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| McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
PRESLEY MARTIN 
JONATHAN D. DEHAVEN
ca. 1836-1863
1835-1924
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Nancy M. Wright was born on July 4, 1839, in the township of Hancock County, Illinois, which would be named Fountain Green Township in 1850. She was the youngest daughter of  Basil and Nancy Wright.
In the mid-1850s Nancy married Presley Martin, son of Charles and Nancy Martin. Presley was born about 1836 in Illinois, probably McDonough County. The following details of his military service during the Civil War are from the Muster and Descriptive Rolls compiled by the Illinois Adjutant General's Office. It must be noted that there are several odd entries (indicated by the asterisks), perhaps errors by the original preparer or transcription errors:
The 1921 Scofield biography of his son, Charles, also referred to Presley's military service. In fact, we may be able to explain the curious Nativity entry: two other local men, Carter E. Alton and Marcus Alton, were signed up on the same day by T. J. Campell. Their records also show Freedom, New York, as their birthplace. It's our thinking that perhaps the these young men were standing in line together and T. J. absentmindedly entered the incorrect birth location for Presley. Or maybe the error occurred when initial forms, hurriedly prepared, were later transcribed. Regardless, it's highly unlikely that the record was for another man named Presley/Pressly Martin from the Fountain Green area. Presley, his parents and other members of the Martin family are buried at South Cemetery in Hire Township, just south of Blandinsville, McDonough County. The inscription, partially deteriorated, has been read as "Presley Martin, Died Oct. 5, 1863, Age 26 Ys. __Ms. __Ds., Corp. Co. A. 118th Ill. Inf."
Nancy and Presley were the parents of two children:
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enumerated November 4, 1850, dwelling #1183 Basil Wright, 47, male, farmer, value of real estate 800, born KY
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enumerated September 13, 1850, dwelling #450 Charles Marten, 52, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born KY
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enumerated June 28, 1860, dwelling #2084 Presley Martin, 23, male, farmer, value of personal estate 100, born IL
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enumerated September 3, 1850, dwelling #285 John D Haven, 45, male, farmer, value of real estate 500, born KY [Othias]
enumerated June 28, 1860, dwelling #2053 Othias DeHaven, 55, male, farmer, value of real estate 2200, value of personal estate 950, born KY, could not read or write
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enumerated June 9, 1880, dwelling #145 [immediately following the household of Anderson DeHaven, his brother] DeHaven, J D, white, male, 44, married, farmer, born IL, father born KY, mother born [no entry]
enumerated June 21, 1900, dwelling #200 Dehaven, J [middle initial overwritten, maybe D], head, white, male, Nov 1835, 64, married for 33 years, born IL, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 160 N M, wife, white, female, July 1839, 60, married for 33 years; mother of 5 children, all living; born IL, father born TN, mother born KY, could read, write and speak English Minta, daughter, white, female, Dec 1875, 24, single, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English Foyle, Johnnie, servant, white, male, Apr ? 1873, 27, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English
enumerated April 30, 1910, line #31 Dehaven, J D, head, male, white, 74, married (1st) for 43 years, born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, farmer, gen farm, working on own account, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 94 N M, wife, female, white, 70, married (2nd) for 43 years; mother of 5 children, all living; born IL, father born TN, mother born KY, spoke English, could read and write Minta, daughter, female, white, 34, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write
enumerated January 12-13, 1920, dwelling #77, farm DeHaven, John D, head, owner, paying on a mortgage, male, white, 84, widower, could read but not write, born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, farmer, stock farm, working on own account, farm schedule 52 Minnie, daughter, female, white, 40, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English |
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