hmtl5 Lucina Marten b. 23 Apr 1835 Pickaway County, Ohio d. 17 Feb 1919 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Lucina Marten

Female 1835 - 1919  (83 years)


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  • Name Lucina Marten 
    Born 23 Apr 1835  Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  South Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Feb 1919  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Buried 19 Feb 1919  GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Person ID I2823  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Family William Cessna,   b. 7 Nov 1822, Medford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1908, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1865  [3, 4
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Amelia Cessna,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1953, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Apr 1835 - Pickaway County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - South Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Feb 1919 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Feb 1919 - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • A Homer Pioneer Called By Death - Mrs. Lucina Martin Died Monday After A Several Weeks Illness - Homer, Ill., Feb. 20.—Mrs. Lucina Martin Cessna, a pioneer resident of this vicinity, died at her home here on Monday after an illness extending over several weeks. Mrs. Cessna was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, on April 22, 1835.

      She was first married to Edgel Meiser who died many years ago. She was married on Jan. 29, to William Cessna and resided until 1868 near Burbon, in Marshall county, Indiana, when they came to Champaign County, Illinois, moving to Vermilion county a year later. They retired from the farm in 1907 and Mr. Cessna died in 1908. She is survived by two step-daughters, Mrs. Wallace Yeazel and Mrs. Ellen Tibbetts of Homer, and one step son, William Cessna, of Adrian, Mich.

      She is also survived by three daughters, Mrs. Martin Current, of Danville; Mrs. H. H . Price, of Homer and Mrs. J. F. Carter, of Prescott, Wash., and one son, Charles Cessna, of Bedford, Ind.

      The funeral service was held at the late home on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. J. A. Biddle. The body was laid at rest at the G. A. R. cemetery." - Danville Morning Press, Special to the Press, Friday, February 21, 1919, p 7, Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society (Obituary provided by Raymond Cunningham)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Illinois deaths and stillbirths index: 1916-1947.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

    4. [S9] Obituary.