Robert Collins McEver, Sr

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Name Robert Collins McEver [1, 2] Suffix Sr Born 1777 Pennsylvania, USA [1]
Gender Male Reference Number 9537 Died 1838 Franklin, Arkansas, USA [1]
Person ID I9537 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father John McEver, Sr, b. Dec 1739, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1807, Tennessee, USA
(Age ~ 67 years)
Relationship natural Mother Margaret Collins, b. 1740, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1807, Jackson, Georgia, USA
(Age 67 years)
Relationship natural Married 1764 Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F853 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Celia Ann Wadsworth, b. Abt 1790, Wilkes, Georgia, USA , d. 1839, Pope, Arkansas, USA
(Age ~ 49 years)
Married 1803 Jackson, Georgia, USA Children 1. Andrew J McEver, b. 12 Mar 1814, Clinton, Illinois, USA , d. 6 Jul 1883, Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
(Age 69 years) [natural]
2. Arnold McEver, b. Between 1820 and 1825, Clinton, Illinois, USA [natural]
3. Brice McEver, b. Abt 1822, Clinton, Illinois, USA , d. 11 Dec 1859, Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
(Age ~ 37 years) [natural]
4. Celia Ann McEver, b. Abt 1831, Clinton, Illinois, USA , d. Aft 1850, Pope, Arkansas, USA
(Age ~ 20 years) [natural]
5. Holleywell McEver, b. Between 1820 and 1825, Clinton, Illinois, USA [natural]
6. John McKeever, b. Abt 1811, Georgia, USA , d. Bef 1850, Clinton, Illinois, USA
(Age ~ 38 years) [natural]
7. Lacey McEver, b. Bef 1804, Georgia, USA [natural]
8. Robert Collins McEver, Jr, b. Jul 1810, Georgia, USA , d. 7 Nov 1890, Clinton, Illinois, USA
(Age ~ 80 years) [natural]
9. Sarah McEver, b. Abt 1808, Georgia, USA , d. Aft Jun 1870, Pope, Arkansas, USA
(Age ~ 62 years) [natural]
10. William Hampton McKeever, b. 25 Jan 1835, Clinton, Illinois, USA , d. 27 Mar 1912, Palmer, Ellis, Texas, USA
(Age 77 years) [natural]
Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F846 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 1777 - Pennsylvania, USA Married - 1803 - Jackson, Georgia, USA Died - 1838 - Franklin, Arkansas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Robert Collins McEver married Celia (Seley) A. Wadsworth, a welsh girl, in Jackson County Georgia. By 1814, they had Robert Collins, Jr., John, Lacey and Sarah. They moved by lumber wagon, drawn by 4 horses to declare County Illinois, and were in Clinton County by the fall of 1816, where he filed on two parcels of Land. Robert Collins McEver and Thomas Wadsworth were prominent in organizing the County government and public school system for Clinton County Illinois. R. C. McEver was an associate Justice of Illinois. He was well to do.
Andrew McEver was born March 12, 1816, Brice in 1819, Arnold, Holleywell and Celia between 1819 and 1835. William Hampton, the last child, was born January 25, 1835. Andrew married Delphia ( Nicey) Petre or Petray, daughter of William and Susanah (Kershea) Petre, on October 21 1835, with their parent's consent. Thomas Wadsworth officiated the ceremony. Delphia was born 1817, in North Carolina, Andrew and Delphia left Illinois with Robert and Seley, and younger brothers and one sister in 1835 for Arkansas. They settled in south Madison County now Franklin County near what is known as Ozark.
Robert died in 1838 and Seley in 1839. Brice married Mary Ann Petray, daughter of Jacob Petray at Russellville Pope County Arkansas, October 11, 1838, Andrew and family, Brice and family, Arnold and Holleywell were on the census for Franklin County in 1840. They moved to Pope County in 1840 and settled west of Russellville. Brice with one quarter section, Andrew with one quarter section just top the north of Brice and by 1856, William Hampton on 80 acres just south of Brice.
- Robert Collins McEver married Celia (Seley) A. Wadsworth, a welsh girl, in Jackson County Georgia. By 1814, they had Robert Collins, Jr., John, Lacey and Sarah. They moved by lumber wagon, drawn by 4 horses to declare County Illinois, and were in Clinton County by the fall of 1816, where he filed on two parcels of Land. Robert Collins McEver and Thomas Wadsworth were prominent in organizing the County government and public school system for Clinton County Illinois. R. C. McEver was an associate Justice of Illinois. He was well to do.
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