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View Tree for John SouthJohn South (b. 1778, d. 1838)

John South (son of John South and Rebbecca Wilson) was born 1778 in Virginia or Kentucy, and died 1838 in Shelby County, Illinois. He married Jane Mason on 15 May 1798 in Washington County, Kentucky.

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Information provided by Ron Houghtelin Owatonna, Minnesota:

John South the second son of John South and Rebecca was born 1778 probably in Virginia or near Wilson Station south of Harrodsburg. in Kentucky. He married Jane Mason in Washington County Kentucky 1798. It is said he died 1838 in Shelby County Illinois.

William South was born in Washington County Kentucky 1799 to parents John South and Jane Mason. Shortly thereafter this family John and Jane South moved to Wayne County in southern Kentucky for ten years. John South head of the household is mentioned in the first Wayne County tax list of the newly created Wayne County in 1801. The Wayne County 1810 Census record shows John South and all of his boys (5) wife still in Wayne County. Shortly thereafter John and his family returned to Washington County Kentucky about 1811. William South born 1799 is now about 12 years old.
The family remains near Washington County until after 1815 and now William is 16 years old. Henry South is moving to Sullivan County Indiana about 1817 and John South and Jane South and the family including Samuel South who was born in Wayne County all move to Sullivan County. Henry and John South have both purchased land near each other.

Henry South and John South’s brother William South born 1780 married 1802 in Washington County moved to Hardin County Kentucky. You will see in the 1820 Kentucky census this William South and his family near Charles Sawyer.
You will also find on the same page William South Jr married and also near to Charles Sawyer. I would suspect that the younger William South is the son of John and Jane South now living in Sullivan County Indiana.. Young William South married Nancy Sawyer in 1817 or 1818 when he was 18 or 19 years old. He went to Hardin Co to live with his uncle William South to receive his Medical training. He was called Doctor William South in Illinois, Missouri, and Texas in 1850 census of Hopkins County Texas.
He met Nancy Sawyer in Hopkins County Kentucky and they were married there.

John and Jane Mason moved from Sullivan County Indiana after 1820. They moved to Shelby County Illinois with their sons which included son’s, Samuel born 1805 Wayne Co, Henry born 1806 Wayne Co, Andrew born 1815-1816 Washington Co Kentucky or Sullivan County Indiana, James born 1817 in Sullivan Co, Rebecca (Sarah) born 1818 in Sullivan Co married first John Jackson in Shelby Co Illinois second Fountain Robinson in Osage County Missouri. Fountain Robinson married Umphries in Osage County later on. John and Jane South’s daughter Jane South born 1819 in Sullivan County Indiana married Isaiah Coulter June 2 1836 in Shelby County Illinois.

The last child I have is John South born 1820 in Sullivan County Indiana. He also was called Dr John South in Hopkins County Texas in 1860 book and he appears in the 1850 census of Hunts County Texas with his older brother Samuel South. John South is 30 years old in 1850. Doctor William South joins John and Jane South in Shelby County Illinois before 1830 and all show up in Shelby County Illinois in the 1830 census in their separate families.



More About John South and Jane Mason:
Marriage: 15 May 1798, Washington County, Kentucky.

Children of John South and Jane Mason are:
  1. +William South, b. 1799, Washington County, Kentucky, d. 1898, Osage County, Missouri.
  2. Samuel South, b. 1805, Wayne County, d. date unknown.
  3. Henry South, b. 1806, Wayne County, d. date unknown.
  4. Andrew South, b. Abt. 1816, Washington County, Kentucky, d. date unknown.
  5. James South, b. 1817, Sullivan County, Indiana, d. date unknown.
  6. +Rebecca South, b. 1818, Sullivan County, Indiana, d. Bet. 1858 - 1863, Missouri.
  7. Jane South, b. 1819, Sullivan County, Indiana, d. date unknown.
  8. John South, b. 1820, Sullivan County, Indiana, d. date unknown.
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