Notes for John OVERACKER
Births, Deaths, Marriages from Gouverneur, NY Herald St. Lawrence County, NY (aprox. 1864-1904)
Married. In Gouverneur, by Rev. J.W. Daniels, Mr. John Overacker, to Miss Jane Pringle, all of Gouverneur. [09/15/1865]
1870 census:
Surname: OVERACKER Given Name: JOHN Age: 31 Sex: M Race: W
Birth Place: NY County: JEFFERSON Locality: ALEXANDRIA
M593-Roll: 944 Page: 54
Overacker John age 31 Farmer b. NY
Jane age 31 keeping house b. NY
Ida M. age 4 at home b. NY
Charles A. age 2 at home b. NY
1870 census, Little Rock, Kendall Co. IL page 409
Overocker, John age 29 Farmer b. NY
Jane age 29 keeping house b. Scotland
Lester age 3 b. IL
1880 census:
Census Place: Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois
Source: FHL Film 1254214 National Archives Film T9-0214 Page 150B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John OVERACKER Self M M W 41 NY
Occ: Implement Dealer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Jenny OVERACKER Wife F M W 40 SCOTLAND
Occ: Keeping House Fa: SCOTLAND Mo: SCOTLAND
John W. OVERACKER Son M S W 6 IL
Occ: At School Fa: NY Mo: SCOTLAND
George H. OVERACKER Son M S W 5 IL
Fa: NY Mo: SCOTLAND
William D. OVERACKER Son M S W 3 IL
Fa: NY Mo: SCOTLAND
Sarah RIPLER Other F S W 25 OH
Occ: Doing House Work Fa: OH Mo: OH
Aaron HOWSE Other M S W 22 NY
Occ: Carpenter Fa: NY Mo: NY
1900 census, Danforth, Iroquois Co., IL page 153
Overacker John head b. Apr 1842 age 58 married 36 yrs. b. NY parents b. Germany Carpenter
Jane wife b. Aug 1842 age 47 married 36 yrs 2 children, 2 living b. Scotland parents b. Scotland
George son b. Oct 1875 age 24 single b. IL laborer
William son b. Aug 1876 age 23 single b. IL laborer
Same page:
Overacker Lyman head b. June 1879 age 20 married 0 yrs. b. IL Fa: NY Mo: Scotland laborer
Marie wife b. June 1882 age 17 b. Germany parents b. Germany
Source: Marraige, The Gouverneur Herald
Past and Present of Iroquois County, Illinois, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1907, page 81
John Overacker: A native of St. Lawrence County, New York, his birth occurred April 1, 1841, his parents being John W. and Susan Howes Overacker, both of whom were natives of the Empire State. They were farming people and continued their residence in NY until called to their final rest, the father passing away in 1896 at the age of 76 years, having long survived his wife who died in 1855. In their family were seven children but with the exception of our subject none ever came to the west. Two of the number are now deceased, while the others reside in the old home town in St. Lawrence County,NY. Having lost his first wife, the father wedded Miss Zuller, and seven children, six of whom are residents of the Empire state, while one has passed away.
He dates his residence in Illinois from 1865, at which timehe took up his abode in Kendall County with his bride. He had been recently married in the Empire state to Miss Jane Pringle, who was born in Roxboro, Scotland, in August 1841, a daughter of james and Catherine pringle, who came to America in May, 1850.
Mr. & Mrs. Overacker became residents of Kendall County, Illinois in the year of their marriage.
Unto Mr. & Mrs. Overacker have been born three sons, who are yet living, while four children have passed away. All are natives of Iroquois Co., and those who still survive are: John W., who is proprietor of an elevator at Danforth and resides with his father;William, who is in business with his father, and Lyman, who is connected with the elevator at Danforth. Those who have passed away are: Lester, Hattie, Charles and Goerge, the last named dying in 1903, at the age of 29 years, while Lester and Hattie died at the age of four and years respectively, while Charles was a child of three years at the time of his demise.
Watertown Daily Mar 30, 1915
DIES IN ILLINOIS
Native of Gouverneur Passes Away at Western Home
Gouverneur March 20-News was reached here yesterday of the death of John Overacker, a native of this town who passed away at his home at Danforth, Ill, Monday. No particulars as to the cause of death were given in the telegram.
Mr. Overacker was born in the northern section of this town about 70 years ago, a son of John and Susan Howes Overacker. He remained in this section until he attained his majority when he went to Illinois, where he had since lived, but has occasionally visited the old home here. He married in the west and is survived by his widow and five or six children, also the following relatives; two brothers, Charles and Lester Overakcer and one sister, Mrs. Emma Babcock of this town, two half sisters, Mrs. C.A. Miller of Clarksboro, NV and Mrs. Fred W. Mott of this village and tow half brothers, Albert W. Overacker of Fowler and Overacker of this village.
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