Joseph C. Kenyon

Joseph C. Kenyon

       From the 1860 Census
Name - J. C. Kenyon
Aged - 68 Years
Birth Place - New York
Home in 1860 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouses Name - Martha Kenyon
Spouses Age - 62 Years

       From the 1870 Census
Name - J. C. Kenyon
Aged - 77 Years
Birth Place - New York
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Spouses name - Martha Kenyon
Spouses Age - 72

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Joseph C. Kenyon
Died – 1872
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin.
Location – Lot 35, Section 7
With a civilian headstone

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – Jan. 2, 1872
Where – Elgin, Kane county, Ill.
Aged – 65 / 0 / 0
Permit #501
Interred – Elgin City Cemetery
Location – Lot 4, Block 14
Head of grave from – North line 7', West line 1'
Cause of Death – Heart Desisase 3 days
Condition – Male / White / Widower
Occupation – Farmer
Physician – A. K. Hartford (?)
Born – NY

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name Joseph C. Kenyon
War - War of 1812
Cemetery - Bluff City
Burial Place - Kane Co., Ill.       (Cook Co.)
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor

       From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Joseph Crandall Kenyon
Birth Date - Nov. 2, 1792
Birth Place - Argyle, Washington Co., New York
Death Date - Jan. 10, 1878
Death Place - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City
Burial Site - Elgin Cook Co., Ill.
Spouses Name - Martha R. Kenyon

       From the Membership Application, Sons of the American Revolution
Name - Joseph C. Kenyon
Birth Date - Nov. 2, 1792
Birth Place - Argyle, New York
Death Date - Jane. 10, 1878
Death Place - Elgin, Ill.
S. A. R. Membership - Ancestor
Application Date - Feb. 14, 1925

Note;
     Even though there is no notation in the Sexton's file it is clear that the family had his remains re-interred after Elgin City Cemetery closed in 1906.