Ezekiel and Louisa were enumerated in the 1840 and 1850 census records.  Family notes indicate that his wife Louisa was a staunch friend of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and that Ezekiel, who was a carpenter, had made some of Abe's furniture and that their youngest daughter Clarissa born in 1845 sat on Abe's lap. - A close look at the census record indicates that though the Pilchers didn't live next door to the Lincolns, they had close friends and relations - the Kalbs, Van Bergens, and Watsons who lived only a few doors down from the Lincolns.

After Ezekiel's death on 16 Dec in Woodburn, Macoupin County, Illinois, the family moved to St. Louis where Louisa was listed in the 1860 as head of house, with sons Montgomery age 27, Alexander 19, and Edward 17; and daughters Elinor (twin of Edward) age 17, and Clarissa fourteen years of age.  

In 1870 she was listed in the household of her daughter, Ellenor, wife of John K. Burden. She died in St. Louis on 22 Dec 1872 at the age of sixty-four and was laid to rest at St. Peter's Cemetery.

Ballard Branches of Virginia

1. Mary Jane Pilcher - born 13 Feb 1829 in Springfield, Illinois; married Elihu Emory Hendry.
2. Caroline Pilcher - born 17 Oct 1830 in Springfield, Illinois; married James J. Kalb; died Jan 1879.
3. Joseph Warren Pilcher - (twin) born 08 Jun 1832 in Springfield, Illinois; married Louisa Amanda Smith.
4. Richard Montgomery Pilcher - (twin) born 8 Jun 1832 in Springfield, Illinois; married Elizabeth Kolhappy.
5. Shadrach Anthony Pilcher - born 27 Feb 1836 in Springfield, Illinois; died 1866 in Oregon.
6. Archibald Mossman Pilcher - born 08 Jan 1838 in Springfield, Illinois; married (1) Adalaide D. Swett; (2) Bessie Hodges.
7. Alexander Shields Pilcher - born 24 Dec 1841 in Springfield, Illinois; was in the Civil War.
8. Ellenor Ballard Pilcher - (twin) born 07 Mar 1843 in Springfield, Illinois; married John K. Burden.
9. Edward McCafferty Pilcher - (twin) born 07 Mar 1843 in Springfield, Illinois; married Mary Jane Dwyer.
10. Clarissa VanBergen Pilcher - born 07 Oct 1845 in Springfield, Illinois; died 7 Apr 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri; married Thomas Anderson Moore.

Moses was listed in the 1840 and 1850 as well as the Springfield City Directories for the years 1857, 1858, and 1860 and was a carpenter by trade.

Listed in the 1860 census residing in Springfield with his son Jeptha's family and his daughter Mary Ann Howey. Moses died in Springfield on 26 Oct 1866.

CHILDREN OF
MOSES PILCHER & MARY E. (TRUE)

1. Lucinda Pilcher - born about 1830 in Illinois; does not appear to have married. She is listed in the 1850, 1860, and 1880 census records residing in Springfield.
2. Elizabeth Pilcher - born about 1831 in Illinois.
3. Jeptha Pilcher - born about 1834 in Illinois and married in Adams County, IL, Malissa Paine/Payne on 18 Dec 1856.  Malissa was born in IL in about 1838 and had by Jeptha at least one son, Albert, who was born about 1859 in IL - probably Morgan County.
4. Lewis Pilcher - born about 1835 in Illinois.
5. Wesley Pilcher - born between 1838 and 1840; he married Mary Davis on 22 Oct 1868 in Sangamon County, IL and died in Springfield, IL on the 25th of Dec 1915.
6. Mary Ann Pilcher - born about 1841 in Illinois; married Thomas Howey 5 Aug 1857 in Springfield, Illinois.
7. John W. Pilcher - born 13 Mar 1842 in Springfield, IL and married Mary Eliza Hurst on 26 Oct 1866 in Sangamon County.  Mary was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Morgan County, Illinois. 

It can be noted the John G. Paine family was listed in the 1850 Sangamon County, IL census in Springfield, John as a chair maker.

1. Melissa Paine - born about 1838 in IL and married on 18 Dec 1856 in Adams Co., IL her cousin Jeptha Pilcher, son of Moses Pilcher (1802-1866) and Mary True.
2. Dudley Paine 

This family is listed in the 1850 Morgan Co., Illinois Census; Jeptha's mother Sarah Proctor-Pilcher is also living in this household; and the family is listed again in the 1860 Morgan County Federal Census - included is his mother, sons William and Thad, and daughter Nancy. 

Jeptha is listed in the Williams 1860 Directory for Jacksonville  as a dry goods merchant, but is not listed in the 1870 census nor the 1880 Eames Business Directory for Morgan County. 

Although no family records have surfaced indicating that Jeptha married a second time after his wife's death in 1854, it seems likely she died not long after daughter Sarah was born and that daughter Cora Lee was the daughter of his second wife, though she died in 1866.

The 1880 census for Chandlersville lists Jeptha, age 71 of Kentucky who is a dry goods merchant with a family that includes: wife Catherine age 51 of VA; daughter Effie age 16 born in IL; son Elbert or Albert age 13 born in IL; and son Jeptha age 11 born in Illinois.

Believe Jeptha died in Chandlersville, Cass County, Illinois 06 Feb 1887. 

1. Ellen Pilcher - born about 1838 in IL and married Michael Edward Kenna in Morgan County, Illinois (marriage transcript lists him as Mike E. Kenney).  Ellen died in 1912.
2. William Pilcher - born about 1841 in  and listed in the 1850 and 1860 Morgan County Federal Census. 
3. Shadrach Pilcher - born about 1843.  This is possibly the same Shadrach who enlisted in Company D of Illinois, the 101 Infantry on 15 Aug 1862 and who died at Springfield on 09 Jan 1864.  Listed in 1850 Morgan County census with his father Jeptha. Shadrach is not listed in his father's household in 1860.
4. Thad Pilcher - born about 1845 in Morgan Co., IL.   Listed in the 1860 Federal Morgan County, IL Federal Census with his father and grandmother, Sarah Proctor.
5. Nancy Pilcher - born about 1847 in Illinois, she married John T. Brooks in Cass Co., IL.   Nancy is listed in the 1850 Morgan County, IL Federal Census in the household of her parents Jeptha and Hannah; and again in the 1860 Morgan County census with her father and grandmother. 
6. Anderson Pilcher - born 3 Jun 1849 in Morgan Co., IL; died 11 Oct 1851 in Morgan Co., IL and buried  in Hebron Cemetery. 
7. (Twin Son) Pilcher - born 22 Aug 1852 in Morgan Co., IL; died 6 Sep 1852 in and buried in Hebron Cemetery. 
8. (Twin Son) Pilcher - born 22 Aug 1852 in Morgan Co., IL; died 11 Sep 1852 and buried in Hebron Cemetery. 
9. Sarah J. Pilcher - born 18 May 1854 in Morgan Co., IL; died 12 Oct 1854 and buried in Hebron Cemetery. 

1. Effie Pilcher - born about 1864 in Illinois; listed in the 1880 census.
2. Cora Lee Pilcher - born 26 Apr 1865 in Morgan Co., IL; died 26 Apr 1866 and buried  in Hebron Cemetery.
3. Albert Pilcher - born about 1867 in Illinois; listed in the 1880 census.
4. Jeptha Pilcher - born about 1869 in Illinois; listed in the 1880 census.

Anderson had gone to Morgan County in November of 1828 and was listed in the 1850 Morgan County Census as a merchant with his wife Mary and daughters Mary  (born about 1836) and Sarah (born about 1839).

Nancy married (1) James Madison Slatten in 1855. James was born on 10 Jul 1831 in Morgan Co., IL and died about 16 Nov 1867 in Harrison Co., MO. They had the following children: An infant who died about 1856 in Illinois; William H. Slatten, born about 1857 in Missouri and died 24 Jan 1940 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL; George W. Slatten, born about 1859 in Missouri and died before Jan 1940; Rosalie Slatten, born about 1861 in Missouri and married her step-brother George L. Wheeler (son of John Henry Wheeler and Elizabeth Perry) on 19 Dec 1878 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS; John Thomas Slatten, born on 8 Nov 1862 in Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri and died on 11 Nov 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS; Elmer E. Slatten, born in 1865 in Missouri and died on 14 Dec 1899 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS; and Charles Slatten, born about 1867 in Missouri.

Nancy married (2) John Henry Wheeler on 13 Aug 1873 and are listed with Nancy's children (George, Rosalie, John, Elmer, Charles) from her marriage to James Slatten, and John Wheeler's son George in the 1880 census for Leavenworth Co., Kansas.

John H. Wheeler was born on 4 Apr 1827 in Barbour Co., West Virginia and died on 13 May 1899 in Burlingame, Osage Co., Kansas. (Obituary)

Shadrach was a tailor & merchant listed in the 1850 Federal Census living in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois.  In the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census records, he is listed as head of household living in Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri where he was a tailor.  Shadrach died 23 Feb 1878 in Canton and in 1900 his widow Caroline was listed in the Lewis Co., Missouri census.

1. William H. Pilcher - born 18 Nov 1844 in Jacksonville, Morgan, IL.  He married Diana Buford,  died 6 Apr 1903 in Canton, Lewis, MO and was buried  in Forest Grove Cemetery.
2. Charles A. Pilcher - born 1847 in Illinois.
3. E. Pilcher - born 1849 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL.  She is not listed in the 1860 Lewis Co., MO census with the family - probably died young.
4. Sarah Pilcher - born 1851 in Illinois. 
5. Alma B. Pilcher - born 1853 in Illinois. 
6. Clarence Pilcher - born Mar 1855 in Illinois.  He married in 1884 Ella May who was born in December of 1866 in Illinois.  They are listed on the 1900 Lewis Co., MO Census where Clarence is a tinner by trade, rents a house on White Street, and his wife is a music teacher.
7. Alice Pilcher - born about 1859 in Missouri. 
8. Shadrach G. Pilcher - born 27 Jul 1863 in Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri.

1. Charles Mason Pilcher - born about 1831 in Nashville, TN.  He was later a lawyer who lived at Lake Providence, Louisiana and died in about 1890. 

1. Fielding S. Pilcher - born 18 Mar 1833;married Ann Thomas Spears. 
2. Margaret Pilcher - born 04 Aug 1836; died 22 Mar 1855. 
3. Nathaniel Pilcher - born September 1839; died June 1840. 

He is listed in the 1850 Davidson County, TN census as a grocer in the household of Matthew and Pasty Barrow along with wife Nancy, daughters Martha and Elizabeth, and one month old son Merritt.  He is then listed in the 1860 census of the same county as a rather wealthy merchant. His wife and children Elizabeth, Matthew, Merritt and Alexander are listed with him. 

Merrit died 11 Jan 1865 in Franklin, Tennessee after going to see his wounded son, Captain Matthew B. Pilcher. His wife Nancy died on 11 Apr 1885 and both were buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

For more information on this family, visit Matthew Pilcher's website: "The Pilcher-Barrow-Swiggart Families of Nashville"

1. Matthew Barrow Pilcher - born 01 Apr 1840; married Judith Dudley Winston. 
2. Martha Jane Pilcher - born 13 Apr 1835 in Nashville, TN and married on 19 May 1853 Wiley Barrow.  She died 26 Nov 1923.
3. Elizabeth Pilcher - born 27 Jul 1836 in Nashville, TN.  She married on 24 Dec 1860 Charles D. Benson; was enumerated in the 1860 Davidson County, TN census with her parents and siblings.  She died 20 Oct 1910. 
4. James Hensely Pilcher - born about 1838 in Morgan Co., IL and died 22 May 1843 in TN.
5. Merritt S. Pilcher - born 07 May 1850 in Nashville, TN.  He married (1) Annie Winston Pitts; (2) Margaret Bailey Bryan.
6. Alexander B. Pilcher - born about 1853.   Listed as age 7 in the 1860 census of Davidson Co., TN with parents and siblings: Elizabeth, Matthew, and Merritt. 

1. Thomas Lewis Napoleon Robertson - born 23 Sep 1856 in Louisville, Winston, MS; married Nannie Ingram. 
2. Victoria Pilcher - born 12 Aug 1859 in Louisville, Winston, MS; married Henry Campbell. 

He and his family were enumerated in the 1850 and 1860 Choctaw Co., MS census. Dixon died 26 Jun 1862 in French Camp, Choctaw, Mississippi. 

1. Elizabeth Mary Pilcher - born  in York District, SC; married  James Thorton Killough.

2. Isabella Taliaferro Pilcher - married on 12 Jul 1870 Leroy Boyd.

3. James Stuart Pilcher - born 1840 in Eutaw, AL; married Margaret Hamilton Campbell. 

William died 20 Oct 1849 in Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi and his widow is listed in the 1850 census in Ackerman as head of household with her children, the youngest being just eight months old.

Mary was born about 1818 in South Carolina and died in Choctaw Co., MS on 06 May 1866.

1. Sarah Pilcher - born 23 Jan 1842 in Winston Co., Mississippi. 
2. William Pilcher - born 1844.  He married (---) Wade and was the father of at least Robert, Sarah & Martha . 
3. John Pilcher - born 06 Sep 1846; married Margaret R. Black.
4. Harriet Rebecca Pilcher - born 15 Mar 1848 and married on 2 Feb 1871 Martin V. Black. 
5. Mary Williams Pilcher - born 12 Dec 1849; married on 09 Jan 1876 Joseph C. Robinson. 

1. Levicy J. Pilcher - born 6 Feb 1867 in Missouri.   she married on 23 Jun 1881 in Montague Co., TX William Thomas Martin and died 6 Sep 1895 in Montague Co., Texas. 
2. Lula J. Pilcher - born 1 Sep 1872 in Montague Co., Texas.  She married Samual Donnell there on 18 Jul 1890 and died in Cleveland Co., OK. on 4 Jul 1926. 
3. Richard Alexander Pilcher - born 20 Feb 1877 in Montague Co., TX.  He married on 14 Feb 1900 in Montague Co., TX Harriet R. Foster.  Richard died 26 Oct 1954 in Saint Jo, Montague Co., Texas. 

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