Killam, Samuel - Macoupin County, Illinois
©1996-2009 Linda R. F. Arnold


Descendants of Samuel KILLAM

contributed by Linda R. F. Arnold

Also see Chisholm, Dickson and Welsh families

See below for sources & symbols used to indicate source.

Samuel Killam  *
b. 1803 (Yorkshire) England  * (PBR)
d.

m.  England

Mary M. Morris  *
b. 1807 (Yorkshire) England  * (PBR) (TR)
d.  7 Aug 1851 (TR)
Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)

Children:
1. Sarah Killam * (WPA)
b. 1826 Yorkshire, England  * (PBR)
    m. 24 Oct 1850 Macoupin County  (M)
    William Chisholm (son Robert Chisholm & Isabella Patterson)  (M) (PBR) (WPA)
    b. 26 Sept 1820 Scotland  (PBR)
    Ch: 
a. Mary A. Chisholm m. John W. Carson  (PBR)
b. Isabella Chisholm m. Henry Foltz  (PBR)
c. Robert A. Chisholm m. Margaret A. Killam  (PBR)
d. Sarah E. Chisholm m. Charles D. Solomon  (PBR)


2. Samuel J. Killam   * (+)
b. 1828 England   * (+)
m. 8 Sept 1853 Macoupin County  (M)
Evaline Elizabeth Conlee  (M) (WPA) (+)
Ch.
a. George Killam b. 1854 (+)
b. Samuel Killam b. 1856 (+)
c. Wm.     Killam b. 1862 (+)

3. William Killam  *
b. 1830-31 Virginia  * (TR)
d. 10 June 1855 ae 24y 10m 15d (TR)
Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)

4. John Killam   * (TR)
b. 1833 Ohio  *
d. 26 Feb 1867 ae 33y 10m 3d  (TR)
Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)
m. 9 Apr 1859 Macoupin County (M)
Elizabeth O. Welsh (m. rec Welch) dau.William Welsh & Jane Chisholm (LRA)

5. Ann Killam   *
b. 1835 Ohio  * (TR)
d. 23 Oct 1862 (TR)
    m. 3 Oct 1857 Macoupin County (M)
    Isaac Weller (M)  Kim Weller (TR)
   

6. Mary Morris Killam  *  (WPA) (+)
b. 1838 Illinois  *
    m. 25 Apr 1867 Macoupin County (M) W.K. Cuttill & Mary Morris Killam
    William K. Cuttle  (WPA) (+)
    Ch: 
a. Mattie Cuttle b. 1868 (+)
b. Rose Anne (Rosiana Cuttle) Cuttill/Guttill  (+) (TR)
b. 1869  (+)
d. 7 July 1871 ae 1y 5m 16d  Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)

7. George M. Killam  * (PBR)
b. 28 Aug 1840 So. Palmyra twp.  * (PBR)
    m. 15 Mar 1866 So. Otter twp. (PBR)
    Emily Baker (dau. Robert Baker of So. Otter twp.) d. 23 Aug 1878 (PBR)   
Ch:
a. Mary F. Killam  (PBR)
b. George A. Killam  (PBR)
c. Charles W. Killam  (PBR)
d. Emily J. Killam   (PBR)

m2, Rosie _______  (PBR)

8. Elizabeth Killam  *
b. 1843 Illinois  *
d. 3 Feb 1866 ae 22y 3m Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)
    m. 12 Feb 1864 Macoupin County  (M)
    John Hodges (M) (TR)
    Child:   Mary J. Hodges (TR)
b. 1865
d. 2 Oct 1865 ae 5m 5d Buried Killam Cemetery (TR)

9. Benjamin Killam b. 1845 Illinois  *

10. Martha L. “Mattie” Killam  * (M) (WPA)
b. 1848 Illinois  *
    m. 15 Jan 1869 Macoupin County  (M)
    James Pocklington  (M) (WPA)
Sources:



(*) 1850 Federal Census Illinois, Macoupin County, p.228. 
Dated 28 Sept 1850
1/1 
Samuel Killam    47 M W Farmer 1120        b. Eng.
Mary Killam        43 F W            b.  do.
Sarah Killam        24 F W            b.  do.
Samuel Killam    22 M W     do.            b.  do.
William Killam    19 M W     do.            b.  Va.
Ann Killam        15 F W            b. Ohio
Mary Killam        12 F W            b. Ills.
George Killam        10 M W            b. Ills.
Elizabeth Killam      7 F W            b. Ills.
Benjamin Killam      5 M W            b. Ills.
Martha Killam          2  F  W            b. Ills.
John Killam        17  M W            b. Ohio

(+) 1870 Federal Census Illinois, Macoupin County, Township 10 Range 9,
P.O. Chesterfield, sheet 7, p.385A.
49/49
Cuttle, William    40 M W Farmer 300/500    b. England (dittos used)
    Mary M.    31 F W  Keeping House    b. Ills.
    Mattie          2 F W            b. Ills.
    Rosiana         6/12 F W            b. Ills.  Dec.

50/50
Killam, Samuel J.    42 M W Farmer 2500/800    b. Eng.
    Elizabeth    36 F W  Keeping House    b. Ills.
    George        16 M W            b. Ills.
    Samuel        14 M W            b. Ills.
    Wm.          8 M W            b. Ills.


Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
POCKLINGTON, JAMES   KILLAM, MATTIE L  01/15/1869 005/  00006483 MACOUPIN           
FARMER, HARLOW       KILLAM, EMILY J (MRS) 10/25/1877 01 /247  9197     MACOUPIN           
BOWN, WILLIAM        KILLAM, MARY JANE   02/19/1879 006/0016 00009616 MACOUPIN 
CHISHOLM, WILLIAM    KILLIAM, SARAH  10/24/1850   3/  1558 MACOUPIN                    
WELLER, ISAAC        KILLAM, ANN    03/10/1857    /     00002798 MACOUPIN           
KILLAM, JOHN         WELCH, ELIZABETH O    04/09/1859    /     00003362 MACOUPIN           
KILLAM, GEORGE M     MILLER, EMILY F (MISS) 03/15/1866 005/0030 00005101 MACOUPIN           
KILLAM, SAMUEL       CONLEE, EVALINE ELIZABETH  09/08/1853   4/         2035 MACOUPIN
HODGES, JOHN          KILIAM, ELIZABETH (MISS) 02/12/1864 005/0013 00004456 MACOUPIN             

(LRA) Earlier research by Linda R.F. Arnold; sources available upon request.

(M) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1800

(PBR) Portrait & Biographical  Record. George M. Killam p.366, William Chisholm p.637-8.

(TR) Tombstone Revelation Macoupin County, Illinois (vol. 1)

(WPA)  WPA Listing of Killam Cemetery.  Macoupin County Archives, Carlinville.


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