dh: [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] “Abe” [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 44 (Farmer/Army Veteran) - disabled, but healthy
dw: [name_f]Frances[/name_f] “Fannie” [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (Harrison) [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 38 (from a middle class family) - deceased during childbirth
-ds: [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “Theo” [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 22 (Printer/Started his own Printshop)
–dw: [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (Hewes) [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 21 (came from a poor farming family)
----dd: [name_u]Florence[/name_u] “Flora” [name_f]Phebe[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 6mos
-ds: [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] “Timmy” [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 10
-dd: [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Jo” [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 5
-ds: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] “Tommy” [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 2
-dd: [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], nb - deceased during childbirth
Up until recently, [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] and Frances’ lives had been relatively quiet and calm. [name_f]Frances[/name_f] was pregnant with their 4th child together when she went into early labor and lost the baby. After a few hours of hemorrhaging, [name_f]Frances[/name_f] was pronounced dead as well. Theodore’s life, however, is going well so far. He started an apprenticeship when he was 16 with a printer, and, when he turned 20, he was able to start his own printshop. His business is thriving and so is his home life. Shortly after he started his business, he met and married Ms. [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Hewes, the youngest daughter of a local farmer. They recently welcomed a daughter, [name_u]Florence[/name_u], named for his sister who died in infancy.
Abe’s Siblings:
dw: [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] (Brown) [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 54 (Comes from a wealthy railroad family)
It’s been a hectic few years for [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and her children. Almost all her children are either married or engaged and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] is now a grandmother to three!
-ds: [name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 26 (Silversmith) - sick with Whooping Cough
–dw: [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (Riddell) [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 24 ( from a poor family) - deceased during childbirth
----ds: [name_m]Hiram[/name_m] Riddell [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 3
----ds: [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] “Saul” [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 1 - sick with Pneumonia
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] started an apprenticeship at 17 with a master silversmith in the city and quickly gained the skill. When the silversmith master he had learned from passed away, he left the shop to [name_u]Amos[/name_u], as he had no sons. [name_u]Amos[/name_u] later met and married Ms. [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] Riddell. They had 2 sons together, but, when their youngest son was born, [name_f]Sally[/name_f] tragically passed from complications.
-dd: [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] “Debby” [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] (Stone) Haddock, 24
–dh: [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “Sonny” [name_u]George[/name_u] Haddock, 29 (Wealthy Industrial Tycoon/Owns a [name_u]Steel[/name_u] Mill)
----dd: [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] Haddock, 3
When running errands for her mother in the city, [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] was almost struck by a runaway carriage, only to be saved by the heir to The Haddock [name_u]Steel[/name_u] Company, a large steel mill in town. Mr. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] Haddock fell for her instantly. They are now married with a young daughter.
-ds: [name_u]Gideon[/name_u] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 23 (Farmhand)
–dfiancee: [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] “Kitty” [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_m]Craine[/name_m], 23 (from a poor family)
[name_u]Gideon[/name_u] is currently working for his Uncle [name_m]Abe[/name_m] on the family farm. He is also currently engaged to Ms. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_m]Craine[/name_m], daughter of a factory laborer
-ds: [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 22 (Studying [name_m]Law[/name_m] at a University)
A mysterious benefactor (assumed to be his brother-in-law, Mr. Haddock) paid for Elias’ education. He is almost through his degree and will become a lawyer this time next year!
-ds: [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 22 (Silversmith Apprentice)
–dfiancee: [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] “Dolly” [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Andrews[/name_m], 19 (from a poor family)
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] is allowing [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] to be his silversmith apprentice. He also introduced [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] to his old master’s granddaughter, Ms. [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Andrews[/name_m], who just recently lost her fiance to Consumption
dd: [name_f]Esther[/name_f] “Essie” [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] (Stone, Ward) [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 54
dh: [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]Edward[/name_u] McCullough, 57 (Carpenter/Army Veteran)
About 5 years after the war ended, [name_f]Esther[/name_f] married her late first husband’s business partner, Mr. [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]Edward[/name_u] McCullough. [name_u]John[/name_u], a widower with 6 children of his own, had always been close friends with [name_f]Esther[/name_f]. Since Esther’s stepsons were old enough to care for their father’s farm, she and her daughter [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] and step-daughters [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] and [name_f]Augustina[/name_f], now reside with [name_u]John[/name_u] and two of his sons, [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m].
-dd: [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_m]Ward[/name_m], 22
-dstepd: [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] “Genie” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 23
–dfiance: [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Moses[/name_u] [name_m]Peerce[/name_m], 26 (Teacher) - sick with Pneumonia
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f] met Mr. [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Moses[/name_u] [name_m]Peerce[/name_m] when they were in school together. Now that [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] has completed his education and has settled into a teaching position in the city, he courted her and asked Georgina’s older brother, [name_m]Albert[/name_m], for her hand in marriage. [name_f]Esther[/name_f] has been helping with the wedding preparations and the couple plan to wed before the end of the year.
-dstepd: [name_f]Augustina[/name_f] “Auggie” [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 20
-dsteps: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Edward[/name_u] McCullough, 28 (Carpenter)
–dfiancee: [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Duncombe, 29 (from a middle class family)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and Ms. [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Duncombe met through Mr. [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u] Duncombe, Thomas’ late sister Catherine’s husband and Abigail’s older brother. Abigail’s own husband husband passed two years ago and their union had not been blessed with any children, though [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] wants nothing more than to raise a family. They fell for each other instantly and the couple plans to wed next summer.
-dsteps: [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]John[/name_u] McCullough, 26 (Carpenter) - sick with Pneumonia
–dfiancee: [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], 22 (from a poor family)
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] met when [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and her father hired [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and his father to help reroof their home after the winter snowstorms. They courted and, about a year ago, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] asked her father for Nancy’s hand. They were supposed to marry earlier this year, however [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] has had several serious bouts of pneumonia.
-dstepd: [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] “Etta” [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] (Miles) Scarborough, 28
–dh: [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] Scarborough, 36 (Accountant/Army Veteran) - sick with Consumption
----dstepd: [name_f]Susan[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] Scarborough, 6
----dstepd: [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] Scarborough, 4
----ds: [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Scarborough, nb
Esther’s eldest stepdaughter and her new husband were doing quite well these past few years. She met and married Mr. [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] Scarborough, a widower with two young daughters [name_f]Susan[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. Stephen’s accounting office is doing well and has afforded the family a comfortable home and living. Last month the couple welcomed a son, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]. As of last week, however, [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] has fallen ill with consumption.
-dsteps: [name_m]Albert[/name_m] “Bertie” [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 25 (Farmer)
[name_m]Albert[/name_m], being the oldest of the twin boys, came into responsibility of his father’s farm at 18. He and his twin brother reside on the farm, sharing the responsibility, though.
-dsteps: [name_u]Melvin[/name_u] “Mel” [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 25 (Farmhand) - sick with Pneumonia
–dfiancee: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f] Withers, 22 (from a poor family)
[name_u]Melvin[/name_u] fell in love with Ms. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f] Withers while at a livestock auction. Her family is a poor farming family from southern Illinois. The couple will marry at the end of the year. [name_u]Melvin[/name_u] is currently sick with pneumonia, but seems to be on the mend.
-dsteps: [name_u]Edward[/name_u] “Eddy” [name_u]John[/name_u] McCullough, 33 (Carpenter)
–dw: [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] (Harvey) McCullough, 31 (from a poor family)
----dd: [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] “Hetty” [name_f]Ann[/name_f] McCullough, 8
----dd: [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “Tilly” [name_f]Alice[/name_f] McCullough, 6
----ds: [name_u]John[/name_u] “Johnnie” [name_u]Edward[/name_u] McCullough, 6
----ds: [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] “Tommie” [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] McCullough, 4 - deceased from [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] Fever
----dd: [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] “Lady” [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] McCullough, 5
----ds: [name_u]William[/name_u] “Willie” [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] McCullough, 3
The oldest of John’s six children, [name_u]Edward[/name_u], has been happily married for 12 years. He and his wife had known each other since they were children and went to the same one room school house. Alice’s father was a coal miner but lost his life 5 years ago in a mining accident. [name_u]Edward[/name_u] learned his trade from his father as did all his brothers. With his carpentry skills, [name_u]Edward[/name_u] built his wife and children a modest home and are poor, but are making it work. During their union they have welcomed 6 children: [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_u]John[/name_u], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], and [name_u]William[/name_u]. [name_f]Alice[/name_f] was the first to give birth to triplets with all three baby and mother surviving the birth. However, [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] the youngest triplet, passed away two winters ago to scarlet fever.
-dstepd: [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] “Cate” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (McCullough) Duncombe, 29 - deceased from Consumption
–dh: [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u] Duncombe, 35 (Physician)
----dd: [name_u]Alma[/name_u] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] Duncombe, 8
----ds: [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] “Fred” [name_m]Frank[/name_m] Duncombe, 6
----dd: [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] “Amy” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Duncombe, 4
----ds: [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] “Art” [name_u]William[/name_u] Duncombe, 4
----ds: [name_m]Abner[/name_m] [name_u]Edward[/name_u] Duncombe, 3
----dd: [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] “Aggie” [name_f]Emily[/name_f] Duncombe, 1 - deceased from Typhoid Fever
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] met Mr. [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u] Duncombe when she fell ill 10 years ago to pneumonia. [name_m]Frank[/name_m] had nursed her back to health and two began to fall for each other. They married a year later and welcomed six children together. Shortly after the birth of their sixth child, [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] fell ill from consumption and, two weeks later, she succumbed to the disease, Leaving [name_m]Frank[/name_m] to raise his six children alone. To add to the family’s lingering grief, [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] caught typhoid fever and passed away last month.
-dstepd: [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] (McCullough) [name_m]Dewitt[/name_m], 25
–dh: [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Dewitt[/name_m], 27 (Baker/Owns a Bakery)
Newlyweds [name_f]Emily[/name_f] and Mr. [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Dewitt[/name_m] met as children when they grew up next door to each other. The two were best friends and often chased each other throughout Isaac’s family’s bakery, only to be scolded by Isaac’s father. Isaac’s parents both passed away a few years ago leaving the bakery to [name_m]Isaac[/name_m].
-dsteps: [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]William[/name_u] McCullough, 23 (Carpenter)
–dw: [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (Games) McCullough, 21
----ds: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] “Tommie” [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] McCullough, 2
John’s youngest son, [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] met and married Ms. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Games three years ago, while visiting his uncle in [name_u]Chicago[/name_u]. She came from a family of factory workers, and , while the small home [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] had built them was no luxury, it still far exceeded the cramped apartment that housed her large family back in [name_u]Chicago[/name_u]. Her and [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] send her family extra money when they can. During their marriage they have welcomed a son, [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].
-dd: [name_f]Permilia[/name_f] “Millie” [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] McClanahan, 24
–dfiance: [name_m]Eugene[/name_m] [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] Mauldin, 24 (Farmer)
After the death of her parents and many of her siblings, [name_f]Permilia[/name_f] took little interest in anything other than her daily routine: chores, prepare her smaller siblings for school then herself, attend school, afternoon chores, and help Aunt [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] with dinner. That was until she [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]. He lived down the road on his parent’s farm and would often walk with [name_f]Permilia[/name_f] and her family to school and town. They would walk and talk for hours about everything and nothing at all. He courted and proposed to her a few months ago, and the couple plan to wed in the spring. Her father’s bar burnt down in a fire about 4 years ago, which is both terribly sad and a bit of a relief. As a woman, she had little control over the bar and was really only a placeholder until her brother [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] would take it over.
-ds: [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] “Andy” [name_m]Martin[/name_m] McClanahan, 20 (Engineering Student at University)
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] has always had his father’s networking abilities and has always been able to make friends. That skill has secured him an anonymous lump sum to attend a university of his choice to study engineering. He has been at Elmhurst University for the past 2 years and should be finishing up in a few years.
-dd: [name_f]Drusilla[/name_f] “Dru” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] McClanahan, 15
-ds: [name_u]Michael[/name_u] “Mickey” [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] McClanahan, 13 - deceased from [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] Fever
Family Cemetery 
[name_f]Phebe[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (Southerland) [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 21 (comes from a wealthy family of bankers) - deceased during childbirth (1833-1854)
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Phebe[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], nb - deceased from complications at birth (1854)
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] “Saul” [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 35 (Farmer) - deceased from Consumption (1818-1853)
[name_m]Hiram[/name_m] [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 18 (Private in The Union Army) - deceased from fatal gunshot wound (1846-1864)
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] [name_m]Ward[/name_m], 39 (Carpenter) - deceased from Cephalitis (1813-1852)
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] “Neil” [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], 52 (Farmer, Quartermaster [name_m]Sergeant[/name_m] in The Union Army) - deceased from infected gunshot wound (1811-1863)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Jo” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (Stone) McClanahan, 38 - deceased during childbirth (1823-1861)
[name_u]Charles[/name_u] “Chip” [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] McClanahan, 44 (Bar Owner, [name_m]Sergeant[/name_m] in The Union Army) - deceased from fatal gunshot wound (1820-1864)
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u] “Danny” [name_u]Charles[/name_u] McClanahan, 8 - deceased from Consumption (1853-1861)
[name_f]Malvina[/name_f] “Malva” [name_f]Cora[/name_f] McClanahan, 8 - deceased from Consumption (1856-1864)
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] “Tabby” [name_u]Anne[/name_u] McClanahan, 6 - deceased from Pneumonia (1858-1864)
Unnamed daughter McClanahan, nb - deceased during childbirth (1861)
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_m]Stone[/name_m], 14 - deceased because of tuberculosis/consumption (1827-1841)