Person:Lillice Jones (2)

1863 May 4, Cedar Villa, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff wrote her cousin Tighlman Jones: "I received a letter from cousin Jane Love last week / they have moved to Illinois. Her address is Ashkum Illinois. I know she is a [d]ear good girl / I wish little Lillias was here awhile untill we could learn her to sew and knit and do a great many things that your Pa cant learn her. Poor man / what a charge he has but he bears it well. I was in hopes he would move in here and rent a house and shop and I would have kept house for him. Cousin Jane says she will keep house for him this summer if Rebeccas health gets better. I hope it will for your Pa needs a housekeeper badly."

1863 July 1. Warranty Deed by JOEL L. JONES to "THILMAN H. JONES, ZILLMAN JONES & LILLICE J. JONES," for E2 NE4 (87.04 acres), and SE4 NE4 (40 acres; should read NE4 SE4), Section 6, Twp. 8N, Range 11E, Jasper Co., IL. (An Affidavit from Zillman JONES recorded in Book 9, p.448, states, among other things, that Joel L. JONES was a widower on July 1, 1863, when he executed this deed to his children.) --Abstract of Title, October 20, 1902; photocopy of original document courtesy John Harper, February 2001

Dec. 1863 or Jan. 1864. While still at Whiteside Station [Alabama, TIGHLMAN] wrote to his little sister and to his cousin JANE, who was visiting his family and helping with the housework while TIGHLMAN's father was sick: "My best wishes to you, LILLICE. Glad to see you improving. You do not know what your red head may accomplish yet, be industrious and you will soon begin to realize the benefits of an education. A good education makes one agreeable, interesting and entertaining. Then you can be quite independent. I do not mean haughty. My best wishes to you too, JANE. I would like very much to be in old Jasper [County]. They say the weather is very cold on the prairies. I think I shall stay south this winter as I can't very well do otherwise. I am sorry to hear of your folks being so indisposed. I was in hopes that you would make your home at our house if it suited you. LILLICE seems to think a great deal of her cousin and would be very lonesome if deprived of her." --Glenn W. Sunderland, Five Days to Glory (South Brunswick, NJ: A.S. Barnes, 1970), 132 (referred to often in the letters, "cousin JANE" was JANE C. LOVE, a granddaughter of JOEL's brother, EVAN W. JONES).

May 17, 1864: When this you see, remember me Though many miles apart we be, Remember me from all the rest Remember me who loves you best. "The receipt of this poem from his devoted ten-year-old sister buoyantly launched TIGHLMAN JONES into the grueling four-month-long struggle for Atlanta [that began May 1, 1864]." --Five Days to Glory, 138.

1864 September. "Yours of the 4th was gladly received. It came to hand and found us well but LILLICE. She is not sick but last Friday morning she tromped on a large nail, entering near the center of the left heel and passing out near the ankle bone on the outside of the ankle. She does not suffer any pain but can't walk. I hope she will do well. Things is against us much at this time as we are ready for our Cain but God does all things well.

  "Monday 2 o'clock.  Last night had a good frost.  It is clear and warm today.  Corn is good and most of it out of the way of frost.  Some is just in good roasting ears.  Our corn is good and wheat looks well.
  "LILLICE is better and clear of pain. . . .  Religion is dead here.  There is men that prays only with the preacher and he don't do much of it.  If you and I live and you come home we will have a good time sinning."  --letter from JOEL JONES to his son, TIGHLMAN; in Five Days to Glory, 178-79.

no date [ca. 1876 between Sept. 18 and Dec. 10], Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "hope Zillmans health is better. If he goes to the Centennial would be pleasant for him to see Ella and pay us a visit on his return"

1876 Dec. 10, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Luella Jones wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I received letters from my mother and sister Lizzie every other week. They regretted very much, that our cousins were near, and then not know it. Some of them would have gone to the city to see them, had they known they were there."

1876 Dec. 10, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I would have been so glad could you have been with Lillias and Zillman / we regretted so much that they could not remain longer with us."

1877 Sept. 17, Warranty Deed by JOEL L. JONES to ZILLMAN JONES and LILLICE J. JONES, for undivided interest in E2 NE4 and NE4 SE4 [note these quarters are switched], Section 6, Twp. 8N, Range 11E, Jasper Co., IL. --Abstract of Title, Oct. 20, 1902; photocopy of original document courtesy John Harper, Feb. 2001

1877 between Sept. 17 and Dec. 10, Lillice's father died.

1878 Dec. 8, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousins Zillman and Lillice Jones: "I am glad you have moved to the town of Casey and are in business there / I think it is the best thing you could have done. I hope you can arrange matters so that you will not have to take the farm back in the Spring / perhaps you can rent it to someone else. And I do earnestly hope it will be so ordered that you can redeem your property . . . I cant see why you didnt receive my letter I directed to Hazel Dell. I suppose you had moved before I wrote to Jane" And to her cousin Jane Love: "I think you will not be so lonely once you become acquainted and get accustom to your new home. I know you miss uncle, / often you think you will ask him something or tell him things that have happened and when you realize he is gone you feel worse than ever for awhile."

1879 May 4, Denton Co., TX. Evan Love wrote his cousin Lillice Jones: "How are you getting a long on the farm as I suppose you are Back on the Place from what Jane wrote last winter / how did you like to live in Town"

1880 Jasper Co., IL, census, p.275D, Granvill [sic] Twp., June 5, 1880, W.W. Kibler: 80/83, Gilman JONES, W M 34, farming, IN OH OH; Lillice, W F 26, sister, keeping house, IN OH OH; Jane LOVE, W F 37, cousin, at home, IN Canada IN.

1884 Aug. 17, Jasper Co., IL. Zillman Jones md. Louisa Abraham, Jasper Co., IL.

1884 Sept. 21, Burrton, Harvey Co., KS. E.J. wrote his cousin Lillice Jones: "I want to Start In dec or January If I can & If not will come as Early In the Spring as I can So I can help you & Jennie get In your Spring crop of oats & corn for It must Be verry lonesome and Disagreeable for you 2 girls to Be alone and all the work to look after and Jennie so Poorly / If I could I would like to come this fall and help you fix up for winter . . . how are you getting along Since Zillman left home & what Kind of crops did you have this Season / do you 2 girls Intend Staying alone this winter"

1885 Aug. 2, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "We often wonder how you and Lillice get along caring for every thing / dont you think it would be better to rent the farm house and all and you and Lillice go into some little town where you could have the advantage of church and when you are sick friends for company / we think and speak of you both so often To be sure / we dont know whether you would like living in town or not but we thought perhaps near your brother would be pleasant"

1885 Dec. 18, LILLICE J. JAMES md. JANIAN B. HARPER, Jasper Co., IL, Book D, p.104, license 1351

ca. 1885 Dec. 28, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "How have you and Lillice been getting along this winter / have you any one to do your feeding for you / Oh how often we speak of you and wonder how you are and what you are doing."

1886 Jan. 3, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia E. Love wrote her sister Jane Love: "I congratulate Lillice on her marriage / I am Sory that She beat me but if She is happy I forgive her for all for happiness is all wee need in this World and I wish her all there is in married Life . . . I do [not] remember aney thing a bout Harper / onley the name / how old is he"

1888 December 1, ZILLMAN JONES and wife deeded his undivided half interest in the Jasper Co., IL, land to his sister, LILLICE J. HARPER that was deeded to them jointly by their father, JOEL, in 1863 and 1877. --Warranty Deed, December 1, 1888; Abstract of Title, October 20, 1902; photocopy of original documents courtesy John Harper, February 2001

1890 April 17, Hidalgo, Jasper Co., IL. Evan Love wrote his sister Jane: "I think Jeniah will do well on his Brick yard"

1891 Sept. 22, Casey, Clark Co., IL. Joel Love wrote his cousin, Lillice Jones Harper: "Am glad you are having good success in Brick business."

1896 Aug. 27, Lillice's husband died.

1897 Dec. 23, Mason, Warren Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Lillice Jones Harper: "A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, / I know it is sad for you but dont make Guys young heart sad."

1900 Jasper Co., IL, census, p.149B, Yale Village, Granville Twp., June 11, 1900, Edward L. King: 165/168, LILLICE HARPER, head, W F, Oct 1853, 46, widow, mother of 1 child, 1 living, IN OH OH, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule #128; Guy T[?], son, W M, Oct 1886, 13, IL IL IN, farm laborer, 6 mos. not employed, attended school 4 mos.

1902 October 1, LILLICE J. HARPER (widow) mortgaged the Jasper Co., IL, land deeded to her by her father, JOEL, and her brother, ZILLMAN. The mortgage was noted as Paid on October 3, 1907. --Abstract of Title, October 20, 1902, Newton, IL; photocopy of original document courtesy John Harper, February 2001

1910 census

1920 Jasper Co., IL, census, p.138B, Grandville Twp., Yale Town, Jan. 3, 1920, Carl Whisennand: farm, 14/14, G.P. HARPER, head, owns farm, M W 35, single, IL IL IN, farmer; Lillice, mother, F W 63, widow, IN OH OH. 15/15, Ed and Ruth CHAPMAN

I just talked to John Harper. His father had the letters of Tighlman. He is a descendent of Lillice Jones married to a Harper. The Harper was from Hudsonville, IL. Yes, Joel's father was Joseph, and Joel married Ruth H. Roberts. Joel or father came from OH-IN-IL. He thinks he came to IL in 1848. --Brenda Boyer <L1br1a@@aol.com>, e-mail, October 20, 2000.

 Lillice Jamina Jones was born Oct. 29, 1853, and departed this life Oct. 6, 1929 at her home one-half mile north of Advance, Ill.  Her age was 75 years, 11 months, 7 days.
 In young womanhood she was married to Janiar Buenavista Harper.  To this union was born one son, Guy Pliny Harper who survives his mother.  Her husband preceed[ed] her in death on Aug. 27, 1896.  Besides her son she leaves a daughter-in-law, four grand-children and a host of distant relatives and friends.
 In the departure of this aged mother, the children loose one in whom they could trust and one who loved them with a mother's love.  The community will feel the loss also of this good woman, who had for so many years been a real neighbor and friend to every one.  Though having never publically united with any church, she voiced her faith in christ.  In this sad hour, may the berieved have the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Correspondence and other documents from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

1929 Oct. 6, Lillen Harper, female, white, age unknown, d. Grandville Twp., Jasper Co., IL, certificate #0400097, filed Oct. 7, 1929. Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html

Photograph of the Harper home with Lillice, Guy, Janiar, Janiar's father, Lillice's brother Zillman Jones, a family friend, and a neighbor at http://hometown.aol.com/chloeqcumber/Jones-Love7.html

1. ↑ Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950 (http:/www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html).

   LILLEN HARPER, F W, age unknown, Certificate #0400097, d. Oct. 6, 1929, Grandville Twp., Jasper Co., IL, filed Oct. 7, 1929

2. ↑ Jasper Co., IL, cemetery transcriptions (http:/www.iltrails.org/Jasper/cemeteries.html)
   Harper [Family] Cemetery, Grandville Twp.

   HARPER, LILLIE (nee JONES) - b. 1853; d. 1929 (src #28- June Kessinger djk@@acronet.net)

3. ↑ HARPER Family Cemetery, Jasper Co., IL
   from a survey completed May 30, 1969, by Warren Breedlove; 7 markers found.

   Row 1 includes LILLIE JONES HARPER ~ 1853 - 1929