Abraham EYMAN
♂ Abraham EYMAN
Eigenschaften
| Art | Wert | Datum | Ort | Quellenangaben |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Abraham EYMAN | |||
| Beruf | Schmied,Schuster,Weber |
Ereignisse
| Art | Datum | Ort | Quellenangaben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geburt | 1767 | Lancaster Co., PA nach diesem Ort suchen | |
| Bestattung | White Cemetery, Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA nach diesem Ort suchen | ||
| Tod | 8. Juni 1831 | Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA nach diesem Ort suchen | |
| Reference Number | |||
| Heirat | 24. April 1792 | Moorefield, Hardy Co.Virginia, USA nach diesem Ort suchen |
Ehepartner und Kinder
| Heirat | Ehepartner | Kinder |
|---|---|---|
| 24. April 1792 Moorefield, Hardy Co.Virginia, USA |
Susannah Sarah WHETSTONE |
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Notizen zu dieser Person
Vater : Hat 12 Kinder.War 1812 im Krieg.Ging zunaechst nach Virginia und dann nach Monroe County,Illinois.Im Jahr 1796/97 mit Frau und 2 Soehnen ging er nach St Clair CO,Illinois Vater unklar !
Long before Illinois was added to the number of States in the Union, Abraham Eyman, settled in what was then a wild portion of Illinois, now known as St Clair County. He was born in Pennsylvania inthe year 1767, his father being Abraham Eyman, who emigrated from Germany to America when fourteen years of age and became identified with the pioneer history of Pennsylvania. Abraham Eyman, grandfather of our subject, removed from Pennsylvania to Virginia, where he married Miss Susannah Whetstone, a native of Hardy County, VA. In 1796 this sturdy forefather of the Eyman family, came to what is now Monroe County, Illinois, selected a portion of land, and, after planting a crop, returned home for his family, which then consisted of his wife and two sons. The year following, he placed all his earthly effects on a flatboat, and with his small family started down the Ohio River to his new home. The spot on which he had chosen to locate was a veritable wilderness, it's native population consisting of Indians and wild beasts, the hostile nature of the former and the abundance of the latter offering no very great possibilities for a quiet, uneventful life to him who sought to make a home intheir midst. He pursued his journey toward his new home until reaching a point on the Ohio River where he encountered a caravan of whites, who were traveling in the same direction, and, concluding that his wife and children would be more comfortable for the rest of the way on horseback, he took the boat and supplies up the river alone, expecting that on reaching his destination the party on horseback would have arrived there before him. His surprise art not finding them there soon gave way to anxiety, and he started back across the country to look for his lost ones, who, after many days' search, he found on the open prairie, where they had been abandoned to make their way as best they could.
In 1800, Abraham Eyman moved from his first home in Illinois to the farm in St. Clair County which is now owned by his grandson. At that time, the nearest neighbor except one was twenty miles away.The discomforts, inconveniences and limited resources of a wild, unsettled country seem to have had no appalling effect on the man whose history we are writing. His indomitable will and never-failingenergy mark his career as one of the most marvelous of his time. He was a man of wonderful ability, and one gifted with a genius which made all things that he desired to accomplish not only possible,but certain of the most satisfactory achievement.
In his early days Abraham Eyman learned the trade of blacksmith, which craft he never allowed himself to forget, always having a shop on his farm. Nature endowed him with the attributes of a general mechanic, in addition to which he added the trades of cabinet-maker, shoemaker and weaver. Some of the chairs and furniture made by his hands are in use at the home of his grandson today. He built the first wool-carding machine produced in St. Clair County. He served in the War of 1812. When Illinois was admitted to the Union, he was chosen by the Whig party to represent his district in the first State Legislature of Illinois. In religion, he and his wife were Dunkards. Their family originally consisted of twelve children, three of whom died in early infancy, nine growing to mature years, asfollows: Daniel, Abraham, John, Isaac, the father of our subject, Nancy, Mrs. McClintock, Catherine, wife of Jacob Stout, Susannah, wife of James McClintock, and Mary, wife of Benjamin McGuire. Abraham Eyman departed this life June 8, 1831, his wife surviving him until the 10th of August, 1852, she then being eighty-two years old.
(From "Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Clair County, Illinois 1892)
According to the "History of St. Clair, IL": "In the years 1801 and 1802, settlements were made southwest of Belleville by John Teter, Abraham Eyman, William Miller, Martin Randleman, and Daniel Stookey. The founders of this colony were of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, and were industrious, moral upright citizens. Stookey and Eyman, in company with some others, came to Illinois in 1796 to explorethat country, with a view to selecting a future location for their families. Traversing the country in the vicinity of the present city of Belleville, Stookey and Eyman selected the locations where afterward they settled in the prairie west and southwest of Belleville. Abraham Eyman brought his family to Illinois the next year. He first lived in the American Bottom, near Piggott's Station, then moved to New Design, and in the spring of the year 1801 settled four miles west of Belleville.
He was a good citizen and once represented the county in the Legislature. He died in the neighborhoodwhere he settled. He was preceded a few months by John Teter, who had a house alReady built when Eyman arrived. Teter once served as County Commissioner. Daniel Stookey, who was a brother-in-law of Eyman, came to the county in 1802 and settled on what is now the Stookey farm, two miles west of Belleville.Quellenangaben
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