Person:Oliver Canfield (1)

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Oliver Wood Canfield
b.26 Sep 1811 What Used To Be Called "The Garretson Place" Down By The Creek In a Little Log House, Dry Brook, Delaware County, New Yo
d.12 Apr 1891 Ogle County, Illinois
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m. 17 Feb 1810
  1. Oliver Wood Canfield1811 - 1891
  2. Emily N. CanfieldBet 1815 & 1825 - 1888
  3. Sylvanus Everett (Everett) CanfieldBet 1817 & 1823 - 1867
  4. Edwin H. Canfield1819 - 1885
  5. Benjamin A. Canfield1820 - 1874
  6. Ruth Angeline (Angeline) CanfieldBet 1826 & 1830 -
  7. David Stoner Canfield1827 - 1890
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m. Abt 1842
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m. 17 Feb 1858
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Facts and Events
Name Oliver Wood Canfield
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4][5] 26 Sep 1811 What Used To Be Called "The Garretson Place" Down By The Creek In a Little Log House, Dry Brook, Delaware County, New Yo
Marriage Abt 1842 By Rev. John Carverto Jane E. Lawrence
Other[7] 1850 Farmer Occupation 1
Other[8] 1850 Eagle Township, Ogle County, IllinoisWith Brother, Benjamin Residence 1
Marriage 17 Feb 1858 Ogle County, Illinois Or January 17, 1858 According to Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900to Nancy Caroline Wood
Other[9] 1860 Farmer Occupation 2
Other[10] 1860 Pine Rock Township, Ogle County, IllinoisResidence 2
Other[11] 1870 Farmer Occupation 3
Other[12] 1870 Pine Rock Township, Ogle County, IllinoisResidence 3
Other[13] 1878 Section 21, Pine Rock Township, P.o. Chana, Ogle County, IllinoisResidence 4
Other[14] 1880 Farmer Occupation 4
Other[15] 1880 Pine Rock Township, Ogle County, IllinoisResidence 5
Death[6] 12 Apr 1891 Ogle County, Illinois

Excerpts From Letter Written By Oliver Wood Canfield To Derick HaynesDated June 12, 1877/Chana:

Dear Brother Haynes I received your kind and wellcome letteryesterday and was so glad to hear from an old friend and such good newsI have rejoiced ever since and felt like giving glory to Jesus now forhis goodness and mercy we are all in tolerable health have two sonsand daughter one boy is at work on the road other gone to Chicago tobuy lumber our spring has been rather backwards but grass and crops aredoing well our corn was large enough to plow so we go through it in Maybout one hundred acres.

I was born on what used to be called the Garretson place down by thecreek in the little log house in 1811 sept 26 I am spry and lively andcan run a good race now I expected Bro Carpenter had gone over theriver since I neeld at alter for Prairs at Clovesville and received thepardon of my sins I well remember the time and circumstance and eversince I hope to meet you and many more used to know on the bright shoreof everlasting love where we can sing the praises of God with those thatgone before Amen so may it be I do not know what may turn up or downIt may be I shall see some of my old friends on my native soil yetbefore I die who knows. Edwin said he was going and if he does I will bewith him.

we live about 1 mile from Chana Station our address is Chana OgleCounty, Ill.

Original letter in possession of Jean Haynes Finch (1969).

References
  1. ↑ World Family Tree Volume 8 Tree 2930 - Joliene Reigh McAnly - September 2003.
  2. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census.
  3. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Eagle Township, M432_123, Page 68.
  4. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Pine Rock Township, M653_215, Page 506.
  5. ↑ Letter Written By Oliver Wood Canfield to Derick Haynes Dated June 12, 1877.
  6. ↑ World Family Tree Volume 8 Tree 2930 - Joliene Reigh McAnly - September 2003.
  7. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Eagle Township, M432_123, Page 68.
  8. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Eagle Township, M432_123, Page 68.
  9. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Pine Rock Township, M653_215, Page 506.
  10. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Pine Rock Township, M653_215, Page 506.
  11. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Pine Rock Township, M593_265, Page 454A.
  12. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Illinois, Ogle County, Pine Rock Township, M593_265, Page 454A.
  13. ↑ The History of Ogle County, Illinois; Originally Published 1878; H.F. Kett & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
  14. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census.
  15. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census.
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