NameMelissa EAGLE
Birth25 Sep 1825, , , Ohio
Death3 Apr 1890
BurialSailor Springs, Pixley Twp, Clay, Illinois (Smith Cemetery)
OccupationKeeping House(1870)(1880)
Misc. Notes
Nine children by Nathan Williams.
Spouses
Birth23 Jan 1820, , Greenbrier, West Virginia
Death5 Aug 1908
BurialSailor Springs, Pixley Twp, Clay, Illinois (Smith Cemetery)
OccupationFarmer, RE$1000, PE$350(1860); Farmer(1870)(1880)
Misc. Notes
Went to Johnson County, Missouri 1839, but returned to Virginia in 1840. Went to Gallia County, Ohio in 1845 and engaged in farming until 1865 when he came to Clay County, Illinois. He owned 100 acres of land and lived in Section 31. He was a Deacon of the Christian Church, operated a hotel called “Bluebell Hotel”