Decatur (IL) Review, 30 Dec 1918
J. W. CONSTANT OF ILLIOPOLIS DEAD
Illiopolis, Dec. 29 - John Wesley Constant, pioneer resident and landowner of the county, died Sunday morning at his residence in this place, after an illness caused by influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Constant were married fifty-four years ago Saturday, although no celebration was held because of his illness. Mr. Constant was born near Mechanicsburg and at the time of his death was 79 years old. He was united in marriage Dec. 18, 1864, to Clarissa Ingels and for many years they lived on a farm neat this place.
SECOND BIO FIND:
Born in Mechanicsburg township, September 22, 1839, John W Constant is a son of Jonathan Constant and a brother of G. W. Constant, a retired capitalist and banker of Illiopolis.
He attended the public schools in his boyhood and through the summer months assisted in the labors of field and meadow. He also had the advantage of continuing his studies for some time in McKendree College of Lebanon, Illinois. He has made his home continuously upon his present farm since 1861, although its boundaries have in the meantime been
greatly extended by additional purchase of land. He began here with only forty acres and he now has five hundred and sixty acres on sections 31, 32 and 33, while one quarter
section is just across the county line in Macon county.
Mr. Constant was married in Springfield on the 28th of December, 1864, to Miss Clara G. Ingels, a native of Kentucky. Eight children have been born of this union, five sons and three daughters: Mattie F., who is the wife of Edward Norred, a resident farmer of Lanesville township; Harry, who follows farming on the old homestead; Mamie P., the wife of Dr. W. T. Bridges, of Stonington, Christian county, Illinois; William, who is married and is operating one of his father's farms; Luther M., who is a teacher in the schools of Sangamon county; Harvey W., at home; Altha, the wife of Leroy P. Cline, of Macon county; and Lyman, who is a student in the State University at Champaign. They also lost two children.
He has served as highway commissioner and as a school director, but has never been an aspirant for public honors or office. He and his wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Illiopolis and he is now serving on the official board.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS, Joseph Wallace, M. A., The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1904
J. W. CONSTANT OF ILLIOPOLIS DEAD
Illiopolis, Dec. 29 - John Wesley Constant, pioneer resident and landowner of the county, died Sunday morning at his residence in this place, after an illness caused by influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Constant were married fifty-four years ago Saturday, although no celebration was held because of his illness. Mr. Constant was born near Mechanicsburg and at the time of his death was 79 years old. He was united in marriage Dec. 18, 1864, to Clarissa Ingels and for many years they lived on a farm neat this place.
SECOND BIO FIND:
Born in Mechanicsburg township, September 22, 1839, John W Constant is a son of Jonathan Constant and a brother of G. W. Constant, a retired capitalist and banker of Illiopolis.
He attended the public schools in his boyhood and through the summer months assisted in the labors of field and meadow. He also had the advantage of continuing his studies for some time in McKendree College of Lebanon, Illinois. He has made his home continuously upon his present farm since 1861, although its boundaries have in the meantime been
greatly extended by additional purchase of land. He began here with only forty acres and he now has five hundred and sixty acres on sections 31, 32 and 33, while one quarter
section is just across the county line in Macon county.
Mr. Constant was married in Springfield on the 28th of December, 1864, to Miss Clara G. Ingels, a native of Kentucky. Eight children have been born of this union, five sons and three daughters: Mattie F., who is the wife of Edward Norred, a resident farmer of Lanesville township; Harry, who follows farming on the old homestead; Mamie P., the wife of Dr. W. T. Bridges, of Stonington, Christian county, Illinois; William, who is married and is operating one of his father's farms; Luther M., who is a teacher in the schools of Sangamon county; Harvey W., at home; Altha, the wife of Leroy P. Cline, of Macon county; and Lyman, who is a student in the State University at Champaign. They also lost two children.
He has served as highway commissioner and as a school director, but has never been an aspirant for public honors or office. He and his wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Illiopolis and he is now serving on the official board.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS, Joseph Wallace, M. A., The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1904
Decatur (IL) Review, 30 Dec 1918
J. W. CONSTANT OF ILLIOPOLIS DEAD
Illiopolis, Dec. 29 - John Wesley Constant, pioneer resident and landowner of the county, died Sunday morning at his residence in this place, after an illness caused by influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Constant were married fifty-four years ago Saturday, although no celebration was held because of his illness. Mr. Constant was born near Mechanicsburg and at the time of his death was 79 years old. He was united in marriage Dec. 18, 1864, to Clarissa Ingels and for many years they lived on a farm neat this place.
SECOND BIO FIND:
Born in Mechanicsburg township, September 22, 1839, John W Constant is a son of Jonathan Constant and a brother of G. W. Constant, a retired capitalist and banker of Illiopolis.
He attended the public schools in his boyhood and through the summer months assisted in the labors of field and meadow. He also had the advantage of continuing his studies for some time in McKendree College of Lebanon, Illinois. He has made his home continuously upon his present farm since 1861, although its boundaries have in the meantime been
greatly extended by additional purchase of land. He began here with only forty acres and he now has five hundred and sixty acres on sections 31, 32 and 33, while one quarter
section is just across the county line in Macon county.
Mr. Constant was married in Springfield on the 28th of December, 1864, to Miss Clara G. Ingels, a native of Kentucky. Eight children have been born of this union, five sons and three daughters: Mattie F., who is the wife of Edward Norred, a resident farmer of Lanesville township; Harry, who follows farming on the old homestead; Mamie P., the wife of Dr. W. T. Bridges, of Stonington, Christian county, Illinois; William, who is married and is operating one of his father's farms; Luther M., who is a teacher in the schools of Sangamon county; Harvey W., at home; Altha, the wife of Leroy P. Cline, of Macon county; and Lyman, who is a student in the State University at Champaign. They also lost two children.
He has served as highway commissioner and as a school director, but has never been an aspirant for public honors or office. He and his wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Illiopolis and he is now serving on the official board.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS, Joseph Wallace, M. A., The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1904
J. W. CONSTANT OF ILLIOPOLIS DEAD
Illiopolis, Dec. 29 - John Wesley Constant, pioneer resident and landowner of the county, died Sunday morning at his residence in this place, after an illness caused by influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Constant were married fifty-four years ago Saturday, although no celebration was held because of his illness. Mr. Constant was born near Mechanicsburg and at the time of his death was 79 years old. He was united in marriage Dec. 18, 1864, to Clarissa Ingels and for many years they lived on a farm neat this place.
SECOND BIO FIND:
Born in Mechanicsburg township, September 22, 1839, John W Constant is a son of Jonathan Constant and a brother of G. W. Constant, a retired capitalist and banker of Illiopolis.
He attended the public schools in his boyhood and through the summer months assisted in the labors of field and meadow. He also had the advantage of continuing his studies for some time in McKendree College of Lebanon, Illinois. He has made his home continuously upon his present farm since 1861, although its boundaries have in the meantime been
greatly extended by additional purchase of land. He began here with only forty acres and he now has five hundred and sixty acres on sections 31, 32 and 33, while one quarter
section is just across the county line in Macon county.
Mr. Constant was married in Springfield on the 28th of December, 1864, to Miss Clara G. Ingels, a native of Kentucky. Eight children have been born of this union, five sons and three daughters: Mattie F., who is the wife of Edward Norred, a resident farmer of Lanesville township; Harry, who follows farming on the old homestead; Mamie P., the wife of Dr. W. T. Bridges, of Stonington, Christian county, Illinois; William, who is married and is operating one of his father's farms; Luther M., who is a teacher in the schools of Sangamon county; Harvey W., at home; Altha, the wife of Leroy P. Cline, of Macon county; and Lyman, who is a student in the State University at Champaign. They also lost two children.
He has served as highway commissioner and as a school director, but has never been an aspirant for public honors or office. He and his wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Illiopolis and he is now serving on the official board.
PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS, Joseph Wallace, M. A., The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1904
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