James Lyons

James Lyons, brother of Mary Lyons who married Thomas Smith, Sr., was born May 31, 1777 in Northern Ireland. He married Jane Elder about 1802 in Ireland where they had 2 known children. James and his family emigrated from Ireland in 1805.

Upon arrival in the United States, James settled his family in South Carolina where 6 more children were born. They later moved to St. Clair County, Illinois. His wife, Jane, died on August 9, 1852 in Marissa, St. Clair County, and is buried in the Old Salem Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. James died on September 22, 1866 in Marissa, St. Clair County, and is also buried in the Old Salem Cemetery.

Children of James and Jane:

• Mary - b. Aug 1803 in Ireland, d. about Sept 20 1890 in St. Clair County, Illinois
• Infant - b. about 1805 in Ireland, d. 1805 at sea
• James - b. about 1807 in South Carolina, d. July 1855 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Nancy Elder about 1831 in South Carolina
• George - b. Apr 1809 in South Carolina, d. Mar 1864 in Randolph County, Illinois; married Priscilla Gibson in Oct 1844. Priscilla died in June of 1849 in South Carolina. He married Mary Elder about 1852
• John R. - b. Sept 14, 1814 in South Carolina, d. May 21, 1915 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Mary A. McKee January 18, 1843 in Illinois
• Robert William - b. Sept 1817 in South Carolina, d. Aug 9, 1900 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Mary Ann Kinkead February 18, 1851 in Washington County, Illinois
• Jane E. - b. about 1820 in South Carolina, married Jefferson Rainey March 12, 1840 in St. Clair County, Illinois
• Sarah Ann - b. about 1824 in South Carolina, married Drury Logan August 25, 1841 in St. Clair County, Illinois

Rose Getty

Rose Getty was born about 1815 in Taghey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to Henry Getty and Mary (Brown) Getty. Rose was the 4th of 8 children born to Henry and Mary.

On October 6, 1835, Rose married Alexander Gibson in the 1st Ballymoney Presbyterian Church. They had 2 children - William born January 24, 1833, and Mary born February 9, 1837.

Rose married a second time to Thomas Smith on April 7, 1842 in St. James Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney. Rose and Thomas Smith are my great, great grandparents. They had a total of 7 children, 4 born in Ireland and 3 in Illinois. Rose, Thomas and the first 4 children emigrated to the United States in 1850 on the British Ship Thomas Fielden, and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. All the children married and died in Illinois except for an infant son who only lived a few years.

At some point in the early 1850s Rose's 2 children by her first husband emigrated to St. Clair County, Illinois, where they married. I could not locate them on the ship passenger list with their mother, so assume they emigrated separately. William Gibson died in Kansas. I do not know where Mary (Gibson) Baumann died, but all her children were born in St. Clair County.

Rose died sometime after June of 1880. According to the U. S. Census for St. Clair County, Illinois, Rose was 66 years of age; her son James Henry and his wife Jane were living with her. I do not know where she is buried, but assume she would be with her husband Thomas in the Marissa Cemetery in St. Clair County, Illinois.

I will be away from my computer for about a week doing genealogical research. Hope to come back with lots more information on my ancestors.

Look for my next posting around the 22nd of October.

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You've ever taken a tape recorder and/or notebook to a family reunion.

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Robert H. Woodside

My great, great, great grandfather was Robert H. Woodside, son of Samuel Cunningham Woodside and Jane/Jennet (Morrow?). He was born February 7, 1772 in Chester County, South Carolina, the second of eleven known children.

After moving to Kentucky, he married Ann Hill (1779-1842) on July 4, 1799 at Caldwell, Livingston County. Robert moved his family from Kentucky to Perry County, Illinois in 1829.

They had eleven children:

• Jane, born January 2, 1801 and died February 5, 1801 in Kentucky
• Mary Jane, born January 24, 1802 in Kentucky, died October 27, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; married William Armstrong
• Jinny, born February 9, 1804 in Kentucky, died November 23, 1873 in Perry County, Illinois; married Thomas Washington Armstrong
• Elizabeth, born April 4, 1806 in Kentucky, died April 10, 1834 in Perry County, Illinois; married Abner Newton Milligan
• Samuel, born March 16, 1808 and died April 5, 1809 in Kentucky
• Agnes, born February 2, 1810 in Kentucky, died February 10, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; married John Steele
• John Morrow (my great great grandfather), born July 6, 1812 in Kentucky, died January 26, 1880 in Perry County, Illinois; married Lucinda Eveline Pettit
• Margaret Ann, born December 21, 1814 in Kentucky, died before December 1840 in Perry County, Illinois; married James Steele Wilson
• Martha Caroline, born May 23, 1817 in Kentucky, death date unknown; married Joseph G. McKee in Perry County, Illinois
• Robert Newton, born February 14, 1821 in Kentucky, died August 8, 1844 in Perry County, Illinois; married Julina Ann Hill
• Ephraim Milton, born September 14, 1823 in Kentucky, died March 19, 1873 in Bond County, Illinois; married first Louisa L. Beard, married second Mary Jane Maxwell

Robert died December 8, 1846 in Perry County, Illinois. I do not know where he is buried. If someone reading this knows what cemetery he and his wife are in I would very much appreciate your contacting me.