois. The information on the "Return of a Marriage to County Clerk" states Robert was a farmer residing at Preston, Randolph Co., 27 years of age, born in Ireland to James Warnock and Catharine Hart. They were "married at bride's mother's near Swanwick in the County of Perry". Witnesses to the marriage were Wm. S. Woodside and Joseph T. Craig. The minister was James C. Elliott.
Lucinda and Robert had one known child, a daughter named Ida Mae born November 27, 1880. Ida Mae married on August 20, 1902 in Randolph County to Robert S. Adams. Ida Mae and Robert had 4 children I am aware of, all born in Randolph County:
On September 28, 1882, Lucinda was united in marriage with Robert Henry Warnock in Perry County, Illinois. The information on the "Return of a Marriage to County Clerk" states Robert was a farmer residing at Preston, Randolph Co., 27 years of age, born in Ireland to James Warnock and Catharine Hart. They were "married at bride's mother's near Swanwick in the County of Perry". Witnesses to the marriage were Wm. S. Woodside and Joseph T. Craig. The minister was James C. Elliott.
Lucinda and Robert had one known child, a daughter named Ida Mae born November 27, 1880. Ida Mae married on August 20, 1902 in Randolph County to Robert S. Adams. Ida Mae and Robert had 4 children I am aware of, all born in Randolph County:
- Mabel H., a daughter, born abt. 1903
- Myron P., a son, born abt. 1905
- Carolyn E., a daughter, born abt. 1907
- Carl, a son, born 1916
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Pearl Lillian Woodside
Pearl Lillian Woodside was the oldest daughter of William J. and Lillie B. (Samcoe) Woodside. She was born on July 29, 1908, in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. On June 4, 1928, Pearl married Charles O. Bauld in Buffalo, New York. The marriage was witnessed by Florence Bauld and William J. Woodside, Jr.
Pearl and Charles had two sons:
Pearl and Charles had two sons:
- Ray C. Bauld born December 23, 1928, in Buffalo, died September 18, 1991, in Largo, Pinellas, Florida. He was married to Teresa Bassett.
- Don E. Bauld born May 22, 1930 in Buffalo, New York.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Woodside-Hill Biography
The following biography was found in History of Perry County, Illinois, Volume II, 1998, Perry County Historical Society, Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, Kentucky, page 301.
WOODSIDE-HILL
Robert Woodside, son of Samuel Woodside, with his wife, Ann Hill, and eight children, came from Kentucky to Perry County, Illinois in 1829.
Robert, who was born in South Carolina, 07 February 1772, settled at Four Mile Prairie, south of Pinckneyville. He lived in Perry County until his death, 05 October 1842. Robert was a farmer and maker of hats. In Kentucky he had been surveyor of land and Justice of Peace, authorized to perform marriages. The first school in Perry County was near his home at Four Mile Prairie.
Robert's oldest daughter, Mary Jane, who married William Armstrong in Kentucky, came with her husband and oldest children, Nancy Jane, born 1825 and Robert W., born 1827. Their other children, Martha Ann 1829, Alexander P. 1831, William Stewart 1833, Thomas Allen 1836, James Logan 1838, Mary Hadassa 1841, and Elizabeth Emma 1843, were all born in Perry County.
Robert's other children were: Jinny, married in Perry County 28 February 1832 Thomas Washington Armstrong, son of Alexander and Nancy Armstrong. Thomas belonged to the 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, Company K and served as Captain in the Mexican War. Their children were John Calvin, 1832, Thomas Washington, 12 February 1837, Samuel Preston, May 1839, Agnes Ann, October 1841, and Martin L., February 1844.
Elizabeth married Abner Newton Milligan 10 April 1834 in Perry County. Their children were Mary J. 1836, John C. 1838, William Chalmer 20 March 1839, and Agnes 11 March 1846. Elizabeth married, second, John N. Graham, 20 April 1852.
Agnes, called Nancy, married John Steele, son of James Steele and Jennet Smith, 26 January 1830, in Pinckneyville. Their children were Margaret A., 17 September 1831, died young; John P., 03 January 1833, died young; Robert, 16 July 1834; Mary Jane, 28 February 1837; Cyrus Jackson, 16 January 1841; George Burder, 27 January 1843; John Scott, 12 December 1844; Erben Cassadore, 05 May 1847; and James Henderson, 10 February 1849.
John Morrow Woodside married Lucinda Evaline Pettit 10 December 1835 in Perry County. Their children were Louisa Ann, 1836; Robert N., 1838; Rachel, 1840; Joseph Thompson, 1842; Martha, 1843; David James, 1844; Thomas Pressley, 1846; Ephraim Milton, 1848; Lucinda E., 1848; John C, 1850; James M.; William S.; John A.; and Jonathan D.
Margaret Ann married James Steele Wilson, son of Alex Wilson, 09 November 1837, in Perry County. They had a daughter, Margaret Ann.
Ephraim Milton Woodside married Louisa L. Baird, 19 March 1846. She died in 1848. He married, second, Mary Jane Maxwell, 16 April 1850 in Randolph County. Their children were Catherine Ann, 01 May 1851; Robert Morgan, 26 February 1853; Harriet Velona, 08 June 1854; Mary Susan, 14 February 1856; John Clark, 04 April 1858; Abraham Lincoln, 26 October 1860; and Albert Lyman, 04 July 1865.
Many descendants of Robert Woodside and his brothers, James, Samuel, and John, and sisters, Martha, Sarah and Elizabeth, still live in Illinois. Brother David returned to Kentucky, sister Nancy did not marry, and Mary's family is unknown.
WOODSIDE-HILL
Robert Woodside, son of Samuel Woodside, with his wife, Ann Hill, and eight children, came from Kentucky to Perry County, Illinois in 1829.
Robert, who was born in South Carolina, 07 February 1772, settled at Four Mile Prairie, south of Pinckneyville. He lived in Perry County until his death, 05 October 1842. Robert was a farmer and maker of hats. In Kentucky he had been surveyor of land and Justice of Peace, authorized to perform marriages. The first school in Perry County was near his home at Four Mile Prairie.
Robert's oldest daughter, Mary Jane, who married William Armstrong in Kentucky, came with her husband and oldest children, Nancy Jane, born 1825 and Robert W., born 1827. Their other children, Martha Ann 1829, Alexander P. 1831, William Stewart 1833, Thomas Allen 1836, James Logan 1838, Mary Hadassa 1841, and Elizabeth Emma 1843, were all born in Perry County.
Robert's other children were: Jinny, married in Perry County 28 February 1832 Thomas Washington Armstrong, son of Alexander and Nancy Armstrong. Thomas belonged to the 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, Company K and served as Captain in the Mexican War. Their children were John Calvin, 1832, Thomas Washington, 12 February 1837, Samuel Preston, May 1839, Agnes Ann, October 1841, and Martin L., February 1844.
Elizabeth married Abner Newton Milligan 10 April 1834 in Perry County. Their children were Mary J. 1836, John C. 1838, William Chalmer 20 March 1839, and Agnes 11 March 1846. Elizabeth married, second, John N. Graham, 20 April 1852.
Agnes, called Nancy, married John Steele, son of James Steele and Jennet Smith, 26 January 1830, in Pinckneyville. Their children were Margaret A., 17 September 1831, died young; John P., 03 January 1833, died young; Robert, 16 July 1834; Mary Jane, 28 February 1837; Cyrus Jackson, 16 January 1841; George Burder, 27 January 1843; John Scott, 12 December 1844; Erben Cassadore, 05 May 1847; and James Henderson, 10 February 1849.
John Morrow Woodside married Lucinda Evaline Pettit 10 December 1835 in Perry County. Their children were Louisa Ann, 1836; Robert N., 1838; Rachel, 1840; Joseph Thompson, 1842; Martha, 1843; David James, 1844; Thomas Pressley, 1846; Ephraim Milton, 1848; Lucinda E., 1848; John C, 1850; James M.; William S.; John A.; and Jonathan D.
Margaret Ann married James Steele Wilson, son of Alex Wilson, 09 November 1837, in Perry County. They had a daughter, Margaret Ann.
Ephraim Milton Woodside married Louisa L. Baird, 19 March 1846. She died in 1848. He married, second, Mary Jane Maxwell, 16 April 1850 in Randolph County. Their children were Catherine Ann, 01 May 1851; Robert Morgan, 26 February 1853; Harriet Velona, 08 June 1854; Mary Susan, 14 February 1856; John Clark, 04 April 1858; Abraham Lincoln, 26 October 1860; and Albert Lyman, 04 July 1865.
Many descendants of Robert Woodside and his brothers, James, Samuel, and John, and sisters, Martha, Sarah and Elizabeth, still live in Illinois. Brother David returned to Kentucky, sister Nancy did not marry, and Mary's family is unknown.
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