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HOLROYD, John (1751-)

DOWKER, Dorothy (1747-)

HOLROYD, Sarah (Abt 1795-)

HOLROYD, Joseph G. or H. (1821-After 1880)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: SHOEMAKER, Emmit HOLROYD, Jerome B.+ HOLROYD, Milton HOLROYD, Emeline (Emma Ann)+ HOLROYD, Javella "Ella" M.+ HOLROYD, Ervilla C. HOLROYD, Homer Milton+ HOLROYD, Alice C. HOLROYD, Joseph G. or H. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Born: 1821, Washington, DC Marriage: SHOEMAKER, Emmit on 10 May 1843 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois 1 Died: After 1880, Prob. Eagle Point, Ogle County, Illinois    Another name for Joseph was Joseph G. Holroyd, Halroyd, Holroyel.   General Notes: Joseph and Emmet's last known location was Eagle Point, Ogle County, Illinois. They appear living there on the 1880 US Census. Also in the household are sons Homer Milton, and Jerome Holroyd with his wife and children. On this census, Jerome is listed as disabled with a dislocated hip. This census also lists Joseph's parents as both being born in England. Emmet's father is listed as born in New Jersey, her mother in Indiana. Joseph and Emmet appear in no other census records. By the 1900 US Census, Jerome and his family are living in Beatrice, Nebraska; and Homer and his family are living in Rock Run, Stephenson County, Illinois. It is logical to assume that Joseph and Emmet passed away in Eagle Point, or perhaps in Rock Run, but I have been unable to find any record of their deaths in either county. It is possible that Joseph is the illegitimate son of a Sarah Holroyd, who immigrated alone from England to the United States in 1820 with a 2 year old son, Joseph Holroyd. There is no record of any siblings for Joseph, and there are no census records that can confirm his parentage. It is possible that he was placed in an orphan asylum after arriving in the U.S., and this may account for his listing of his birthplace as Washington, D.C. Joseph married Emmit SHOEMAKER, daughter of John SHOEMAKER and Elizabeth DANIELS, on 10 May 1843 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois.1 (Emmit SHOEMAKER was born on 30 Jan 1821 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana and died after 1880 in Prob. Eagle Point, Ogle County, Illinois.)

1 Illinois Marriages (Carroll County Court, Carroll County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Records a marriage between Holroyd, Joseph H. and Shoemaker, Emit on 10 May 1843.

2 Illinois Marriages to 1850 (Illinois Vital Records, Carroll County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Holroyd, Joseph H. to Shoemaker, Emit

3 1850 US Census (Mill Creek, Jo Daviess County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Joseph Holroyd [sp. Hallroid] (age 29, b. D. Columbia), wife Emmit [Shoemaker] (age 24, b. IN) and children Jerome (age 3, b. IL), Milton (age 1, b. IA) and Emmeline (age 4 mos, b. IL), living in Mill Creek, Illinois. Joseph is listed as a "farmer." Also in the household is Emmit's brother, William Shoemaker (age 17, b. IA), who is listed as a "laborer."

4 1860 US Census (Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Joseph Holroyd (age 39, b. Maryland), wife Emmit [spelled Emet] (age 39, b. IN) and children Jerome (age 13, b. IL), Emmeline (age 10, b. IA), Alvina [Ervilla] (age 8, b. IL), Javilla (age 7, b. IL), Homer (age 5, b. WI) and Alice C. (age 3, b. WI), living in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Joseph is listed as a "farmer."

5 1870 US Census (Loran, Stephenson County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Jerome B. Holroyd (age 22, b. IL) [as head of household], parents Joseph G. Holroyd (age 49, b. Wash, DC), wife Emit [spelled Emerit] (age 49, b. IN), and siblings Evilla [Ervilla] (age 17, b. IL), Homer M. (age 15, b. WI) and Allice (age 13, b. WI), living in Loran, Illinois. Jerome B. and Joseph G. are listed as "farmers." Living a few houses away is Emit's sister, Margaret [Shoemaker] Grigsby, and her family.

6 1880 US Census (Eagle Point, Ogle County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Joseph Holroyd [spelled Halroyd] (age 59, b. D.C.) wife Emmet [Shoemaker] (age 59, b. IN), and son Homer M. (age 24, b. WI), living in Eagle Point, Illinois. Joseph is listed as a "laborer," and indicates that both of his parents were born in England. Emmet indicates that her father was born in New Jersey and her mother in Indiana. Living next door is their son, Jerome Holroyd, and his family.

7 1855 Wisconsin State Census (Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Joseph Holroyd and his family, living in Lancaster, Wisconsin.

8 Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration List (Ancestry. com). Surety: 2. Name: Sarah Holroyd & 2 yr old son, Joseph Holroyd
Arrival Date: Sep 18, 1820
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Ship Name: Superior
Family Number: 151780
National Archives' Series Number: 425
Microfilm Number: 30

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