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- At the time of his marriage, John Batson was a dry-goods merchant in Quincy, Ill -- M/T #6. He apparently moved around quite a lot and was never too successful. He lived for a while in Tennessee, Illinois where his daughter Nelle may have been born.
I remember him as a very old man who was extremely deaf. He had a big hearing aid which I always wanted to touch. I was taught to call him "Uncle Johny-John." -- LKL
"Former Palmyran Dies in Urbana, Ill.
"John S. Battson was born near Piqua, Ohio, on Jan 6, 1860, the second son of Jonathon D and Catherine Ullery Batson, and died in Urbana, Ill. on May **, 1944.
"At the age of 18 he moved with his parents to a farm near Palmyra where he later met and was married to Etha Belle McLeod on Dec. 24, 1885.
"To this union were born three daughters, Mrs. Nelle Walker of Urbana, Ill.; Mrs Bess Breeden of Willowbrook, Calif.; and Gladys Donzella, who died in 1919; two sons, Frank M. Battson, Hobart Wash.; and Paul Battson, Modesto Calif.
"Mr and Mrs Battson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Palmyra, Dec. 24, 1935.
"As a young man Mr. Battson followed the teaching profession for a few years, then moved his family to Quincy, where he was employed for some years at the Kespohl-Mohrenstecher Store.
"About 1896 Mr Battson established his own business at Stillwell [?], Ill and later at Tennessee, Ill., where he continued as a merchant until ill health forced him to move south in 1922.
"Mr Battson is survived by four children, his wife having died on July 3, 1943. His funeral was held at 2 o'clock on Wednesday, May 17 at the Williams[?] Memorial Home in Colchester, Ill, followed by the burial services at Macomb.
"Mr. Battson united with the Methodist church in Rape** Chapel near Piqua, Ohio, when a young boy and was a loyal and consistent member of the church throughout his long life." -- Palmyra Spectator undated.
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Taylor Family Genealogy
1860 - 1944 (84 years)