John William Church

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John William Church is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 step removed in the following ways: Nephew of Carolyn R. Church Grandson of Erastus Church and Lucy H. Whitten via their son Uzziel B. Church

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	6 Apr 1868	Greenfield, IN
Marriage	2 Nov 1890	Edgar Co., IL	to Mary Viola Trotter
Death	1896
Burial		Grandview Cemetery, Edgar Co., IL

Children

(children with Mary Viola Trotter)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
New London, Spencer Twp., Ralls Co., MO	28 Jul 1870
Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN	18 Jun 1880

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, New London, Spencer Twp., Ralls Co., MO, page 20, dated 28 Jul 1870. Lines 15-18: Usyle(?) Church, 31, married to Pheobe Church, 24, and their two sons, John W. Church, 2, and Francis Church, 4 months (born in Jan 1870 [internally inconsistent]). The parents were born in IN, the children in MO.
2	1880 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN, district 200, page 25. Dated 18 Jun 1880. Lines 5-12: U. B. Church, 49, married to Phoebe A. Church, 37. They live with six of their children: son William Church, 12, son Frank Church, 10, daughter Margarette Church, 6, daughter Mattie Church, 5, daughter Etta Church, 2, and daughter Cora Church, 6 months. U.B. is a farmer. U.B., Phoebe, Margarette, Mattie, Etta, and Cora were born in IN. William and Frank were born in MO. U.B.'s parents were born in VT, Phoebe's father was born in NC, her mother in IN.
3	Obituary for Uzziel B. Church from the 25 Oct 1916 edition of the Clark Co., IL, newspaper obtained from the Clark Co. Historical Society by Margaret B. Binning in 1998, given to Tom Pearson, who then sent it to me. There is also an obituary for Uzziel in the 14 Oct 1916 edition of the Terre Haute Tribune available at the Vigo Co., IN, public library but it is not known at this time if the two obituaries are the same. The 25 Oct 1916 obituary, pictured at right, indicates that Uzziel was born in Greenfield, IN on 23 Dec 1837 and died at his home near Auburn [IN or IL? not stated] on 13 Oct 1916. At the age of 17 he moved with his father's family to Terre Haute, IN. He was a Union soldier during the Civil War, enlisting with the 11th IN Infantry at the outbreak of the war and again with the 16th IN Infantry until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge. After the war, he moved to New London, MO, and lived there for 9 years. He married Phebe Overman in Perry, MO, on 24 Mar 1867. Together, they had 8 children--2 boys, 6 girls. One son, Will Church, died 20 years prior to Uzziel's death. Still living are his wife and seven children, Frank Church of Terre Haute, Maggie Smittkamp of Marshall, Mattie Barlow of St. Louis, MO, Etta Shaffner of Martinsville, Cora Church, Goldie Brosman of Marinsville, and Mary Husted of Casey. He had 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the time of his death. Funeral was Monday, 16 Oct 1916 at the Auburn church.
4	Bureau of Pensions Questionnaire filled in on 4 May 1898 by Uzziel B. Church indicates that he is married to Pheba A. Overman and has not been married previously. They were married at Perry, Ralls Co., MO, on 24 Mar 1867 by William J. Clayton, minister. They have the following children: John W., born 6 april 1868, dead; Maggie, born 23 Aug 1873; Frank, born 8 Jan 1870; Mattie, born 28 Apr 1875; Etta, born 7 Feb 1878; Cora, born 28 Nov 1880; Goldie, born 13? Feb 1885; and Mary, born 1 Dec 1892. The hand-written address in the middle seems to indicate that Uzziel lives in Clark Centre, Clark Co., IL.
5	Email correspondence with Tom Pearson, pearsontw@sbcglobal.net, great-great-grandson of Martha Florence Church.
6	Gravestone at Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Edgar County, IL, plot 3 for Mary V. Church 1871-1939 and J. Wilfred Church 1868-1896.
7	Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 includes a record for John William Church marrying Mary Viola Trotter on 2 Nov 1890 in Edgar Co., IL.	N/A