Buried in Ross Cemetery on Feb 10 1918. Informant on Death Certificate was Effie M. Shutt of Virden, Illinois.
William M. Huson, one of the prominent farmers of South Otter township, Macoupin County, who owns and operates a fine farm of 120 acres in section 16, was born in 1838, in eastern Tennessee, and is a son of John B. and Margaret (Riddle) Huson.
John B. Huson was a farmer in Tennessee and prior to his early death, in 1840, at the age of 35 years, was a large slave-owner. His widow survived him many years, dying in 1892, aged 83 years. In 1852, with her six children, she came to Illinois and located at Palmyra, in Macoupin County. Here her son was reared and educated. His business has been agricultural all his life and although approaching the time when many men retire from activity, he is still hale and hearty enough to continue his interest in and his successful operation of his large and well improved farm.
In 1859 Mr. Huson was married to Elizabeth Jane Hollingsworth, who died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Effie, who married George Shutt, a farmer located two and a half miles northeast of Virden, and has five children---William, Audrey, Milton, Ruth and Beulah.
On October 22, 1863 Mr. Huson married Parmelia Braden, daughter of James Braden and Sarah Maddy-Braden, Parmelia died in 1876, leaving four children: Sarah, who married Edgar Stephens, of Joplin, Missouri, and has two children, Claude and Eva; Burdella, who married Peter Marie, of Peoria, Illinois, and has two children---Louis and Clara; Ida, who married George Phillips of Denver, Colorado, and had one child---George;Ida apparently divorced George Phillips and remarried to Robert A. Walker of Denver, Colorado, Ida and Robert had a daughter Dorothy Marie. At the time of Ida's fathers death she was married to Robert A. Walker. Viola, who married Joseph Le Marr of Colorado, and has three children, Paul, Beulah and Mildred.
The third union of Mr. Huson took place March 6, 1878 to Julia Bradley, who died November 23. 1893, leaving two children; Lauretta, who married Asa Surber, and has one son---Clarence; and William Milton, who remains on the homestead farm, assisting his father.
Mr. Huson's present wife was formerly Mrs. Jane (Crawford) Surber, widow of Levi Surber, who at death in 1893 left these children: Noah, Rebecca, George, Asa, Alexander, Burton and Henry.
In Politics, Mr. Huson is identified with Republican party. Both he and his wife are valued members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Source: A Macoupin County Book on Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens.
William M. Huson, one of the prominent farmers of South Otter township, Macoupin County, who owns and operates a fine farm of 120 acres in section 16, was born in 1838, in eastern Tennessee, and is a son of John B. and Margaret (Riddle) Huson.
John B. Huson was a farmer in Tennessee and prior to his early death, in 1840, at the age of 35 years, was a large slave-owner. His widow survived him many years, dying in 1892, aged 83 years. In 1852, with her six children, she came to Illinois and located at Palmyra, in Macoupin County. Here her son was reared and educated. His business has been agricultural all his life and although approaching the time when many men retire from activity, he is still hale and hearty enough to continue his interest in and his successful operation of his large and well improved farm.
In 1859 Mr. Huson was married to Elizabeth Jane Hollingsworth, who died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Effie, who married George Shutt, a farmer located two and a half miles northeast of Virden, and has five children---William, Audrey, Milton, Ruth and Beulah.
On October 22, 1863 Mr. Huson married Parmelia Braden, daughter of James Braden and Sarah Maddy-Braden, Parmelia died in 1876, leaving four children: Sarah, who married Edgar Stephens, of Joplin, Missouri, and has two children, Claude and Eva; Burdella, who married Peter Marie, of Peoria, Illinois, and has two children---Louis and Clara; Ida, who married George Phillips of Denver, Colorado, and had one child---George;Ida apparently divorced George Phillips and remarried to Robert A. Walker of Denver, Colorado, Ida and Robert had a daughter Dorothy Marie. At the time of Ida's fathers death she was married to Robert A. Walker. Viola, who married Joseph Le Marr of Colorado, and has three children, Paul, Beulah and Mildred.
The third union of Mr. Huson took place March 6, 1878 to Julia Bradley, who died November 23. 1893, leaving two children; Lauretta, who married Asa Surber, and has one son---Clarence; and William Milton, who remains on the homestead farm, assisting his father.
Mr. Huson's present wife was formerly Mrs. Jane (Crawford) Surber, widow of Levi Surber, who at death in 1893 left these children: Noah, Rebecca, George, Asa, Alexander, Burton and Henry.
In Politics, Mr. Huson is identified with Republican party. Both he and his wife are valued members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Source: A Macoupin County Book on Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens.
Buried in Ross Cemetery on Feb 10 1918. Informant on Death Certificate was Effie M. Shutt of Virden, Illinois.
William M. Huson, one of the prominent farmers of South Otter township, Macoupin County, who owns and operates a fine farm of 120 acres in section 16, was born in 1838, in eastern Tennessee, and is a son of John B. and Margaret (Riddle) Huson.
John B. Huson was a farmer in Tennessee and prior to his early death, in 1840, at the age of 35 years, was a large slave-owner. His widow survived him many years, dying in 1892, aged 83 years. In 1852, with her six children, she came to Illinois and located at Palmyra, in Macoupin County. Here her son was reared and educated. His business has been agricultural all his life and although approaching the time when many men retire from activity, he is still hale and hearty enough to continue his interest in and his successful operation of his large and well improved farm.
In 1859 Mr. Huson was married to Elizabeth Jane Hollingsworth, who died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Effie, who married George Shutt, a farmer located two and a half miles northeast of Virden, and has five children---William, Audrey, Milton, Ruth and Beulah.
On October 22, 1863 Mr. Huson married Parmelia Braden, daughter of James Braden and Sarah Maddy-Braden, Parmelia died in 1876, leaving four children: Sarah, who married Edgar Stephens, of Joplin, Missouri, and has two children, Claude and Eva; Burdella, who married Peter Marie, of Peoria, Illinois, and has two children---Louis and Clara; Ida, who married George Phillips of Denver, Colorado, and had one child---George;Ida apparently divorced George Phillips and remarried to Robert A. Walker of Denver, Colorado, Ida and Robert had a daughter Dorothy Marie. At the time of Ida's fathers death she was married to Robert A. Walker. Viola, who married Joseph Le Marr of Colorado, and has three children, Paul, Beulah and Mildred.
The third union of Mr. Huson took place March 6, 1878 to Julia Bradley, who died November 23. 1893, leaving two children; Lauretta, who married Asa Surber, and has one son---Clarence; and William Milton, who remains on the homestead farm, assisting his father.
Mr. Huson's present wife was formerly Mrs. Jane (Crawford) Surber, widow of Levi Surber, who at death in 1893 left these children: Noah, Rebecca, George, Asa, Alexander, Burton and Henry.
In Politics, Mr. Huson is identified with Republican party. Both he and his wife are valued members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Source: A Macoupin County Book on Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens.
William M. Huson, one of the prominent farmers of South Otter township, Macoupin County, who owns and operates a fine farm of 120 acres in section 16, was born in 1838, in eastern Tennessee, and is a son of John B. and Margaret (Riddle) Huson.
John B. Huson was a farmer in Tennessee and prior to his early death, in 1840, at the age of 35 years, was a large slave-owner. His widow survived him many years, dying in 1892, aged 83 years. In 1852, with her six children, she came to Illinois and located at Palmyra, in Macoupin County. Here her son was reared and educated. His business has been agricultural all his life and although approaching the time when many men retire from activity, he is still hale and hearty enough to continue his interest in and his successful operation of his large and well improved farm.
In 1859 Mr. Huson was married to Elizabeth Jane Hollingsworth, who died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Effie, who married George Shutt, a farmer located two and a half miles northeast of Virden, and has five children---William, Audrey, Milton, Ruth and Beulah.
On October 22, 1863 Mr. Huson married Parmelia Braden, daughter of James Braden and Sarah Maddy-Braden, Parmelia died in 1876, leaving four children: Sarah, who married Edgar Stephens, of Joplin, Missouri, and has two children, Claude and Eva; Burdella, who married Peter Marie, of Peoria, Illinois, and has two children---Louis and Clara; Ida, who married George Phillips of Denver, Colorado, and had one child---George;Ida apparently divorced George Phillips and remarried to Robert A. Walker of Denver, Colorado, Ida and Robert had a daughter Dorothy Marie. At the time of Ida's fathers death she was married to Robert A. Walker. Viola, who married Joseph Le Marr of Colorado, and has three children, Paul, Beulah and Mildred.
The third union of Mr. Huson took place March 6, 1878 to Julia Bradley, who died November 23. 1893, leaving two children; Lauretta, who married Asa Surber, and has one son---Clarence; and William Milton, who remains on the homestead farm, assisting his father.
Mr. Huson's present wife was formerly Mrs. Jane (Crawford) Surber, widow of Levi Surber, who at death in 1893 left these children: Noah, Rebecca, George, Asa, Alexander, Burton and Henry.
In Politics, Mr. Huson is identified with Republican party. Both he and his wife are valued members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Source: A Macoupin County Book on Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens.
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