LAMON FAMILY TREE
Joseph Brown Lamon and Ward Hill Lamon
James Lemen (*) b abt. 1710 in County Tryone, Ireland d in PA
George Lamon/Lemen Sr. (*) b abt 1756 d 12 Jan 1826 Berkeley Co, VA
Mary MacDonald m 17 Nov 1785
1. Esther G. Lamon
John Buckmaster m1
Joseph Brown m2 15 July 1808 Berkeley Co VA.
2.
John E. Lamon b May 1785 Berkley Co VA d 1846
Brooks Point, Vermillion Co IL
Ruth Ann Chenoweth m 3 Jan 1811 b 3 Dec 1792 in Virginia d 1849 Vermillion Co IL
2.a. Joseph Brown Lamon b abt 1812 d 12 Aug 1857
Mary Williams Beckwith m1 b abt 1811 d 1847 (Childrens gravesites)
Melissa Beckwith m2 24 Apr 1847 b 28 July 1830 d 5 Dec 1898
2.a.3.
May W. b 10 April 1856 d 13 Mar 1926 (Never Married)
2.a.4.
Laura D. b 20 May 1852 d 22 Jul 1938
Harry Mott m1 22 Jan 1879 b 7 Aug 1849 d 20 Mar 1892
Senator H. P. Bird m2 07 Feb 1906 b 02 Aug 1838 Bradford Co, PA
d 12 Nov 1912 Wausaukee, WI
2.b.
Theodore Lemon (Lamon) (M.D.) b 16 Dec 1812 VA d 19 Dec 1885 IL
Lavinia E. Sconce m 14 Sept 1848 b 20 Jan 1828 KY d 24 Aug 1907 IL
2.b.1. Albert J. b 1 Jan 1851 d 14 Oct 1914 (Town Clerk City of Danville 1889)
2.b.2. Charles V. b c1853 d 28 Apr 1898
2.b.3. Edward B. b 29 Sept 1856 d 12 Sept 1910 (Single age 54)
2.b.4. Theodore H. "Babe" b 01 Jan 1860 d 18 Sept 1906 (Single age 46)
2.b.5. Mary L. b 28 Sept 1862 d 5 June 1894 (Single age 31)
2.b.6. John James b 20 Nov 1864 d 12 Sept 1930
2.b.7. Lavinia E. b 12 June 1867 d 30 June 1945 (Never married)
2.b.8. Lafayette Fay b May 1870 d aft 1930
Dr. and Mrs. Lemon had eleven children three died in infancy.
None of their children ever married. All the sons adapted
music as a profession. 1889 all children live with their widowed mother.
2.c. Mary E. Lamon b abt 1816 in Virginia d abt 1890 in IL
(School Teacher - Living in Danville, IL in 1889 - Never Married)
2.d.
Rebecca B. Lamon b 03 Nov 1817 in Virginia d 08 Feb 1874 in Danville, IL
Dr. Edward E. Cromwell m 18 Oct 1832 Berkeley Co, VA b Bet. 1802 - 1822 d abt 1850
2.d.1.
Edwilda Cromwell b 31 Jul 1838 Berkeley Co, VA d 6 Oct 1914 Danville, IL
George Fithian m1 1854 b 1 Jul 1833 Vermilion Co, IL d 9 Jun 1874 Vermilion Co, IL
Lafayett H. Sconce m2 18 Nov 1862 Macon Co, IL b abt 1834 Danville, IL d
David D. Evans m3 9 Oct 1867 b 17 Apr 1829 Edensburg, PA d 13 Oct 1909
2.d.1.b. Lloyd Evans b 1868 d 6 Feb 1876
2.d.1.c. Ruth Evans b 1873 d 6 Feb 1873
2.d.1.d. Waldo Carle Evans b 1879 d 27 Feb 1948
2.e.
James Chenoweth Lamon b 10 May 1817 in Bunker Hill, W. Va
2.f.
Ann E. Lamon b Abt. 1818 in Virginia d 3 Oct 1877 in Danville, IL
Carlyle Turner m 18 May 1854 b Bet. 1800 - 1820 in Virginia d Unknown
2.f.1. Robert G. Turner b Abt. 1857 in Vermilion Co., IL
2.g. George Washington Lamon b 7 Mar 1819 in Bunker Hill, VA
d 02 July 1890 in Oatmeal, Burnet Co., TX
Ruth Knight m 28 Nov 1850 Williamson Co., TX b 02 Sept 1832 in Danville, IL d Jan 1923
Bertram, Burnet Co., TX
2.g.1. James Chenoweth Lamon b 11 Sep 1851 d 19 Feb 1938 Texas
2.g.2. Lucy Karen Lamon b Dec 1853 Texas
2.g.3. J. William Lamon b abt 1859 Texas
2.g.4. Martha Lamon b Oct 1861 Texas
2.g.5. Virginia Lamon b 1865 Texas
2.g.6. Cromwell Lamon b 1867 Texas
2.g.7. Nellie Lamon b Aug 1869 Texas
2.g.8. Ann Lamon b abt 1873 Texas
2.h. Virginia Lafayette Lamon b Jun 1825 Bunker Hill Berkeley Co Va d 19 Jun 1897 Portland OR
John H. Moores m 11 May 1847 b 21 Jun 1821 Huntsville, AL d 15 Dec 1880 Salem, OR
2.h.1. Infant Daughter Moores b 1848 Benton, MO <
2.h.2. Charles Bruce Moores b 6 Aug 1849 Benton, Missouri
2.h.3. Gertude E. Moores b 26 Sept 1851 Danville, Illinois
2.h.4. Albert Newton Moores b 12 May 1855 Salem Oregon
2.h.5. Althea Moores b 6 Nov 1856 Salem, Oregon
2.h.6. Bertha Moores b 6 Nov 1856 Salem, Oregon
2.h.7. Carrie V. Moores 13 Apr 1863 Salem, Oregon
2.i.
John E. Lemon (Lamon) b 1826 d 5 Sept 1864 Andersonville Prison, GA
Mary Elizabeth Greer m 1856 Wood County, TX b d btn 1870-80
2.i.1. Lucy L. 'Lute' Lemon b 25 Nov 1856 Wood Co, TX d 1889 Gilmer, TX
Casius Harrison Hart m 1877 b Nov 1859 TX d
2.i.1.a. Infant b d
2.i.1.b. Infant b d
2.i.1.c. Casius Vincent Hart b Jun 1879 TX d
2.i.1.d. William Melvin Hart b Aug 1884 TX d
2.i.1.e. Lute Elwilda Hart b 29 Jan 1887 TX d 29 Oct 1954 Gregg Co., TX
2.i.2. Ruth A. Lemon b 22 Feb 1859 Danville, IL d 1879 Quitman, TX
Barnaby B. Hart m 1876 Wood Co, TX b 27 Oct 1845 GA d
2.i.2.a. Virgil Hart b Jul 1879 d
2.j. Robert Bruce Lamon b 8 Feb 1829 VA d 19 May 1899
CA Congressman,Lawyer and Judge in Paris, IL and Washington, DC
Lucy Alexander m 1864 b 8 Feb 1829 d 19 May 1879
2.j.1. Walter S. Lamon b 26 Feb 1865 d 15 Apr 1952
Martha W. Varner b 23 Aug 1871
2.j.2. Judson A. Lamon b 7 Dec 1867 d 20 June 1933
Emma Scott b 21 Dec 1878
2.k. Ella Rachel Lamon b 1831 VA d Bef 1875 in Portland, OR
Isaac Ross Moores II m 2 Sep 1856 b 14 Feb 1831 Danville, IL d 25 Jul 1884 Portland, OR
2.k.1. William E. Moores b
2.k.2. Wylie A. Moores b 27 Mar 1862 Salem Oregon
2.k.3. Ross E. Moores b 1857
2.k.4. Charles H. Moores b 1866 Salem Oregon
2.k.5. Carroll L. Moores b 22 Jan 1870 Salem, Oregon
2.k.6. Mary Estelle Moores b 1857 Salem, Oregon
2.l.
Lucy A. Lamon b 1834 Berkeley Co VA d 1876 Danville IL
Washington T. "Bud" Cunningham m 4 Apr 1859 b 8 Feb 1834 d 3 June 1897 (Spring Hill Cemetery)
2.l.1. Charles Cunningham b May 1860 Danville IL
2.l.2. Oliver Cunningham b 1862 d 1863 Danville IL
2.l.3. Joseph Cunningham b abt 1863 Danville IL
2.l.4.
Lucy Ellen Cunningham b 18 Dec 1869 d 23 Jan 1927 Tacoma, WA
Edward Beyer m 24 Oct 1893 Danville IL
2.l.4.a. Peter C. Beyer b 1899
2.l.4.b. Elizabeth R. Beyer b 1902
2.l.4.c. Lucy b 1917
2.l.5. Ruth Cunningham b abt 1875 Danville IL
W.T. and Lucy
Had 5 Children four were living in 1879.
2.m.
Charles Edward Lamon (M.D.) b 11 Feb 1837 Brooks Point d 29 Sept 1919 Fairmount IL
Virginia L. Catlett Reese m b 16 May 1835 VA d 1925 Fairmount IL
3. Aurra (Anna) Lamon b 17 Apr 1791 d 10 Apr 1856
Joseph Maslin m 04 Sept 1809
3.a. George Lamon
3.b. Mary E.
3.c. William James
3.d. John Joseph
3.e. Michael
3.f. Ann Elizabeth
3.g. Martha Rebecca
3.h. Francis Titus
3.i. Mariah Ellen
3.j. Carville Hynson
4. Eleanor Lamon b 1794 d 28 Jan 1870
George Martin Bowers m 4 Dec 1821
5.
George Lamon Jr. (*) b 1797 Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV d 7 Mar 1865 Millcreek,
Berkeley Co. WV
Margaret "Betsy" Elizabeth Ward m 2 May 1824 Berkeley Co WV d 1873
5.a. Henrietta Lamon -- died as a baby
5.b.
John W. Lamon b 14 Apr 1826 d 1 Sep 1902
Maria L. b 1832
5.b.1. James M. Lamon b 1852 Berkeley Co, WV
5.b.2. William H. Lamon b 1855 Berkeley Co, WV
5.b.3. Charles W. Lamon b 1859 Berkeley Co, WV
5.b.4. Lily G. Lamon b 1869 Berkeley Co, WV
5.c. Ward Hill Lamon
b 6 Jan 1828 Summit Point, VA d 7 May 1893
Angelina Turner m1 5 Sept 1850 b VA d 13 Apr 1859 Bloomington, IL
5.b.1.
Julia Hill Lamon d Sep 3 1853
(Age 2yr 1mo 3da) Buried Spring Hill Cemetery Danville, IL
5.b.2.
Kate Lincoln Lamon b d Sep 4, 1858
(Age 10mo 18da) Buried Springhill Cemetery Danville, IL
5.b.3.
Dorothy Lamon b 13 Nov 1858 d 20 Jan 1953
(lived in Danville IL with her aunt, Anna Ward Lamon Morgan)
William Carnahan m1 1880 Danville, IL
5.b.3.a. Infant b 1882 d
5.b.3.b. Ruth b 1883 d 1887
Xavier Teillard m2 August 1907 b d 1931 France
Sallie Logan m2 26 Nov 1860
5.d. Anna Ward Lamon b 1830 d 1912
(lived in Danville IL raised Ward Hill Lamon's
daughter Dorothy)
William Morgan m 18 Sep 1851 Berkeley Co VA b 1823 d 1903
5.e.
George Milton Lamon (*) b 1832 Millcreek, Berkeley Co., WV d 1913 Millcreek,
Berkeley Co., WV (Farmed the old Ward Place WV)
5.f. Robert Davidson Lamon b 25 Feb 1835 VA d 22 Oct 1895 Ver Co IL
Mary Catherine Miller m1
Bessie K. Burkhart m2
(Ward Hill Lamon died at Robert Davidson Lamon's house
in Martinsburg, WV. Robert was a carpenter while
living in Danville, IL. In a history of Danville written
in the 1880's Robert is credited with building nearly
all the wooden structures in the town--Robert was also a
friend of Abraham Lincoln's and served as a Deputy
U.S. Marshall in Washington during the Civil War--
Robert Davidson Lamon and Ward Hill Lamon are
shown as attending the dedication of the Gettysburg
Battlefield, and heard Lincoln's famous Gettysburg
Address).
5.g. Charles Lamon b 1838 d 1894
(Farmed Lamon Home Place in WV until his death)
5.h. Mary "Betsy" Elizabeth Lamon b 1840 d 1909
5.i. Elizabeth Virginia Lamon b 1844 died in Illinois while visiting Hill
6. Margaret Lamon b 1812 d 17 Sep 1855
7. Mary Lamon
John Mefford m
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LAMON FAMILY TREE
Joseph Brown Lamon and Ward Hill Lamon
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