Family Sheet

Jonathan Parkhurst
ID:  I0132 Sex:  M Birth:  ABT 1779   Morris Co., NJ   Death:  ABT 1854   Effingham Co., IL   Burial:  ABT 1854   Effingham Co., IL   Parents:  Parkhurst, Ezekiel, Hathaway, Abiel
Jonathan moved his family from Smith Co., TN to White Co., IL about 1818. Jonathan was White County Commissioner in 1828, but by 1830, he had moved his family to what was then Fayette County. The area became Effingham County in 1831. By 1833 he had settled along the National Road. Jonathan was elected Judge in the first election in 1833, became Road Supervisor in 1834 and coroner in 1836.   When the 1840 Census was taken, Jonathan was living in Effingham Co., IL.  By 1850, when the Census was taken, Jonathan had given up farming to become an innkeeper along the National Road in Effingham Co., IL.
Marriage 1
ID:  F0128 Spouse:  Powell, Mary Marriage:  AFT 1844     Sex:  F Birth:  3 OCT 1790   Loudoun Co., VA   Death:  27 APR 1875   Effingham Co., IL
Marriage 2
ID:  F0280 Spouse:  Brockett, Sarah Marriage:  3 MAR 1805   Smith Co., TN   Sex:  F Birth:  25 FEB 1779     Death:  ABT 1844
Children
No. Sibling Sex Birth Death 1.  Martha Parkhurst F 25 AUG 1806  11 MAR 1904  2.  Jesse Parkhurst M 1807  1880  3.  Abiel Melinda Parkhurst F BET 1810 AND 1812  15 MAY 1844  4.  Elijah C. Parkhurst M 22 DEC 1811  8 JUL 1854  5.  Mary Ann Parkhurst F 1814  1880  6.  Elisha W. Parkhurst M 1818  20 NOV 1863  7.  Benjamin B. Parkhurst M 12 MAY 1819  6 MAR 1899

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