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1. | Cora Nayan HOBART was born 23 Mar 1880, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois (daughter of Sidney Little HOBART and Elizabeth PICKEN); died 6 Jun 1968, Torrance, Los Angeles, California; was buried Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, as 'Nayan De Cillo'. Notes: "Nayan Hobart De Cillo was an Executive Secretary with business firms in manufacturing and banking fields, Houston Texas and Tucson, Arizona, before entering Social Services work in Los Angeles. Now retired, she lives with a companion in Los Angeles, California." - Lehlah Belle West b.1879 writing in 1957 Cora married Carlos Enrique DE CILLO 9 Apr 1901, Denver, Denver, Colorado; divorced 8 Oct 1911, Mexico. Carlos was born 22 Feb 1859, South English, Keokuk, Iowa; died 15 May 1930, Fresno, California. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | Sidney Little HOBART was born 23 Feb 1842, Carthage Township, Hancock, Illinois (son of Norman HOBART and Ura Eaton HOLLADAY); died 20 Nov 1889, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: 1850 US Census in Hancock, Illinois Sidney married Elizabeth PICKEN 09 Apr 1873. Elizabeth (daughter of George T. PICKEN and Elizabeth REGER) was born 24 Feb 1846, Barbour, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 28 Jan 1896, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Elizabeth PICKEN was born 24 Feb 1846, Barbour, Virginia (now West Virginia) (daughter of George T. PICKEN and Elizabeth REGER); died 28 Jan 1896, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: The George Picken family moved from Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia to Carthage Township, Hancock County Illinois in 1867.
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4. | Norman HOBART was born 29 Dec 1810, Essex, Chittenden, Vermont (son of Amos HOBART and Keziah Marshall CHASE); died 13 Dec 1878, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: "Norman Hobart came to Illinois in 1833 locating in Rushville, where he lived until his marriage to Ura Eaton Holiday, (sic -Ed) after which he came to Hancock County, where he located in Fountain Green Township. Mr. Hobart purchased a farm in Carthage township on which he made his home part of the time, and partly in Carthage, where he owned a carding machine. Later he bought the old grist mill on Crooked Creek, which he rebuilt, making a steam flouring mill of it, also adding a saw mill which he operated for a number of years. He then moved the mill to Carthage, operating it as a grist mill, then purchased a farm of eighty acres, one mile from Carthage, which he farmed until his death, December 13, 1878. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, being a local preacher in that church. Norman married Ura Eaton HOLLADAY 16 Feb 1834, Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois. Ura (daughter of Moses HOLLADAY and Celia SKIRVIN) was born 02 Jul 1816, Gallatin Co., Kentucky; died 06 Apr 1883, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Ura Eaton HOLLADAY was born 02 Jul 1816, Gallatin Co., Kentucky (daughter of Moses HOLLADAY and Celia SKIRVIN); died 06 Apr 1883, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: 1900 US Census in Wakeency, Trego, Kansas as widow
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6. | George T. PICKEN was born 21 Dec 1817, Virginia (now West Virginia) (son of John PICKEN and Nancy HALL); died 25 Nov 1903, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: Some of our Picken data comes from from work done by Lehlah Belle West b.1879 writing in 1957, in combination with the information in George Picken's Will from 1803. Some individual dates have been gleaned from the Internet, however. George married Elizabeth REGER 28 Mar 1839, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia). Elizabeth (daughter of Abram REGER and Leah Ann BRAKE) was born 20 Nov 1820, Lewis, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 16 Apr 1904, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
7. | Elizabeth REGER was born 20 Nov 1820, Lewis, Virginia (now West Virginia) (daughter of Abram REGER and Leah Ann BRAKE); died 16 Apr 1904, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: The George Picken family moved from Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia to Carthage Township, Hancock County Illinois in 1867.
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8. | Amos HOBART was born 30 Mar 1775, Groton, Grafton, New Hampshire (son of Jonas HOBART and Elizabeth KEMP); died May 1842, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Notes: Some of the following background information is excerpted from Hobart History and Genealogy, 1632-1956, compiled by Ethel Hobart Carothers. Later facts are supported by My Ancestors, by Irene Hobart, published in the Carthage Republican, February 8, 1933. Jonas Hobart's parents were Amos Hobart (born in 1774 in Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire, died in 1842 in or near Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois) and Keziah Marshall, nee Chase (born in 1772 in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, died in 1843 in Hancock County, Illinois). Amos married Keziah Marshall CHASE 28 Feb 1803, Nottingham West, (now Hudson) Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Keziah (daughter of Joshua CHASE and Mary HADLEY) was born 10 Jun 1772, Nottingham West, (now Hudson) Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died Nov 1842, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois . [Group Sheet] |
9. | Keziah Marshall CHASE was born 10 Jun 1772, Nottingham West, (now Hudson) Hillsborough, New Hampshire (daughter of Joshua CHASE and Mary HADLEY); died Nov 1842, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois .
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10. | Moses HOLLADAY was born 14 Sep 1782, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (son of Moses HOLLIDAY and Elizabeth HIGGINS); died 16 Apr 1887. Moses married Celia SKIRVIN 1802, Hancock, Illinois. Celia (daughter of John SKIRVIN and Mary Ann KITCHEN) was born 27 Apr 1779, Virginia; died 28 Nov 1896, Schuyler, Illinois. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Celia SKIRVIN was born 27 Apr 1779, Virginia (daughter of John SKIRVIN and Mary Ann KITCHEN); died 28 Nov 1896, Schuyler, Illinois.
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12. | John PICKEN was born 1786, Virginia (son of Alexander PICKENS and Sara Jane FORINASH); died 24 Mar 1866, Barbour, West Virginia. John married Nancy HALL 18 Jul 1817, Harrison, Virginia (now West Virginia). Nancy was born 1799, Virginia; died 5 Dec 1859, Barbour, Virginia (now West Virginia). [Group Sheet] |
13. | Nancy HALL was born 1799, Virginia; died 5 Dec 1859, Barbour, Virginia (now West Virginia).
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14. | Abram REGER was born 13 Sep 1795, Harrison, Virginia (now Upshur West Virginia) (son of John REGER and Elizabeth WEST); died 08 Aug 1883, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; was buried Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. Notes: "REGER, MAJOR ADAM, who died at the home of his son, Rev. John W. Reger, at Buckhannon, in the 91st year of his age, some time since, was an officer in the War of 1812." - The Weston Republican, Sat. 22 Sept. 1883 Abram married Leah Ann BRAKE 16 Jan 1813, Harrison, Charles County, Virginia. Leah was born 5 Mar 1795, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 8 Mar 1835, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia); was buried Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia . [Group Sheet] |
15. | Leah Ann BRAKE was born 5 Mar 1795, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 8 Mar 1835, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia); was buried Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia .
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