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GREAT GRANDPARENTS:

HEMPHILL-SMITH; TAYLOR-PALLETT, MANN-COOPER; SCHWER-LAYER

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GREAT GRANDPARENTS - William James Hemphill and Ida Smith
Buried - Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Married:   Jan 4, 1888, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Children: CHESTER, Mary Norma


8.  William James Hemphill 
b.  April 2, 1855, Amboy, Lee Co., IL
d.  June 12, 1906, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Note: Railroad man

9.  Ida J. Smith
b.  Feb 1, 1859, east of Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
d.  Feb 16, 1902, Prescott, AZ

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GREAT GRANDPARENTS - John William Taylor and Mary L. Pallett
Buried - Morgan Co., IL
Married:   Feb 10, 1886, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
Children: JEANNETTE; Ruth; Florence


10.  John William "Jakey" Taylor 
b.  March 2, 1848, near Virginia, Cass Co., IL
d.  April 20, 1932, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Buried: Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL

11.  Mary L. Pallett 
b. Jan 10, 1854, Chatam, Sangamon Co., IL
d.  Feb 19, 1944, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Buried: Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
obituary

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GREAT GRANDPARENTS - Frederick Mann and Caroline Cooper
Buried -  Kankakee Co., IL
Married:   Dec 28, 1887, Kankakee, IL
Children: ARTHUR, Bertha, Stewart


12.  Frederick (Fred) Mann 
b.   Jan 20, 1858 Rockville Twp, Kankakee Co., IL
d.    Dec 6, 1945, Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL 
Buried: Mound Grove Cem Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL
Note: Kankakee mayor, 1 term.  Obituary
photo by Greenwood home, Kankakee, IL

13.  Caroline (Carrie) Cooper 
b.   Feb 8 1864, near Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL
d.   June 3 1939, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL
Buried:  Mound Grove Cem Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL
obituary

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GREAT GRANDPARENTS - Louis Heinrich D. Schwer and Catharina Layer
Buried - Iroquois County, IL
Married:   May 24, 1888  (Divorced)
Children: Theresa, MONA, Pat

Catherine-Louis
possible wedding photo

14.  Heinrich Diedrich Friedrich Ludwig (Louis) Schwer 

b.   Oct 12, 1865, Will Co., IL
d.   Dec 15, 1934, Iroquois Co., IL
Buried: Flescher Cemetery, Iroquois Co., IL by sister, mother

15.  Katherine Rosamund Layer 
b. Jun 9, 1866 (per AWF)
d.   Dec 7, 1940, Co., Kankakee, IL
Buried: Layer plot, Wenger Cemetery, Gilman, Iroquois Co., IL
Marriage 2: Charles Willard Gieger