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Descendants of "Amsey" Amasa (Aurasco) Wilcox

Generation No. 1

1. "AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹ WILCOX was born 1786 in New Hampshire or Vermont, and died September 4, 1869 in Rockville Twp, Illinois buried in DeSelm Cemetery. He married MARGARET ?. She was born 1798 in Pennsylvania, and died June 19, 1874 in Rockville Twp, Illinois buried in DeSelm Cemetery.

• Occupation: farmer

Census Info:

1860 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 2218 line 4

Notes for MARGARET ?:

Census Info:

1860 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 2218 line 4

1870 Illinois, Will Co. Rockville Twp, household 139 line 19

Children of "AMSEY" WILCOX and MARGARET ? are:

2. i. WILL² WILCOX.

   ii. JOHN W WILCOX, b. Abt 1823 (Source: 1860 Census.).

Census Info:

1860 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 2218 line 4

3. iii. JAMES W WILCOX, b. Abt 1828, Ohio.

4. iv. MARGARET WILCOX, b. September 26, 1832, Little York, Illinois; d. November 28, 1908, Lake Village, Newton Co, Indiana buried in Lake Village Cemetery.

 

Generation No. 2

2. WILL² WILCOX ("AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹)

• Occupation: ran a feed & flour mill

Children of WILL WILCOX are:

5. i. CHARLES³ WILCOX, b. May 16, 1869, Illinois; d. 1944, Deselm, Illinois buried in Deselm Cemetery.

ii. IDA WILCOX.

 

3. JAMES W² WILCOX ("AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹) was born Abt 1828 in Ohio. He married MARY ? Aft. 1860. She was born Abt 1838 in Illinois.

• Occupation: farmer

Census Info:

1860 Illinois

1870 Illinois, Will Co. Rockville Twp, household 139 line 19

Notes for MARY ?:

Census Info:

1870 Illinois, Will Co. Rockville Twp, household 139 line 19

Children of JAMES WILCOX and MARY ? are:

i. IOLA³ WILCOX, b. Abt 1866, Illinois.

Census Info:

1870 Illinois, Will Co. Rockville Twp, household 139 line 19

ii. CHARLES WILCOX, b. Abt 1868, Illinois.

Census Info:

1870 Illinois, Will Co. Rockville Twp, household 139 line 19

 

4. MARGARET² WILCOX ("AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹) was born September 26, 1832 in Little York, Illinois, and died November 28, 1908 in Lake Village, Newton Co, Indiana buried in Lake Village Cemetery (Source: Death Certificate: Lake Twp, Newton County, Indiana; Obituary in Lake Village Indiana newspaper. Recorded in the Rainford History by LaVanche West.). She married GEORGE CHARLES RAINFORD July 12, 1855 in Kankakee County, Illinois (Source: Kathy Zavada.), son of THOMAS RAINFORD and SARAH SWEETMAN. He was born November 14, 1810 in London, England (Source: Newton County Indiana info from rootsweb.), and died March 6, 1892 in Lake Village, Indiana (Source: Obituary in Lake Village Indiana newspaper. Recorded in the Rainford History by LaVanche West.).

Link to Rainford genealogy

Generation No. 3

5. CHARLES³ WILCOX (WILL², "AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹) was born May 16, 1869 in Illinois, and died 1944 in Deselm, Illinois buried in Deselm Cemetery. He married "KATE" CATHERINE CORLETT, daughter of ROBERT CORLETT and HARRIET RAINFORD. She was born February 2, 1867 in Illinois, and died July 13, 1922 in Deselm, Illinois buried in Deselm Cemetery.

• Occupation: ran a feed & flour mill, farmer

Census Info:

1920 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 117 line 58

Notes for "KATE" CATHERINE CORLETT:

Census Info:

1880 Illinois, Will Co. Wesley Twp, household 30 line 28

1920 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 117 line 58

Children of CHARLES WILCOX and "KATE" CORLETT are:

16. i. MAMIE⁴ WILCOX, b. February 7, 1900, Bourbannais, Illinois; d. September 19, 1997, Bradley, Kankakee, Illinois.

ii. WILBERT WILCOX, b. June 5, 1903, Indiana; d. January 1964, Indiana; m. MARGARET VIOLA; b. 1905.

• Fact: not in the 1920 census with his family

iii. CHARLES WILCOX, b. April 28, 1904, Illinois (Source: SSN internet site.); d. March 1985, Dallas City, Hancock, Illinois (Source: SSN internet site.).

Census Info:

1920 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 117 line 58

 

Generation No. 4

16. MAMIE⁴ WILCOX (CHARLES³, WILL², "AMSEY" AMASA (AURASCO)¹) was born February 7, 1900 in Bourbannais, Illinois, and died September 19, 1997 in Bradley, Kankakee, Illinois (Source: SSN internet site.). She married STANLEY CABIT May 11, 1921 in Crown Point, Indiana (Source: Newspaper clipping included in Rainford History). He was born November 8, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, and died May 11, 1984 in Kankakee, Illinois buried in Deselm Cemetery (Source: Newspaper obituary recorded in the Rainford History by LaVanche West.).

• Residence: Manteno, Illinois

Census Info:

1920 Illinois, Kankakee Co. Rockville Twp, household 117 line 58

More About STANLEY CABIT:

• Occupation: farmer, Bennett Industries in Peotone

• Residence: Manteno, Illinois

Children of MAMIE WILCOX and STANLEY CABIT are:

i. ARLENE⁵ CABIT, b. December 12, 1921, Illinois; m. ADAM MICHAEL MARCUKAITIS; b. February 1, 1918; d. February 7, 1998, Monee, Will, Illinois (Source: SSN internet site.).

• Fact: Check children

• Residence: Monee or Molene, Illinois

More About ADAM MICHAEL MARCUKAITIS:

• Occupation: Farmer, Spring Grinder at Alco

 

ii. VENITA CABIT, b. April 4, 1924, Illinois; m. JOSEPH JAMES MAREK, SR., September 4, 1965; b. February 21, 1918; d. November 6, 2001, Bradley, Kankakee, Illinois (Source: SSN internet site.).

• Residence: Bradley, Illinois

More About JOSEPH JAMES MAREK, SR.:

• Occupation: Truck Driver for Kroehlers, Farmer

 

iii. KENNETH CABIT, b. January 6, 1928, Illinois; m. THELMA EBY; b. April 17, 1926.

• Occupation: Foreman at Stones Container's

• Residence: Chicago, Illinois

 

iv. MARLE CABIT, b. Illinois; m. DONALD SCHULTZ.

• Residence: Reddick, Illinois

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