Families of Sarah Billings
SARAH BILLINGS, daughter of SARAH FLORA HALL and LOUIS R. BILLINGS, was born in 1876 in Indiana, and died May 26, 1917 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.1806 She is buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.1806
She married (1) LEONARD WEBSTER on January 5, 1895 in Rockville, Parke, Indiana.1675 He died January 12, 1911 in Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois.7574
She married (2) WILEY REDMAN on February 5, 1911 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.4635 He was born in 1887 in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, and died May 26, 1917 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.1806 He is buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.1806
Children of SARAH BILLINGS and LEONARD WEBSTER:
- STANLEY EMMETT WEBSTER, b. January 2, 1896, Casey, Illinois;1675 m. (1) IZELLA GULLION on December 9, 1916 in Coles County, Illinois4635, m. (2) ANNA MAY JENKINS on April 18, 1938 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana1675, 7577; d. November 25, 1961, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.7577
- SARAH AGNES WEBSTER, b. 1902;1806 d. May 26, 1917, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois;1806 bur. Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.456
Children of SARAH BILLINGS and WILEY REDMAN:
- HELEN REDMAN, b. 1913;1806 d. May 26, 1917, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois;1806 bur. Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois.456
Obituaries
Daily Review, January 13, 19117574
DIES IN CHAIR
THREE DAYS ILL
Tuscola, Jan. 13.—The sudden death of Leonard Webster occurred at 7:30 this morning. He had been sitting in his chair when he suddenly collapsed and died. The death was due to pneumonia developed three days ago.
Mr. Webster was thirty-seven years old and leaves a wife, from whom he was separated, and a son and daughter.
The funeral will be at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Christian church, Rev. L M. Hoel officiating. Odd Fellows and Woodmen will have charge of the burial.
Decatur Daily Herald, January 14, 19117573
Leonard Webster Dead.
Leonard Webster died at the home of Mrs. E. Williams, Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Pneumonia was the cause of his death, though he was only ill four days.
He was 37 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodman lodges and these orders will have charge of the funeral services which will be held Sunday, although complete arrangements have not been made.
For some time Mr. Webster conducted the restaurant in Park avenue.
Daily Journal-Gazette, May 29, 19177580
96 DWELLINGS ARE TOTALLY DESTROYED
PEOPLE SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM THE FIRST SHOCK OF THE TERRIBLE CALAMITY WHICH BEFELL THE CITY—RALLY INSTANTLY TO CALL AND VICTIMS OF THE STRICKEN ZONE ARE CARED FOR—DODGE GROVE CEMETERY LAID WASTE BY THE FURY OF THE ELEMENTS
Mattoon is slowly recovering from the first shock of the terrible calamity which visited a portion of her people on Saturday afternoon, when a tornado, of terrible velocity, swept the extreme northern section of the city. The sight which met the eyes of the people on Sunday morning was one which is beyond the words of pen accurately and appropriately to describe. Standing at DeWitt avenue and looking north, east or west, as far almost as the eye could reach, there was one vast waste, revealing, in its awful grewsomeness, the death-dealing and destructive realities of the storm.
It was the most severe shock which the people of this city ever have been called upon to withstand and, although their response to the calls for aid and relief were instantaneous, the impression imprinted on the minds of those who witnessed it, and especially those victims left maimed and crippled, in many instances for life, will remain with them throughout the remainder of their lives.
List of Dead Reaches Fifty-Two
The list of the dead will not reach quite so appalling a number as reports indicated Saturday night, which were that the storm had exacted a toll of from 75 to 100 human lives, but this afternoon the known list had reached fifty-two, with the probability that it may be increased a few when the ruins have been more thoroughly examined. The total number of injured can only be guessed at, as many of those hurt were taken to nearby homes and their names have not been given out.
496 Dwellings Ruined; 143 Partly SO
According to official estimate, 496 dwellings which lay in the path of the storm were completely ruined, while those which fared slightly better at the hands of the tornado, being damaged more than 25 per cent, number 143.
The loss to the storm's victims, as estimated by men skilled in finance, is place at $986, 200, while the loss to public buildings in the city will reach another $100,000.
A fact which is not generally known is that Sunday, May 27, was the anniversary of the great cyclone which devastated the business district of the city of St. Louis a few years ago, causing a loss of life running into the hundreds and causing a property loss of millions.
While there have been disasters causing a greater loss of life, such as the Iroquois theater disaster, for instance, it is said that the calamity which has befallen Mattoon is the greatest affliction cast upon a municipality since the great Chicago fire.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 12, 1880493 | Pike, Warren, Indiana |
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| June 12, 19007564 | Howard, Parke, Indiana |
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| April 20, 19107576 | Marshfield, Webster, Missouri |
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