HULL FAMILY HISTORY
THOMAS HULL
Born: June 4, 1798 - Virginia
Died: 1864, Pike County, Illinois (age ~66)
Married: Mary Smith
Born: 1798 - Virginia
Died: 1874, Pike County, Illinois (age ~76)
Children:
- Born January 9, 1836 – Kinderhook, Illinois
- Born 1838 - Pike County, Illinois
- Born Jan 26, 1843 - Pike County, Illinois
From the Sprague history: "Thomas HULL Rev. and Mary SMITH"
Came to Southern Illinois in 1822.
An early settler.
First supervisor of the township.
1830 CENSUS
PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME =======================================
233 14 Hull Thomas
Reported in household: 1 male 5-10 yrs
1 male 30-40 yrs
2 female to 5 yrs
2 females 5-10 yrs
1 female 10-15 yrs
1 female 30-40 yrs
Total: 8 in household
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/census/il/pike/1830/pg0227.txt
HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY
CHAPTER IX - IMPORTANT LABORS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS pgs 307-310
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS pgs 307-309
(Under Township Organizations, pg 308) There were present at this meeting the following members: Montgomery Blair, Barry; Hazen Pressy, Washington; Archibald Brooks, Chambersburg; David Preble, Salem; Wilson Adams, Harding; Wm. Ross, Newburg; Thos Hull, Kinderhook...
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SUPERVISORS pgs 310-318
Below we give a full list of all the Supervisors from the time the county was organized under the township law till the present time, by years, together with the name of the chairman and the township each member is from:
[NOTE: for genealogists' sake, the list is alphabetical by page.]
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SUPERVISORS pg 310
John E. Ayers, Fairmount, 1852
Thomas Hull, Kinderhook, 1850
H.R. Ramsay, Atlas as Chairman, 1852
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ELECTION RESULTS
ELECTIONS pg 880
Thomas Hull, Aug. 3, 1846, Representative, Whig.....1358
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KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP pgs 853-854
(Under Kinderhook Township, pg 853) ...Mr. Thomas Hull first lived in a house with no windows at all. The family would build a large fire and leave the door open. On one occasion the Indians came to the house of Mr. Hull, when Mrs. Hull was alone, begging for something to eat. Mrs. Hull, however, could not understand them and would not let them into the house. They pointed to some pumpkins, signifying their desire to have some of them. Of these she willingly gave them as many as they could carry.
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CHURCHES pg 855 [Kinderhook Township]
Kinderhook Baptist Church - This society was organized Jan. 28, 1859, at the house of David Devol, by Elder N. Kinne. Mr. Kinne was chosen Chairman, and Mr. Devol Clerk, of this meeting. He was then elected permanent Clerk, and shortly afterward S. Sprague and S. B. Gaines were chosen Deacons. Rev. Wm. Cleveland was called as their first Pastor. The congregation erected a house of worship in 1864, which was dedicated in October, 1865, by Elder N. Kinne. The present membership is 200. The Church has sustained a Sunday-school ever since it was organized.
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Pike County Free Press
Pittsfield, Pike Co, IL
Thursday, July 30, 1846
Married - In Kinderhook precinct, July 16th by the Rev. Thomas Hull, Mr. Chancelor L. Curtis of New York to Miss Sarah A. Vighte of Middletown, Ohio.
CHARLES S. HULL pgs 862-863 [Kinderhook Township]
Deceased, was born in this tp. Jan. 26, 1843, the son of Thos. Hull, deceased, who came to Southern Illinois in 1822, and to this county in 1829. Charles was raised on a farm and educated in the public school; June 4, 1868, he married Louisa, daughter of Nathan H. Davis, near Griggsville. Mr. Hull was a farmer and stock-raiser, and resided on the old homestead until his death, which occurred Jan. 11, 1879, a zealous Methodist. Mr. and Mrs. Hull had 2 children, Mary A. and Sarah A. The Hull farm was one of the first farms settled and improved in this tp. Mrs. H. still resides there and carries on the farm.
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JAMES NORTON HULL
Born: January 9, 1836 – Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois
Died: July 5, 1910 (age 74)
Education: Quincy College
Married: Mary Matilda Sprague 1860 in Kinderhook.
- Born: December 14, 1842 – Coal Run, Ohio
- Died: February 26, 1914 – Shawnee, Oklahoma (age 72)
- Educated in the graded schools of Barry, Illinois. She was superintendent of the W. C. T. U. home at Quincy, Illinois in 1905.
Children:
Buried: Akers Chapel Cemetery, Kinderhook Township, Pike County, IL (This cemetery is located in the southeast 1/4 of Section 10 of Kinderhook township. It can be reached by going 2 miles northwest from Kinderhook on Route 57, then take Route 96 north 1/2 mile to Akers Chapel Church. The cemetery is on the hill behind the church.)
HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY
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J. N. HULL pg 863 [Kinderhook Township]
Was born Jan. 9, 1836; the son of Thomas Hull, an early settler, and the first supervisor of this tp. J. N. owns 400 acres of valuable land, and has 260 acres in wheat at present. He is engaged in the grain business at Hull's Station, and has recently erected a grain elevator and agriculture warehouse, 24 by 56 feet. January, 1860, he married Miss Mary M. Sprague, daughter of Deacon Seaman Sprague, of Kinderhook tp., and they have had 6 children, of whom 3 are living: Loyal S., Jennie B., and James L.
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HULL FAMILY BIBLE
Page 1:
J. N. Hull’s Family Bible containing family record.
Page 2: James N Hull
Bible Center:
Marriages:
James Norton Hull and Mary Matilda Sprague were married January 25th 1860
Loval S. Hull and Ada B. Gose were married March 16th 1885
Next page – Marriages:
Frank W. Osborn and Jennie B. Hull were married August 24th 1888
J. Lieb Hull and Anna Sakach married September 16, 1908
Charles Snook and Lillian Blanche Hull married June 28, 1904
Merle W. James and Nellie Colwell Hull married September 5, 1904
Arthur Sprague Osborn and Ruth Eva Mae Keal married Thursday Aug. 3 – 1922
Next page – Births
James Norton Hull was born Jan 9th 1836
Mary Matilda Sprague was born Dec 14th 1842
Loval Sprague Hull was born Feb 1st 1862 – Saturday
Mary Cyrena Hull was born Apr 25 1865 – Wednesday
Jennie Bethany Hull was Born Feb 18th 1868 Tuesday
Next page – Births
James Lieb Hull was born Nov. 14th 1871
Gracie Rose Hull was born Aug 16th 1875
Lillian Blance Hull was born April 28th 1880
Nellie Collwell Hull was born Nov 11th 1882 Saturday
Cynthia Jean Osborn was born April 26, 1957
Roy Arthur Osborn was born April 9, 1959
Larry James Osborn March 19, 1961
Lois Lyn Osborn Nov. 8, 1962
Next page – Baptisms
Loval Sprague Hull was baptized July 13th 1862
Mary Cyrena Hull was baptized July 30th 1865
Jennie Bethany Hull was Baptized Aug 16 1868
James Lieb Hull was Baptized Aug 9th 1874
Lilian Blanche Hull was Baptized September 15th 1882
Nellie Colwell Hull was Baptized April 12th 1885
Next page – Deaths
Mary Cyrena Hull Died April 17th 1868
Gracie Rose Hull Died Feb 5th 1876
James Norton Hull died July 5, 1910 – Age 74
Mary Matilda (Sprague) Hull died February 26 – 1914 age 72
James Lieb Hull died June 29, 1936 age 64
Frank W. Osborn died July 12th 1946 age 79 yrs. Born Aug 24 1867
Arthur Sprague Osborn died June 14, 1972 Age 72