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DR. C. SCHUYLER, dentist, with office on the corner of Third and Main streets, De Kalb, Illinois, is one of the leading dental practitioners of the county, none sustaining a higher reputation for skill and
reliability. While he is a young man in years and practice, he is in the front of his profession, being a thoroughly expert dentist, both in the mechanical and surgical branches of the art. He is a graduate of
the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, and has been established in De Kalb, Illinois, since his graduation from that institution in 1891. From the time that he first opened his office he has been steadily increasing his hold on popular favor and patronage. His rooms are neat, well appointed, and furnished with approved dental appliances, enabling him to do work in the very best form of art. All operations comprehended in modern dentistry are performed in a superior manner, and satisfaction is guaranteed in every instance.
Dr. Schuyler was born in Nunica, Michigan, February 23, 1868, and is the son of James H. and Mary (Sixbury) Schuyler, who were residents of Michigan at the time of the Doctor's birth. There his mother's
death occurred, but the father subsequently removed to Sycamore. Illinois, where the Doctor received his early training and fitted himself for college. On the second of September, 1896, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet D. Goodrich, the accomplished daughter ol Erastus and Phebe Goodrich. She is a native of New York, born in 1871, and came with her parents to DeKalb county in 1879. Here she grew to womanhood, and received her education.
James H. Schuyler, the father of our subject, was united in marriage, at Sycamore, Illinois, May 9, 1866, with Miss Mary E. Sixbury, and they shortly afterwards removed to Nunica, Michigan, where two sons were born to them, Colfax, our subject, and James C. Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler was born at Sycamore, DeKalb county.
May 30, 1838, and died at Nunica, Michigan, February 7, 1876. Mr. Schuyler afterwards married a second wife, by whom he had one son. Joseph Sixbury, the father of Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler, was one of the pioneers of Sycamore, localing in that place in 1837. He was one of the men who assisted in locating the county seat at Sycamore. Both he and his wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he held the office of class leader and steward for several years. He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1879. His wife was born at the same place, March 2, 1815, and died in 1880.
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The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
Source: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR19300219.2.43&srpos=1&e=-------en-20-STR-1--txt-txIN-sixbury------- |
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Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Record of Schuyler/Sixbury families. |
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John Reff
page 186, US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY |
- [S1513] Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1885.), 301, 302. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born March 2, 1815. Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were united in marriage in their native county Jan. 15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to Sycamore, De Kalb Co., Ill., where they continued to reside. The fruits of their union were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May 30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845. Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie Ainley, also of Sycamore, April n, 1866, and now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E. Sixbury was united in marriage to James H. Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9, 1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two children were born to them, and are
named Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868. James
C. was born in the same town, March i, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica, Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains
were brought to Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery. The two children thus early left motherless have since continued under the watchful and affectionate oversight and care of their grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury. Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28, 1879. It has already been remarked that Joseph Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of this section. Those who removed here from the midst of the older civilization of the East, were obliged to encounter more or less in the way of deprivation so far as the comforts of life were concerned, both socially and otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were called upon to bear their share of the privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of the discomforts tha" naturally and inevitably beset the white people, were the disagreeable, not to say dangerous, proclivities of the Indians, who at that period occupied in part this particular section. The surrounding groves were their rendezvous, from which they made frequent incursions into the settlements to beg for food and other favors. Although not particularly hostile, they sometimes were troublesome. In relating to the writer some of the ways of the aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they would appear at the cabin door of the settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose, but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the Indians accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking them up, passed along. Soon after the period indicated, the Indians were removed by the Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part in helping to improve the Western wilderness, to which he had removed previous to the Government land sale, was public-spirited as well, and was one of the
few men who assisted in the location of the county seat of De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land
patent covered a portion of the site of what is now the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore. Himself
and wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the upbuilding of which in
those primitive days they both bore an important part. Each abounded in works of benevolence and
chanty. Those were the days in which the grand and rugged eloquence of Father Cartwright and other
able and eloquent pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but those early comers often speak of the days of old, and associate
with them some of the pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of their lives. Their necessary dependence
one upon another made closer and stronger the bond of friendship and sympathy between them, and though few in numbers and deprived of much that happily surrounds them in these later days, they yet were happy and contented. All honor to the courageous and hardy pioneer of the West. Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader in his Church up to the time of his death. He also occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the civil affairs of the town and county, having been chosen assessor of his town many years, and was also elected to the important office of County Treasurer two successive terms.
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John Reff and Emma
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
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John Reff and Emma
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Joseph Sixbury, 1840, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury, 1840, DeKalb County, Illinois
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1840 Census, DeKalb County, Ill., transcription
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/1840Cens/1840_13.jpg |
- [S1515] Illinois, DeKalb County Land Records, 1838-1927, Illinois. DeKalb., (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2015), A: 210, Index entry; Sixbury, Joseph, July 26, 1846; accessed Jan 1, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 1 Jan 2017.
Volume: A
Page: 210
Grantee: Sixbury, Joseph
Grantor: C. Lattin, et ux.
Type: W.D. (Warranty Deed)
Document Date: July 26, 1846
Consideration: 100
Book/Page: F/37
Short property desription: Part Sec. 32-41-5
Recorded: October 4, 1847
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Name:
This is the grantee index entry.
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DeKalb County, Illinois
Beginning at the SW corner of the east half
of the northwest quarter of section 32, twp 41, R5E
thence North on the line between the east and west halves of said quarter section, 39 chains 95 links to the north line of section 32
thence north on section 29 on the line between the east and west halves of the southwest quarter of said section, 9 chains 26 links,
thence s82e 14 chains 20 links
thence s6.30w 150 rods 7 links
thence n81w 20 rods
thence s6w 42 rods 20 links to the line between the north and south halves of said section
thence west on said line 14 rods and 23 (links?) tot POB.
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Elizabeth Reff Bourcy
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Grant deed, Carlos Lattin & wife to Joseph Sixbury; portion of Sec 32, Twp 41, Range 5E
Grant deed, Carlos Lattin & wife to Joseph Sixbury; portion of Sec 32, Twp 41, Range 5E
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Grant deed, Carlos Lattin & wife to Joseph Sixbury; portion of Sec 32, Twp 41, Range 5E
Grant deed, Carlos Lattin & wife to Joseph Sixbury; portion of Sec 32, Twp 41, Range 5E
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93M-ZSPB?i=38&cc=2043772 |
- [S318] Dan Sixbury, Dan Sixbury (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2005.
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Nicholas H. Reff and family
Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
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https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up
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Nicholas H. Reff and family
Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
Image Source(s):
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4R-1H5 |
- [S862] Find A Grave online database, ((http://www.findagrave.com : 2012)), accessed 4 Dec 2013), Joseph Sixbury; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SIX&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSsr=161&GRid=90989857&. (Reliability: 3), 5 Dec 2013.
Birth: Nov. 17, 1810
Amsterdam
Montgomery County
New York, USA
Death: Dec. 28, 1879
Sycamore
DeKalb County
Illinois, USA
Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a
native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N. Y.,
born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood)
Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden,
Montgomery Co., N. Y., born March 2, 1815.
Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were
united in marriage in their native county Jan.
15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to
Sycamore, De Kalb Co., 111., where they
continued to reside. The fruits of their union
were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary
Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May
30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Sixbury resided for many
years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother, Chauncey
Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely
known, for whom her son was named. They
occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south
limits of Sycamore, to which was attached
considerable land which is now subdivided,
one of the streets being named Chauncey
Street.
Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie
Ainley, also of Sycamore, April 11, 1866, and
now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E.
Sixbury was united in marriage to James H.
Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9,
1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two
children were born to them, and are named
Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax
was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868.
James C. was born in the same town, March
1, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica,
Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains were brought to
Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery.
The two children thus early left motherless
have since continued under the watchful and
affectionate oversight and care of their
grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury.
Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28,
1879.
It has already been remarked that Joseph
Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County
as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of
this section. Those who removed here from
the midst of the older civilization of the East,
were obliged to encounter more or less in the
way of deprivation so far as the comforts of
life were concerned, both socially and
otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were
called upon to bear their share of the
privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of
the discomforts that naturally and inevitably
beset the white people, were the
disagreeable, not to say dangerous,
proclivities of the Indians, who at that period
occupied in part this particular section. The
surrounding groves were their rendezvous,
from which they made frequent incursions
into the settlements to beg for food and other
favors. Although not particularly hostile, they
sometimes were troublesome. In relating to
the writer some of the ways of the
aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they
would appear at the cabin door of the settlers
and cast their blankets inside. If the
occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets
to remain, the Indians considered it an
invitation to come in and take their repose,
but if the blankets were taken up and placed
outside, the Indians accepted the act as a
refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking
them up, passed along. Soon after the period
indicated, the Indians were removed by the
Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part
in helping to improve the Western wilderness,
to which he had removed previous to the
Government land sale, was public-spirited as
well, and was one of the few men who
assisted in the location of the county seat of
De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land patent
covered a portion of the site of what is now
the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore.
Himself and wife were devoted members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the
upbuilding of which in those primitive days
they both bore an important part. Each
abounded in works of benevolence and
charity. Those were the days in which the
grand and rugged eloquence of Father
Cartwright and other able and eloquent
pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in
the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but
those early comers often speak of the days of
old, and associate with them some of the
pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of
their lives. Their necessary dependence one
upon another made closer and stronger the
bond of friendship and sympathy between
them, and though few in numbers and
deprived of much that happily surrounds them
in these later days, they yet were happy and
contented. All honor to the courageous and
hardy pioneer of the West.
Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader
in his Church up to the time of his death. He
also occupied positions of responsibility and
trust in the civil affairs of the town and
county, having been chosen assessor of his
town many years, and was also elected to the
important office of County Treasurer two
successive terms.
--PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF
DE KALB COUNTY, May 1885
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John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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- [S1516] 1860 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, DeKalb, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M653, roll 173, Sycamore, p. 39, dwelling 306, family 46, Joseph Sixbury, accessed Jan 2, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2017.
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John Reff
page 186, US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY |
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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John Reff and Emma
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John Reff and Emma
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Joseph Sixbury, 1865 census, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury, 1865 census, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67G-6MM |
- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
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The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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- [S634] Past and present of DeKalb County, Illinois, Lewis M. Gross Prof. and H. Fay W., (Chicago, IL: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907.), 2: 125, 126. (Reliability: 3), 7 Aug 2009.
He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1829, after a residence of more than 42 years there.
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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- [S1512] The Biographical Record of De Kalb County, Illinois, Wilson, Humphreys & Co., Logansport, Ind., (Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1898.), 113. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
DR. C. SCHUYLER, dentist, with office on the corner of Third and Main streets, De Kalb, Illinois, is one of the leading dental practitioners of the county, none sustaining a higher reputation for skill and
reliability. While he is a young man in years and practice, he is in the front of his profession, being a thoroughly expert dentist, both in the mechanical and surgical branches of the art. He is a graduate of
the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, and has been established in De Kalb, Illinois, since his graduation from that institution in 1891. From the time that he first opened his office he has been steadily increasing his hold on popular favor and patronage. His rooms are neat, well appointed, and furnished with approved dental appliances, enabling him to do work in the very best form of art. All operations comprehended in modern dentistry are performed in a superior manner, and satisfaction is guaranteed in every instance.
Dr. Schuyler was born in Nunica, Michigan, February 23, 1868, and is the son of James H. and Mary (Sixbury) Schuyler, who were residents of Michigan at the time of the Doctor's birth. There his mother's
death occurred, but the father subsequently removed to Sycamore. Illinois, where the Doctor received his early training and fitted himself for college. On the second of September, 1896, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet D. Goodrich, the accomplished daughter ol Erastus and Phebe Goodrich. She is a native of New York, born in 1871, and came with her parents to DeKalb county in 1879. Here she grew to womanhood, and received her education.
James H. Schuyler, the father of our subject, was united in marriage, at Sycamore, Illinois, May 9, 1866, with Miss Mary E. Sixbury, and they shortly afterwards removed to Nunica, Michigan, where two sons were born to them, Colfax, our subject, and James C. Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler was born at Sycamore, DeKalb county.
May 30, 1838, and died at Nunica, Michigan, February 7, 1876. Mr. Schuyler afterwards married a second wife, by whom he had one son. Joseph Sixbury, the father of Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler, was one of the pioneers of Sycamore, localing in that place in 1837. He was one of the men who assisted in locating the county seat at Sycamore. Both he and his wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he held the office of class leader and steward for several years. He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1879. His wife was born at the same place, March 2, 1815, and died in 1880.
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Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Record of Schuyler/Sixbury families. |
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born March 2, 1815. Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were united in marriage in their native county Jan. 15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to Sycamore, De Kalb Co., Ill., where they continued to reside. The fruits of their union were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May 30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845. Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie Ainley, also of Sycamore, April n, 1866, and now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E. Sixbury was united in marriage to James H. Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9, 1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two children were born to them, and are
named Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868. James
C. was born in the same town, March i, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica, Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains
were brought to Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery. The two children thus early left motherless have since continued under the watchful and affectionate oversight and care of their grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury. Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28, 1879. It has already been remarked that Joseph Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of this section. Those who removed here from the midst of the older civilization of the East, were obliged to encounter more or less in the way of deprivation so far as the comforts of life were concerned, both socially and otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were called upon to bear their share of the privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of the discomforts tha" naturally and inevitably beset the white people, were the disagreeable, not to say dangerous, proclivities of the Indians, who at that period occupied in part this particular section. The surrounding groves were their rendezvous, from which they made frequent incursions into the settlements to beg for food and other favors. Although not particularly hostile, they sometimes were troublesome. In relating to the writer some of the ways of the aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they would appear at the cabin door of the settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose, but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the Indians accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking them up, passed along. Soon after the period indicated, the Indians were removed by the Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part in helping to improve the Western wilderness, to which he had removed previous to the Government land sale, was public-spirited as well, and was one of the
few men who assisted in the location of the county seat of De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land
patent covered a portion of the site of what is now the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore. Himself
and wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the upbuilding of which in
those primitive days they both bore an important part. Each abounded in works of benevolence and
chanty. Those were the days in which the grand and rugged eloquence of Father Cartwright and other
able and eloquent pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but those early comers often speak of the days of old, and associate
with them some of the pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of their lives. Their necessary dependence
one upon another made closer and stronger the bond of friendship and sympathy between them, and though few in numbers and deprived of much that happily surrounds them in these later days, they yet were happy and contented. All honor to the courageous and hardy pioneer of the West. Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader in his Church up to the time of his death. He also occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the civil affairs of the town and county, having been chosen assessor of his town many years, and was also elected to the important office of County Treasurer two successive terms.
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The Voters and Tax-Payers of DeKalb County, Illinois. pp. 103-106 |
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
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The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
Source: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR19300219.2.43&srpos=1&e=-------en-20-STR-1--txt-txIN-sixbury------- |
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Charles Slick and wife Mary
Charles Slick and wife Mary, 1930 Census, Le Ray, Jefferson Co., New York
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- [S1513] Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1885.), 301, 302. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born March 2, 1815. Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were united in marriage in their native county Jan. 15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to Sycamore, De Kalb Co., Ill., where they continued to reside. The fruits of their union were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May 30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845. Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie Ainley, also of Sycamore, April n, 1866, and now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E. Sixbury was united in marriage to James H. Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9, 1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two children were born to them, and are
named Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868. James
C. was born in the same town, March i, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica, Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains
were brought to Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery. The two children thus early left motherless have since continued under the watchful and affectionate oversight and care of their grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury. Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28, 1879. It has already been remarked that Joseph Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of this section. Those who removed here from the midst of the older civilization of the East, were obliged to encounter more or less in the way of deprivation so far as the comforts of life were concerned, both socially and otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were called upon to bear their share of the privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of the discomforts tha" naturally and inevitably beset the white people, were the disagreeable, not to say dangerous, proclivities of the Indians, who at that period occupied in part this particular section. The surrounding groves were their rendezvous, from which they made frequent incursions into the settlements to beg for food and other favors. Although not particularly hostile, they sometimes were troublesome. In relating to the writer some of the ways of the aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they would appear at the cabin door of the settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose, but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the Indians accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking them up, passed along. Soon after the period indicated, the Indians were removed by the Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part in helping to improve the Western wilderness, to which he had removed previous to the Government land sale, was public-spirited as well, and was one of the
few men who assisted in the location of the county seat of De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land
patent covered a portion of the site of what is now the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore. Himself
and wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the upbuilding of which in
those primitive days they both bore an important part. Each abounded in works of benevolence and
chanty. Those were the days in which the grand and rugged eloquence of Father Cartwright and other
able and eloquent pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but those early comers often speak of the days of old, and associate
with them some of the pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of their lives. Their necessary dependence
one upon another made closer and stronger the bond of friendship and sympathy between them, and though few in numbers and deprived of much that happily surrounds them in these later days, they yet were happy and contented. All honor to the courageous and hardy pioneer of the West. Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader in his Church up to the time of his death. He also occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the civil affairs of the town and county, having been chosen assessor of his town many years, and was also elected to the important office of County Treasurer two successive terms.
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
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Chauncey E. Sixbury & family, 1900 census, Boone County, Iowa
Chauncey E. Sixbury & family, 1900 census, Boone County, Iowa
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K3-H9V |
- [S1512] The Biographical Record of De Kalb County, Illinois, Wilson, Humphreys & Co., Logansport, Ind., (Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1898.), 113. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
DR. C. SCHUYLER, dentist, with office on the corner of Third and Main streets, De Kalb, Illinois, is one of the leading dental practitioners of the county, none sustaining a higher reputation for skill and
reliability. While he is a young man in years and practice, he is in the front of his profession, being a thoroughly expert dentist, both in the mechanical and surgical branches of the art. He is a graduate of
the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, and has been established in De Kalb, Illinois, since his graduation from that institution in 1891. From the time that he first opened his office he has been steadily increasing his hold on popular favor and patronage. His rooms are neat, well appointed, and furnished with approved dental appliances, enabling him to do work in the very best form of art. All operations comprehended in modern dentistry are performed in a superior manner, and satisfaction is guaranteed in every instance.
Dr. Schuyler was born in Nunica, Michigan, February 23, 1868, and is the son of James H. and Mary (Sixbury) Schuyler, who were residents of Michigan at the time of the Doctor's birth. There his mother's
death occurred, but the father subsequently removed to Sycamore. Illinois, where the Doctor received his early training and fitted himself for college. On the second of September, 1896, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet D. Goodrich, the accomplished daughter ol Erastus and Phebe Goodrich. She is a native of New York, born in 1871, and came with her parents to DeKalb county in 1879. Here she grew to womanhood, and received her education.
James H. Schuyler, the father of our subject, was united in marriage, at Sycamore, Illinois, May 9, 1866, with Miss Mary E. Sixbury, and they shortly afterwards removed to Nunica, Michigan, where two sons were born to them, Colfax, our subject, and James C. Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler was born at Sycamore, DeKalb county.
May 30, 1838, and died at Nunica, Michigan, February 7, 1876. Mr. Schuyler afterwards married a second wife, by whom he had one son. Joseph Sixbury, the father of Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler, was one of the pioneers of Sycamore, localing in that place in 1837. He was one of the men who assisted in locating the county seat at Sycamore. Both he and his wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he held the office of class leader and steward for several years. He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1879. His wife was born at the same place, March 2, 1815, and died in 1880.
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The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917
The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917
Source: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=STR19170915&getpdf=true |
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Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
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- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
- [S1514] 1840 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, DeKalb, (htp://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2015), M704, roll 58, p. 7, line 23, Joseph Sixbury, accessed Jan 1, 2017. (Reliability: 3), 1 Jan 2017.
Joseph Sixbury
1 male under 5
1 male between 20 and 30
1 female between 20 and 30
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- [S1518] 1855 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, ((http://familysearch.org : 2014)), accessed Jan 2, 2017), Entry for Joseph Sixbury; citing p. 6, State Archives, Springville; FHL microfilm 976,181. (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2017.
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- [S1516] 1860 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, DeKalb, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M653, roll 173, Sycamore, p. 39, dwelling 306, family 46, Joseph Sixbury, accessed Jan 2, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2017.
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The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917
The True Republican, Obituary of Chauncey E. Sixbury, Sep. 15, 1917
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4R-1H5 |
- [S1519] 1865 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, DeKalb, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Sycamore, p. 41, line 36, J. Sixbury; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 2, 2017) (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2017.
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- [S1517] 1870 Census - DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, DeKalb, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2015), M593, roll FHL microfilm 545,714., Sycamore, p. 2, dwelling 18, family 19, Joseph Sixbury, accessed Jan 2, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2017.
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Cape Vincent Eagle, July 22, 1909
Cape Vincent Eagle, July 22, 1909
Obituary for Joseph Reff
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury & family, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67G-6MM |
- [S1531] The Voters and Taxpayers of DeKalb County, Illinois, DeKalb County Historical Society, editor, (1876; reprint, Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1992.), 103,106. (Reliability: 3), 9 Jan 2017.
p. 103
C. Lattin had a house farther west on the north side of State Street, and a few rods farther west were the houses of Joseph Sixbury, and L. D. Walrod.
p. 106
We have not space for a complete list of all the old settlers, but
mention, in connection with those above given, Zechariah Wood
(deceased) and his two sons, Thomas H. and Henry Wood; E. D. Wal
rod, G. A. Maxfield, Alvin Dayton, Spaiford Smith, and Joseph Sixbury.
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
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The Voters and Tax-Payers of DeKalb County, Illinois. pp. 103-106 |
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Nicholas H. Reff and family
Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
Image Source(s):
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Nicholas H. Reff and family, 1920 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY
Image Source(s):
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https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1116unit#page/n325/mode/1up |
- [S634] Past and present of DeKalb County, Illinois, Lewis M. Gross Prof. and H. Fay W., (Chicago, IL: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1907.), 2: 125, 126. (Reliability: 3), 7 Aug 2009.
He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1829, after a residence of more than 42 years there.
- [S1512] The Biographical Record of De Kalb County, Illinois, Wilson, Humphreys & Co., Logansport, Ind., (Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1898.), 113. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
DR. C. SCHUYLER, dentist, with office on the corner of Third and Main streets, De Kalb, Illinois, is one of the leading dental practitioners of the county, none sustaining a higher reputation for skill and
reliability. While he is a young man in years and practice, he is in the front of his profession, being a thoroughly expert dentist, both in the mechanical and surgical branches of the art. He is a graduate of
the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, and has been established in De Kalb, Illinois, since his graduation from that institution in 1891. From the time that he first opened his office he has been steadily increasing his hold on popular favor and patronage. His rooms are neat, well appointed, and furnished with approved dental appliances, enabling him to do work in the very best form of art. All operations comprehended in modern dentistry are performed in a superior manner, and satisfaction is guaranteed in every instance.
Dr. Schuyler was born in Nunica, Michigan, February 23, 1868, and is the son of James H. and Mary (Sixbury) Schuyler, who were residents of Michigan at the time of the Doctor's birth. There his mother's
death occurred, but the father subsequently removed to Sycamore. Illinois, where the Doctor received his early training and fitted himself for college. On the second of September, 1896, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet D. Goodrich, the accomplished daughter ol Erastus and Phebe Goodrich. She is a native of New York, born in 1871, and came with her parents to DeKalb county in 1879. Here she grew to womanhood, and received her education.
James H. Schuyler, the father of our subject, was united in marriage, at Sycamore, Illinois, May 9, 1866, with Miss Mary E. Sixbury, and they shortly afterwards removed to Nunica, Michigan, where two sons were born to them, Colfax, our subject, and James C. Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler was born at Sycamore, DeKalb county.
May 30, 1838, and died at Nunica, Michigan, February 7, 1876. Mr. Schuyler afterwards married a second wife, by whom he had one son. Joseph Sixbury, the father of Mrs. Mary E. Schuyler, was one of the pioneers of Sycamore, localing in that place in 1837. He was one of the men who assisted in locating the county seat at Sycamore. Both he and his wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he held the office of class leader and steward for several years. He was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, New York, November 7, 1810, and died at Sycamore, December 28, 1879. His wife was born at the same place, March 2, 1815, and died in 1880.
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
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Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
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page 188, US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY |
- [S1513] Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1885.), 301, 302. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born March 2, 1815. Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were united in marriage in their native county Jan. 15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to Sycamore, De Kalb Co., Ill., where they continued to reside. The fruits of their union were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May 30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845. Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie Ainley, also of Sycamore, April n, 1866, and now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E. Sixbury was united in marriage to James H. Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9, 1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two children were born to them, and are
named Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868. James
C. was born in the same town, March i, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica, Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains
were brought to Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery. The two children thus early left motherless have since continued under the watchful and affectionate oversight and care of their grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury. Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28, 1879. It has already been remarked that Joseph Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of this section. Those who removed here from the midst of the older civilization of the East, were obliged to encounter more or less in the way of deprivation so far as the comforts of life were concerned, both socially and otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were called upon to bear their share of the privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of the discomforts tha" naturally and inevitably beset the white people, were the disagreeable, not to say dangerous, proclivities of the Indians, who at that period occupied in part this particular section. The surrounding groves were their rendezvous, from which they made frequent incursions into the settlements to beg for food and other favors. Although not particularly hostile, they sometimes were troublesome. In relating to the writer some of the ways of the aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they would appear at the cabin door of the settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose, but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the Indians accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking them up, passed along. Soon after the period indicated, the Indians were removed by the Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part in helping to improve the Western wilderness, to which he had removed previous to the Government land sale, was public-spirited as well, and was one of the
few men who assisted in the location of the county seat of De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land
patent covered a portion of the site of what is now the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore. Himself
and wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the upbuilding of which in
those primitive days they both bore an important part. Each abounded in works of benevolence and
chanty. Those were the days in which the grand and rugged eloquence of Father Cartwright and other
able and eloquent pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but those early comers often speak of the days of old, and associate
with them some of the pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of their lives. Their necessary dependence
one upon another made closer and stronger the bond of friendship and sympathy between them, and though few in numbers and deprived of much that happily surrounds them in these later days, they yet were happy and contented. All honor to the courageous and hardy pioneer of the West. Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader in his Church up to the time of his death. He also occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the civil affairs of the town and county, having been chosen assessor of his town many years, and was also elected to the important office of County Treasurer two successive terms.
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302
Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 301, 302 |
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John Slick
page 188, US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY |
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Joseph Sixbury, real property Grantee index entry, DeKalb County, Illinois
Joseph Sixbury, real property Grantee index entry, DeKalb County, Illinois
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q5-2GMW |
- [S1513] Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1885.), 301, 302. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
Joseph Sixbury, deceased, farmer, was a native of Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born Nov. 17, 1810. Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury, his widow, is a native of Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y., born March 2, 1815. Joseph Sixbury and Malinda Ellwood were united in marriage in their native county Jan. 15, 1834, and in July, 1837, removed to Sycamore, De Kalb Co., Ill., where they continued to reside. The fruits of their union were two children, Chauncey E. and Mary Eliza. The former was born in Sycamore, May 30, 1838; the latter, May 28, 1845. Chauncey E. Sixbury was married to Jennie Ainley, also of Sycamore, April n, 1866, and now resides in Boone Co., Iowa. Mary E. Sixbury was united in marriage to James H. Schuyler, a resident of Sycamore, May 9, 1866, and settled in Nunica, Mich. Two children were born to them, and are
named Colfax Schuyler and James C. Schuyler. Colfax was born in Nunica, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868. James
C. was born in the same town, March i, 1874. Mary E. Schuyler died in Nunica, Feb. 17, 1876. Her remains
were brought to Sycamore and repose in Elmwood Cemetery. The two children thus early left motherless have since continued under the watchful and affectionate oversight and care of their grandmother, Malinda (Ellwood) Sixbury. Joseph Sixbury departed this life Dec. 28, 1879. It has already been remarked that Joseph Sixbury and his wife came to De Kalb County as early as July, 1837, the pioneer days of this section. Those who removed here from the midst of the older civilization of the East, were obliged to encounter more or less in the way of deprivation so far as the comforts of life were concerned, both socially and otherwise; and Mr. and Mrs. Sixbury were called upon to bear their share of the privations and trials of pioneer life. Outside of the discomforts tha" naturally and inevitably beset the white people, were the disagreeable, not to say dangerous, proclivities of the Indians, who at that period occupied in part this particular section. The surrounding groves were their rendezvous, from which they made frequent incursions into the settlements to beg for food and other favors. Although not particularly hostile, they sometimes were troublesome. In relating to the writer some of the ways of the aborigines, Mrs. Sixbury said sometimes they would appear at the cabin door of the settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants of the cabin allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose, but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the Indians accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and, picking them up, passed along. Soon after the period indicated, the Indians were removed by the Government to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Joseph Sixbury, besides taking an active part in helping to improve the Western wilderness, to which he had removed previous to the Government land sale, was public-spirited as well, and was one of the
few men who assisted in the location of the county seat of De Kalb County at Sycamore. His land
patent covered a portion of the site of what is now the beautiful and thriving city of Sycamore. Himself
and wife were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the upbuilding of which in
those primitive days they both bore an important part. Each abounded in works of benevolence and
chanty. Those were the days in which the grand and rugged eloquence of Father Cartwright and other
able and eloquent pioneer Methodist preachers were heard in the cabins of the settlers and in the groves
and forests. It almost seems strange, but those early comers often speak of the days of old, and associate
with them some of the pleasantest and most enjoyable episodes of their lives. Their necessary dependence
one upon another made closer and stronger the bond of friendship and sympathy between them, and though few in numbers and deprived of much that happily surrounds them in these later days, they yet were happy and contented. All honor to the courageous and hardy pioneer of the West. Mr. Sixbury was a Steward and Class-leader in his Church up to the time of his death. He also occupied positions of responsibility and trust in the civil affairs of the town and county, having been chosen assessor of his town many years, and was also elected to the important office of County Treasurer two successive terms.
- [S629] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record - v. 53, 1922, (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922.), US41760.5., 53: 9. (Reliability: 3), 7 Aug 2009.
- [S1513] Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1885.), 241. (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2016.
Chauncey Ellwood, Mayor of Sycamore (1885). The portrait of this gentleman, which appears on the opposite page, is a most fitting accompaniment to the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF DE KALB COUNTY, from the relations he sustains to its citizens and from the fact that he has been a resident within its borders for more than a quarter of a century. He has been a landholder at Sycamore since 1837, when he entered a claim to 80 acres of Government land, receiving his patent for the same dated the 10th day of July, 1844, and signed by the President, John Tyler. His residence is located on a portion of this land now included within the incorporated limits of Sycamore. The comparative condition of the now beautiful city with those primitive days may be estimated from the fact that, when Mr. Ellwood removed hither in 1858, a broad field of wheat fronted on what is now one of the main thoroughfares of Sycamore.
Mr. Ellwood was born Dec. 24, 1816, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is the son of Abraham and Sarah (Delong) Ellwood. The former was born Nov. 7, 1792, in Montgomery County, and was a farmer in the early years of his life ; a respected citizen, having filled various town offices in the town where he resided in New York State ; an active business man, having constructed several sections upon the New York Central Railroad and also upon the enlargement of the Erie Canal, and in the latter years of his life carried on the cooperage business. He died at Sycamore, whither he and wife removed in 1856, his demise occurring August 24, 1872. The mother died at Sycamore Jan. 18, She was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1795. Both parents belonged to hardy races, tenacious of life and of robust physical development, all of which characteristics are perpetuated in the present generation. The mediate ancestral stock had its origin in the sturdy, stalwart inhabitants that settled the valley of the Mohawk in the State of New
York. Of eleven children born to Abraham Ellwood and his wife ten survive. Nancy, the oldest child,
was married in Montgomery County, her native State, to Livingston D. Walrod, and removed to Sycamore
after the birth of her first child, Joseph, in the fall of 1836. Her second son, James W. Walrod, now deceased, was the first white boy born at Sycamore in 1838. Malinda is the widow of Joseph Sixbury,
and resides at the home of Mr. Ellwood, of this sketch, who is her immediate successor in the order
of birth. A sketch of herself and husband will appear upon another page in this volume. Eliza married
Aaron Barringer, and, after his death, became the wife of O. Bowman. She is now a widow and a
resident of Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N. Y. Chauncey, Reuben, Alonzo, Livingston, Hiram, James E. and Isaac L. were born in the order named. Chauncey, Reuben, Alonzo, James E., all reside at Sycamore, and are represented in this work. Livingston is a physician in Schenectady, N. Y. Hiram and Isaac L., both prominent business men at the city of De Kalb, are the subjects of biographical sketches in the ALBUM of this county. Alida, youngest child, married E. P. Young (deceased), the record of whose life may be found on another page.
- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
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The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
The True Republican, obituary of Fred Sixbury
Source: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR19300219.2.43&srpos=1&e=-------en-20-STR-1--txt-txIN-sixbury------- |
- [S318] Dan Sixbury, Dan Sixbury (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2005.
- [S325] Elmwood Cemetery Transcription, Paul Weil, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/ElmwoodHome.htm) (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2005.
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Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Biographical Record of DeKalb Co, Ill, page 113
Record of Schuyler/Sixbury families. |
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John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
John Reff and family, 1865 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York
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