George Bicksler-PA, ILL, 1870
I am researching George and Mary Ann Gramley Bicksler, who were living in Clinton County, Pa in 1860 and by 1870 were living in Carroll County, Illinois. Their name is usually listed as "Bixler", but the correct spelling is "Bicksler". George Bicksler was born in 1836 in PA, and died Sept. 1876 in Shannon, Carroll, Illinois. His wife was Mary Ann Gramley, daughter of John Gramley and Mary Sheets, born 28 March 1840 in PA, died 20 July 1919 in Shannon, Carroll, Ill. Both are buried in the Bretheren Cemetery in Shannon.
After the death of George Bicksler, Mary Ann married (2) Benjamin Benner; (3) Philip Fiscus, who survived her. There were no children by the second or third husband.
George and Mary Ann Bicksler had eight children, as follows:
Born in Pennsylvania:
Ida Jane, 1860-1941, Md. William Allison Yeager. Lived and died in Freeport, Illinois.
Savilla Blanche Bicksler b. 1864, d. as young adult in Minnesota, md. ------Kearns
William, b. 1866, died about 1918 in Idaho
John Henry, 1868-1905, md. Rosa Hoy, died in Wisconsin
Born in Illinos:
Cora Mable (my great-grandmother), 1870-1949, md. William Wilson Young in Freeport, Ill. Lived a long time in Nebraska before moving to Rockford about 1942.
Cyrus Porter, 1872-1949, md. Clara Woessner, lived and died near Shannon, Carroll, Illinois.
Annie, 1874-1958, married Aaron Alberts, lived and died in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.
Kate, 1876-1962, married (1)John Whitmore; (2) Ira Welker. Lived and died in Rockford, Illinois.