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Ichabod was born 10 January 1837, in Crawford County, Ohio, and married 5 January 1863, in Warren County, Illinois, Orville DOUD. She was born about 1841. Ichabod died after 1877.
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC KETCHUM, I E DOUD, ORRILLE WARREN 01/05/1863 B / 254
1880 Census Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, Page 253A
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
KETCHUM Ichabod E W M 42 ----- M Farmer Ohio N. Y. Penn.
" Orrill W F 40 Wife M Keeps house Wisc. Penn. N. Y.
" HALLEY W M 16 Son S At Home Ill. Ohio Wisc.
" Gale W M 13 Son S At Home Ill. Ohio Wisc.
" Sidney W M 11 Son S At Home Ill. Ohio Wisc.
" Ivey D W M 8 Dau S ----------- Ill. Ohio Wisc.
Ichabod E KETCHUM (Deceased). -- One of the successful farmers of Ranfoul Township, Champaign County, Illinois, honest in all his deallings with his fellow men, and much respected in the community in which he lived for twenty-seven years, was the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. Born in Crawford County, Ohio, January 10, 1838, he was son of Eddy and Harriet (SMITH) KETCHUM , farmers. The entire family moved to Marshall County, Illinois, and there engaged in farming, the old folks spent the declining years of their lives, with the exception of a short time passed amoung friends. The father, who was of French origion, died in Ford County, Illinois.
The subject of this sketch was reared on the home farm and received his mental training in the public schools of Marshall County. He was married January 5, 1862, at Monmouth, Illinois, to Orrille, a daughter of Elihu and Polly (KETCHUM) DOUD, her parents being natives of Pennsylvania and New York respectively. The paternal grandfather of Mrs KETCHUM was Isaac DOUD, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Mrs. KETCHUM and her daughter Ivy DELL, are members of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. To Mr. and Mrs. KETCHUM were born seven children, of whom four survive, namely: Halle A, Ivy Dell, George Clyde and Philip Rex. Those deceased are Ernest, Sidney and Gail.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. KETCHUM moved to Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, where they resided untill March 1, 1877. Having purchased, during the prececing year, the present home place of 100 acres, in Champaign County, Mr. KETCHUM settled there in 1877, and since then, another quarter=acre has been added to the estate, which is now owned by the two eldest sons, Halle A. and George. In religion Mr. KETCHUM was a stanch adherent to the Primitive Baptist Church. He served as a member of the School Board of his district. His death occured May 16, 1904. The KETCHUM family is characterized by cultivation, refinement and hospitality. The boys have all received a college training, and Miss Ivy Dell is a talented musician, having studied that art for two years in Wesleyan College, Bloomington, and later in the Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. She devotes part of her time to teaching.
CHILDREN of Ichabod Eddy KETCHUM and Orrille DOUD:
1. HALLE A. b: Mar 1864; Kewaee, Henry, Illinois. 2. GALE E. b: Oct 1865; Kewaee, Henry, Illinois. 3. ERNEST b: Abt 1867; Kewaee, Henry, Illinois. 4. SIDNEY b: Abt 1869; Kewaee, Henry, Illinois. 5. IVY DELL b: Jul 1872; Kewaee, Henry, Illinois. 6. GEORGE CLYDE b: Oct 1880; Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois. 7. PHILIP REX b: Sep 1884; Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois.Back to Harriet SMITH's Family Page
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