Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot John Orr Eckis

John Eckis
(1774-1861)

Catherine Lind
(1780-1852)

John Boyd Orr
(1787-1856)

Sarah Bowman
(1796-1875)

Daniel Eckis
(1808-1888)

Mary Lovinia Orr
(1815-1898)

John Orr Eckis
(1835-1901)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nancy Johnson

2. Lucy Hartzell

John Orr Eckis ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 15 March 1835, Milton Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Nancy Johnson on 10 April 1856 in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States ¹
Marriage (2): Lucy Hartzell on 21 November 1863 in Portage, Ohio, United States ² ³
Died: 6 February 1901, Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States at age 65 ⁷
Buried: 7 February 1901, Wallace Township Cemetery, Wallace, Wallace, Kansas, United States ⁷

bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 4 September 1850, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1850 US Census
Page 510A, Family 844, Roll 707
Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
John O. Eckis..15..Ohio

(Living with parents.)

2. 1870 US Census, 13 July 1870, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 75
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
John Eckis..(Inmate)..35..Ohio..Brush Shop(???) at Ohio State Prison

3. 1875 Kansas State Census, 1 March 1875, Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States. ⁶ 1875 Kansas State Census
Page 1, Family 6
Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States
John Eckis..40..Ohio..Farmer..coming from Missouri

(Living with 2nd wife and 1 son.)

4. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Liberty Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 35A, Roll 0684
Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri
John O. Eckis..Head..45..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and sons.)

5. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 193, Family 21
Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
John ? Eckis..Head..Mar 1835..65..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 sons.)

6. Cemetery: Wallace Township Cemetery, 7 February 1901, Wallace, Wallace, Kansas, United States. ⁷ Find a Grave Memorial 40708770

7. Obituary: The West Times, 9 February 1901, Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, United States. ⁷ J. O. Eckis died at his home in Wallace township Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock and was buried in the Wallace cemetery Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Times together with their friends extend their tender sympathy in this their sad bereavement.

(Source: The Western Times, Sharon Springs, Kansas, 9 Feb 1901)

John married Nancy Johnson, daughter of Joseph Johnson and Catherine Mary Wood, on 10 April 1856 in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States.¹ (Nancy Johnson was born about 1840,⁸ died on 29 August 1863 in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States ⁸ and was buried after 29 August 1863 in Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 10 April 1856, Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States. ¹

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: John O Eclio
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Apr 1856
Event Place: Stark, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Nancy Johnson
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 128
Reference ID: p 163

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPY-9M9 : 8 March 2021), John O Eclio and Nancy Johnson, 10 Apr 1856; citing Marriage, Stark, Ohio, United States, p 163, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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John next married Lucy Hartzell, daughter of Henry Hartzell and Jane Smart, on 21 November 1863 in Portage, Ohio, United States.² ³ (Lucy Hartzell was born in July 1841 in Pennsylvania, United States ² ³ ⁶ and died after 15 April 1910.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1875 Kansas State Census, 1 March 1875, Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States. ⁶ 1875 Kansas State Census
Page 1, Family 6
Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States
John Eckis..40..Ohio..Farmer..coming from Missouri
Lucy Eckis..33..Pennsylvania..Farmer..coming from Missouri
W. H. Eckis..9..Ohio..coming from Missouri

2. 1880 US Census, June 1880, Liberty Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 35A, Roll 0684
Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri
John O. Eckis..Head..45..OH..Farmer
Lucy Eckis..Wife..39..PA..Keeping House
Willis H. Eckis..Son..14..OH..Works On The Farm
Daniel O. Eckis..Son..4..KS

3. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 193, Family 21
Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
John ? Eckis..Head..Mar 1835..65..Ohio..Farmer
Laury Eckis..Wife..Jul 1841..58..Pennsylvania..2/2
Willis H. Eckis..Son..Nov 1865..34..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Dannel O. Eckis..Son..Dec 1875..24..Kansas..Hearder
Bertha Sims..Boarder..May 1882..18..Ohio

1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 March 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPY-9M9 : 8 March 2021), John O Eclio and Nancy Johnson, 10 Apr 1856; citing Marriage, Stark, Ohio, United States, p 163, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri, p. 35A, John Orr Eckis and Lucy Hartzell; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 11 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0684.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Wallace Township, Wallace, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 193, sheet 1B, family 21, John Orr Eckis and Lucy Hartzell; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 19 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, p. 510A, family 844, Daniel Eckis and Mary Lovinia Orr; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 17 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 707.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, p. 75, John Orr Eckis; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 18 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1875 Kansas State Census, Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States, p. 1, family 6, John Orr Eckis and Lucy Hartzell.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 19 March 2021, memorial page for John Orr Eckis (15 Mar 1835-6 Feb 1891), Find a Grave Memorial no. 40708770, citing Wallace Township Cemetery, Wallace, Wallace County, Kansas, USA

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 19 March 2021, memorial page for Nancy Johnson Eckis (1841-1863), Find a Grave Memorial no. 82231527, citing Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA

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