CHAMPAIGN County, IL SOLONs

Champaign City Map with Solon places marked.

Thomas SOLON Death Cerificate from Lawton, OK

Solon Obituaries and Photos

St. Mary's Cemetery and St. Joseph's Cemetery

Solon House

Descendants of John Solon and Ellen Grant

Items at St. John's Catholic Chapel donated by the SOLON Family

Owens Funeral Home Records

Name				Born		Died	    Place	  Notes
Francis Emory Solon				06 Feb 1938 Rochester, MN Carcinoma of Stomach
Abbie Elizabeth (Gunning) Solon			03 Nov 1967 Champaign, IL
John B. Solon			23 Nov 1903	12 Feb 1995 Champaign, IL
James A. Solon			22 Oct 1905	08 Feb 1972 Champaign, IL Served in WW II
Mary Margaret Solon		18 Jul 1915	11 Apr 1991 Champaign, IL
(All are buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Champaign, IL)

Abbie's obituary says she was the last surviving member of a pioneer family in Champaign, IL.
Abbie Elizabeth Gunning was the daughter of Denis and Anne O'Rielly Gunning of Tolono, 
leading pioneer residents and extensive landowners in Champaign and surrounding counties.
She and Francis Solon were married on 28 Jan 1903, in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 
Tolono, IL.  She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church from its beginning in 1912.
Throughout her life, she traveled extensively, spending many winters in Palm Beach, Florida. 

The seven heirs of John B. Solon were:

1. Mrs. Donald Fleischli of LaJolla, CA (Mary Ellen)
2. Mrs. John Zahner of Princeton, NJ (Ann Louise)
3. Mrs. Nicholas Frost of University City, MO (Frances)
4. Mrs. Frederick Wendland of NJ (Virginia)
5. Abbie Ellen Morris of New York City
6. Mary Frances Morris of South Hadley, Mass. later listed as Mary Frances Zech of Monticello, Piatt County, IL
7. James M. Morris of Providence, RI later listed being of Casanova, VA

Their mothers, daughters of Francis and Abbie Solon, were listed in 1972 as:
Mrs. Charles Drenckhahn of 401 W. University, Champaign, IL (Anna E.)
Mrs. Walter Morris of Bement, Piatt County, IL (Ellen F.)

Other Info from Newspaper Articles:

• Urbana attorney Richard Thies represents three of the seven heirs to the estate - Abbie, James and Mary Morris, nieces and a nephew of Mr. Solon's.
• Attorney Richard Thies, who represents a group of heirs of John Solon who own the Solon house
• Attorney Lott Thomas, who represents the other four heirs, declined comment, saying only that his clients also intend to have repairs made.
• Virginia Wedland and Mary Frances Morris, co-administrators of the Solon estate.
• The Avenue Building is part of the large John Solon estate willed to Mr. Solon's nieces and nephews after his death in 1995. It is being managed by a niece, Frances Morris of Monticello.

Oklahoma Land Patent Records
(http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/)

Patentee Name  State  County 	Issue Date Land Office 	Doc. Nr. Accession/Serial Nr.
===================================================================================== 
SOLON, THOMAS  OK     Comanche  5/4/1909   Lawton  	02836  		   59338  (see it)

Illinois Public Land Purchase Records

When did John and Ellen (GRANT) SOLON come to Champaign County, IL?
Better yet, where were they in 1870 on the census?

Title:
 MAP OF CHAMPAIGN CO., ILLINOIS (1873)

Comments: 
 NAMES LISTED SHOWN IN SECTION 10 OF COLFAX TOWNSHIP

Name(s):
 ADAMS, E.
 CONLEY, T.
 ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.
 IUNKERSFIELD, P.
 KLIEN, P.
 MCGURTH, H.
 SOLAN, J.
 TOOHEY, G.


Title:
 J.S. LOTHROP'S CHAMPAIGN COUNTY DIRECTORY, 1870-1

Comments:
 NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 239

Name(s):
 SOLON, JOHN


Title:
 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY DIRECTORY AND GAZETTEER FOR 1885

Comments:
 NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 231

Name(s):
 SOLON, JOHN


Title:
 CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY, IVESDALE, ILLINOIS (1998) [CALL
  NO.: A/ILLINOIS/(CHAMP)/CEM]

Comments:
 NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 15 IN COLUMN TWO.

Name(s):
 GRANT, ELLEN
 SOLON, EDWARD WILLIAM
 SOLON, ELLEN
 SOLON, JAMES ALOYSIUS
 SOLON, JOHN
 SOLON, JOHN JOSEPH
 SOLON, MARY ANN
 SOLON, MICHAEL GRANT
 SOLON, THOMAS

Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950

Last  First   Middle Sex/			  Death			Date
Name  Name    Name   Race Age  Cert#   Date	  County      City	Filed
=================================================================================
SOLON EDWARD  W      M/W  UNK  0000206 1943-09-01 CHAMPAIGN   CHAMPAIGN -
SOLON JOHN           M/W  UNK  0045743 1944-12-10 CHAMPAIGN   URBANA    -
SOLON MARY           N/S  UNK  0000175 1939-09-07 CHAMPAIGN   CHAMPAIGN -
SOLON MICHAEL G      M/W  UNK  3100078 1926-07-30 CHAMPAIGN   URBANA    26-08-04
(All of these are siblings of Francis E. Solon listed above 
and children of John and Ellen Grant Solon.)

Census Listings

1860 Census
1860 Census:
Town of DuPage, Will County, IL (taken 28 Jul 1860)
SOLON,
John   30  M  Farm Laborer (PP $200) born Ireland
Ellen  25  F  born Ireland (Neither she or John can read nor write)
Thomas 10  M  born England (school in year)
James   3  M  born Illinois
Michael 1  M  born Illinois
(page 219, dwelling 1698, family 1614, lines 34-38)

{From this information, I figure that this particular SOLON family 
moved from Ireland to England sometime between 1835 and 1850. 
They then came by ship to the US between 1850 and 1857.}

1870 Census
1870 Census Charleston Twp, Coles Co, IL p60
Thomas SOLON 14 born PA
(could this be 19 for age and the son of John and Ellen?)

1880 Census
(1880 census: Colfax Twp, Champaign Co., IL)
(FHL Film 1254179 Page 81A)
This census lists the following family:
SOLON:
John	55	born Ireland   Farmer
Ellem	50	born Ireland   Keep House
Michael	20	born Illinois  Farming
John J.	14	born Illinois    "
Edward	13	born Illinois    "
Francis	12	born Illinois    "
Mary	07	born Illinois

1900 Census
(1900 census: Joliet Twp, Will Co., IL)
(Vol#158? ED# 43 or 113 Sheet# 7 Lines 97)
SOLON:
Michael	34 (Sep 1865)	born Illinois    Farming    Head

(1900 census: Colfax Twp, Champaign Co., IL)
(Vol# 8 ED# 9 Sheet# 4 Lines 15-19)
SOLON:
Michael	34 (Sep 1865)	born Illinois    Farming     Head
John 	32 (Mar 1868) 	born Illinois    Farmhand    Brother
Edward	29 (Jun 1870) 	born Illinois    Farmhand    Brother
Frank	28 (Jan 1872) 	born Illinois    Farmhand    Brother
Mary	23 (Aug 1876)	born Illinois    none given  Sister
(They Own Free of mortgage the Farm. Number of farm schedule: 51)

1910 Census 
(Champaign Champaign IL Vol# 010 ED# 0012 Family# 0141)
Solon 
Francis E. 	Head  	31 	  
Abbie 		W	27 	   
John B. 	S	06 	   
James A. 	S	04 	  
Anna 		D	02 	 
Ellen 		D	NR 

(Champaign Champaign IL Vol# 010 ED# 0012 Family# 034)
Solon 
Muaels           Head  	40
John J. 	 B	36
Edward           B	33
Mary A.          Si	27

1910 IL Census MiraCode 
Solon Muaels 	Head 	W 40 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0034   
~~~~ John J. 	B 	W 36 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0034   
~~~~ Edward 	B 	W 33 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0034   
~~~~ Mary A. 	Si 	W 27 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0034   

Solon Francis E. 	Head 	W 31 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141   
~~~~ Abbie 		W 	W 27 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141   
~~~~ John B. 		S 	W 06 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141   
~~~~ James A. 		S 	W 04 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141   
~~~~ Anna 		D 	W 02 Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141   
~~~~ Ellen 		D 	W NR Illinois Champaign Champaign 010 0012 0141 

1920 Census
(Champaign Champaign IL  Vol #5  E. D.14  Sheet #4 Line #8)  
(503 South State)
SOLON E. Francis Head  	49 
SOLON Abbie      W      42
SOLON D. John    S      16
SOLON James      S      14
SOLON Anna       D      12
SOLON Ellen      D      10
SOLON Mary       D       4 4/12

(Champaign Champaign IL  Vol #5  E. D.13  Sheet #8 Line #61)  
(508 W. Springfield Ave.)
SOLAN Michael G. 	Head 	56 
SOLAN John J.   	B   	52   
SOLAN Edward 		B   	48 
SOLAN Mary A. 		Si   	40 

1920 Soundex for Illinois
(503 South State)
SOLON E. Francis	Head	49 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8     
SOLON Abbie 		W	42 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8    
SOLON D. John 		S	16 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8     
SOLON James 		S	14 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8     
SOLON Anna 		D	12 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8   
SOLON Ellen 		D	10 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8  
SOLON Mary 		D	 4 4/12	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 14 4 8  

(508 W. Springfield Ave.)
SOLAN Michael G. 	Head	56 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 13 8 61   
SOLAN John J. 		B   	52 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 13 8 61      
SOLAN Edward 		B   	48 	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 13 8 61
SOLAN Mary A. 		Si   	40	Illinois Champaign Champaign 5 13 8 61

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