John Lake ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1813 and a birth location of New York.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 57 on the 1870 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Crawford County, IL on 23 September 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 200A, Dwelling 475, Family 475
, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..39..NY..Laborer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Township 8 Range 12, Crawford County, IL on 14 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 73, Roll 171, Dwelling 538, Family 538
Township 8 Range 12, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..48..NY..Laborer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Palestine Township, Crawford County, IL on 21 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 24, Dwelling 170, Family 168
Palestine Township, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..57..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife, 2 children, and married daughter, Hannah, with her family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1811, then his age should have been 58 or 59 instead of 57.
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• He was buried in 1895 in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Palestine Township, Crawford County, IL.

Inscription: "CO. D, 62nd Illinois Infantry"
Find A Grave Memorial #94967484
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John married Nancy Ann Hampsten, daughter of Henry Hampsten and Anna Catherine Margaret Fast, on 23 May 1831 in , Seneca County, OH.¹ (Nancy Ann Hampsten was born on 10 December 1813 in Pennsylvania,⁶ died on 23 May 1897 in Crawford County, IL ⁶ and was buried after 23 May 1897 in Palestine Township, Crawford County, IL ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Crawford County, IL on 23 September 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 200A, Dwelling 475, Family 475
, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..39..NY..Laborer
Nancy Lake..37..PA
Polly Lake..17..OH
Francis M. Lake..14..OH
Margaret C. Lake..12..OH
Benjamin Lake..10..OH
Henry Lake..8..OH
Hannah Lake..5..OH
Nathan Lake.2..IL
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Township 8 Range 12, Crawford County, IL on 14 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 73, Roll 171, Dwelling 538, Family 538
Township 8 Range 12, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..48..NY..Laborer
Nancy Lake..45..PA
Benjamin Lake..20..OH..Laborer
Henry Lake..18..OH..Laborer
Hannah Lake..15..OH
Nathan Lake..12..OH
Matty Lake..6..IL
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Palestine Township, Crawford County, IL on 21 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 24, Dwelling 170, Family 168
Palestine Township, Crawford County, Illinois
John Lake..57..NY..Farmer
Nancy Lake..55..PA..Keeping House
Mancha J. Lake..16..IL..At Home
Emmeline Lake..9..IL..At Home
Hannah J. Preyer..2..IN..At Home
John Vanover..23..NC..Farmer
Hannah Vanover..23..OH..Keeping House
Samuel Vanover..5..IL..At Home
Benj Vanover..3..IL..At Home
Male Not Named Vanover..13 days..IL..May..At Home

NOTE - I'm not sure of the relationship of Hannan J. Preyer, age 2, to this family. She probably was born to one of the daughters but I am still searching for any birth or marriage documents to prove the relationship.
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  Marriage Notes:

Moved from Ohio to Illinois sometime between 1845 and 1848.
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