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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

Generation No. 5

84. MARY⁵ GROUNDS (JOHN⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 05 Jan 1825 in Warren Co, KY, and died 23 Feb 1891 in Edwards Co, IL. She married ANDREW HUFFMAN 06 Feb 1845 in Edwards Co, IL, son of SAMUEL HUFFMAN and CATHERINE ... He was born 03 Jan 1821 in on Flatboat, en route MD to VA, and died 23 Nov 1905 in Edwards Co, IL.

Notes for ANDREW HUFFMAN:
Additional sources for this family:
Evelyn Barclay family records, her sources:
      Roland Huffman family records
      Eunice Anderson Pardee family records
      Death Certificate Andrew Huffman
      US Census Edwards Co, IL 1850-1890
      Marriage Certificate, Andrew & Mary Ground Huffman

Ground-Grounds Family Association Newsletter, Vol. III, No. 3

Former County Judge Died at his Home Near New West Salem

(summarized) Andrew Huffman was born in Maryland 3 Jan 1821, and died 23 Nov 1905, aged 84 years, 10 months, and 20 days. His boyhood days were spend mostly in West Virginia. He came to Illinois with his parents at age 18. They came by river in a flatboat to Mt. Carmel and from there directly to the farm now owned by his youngest son, Grant, where he lived continuously for over 65 years. There were at this time only four dwellings between Mr. Huffman's and the Wabash River.

In 1845, he married Mary Ground and had eight children. His wife, two sons, and two daughters preceded him "to their home above." His wife died 23 Feb 1891.

Mr. Huffman was elected associate justice of the peace for Edwards County in 1865 and again in 1869. He was elected again the third time, making 13 years of continuous service for the county. He became a member of the United Bretheren Church in 1857 and remained a faithful member and strong financial supporter of the church. Only two of the original members are still living.


Children of MARY GROUNDS and ANDREW HUFFMAN are:

177.	i.		FRANCIS DANIEL⁶ HUFFMAN, b. 15 Dec 1845, West Salem (or Albion), Edwards Co, IL; d. 30 May 1912, Cedar Vale, Chautaqua Co, KS.
	ii.		ELIZABETH HUFFMAN, b. 12 Oct 1847, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. 30 May 1878, Illinois; m. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ELIZABETH HUFFMAN:
Lived and died in Illinois.

	iii.		JOHN HUFFMAN, b. 14 Sep 1850, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. 14 Nov 1856, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL.
	iv.		MARTHA HUFFMAN, b. 26 Oct 1854, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. 12 Nov 1890, Illinois; m. JEREMIAH MCCREERY, 19 Nov 1876, Edwards Co, IL; b. Unknown, "Jerry"; d. Unknown.

Notes for MARTHA HUFFMAN:
Moved to Kansas during land rush, then back to Illinois.

MARION HUFFMAN, b. Abt. 1858, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. Unknown; m. EMMA DIESNER, Unknown; b. Abt. 1860; d. Unknown.

Notes for MARION HUFFMAN:
Moved to Kansas during land rush, then back to Illinois, then later to Michigan.

	vi.		MILTON HUFFMAN, b. Abt. 1860, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. 15 Mar 1884, of T.B.; m. EMMA CLODFELTER, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	vii.		ULYSSES GRANT HUFFMAN, b. Dec 1863, "Grant" b. West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. Aft. 1905, res West Salem, Edwards Co, IL 1905; m. HATTIE SERALDA WALSER, Abt. 1891; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ULYSSES GRANT HUFFMAN:
Moved to Michigan in his later years.

viii.

ANDREW W. HUFFMAN, b. Abt. 1868, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL; d. Unknown, Illinois; m. OLGA VOIGHT, Unknown; b. Abt. 1870; d. Unknown.

Notes for ANDREW W. HUFFMAN:
Lived and died in Illinois. Was in the grocery business.

85. MARTHA⁵ GROUNDS (JOHN⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 20 Jun 1827 in Warren Co, KY, and died 16 Aug 1859 in near Albion, Edwards Co, IL. She married DANIEL BOND 14 May 1845 in Edwards Co, IL ¹⁸, son of LEONARD BOND and NANCY STENNET. He was born 04 Mar 1825 in Bone Gap, Edwards Co, IL, and died 06 Jan 1892 in Edwards Co, IL.

Notes for DANIEL BOND:
Additional Sources from files of Evelyn Barclay:
      Marriage certificate, Daniel Bond & Martha Ground(s)
      Swartz, p. 27
      US Census, Edwards Co, IL 1850-1880
      Cemetery Records West Village Cemetery, Edwards Co, IL
      Edwards County (IL) Cemetery Inscriptions, Beckham, p. 37

Children of MARTHA GROUNDS and DANIEL BOND are:

	i.		MAHALA⁶ BOND, b. 04 Oct 1846, (or Emaline) West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. 06 Oct 1867; m. (1) JOHN ANDREW REED, 21 Sep 1862, Divorced; b. Unknown, or Reid; d. Unknown; m. (2) BENJAMIN WHITAKER, 13 Jul 1865, date of license; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ENOCH BOND, b. 1849, West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. 13 Nov 1876; m. ELIZA JANE STAPLEFORD, 20 Feb 1871; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	iii.		MARY A. BOND, b. 23 Dec 1850, West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. 09 Aug 1854, West Village, Edwards Co, IL.
	iv.		JOHN WESLEY BOND, b. 15 Sep 1854, West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. 22 Dec 1933; m. (1) CHARLOTTE BAILEY, 14 Mar 1872, Divorced; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARY MCMURTY, 04 Jul 1876; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	v.		JAMES BOND, b. Abt. 1857, West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. Bef. 1870.
	vi.		MOSES BOND, b. 26 Jun 1859, West Village, Edwards Co, IL; d. 02 Jul 1859, West Village, Edwards Co, IL.

86. PRUDENCE⁵ GROUNDS (JOHN⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 08 Sep 1829 in Warren Co, KY, and died 06 Dec 1884 in Shelby Pct, Edwards Co, IL. She married JOHN BOND 30 Oct 1845 in Edwards Co, IL; by Wm. Stanley, JP, son of LEONARD BOND and NANCY STENNET. He was born 26 Dec 1822 in Edwards Co, IL, and died 02 Dec 1886 in Edwards Co, IL.

Notes for JOHN BOND:
Additional information on this family group:
Plymouth Rock to the Pacific, Mullenneix, p. 87-88
Records of Evelyn Barclay:
      US Census 1850-1880 Edwards Co, IL
      Marriage Certificate, John Bond & Prudence Ground
      Death Certificate Prudence Ground Bond
      Bonnie Beckham family files

Children of PRUDENCE GROUNDS and JOHN BOND are:

	i.		NANCY⁶ BOND, b. 22 Sep 1846, Edwards Co, IL; d. 22 Oct 1846, Edwards Co, IL.
	ii.		RHODA BOND, b. 21 Jan 1849, Edwards Co, IL; d. Unknown; m. (1) GEORGE WASHINGTON BYFORD, 01 Sep 1864, divorced about 1872; b. Abt. 1845, Cannon Co, TN; d. Unknown, went to IL after Civil War; m. (2) HARMON WOOD, Private; b. Private.

Marriage Notes for RHODA BOND and GEORGE BYFORD:
The following document transcribed by Jim Byford, a descendant of George Byford and his second wife (after the divorce from Rhoda Bond).

Edwards Circuit Court
September Term A. D. 1871
Rhoda Byford vs George W. Byford

Filed June 22nd 1871
A.B. Mathews, Solicitor
___________ Clk.

State of Illinois, Edwards County
In the Circuit Court, September Term A.D. 1871

To the Honorable James M. Pollock Judge of the 12th judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois in Chancery sitting in and for the county of Edwards.

Humbly complaining showeth unto your honor. Your _____ Rhoda Byford of the county and State aforesaid that on or about the First day of September A.D. 1864, a marriage was contracted and solemnized between your ______ and one George W. Byford then of said county and State but now a non resident of this State. That your ____ and her husband the said George W. Byford lived and cohabited together as man and wife until on or about the first day of March A.D. 1869. From the time of this marriage as aforesaid that on or about the first day of March A.D. 1869, the said George W. Byford willfully deserted your _____ without any reasonable cause and has ever since remained absent from your _______ and has wholly neglected and failed to provide for the support of your ______ Your _____ would further state that at the time of her marriage as aforesaid she and her said husband were residents of and continued to reside in said county of Edwards until the time that she was deserted by her said husband and that she has ever since that time and still does continue to reside in said county of Edwards.

Your _____ would further state that her maiden name prior to her said marriage was Rhoda Bond.

Your _____ would therefore pray that the said George W. Byford be compelled to answer all and singular the premises on this bill. But not under oath his oath being expressly waived . that your honor will grant & decree a divorce and dissolution of said marriage contract and that your honor will order as a part of such decree that from thence forth your ______ shall be called and known by Rhoda Bond the name which she held and enjoyed prior to her marriage to her said husband.

Will your honor therefore grant the ____ of Subpoena to be directed to the Sheriff of Edwards County commanding him to summons the said George W. Byford the defendant in this case by a certain day and under a certain penalty. _____ to be inserted. To be and appear before your honor at the court house in Albion in said county of Edwards. ___ and ____ to answer the premises and abide the order and decree of the court.

And will your honor grant such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require.

Th__ your ____ will ever pray.

Rhoda Byford

A. B. Matthews
Solicitor for Complt

[Original Document located in Box 41 - Edwards Co., IL Courthouse - Albion, IL, Transcribed by Jim Byford 08 Oct 2002]

Edwards Circuit Court
___ Sept Term A.D. 1871

Rhoda Byford vs George W. Byford
Affidavit of non residence

Filed June 22" 1871
A.B. Mathews____ for ____
_________ Clk

State of Illinois
Edwards County
In the Circuit Court
___ September Term AD. 1871

Rhoda Byford vs George W. Byford
Divorce

A. B. Mathews the attorney for the above named complainant after first being duly sworn upon oath say that George W. Byford upon due inquiry can not be found so that service of _______ can be made on him __ he believes him to be a non resident of this state

A.B. Mathews
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22" June A.D. 1871
[Signed] William B. Tribe Clerk

[Original Document located in Box 41 - Edwards Co., IL Courthouse - Albion, IL, Transcribed by Jim Byford 08 Oct 2002]

[Newspaper Ad]
Chancery Notice
State of Illinois
_____________ to Edwards County
September term, 1871
Rhoda Byford vs. George W. Byford
In Chancery.

Affidavit of the non-residence of George W. Byford, defendant above named, having been filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court, notice is hereby given to the said George W. Byford that the complainant heretofore filed her bill of complaint in said Court, on the Chancery side thereof, and that a summons thereupon issued out of said Court against said defendant, returnable on the second Monday of September next, (1871), as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said George W. Byford, shall personally be and appear before said Court on the first day of a term thereof, to be holden at Albion, in said county on the second Monday of September, A. D. 1871, and plead, answer, or demur to the said complainant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated, will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the prayer of said bill

WILLIAM B. TRIBE, Clerk
A. B. Mathews, Compl't's Sol'r

[Purchase of Newspaper Ad]
Office of the Albion Pioneer.

The undersigned, publishers of the Albion Pioneer, hereby cerity that the annexed advertisement has been published in the Pioneer for Four successive weeks.
Date of first insertion, June 22 , 1871
Printer's fee, $ 3.75
Received payment
[Signed] .....

CHANCERY SUMMONS
Edwards County Circuit Court
In the Matter of Rhoda Byford vs. George W. Byford
Summons To
September Term, 1871

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Edwards County
Sept 2nd
I have duly served the within by reading the same to the within named, As I am therein commanded.
"Not found in my County"
Sheriff.

Fees--Service
Mileage
Return 10
Filed in the Circuit Court this 2 day of Sept A. D. 1871
__________ Clerk.

[Original Document located in Box 41 - Edwards Co., IL Courthouse - Albion, IL, Transcribed by Jim Byford 08 Oct 2002]

CHANCERY SUMMONS.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
SS
The People of the State of Illinois to the Sheriff of said County--
Edwards County
GREETING:

We Command you that you summon George W Byford.
If he shall be found in your County, personally to be and appear before the Circuit Court of said County, on the first day of the next Term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in Albion in said Edwards County, on the Second Monday of September A.D. 1871, to answer unto Rhoda Byford in her certain bill of complaint, Bill for Divorce, filed in the said Court, on the chancery side thereof.

And have you then and there this Writ, with an endorsement thereon in what manner you shall have executed the same.

WITNESS, William B. Tribe, Clerk of our said Court, and the Seal thereof, at Albion this 22" day of June A. D. 1871
[Signature] William B. Tribe, Clerk.

[Original Document located in Box 41 - Edwards Co., IL Courthouse - Albion, IL, Transcribed by Jim Byford 08 Oct 2002]

September 1871
John Bond
Proof
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14" day of Sept AD 1871
Rhoda Byford Vs George W. Byford
_ M C___________, Special Commissioner

Filed Sept 14" 1871
________ Clerk
Comissioners Fees $3.00

State of Illinois
___ ____ Circuit Court
Edwards County
Sept Term AD 1871
Divorce
Rhoda Byford Vs George W. Byford

Personally appeared before me undersigned a special commissioner appointed by the Court to take and support the ________ in the above outlined cause John Bond. Who after being first duly sworn according to law upon his _____ says that he is and was acquainted with the parties in the above cause that they were joined in marriage in Albion Edwards County Illinois on or about the first day of September AD 1864 and lived together until about the first of March AD 1869. When the said George W. Byford deserted the said Rhoda Byford. Without any cause or provication and has continued to abscent himself from her ever since now more than two years. ___ __ for def_____ knows the co______ herself as a kind and affectionate wife that her maiden name was Rhoda Bond.

[were there signatures on this document that did not copy?]

[Original Document located in Box 41 - Edwards Co., IL Courthouse - Albion, IL, Transcribed by Jim Byford 08 Oct 2002]

	iii.	CATHERINE BOND, b. 08 Mar 1851, "Kate" b. Edwards Co, IL; d. 24 Apr 1929; m. WILSON BAUGHMAN, 16 May 1869; b. Bet. 1840 - 1850; d. Unknown.
	iv.	MARIAH BOND, b. 24 Feb 1853, Edwards Co, IL; d. 14 Sep 1855, Edwards Co, IL.
	v.	THOMAS J. BOND, b. 16 Dec 1855, Edwards Co, IL; d. 10 Nov 1857, Edwards Co, IL.
	vi.	LEONARD CLAYBORN BOND, b. 16 Jan 1858, Edwards Co, IL; d. 01 May 1924, Edwards Co, IL; m. SARAH MATILDA CURTIS, 10 Dec 1880, Edwards Co, IL; b. Unknown, "Matilda"; d. Unknown.
	vii.	MARY C. BOND, b. 03 Mar 1860; d. 25 Dec 1945; m. (1) WILLIAM DENNIS GAWTHORPE, 05 May 1880; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) JAMES BUNTING, Private; b. Private.
	viii.	CHARLES BOND, b. 23 Aug 1862, Edwards Co, IL; d. 26 Jul 1955; m. SARAH ANN DIESCHER, 07 Jul 1887, Charles md 1ce before; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
178.	ix.	MATILDA BOND, b. 03 Nov 1864, Albion, Edwards Co, IL; d. 07 May 1931, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS.
	x.	MARTHA BOND, b. 16 Jul 1867, Edwards Co, IL; d. 14 Jul 1895; m. JAMES VANDEVENDER, 25 Mar 1882; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xi.	JESSIE BOND, b. 06 Jan 1873, Edwards Co, IL; d. 26 Oct 1873, Edwards Co, IL.

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