• Marshall Ferry Cemetery, Emma Twp., White Co., IL (partial list)

  Mayberry, "Whoopie" Charles, b. 1912, d. 1987

• Rock Island County, IL: Confederate Dead at Rock Island

  During the Civil War, over 12,000 prisoners were house on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, IL. Of those housed here about 2,000 died from smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments. These men were buried in a separate cemetery located on the eastern end of the island. The staff of the National Cemetery, also located on Arsenal Island, have generiously donated a complete listing of all the Confederate Dead located in the cemetery.

  NAME -- RANK -- CO -- REGIMENT -- Date/Death -- GRAVE #

  MABREY, JNO. J. -- CORP -- E, WOOD'S MO CAV --2/2/65 --1848

  MABRY, W. -- PVT --G, 30 MISS -- 12/21/63 -- 34

• History of Mayberry, IL.

  Until 1833 and the signing of a treaty with Chief Blackhawk, the area that now includes Mayberry had for centuries been home ground to tribes of Pottawatomi and Mascouten Indians. Later that year, their migration across the Mississippi River was begun in compliance with the treaty, which thereby opened up vast tracts along the Fox River to early settlers who came in 1834.

  Pioneers who traveled from Troy, New York, by way of Fort Dearborn-newly renamed the City of Chicago-set down their roots in what was to be Cuba Township in Lake County. Others, primarily from Vermont, upper New York State and Massachusetts, most notably from that state's Great Mayberry in Berkshire County, settled in what is now Cook County. Their settlement was originally called Miller Grove but was later renamed Mayberry Center. It was established at the point where Sutton Road crosses Route 68.

  The area's rich soil and ample water supply naturally attracted an ever-growing number of farming families through, out the 1830s. They were industrious, courageous people who saw an opportunity to carve out a prosperous future, not only for themselves but for all those to follow

  With settling down came inevitable changes and the need to develop a sense of pulling together into a community. And so the first school house, the Northway School, was built at Mayberry Center early in the 1840s just east of what is now the Carlow Theatre.

  Not only was this simple, one-room school the seat of learning for a growing number of farm youngsters, it also served as the house of worship for the Methodists and the Congregationalists until completion of their own churches in 1859.

  In 1850, at the request of the County Sheriff, the inhabitants of the various nearby settlements assembled to choose a name for their township, and to set up a town government. The name they chose for the township was Mayberry.

  In 1854, Robert C. Campbell, a civil engineer, completed a detailed plan for a village to be called Mayberry Station. When built it consisted of a farm house and a log barn owned by Willard Stevens, and was bounded by what is now Hough Street, County Line Road, a line east of Spring Street, and by a point drawn a few feet south of Russell Street. The 80 acres within this boundary were the nucleus of what is today Mayberry proper.

  That same year also saw the completion of the northwest extension of the Chicago and Fond Du Lac railroad, later known as the Chicago and North Western. Deer Grove was home for the first station, but in reaction to protests from some residents it was carted a few miles up the track by flat car to what would soon be the site of Mayberry Station.

  The homes that sprang up around the original farm were constructed of logs, as were most homes in rural America at that time. But in 1855, the Village's first milled lumber facility went into operation. The building that housed the mill is still a fixture on Franklin Street-a vivid reminder of Mayberry's rustic past.

  In 1863, the 300-some people who comprised the population of Mayberry Station decided, in a referendum, to separate local and township powers. This led, in 1865, to the state legislature's approval of a charter for the Village of Mayberry.

  Not surprisingly, many families from nearby communities saw the advantages to be derived from moving to Mayberry, and having easy access to the railroad and the growing number of stores that had recently opened.

  In reaction to this steady migration, the number and variety of small businesses to set up shop near the railroad kept pace with the growing needs of the population.

  The last decades of the 19th century saw Chicago grow from a promising prairie town to a great pivotal hub of commerce and industry, one that had been truly forged in the Great Fire of '71.

  As Chicago became more prosperous, the desire for suburban living led to major population growth both in the countryside and in the Village. Many of those who came to Mayberry after World War I were Chicago businessmen in search of the same rural spaciousness that had so attracted farm families of the last century.

  To their credit, these residents, and the generations that followed, worked hard to preserve the qualities of charm and graciousness which are the hallmarks of life in Mayberry.

  Today, Mayberry's vision is directed very much toward the future, but its thoughts are never far from the rich legacy of its past. The Mayberry Historical Society has been instrumental over the years in preserving relics from the village's bygone eras.

  For additional information, please contact Michael Harkins, Director of the Mayberry Area Historical Society, 218 W. Main Street, at 381-1730.

• Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

  ------GROOM-----------BRIDE-----------------CNTY--------DATE------VOL/PAGE---LIC

  MABERRY, A J--- DAVIS, M V---GREENE---06/20/1867---E/ 130---5766

  MABERRY, ARTHUR LEE---WARD, AMAIA E.---HANCOCK---02/23/1893---/27---631

  MABERRY, BENJAMIN---ATKINSON, CELIA MRS---GALLATIN---08/23/1858---2/ 308

  MABERRY, EDWARD E---LONG, MARY E---GREENE---08/20/1890---OOF/ 194---2805

  MABERRY, EDWIN E---KESINGER, FANNY---GREENE---12/03/1890---F/ 198---2883

  MABERRY, ELISHA---DAVIDSON, SARAH E---GREENE---09/20/1861---1/ 152---4555

  MABERRY, FREDRICK---MCFARLIND, SHENA---JOHNSON---10/13/1857---B/415

  MABERRY, GEO W---MARTIN, SUSAN E---GREENE---10/17/1864---1/ 171---5131

  MABERRY, GEORGE---REEVES, MARIA---SANGAMON---10/27/1849---/

  MABERRY, GEORGE---MAULDING, ELIZA---HAMILTON---07/13/1824---A/---39

  MABERRY, GEORGE A---OHNEN, MARY C---WHITESIDE---08/20/1877---/---4500

  MABERRY, HENRY---ELAM, RENA---GREENE---12/25/1892---/23---3337

  MABERRY, HENRY M---FAIRWEATHER, ELIZA---SANGAMON---03/10/1853---3/73

  MABERRY, HUSTON---LITTLE, MARGARET W---MACOUPIN---02/24/1853 4/---1942

  MABERRY, J W---MABERRY, MAHALA F---GREENE---03/22/1878---F/76---50

  MABERRY, JAMES---KELLY, EMALINE---GREENE---08/28/1883 OOF/128---1258

  MABERRY, JAMES E---WRIGHT, SUSAN---MACOUPIN---10/25/1866---5/---5368

  MABERRY, JAMES V---CLARK, ELIZABETH---GREENE---02/02/1859---1/139---4147

  MABERRY, JESSE---GREATHOUSE, CATHERINE---HAMILTON---02/16/1822---A/12

  MABERRY, JOB---ALLEN, CATHERINE---GALLATIN---03/29/1845---2/273

  MABERRY, JOHN---VANDAVER, MARY E---GREENE---03/27/1861---1/150---4493

  MABERRY, JOHN---ROBB, ANN C---DE WITT---10/08/1857---B/58

  MABERRY, JOHN F---DEETS, HETTIE---WHITESIDE---01/17/1882---/---5728

  MABERRY, JOHN W---JONES, MARY---GREENE---11/02/1864---1/172

  MABERRY, JOHN W---ROBERTS, MARY E---MC LEAN---12/25/1878---I/37

  MABERRY, JOHN W---BROWING, ANN MARIE---GREENE---12/13/1860---1/148---4429

  MABERRY, MARSHALL M---KESINGER, CORA B---GREENE---02/27/1895---/23---3779

  MABERRY, MOSES A---CARDWELL, MARY---GREENE---11/23/1898---/23---4581

  MABERRY, NORMAN O---SANSON, AMY A---GREENE---04/04/1894---/23---3586

  MABERRY, RANDOLPH JAMES---FERGUSON, ELIZABETH AGNES---GREENE---08/05/1849---1/90---2699

  MABERRY, T S---DOUGLAS, MARGARET A---SALINE---12/12/1865---A/193

  MABERRY, THOMAS---BIRDWELL, SUSAN A---GREENE---01/15/1862---1/154---4620

  MABERRY, WALTER K.---HILER, SELONI A.---HANCOCK---12/05/1895---/102---1619

  MABERRY, WILLIAM---JONES, ELIZABETH---GALLATIN---09/05/18441/251

  MABERRY, WILLIAM A---MORRISSEY, MARGARET E---WHITESIDE---11/17/1897---/---9863

  MABERRY, WILLIAM ADDISON---GREAVES, EMMA---GREENE---10/17/1886---OOF/156---1936

  MABERRY, WILLIAM C---LENARD, MARTHA A---GREENE---12/27/1861---1/154---4612

  MABERRY, WILLIAM F---PATTERSON, VIOLA MAY---GREENE---09/12/1888---F/174---2351

  MABERRY, WILLIAM G---DAVIDSON, E J---GREENE---09/08/1864---1/171---5103

  MABERRY, WILLIAM M---TRIMBLE, GEORGIA ANN---GREENE---02/28/1856---1/123---3672

  BRIDE's INDEX

  MCBRIDE, WALTER---MABERRY, AGNES E---GREENE---02/13/1863---1/161---4807

  STOUT JR, JOHN H---MABERRY, AGNESS---GREENE---11/22/1882---OOF/120---1098

  LEWIS, FRANKLIN B---MABERRY, AMANDA E---MARION---11/11/1878--D/127

  STENNITT, PLEASANT M---MABERRY, ARIE---GREENE---03/24/1892---/34---3175

  MELTON, JAMES---MABERRY, CATHERINE---GALLATIN---02/04/1871---B/321

  MORROW, JAMES A---MABERRY, CHARLOTTE---GREENE---04/12/1885---OOF/144---1644

  STINNETT, CHARLES W---MABERRY, CORA O---GREENE---02/21/1889---OOF/180---2465

  JOHNSON, PERRY---MABERRY, ELIZABETH---GREENE---12/25/1862---1/160---4781

  SMITH, JOHN A---MABERRY, ELIZABETH-MARION---06/24/1846---B/15

  TUCKER, J J---MABERRY, ELLA J---GREENE---09/19/1886---OOF/156---1908

  WALKER, CHARLES---MABERRY, F LOUISA---WHITESIDE---11/04/1891---/---8296

  PERKINS, BENJAMIN---MABERRY, FANNIE---GREENE---01/01/1885--- OOF/142---1594

  GIBSON, JOHN---MABERRY, GEORGIE A---GREENE---06/12/1887---OOF/162---2080

  JOHNSTON, ANDREW A---MABERRY, HATTIE G---MONTGOMERY---10/05/1886---1/130---8082

  TURNER, W H---MABERRY, HENRIETTA---GREENE---11/21/1878---F/80---171

  CAFFERTY, JAMES J---MABERRY, JENNIE B---GREENE---11/21/1892---/---3311

  PHILLIPS, AMOS H---MABERRY, LILLIE---SANGAMON---03/10/1897---7/147

  ARMSTRONG, E H---MABERRY, LORA J---GREENE---12/24/1883---OOF/132---1353

  DAVIDSON, JOHN P---MABERRY, LOUISA---GREENE---12/22/1881---OOF/112---893

  HARPER, DANIEL---MABERRY, M A---JOHNSON---05/20/1857---B/413

  EASLEY, ANDREW F---MABERRY, MAGGIE J---SANGAMON---08/29/1894---6/597

  MABERRY, J W---MABERRY, MAHALA F--GREENE---03/22/1878---F/76---50

  LAWRENCE, WILLIAM---MABERRY, MANSFORD E--MACOUPIN---09/02/1893---2/153---4608

  SURSA, AARON---MABERRY, MARGARET ANN---JEFFERSON---01/20/1857---2/238

  HART, JAMES THOMAS---MABERRY, MARGARET ELLEN---MONTGOMERY---08/11/1859---/---1964

  CORRINGTON, FRANK F---MABERRY, MARGARET S---GREENE---03/23/1886---OOF/152---1826

  RISLEY, JOSEPH---MABERRY, MARY---GREENE---01/18/1865---1/173

  VOYLES, JAMES M---MABERRY, MARY---GREENE---01/30/1862---1/155---4630

  GWIN, JAMES H---MABERRY, MARY---MACOUPIN---10/01/1854---4/---2232

  PERRY, WILLIAM W---MABERRY, MARY---GALLATIN---12/09/1897---F/584

  PRATHER, EDWARD---MABERRY, MARY A---GREENE---3/13/1883---OOF/124---1171

  OSHEL, FRANCIS M---MABERRY, MARY A MRS---SALINE---11/23/1873---C/202

  HARTING, ALDUS N---MABERRY, MARY ANNIE---WHITESIDE---12/31/1874---/---3785

  CHAMBERS, LEMON---MABERRY, MARY J---WARREN---09/26/1867---C/26

  FOREHAND, CAREY---MABERRY, MARY JANE---MONTGOMERY---04/06/1864---/---2688

  SHORES, JOHN---MABERRY, MELETHA---GREENE---04/08/1852---1/103---3080

  STINNETT, NICHOLAS H---MABERRY, NANCY---GREENE---04/28/1858---1/135---4044

  CARNETH, GEORGE P---MABERRY, NORAH---GREENE---02/14/1882---OOF/114---929

  WISE, GEORGE F---MABERRY, SARITHA J---GREENE---06/07/1886---OOF/154---1866

  HARDWICK, HENRY D---MABERRY, SUSAN F---JOHNSON---04/25/1889---1/144---413

  WALTON, WILLIAM T---MABERRY, VERRENA---GREENE---06/12/1892---/38---3210

• Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans

  Last Name First Name Rank Company Place Enrolled Regiment Brigade

  MAYBERRY DAVID K PVT A BIGGERSTAFF HAMILTON CO 3 1 MAYBERRY FREERICK PVT A BIGGERSTAFF HAMILTON CO 3 1 MABRY DUDLY H PVT W DOBBINS MARION CO SP 1

  This database of Black Hawk War Veterans indexes the first volume of Ellen M. Whitney's The Black Hawk War 1831-1832. That volume contains a comprehensive listing of Illinois' Black Hawk War soldiers. It includes the muster rolls for all of the 1831 and 1832 companies including 2 Indian companies. Approximately 1800 men served in the 1831 campaign and 9000 in the 1832 campaign. The Illinois State Historical Library possesses in either original or on microfilm the records from which this information was extracted.

  The listing of veterans in Whitney's publication is far more complete and accurate than the listing found in the ninth volume of the 1902 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. The Archives possesses the 1881 transcriptions, produced from official rolls in Washington, DC, from which the information was taken to produce the 1902 report. The transcriptions comprise the Archives' record series, Black Hawk War Records (RS 301.007).

  Since the Archives record series, Black Hawk War Records (RS 301.007) has been found to be grossly inaccurate, the Archives provides copies of the soldier's entry in Whitney's book. For each veteran, the book's entries generally include name, rank, unit, place and dates of enrollment, and remarks concerning his service. The information following the rolls includes additional history on the unit and its individuals. As a result of limitations on staff research time, no more than two names can be searched per request. When making a request, please include your postal mailing address as well as the soldier's name, unit, place of enrollment, and war of service.

  To request photocopies or further information, contact:

  Illinois State Archives, Reference Unit, Margaret Cross Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, Illinois 62756 -- Telephone: (217) 782-3556; Fax: (217) 524-3930; Email - dmorse@ccgate.sos.state.il.us

• Burge Cemetery - Marion Co., IL.

  Row 5: Mabry, Lieut Robert 1777-1842 - And his Family

  Burge, Mary J.H. (dau of W. & M.B.) died Jan 19, 1855, aged 2y 8m 23d

• Franklin Co Illinios Marriage Index

  Mabry, George W. -- 66

  John Henry -- 43, 57, 68, 95, 96

  Joseph R. -- 57, 95

  Mary S./A. -- 95

  Murtle Ing -- 98

  Thomas H. -- 68

  Thomas V. -- 68

  Virginia A. -- 96

  William -- 66, 88

  William E. -- 88

  William L. -- 43

• Perry Co., IL. Deaths

  SMITH, Abraham May 05 1936 John Smith Sara Mayberry

• The Yesterdays of Hamilton Co., IL. - The Founding Pioneers, Compiled by Ralph S. Harrelson for Illinois Magazine, February 1978 - Brief Portraits of early pioneers who were in Hamilton County prior to 1821.

  Frederick Mayberry: Was born in Virginia, son of Frederick and Barbara (Nalls) Mayberry. He married Priscilla Yokum and removed to present Mayberry Township area before 1818. He was a Revolutionary soldier. In 1821, he and Daniel Powell were appointed “fence viewers” by the county commissioners. Mayberry township was named for him. He and Priscilla are at rest in Big Hill cemetery.

• News Article: Boiler Explosion, Greene County, Illinois, August 1919

  Three Killed and Several Injured by Boiler Explosion last Sunday

  Up in the pasture of Norman Maberry, west of Athensville at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 1919, the explosion of a steam boiler killed three children. There was a family reunion being held at Norman Mayberry's in honor of a boy who was expected home from the war. The boiler and engine were being used to force water out of a coal mine near Maberry's home. The steam was forced through pipes extending into the mine for the purpose of forcing the water through connecting pipes. The boiler and engine was an old threshing outfit. It is claimed there was only about 60 pounds of steam on when it exploded. Laurence E. Sanson, 12 years old was blown 30 to 40 yards in distance, was badly scalded and died almost instantly. John E. Sanson, 8 years old, was blown 60 yards from the boiler,and had the top of his head blown off. He died instantly. Edward W. Maberry, 8 years old, was blown 100 yards from the boiler, had his left foot blown off above the ankle and was badly mangled. He also died instantly. The Sanson boys were sons of Jas. E. Sanson of Hettick and Edward W. Maberry was the son of Charles E. Maberry of Gillespie. Harry Alderson, Donald Maberry and Jesse Maberry, boys aged about 11 years old were bruised and scalded but not fatally. Coronor Carmondy was called and held an inquest on the remains of the boys.

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