 1813 - 1868 (55 years)
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| Name |
Malinda Crowel Songer |
| Born |
02 May 1813 |
Virginia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
29 Jul 1868 |
Macon County, Illinois |
| Buried |
Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I3781 |
Abeling Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2008 |
| Family |
Gordon Songer, b. 04 Jul 1810, Montgomery County, Virginia , d. 04 Jan 1882, Forsyth, Macon County, Illinois (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
16 Jun 1831 |
most likely Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. James C Songer, b. Abt 1832, Virginia, 18 yrs old in the 1850 census |
| | 2. John A Songer, b. Abt 1834, Ohio, 16 yrs old in 1850 census |
| | 3. Eliza Jane Songer, b. 30 Sep 1836, Ohio, 14 yrs old in 1850 census, born in Putnam County, IL according to OneWorldTree , d. Decatur, Macon County, Illinois |
| | 4. Adamrum (or is it Abraham?) Songer, b. Abt 1838, Illinois, 12 yrs old in 1850 census |
| | 5. Joseph M Songer, b. Abt 1840, Illinois, 10 yrs old in 1850 census |
| | 6. Margaret A Songer, b. Abt 1842, Illinois, 8 yrs old in 1850 census |
| | 7. Frances G Songer, b. Abt 1848, Illinois, 6 yrs old in 1850 census |
| | 8. Henrietta Songer, b. Abt 1849, Illinois, 1 yr old in 1850 census |
| | 9. Elizabeth A Songer, b. Abt 1852, Illinois, 8 yrs old in 1860 census |
| | 10. Walter Songer, b. Abt 1867, Virginia, 4 years old in 1870 census |
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| Documents
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 | 1840 US Census: Putnam County, Illinois
Includes:
Gordon Songer, head of household, with...
3 boys under the age of 5
2 boys between 5 and 10
1 girl under the age of 5
and his wife, between 20 and 30 yrs old
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 | 1850 US Census Marshall County, Illinois
Includes:
Gordon Songer, age 40, born abt 1810 in Virginia
wife, Melinda, age 38, born abt 1812 in Virginia
son, James C, age 18, born about 1832 in Virginia
son, John A, age 16, born abt 1834 in Ohio
daughter, Eliza J, age 14, born abt 1836 in Illinois
son, Adamrum, age 12, born abt 1838 in Illinois
son, Joseph M, age 10, born abt 1840, in Illinois
daughter, Margaret A, age 8, born abt 1842 in Illinois
daughter, Frances G, age 6, born abt 1844 in Illinois
daughter, Henrietta, age 1, born abt 1849 in Illinois |
 | 1860 US Census: Senachwine, Putnam County, Illinois
Includes:
Gordon Songer, age 50, born abt 1810 in Virginia
wife, Melinda, age 48, born abt 1812 in Virginia
son, AJ, age 22, born abt 1838 in Illinois
son, Joseph M, age 20, born abt 1830 in Illinois
daughter, Margaret A, age 18, born abt 1842 in Illinois
daughter, Frances J, age 15, born abt 1845 in Illinois
daughter, Virginia, age 11, born abt 1849 in Illinois
daughter, Elizabeth A, age 8, born abt 1852 in Illinois |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2008 |
| Family ID |
F1377 |
Group Sheet |
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| Documents |
 | Gordon Songer Profile
Listed in the index of "Forsyth and its People", a history of Forsyth, Illinois published in 1910. The book is available at the Macon County Geneology Library in Decatur, Illinois.
It reads...
Gordon Songer - Born in Virginia, July 4, 1810. Married Malinda Crowel June 16, 1831. Came to Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois in 1835. Came to Macon County in the spring of 1860. He engaged in farming until 1864 when came to Forsyth and erected the first dwelling in the village. His wife died July 29, 1868. Two years later he went to Virginia, where he married Mrs (sic) Elizabeth Kipps. He returned to Forsyth and died there Jan 4, 1882, leaving a widow and large family.
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| Headstones
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 | Melinda Crowel Songer Headstone
Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois |
 | Malinda Crowel Songer
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 | Gordon and Malinda Songer Plot
Photo shows the plot of Boiling Springs Cemetery in Decatur, Illinois that was purchased by Gordon Songer when his first wife, Malinda died in 1868. The cemetery rule is that only one upright headstone per plot, which is why Malinda's oldest tombstone is upright and the others are not. |
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