John William Eddy ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

The obituary for Nancy Jane Houser's mother, Elizabeth Hawes, indicated that one of the surviving children was "Mrs. N. J. Eddy of Weldon, Iowa.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John Eddy..34..KY..Farmer

(Living with wife, 4 children, and wife's married 1st cousin, William J. Howser and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Nov 1836, then his age should have been 33 instead of 34.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 19 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 248D, District 48, Dwelling 227, Family 233, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John W. Eddy..Head..43..KY..Farmer

(Living with wife, 7 children, and 1 step-son.)
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• He was buried after 22 January 1894 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #14132674
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John married Nancy Jane Houser, daughter of Aaron Howser and Elizabeth Hawes, on 14 October 1861 in Atlanta, IL.¹ (Nancy Jane Houser was born on 7 April 1837 in , Logan County, IL,^{1 2 4 5 6 7} died on 3 April 1931 ⁷ and was buried after 3 April 1931 in Osceola, IA ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John Eddy..34..KY..Farmer
Nancy J. Eddy..33..IL..Keeps House
Mary Gardner..12..IL
Hugh Gardner..10..IL
James Eddy..8..IL
William Eddy..6..IL
Burila Eddy..2..IL
Mary Miller..43..IN..Keeps House
Shelby Eddy..3m..IL
William Howser..37..KY..Farmer
Laura Howser..25..KY..Keeps House
Frank Howser.6..IL
Walter Howser..4m..IL

NOTE - I believe that the enumerator made a mistake in not showing the William Howsers as a separate family even though Nancy, the wife of John Eddy, was a Howser. I can not tell if they all lived in one household or not. Maybe it was one big happy family. They had three adult females who were "keeping house" for the clan. I have no idea who Mary and Hugh Gardner were even though they were the oldest and listed first. There was a Mary Houser who married into the Gardner family. I also have no idea who Mary Miller was even though she was listed just before the youngest son, Shelby. She may have been a previously married sister of Laura or John. William Howser was a 1st cousin to Nancy J. Houser.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 19 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 248D, District 48, Dwelling 227, Family 233, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John W. Eddy..Head..43..KY..Farmer
Nancy J. Eddy..Wife..43..IL..Keeping House
James Eddy..Son..16..IL..Farm Laborer
Willie Eddy..Son..14..IL..Farm Laborer
Burilla Eddy..Dau..12..IL..At Home
Shelby M. Eddy..Son..10..IL..At Home
Winnie Eddy..Dau..8..IL..At Home
Florence Eddy..Dau..4..IL..At Home
Clarence Eddy..Son..2..IL..At Home
Hugh Gardner..Step-son..20..IL..Farm Laborer
Jacob Gardner..---..84..OH..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

The presence of a Hugh Gardner indicated as a step-son on the 1880 US Census suggests that Nancy Jane Houser was probably first married to a Garnder prior to her marriage to John W. Eddy. No documentation of the marriage has yet been found as of Sep 2017 to prove the marriage. There is a marriage certificate for their son, Hugh B. Gardner, who was married in 1897 in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa that lists his mother's name as Nancy Jane Howser and his father's name as Hugh B. Gardner.
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