Michels, Henry Edmund Myrl 'Moon'

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• Reference Number: MICH.H003

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He was a Sales Supervisor for Prairie Farms and a member of the Calhoun United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Calhoun Ruritan, Parkersburg Masonic Lodge 32nd Degree, and was president of Olney Township Mutual Fire Insurance. He was village president of Calhoun for 27 years and was former Citizen of the Year.

Henry married Heap, Ruth Emma on 14 Jul 1934 in Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois. Ruth (daughter of Heap, Isaiah Ruffus and Gardner, Daisy Mae) was born on 12 Jul 1913 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 30 Jan 1995 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Michels, Jerry Myrl was born on 21 Jan 1938 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 22 May 2018 in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois.
2. Michels, Judy Kay was born in 1942 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 30 Apr 2019 in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois.
3. Michels, J.E.J.

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• Reference Number: MICH.C001
• _FGRAVE: 23795623

Charles married McDowell, Louemma on 25 Jul 1906 in Richland County, Illinois. Louemma (daughter of McDowell, Warren Edmond 'Ed' and Patterson, Louvina 'Vine') was born on 22 Mar 1888 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 17 Aug 1967 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 19 Aug 1967 in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MCDO.L007
• _FGRAVE: 23795806
• Funeral: Summers-Rainey Funeral Home,

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Mrs. Louemma Michels, 79, of Calhoun, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital after a long period of illness.

She was born on March 22, 1888, near Noble, daughter of W. E. and Lavina Patterson McDowell. She was married July 25, 1906, to Charles R. Michels, who passed away on December 10, 1951.

She had made her home in the Calhoun neighborhood for the past 28 years and prior to that, lived in Olney for many years.

She was a member of the Calhoun Methodist church.

She is survived by two daughters and three sons. They are Mrs. Dorothy Wilkerson of Calhoun, Mrs. Tressie Scott of St. Louis, Myrl and Joe Michels of Calhoun, and Bert Michels of Olney. A brother, Than McDowell of Calhoun, and a sister, Mrs. Zadie Fulk of Olney, also survive. Ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home with Rev. Leland Hooper of Clay City in charge. Burial will be at Haven Hill cemetery. I Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday.

Obit from an Olney, IL area newspaper

Died:
Mrs. Louemma Michels, 79, of Calhoun, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital after a long period of illness.

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• Reference Number: MICH.H001

Henry + Chandler, Elizabeth 'Lib'. Elizabeth (daughter of Chandler, P. and Brown, A.) was born on 2 Oct 1851 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 4 Jun 1931 in Jasper County, Illinois; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: CHAN.E001

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.W001
• _FGRAVE: 25164944
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

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Buried:
Row 13-1/2

Warren married Patterson, Louvina 'Vine' on 14 Sep 1882 in Richland County, Illinois. Louvina (daughter of Patterson, John William 'Splitfoot' and Nash, Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy') was born on 14 Nov 1858 in Kentucky; died on 9 Aug 1910 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: PATT.L001
• _FGRAVE: 25164947

Notes:

Researcher Joyce Nash lists her as "Lavina Patterson". In the 1910 census, she is listed as "Luvina"

Census:
The 1880 census lists her as Lavina, age 22

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• Reference Number: MICH.J006

John married Thompson, Margaret on 9 Mar 1843 in Edwards County, Illinois. Margaret was born in 1825; died on 11 Nov 1872; was buried in Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: THOM.M006

P. married Brown, A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Farmer, Teamster (Mule Skinner)
• Reference Number: MCDO.J006
• Military Service: American Civil War,

Notes:

According to the 1880 census report, John was crippled. His parents came from Ireland.

Somewhere in my research, I found his middle name of Holden, I'm sad to say that I failed to document the source of that information and am still looking for it.

From George McDowell:

John and Minerva McDowell stayed overnight in VanBuren, Missouri with a black family, on their way from Arkansas to Illinois. Their only possessions were a Jersey cow and Ole Beck, their mule.

Birth:
According to Eric Hunley's research on http://erichunley.com/family/gedmoreinfo.cfm?IndID=269 William Holden McDowell was born in Ireland on 9 Oct 1824 and "CAME TO U.S. FROM IRELAND BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR (1850-1855)."

According to the 1870 and 1880 census for Noble, Illinois, he was born in Tennessee, possibly Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

Warren E. McDowell's death certificate shows John was born in Tennessee.

John married Taylor, Minerva Jane on 11 Jan 1855 in Clay County, Illinois. Minerva (daughter of Taylor, J.) was born on 7 Jan 1836 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Nov 1904 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 21 Nov 1904 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: House keeper
• Reference Number: TAYL.M002
• _FGRAVE: 149427310
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

Birth:
1880 Census lists her birth place as Illinois.
Her Certificate of Death shows she was born in Kentucky.
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 shows she was born in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. I will list her place of birth as Noble, Richland County, Illinois until proven otherwise.

Warren E. McDowell's death certificate shows Minerva was born in Kentrucky.

Died:
2 miles west of Noble.

Buried:
As of June 14, 2013, her headstone has not been located.

Notes:

Married:
Indexed as "McDowell, J.H. and Manerva I. , Volume 00A, Page 0083", Volume A is no longer available at the Courthouse.

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• Reference Number: PATT.J002
• _FGRAVE: 45036248

John married Nash, Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' on 25 Nov 1854 in Richland County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of Nash\Mash and ?, L.) was born in Oct 1821 in Indiana; died in 1908; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: NASH.E001
• _FGRAVE: 45037100

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Birth:
The 1880 census says she was born about 1830 in Kentucky. Joyce Nash shows Elizabeth's birth year as 1832. 1900 Census shows 1838