William Locke MORFORD
William and Marylived on a farm near Monmouth, Illinois. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 Groom Bride Date Vol./Page License No. County MORFORD, WILLIAM L HOFINS, MARY 09/29/1861 00A/0077 00001550 MERCER MORFORD, WILLIAM LOCKE EDWARDS, LILLIE M C A 10/21/1896 001/0217 006647 5 MERCER The last marriage date is after his death date. Is this a nephew or an unrecorded son?
She and her husband William lived on a farm near Monmouth, Illinois. Soon after William died (1872) Mary and three of the children moved to Old Oxford near New Windson, Illinois. It is felt the three children were Cora, Mina and Lavina. She later took Mina, Milo and Lucille out to California. In the 1870 Census for Mercer Co., Preemption Twp., , Illinois her famiy was lsited as Mary age 30, husband William L. age 29, Cora E age 8, Frmima (Mina) age 5 and Joseph age 2. In the 1880 Census for Henry Co., Osford Twp., Illinois listed Mary age 40, head, Cora age 17, Emmina (mIna) age 14 and Lovina age 8. In the 1900 Census for Algona Twp., Kossuth Co., Clgona City, Illinois listed Mary age 60, morhte in law Mina Morford age 34, lving with Cora and Henry H. Hudson.
She came to Kossuth Co., Iowa from Mercer Co., Illinois in 1881 to visit her aunt Mrs. W. Fletcher Hofius. While there she secured employment in the schools and beacme acquainted with her husband to be Mr. Hudson also a teacher. Three years after their marriage in 1885 they moved to Algona, Iowa.
She left Algona, Iowa in 1893 for Utah where she went as a missionary.Minia aat the time of her sister Cora's death, 1903, was living in Los Angeles, California.
He married Mary Hofius 26 Sep 1861 at Mercer Co., Illinois . Mary Hofius was born at Hickory Twp., Mercer Co., Pennsylvania 20 May 1840 daughter of James Hofius and Mrs. James Hofius .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Cora Ethel Morford
born 9 Aug 1862.
Sarah Morford
born 15 Apr 1864.
Susannah Morford
born 15 Apr 1864.
Mina B. Morford
born 24 Aug 1865.
Joseph M. Morford
born 31 Jul 1868.
Lovina Jane Morford
born 1 Jul 1871.
William Locke Morford died 14 Apr 1872 at Mercer, Illinois, Usa .
Mary Hofius died 1904 at California .