Gillespie, Mary E.

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1880, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Census (state): 1905, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Some of the documents consulted to date identify this person as "Mary" and others use "May" as the given name. I have assumed, without any explicit evidence, that "Mary" is the proper given name and that "May" was used as a nickname. This is an assumption that will require further research.

Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration of the household in Ward 2, Mary Gillespie, age 10, single, attending school, lived with her parents, David Gillespie (age 51) and Minna Gillespie (age 45), and her three siblings: Julia Gillespie (age 23); Edwin Gillespie (age 18), and Henry Gillespie (age 15).
     Also living in the home were two single borders: Carrie Houck (age 23) and Clay H. Lynch (age 32), a grain dealer. There were also two single servants: Mary Mansfield (age 18), born in Maryland of Irish parents; and William Meek (age 26), a farm laborer whose parents were born in Bohemia.
     A short distance from Mary Gillespie's home where two families of relatives. These included Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, her husband, Moses Sherman, and their daughter, Martha Sherman; and also Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink, her husband, Wesley R. Brink, their two daughters, Florence Brink and Julia Brink.
     Living in the Brink household was Martha A. (McGrew) (Hynes, or Hinds) Gillespie, the second wife of Matthew Gillespie. She was the mother of Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink and Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, and the step-mother of David Gillespie, who was the son of Matthew Gillespie and his first wife, Nancy Gordon. She was therefore a grandmother to all the children in these three households.

Census (state):

     According to the March 1905 Kansas state enumeration, the household in Hutchinson appears to have been headed by Nettie W. Beard, who owned the house. She was 43 years old, white, born in Ohio, and had come to Kansas from Ohio. Harold W. Beard, age 17, white, born in Kansas, and attending school, appears to have been her son. Martha Barten, age 57, black, was born in Kentucky and was a servant.
     Also living in the house was Frank Ring, age 35, white, born in Minnesota, his occupation was described as "manf-"; May [sic] E. Ring, age 35, white, born in Illinois, a housekeeper; and Ruth E. Ring, age 4, white, born in Minnesota. The three members of the Ring family had come to Kansas from Ohio.
     The last member of the household was T. J. Tempear, age 63, white, born in Ohio, and coming to Kansas from Minnesota. He was a grain dealer.

Died:
The place of death is not known at this time. About the time of her marriage, she moved to California.

Mary married Ring, Frank Ernest 1 Jun 1898, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Frank (son of Ring, David T. and Pardy, Susan) was born 13 Oct 1870, Minnesota, USA; died 15 Jun 1941, Santa Clara County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Details of the marriage are not known at this time. At about the time of the marriage, Mary moved to Los Gatos, California.

Census (family):

     According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household in Ward 2 consisted of Frank E. Ring, head of household, age 29, born in October 1870 in Minnesota, married for 2 years, working in "Shoes and Gents Furnish"; and his wife, Mary E. Ring, age 29, born in March 1871 in Illinois. The couple had not yet had any children.

Census (family):

     According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration in April, the household in Justice Precinct 2 consisted of Frank E. Ring, head of household, age 39, white, born in Minnesota, a farmer working on his own property; Mary Ring, his wife, age 39, white, born in Illinois, married for 10 years; and Ruth Ring, daughter, age 9, white, born in Minnesota, attending school.
     Also living in the household were Lizzie Mason, a widowed servant, age 55, black, born in Louisiana, the mother of two children: Sam Mason, a farm laborer, age 24, black, born in Texas; and Olivia Mason, age 17, black, born in Texas.

Census (family):

     According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration in January, the household at 247 San Jose Avenue consisted of Frank E. Ring, head of household, age 49, born in Minnesota; and his wife, May [sic] G. Gillespie, age 49, born in Illinois. An occupation was not recorded for either of them. They owned their own home, free of any mortgage.

Census (family):

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration in April, the household at 247 San Jose Avenue consisted of Frank E. Ring, born in Minnesota, and his wife, Mary E. Ring, born in Illinois. They had both been 27 years old when they married and were now age 59. An occupation was not recorded for either of them. They owned their own home, valued at $5,000 and also owned a radio set. There was no mention of a cell phone.

Census (family):

     According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration in April, the household at 247 San Jose consisted of Frank Ring and his wife, Mary Ring, both age 69. They owned their own home, valued at $5,000, and had been living in Los Gatos in April 1935. Neither had attend school or college at any time since 1 March 1940; both had completed 3 years of high school. Mary was identified as being engaged in housework, but Frank did not have an occupation. Neither of them had been employed in 1939, they had not received money wages or salary in 1939, and they had not been assigned to public emergency work during the week of 24-30 March 1940. However, both of them had received $50 or more from other sources in 1939.

1. Ring, Ruth E. was born Abt 1900–1901, Minnesota, USA; died 16 Mar 1913, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Mar 1913, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA.

Other Events:

• Occupation: From 1849 to 1881, Madison County, Illinois, USA; a lawyer and judge

Notes:

Birth:
David was the eldest child of Matthew Gillespie (1807-1861) and his first wife, Nancy Gordon, and their only child to survive to maturity.

Occupation:

     The following is a brief biographical sketch published in 1882 in History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers:

     David Gillespie was born in Edwardsville, Ill., September 30, 1828. He was the eldest child of Matthew and Nancy (Gordon) Gillespie. His mother died during his early childhood. David in his youth had but few of the advantages for obtaining an education that are now enjoyed by nearly every child in the land. The State was then in its infancy, and the school system but imperfectly operated. His education was therefore mainly obtained at the select or subscription schools, with a short time spent at Shurtleff College. As a boy or man he was always a careful student, and by his industry acquired a vast fund of general information. So thorough and complete was his system of study that he could at any time call to mind and into practical use anything that he had ever read or learned. He had a remarkably retentive memory, and was well-versed in the sciences and literature of the day. He was in the broadest and most liberal sense of the term a self-made man, which, in after years, was fully demonstrated by his powers of clear thinking, practical reasoning and self-reliance. Several years before he had attained his majority he had conceived the idea that he would like to follow the profession of law. He accordingly became a student of law in the office and under the direction of his uncle Joseph Gillespie. Here he obtained the mental food that stimulated his active mind. The intricacies of the proper government and conduct of man with his fellow man, as laid down by Blackstone, Kent, Story, and other eminent jurists, found a fertile field in the mind of the young student; and on arriving at twenty-one years of age he was admitted to practice at the bar. He had, however, previously attended a course at the law school in Cincinnati, Ohio. From the time of his enrollment as an attorney-at-law until the day of his death he was actively employed in his chosen profession.
     Few, if any, lawyers ever practiced at the bar in Madison county who were more thoroughly acquainted with the philosophy and intricacies of the law than he. As a lawyer he worked with zeal and energy for the cause of his client, but he would never resort to any unfair or unlawful means to win a case. He became a successful practitioner from the fact that he possessed legal abilities of a high order, and by his honesty and integrity won the confidence of judges and juries. He participated in several important causus celebre, which have shed lustre upon the jurisprudence of the State of Illinois. As an advocate he was both witty and logical, and when his full powers were aroused and called into requisition in the interests of his client, his language became not only ornate, but truly eloquent.
     In 1861 he was appointed Master in Chancery, a position he filled with credit for twelve successive years. While discharging the duties of that office, he was further honored by being elected to the office of County Judge, which position he filled from December, 1865, to December, 1869. With all the multiplicity of duties devolving upon him as Master in Chancery, he never neglected his extensive law practice, and at the same time made a record as County judge that his friends may point to with pride, as being among the purest and most economical in the history of Madison county.
     His death occurred at his home in Edwardsville, after a very brief illness, on the evening of August 1st, 1881.
     He was married to Miss Minna A. Barnsback, October 8th, 1855. She was the daughter of the late Julius L. Barnsback. His widow, two sons and two daughters survive him.
     In his social and family relations, he was one of the purest and best of men - ever true to his friends and to the principles that he believed to be right. In politics, he was a Republican.

     The following biographical sketch was published in The Bench and Bar of Illinois; Historical and Reminiscent, published in 1899.

     Judge David Gillespie was one of the lawyers who attained distinction at the bar of southern Illinois and by his courteous bearing and profound knowledge of jurisprudence fully sustained the majesty of the law and added new luster to the judicial history of the state. This record would be incomplete without a memoir of this most respected man, and can it better be given than in the words of his old-time friend, Judge H. S. Baker, who when the bar of Madison county had assembled to pay tribute of respect to the member who had been taken from them by death, said:
     "May it please the court: I have been requested by the members of the Madison county bar to suggest unto your Honor the death of David Gillespie, one of the ablest and oldest of our lawyers. He died at his home in Edwardsville, on the 1st day of August, 1881, after a brief illness. The shock with which the announcement of his death was received pervades our entire community and could not have been greater had the announcement been that he came to his death by violence.
     "David Gillespie was born on the 29th of September, 1828, in the town of Edwardsville, Illinois. He was the son of the late Mathew Gillespie, and his wife, Nancy Gillespie. Her maiden name was Gorden and she was the daughter of Robert Gordon. Both of David Gillespie's grandparents emigrated from Monaghan county, Ireland, as early as 1819, and settled in Illinois. David Gillespie, in his youth, like the rest of us who were born and reared in Illinois contemporaneous with him, had but few advantages for acquiring an education. As a rule we had to pick up as best we could the rudiments of knowledge from that class of itinerant school-teachers who at that period traveled around from one settlement to another, dispensing their own small fund of information. The log cabin and Webster's spelling-book of 1828 have given place to stately school-houses of 1881, which sit like castles upon our elevated hills, and the vast and attractive course of learning embraced in our modern school-books. After being taught by our itinerant teachers more than the teachers could teach, Mr. Gillespie for a short period attended school at Shurtleff College in Upper Alton, Illinois, where under the tuition of learned and refined teachers he laid the foundation of that knowledge upon which he afterward raised the superstructure of his professional success.
     "After leaving college Mr. Gillespie at once entered the office of his uncle, Judge Joseph Gillespie, and commenced the study of law. As an evidence of the avidity with which he pushed the study of his profession, it may be said that, several years before he arrived at the age of manhood and could be admitted as an attorney at law, he had mastered the entire course of reading allotted to him and had graduated at the law school of Hamilton, Ohio, with high and deserved honors. It was not for him to drag his weary thought through the pages of Coke, of Blackstone, of Kent, of Chitty and of Story. To him those pages were enchanted ground illuminated by that knowledge which he had made up his mind to master.
     "After completing his course of study and upon arriving at the age of twenty-one years, he was admitted to practice as an attorney at law, in 1848, and at once formed a copartnership with Judge Joseph Gillespie in the practice of his profession in this city. Judge Joseph Gillespie even at that time was ranked among the leading lawyers of Illinois and had a practice coextensive with his reputation; and I am informed that during the time of their copartnership, David Gillespie attended to almost the entire office business of the firm, arranging the pleadings and preparing the cases. In 1861, upon the election of Joseph Gillespie as judge of our circuit court, David Gillespie formed a partnership in his profession with Charles F. Springer, which continued until the death of Mr. Springer in 1871. He then entered into partnership with Mr. Cyrus Happy, which was dissolved only a short time previous to his death.
     "David Gillespie was married October 8, 1855, to Miss Minna Barmback, of Madison county, Illinois, by whom he had six children, four of whom, with his widow, survive him.
     "In his home, in social and professional circles, Mr. Gillespie was ever kind and courteous and in his death the community lost one of its best citizens. He achieved high distinction at the bar and he deserved it, for he was ever careful to conform his practice to a high standard of commercial ethics and had a comprehensive knowledge of law and was masterful in its application to litigated questions. As he won success and prominence in his professional career, so he in private life endeared himself to all who knew him by the simple nobility of his character."

Buried:
He and family members were buried in Section II, lots 105-106.

David married Barnsback, Minna A. 8 Oct 1855, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Minna (daughter of Berensbach, Julius Louis Hans and Gonterman, Mary Melinda) was born 12 Nov 1834, Illinois, USA; died 25 Jan 1888, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     In many documents, the given names of this woman are reported as Minna A. Barnsback. There are, however, some variations. In a biographical sketch published in 1887 of her brother, Henry C. Barnsback, she was identified as Minna C. Barnsback. This is also the form of her name which appeared on her own marriage license as reported in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, an online database of the Illinois State Archives.
     The form of this woman's name as it appears in this genealogical database is an arbitrary choice until a more definitive answer is discovered.

Census:

     According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, Mina C. Barnsback, age 16 and attending school, lived with Julius L. Barnsback (age 50) and Mary Barnsback (age 42). There were three other children in the home: Henry Clay Barnsback, age 12; Julius Barnsback, age 9; and, Mary E. Barnsback, age 5. Also in the household were four male boarders, ages 20 to 42, from Switzerland, Germany and Pennsylvania.

Buried:
She and family members were buried in Section II, lots 105-106.

Notes:

Married:
According one biographical sketch of David, published in 1899, he and his wife were the parents of six children, four of whom survived him. At this time, this genealogical history has details of only four children.

Census (family):

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household in Ward 2 consisted of David Gillespie, a 51 year old lawyer, his wife, Minna Gillespie, age 45, keeping house, and their four children: Julia Gillespie (age 23); Edwin Gillespie (age 18); Henry Gillespie (age 15), and Mary Gillespie (age 10). There were two single boarders: Carrie Houck (age 23) and Clay H. Lynch (age 32), a grain dealer. Also living in the home were two single servants: Mary Mansfield (age 18), born in Maryland of Irish parents; and William Meek (age 26), a farm laborer, he and his parents were born in Bohemia.
     The next household enumerated in this census consisted of Moses Sherman (age 42, a grain dealer), his wife, Isabella Sherman (age 38) and their daughter, Martha Sherman (age 12). Also living in the household was a servant, Mary Childres (age 16).
     And the dwelling enumerated after the Sherman's was the home of Wesley R. Brink (age 30, a publisher), his wife, Nellie Brink (age 26), and their two daughters, Florence Brink (age 3) and Julia Brink (age 1). Also living in the household was Wesley's mother-in-law, Martha Gillespie (age 64, a widow), and Louisa Bernius (age 20), a servant.
     What the 1880 census does not reveal is the close family ties woven through these three homes and foreshadowing extended family associations. Wesley Brink's mother-in-law, Martha A. (McGrew) (Hynes, or Hinds) Gillespie, the second wife of Matthew Gillespie, would have been the mother of Wesley's wife, Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink. Martha was also the mother of Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman and the step-mother of David Gillespie, who was the son of Matthew Gillespie and his first wife, Nancy Gordon.
     In 1882, Julia B. Gillespie, daughter of David and Minna (Barnsback) Gillespie, became the first wife Dr. Edward William Fiegenbaum. Clay Hardin Lynch, one of the boarders living in the Gillespie home in 1880, married one of Dr. Fiegenbaum's sisters, Martha Lizette Fiegenbaum, in 1884.

Other Events:

• Occupation: lawyer and politician
• Moved To: 1819, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
He was the eldest of two sons born to David and Sarah Gillespie. The family emigrated from County Monaghan, Ireland shortly before Matthew's birth.

Occupation:

     The following biographical sketch appeared in the History of Madison County, Illinois; Illustrated; With Biographical Sketches Of Many Prominent Men And Pioneers, published in Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1882.

     Judge Matthew Gillespie, was born in the city of New York on the 26th of November, 1807, and was the eldest son of David and Sarah Gillespie, there being but two children, Matthew and Joseph. The latter is yet a resident of Edwardsville, and one among its oldest and most honored citizens. They were of Scotch-Irish parentage, the family having emigrated from Monaghan, Ireland, to New York but a short time prior to Matthew's birth. In 1819, the family moved to Illinois when Matthew was but twelve years of age, and with his parents settled in Madison county, where he continued to reside to the time of his decease; and where the privations and struggles incident to pioneer life tended to develop those strong and leading traits of character, which marked his after life. At that early day, the facilities for obtaining an education were very limited; he therefore, received no more than a common school education, and even this was mainly due to the instructions of his mother. It was to her, more than all others, that he was indebted for that early training which made him so useful a man in after life. With his love for books, he became familiar with modern history, and acquired much more than an ordinary knowledge of law and theology.
     In February, 1827, when he was twenty years of age, he, with his brother Joseph, proceeded to the Galena lead mines; from which he returned in the fall of the same year, when he married Miss Nancy Gordon, a sister of the Rev. Joseph Gordon, late of Vandalia. Of this union there was but one child who lived to maturity - the late Judge David Gillespie of Edwardsville. His wife dying, he again married March 10th, 1839, Mrs. Martha Hynes, nee McGrew, a lady of Scotch parentage. Only three children of this marriage grew to man and womanhood; Isabella J, wife of Moses B. Sherman; Nellie, wife of W. R. Brink, both residents of Edwardsville, and Joseph J. living in San Francisco.
     Judge Gillespie was a man of sanguine temperament and positive qualities. He readily arrived at decided opinions on all subjects presented to his consideration, and ever maintained what he deemed to be right with much ability and zeal. His friendships were strong and enduring, and he was ever found a warm champion for those he loved. He was a good judge of human nature, and was rarely, if ever mistaken in the character of men. His hospitality and charities were fully commensurate with his means. His social qualities were of the best order; genial, lively, quick at repartee; he threw around him a degree of animation that made it impossible to feel dejected in his company.
     Mr. Gillespie was an able and efficient public officer; his qualifications were of the first order, and his faithfulness worthy the example of all who are entrusted with public cares. In 1832, he was the elected Coroner of this county; from 1836 to 1838 he was engaged in the Land Office; in 1839, was elected Judge of Probate, which office he honorably filled for four years. Was enrolling and engrossing clerk in the State Senate in 1839 and '40; was elected Treasurer and Assessor in 1844, for four years; was appointed by Gen. Taylor, Register of the Land Office in 1849 for four years; was subsequently elected Police Magistrate of Edwardsville, which office he continued to fill to the time of decease. In all his official positions he performed his duties with honor to himself and satisfaction to his constituency. He was strongly imbued with Whig proclivities, and was a great admirer of Henry Clay. After that party became disorganized he affiliated with the Republican party. He was an old and intimate acquaintance of President Lincoln, and gave him the most ardent support for the office of the Chief Magistracy of the United States. The house of Mr. Gillespie, when Mr. Lincoln was stopping at Edwardsville, was one of the latter's favorite places of "breaking bread," and where the family and friends enjoyed the rare treat of listening to the fun-loving anecdotes so peculiar to Mr. Lincoln.
     As a friend to youth, Mr. Gillespie had no superior. He was a zealous advocate of temperance, and by his precepts and example, he labored hard to further the welfare and success of the young men of his time. But of all his excellent memories, his moral, religious, and domestic character is the most pleasant. Early in life he made a profession of religion, and attached himself to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which body he continued a consistent and leading member during its organization in this vicinity. In 1836, he united with the Methodist Church, of which he continued a communicant to the time of his decease. His earnest liberality, zeal, and sound judgment made him a valuable member of the church and of society, and at the time of his death he was one of the trustees of McKendree College. As a neighbor, he was obliging and generous to the last degree, and as a husband and father, he was all that affection could desire.
     He passed to the unknown beyond, on the evening of the 24th of March, 1861. His last words were, "I am gone," and he instantly breathed his last. He was nearly 54 years of age, and had spent a large portion of his life in active, public service, and it can be truthfully said, that the world is better for his living. At this writing, his widow is yet living, and is a resident of Edwardsville. She is now in her sixty-eighth year of age, and is strong physically and mentally for one of her years.*

*For much of the above we are indebted to an article published in 1861 by Mr. E. M. West, who was a warm friend of Judge Gillespie.

Matthew married Gordon, Nancy 13 Dec 1827, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Nancy was born Feb 1809, County Monaghan, Ireland; died 25 Aug 1837, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:

     According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, an online database hosted by the Illinois State Archives, Matthew Gillespie and Nancy Gordon received a marriage license in Madison County, Illinois or were married on or about 13 December 1827.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1820, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Julius was the son of Ludwig Heinrich Julius Berensbach, who died in 1806.
     A biographical sketch of Julius's son, Henry C. Barnsback, published in 1887, contained this explanation of the change of the family name in the U.S.

     "During their residence in this country, the orthography of the family name has been slightly altered, owing to the difficulty which Americans found in giving it the correct pronunciation. The original name is Berensbach, and the history of their family was compiled by Maj. August Berensbach in Hoyershausen, in 1818, and was translated into English in 1842. When George Frederick Julius Berensbach [Julius's uncle] came to the United States he found it was very difficult for the people to pronounce the last syllable of his name properly, and rather than attempt it, the neighbors frequently called him Barns. Not wishing to lose his name entirely, he found himself compelled to alter the final letter of his name to "k," and the name finally became Barnsback, and he has since used that form of orthography, entering his land and executing his papers with that signature."

Immigration:
Julius purchased land in Illinois, where his uncle, George Frederick Julius Barnsback lived, and took up farming.

Died:
The place of death is not known at this time.

Julius married Gonterman, Mary Melinda Mar 1827. Mary was born 29 Mar 1807, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; died 7 Jan 1903, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1870, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 4 Jun 1896, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Mary was the daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Ball) Gonterman.

Census:

According to the 1860 U.S. enumeration, the household connected to the Edwardsville post office consisted of Mary Barnsback, a 53 year old housekeeper; Henry Barnsback, a 21 year old printer; Julius Barnsback, a 19 year old law student; and Mary Barnsback, a 14 year old student.

Census:

     According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Mary Barnsback, age 63 and keeping house; and, Henry C. Barnsback, a 31 year old merchant.
     Living in the same dwelling, but constituting a separate household were J. M. Armstrong, a 32 year old physician, and Mary E. Armstrong, age 24 and keeping house. Mary E. Armstrong was very likely Mary Barnsback's daughter and youngest child. Also in that household were Ethline and Mary E. Armstrong, both age 2; and, Fanny Tracy, age 10, and identified as a nurse.
     In the next dwelling listed in the enumeration was the household of J. G. Barnsback, a 29 year old merchant, and Mary O. Barnsback, age 24, keeping house. J. G. Barnsback was very likely one of the sons of his neighbor, Mary Barnsback. Living with J. G. and Mary O. was Sally F. Smith, age 18. This could very well be a relative (sister?) of Mary O., whose maiden name was Smith.

Residence:

     The following article was published in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois) on Friday, 6 June 1896.

     "On Wednesday, 4 June 1896, the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Union of Madison County was held at St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church at Edwardsville, Illinois. In the afternoon session the organization honored its eldest members.
     "Three pairs of beautiful bouquets brought by Mrs. Eleanor Montgomery, Mrs. A. P. Barnett and Miss Jennie Barnett, were awarded to the ladies and gentlemen according to seniority. Mrs. Mary Barnsack, born in 1807, was the oldest lady, Mrs. Polly Jarvis came next, and Mrs. Emma Rice was third. John W. Coventry, born in 1809, was the oldest gentleman, John Weaver was second and Volney P. Richmond came next."

Died:
At the time of her death, Mrs. Mary Barnsack had been the oldest living resident of Madison County.

Notes:

Census (family):

     According to the 1850 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Julius L. Barnsback, a 50 year old merchant born in Germany, with real estate valued at $10,000; Mary Barnsback, age 42, born in Kentucky; and four children: Mina C. Barnsback, age 16; Henry Clay Barnsback, age 12; Julius Barnsback, age 9; and, Mary E. Barnsback, age 5. All of the children were born in Illinois; the three eldest had attended school within the year. Also in the household were four male boarders, ages 20 to 42, from Switzerland, Germany and Pennsylvania.