hmtl5 John B. Cline b. Abt 1786 Pennsylvania d. 3 Oct 1856: Gritton Genealogy
John B. Cline

John B. Cline

Male Abt 1786 - 1856  (70 years)

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  • Name John B. Cline 
    Born Abt 1786  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation potter 
    Died 3 Oct 1856  [2
    Buried Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John's farm was adjacent to Cline/Milner Cemetery - this is our best guess for his burial location.
    Person ID I1  Gritton
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2023 

    Family Catherine Shumate,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1878  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1811  Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Harrison County, Kentucky Marriages 1794-1832. By Charles M. Franklin. Page 43: Cline, John Shumate / Shewmate, Catey 3 Dec 1811. Father of Catey: John Shewmate
    Children 
     1. Spencer Cline,   b. 14 Aug 1813, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1893, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Andrew Jackson Cline,   b. 10 Feb 1815, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1842  (Age 27 years)
     3. Nathaniel Cline,   b. 11 Apr 1816, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1863, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     4. Lizean Eliza Cline,   b. 30 Aug 1817, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1851  (Age 34 years)
     5. Susannah Cline,   b. 10 May 1819, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1850  (Age 31 years)
     6. America Cline,   b. 27 Nov 1820, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age 39 years)
     7. Sarah Cline,   b. 21 Mar 1822, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1863  (Age 40 years)
    +8. Amanda Cline,   b. 20 Apr 1823, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1863  (Age 40 years)
     9. Mary Cline,   b. 19 Jan 1825, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. William Cline,   b. 25 Feb 1827, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1830  (Age 3 years)
     11. John Cline,   b. 4 Oct 1828, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1830  (Age 1 years)
     12. Catherine Cline,   b. 12 Sep 1829, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1830  (Age 0 years)
     13. Leusinda Cline,   b. 3 Jul 1830, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1833  (Age 2 years)
    Albums
    Cline Family Bible
    Cline Family Bible (6)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1786 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Dec 1811 - Harrison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Cline_landrecord.jpg
    Cline_landrecord.jpg

  • Notes 
    • From History of Vermilion County. By H. W. Beckwith. Chicago, Illinois, H.H. Hill and Company, 1879. Page 886.

      J.B. Cline came from Kentucky in 1829, and settled on section 25. He made a good farm, and was a good citizen. He had nine children, who are all dead but Spencer, who lives still in the same log-house his father built. Mr. (J.B.) Cline died many years ago. His widow died with the year past at the age of eight-four. Spencer, the only living child, has lived here fifty years. Of ten children five are living, three of them at home.
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    • From: The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois. S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903.
      Page 1117.
      Chapter on Spender Cline.
      His parents, John B. and Catherine (Shumate) Cline came to this county in 1828, when the work of progress and improvement had scarcely been begun and often would attend the Indian Meetings here. The father was a potter by trade and frequently made trips as far north as Wisconsin in order to dispose of his wares. He also traveled along the Sagamon river, selling his goods.
      page 1118.
      living on Section 25, Blount township - the old homestead on which her parents lived and died. The house which still stands here is now about seventy-two years old and in it the widow of our subject is yet living. ... Spender Cline assisted in clearing the old home farm. The land here was entered by his father from the government and not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made upon the place. All of the pioneer conditions of Vermilion county were familiar to Mr. and Mrs. Cline.
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    • LKH Notes:
      The earliest record I can find for this family is the marriage record for John Cline and Catey Shumate on 3 December 1811 in Harrison County, Kentucky. John Shumate is recorded as her father.

      The next record is the 1820 US census where the family resides on south side of Licking River, Harrison County, Kentucky. Household members are:
      1 white male aged 26-44 (who would be John B. Cline age 34).
      1 white male age 16-25 (who I cannot identify).
      3 white males under age 10 (who would be Spencer age 7, Andrew J age 5 and Nathaniel age 4).
      1 white female age 26-44 (who would be Catherine age 30).
      2 white females under age 10 (who would be Lizean age 7 and Susannah age 1).

      In the 1820 US census John Shumate is next door and is most probably Catherine (Shumate) Cline's father.

      The next record is the 1830 US census where the family resides in the western division, Harrison County, Kentucky. The household members are:
      1 white male age 40-49 (who would be John B. Cline age 44).
      1 white male age 15-19 (who would be Spencer age 17).
      2 white males age 10-14 (who would be Andrew J. age 15 and Nathaniel age 14).
      1 white female age 30-30 (who would be Catherine age 40).
      1 white female age 10-14 (who would be Lizean age 13).
      4 white females age 5-9 (who would be Susannah, age 11, Merica, abt 10, Sarah, age 8, and Amanda age 7).
      1 white female under the age of 5 who would be Mary age 5.

      In the 1830 US census, the households of John Shumate and of William Shumate are nearby.

      On 15 November 1830 John Cline is the original purchaser of 80 acres of federal land in Blount Township of Vermilion County, Illinois: Township 20N, Section 25, Range 12W, Section part W25W.
      Nearby Christian Cline purchased 160 acres on 9 November 1830: Township 20N, Section 26, Range 12W, Section Part SE. I have found no other records of him and I do not know if or how he might be related to John B. Cline.
      In 1831 three members of the Shumate family will also purchase land nearby: John Shumate, Stephen Shumate, and William Shumate. I have not yet found any records that would prove if or how they are related to Catherine (Shumate) Cline other than the probability that John Shumate was the father who signed at her marriage; and that her photo album contained a photograph of Bill Shumate, possibly her brother (?).

      The year 1830 was probably the year that the family moved from Harrison County, Kentucky to Vermilion County, Illinois. It was also a tragic year for youngest children. From their Bible records we know that baby Catherine died 26 Feb 1830, only five months old; baby John Cline died 23 May 1830 at one year, six months old; and young William died 11 Aug 1830 at three years, six months old. In July of 1830 their youngest child, Leusinda, was born, but she also would die just three years later.
      There are no locations given for either the deaths or the births in the Bible record, and there are no burial records that I yet have found in either Kentucky or Illinois. We also do not know if the family moved before or after John B. Cline purchased the 80 acres in Vermilion County.

      The next record is the 1840 US census when the Cline family resides in Vermilion County, Illinois. Household members are:
      1 white male age 50-59 (who would be John B. Cline age 54).
      1 white male age 20-29 (who would be Spencer age 29).
      1 white male age 15-19 (who would be Andrew J. age 25).
      1 white female age 40-49 (who would be Catherine age 49).
      3 white females age 15-19 (who would be: Sarah age 18, Amanda age 17, and Mary age 15).
      1 white female age 10-14 (I don't know who this is).
      Nearby families include William Shumate, John Shumate

      Son Nathaniel had married in March 1840 at age 24.
      Daughter Lizean had married in April 1837 at age 23.
      Daughter Susannah had married in March 1836 at age 21.
      Daugher Merica had married in May 1839 at age 20.
      Spencer would marry in October 1840.
      Sarah would marry in Jun 1841.
      Amanda would marry in January 1842
      Andrew J. would marry in Aug 1842.
      Mary would marry in October 1842.

      In the 1850 US census John B. Cline, age 64, household includes, his wife Catherine, age 50, and their orphaned granddaughter Catherine Cline, age 8 (daughter of Andrew Jackson Cline and Eliza Milliner). His occupation is listed as potter. They live next door to Spencer Cline and to Nathaniel Cline, both farmers. Next door to Stephen Cline is the household of John G. Gritton which includes his son Jesse, age 14, who will later marry Catherine.

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    • 1850 US census
      John B. Cline, age 64, potter
      Catherine, age 50
      Catherine Cline, age 8 (orphaned daughter of Andrew Jackson Cline and Eliza Milliner).
      They live next door to the household of their sons Spencer Cline and Nathaniel Cline, both farmers.
      Next door to Stephen Cline is the household of John G. Gritton which includes his son Jesse, age 14, who will later marry Catherine.
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    • US General Land Office Records for land sales in Illinois
      Name: John Cline
      Issue Date: 13 Jun 1831
      Place: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
      Land Office: Palestine
      Meridian: 2nd PM
      Township: 20-N
      Range: 12-W
      Section: 25
      Accession Number: IL0370__.497
      Document Number: 2492

    • Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
      Detail
      Purchaser: CLINE JOHN
      Residence: VERMILION
      Social Status -
      Legal Description
      Aliquot Parts or Lot: W2SW
      Section Number: 25
      Township: 20N
      Range: 12W
      Meridian: 2
      County of Purchase: VERMILION
      Details of Sale
      Acres: 80.00
      Price per Acre: 1.25
      Total Price: 100.00
      Type of Sale: FD
      Date of Purchase: 11/15/1830
      Volume: 291
      Page: 048
      https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/landSalesSearch.do

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  • Sources 
    1. [S89] census records.

    2. [S1] Cline Family Bible.

    3. [S85] History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, Robert S. Riley, (Utica, KY, McDowell Publications, 1992).

    4. [S20] History of Vermilion County, H.W. Beckwith, (H.H. Hill and Company, 1879).

    5. [S86] Past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois, Beckwith, H. W., (Chicago, IL, H. H. Hill and Co., 1879).

    6. [S100] Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Datebase, (Office of the Illinois Secretary of State).