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| McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
SARAH E. BROWN 1858-1937
| Thanks to Cordell descendants Dale Davis and Janice Mears for their input on the Cordell family. |
 
Harvey Russell Cordell, farmer of the Tennessee neighborhood, died Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at a hospital in Peoria, where he had been under treatment for an organic brain disease with which he had been afflicted for the past five months. The body was brought here today to the Martin chapel and will remain there until 9:00 o'clock Saturday morning, when it will be taken to Tennessee, where funeral services will be held at 10:00 o'clock Saturday. The services will be in charge of Rev, H. F. Jones. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery, Macomb. Deceased, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Cordell, was born in Industry, Sept. 1, 1856, and was at the time of his death 64 years, 11 months and 3 days of age. He had spent all of his life in the vicinity of Industry, Macomb and Tennessee, where he was engaged in farming. Mr. Cordell was married Feb. 16, 1878 [1879] to Sarah E. Brown, who survives. The following children were born to this union: Mrs. Nora Bland, Tennessee; Mrs. Bertha Bland, Macomb; Mrs. Kate Dorethy, Tennessee; Mrs. Nellie Wear, Colchester; Forest Roy [Ray] and Mrs. Ollie Campbell, Colchester. One brother, Thomas Cordell of Brooklyn and one half-brother, Charles Springer of Industry, and one sister, Mrs. Mina Justus of this city survive.
Sarah Brown Cordell, daughter of Ann Justice and Bluford Brown was born June 22, 1858, at Camden, Ill., where she grew to womanhood except for a few years that her family resided in the state of Missouri. On Feb. 16, 1879, she was united in marriage to Harvey Russell Cordell, making their home near Industry, latter moving to Macomb. To their union were born eight children, Catherine Dorothy, Alice Alethia, Nora Bland, Bertha Bland, Nellie Wear, Ollie Campbell, Alma E., and Ray Cordell, Lorna Westlake (in whose home she passed away where she received the most loving care). In 1899 the family moved to a farm in Emmet township where they resided until 1901, then making their home two miles west of Tennessee, Ill., until the death of her husband on Aug. 3, 1921. She has since made her home in Tennessee, where she was a kind and loving mother and a thoughtful neighbor, rearing to womanhood her daughter Lorna Sowers, who was her greatest pride and joy in her declining years. She leaves to mourn her death her children, 21 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, one brother Bowman Brown of Moline. Preceding her in death were her husband, two daughters Alice Alethia, and Alma C., one sister, Lucy, three brothers, Robert Brown, John Brown, and Tom Brown. Death came to "Aunt Sallie" at 10:30 Friday morning, April 9, 1937. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Macomb, Frank Williams in charge, Rev. C. B. Snider of Plymouth, officiating. Pall bearers were Burnett Melvin, Gaylen Burg, Clarence Baker, Clifford Reed, Clyde Dorothy, and Ray Bland.
Mrs. Sarah Cordell, 78, widow of Harvey Russell Cordell, who passed away in 1921, died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home of an adopted daughter, Mrs. Larna Westlake, 130 Kellor street, Bartonville, Ill. General debilit and shock from a fractured hip suffered about three months ago were given as the causes of her death. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, April 11, at the Methodist Episcopal church in Macomb. Rev. Snider of Plymouth will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery, Macomb. Friends may call at the Frank Williams funeral home in Colchester until the time of the services. A native of Camden [Township, Schuyler County], Ill., she was born June 27, 1858, and lived in that vicinity until moving to Tennessee [McDonough County, Illinois] in 1901. She leaves the following children: Ray Cordell, Colchester; Mrs. Nora Bland, Macomb; Mrs. Bertha Bland, Bushnell; Mrs. Kate Dorethy, Colchester; Mrs. Nell Wear, Tennessee; Mrs. Ollie Campbell, Colchester. She also leaves an adopted daughter, Mrs. Larna Westlake, of Bartonville and a brother, Bowman Brown, of Moline.
The portrait, tintype (lower image) and both obituaries (from unknown original news sources) are from the collection of Delbert Campbell, grandson. These are verbatim transcriptions except for [bracketed text]. Note the two different dates of birth for Mrs. Cordell. |
| The Cordell children were all born in McDonough County, the older ones probably in Industry Township. They were:
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enumerated July 19, 1860, dwelling #3199 L Cordell [looks more like Cerdell], 34, male, farmer, value of real estate 1500, value of personal estate 437, born VA
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enumerated July 24, 1860, dwelling #1420 Thos B Brown, 33, male, farmer, value of personal estate 50, born IL
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enumerated June 11, 1870, dwelling #5 Springer, M, 59, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 6000, value of personal estate 600, born KY, could read but not write, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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enumerated July 20, 1870, dwelling #80 Brown, Thomas B, 43, male, white, farmer, value of personal estate 275, born IL, could not read or write, male, citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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enumerated June 1, 1880, dwelling #29 [in proximity to his mother and stepfather] Cordell, Havy, white, male, 23, married, farmer, born IL, born parents born OH
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enumerated June 9, 1900, dwelling #88 Cordell, Harvey, head, white, male, Sept 1856, 43, married for 21 years, born IL, father born IL, mother born [over-written, Ohio?], farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 78 Sarah E, wife, white, female, June 1858, 41, married for 21 years; mother of 8 children, 6 living; born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English Nora, daughter, white, female, Nov 1881, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English Bertha, daughter, white, female, Oct 1883, 16, single, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English Katy, daughter, white, female, Sept 1886, 13, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Nellie, daughter, white, female, Apr 1889, 11, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Ray, son, white, male, Mar 1891, 9, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 4 months, could read, write and speak English Olive, daughter, white, female, Aug 1894, 5, single, born IL, both parents born IL Permellia, mother, white, female, Jan 1824, 76, widow; mother of 4 children, all living; born OH, both parents born VA, could read, write and speak English |
enumerated April 30, 1910, dwelling #153 [in proximity to Grover Wear and wife Nellie Cordell] Cordell, Harvy R, head, male, white, 53, married (1st) for 31 years, born IL, both parents born OH, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 91 Sarrah, wife, female, white, 52, married (1st) for 31 years; mother of 8 children, 6 living; born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write Forest Ray, son, male, white, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909 Ollie May, daughter, female, white, 15, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909
enumerated February 5, 1920, dwelling #44 Cordell, Harvy, head, renter, male, white, 63, married, could read and write, born Il, both parents born IL, spoke English Sarah, wife, female, white, 61, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Hellen, foster daughter, female, white, 10, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English
enumerated April 14, 1930, dwelling #26 Cordell, Sarah E, head, owner, home value 600, did not own a radio, did not live on a farm, female, white, 71, widow, age at first marriage - 18, could not read or write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Noel, Lorna H, boarder, female, white, 20, married, age at first marriage - 18, could read and write, born MO, father born U.S., mother born IL, spoke English [Noel], J Irvin, boarder, male, white, 25, married, age at first marriage - 23, could read and write, born KY, both parents born KY, spoke English, laborer, road construction, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no |
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