RACHEL LOGEE
wife of WILLIAM CONWAY
Generation Eight
(Special Thanks to Don Spillman for sharing his research on this line)
Rachel Logee
Born: abt. Aug 1886 Missouri (possibly 1 Aug 1885)
Died: 1948
Married 1st: William Joseph Conway abt. 1907
He Born: abt. 1890 Illinois (possibly 16 Jan 1889 Raymond, Illinois)
He Died: 1965 Alton, Illinois
Children:1
Emily Caroline Conway b. 5 Mar 1908; d. 14 Jul 1984 Godfrey, Illinois; m. 1st John Fred Crowe; He b. 16 Apr 1900 Alton, Ill.; He d. 12 Apr 1960 Godfrey, Ill.; m. 2nd Herman Copeland; He b. 4 Dec 1916; He d. Nov 1981
Wesley Lee Conway b. 1910; m. Marion Parker 17 Aug 1929 St. Charles, Missouri
August Conway b. 28 Sep 1915; m. Evelyn
Personal Information:
Rachel Logee was born abt. Aug 1886 in Missouri (possibly 1 Aug 1885). She was the daughter of Pleasant Louis Logee and Emma J. Lee.
She married William Joseph Conway about 19072. William Conway was born abt. 1890 in Illinois (possibly 16 Jan 1889 Raymond, Illinois). In 1920 William Conway's family was residing in Alton township, Madison County, Illinois3. William's occupation was listed as a machinist in a foundry. By 1930 their family had moved to Godfrey township in the same County4.
Rachel died in 1948. William died in 1965 and was buried in Upper Alton Cemetery, in Alton township5.
Sources:
1. (exact birth/death dates and some detailed information on this family group) Research of Don Spillman
2. (marriage of Rachel Logee) Approximate marriage year based on birth date of daughter Emily Conway.
3. (1920 Census) William J. Conway household, 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Alton twp, Madison Co., Illinois, ED 30 Sht 6A ln 13 (Ancestry.com), taken 7 Jan 1920: William J. Conway 30 Ill, parents Ill, machinist at Foundry; Rachel, wife, 32 Mo, father Mo, mother Iowa; Emily dau. 11 Ill; Wesley son 9 Ill; August son 4 3/12 Ill; Charles Steen, boarder, 62 Germany parents Germany, labor, City; August Steen, boarder, 28 Ill, father Germany, mother Ill.; Lewis Logee, boarder, 37 Mo, father Mo, mother Iowa, Foreman
4. (1930 Census) William Conway household, 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Godfrey twp., Madison County, Illinois, ED 41 Sht 3A ln 14 (Ancestry.com) - taken 3 Apr 1930 - William Conway 41 Ill, parents Ill, $3,000 land, age 18 at 1st marriage, Machinist in Foundry; Rachel, wife, 43 Missouri, father Missouri, mother Iowa, age at 1st marriage 19; August son 14 Ill; August Stein, uncle 39 Ill, father Germany, mother Illinois, Machinist in Foundry
5. (Burial of William Conway) Research of Don Spillman
Other Sources:
(1930 Census) Margaret Parker household, 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Alton twp, Alton City, Madison County, Illinois, Ed 60-12 Sht 14A ln 43 pg 145 (Ancestry.com) - taken 9 Apr 1930 - Margaret Parker head, 39 widow, age at 1st marriage 17, born Ill., father born Ireland, mother born Illinois; Wesley Conway, son-in-law, 20 age at 1st marriage 20 Ill, parents Ill; Marion Conway, dau., 20, age at 1st marriage 20, born Ill, parents born Ill.; Francis Allen, roomer, 71 widowed, born Ohio, parents born Ohio, no occupation; Alfred Gowridge, roomer, 60 widowed, born Mo, father Mo, mother Ill, trucker, cartridge; Nelson Barker, roomer 60 married, age at 1st marriage 30; born Ill, parents born Ill, Janitor school
(Possible death Wesley Conway) Social Security Death Benefits Index - Wesley L. Conway died 3 Oct 1987, born 30 May 1910, SSN 327-07-2666, last residence 32769, issued Illinois (Ancestry.com)