Henry County, Illinois Ancestors
An American Adventure
Crull - Benjamin Crull and Mary Bay arrived in Henry County, Illinois around 1850. The Crulls raised four children in Hanna Township: Samuel, Marquis de Lafayette, William David, and Clara Jane.
- Samuel Crull married Barbara Kiefer in 1872 and later Olive Brankaw in 1882, established a household in Chicago, Cook County, and died there in 1924.
- Marquis de Lafayette Crull, nicknamed "Fett," married Cyrus Bay's daughter Lora Arecelia Bay in Henry County, but the couple chose Porter County, Indiana to establish their home.
- William David Crull married Ellen Bittner and remained in Henry County; he is buried in North Cemetery in Geneseo.
- Clara Jane Crull married George Ellingsworth in 1877 in Henry County.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006