Thomas Hartman CHORD
History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County,Illinois, 1876 (FHL#977.356 D3p), pg 729
The Trumbo Family, 1974 (FHL#929.273 T771f), pgs 295 & 299
IBID, pg 299
Cemetery Index for Sangamon County,Illinois, 1978 (FHL#977.356 V326), pg 70
Ancestral File - Version 4.19 - nil
Internet IGI 2004 - nil, (May)
1850 Census Menard Co., Illinois, p307A
1860 Census Twp 19, Menard, Illinois, p858
1870 Census Twp 19 Range 6, Menard, Illinois, p68A
Newfamilysearch.org, Aug 2013
Illinois State Archives: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (www.cyberdriveillinois.com)
Sangamon Co., Illinois Marriage Records (FHL#848654)
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree
SURNAME: Mostly spelled "Card" in the records, although on his marriage records and the 1870 Census, it is spelled "Chord", perhaps a phonetic spelling of "Card" with a southern accent. NOTES: Died 20/21 Jan 1874
1900 Census Fancy Creek Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, ED110 p77
NAME: Louisa aka Liza
He married Louisa Jane Trumbo 25 Feb 1836 at Sangamon, Illinois . Louisa Jane Trumbo was born at Bourbon, Kentucky 8 Aug 1818 daughter of Adam Trumbo and Mildreth Foster .
They were the parents of 11
children:
John Fletcher Chord
born 24 Nov 1836.
Mary Ann Chord
born 1837.
Thomas Jefferson Chord
born 4 Jul 1840.
Sarah Jane Chord
born 15 Dec 1843.
Andrew T. Chord
born 1 May 1845.
Laura Norvella Chord
born 9 Nov 1847.
George D. Chord
born 1849.
Rebecca J. Chord
born 15 Mar 1852.
Franklin D. Chord
born Aug 1856.
Henry Buchanan Chord
born 1858.
Beaurgard Chord
born 1860.
Thomas Hartman Chord died 20 Jan 1874 at Petersburg, Menard, Illinois .
Louisa Jane Trumbo died 24 Jan 1911 at Petersburg, Menard, Illinois .