John Wesley Chesnut
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1. John Wesley Chesnut was born on 16 Jan 1846 in Indiana; died on 29 DED 1909; was buried in Collison Cemetery, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1870, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1880, Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
From tombstone:
Co. D 135 Reg
Co. R 150 Reg
Ill Vol Inf.
Name: John W Chesnut
Rank: Private
Company: K
Unit: 150th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 9
Hair: DARK
Eyes: BLUE
Complexion: FAIR
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Birth Place: Vigo CO, IN
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 19
Service Entry Date: 6 Feb 1865
Service Entry Place: Danville, IL
Joined By Whom: CPT FITHIAN
Period: 1 YR
Muster In Date: 6 Feb 1865
Muster In Place: Danville, IL
Muster Out Date: 16 Jan 1866
Muster Out Place: Atlanta, GA
Muster Out By Whom: LT EMMONS
Residence Place: Pilot, Vermilion CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=44418
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8762434/john-wesley-chesnutJohn married Matilda A. Juvenall on 10 Feb 1864 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Matilda was born on 11 Nov 1849 in Illinois; died on 5 Apr 1886; was buried in Collison Cemetery, Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary A. Chestnut
was born on 11 Dec 1867 in Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1925 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Jun 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 2
2. Mary A. Chestnut (1.John1) was born on 11 Dec 1867 in Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1925 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Jun 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Other Events:
- Occupation: housewife
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83623741/mary-shanks
Photo of stone on Find a Grave shows that Mary shares the headstone with her daughter, Ethel.Mary married William Shanks on 19 Aug 1886 in Vermilion County, Illinois. William (son of Leonidis Shanks and Margaret Newbrough) was born on 13 Feb 1863 in Illinois; died on 7 May 1952; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Winona Estella Shanks
was born on 6 Mar 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Oct 1964; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 4. Ethel Verde Shanks
was born on 14 May 1890 in Illinois; died on 11 Oct 1970; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 5. Edna Venton Shanks
was born in May 1890 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 6. Nellie Shanks
was born on 31 Mar 1891 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1985; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 7. John Clifford Shanks
was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1930 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Feb 1930 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Mary married Oliver R. Carmony on 25 May 1913 in Knox County, Indiana. Oliver was born on 27 Aug 1878 in Illinois; died on 14 Jul 1936 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
3. Winona Estella Shanks (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Mar 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Oct 1964; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93371611/winona-estella-lappinFamily/Spouse: Oscar Lappin. Oscar was born on 5 Sep 1881 in Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 3 Jan 1957; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Ethel Verde Shanks (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 14 May 1890 in Illinois; died on 11 Oct 1970; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Other Events:
- Occupation: seamstress
- Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Census:
In the 1920 US census the Schaffer household is listed with Ethel Schaffer, widow, as head of holdhouse with four children: Ruth, Esther, Frederick and Herman. And with boarder, Ernest Schaffer, divorced, working in the coal mines.
Census:
In the 1940 US census, Ethel Card, is listed as single and head of household. Occupation: seamstress.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83623740/ethel-verde-schafer
photo fo stone on Find a Grave shows that Ethel shares the headstone with her mother, Mary.Family/Spouse: Ernest Gustaf Schafer. Ernest was born on 14 Aug 1886 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Mar 1946 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 8 Mar 1946 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Ruth Lucille Schafer
was born on 13 Jul 1907 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Apr 2000 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 9. Herman Clifford Schafer
was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1997; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Family/Spouse: Charles Card. Charles was born about 1894 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Edna Venton Shanks (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in May 1890 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Other Events:
- Census: 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71317491/edna-v_-mahoneyEdna married John Mahorney in 1906 in Champaign County, Illinois. John was born on 5 Mar 1886 in Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1910; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Harry Venton Mahorney
was born on 11 Nov 1907 in Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1912; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Edna married Oswald Chambers about 1919. Oswald was born on 26 Jul 1889 in Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 10 Jun 1951; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Nellie Shanks (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Mar 1891 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1985; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97829684/nellie-irene-spanglerNellie married Fred Spangler on 27 Jun 1908 in Fountain County, Indiana. Fred was born on 30 Apr 1893 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Mar 1953; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. John Clifford Shanks (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1930 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Feb 1930 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Other Events:
- Occupation: brick kiln foreman
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83594683/john-c-shanksJohn married Florence Hires in 1921 in Champaign County, Illinois. Florence was born about 1894 in Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
8. Ruth Lucille Schafer (4.Ethel3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Jul 1907 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Apr 2000 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105495687/ruth-lucille-hoshauerFamily/Spouse: Isaac H. Hoshauer. Isaac was born in 1903 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died in 1966; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Herman Clifford Schafer (4.Ethel3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1997; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Other Events:
- Occupation: operator of gasoline fueling station
- Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93654158/herman-c_-schaferFamily/Spouse: Bernice Bowen. Bernice was born on 20 Dec 1916 in Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Oct 1998 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Lawrence H. Schafer
was born on 18 Apr 1938 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 May 1967; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
10. Harry Venton Mahorney (5.Edna3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Nov 1907 in Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1912; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7334459