Emeline Pierce was born near Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., NY, March 9, 1818. She lived to be 89, dying on July 15, 1907, Champaign, IL. She came from a large family, and all of her brothers and sisters lived to a ripe old age. Three Dunlaps married three Pierces. At the age of 18, Emeline came on a sailing vessel through the great Lakes to Chicago, IL, to join her brother, Smith Pierce, who was a ship's chandler in that outpost settlement. the trip took six weeks. In Chicago she met and married Mathias Lane Dunlap. He was a surveyor and clerk for a contracting firm engaged in digging the Illinois and Michigan canals. In 1841, she and Mathias moved to a farm in Leyden Twsp and in 1865 began a farm and orchard on the prairie south of Champaign, across the railroad tracks (which were then not in place) from what later became the town of Savoy, IL. Emeline was small and blonde. Indians came to town once a month to collect payments from the government (this in Chicago). A chief walked right into Smith Pierce's home, asking "how much for the squaw"? We don't sell our squaws, was the reply. The chief kept asking. The family hid Emeline in the loft for two days, and supplied food to her (the Pierce's were afraid he would kidnap her). Even after the Indians left town, she was kept in the loft an extra day - a good thing too - - as the chief did return once more from the trail (Emeline was afraid of Indians all of her life).
From Emeline Dunlap's obituary: To them, nine children were born seven sons and two daughters, who all reached the age of maturity. Three of the sons have passed beyond, Merton, Albert, and Louie. The children who survive her are Hiram J., now consul for the U.S. at Cologne, Germany; Oscar who was a Capitan in the Civil War and now lives in Canton, South Dakota; Ernest L., state building inspector and loan examiner of Champaign, IL; and Henry M., state senator for the district of Savoy, IL. article names the daughters. There are surviving twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Emeline P. Dunlap died at the age of 89 yrs, 4 mo, and 6 days, after an illness of 4 days, at 1 pm July 15, 1907. Buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL, at the side of her husband, M.L. Dunlap. All children were present at her funeral: Hiram, Oscar, Ernest L., Ella, Henry, and Eva.
From Emeline Dunlap's obituary: To them, nine children were born seven sons and two daughters, who all reached the age of maturity. Three of the sons have passed beyond, Merton, Albert, and Louie. The children who survive her are Hiram J., now consul for the U.S. at Cologne, Germany; Oscar who was a Capitan in the Civil War and now lives in Canton, South Dakota; Ernest L., state building inspector and loan examiner of Champaign, IL; and Henry M., state senator for the district of Savoy, IL. article names the daughters. There are surviving twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Emeline P. Dunlap died at the age of 89 yrs, 4 mo, and 6 days, after an illness of 4 days, at 1 pm July 15, 1907. Buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL, at the side of her husband, M.L. Dunlap. All children were present at her funeral: Hiram, Oscar, Ernest L., Ella, Henry, and Eva.
Emeline Pierce was born near Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., NY, March 9, 1818. She lived to be 89, dying on July 15, 1907, Champaign, IL. She came from a large family, and all of her brothers and sisters lived to a ripe old age. Three Dunlaps married three Pierces. At the age of 18, Emeline came on a sailing vessel through the great Lakes to Chicago, IL, to join her brother, Smith Pierce, who was a ship's chandler in that outpost settlement. the trip took six weeks. In Chicago she met and married Mathias Lane Dunlap. He was a surveyor and clerk for a contracting firm engaged in digging the Illinois and Michigan canals. In 1841, she and Mathias moved to a farm in Leyden Twsp and in 1865 began a farm and orchard on the prairie south of Champaign, across the railroad tracks (which were then not in place) from what later became the town of Savoy, IL. Emeline was small and blonde. Indians came to town once a month to collect payments from the government (this in Chicago). A chief walked right into Smith Pierce's home, asking "how much for the squaw"? We don't sell our squaws, was the reply. The chief kept asking. The family hid Emeline in the loft for two days, and supplied food to her (the Pierce's were afraid he would kidnap her). Even after the Indians left town, she was kept in the loft an extra day - a good thing too - - as the chief did return once more from the trail (Emeline was afraid of Indians all of her life).
From Emeline Dunlap's obituary: To them, nine children were born seven sons and two daughters, who all reached the age of maturity. Three of the sons have passed beyond, Merton, Albert, and Louie. The children who survive her are Hiram J., now consul for the U.S. at Cologne, Germany; Oscar who was a Capitan in the Civil War and now lives in Canton, South Dakota; Ernest L., state building inspector and loan examiner of Champaign, IL; and Henry M., state senator for the district of Savoy, IL. article names the daughters. There are surviving twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Emeline P. Dunlap died at the age of 89 yrs, 4 mo, and 6 days, after an illness of 4 days, at 1 pm July 15, 1907. Buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL, at the side of her husband, M.L. Dunlap. All children were present at her funeral: Hiram, Oscar, Ernest L., Ella, Henry, and Eva.
From Emeline Dunlap's obituary: To them, nine children were born seven sons and two daughters, who all reached the age of maturity. Three of the sons have passed beyond, Merton, Albert, and Louie. The children who survive her are Hiram J., now consul for the U.S. at Cologne, Germany; Oscar who was a Capitan in the Civil War and now lives in Canton, South Dakota; Ernest L., state building inspector and loan examiner of Champaign, IL; and Henry M., state senator for the district of Savoy, IL. article names the daughters. There are surviving twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Emeline P. Dunlap died at the age of 89 yrs, 4 mo, and 6 days, after an illness of 4 days, at 1 pm July 15, 1907. Buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL, at the side of her husband, M.L. Dunlap. All children were present at her funeral: Hiram, Oscar, Ernest L., Ella, Henry, and Eva.
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