Ila Jerome Mountjoy

Edward Mountjoy
(Abt 1795-)

Nancy Phillips
(Abt 1800-)

Steven Arnspiger
(Abt 1800-1847)

Catharine Howser
(Abt 1807-1847)

George C. Mountjoy
(1825-1904)

Amanda T. Arnspiger
(1832-1907)

Ila Jerome Mountjoy
(1865-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eva Delphine Hawes

Ila Jerome Mountjoy ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 11 September 1865, Atlanta, IL ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁸
Marriage (1): Eva Delphine Hawes on 13 September 1888 in Atlanta, IL ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 16 April 1940, Atlanta, IL at age 74 ¹
Buried: After 16 April 1940, Atlanta, IL

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 28 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 74, Family 75
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Ila Montjoy..5..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Sep 1865, then his age should have been 4 instead of 5.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Mount Hope Township, McLean, IL on June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 6C, Roll 0229
Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Illinois
Ila Mountjoy..Son..14..IL..Works On Farm
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 24, Dwelling 179, Family 185
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Race Street; house owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Ila J. Mountjoy..Head..Sep 1865..34..IL..Dry Goods Merchant
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 29 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 52, Family 374, Roll 303, 3rd Ward
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Fourth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 21 years
I. J. Mountjoy..Head..44..IL..Merchant, Retail Dry Goods
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He was buried after 16 April 1940 in the Atlanta Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.

Ila married Eva Delphine Hawes, daughter of Henry C. Hawes and Clarissa J. Neal, on 13 September 1888 in Atlanta, IL.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Eva Delphine Hawes was born on 9 June 1868 in Illinois ³ ⁴ ⁹ and died on 18 December 1954.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 24, Dwelling 179, Family 185
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Race Street; house owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Ila J. Mountjoy..Head..Sep 1865..34..IL..Dry Goods Merchant
Eva Fall Mountjoy..Wife..June 1868..31..IL..4/3
Paul Mountjoy..Son..May 1889..11..IL..At School
Lucille Mountjoy..Dau..Dec 1894..5..IL
Ruth Modelle Mountjoy..Dau..Jul 1897..2..IL
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 29 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 52, Family 374, Roll 303, 3rd Ward
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Fourth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 21 years
I. J. Mountjoy..Head..44..IL..Merchant, Retail Dry Goods
Effie D. Mountjoy..Wife..41..IL..4/3
Paul H. Mountjoy..Son..19..IL..Laundry Agent
Gladys L. Mountjoy..Daughter..15..IL
Ruth M. Mountjoy..Daughter..12..IL
.

1 James E. Thomas, World Family Tree Vol. 013, Ed. 1, Tree #2790 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: August 14, 1997).

2 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), page 78.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 8B, dwelling 179, family 185, Ila Jerome Mountjoy and Eva Delphine Hawes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 05 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 15A, family 374, Ila Jerome Mountjoy and Eva Delphine Hawes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 303.

5 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

6 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910).

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 10, dwelling 74, family 75, George C. Mountjoy and Amanda T. Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 03 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Illinois, p. 6C, George Mountjoy and Amanda Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0229.

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 34, p. 35C, dwelling 102, family 104, Henry C. Hawes and Clarissa J. Neal; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0227.

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