hmtl5 Lewis Cline b. 12 Sep 1853 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1917 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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  • Name Lewis Cline 
    Born 12 Sep 1853  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Died 30 Jan 1917  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried 1 Feb 1917  Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I23  Gritton
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Rachel Shephard,   b. 24 Dec 1819, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1910, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1840  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 14. Henry Howard signed permission for Rachel.
    Albums
    Cline Family Bible    		Cline Family Bible (6)
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Ann Demoss,   b. 14 Jan 1871, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1939, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1888  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Martin Luther Cline,   b. 19 Sep 1891, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1978, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Elmer Cline,   b. 23 Jan 1893, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1967, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Russell Cline,   b. 21 Aug 1895, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1969, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Bertha Cline,   b. 17 Dec 1897, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1976  (Age 78 years)
     5. Walter Cline,   b. 23 Jun 1900, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1966  (Age 66 years)
     6. Sadie Agnes Cline,   b. 22 Apr 1903, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1982, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Herman Cline,   b. 21 Mar 1912, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1979, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Sep 1853 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Sep 1888 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Jan 1917 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Feb 1917 - 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, Louis obit    		Cline, Louis obit

  • Notes 
    • LKH Note:
      there is a conflict in sources for Lewis Cline's death and burial. This matches the record of the 1920 US census that shows Eliza (DeMoss) Cline as a widow with four children living in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

      Illinois deaths and still births index gives the following information
      Name: Louis Cline
      Birth Date: 12 Sep 1853
      Birth Place: Illinois
      Death Date: 30 Jan 1917
      Death Place: Blount, Vermilion, Illinois
      Burial Date: 1 Feb 1917
      Cemetery Name: Cline Cemetery
      Death Age: 62
      Occupation: Farmer
      Race: White
      Marital status: M
      Gender: Male
      Father Name: Spencer Cline
      FHL Film Number: 1543819

      Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168839593/lewis-cline
      gives is birth as Sep 1855, Blount Township, Vermilino County, Illinois
      death:: 3 May 1939, Vermilion County, Illinois
      burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois and links with his wife, Eliza Ann Demoss and three of their children: Elmer, Russell, and Sadie.
      [4, 8]
    • Louis Cline died near birthplace
      Well known farmer and resident of Blount Township all his life passed away last night.
      Louis Cline, a prominent farmer residing about eight miles north of Danville, and near the old Blount post office, died last evening, Jan. 30, 1917, at his home. His death occurring at 7 o'clock following an illness of several months duration from complication of diseases.

      Mr. Cline was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Cline, pioneer residents of this county and was born in Blount township 62 years ago. All of his life was spent in the neighborhood in which he was born, and his death occurred within a few rods of the old homestead where he first saw the light of day. The decedent was one of the most widely known and respected residents of the community in which he lived so long. He is survived by the widow and seven children, five sons and two daughters. One child preceded him in death. He is also survived by one brother and a sister.

      Funeral services for Mr. Cline will be conducted from the Cedar Grove church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Clay F. Gaumer of Alvin will officiate and the burial will be in the Cline cemetery, which was dedicated by the township by the decedent's father, and named for him.

      Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
      [3, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Illinois Statewide Death Index: 1916-1950.

    2. [S6] 1900 US census.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    5. [S1] Cline Family Bible.

    6. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    7. [S49] Marriage license abstract, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1882 thru 1891, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1996).

    8. [S2] Find a Grave.

    9. [S103] newspaper clipping.


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