Biography:  Joseph Madison VANARSDALE - Macoupin County Illinois
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Descendants of Joseph Madison VANARSDALE


JOSEPH MADISON VAN ARSDALE was born 12 Jun 1812 in Mercer Co KY, and died 
05 May 1895 in Kechi Sedgwick Co KS. Joseph's parents were Simon M VAN 
ARSDALE, b 1783, d 7 May 1847 Carrollton Greene Co IL, and Nancy G ECCLES, b 
1787. Joseph married LUNCINDA BURFORD 04 Sep 1834 in Mercer Co KY, daughter 
of JOHN BURFORD, b 23 Nov 1785, and FRANCES BROWN, b 17 Sep 1785. Lucinda 
was born 20 Aug 1817 in Mercer Co KY, d 12 Feb 1875 in Carlinville Macoupin Co IL.

Joseph was buried May 1895, Kechi Sedgwick Co KS
Lucinda was buried in Carlinville Macoupin Co IL


Children of JOSEPH VAN ARSDALE and LUNCINDA BURFORD are:

i. FRANCES VAN ARSDALE, d. 10 Sep 1835, Linder Twp Greene Co IL.
Buried in Linder Twp Greene Co IL

ii. JOHN HENRY VANARSDALE, b. 17 Apr 1837, Carrollton Greene Co IL; d. 20 Feb 
1919, Nilwood Macoupin Co IL; m. SARA JANE MOORE, 17 Apr 1862.
Buried 21 Feb 1919, Girard Macoupin Co IL

iii. NANCY JANE VAN ARSDALE, b. 15 Oct 1840, IL; d. Jun 1914, Iola Allen Co KS; 
m. HARDY MARION LASATER, 05 Feb 1856. Nancy was buried 26 Jun 1914, Iola 
Allen Co KS

iv. THOMAS JEFFERSON VAN ARSDALE, b. 20 Jan 1843, MO; d. 24 Feb 1899, 
Wichita Sedgwick Co KS; m. MARTHA ANN "MATTIE" REAGAN, 01 Sep 1867.
Thomas was buried 26 Feb 1899, Hepler Crawford Co KS

v. JULIA FRANKLIN VAN ARSDALE, b. 06 Feb 1844, Manoreville? MO; d. 15 Aug 
1924, Tucson Pima Co AZ; m. CYRUS TICE PROUTY, 12 Feb 1863. 
Julia was buried 18 Aug 1924, Kingfisher Kingfisher Co OK 

vi. JAMES ADDISON VAN ARSDALE, b. 04 Mar 1847, Greene Co IL; d. 25 Mar 
1907, Wichita Sedgwick Co KS; m. MARION W QUARTON, 27 Sep 1870.
James was buried in Kechi Sedgwick Co KS

vii. MARTHA CATHERINE VAN ARSDALE, b. 18 May 1849, Greene Co IL; d. 08 
Mar 1917, Visalia Tulare Co CA; m. PHILLIP MOSS, 22 Feb 1866.
Martha was buried in Iola Allen Co KS

viii. FRANCIS MARION VAN ARSDALE, b. 18 Dec 1851, Bird Twp Macoupin Co IL; 
m. LOUISE ELLEN STEWARD, 26 May 1880. 

ix. MARY ELIZABETH VAN ARSDALE, b. 16 Jul 1854, Collinsville Madison/St Clair 
Cos IL; d. 21 Jul 1941, Coahoma Howard Co TX; m. SOLOMON JOINER, 14 Nov 
1872. Mary was buried in Coahoma Howard Co TX

x. ELLA ELNORA VAN ARSDALE, b. 06 Apr 1857, IL; d. 24 Oct 1902, Macoupin Co 
IL; m. JAMES MADISON LOVE, 11 Dec 1873. Ella was buried Oct 1902, Carlinville 
Macoupin Co IL

xi. EMMA RACHEL VAN ARSDALE, b. 06 Apr 1860, Carlinville Macoupin Co IL; d. 
05 Feb 1937, Lewiston Nez Perce Co ID; m. EDWARD ADELBERT DRESSER, 31 Dec 
1879. Emma was buried 07 Feb 1937, Lewiston Nez Perce ID


For more information on this family, contact:
John Ronald "Ron" Grassi
713 Fifth Avenue Place
Coralville, Iowa 52241-2011

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