I have very little information about the children, except for census listings, except for James Bothwell Pulford.
Margaret | Elizabeth | Samuel | Charles | James
Margaret
1843 July 31 - born
1850 census - with parents in Savanna
1860 census - with parents in Savanna
1864 June 17 - died, aged 20y 10m 17d - buried Savanna Township Cemetery, lot 10, with her parents and two of her siblings.
Elizabeth
1845 October - born
1850 census - with parents in Savanna
1860 census - with parents in Savanna
186x - married George W Johnson.
Elizabeth married George W Johnson sometime before 1870. They apparently had two children, Webster b. about 1874, and Nellie b. about 1882.
1870 Illinois, Carroll, Savanna p. 228b 121-121
Johnson, George W 26 mw physician $2000 Mass
Lizzie 24 fw Il
Bigelow, Lizzie 21 fw seamstress Mich
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 6 p. 570b - line 45
Johnson, GW wm 36 physician Mass-
Elizabeth 33 keeps house Il Eng Ire
Webster B 6 at home Il Mass Il
Apparently (and I’m sorry for all the apparentlys, but these people are not in my direct line, so I have not done all the research I might have) Elizabeth and George split up, right about the time of the 1900 census.
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st w p. 229(SD3, ED 23, Sheet 2)
Johnson, George boarder head wm Dec 1843 56 m20yrs Mass Mass Mass physician
Nellie wf boarder June 1881 18s Il Mass Il
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st w p. 231a (SD3, ED 23, Sheet 4b)
Johnson, Elizabeth head (boarding with Smith) wf Oct 1845 54 m10(crossed out), 2ch/1liv - Il Eng Ire
From then on, Elizabeth lived alone, except for taking in lodgers.
1910 Illinois Carroll Savanna SD4, ED11 Sheet 2b p.110b - 20 Apr - 4th St
Johnson, Elizabeth head fw64 m 40 2ch/1liv Il Eng Ire - Keeper, lodging house
2 lodgers
1920 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna SD5, ED12 sheet 6a 7 Jan - 28 4th St
Johnson, Elizabeth owns mortgaged?(don’t remember) head fw74 d Il Eng Ire
She is buried in the Savanna Township Cemetery, in the plot with her parents and 2 of her siblings, but there is no date on her stone.
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Samuel
1846 December - born
1850 census - with parents
1860 census - with parents
186x - married Annette Unknown
1870 Illinois, Carroll, Savanna p. 225B
Pulford Samuel 22 m w druggists clerk 200 Ill
Nettie 21 WI
Charles 3 Ill
Victoria 7/12 (Nov) Ill
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna p. 576b
Pulford, Saml wm 33 stm engineer Il Eng Ire
Nettie 32 keeping house Wis Con Con
Charles 11 Wisc Il Wisc
Victoria 9 Il Il Wisc,
Belle 7
Maud 4 ditto
Samuel’s wife Annette died 29 Apr 1881, and was buried in the Savanna Township Cemetery. He then married Mary Ann (or Mary Jane?) Haight (in about 1884) and spent most of the rest of his life in Chicago.
1900 Illinois - Cook - West Town, Chicago, ward 13 - SD1, ED 410, Sheet 7 stamp 174a - Fulton St? - Pulford, Samuel Dec 1846 53 - Il Eng Ire
Mary wife Aug 1858 49 Ny Ny Ny
Mabel July 1874 25 Belle?
George Dec 1884 11
Samuel Dec 1890 9
Nellie Dec 1893 6 all Il Ny Il
1910 Illinois - Cook - Chicago 15th Ward Image 169 p. 84a (cannot read Ed o 3851 written)
820 N Sacramento Ave
Pulford, Samuel C mw 63 m2 25yrs Il machinist railroad
Mary J 54 m1 25 2ch/2liv Ny
Samuel C son 19s Il fireman locomotive
1920 Illinois - Cook - Chicago ward 15 ED871, sheet 6b? 6 Jan
Paulford, Samuel head r. mw73m Il Ire Ire eng dispatcher ryroad
Mary Ann wife 69
Samuel son 29 engineer ryroad
Harriet daughter in law? 26 Il Scot Germ?
Samuel grandchild 3
1930 Illinois Cook Chicago ward 36 - Apr 4 - ED16-1234 SD Ill4, Sheet 3b - line 62 Lawndale?
62 Pulford Samuel head o 7500 r 39m 23 Il Il NY engineer locomotive
Harriet 36 m21 Il Switz Germ
Samuel jr 13
Robert 7
Ray 6 - all Ils
63 (line 67) Pulford Samuel head 83 m19 Il Eng Scot hostler locomotive
Mary wife 79 m34 Ny Ny Ny
Samuel died 8 Apr 1933 and is buried in Savanna Township Cemetery (lot 9), next to both his wives.
Pulford, Samuel 11 Dec 1846 - 8 Apr 1933
Mary Jane w/o Samuel 12 Aug 1850-20 Mar 1939
Annette w/o Samuel d. 29 Apr 1881 aged 45 y (35) 3 m 13 d
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Charles
1848 September 6 - born
1850 census - with parents in Savanna
1860 census - with parents in Savanna
1864 March 24 - died, aged 15y 6m 18d - buried in Savanna Township Cemetery, lot 10, with his parents and 2 sisters.
James Bothwell
James Bothwell Pulford seemed to enjoy being a big frog in a small pond. He was a major booster, and his efforts did not go unappreciated see biographical entry.
1852 November 17 - born
1860 census - with parents in Savanna
1870 census - with parents in Savanna
In 1880, although he was not married yet, he was on his own - and he was calling himself Bothwell rather than James. (He did have uncles and cousins named James Pulford, so perhaps he was trying to differentiate himself.)
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 6 p. 570b
Woodruff, JS hotelkeeper . . .
(line 28) Pulford B wm 27 boarder druggist Il Eng Ire
He married Lucinda Weil in 1884 (January 5) and they had two children, Pearl (born January 9, 1886) and Hazel Nell (born November 29, 1887).
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna - p. 216 (stamp) SD 3, ED 22 Sheet 4b - 3rd St
Pulford, Bothwell wm Nov 1852 47 m 17 Il Eng Eng
Lucinda wife Aug 1861 38 m 17 2ch/2 liv Il Germ Germ
Pearl Jan 1885 15
Hazel Nov 1886 13 Il Il Il
In 1905 (May 25) he killed himself.
from Kearney Found this interesting tidbit in the "Antique road trips" column in the Des Moines Register for 9/30/2001:"End the day by taking a scenic (and sometimes thrilling, depending on the water level) drive across two miles of dikes and bridges that cross the Mississippi River to connect Iowa to Savanna, Ill., a river town laden with historic buildings."There you'll find Pulford Opera House, an antiques mall with a sordid past. The owner, Bothwell Pulford, committed suicide days after local attorney Daniel Berry was shot and killed in 1905. Pulford's unexplained death fueled local legend that he murdered Berry because he was having an affair with his wife. After Pulford's death, the opera house remained unfinished, but visitors today can ascend the grand staircase and see the ticket windows and stage while shopping for antiques."
He has a big stone in the Savanna Township Cemetery, but it only gives his initial “B” and the dates 1852-1905. His daughter Hazel died in 1909 and is buried next to him. (lot 8)
Pulford Hazel N (dau) 1887-1909
B. 1852-1905
Lucinda continued to live in Savanna, which must have been uncomfortable for her.
1910 Illinois,Carroll, Savanna 1st Ward - p. 115b (SD4, ED11, Sheet 7b written 5150) - Chicago Ave
Pulford, Lucinda head fw 49 wd 2ch/1liv Il Germ Germ own income
Martin, Elizabeth servant
Brown, King lodger
1920 Illinois- Carroll - Savanna SD5, ED12, Sheet 14b - 15 Jan - 5 4th St?
Pulford, Lucinda head owns free fw57wd Il Germ Germ no occ
1930 Illinois, Carroll, Savanna Dist 15, ward 2 - April 2 - ED8-15, SD1 Sheet 1b- line 95 - 227 Chicago Ave - Pulford Lucinda head o 5000 r fw67 w17 Il Germ Germ
She died in 1931, and is buried in the Savanna Township Cemetery next to her daughter Pearl and one of Pearl’s 3 (apparently) (that word again) husbands.
Lot 55 - row 10 - ref Mrs Pearl Shaw
Pulford, Lucinda 1859 - [3 Aug] 1931 Nat’l Women’s Relief Corps marker
McCall, Pearl B 1885-1954 VFW marker
Shaw, Allan D 1882-1919 VFW marker
Besides Allan Shaw and the unknown Mr McCall, Pearl also married Charles Earnest Gillett, but I do not have information on any of these marriages.
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