Richard Judson (who went by "Judson") Coghill was born on May 26, 1843, the sixth of nine children born to Benjamin Coleman Coghill and Mary Ann nee Ellett Coghill. He spent his entire life near the area in which he was born, in Henderson County, Illinois.
Judson was one of only 4 children born to his parents who survived to adulthood. Those Five siblings dying at an early age were:
1. Benjamin Coleman, Jr (1835-9 May 1851). This was the only sibling who was born in Virginia, before the family immigrated to Illinois shortly after his birth.
2. William Hawes (1839-18 Jun 1848)
3. Edwin (1840-11 Sep 1842)
4. Cornelius A (1845-18 Kam 1847)
5. Cornelia H (28 Dec 1846-18 Jan 1847)
Judson's older sister, Mary Kezia "Molly" was born in 1838. She married Alexander Hall on 18 Oct 1857, and they both died in 185,
The two other siblings who lived to adulthood were:
1. Frances King "Fannie" (23 Dec 1841-10 Nov 1924), who married Lewis Duke, Jr.
2. Martha Ann "Mattie" (28 Dec 1846-5 Jun 1930), who married Lucilius Edmond Pollard.
Judson suffered complete hearing loss at the age of one, due to "Risings" per the 1890 Special Census of Deaf Family Marriages. When he was 10 years old, he was placed in the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, where he stayed for 10 years.
Judson married Frances Josephine "Fannie" Wheeler on December 24, 1866 (per above-referenced source) at Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois. Fannie was also completely deaf, and semi-mute, having lost her hearing at the age of five due to "congestion of the brain". At age 18 she entered the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, being under their care for 4 years, from 1862-1866, at which point she and Judson were married.
Judson and Fannie had 8 children, of whom five survived to adulthood. None of them suffered from hearing loss. Their children were:
1. Alexander "Cooper" (8 Mar 1867-19 Aug 1928). He married Susan Smith.
2. Matilda T "Tilly" (1859-30 Nov 1874).
3. Frank Z (Jun 1872-9 Jan 1875).
4. Minnie P (1876-1876).
5. William Herman (23 Jul 1877-2 Jan 1932). He married Mateldia Radmacher.
6. Marian E, aka Ella May (20 Jan 1880-15 May 1969). She married William Radmacher.
7. Victoria (10 Jun 1883-Aug 1968). She married Thomas Cogswell.
8. Anna B or Annie (15 Jun 1887-Dec 1967). She married William Jay Graham.
Judson was a farmer, and worked at times as a painter (per above-referenced special census). He died 4 Dec 1907 and Fannie died in 1913. They are buried in the Rozetta Cemetery in Henderson County, and their son Cooper is buried in their family lot also. Children Tilly and Frank are buried in their grandparents' cemetery.
Judson was one of only 4 children born to his parents who survived to adulthood. Those Five siblings dying at an early age were:
1. Benjamin Coleman, Jr (1835-9 May 1851). This was the only sibling who was born in Virginia, before the family immigrated to Illinois shortly after his birth.
2. William Hawes (1839-18 Jun 1848)
3. Edwin (1840-11 Sep 1842)
4. Cornelius A (1845-18 Kam 1847)
5. Cornelia H (28 Dec 1846-18 Jan 1847)
Judson's older sister, Mary Kezia "Molly" was born in 1838. She married Alexander Hall on 18 Oct 1857, and they both died in 185,
The two other siblings who lived to adulthood were:
1. Frances King "Fannie" (23 Dec 1841-10 Nov 1924), who married Lewis Duke, Jr.
2. Martha Ann "Mattie" (28 Dec 1846-5 Jun 1930), who married Lucilius Edmond Pollard.
Judson suffered complete hearing loss at the age of one, due to "Risings" per the 1890 Special Census of Deaf Family Marriages. When he was 10 years old, he was placed in the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, where he stayed for 10 years.
Judson married Frances Josephine "Fannie" Wheeler on December 24, 1866 (per above-referenced source) at Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois. Fannie was also completely deaf, and semi-mute, having lost her hearing at the age of five due to "congestion of the brain". At age 18 she entered the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, being under their care for 4 years, from 1862-1866, at which point she and Judson were married.
Judson and Fannie had 8 children, of whom five survived to adulthood. None of them suffered from hearing loss. Their children were:
1. Alexander "Cooper" (8 Mar 1867-19 Aug 1928). He married Susan Smith.
2. Matilda T "Tilly" (1859-30 Nov 1874).
3. Frank Z (Jun 1872-9 Jan 1875).
4. Minnie P (1876-1876).
5. William Herman (23 Jul 1877-2 Jan 1932). He married Mateldia Radmacher.
6. Marian E, aka Ella May (20 Jan 1880-15 May 1969). She married William Radmacher.
7. Victoria (10 Jun 1883-Aug 1968). She married Thomas Cogswell.
8. Anna B or Annie (15 Jun 1887-Dec 1967). She married William Jay Graham.
Judson was a farmer, and worked at times as a painter (per above-referenced special census). He died 4 Dec 1907 and Fannie died in 1913. They are buried in the Rozetta Cemetery in Henderson County, and their son Cooper is buried in their family lot also. Children Tilly and Frank are buried in their grandparents' cemetery.
Richard Judson (who went by "Judson") Coghill was born on May 26, 1843, the sixth of nine children born to Benjamin Coleman Coghill and Mary Ann nee Ellett Coghill. He spent his entire life near the area in which he was born, in Henderson County, Illinois.
Judson was one of only 4 children born to his parents who survived to adulthood. Those Five siblings dying at an early age were:
1. Benjamin Coleman, Jr (1835-9 May 1851). This was the only sibling who was born in Virginia, before the family immigrated to Illinois shortly after his birth.
2. William Hawes (1839-18 Jun 1848)
3. Edwin (1840-11 Sep 1842)
4. Cornelius A (1845-18 Kam 1847)
5. Cornelia H (28 Dec 1846-18 Jan 1847)
Judson's older sister, Mary Kezia "Molly" was born in 1838. She married Alexander Hall on 18 Oct 1857, and they both died in 185,
The two other siblings who lived to adulthood were:
1. Frances King "Fannie" (23 Dec 1841-10 Nov 1924), who married Lewis Duke, Jr.
2. Martha Ann "Mattie" (28 Dec 1846-5 Jun 1930), who married Lucilius Edmond Pollard.
Judson suffered complete hearing loss at the age of one, due to "Risings" per the 1890 Special Census of Deaf Family Marriages. When he was 10 years old, he was placed in the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, where he stayed for 10 years.
Judson married Frances Josephine "Fannie" Wheeler on December 24, 1866 (per above-referenced source) at Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois. Fannie was also completely deaf, and semi-mute, having lost her hearing at the age of five due to "congestion of the brain". At age 18 she entered the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, being under their care for 4 years, from 1862-1866, at which point she and Judson were married.
Judson and Fannie had 8 children, of whom five survived to adulthood. None of them suffered from hearing loss. Their children were:
1. Alexander "Cooper" (8 Mar 1867-19 Aug 1928). He married Susan Smith.
2. Matilda T "Tilly" (1859-30 Nov 1874).
3. Frank Z (Jun 1872-9 Jan 1875).
4. Minnie P (1876-1876).
5. William Herman (23 Jul 1877-2 Jan 1932). He married Mateldia Radmacher.
6. Marian E, aka Ella May (20 Jan 1880-15 May 1969). She married William Radmacher.
7. Victoria (10 Jun 1883-Aug 1968). She married Thomas Cogswell.
8. Anna B or Annie (15 Jun 1887-Dec 1967). She married William Jay Graham.
Judson was a farmer, and worked at times as a painter (per above-referenced special census). He died 4 Dec 1907 and Fannie died in 1913. They are buried in the Rozetta Cemetery in Henderson County, and their son Cooper is buried in their family lot also. Children Tilly and Frank are buried in their grandparents' cemetery.
Judson was one of only 4 children born to his parents who survived to adulthood. Those Five siblings dying at an early age were:
1. Benjamin Coleman, Jr (1835-9 May 1851). This was the only sibling who was born in Virginia, before the family immigrated to Illinois shortly after his birth.
2. William Hawes (1839-18 Jun 1848)
3. Edwin (1840-11 Sep 1842)
4. Cornelius A (1845-18 Kam 1847)
5. Cornelia H (28 Dec 1846-18 Jan 1847)
Judson's older sister, Mary Kezia "Molly" was born in 1838. She married Alexander Hall on 18 Oct 1857, and they both died in 185,
The two other siblings who lived to adulthood were:
1. Frances King "Fannie" (23 Dec 1841-10 Nov 1924), who married Lewis Duke, Jr.
2. Martha Ann "Mattie" (28 Dec 1846-5 Jun 1930), who married Lucilius Edmond Pollard.
Judson suffered complete hearing loss at the age of one, due to "Risings" per the 1890 Special Census of Deaf Family Marriages. When he was 10 years old, he was placed in the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, where he stayed for 10 years.
Judson married Frances Josephine "Fannie" Wheeler on December 24, 1866 (per above-referenced source) at Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois. Fannie was also completely deaf, and semi-mute, having lost her hearing at the age of five due to "congestion of the brain". At age 18 she entered the School for the Deaf in Oquawka, being under their care for 4 years, from 1862-1866, at which point she and Judson were married.
Judson and Fannie had 8 children, of whom five survived to adulthood. None of them suffered from hearing loss. Their children were:
1. Alexander "Cooper" (8 Mar 1867-19 Aug 1928). He married Susan Smith.
2. Matilda T "Tilly" (1859-30 Nov 1874).
3. Frank Z (Jun 1872-9 Jan 1875).
4. Minnie P (1876-1876).
5. William Herman (23 Jul 1877-2 Jan 1932). He married Mateldia Radmacher.
6. Marian E, aka Ella May (20 Jan 1880-15 May 1969). She married William Radmacher.
7. Victoria (10 Jun 1883-Aug 1968). She married Thomas Cogswell.
8. Anna B or Annie (15 Jun 1887-Dec 1967). She married William Jay Graham.
Judson was a farmer, and worked at times as a painter (per above-referenced special census). He died 4 Dec 1907 and Fannie died in 1913. They are buried in the Rozetta Cemetery in Henderson County, and their son Cooper is buried in their family lot also. Children Tilly and Frank are buried in their grandparents' cemetery.
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