Person:Jonathan Nowlin (1)

The following is copied from his Find A Grave memorial page^S7:

Jonathan at one time owned at least 320 acres in Austin Township, Macon County, IL; namely; the E1/2, NE1/4 of Section 20 (where he lived) and the E1/2, SE1/4 of Section 17 and the SW1/4 of Section 8. The Section 20 property was sold to his son Silas R. Nowlin on June 28, 1898 and the Section 17 property was sold to his son Jont. A. Nowlin on June 28, 1898. Louis Emery (a grandson of Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin) was born in the Section 20 property. As of 2011, the W1/2, SW1/4 of Section 8 was owned by the Nowlin Family Farms, LLC and this 80 tract has been designated as a Century Farm by the Illinois Department of Agriculture in that it has been continuously owned by the same family for at least 100 years. This LLC was formed following the death of then title holder, Oscar JB Nowlin, who was born on this 80 acre tract and who is a grandson of Jonathan B. Nowlin.

When Jonathan retired, he moved to Farmer City, IL. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and during the later years of his life traveled extensively attending the Grand Army of the Republic National and State Encampments and visiting relatives. Jonathan married his first wife, Jane Elizabeth Sykes on 20 Aug 1862 in Dearborn County, IN; they had nine children. Jonathan's second wife was Louisa J. (Marsh) (James) Nowlin; they were married 05 Sep 1898. While she was his first cousin, they did not have any children. As first cousins, the common grandparents shared by Jonathan and Louisa Nowlin were Jonathan Blasdel and Nancy E. (Cooper) Blasdel. Jonathan is buried in the same plot as both of his wives.

Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin was buried on December 20, 1931 in Wrights Grove Cemetery, west of Maroa, IL, in Lot 14 of Block 2. He served as a Private in H Co. 83rd Ind. Inf. during the Civil War; he enlisted on August 16, 1862 as a corporal and was discharged June 2, 1865 as a private; he was demoted as a result of accidentally injuring a fellow soldier while doing some "horse play". His service included the march through Georgia with General Sherman. His death certificate No. 0200225 was filed with the State of IL on December 19, 1931.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Edmund West (compiler). Family Data Collection - Births (not a reliable source). (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

   Nowlin, Jonathan Blasdel; Father: Nowlin, Silas Emerson; Mother: Blasdel, Elenor Cooper; Birth Date: 2 April 1841 City: Guilford; County: Dearborn State: IN

2. ↑ Edmund West (compiler). Family Data Collection - Individual Records (not a reliable source). (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

   Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin; Birth: 2 April 1841-- Dearborn, Guilford, IN; Death:17 December 1932 -- Farmer City, De Witt, IL; Spouse: Nathaniel Goodspeed Parents: Silas Emerson Nowlin, Elenor Cooper Blasdel

3. ↑ Bio- Silas Nowlin, in History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement : containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns, villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the North-west Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885).

   Seven children were born to them, four of whom are now living: Nancy E., Mary E., Elijah B. and Jonathan B.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin, in Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
   1931.

   Name:Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin
   Birth Date:2 Apr 1841
   Birth Place:Lawrence, KY
   Death Date:17 Dec 1931
   Death Place:Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois
   Burial Date:20 Dec 1931
   Burial Place:Maroa, Macon, Ill.
   Cemetery Name:Maroa
   Death Age:90
   Occupation:Retired Farmer
   Race:White
   Marital Status:W
   Gender:Male
   Street Address:717 East Allen St
   Father Name:Silas Nowlin
   Father Birth Place:Wales, England
   Mother Name:Eleanor Blasdell
   Mother Birth Place:England
   Spouse Name:Louisa Marsh
   FHL Film Number:1684270

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} John B Nowlin household, in DeWitt, Illinois, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   3 Apr 1930.

   Name: John B Nowlin
   Home in 1930: Santa Ana, Dewitt, Illinois
   Age: 89
   Estimated birth year: abt 1841
   Birthplace: Indiana
   Relation to Head of House: Head
   Race: White
   Household Members: Name Age
   John B Nowlin 89
   Emma J Applegate 62

6. ↑ Silas Nowlin household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
   13 Jul 1860.

   Name: Jona Nowlin
   Age in 1860: 19
   Birth Year: abt 1841
   Birthplace: Indiana
   Home in 1860: Miller, Dearborn, Indiana
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Lawrenceburg
   Household Members: Name Age
   Silas Nowlin 50
   Martha J Nowlin 30
   Jona Nowlin 19
   Mary Nowlin 17
   Emma Nowlin 10
   Perry Nowlin 7
   Witfield Nowlin 5
   Wm Nowlin 3
   Anna Nowlin 3.12

7. ↑ Wrights Grove Cemetery, in Find A Grave.

   Jonathan Blasdel Nowlin

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Jonathan Nowlin, in Historical Data Systems. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database online]. (Ancestry.com , 2009).

   Name: Jonathan Nowlin
   Death Date: 17 Dec 1931
   Cemetery: Ridge Cemetery (aka Wrights Grove Cemetery)
   Cemetery Location: Decatur, Illinois

9. ↑ ^9.0 9.1 Jonathan B Nowlin household, in Macon, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   4 Jun 1800.

   Enumerated as a farmer. His daughter Martha had mumps at the time of the census.

   Name: Jonathan B. Nowlin
   Age: 38
   Birth Year: abt 1842
   Birthplace: Indiana
   Home in 1880: Austin, Macon, Illinois
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Jane E. Nowlin
   Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
   Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
   Neighbors: View others on page
   Occupation: Farmer
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Jonathan B. Nowlin 38
   Jane E. Nowlin 35
   Elenor E. Nowlin 16
   Martha L. Nowlin 14
   Emma J. Nowlin 12
   Cortez D. Nowlin 9
   Silas R. Nowlin 5
   Jant A. Nowlin 1
   Silas E. Nowlin 14
   John D. Jarris 19