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JOHN BOVEY (1774-1838)

Born on 24 Oct 1774 in Washington Co., Maryland, he was the son of Jacob who was born in Germany, and Elizabeth (Hershner).

John married Susanna M. Walgermude who was born in 1782. He died on 16 Nov 1838 in Washington Co., Maryland and was buried in Beaver Creek Cemetery.
CHILDREN OF
JOHN BOVEY & SUSANNA (WALDERMUDE)

  1. Jacob Bovey - born on 27 Apr 1807; died on 11 Feb 1879.

  2. John Bovey - born on 03 Sep 1809.

  3. Elizabeth Bovey - born in 1814 in Washington Co., Maryland; married John Weltz on 11 Oct 1841 in Washington Co., MD.

  4. Samuel Bovey - born on 05 Nov 1815.

  5. David Bovey - born about 1817; died in 1866.

  6. Daniel Bovey - born in 1825.
 
GENERATION II
 

JACOB BOVEY (1807-1879)

Son of John, Jacob was born on 27 Apr 1807 in Maryland. He died on 11 Feb 1879 in Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois and was buried in Zion Cemetery.

He married Delila Kretzinger on 05 May 1838 in Washington Co., Maryland, she having been born in November 1817 in Virginia. The family was enumerated in a census in 1850 residing in Pine Creek Twp., Ogle Co., Illinois. After her husband's death, Delila was residing with her son George's family in Pine Creek Township in 1880.
CHILDREN OF
JACOB BOVEY & DELILA (KRETZINGER)

  1. Sarah Ann Bovey - born on 08 Jul 1837 in Washington Co., MD; died on 13 Jun 1914. Sarah married Jacob Zollinger on 17 Mar 1856 in Ogle Co., Illinois.

  2. Elias Bovey - born on 19 Jun 1838; died on 24 Feb 1902.

  3. Samuel K. Bovey - born on 17 Nov 1842 in Washington Co., MD. He married Josephine Cummings who was born in Illinois in 1848.

  4. Susan Bovey - was born about 1844. She died in Nov 1849 in Ogle Co., Illinois of croup.

  5. Elizabeth Bovey - born about 1846 in Illinois; died in 1869.

  6. Mahala Bovey - born on 27 Apr 1847 in Ogle Co., IL; died on 16 Jun 1931. She married John H. Hasistine on 24 Mar 1873 in Ogle Co., IL.

  7. David Bovey - born about 1848; died of croup in Nov 1849, Ogle Co., IL.

  8. Jacob Bovey - born about 1849 in Ogle Co., IL; married Mollie Hoffman.

  9. George C. Bovey - born on 28 Jun 1851.
 

JOHN BOVEY 1809-?

Son of John, was born on 03 Sep 1809 in Pennsylvania and died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He married Mary Funk on 12 Jun 1838 in Washington Co., Maryland. Mary was the daughter of Isaac and Anna (Newcomer) and was born on 08 Sep 1813 in Maryland and died in Chicago, Illinois.

They were enumerated in the 1850 Pine Creek Twp., Ogle, Illinois census and later in 1880 residing in Woosung, Ogle County - their granddaughter Effie G. Zeller living with them.
CHILDREN OF
JOHN BOVEY & MARY (FUNK)

  1. Isaac Bovey - born about 1839 in Pennsylvania.

  2. John Bovey - born on 13 Aug 1840 in Washington Co., MD; died on 19 Aug 1840 in Washington Co., MD.

  3. Susan Bovey - born on 30 Nov 1841 in Washington Co., MD; died on 19 Mar 1848.

  4. Anna E. Bovey - born about 1844.

  5. Samuel Bovey - born about 1848 in Illinois; he married Lillian Fargo.

  6. Mary Bovey - born on 03 Aug 1848; died on 23 Aug 1848.
 

SAMUEL BOVEY 1815-?

Son of John, was born on 05 Nov 1815 in Washington Co., Maryland. He married Barbara Funk on 29 Dec 1838 in Washington Co., MD. Barbara was the daughter of David Isaac and Mary and was born on 08 Dec 1816 in Beaver Creek, Washington Co., Maryland.

CHILDREN OF
SAMUEL BOVEY & BARBARA (FUNK)

  1. William Bovey - born on 30 Nov 1839 in Washington Co., MD; died on 04 Oct 1844 in Washington Co., MD.

  2. Mary Bovey - born on 11 Feb 1841 in Washington Co., MD; died on 18 Nov 1844 in Washington Co., MD.

  3. John Rue Bovey - born about 1842 in Illinois.

  4. Lydia F. Bovey - born on 10 May 1845.

  5. David Bovey - born in 1848; died in Nov 1849 in Ogle Co., IL.

  6. Savilla Martin Bovey - born on 15 Mar 1850.

  7. Ellen Baer Bovey - born on 08 May 1852 in Ogle Co., IL. She married Daniel "David" S. Miller on 31 Dec 1868 in Ogle Co., Illinois and died on 13 Jul 1898 in Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois.

  8. Catherine Bovey - born on 10 Mar 1855 in Grand Detour, Ogle Co., Illinois. She married Henry N. Johnson, son of Aaron H. Johnson and Marietta (Boone) on 12 Dec 1878 in Grand Detour, Ogle Co., Illinois. Henry was born on 08 Mar 1854 in Ogle Co., IL. He and his wife resided in Harper, Kansas.

  9. Barbara Bovey - born on 09 Oct 1858 in Grand Detour, Ogle, IL. She married David M. Fahrney on 12 Dec 1878 in Grand Detour, Ogle Co., IL. David was born in 1849 in Washington Co., Maryland.
 

DAVID BOVEY 1817-1866

Son of John, was born about 1817 and died in 1866 in Ogle County, Illinois. He married Eliza Newcomer on 11 Mar 1837 in Washington Co., MD, she having been born in that state in about 1819. They were enumerated in the 1850 census residing in Pine Creek Twp., Ogle County, Illinois.

CHILDREN OF
DAVID BOVEY & ELIZA (NEWCOMER)

  1. John F. Bovey - born on 04 Jan 1837; died on 19 Nov 1922.

  2. Zachariah Bovey - born in 1839; died on 29 Mar 1848.

  3. Lucinda Bovey - born on 06 Mar 1842 in Illinois; died on 28 Apr 1897. She married Asa O. Contril on 26 Oct 1869 in Ogle Co., IL. Asa was born in 1837.

  4. Peter Bovey - born on 22 May 1844 in Illinois; died on 02 Jan 1900 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pine Creek, Ogle County, Illinois. He married married Cleantha Parrott who was born on 22 Jan 1854.

  5. David Bovey - born in 1846; died on 12 Mar 1848.

  6. Susan Ann Bovey - born about 1848 in Illinois. She married John A. Shumaker on 30 Dec 1869 in Ogle Co., Illinois.

  7. Eliza Bovey- born in 1853 in Illinois; married Jacob Fetter Teeter.

  8. Victor H. Bovey - born on 06 Mar 1856; died on 18 Jan 1916.

  9. Clara B. Bovey - born in 1859 in Illinoisl; married William Bunkle and was the mother of Cora, Ada, and Jennie.

DANIEL BOVEY 1825-?

Son of John, was born in Maryland in 1825. He married Martha Brubaker, daughter of Benjamin Brubaker and Elizabeth (Kaufman) on 13 Jun 1850 in Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois. Martha was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania.

They were enumerated in the 1850 in Pine Creek, Ogle County, Illinois census, in 1870 were residing in Buffalo Twp., and later in Pilot Twp., Cherokee Co., Iowa in 1885.


CHILDREN OF
DANIEL BOVEY & MARTHA (BRUBAKER)

  1. Emma C. Bovey - born on 09 Jun 1852; died on 03 Sep 1932.

  2. Callie Bovey - born on 16 Apr 1855; died on 10 Jun 1932.

  3. Lizzie Bovey - born about 1857 in Illinois.

  4. Susan Bovey - born about 1861 in Illinois.

  5. Laura Bovey - born about 1863 in Illinois.

  6. Maggie Bovey - born about 1865 in Illinois.

  7. Fred Bovey - born about 1867 in Illinois.

  8. Mary Bovey - born about 1869 in Illinois.

  9. Harry Bovey - born about 1871 in Illinois.

  10. Charles Bovey - born about 1873 in Illinois.

 
GENERATION III
 

ELIAS BOVEY 1838-1902

Son of Jacob, and grandson of John, was born on 19 June 1838 in Washington Co., Maryland and died 24 Feb 1902.

Second in order of birth in his family, he came to Illinois when just a lad of five summers and acquired his early education in the schools of Ogle County. He supplemented a course or study at Mt. Morris Seminary, thus was he well fitted for the practical duties of life.

In 1867 he removed to Lee County, where his wife, Jennie Buckaloo was born in on 13 Aug 1844, she the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Horner (Ker) formerly of Pennsylvania. He and Jennie had one daughter, Emma before Jennie's death on 06 February 1877.

In 1872, Elias had embarked in the lumber business which was located on Water Street. After the death of his first wife, he married Addie Clute in about 1880. She was the daughter of shoemaker John W. and Henrietta (Peterson) who were early settlers of Lee County and had been married there on 21 Jan 1846. Elias and Addie had one son, Richard Bovey.
 

GEORGE C. BOVEY 1851-?

Son of Jacob, George was born on 28 June 1851 in Ogle County, Illinois. He married Adaline Hanes on 28 Sep 1875 in Pine Creek, Ogle Co., IL. Adaline was born on 13 Jun 1855 in Illinois. The family was enumerated in the 1880 census residing in Pine Creek. Their household consisted of one year old daughter Verna and George's widowed mother Delilia.
CHILDREN OF
GEORGE BOVEY & ADALINE (HANES)

  1. Verna Bovey - born in Sep 1879 in Ogle Co., IL.

  2. Fay Bovey - born in Aug 1894.

  3. Ray Bovey - born in Aug 1894.
 

ANNA E. BOVEY (1844) - ?

Daughter of John, Anna was born about 1844 in Illinois. She married Michael Wilson Zeller on 16 Sep 1869 in Ogle Co., Illinois and had daughter Effie G. Zeller who was born about 1871.

Michael was born on 03 Jan 1846 in Washington Co., MD. She was enumerated in the 1850 census residing in Pine Creek Twp., Ogle, IL.
 

LYDIA F. BOVEY 1845-?

Daughter of Samuel, and granddaughter of John, Lydia was born on 10 May 1845 in Washington Co., Maryland. She married John H. Brubaker, probable son of Benjamin Brubaker and Elizabeth (Kaufman) on 27 Nov 1866 in Ogle Co., IL. John was born about 1839 in Pennsylvania.

John was counted in a census in 1850 in Pine Creek Twp., Ogle, IL listed as age eleven, and was later enumerated in 1880 in Woosung, Ogle Co., Illinois.
HILDREN OF
LYDIA (BOVEY) & JOHN BRUBAKER

  1. Fred H. Brubaker - born about 1868 in Ogle Co., IL.

  2. Harry Brubaker - born about 1870 in Ogle Co., IL.

  3. Abba G. Brubaker - born about 1878 in Ogle Co., IL.
 

SAVILLA MARTIN BOVEY 1850-?

Savilla was the daugther of Samuel, and was born on 15 Mar 1850 in Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Illinois. She was listed as three months old residing in Pine Creek Township.

Savilla married Charles W. Johnson, son of Aaron H. Johnson and Marietta (Boone) on 29 Dec 1868 in Ogle Co., IL. Charles was born on 27 May 1845 in Jefferson Co.,West Virginia and had gone to Ogle County in 1846 arriving there in October and settling at Pine Creek. He enlisted in April 1864 in Co. I 140th IL Vol Infantry and was discharged 29 Oct 1864. After the war he married Savilla and purchased the Peter Newcomer place which was a brick home built in 1842.

They were the parents of at least: Bertha, Nellie J., Francis M. and Etta M. Johnson.
 

JOHN F. BOVEY 1837-1922

John was the son of David and grandson of John. He was born on 04 Jan 1837 in Washington Co., Maryland and died on 19 Nov 1922.

He had remained on the Bovey homestead in Pine Creek Township until 1875 at which time he moved to Grand Detour Twp. He married (1) Martha A. Dunlap, daughter of Isaac, on 12 Jan 1860 in Ogle Co., Illinois. Martha was born about 1840 in Pennsylvania and died on 18 Mar 1881. She had been enumerated in the 1880 census residing in Grand Detour Township.

John married (2) Emma Yates on 11 Apr 1882 in Mt. Morris, Ogle, IL. Emma was born on 09 Sep 1855 in Ogle Co., Illinois and was the daughter of George and Adilla M. (Crane). John and Emma were the parents of at least Franklin W. Bovey who was born Dec 1883 and was enumerated with them in the 1900 census living in Grand Detour Twonship.
CHILDREN OF
JOHN BOVEY & MARTHA (DUNLAP)

  1. Nettie Bovey - born about 1861 in Ogle Co., IL; she married George Engle .

  2. Elmer Bovey - born about 1862 in Ogle Co., IL; died in 1884 in Grand Detour, Ogle, IL.

  3. Charles Bovey - born about 1864 in Ogle Co., IL
 

VICTOR H. BOVEY 1856-1916

Son of David Bovey, Victor was born on 06 Mar 1856 in Illinois and died on 18 Jan 1916. He married Ida Osbaugh who was born in 1862 in Pennsylvania.

CHILDREN OF
VICTOR BOVEY & IDA (OSBAUGH)

  1. Maude Bovey - born in March of 1883.

  2. Clayton E. Bovey - born in March 1884.

  3. William F. Bovey - born in August 1889.

  4. Abigail Bovey - born in July 1891.

 

EMMA C. BOVEY 1852-1932

Daughter of Daniel and granddaughter of John, Emma was born on 09 June 1852 in Lee County, Illinois. She died on 03 Sep 1932 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Emma was counted in a census in 1870 census residing in Buffalo Twp., Ogle County, Illinois listed as a school teacher living with her parents. She was later enumerated in 1880 in Palmyra, Lee County, Illinois; 1910 in Alta, Buena Vista Co., Iowa; and there again in 1920.

Her obituary indicates she was the oldest child of twelve, five surviving her: Mrs. Margaret Garner, Miss Mary Bovey, Charles Bovey of Cherokee, and Mrs. Preston Searle of New York City.

Emma married Deforest J. Johnson, son of Harvey E. Johnson and Mary Jane (Wheat) on 24 Dec 1872 in Woosung,Ogle Co., IL. Deforest was born on 13 Apr 1850 in Lee County, IL. He died on 02 Apr 1920 in Cherokee, Iowa and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Deforest had been counted in the census records of 1850-1880 in Palmyra, Lee County, Illinois and in 1910 and 1920 in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa. He had gone to Cherokee County in 1875 and settled in Pitcher township until 1889 when he moved to Cherokee. The family was enumerated in the 1900 census residing in the city of Cherokee. In 1909, he removed to Alta and lived near his son but returned to Cherokee in March of 1920.

[See Obituary and Johnson Family for further information on this family].
CHILDREN OF
EMMA (BOVEY) & DEFOREST JOHNSON

  1. Ina Bell Johnson - born on 06 August 1874.

  2. Howard Daniel Johnson - born on 03 Feb 1877 in Cherokee Co., Iowa and died same year.

  3. Della E Johnson - born on 27 Sep 1879 in Lee Co., IL; died in 1895 in Cherokee Co., IA.

  4. Myrtle Estelle Johnson - born on 22 Mar 1882 in Lee Co., IL. Her father's obituary indicates she was living in Waterloo at the time of his death in 1920. Myrtle married Hiram N. Seely, son of Hiram Seely and Henrietta. Hiram was born in Oct 1884 in Iowa and was enumerated in the 1900 census residing in Sheridan, Cherokee County, Iowa.

  5. Chester Harvey Johnson - born on 24 Apr 1885 in Cherokee Co., Iowa. He was a prominent doctor and sometimes referred to as "Doc." His father passed away at his home after a short illness.

  6. Frank Preston Johnson - born on 21 Jul 1887 in Cherokee Co., Iowa. He had been counted in a census in 1910 in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa, but later moved and was listed as living in Fargo, Cass Co., North Dakota. He had been a newspaper reporter/columnist and an Illinois State Senator from Kewanee.

  7. Geneva Margaret Johnson - born on 14 Jan 1890; died on 20 Jun 1961.
 

CALLIE BOVEY 1855-1932

Daughter of Daniel and granddaughter of John, Callie was born on 16 Apr 1855 in Ogle Co., IL. She married David Clayton Holly, son of David Ayers Holly and Eve A. (Hoke) on 24 Dec 1872 in Woosung, Ogle Co., Illinois. David was born on 01 Jan 1843 in Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois.

In 1900 Callie and David were residing in Sheridan Twp., Cherokee Co., Iowa. Their household included Harry, Robert and Vernie, the older children, Anna and George had already married.

David died on 13 Aug 1920 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota and was buried 15 Aug 1920 in Hewitt Cemetery. Callie died on 10 Jun 1932 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minniesota and was buried on the 12th of June in Hewitt Cemetery.

View Holly Family Photo.
CHILDREN OF
CALLIE (BOVEY) & DAVID HOLLY

  1. Anna L. Holly - born about 1874.

  2. George F. Holly - born on 22 Sep 1876; died on 28 Feb 1955.

  3. Harry B. Holly - born Sep 1878 in Illinois.

  4. Robert Bolton Holly - born Jan 1884 in Cherokee, Cherokee, IA. He married Ethel Grace Larson in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota. Ethel was born on 14 Sep 1890 in Oak Valley Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.

  5. Vernie M. Holly - born June 1881; she married Clifford Mills.
 
GENERATION IV
 

ANNA L. HOLLY (1874)-?

Daughter of Callie (Bovey) and David Holly, Anna was born about 1874 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. She married Ira Dull who was born about 1860 in Wisconsin.

CHILDREN OF
ANNA (HOLLY) & IRA DULL

  1. Harold Dull - born about 1896 in Iowa.

  2. Ruth Dull - born about 1898 in Iowa.
 

GEORGE F. HOLLY 1876-1955

Son of Callie (Bovey) and David Holly, George was born on 22 Sep 1876 in Lee Co., IL. He died on 28 Feb 1955 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota and was buried on 03 Mar 1955 in Hewitt Cemetery.

George married Grace Johnson, daughter of Franklyn Fremont Johnson and Ida May (Rand) in about 1901. Grace was born on 29 Dec 1878 in Ogle Co., Illinois and died on 28 Feb 1955 in Hewitt, and was laid to rest in Hewitt Cemetery.

[For more information on Grace, see Johnson Family]
CHILDREN OF
GEORGE HOLLY & GRACE (JOHNSON)

  1. Rex Holly - born about 1902; married Gladys Westphal.

  2. Earl Holly - born about 1903; married Frances Westphal.

  3. Ford R. Holly - born on 19 Jul 1905 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota. He passed away in 1960 in Broadus, Montana, but was buried in Brained, Minnesota. He was the husband of Marge.

  4. Hazel Holly - born in 1906 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota and passed away in Fergus Falls, MN in 1991 but was laid to rest in Hewitt. She was the wife of Glen Edward Pierce, son of Frank Orlando Pierce and Mabel Clair (Brewer) who had been born on 11 July 1900 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa. Glen passed away on 18 Sep 1959 in Breckinridge, Wilkin, Minnesota and was laid to rest on 23 Sep 1959 in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Iowa.
 
 
Sources
  • U.S. Census Records 1850-1920
  • Portrait & Biographical Record of Lee County, Illinois, 1892.
  • 1909 Encyclopedia of IL & History of Ogle Co., Vol. II, Munsell Bros., Chicago, IL
  • Illinois State Marriage Records 1763-1900
  • Marriage Notice - Telegraph and Herald, 9 Jan 1873 ; p4 c3, p.4; c3."At the residence of the bride's parents in Woosung, Ogle County, Ills., on the 24th day of Dec. 1872, by Elder C.W. Sherwood, Mr. DeForrest Johnson and Miss Emma C. Bovey."
  • Marriage Notice - Telegraph and Herald."At the residence of the bride's parents in Woosung, on the 24th day of Dec. 1872, by Elder L.D. Waldo, Mr. David Holley and Miss Callie Bovey."
 
 


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