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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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 15 March 1835, Milton Township, Trumbull County, OH 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Nancy Johnson on 10 April 1856 in Alliance, OH 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Lucy Hartzell on 21 November 1863 in , Portage County, OH 1 3 4
  • Died: 6 February 1901, Wallace Township, Wallace County, KS at age 65 1 8
  • Buried: 7 February 1901, Wallace Township Cemetery, Wallace, KS 8
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 4 September 1850. 5

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

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Columbus, Franklin County, OH on 13 July 1870. 6

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

• He appeared on the 1875 Kansas State Census in Rock Creek Township, Cowley County, KS on 1 March 1875. 7

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.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Liberty Township, Daviess County, MO on June 1880. 3

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

(Living with wife and sons.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Wallace Township, Wallace County, KS on 2 June 1900. 4

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.)
.



• He was buried on 7 February 1901 in the Wallace Township Cemetery in Wallace, KS.

Find a Grave Memorial 40708770
. 8



• His obituary was published in The West Times on 9 February 1901 in Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas, United States.

8 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)
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John married Nancy Johnson, daughter of Joseph Johnson and Catherine Mary Wood, on 10 April 1856 in Alliance, OH.1 2 (Nancy Johnson was born about 1840,9 died on 29 August 1863 in Alliance, OH 1 9 and was buried after 29 August 1863 in Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, OH 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 10 April 1856, in Alliance, OH. 2


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 County, OH.1 3 4 (Lucy Hartzell was born in July 1841 in Pennsylvania 3 4 7 and died after 15 April 1910.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1875 Kansas State Census in Rock Creek Township, Cowley County, KS on 1 March 1875. 7

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
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Liberty Township, Daviess County, MO on June 1880. 3

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
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Wallace Township, Wallace County, KS on 2 June 1900. 4

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
.


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Sources


1 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brψderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

2 "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.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri, p. 35A, John Orr Eckis and Lucy Hartzell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0684.

4 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, p. 510A, family 844, Daniel Eckis and Mary Lovinia Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 707.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, p. 75, John Orr Eckis; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1875 Kansas State Census, Rock Creek Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States, p. 1, family 6, John Orr Eckis and Lucy Hartzell.

8 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

9 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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