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Marriage: Children:
  1. George L. Magers: Birth: 12 NOV 1887 in Altamount, Effingham, Illinois. Death: 30 NOV 1963 in danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

  2. Flora Caroline Magers: Birth: 1 JAN 1890 in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois. Death: 13 OCT 1913 in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA

  3. James Albert Magers: Birth: 21 FEB 1892 in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA. Death: 7 FEB 1971 in Danville , Illnois


Sources
1. Title:   One World Tree (sm)
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
2. Title:   Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900
Author:   Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp.
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005

Notes
a. Note:   Tuesday November 15, 1892 While moving from the Ashton farm northwest of Altamont, Illinois to Dr. Schlagenhauf's farm north east of this place. Frank was kicked in the bowels by a (colt or Mule) and was taken to a neighbors house and a physician called. But was hurt internally and bled continually until he died which occurred Wednesday Nov. 16, 1892 after 12 o'clock the funeral services were conducted at the M. E. Church in this place at 11:00Am on Saturday the 19th by Reverend Hoar of Moccasin, Illinois; after which all that was mortal of F. D. Magers was laid to rest at the Altamont Cemetery Frank was a good man about 31 years old and highly respected by all those who knew him he leaves a loving wife and three small children to mourn his sudden death who have the support of the entire community. It is a sad thought that a young man in the prime of his live, was the sole depended of a loving companion who's is in feeble health, and their little children should be taken from them in a few short hours "In the midst of life, we are in death". On the 1880 census, his name is Franklin Majors FRANCIS D. MAGERS �FRANKLIN MAJORS� (1862�1892) ALTAMONT, ILLINOIS Born:...........1862 in Allen County, Indiana Near the town of Leo. Died: Died as a result of being kicked by one of his mules when getting them ready for work 16 November 1892 Burial: In Union Cemetery, Altamont, Illinois on the McCoy Lot. Married: George-Anna McCoy on 25 December, 1886 by S. N. Young (J.P.) Marriage is recorded in Effingham in Marriage Book 1 page 142 Both were 23 Children; (1). George Magers ( 1887-1963) Married Olive Francis ( Marriage is recorded in Effingham. One daughter Frances Cramer , was born to George and Olive. After her death, George Married Lois Wilson and after her death he married Vibra Preece. He died in Florida and is buried beside his first wife, Olive, in Union Cemetery not to far from the graves of Grandpap and Grandma Magers in ( Altamont) Union Cemetery. (2). Flora Caroline (1890-1971) �Flo� died of T. B. At the age of 23, She is buried in Union Cemetery, Altamont. (3). James Albert Magers (1892�1971) Jim was about 10 months old when his father died. He married Etta Ehlers. Their marriage is recorded in Effingham in Book 3 page 318. A daughter , Doris is blind She and her mother, Etta have recently sold their home in Homer, Illinois and live in Ettasin Clark-Lindsey Nursing Center Urbana & Mary Bryant Home for Blind. A son, George called �Sy� lives in Washington D. C. And has a responsible Government Job. Another son , John is now deceased. A daughter lives in California. (Madonna Scott) After Uncle Frank died, Aunt Annie and her family lived by Grandpa McCoy. Jim told my sister, Marion, that Grandma Magers looked after George and Grandma McCoy helped car for him. Aunt Annie later married William Dickman, ( a widower with several children). She was the 40 and Wm was 49 . They were married by Theodora Brink, and the marriage is recorded in Effingham in Book 2 page 154 , Certificate No. #2000( married 19 March 1903) One daughter Arvilla Dickman was born to this union (1903-1964) Arvilla married Edward Knieram, but after several years of marriage divorced him. She died Dec 2, 1964 and is buried on the McCoy lot in Union Cemetery, Altamont, IllinoisE.L.B.


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