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Mary Ruth Terhune1,2,3,4

#16751, (1864 - 1948)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Mary Ruth Terhune was born in Aug 1864 in Illinois.5,6,7
  • Mary married Henry Stewart, son of James Stewart and Elizabeth Jones, and younger brother of the man her sister Sophronia had married four years before, on 15 May 1887 in Jasper Co., Illinois.8,9
  • Mary died in 1948 at age ~84.10
  • She was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.11
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Ruth Terhune.
  2. James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary R. Terhune.
  3. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stuart and Ruth Terhune, citing FHL #1312612.
  4. Elizabeth Bruner, Elizabeth obituary, The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star, shows name as Mrs. Ruth Stewart.
  5. James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 6 and state.
  6. James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 15 and state.
  7. Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 35, and state.
  8. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stuart and Ruth Terhune, citing FHL #1312612, shows date, county and state.
  9. Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 14 years.
  10. Miller, Norman, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Ruth M. Stewart, shows year.
  11. Miller, Norman, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Ruth M. Stewart.

Cyrena Lee Deams1,2,3

#16752, (1853 - 1931)
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Parents

  • Father: David Nelson Deams
  • Mother: Susanna Thurston

Key Events:

  • Cyrena Lee Deams was born on 17 Jul 1853 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio.4,5,6
  • Cyrena married first Phillip A. Terhune, son of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, on 11 Jan 1872 in Jasper Co., Illinois, with Rev. L. W. P. Gilbert offciating.7,8,9
  • Cyrena married second Robert E. Leeper, son of Jesse Leeper and Sarah, on 20 Apr 1911 in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, with Lyman McCarl, county judge, offciating.10
  • Cyrena died on 2 Jul 1931, at her home, 518 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at age 77.11,12
  • She was buried on 5 Jul 1931 in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.13,14
Cyrena also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Phillip A. Terhune:

  • Guy Elmer Terhune
  • James Alfred Terhune
  • Winnie M. Terhune+
  • Roscoe Terhune
  • Mayme A. Terhune

Citations

  1. David Deams household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Syrenia Deams.
  2. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, B:330, P. A Terhune and Cyrena L. Deams.
  3. P. A. Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Cyrena Lee Terhune.
  4. D. N. Deams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 7 and state.
  5. Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524, shows her as a native of Mount Pleasant, Ohio.
  6. Cyrena Terhune, Cyrena, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, and town and state as Willow Hill, Ill.
  7. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, B:330, P. A Terhune and Cyrena L. Deams, shows date and officiant.
  8. P. A. Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married.
  9. Phillip Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Edwards Co., Illinois, shows married 24 years.
  10. Register of Marriages, Adams Co., Illinois, vol 8, no. 19888, Robert E. Leeper and Cyrena L. Terhune, shows date, state, and officiant.
  11. Cyrena Terhune, Cyrena, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, state, and residence at same address.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 122250499, Cyrena Lee Deams Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. Cyrena Terhune, Cyrena, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, town as Willow Hill, county, and state.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 122250499, Cyrena Lee Deams Terhune, includes tombstone photo.

Marthena Jane Perry1,2,3,4,5

#16759, (1852 - 1922)
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Parents

  • Father: James Perry
  • Mother: Marthena Ryon

Key Events:

Marthena also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Elkanah C. Terhune:

  • Willard Ira Terhune
  • Sarah Alice Terhune

Citations

  1. James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Marth J. Perry.
  2. James Perry household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Martha Perry.
  3. Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Jennie Terhune, and her husband's mother-in-law and sister-in-law both with surname Perry.
  4. Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Jane Terhune.
  5. Elkany Terhune household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows name as Janie Terhune.
  6. James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  7. Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 48, and state.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 59059436, Marthena Jane Terhune, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for E. C. Terhune and Janie Perie, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county and state.
  10. Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows married.
  11. Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 28 years.
  12. Elkanah C. Terhune, Elkanah C., Pension Payment Cards, shows date.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 59059436, Marthena Jane Terhune, includes tombstone photo.

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