Deaths and Funeral
Mrs. Lillian Weber dies here Saturday
Mrs. Lillian Weber 93, East View Apartments, passed away at Midland Villa
Nursing Home at 7:15 am Saturday, May 14, 1983.
She had been in failing health for one month and had been hospitalized
part of the time. She entered the nursing home on April 26.
She was born Nov 22, 1889, at Auburn, a daughter of the late John A. Hiatt
and Elizabeth T. Russell Hiatt. She lived in Nebraska and Iowa prior to her
marriage to Daniel H. Weber on Dec 25, 1912 at Shubert. They established their
home in Shubert and lived in Richardson County most of their life thereafter.
Mr. Weber was superintendent of schools at Humboldt for 16 years prior to 1940
when he returned to Falls City. He was Richardson County Superintendent from
1914 to 1925 and from 1943 to 1953. He died March 31, 1952.
Mrs. Weber was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a charter
member of former teacher ofthe Friendship class of the church, past preisent of
the United Methodist Women of the Church, past president of P.E.O. Chapter DI,
Humboldt, past president of the General Woman's Club at Humboldt, past worthy
mantron of the Order of the Eastern Star at Humboldt and at the time of her
death was a member of the UMW, P.E.O. Chapter CY, OES and the General Woman's
Club, all of Falls City.
She taughter school in Otoe County before her marriage and was an assistant
librarian at Lydia Bruun Wood Library from 1953 until 1960.
Survivors include a son, Robert E. Weber, Staten Island, N.Y.; a sister,
Mrs. Pearl Ward, Papillion, eight children. She was prededed in death by a
son, Daniel Hiatt Weber, March of 1917, at the age of one day, a daughter,
Dorothy Mayne, March of 1980, a sister and one half-sister.
The body is at the Dorr Funeral Home where services will be held in the
chapel at 2 Pm. Tuesday with the Rev. Frank H. Kirtley officiating. Interment
will be in Steele Cemetery.
Chaffee-Hiatt
Ivan Jean Chaffee, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.D. Chaffee, eight miles south of
this city and Garnet Myrle Hiatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hiatt, of this
city, were married at the home of the bride's parents at eight o'clock this
morning. In the absence of the bride's pastor, Rev. Stuckman, a friend of the
family, read the beautiful ring ceremony.
Only the immediate of the contracting parties were present. Following the
ceremony the guests were served with an elegant wedding of Richardson county's
successful teachers, and is also admirably fitted to grace the home over which
she will now preside. Mr. Chaffee is well and favorably known by the almost
eveyone in and about Falls City.
The left immediately on an automobile tour of Western points and expect to
take up farming in the spring. The best wishes of the community will go with
them wherever they go.
Chaffee-Hiatt
Ivan Jean Chaffee, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.D. Chaffee, eight miles south of
this city and Garnet Myrle Hiatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hiatt, of this
city, were married at the home of the bride's parents at eight o'clock this
morning. In the absence of the bride's pastor, Rev. Stuckman, a friend of the
family, read the beautiful ring ceremony.
Only the immediate of the contracting parties were present. Following the
ceremony the guests were served with an elegant wedding of Richardson county's
successful teachers, and is also admirably fitted to grace the home over which
she will now preside. Mr. Chaffee is well and favorably known by the almost
eveyone in and about Falls City.
The left immediately on an automobile tour of Western points and expect to
take up farming in the spring. The best wishes of the community will go with
them wherever they go.
Received 2 Nov. 1992 from "Dottie" (Dorothy Fowler) Payne. 6001 E. Eli,
Tucson, AZ 85711. I had also spoken briefly with her on the phone about a week ago before she had sent this material. She believes that her line through John Moore was actually the son of Abraham Moore and that the name we have as Jane should have been John. That is quite possible as all we have is a note salvaged from old material left to us through a cousin, was never able to see the original letters, etc. of which there was quite a lot and in the possession of Charles Otte of Council Bluffs, who died shortly after we had met him. We were never able to get together with him to see the material he had in his garage that belonged to his grandmother, Margaret Younts. Do not know what became of the material, probably thrown out after the estate was settled. There also was a tradition that this family may have been "Mormon" who chose to stay behind when the main branch went to Utah. We have no verification but it would be a breakthrough if that was the case and if there would be records of such membership wherein we could obtain records.
HISTORY OF HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS
Sesquicentennial Edition, pub. by Board of Supervisors, Hancock Co., 1968 pg. 8
JAILS
For the first ten years of its existence, Hancock County got along without a jail. The first murderer, Enoch Hankins, who stabbed Abraham Moore during a quarrel at the house of Luther Whitney in Montebello on April 8, 1833, so that he died the next day, was taken to a log jail in Quincy by Sheriff Edson Whitney at the request of Samuel Steele and James White, two justices of the peace. It was stated in their order that this was the nearest jail to Hancock County. He was returned by Sheriff E. W. Peirce of Adams County at the request of Judge Young to the June, 1833, term of the Circuit Court in Hancock County where he was indicted for murder. The grand jury reporteed that there was no jail in Hancock County, and Sheriff Whitney was again ordered to convey him to Quincy. A Change of venue to Adam County was asked and granted.
According to a story in Gregg's History related by the late Mr. Samuel Gordon, Hankins dug through the wall of the jail, disappeared and was "never more heard from". Circuit Court records of Adams County show that the case was stricken from the docket in September 1835 with leave to reinstate but there is no record that it was ever reinstated.HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY pg. 506
The First Murder
To Mr. Gordon we are also indebted for the aprticulars of the first murder in the county, which we hve failed to obtain elsewhere.
"The first murder committed in the county was in the summer of 1932. The parties were Enoch Hankins and Abram Moore. It seems that they had been neighbors in Ohio, and had an old grudge not settled. On the fatal day they
were both in the court room, rather the worse for liquor, when the quarrel was renuewed. Moore being almost twice the size and strenght of Hankins, gathered hold of him and threw him head first out of doors, the floor being several feet above the ground. The fall was a hard one. Hankins was so enraged that he took out his knife, openied it, but put it back into his pocket, and returned into the court room. Moore seeing him back again, made the second attempt to throw him out, whereupon Hankins drew out his knife and inflicted a fatal wound, which caused Moore's death in 24 hours. Hankins was arrested, and bound over for his appearance to Court. Not being able to give bond, and there being no jail in the county, he was taken to Quincy for safe keeping. Adams county having a log jail. Hankins, after a few months in jail got tireed of such close quarters; so one night he dug through the wall an cleared himself for Texas. The family of Moore offered a reward of $500, the county $500, and Gov. Reynolds $200; but Hankins was never caught.HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Abraham Moore, WILL 9 April 1833
Probate Box 1, WIll Bk B pg. 2
ABRAHAM MOORE ESTATE INVENTORY
Margaret Moore Adms. of the Estate of Abram Moore Dced returned the following inventory of the Deeds and chatels rights and credits belonging to said Estate to wit: 1 horse 11 years old Black colour 1 mare six years old Bay 1 yoke of oxen 1 set Smith tools 1 band horse mill 1 blackeow 1 steer 2 years old 7 yearling calves 6 head sheep 1 Bareshaw? plow 2 weeding hois 1 Log chain 1 sett gears 1 half of an Iron toothed harrow 1 loom & apraiatus 1 sidesaddle 2 nuns Saddle 2 pair double trees 7 Breiding sows 1 felling axe 6 spayed sows and barrows 1 or 15 last spring shoats 1 old ass 4 Bushels corn some wheat in the stack & some oats in the Bott of stack 100 # pickled pork 40 # coffee 2 Beds and Bedding 4 chairs 9 Delph plates 1 set Delph cups & Saucers 1 coffee pot 1 coffee mill 1 sett Knives & forks 1 set iron table spoons 1 iron fire shovel 1 Big iron Kettle 1 Brass Kettle 1 small oven 1 large oven & lid 1 skelet 1 tea Kettle 6 stand of Bees 1 clevis 1 mining shovel 1 iron wedge 1 handsaw 2 augers 2 chisels 1 drawing Knife 1 iron square 1 pitch fork 2 meat sives 1 churn 1 pail 1 Bucket 1 fire crane 1 square table
40 Bushels corn lent to William Southware?I Margaret Moore Administrator with the will annexece of Abraham Moore Decd do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect inventory of the goods and chatels rights and credits belonging to said Estate so far as the same have come to my hands possession or Knowledge. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 10th day of June 1833
Margaret Moore Admin (seal)
Recorded 30 June 1833
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Margaret Moore Admn of the Estate of Abraham Moore Decd returned the
following Bill of appraisment of the Goods & chatels rights & credits of the
said deceased to wit
Smith Tools appraised to 10.00
Band horse mill and apparatus 13.--
4 large Gums 2.00 1 yoke of oxen 40.00 42 --
6 head of sheep 3 grown & 3 lambs 10.50
12 head of hogs 36.00 15 head of shoats 7.50 43.50
1 small sow a Kennedys 2.00 1 Black cow & Bull 13. 15.00
1 spotted steer year old 4.00 1 speckled hefer 4.00 8.00
1 deep red steer year old 3.50 1 palered herfer 3.50 7.00
1 Black spotted herfer 3.00 1 pale red herfer 3.oo 6.00
1 Black linees back herfer 3.00 1 Brindle do 2.00 5.00
1 iron tooth harrow in partnership 3.50
1 pair double trees 50 1 sythe & hangings 75 1.25
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continued $164.75
1 part of an oat stack 4.50 1 Bucket 37 1/2 4.87 1/2
7 Bushels wheat in the stack 3.50 2 weeding how 1.50 5.00
1 Bare share plow 4.00 1 pair of Greers 1.00 5.--
1 pair of waggon doubletrees 2.00 3 Bee hives 6.0 8.--
1 Bunch of watered flase 1.00 1 firee shovel 75 1.75
1 iron Kettle 2.00 1 Dutch oven 1.50 3.50
1 Brass Kettle 75 1 oven without lid 37 1/2 1.12 1/2
1 pair of small steelyards 37 1/2 cubboard ware 50 87 1/2
1 Cedar Bucket 50 1 Pot crane 1.00 1.50
1 Rifle Gun 10.00 1 Large Bowie Knife 2.00 12.00
1 Book universal bocabalary 2.00 1 loom 2.00 4.00
1 drawing Knife auger square & chisle 1.00
1 old Sythe & corn Slash 37 1/2 1 Prime Stone 1.00 1.37 1/2
1 Socket for Boat hole 1.00 1 Log chain 3.00 4.00
2 Bells 1.50 4 chains 1.50 3.00
1 Black horse 11 years old 30.. 1 sorrel pony 5.00 35.00
1 Bay mare 6 years old 40.00 40.00
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299.25
We the undersigned Appraiser do certify that we were duly sworn according
to law Hugh Wilson ss
Recorded 1 July 1833 William Wallace ss
James Miller ss
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Margaret Moore Administrix of the Estate of A. Moore Decd returned
the following sale Bills to wit.
Inventory of Property belonging to the estate Abraham Moore Dced as
sld at Public sale this 16th day of July 1833 on a credit of 12 monthsArticles sold Purchsers Name
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Universal Vocabulary Margaret Moore 1.00
1 Double line Margaret Moore 87 1/2
1 Rifle Gun Margaret Moore 4.62 1/2
1 Do Sylvanus Moore 1.12 1/2
1 Double & single tree Margaret Moore .62 1/2
1 shovel Margaret Moore .37 1/2
1 Double tree Same .31 1/4
1 Sythe Same .31 1/4
1 Prime Stone Same .25
1 Bee Stand Same 1.31 1/4
1 Do Same 1.50
1 Do Same 1.31 1/4
1 Half of a harrow Same 1.56 1/4
A. Moores Estate Sale Bill continued
Brot forward 15.18 3/4
2 hoes Margaret Moore .50 1/4
1 Log chain Same 1.00 1/4
1 plow Same 1.00
6 sheep Same 5.00
6 young cattle Same 12.73
1 horse Same 10.50
2 Oxen Same 20.00
1 horse mill Same 5.00
1 Lot Black smith tolls William Foster 9.31 1/4
1 loom Margareet Moore .50
2 saddles Same .62 1/4
1 Kettle Same 1.12 1/2
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$82.62 1/4
State of Illinois } We James White clerk and James Robinson clerk of the sale do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true statement of the articles sold at the sale of the personal property belonging to the Estate of Abraham Moore Decd and also the amt each article sold for amounting to eighty dollars and sixty two and a half cents this 16th day of July 1833
Subscribed and sworn to before the } James White
undersigned Judge of Probate of said } James Robinson
county this 16 day of July 1833 }
Wesley Williams J.P.
Recorded 20th July A.D. 1833
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See notes under Betsy, her parents were born in Penn. Margaret may be the same as is in the 1870 census of Batavia Locust Grove Twp., Jefferson Co., Ill. page 6. 1 July 1870. It is suspected at this point that Margaret returned to Ill. to be with her other children, she would have died and been buried there after 1870 if it is the same as found in the 1870 census.