Ruth Wandyne DE CILLO

Notes:

Ruth 'Chita' O'Connor wrote in June 1976 in the Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly that her father was "Charles Elmore Cosby (changed to Charles E. De Cillo ca. 1901)," and her California Death Certificate from 1996 reads, "Mother's Maiden Name: Decillo, Father's Surname: Cosby."



Ruth, writing in 1983, told the story of Susannah North, an ancestor she traces through Keziah Chase, wife of Amos Hobart b.1774. According to Ruth, Susannah was found guilty of being a witch in Salem Village on 2 May 1692, and hanged on 19 July 1692 on Gallows Hill. She was buried on said Hill, because witches could not be buried in the church cemetery.

Ruth married August Joseph O'CONNOR 16 Jun 1923, Pima, Arizona. August (son of Frank O'CONNOR and Rosario M. LNU) was born 27 Aug 1900, Mexico City, Mexico; died 5 Jul 1984, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet]

1. Patrick O'CONNOR
2. Maureen O'CONNOR was born 29 Apr 1931, Los Angeles, California; died 10 Nov 2017, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California.
3. Michael O'CONNOR
4. Timothy M. O'CONNOR
5. Sheila O'CONNOR

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Carlos Enrique De Cillo was born Charles Elmore Cosby, in South English, Keokuk, Iowa on 22 Feb 1859, married Margaret Rebecca Reynolds 1 Mar 1880 and had two children with her, and then "died at sea" in 1900, according to his grandson Richard Sheridan Cosby, writing in 1947. Then as Carlos Enrique De Cillo, he married Cora Nayan Hobart, and subsequently Tina Champion, and then apparently remarried his first wife Margaret Reynolds.

Ruth 'Chita' (DeCillo) O'Connor, daughter of Carlos DeCillo and Cora Nayan Hobart, wrote in June 1976 in the Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly that her father was "Charles Elmore Cosby (changed to Charles E. De Cillo ca 1901)," and her California Death Certificate from 1996 reads, "Mother's Maiden Name: Decillo, Father's Surname: Cosby."



*** Charles Elmore Cosby
1859 Born in in English River, Keokuk, Iowa
1870 US Census in English River, Keokuk, Iowa as Charles E. Cosby
1880 Marriage Record to Margaret Reynolds in South English, Keokuk, Iowa
1880 US Census in English River, Keokuk, Iowa as C. Elmer Cosby, married to Margaretta
1885 Kansas State Census in English River, Keokuk, Iowa as Elmere Cosby, Law Student, married to Margaret R.
1900 US Census in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana as Chas Cosbey, Lawyer, married to Margaret
1900 "died at sea"

*** Carlos Enrique De Cillo
1901 in Denver, Colorado married Cora Nayan Hobart
1911 in Mexico, Divorced by Cora Nayan Hobart
1911 in El Paso, Texas, Married Tina Champion
1914 in Fresno Directory as Accountant
1915 in Fresno Directory as Department Manager, California Associated Raisin Company
1918 in Fresno Directory as Auditor, California Associated Raisin Company
1919 in Fresno Directory as Statistician, California Associated Raisin Company
1922 in Fresno Directory as Tax Agent, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Association
1923 in Fresno Directory as Department Manager, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Association
1924 in Fresno Directory as Department Manager, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Association
1926 in Fresno Directory as Tax Agent, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Association
1928 in Fresno Directory as Paymaster, Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Association
1930 in Fresno California, died on land

Carlos married Cora Nayan HOBART 9 Apr 1901, Denver, Denver, Colorado; divorced 8 Oct 1911, Mexico. Cora (daughter of Sidney Little HOBART and Elizabeth PICKEN) was born 23 Mar 1880, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois; died 6 Jun 1968, Torrance, Los Angeles, California; was buried Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, as 'Nayan De Cillo'. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Nayan Hobart De Cillo was an Executive Secretary with business firms in manufacturing and banking fields, Houston Texas and Tucson, Arizona, before entering Social Services work in Los Angeles. Now retired, she lives with a companion in Los Angeles, California." - Lehlah Belle West b.1879 writing in 1957



Lived in Semper, Jefferson, Colorado as Stenographer in 1900 US Census
Listed as Mail Messenger in Brightside, Colorado 1901
Lived in Mexico 1901-1910
Lived in Houston, Texas 1911-1913
Lived in Mexico 1918
California Voter Registration 1934 and after




Carlos Enrique De Cillo was born Charles Elmore Cosby, in South English, Keokuk, Iowa on 22 Feb 1859, married Margaret Rebecca Reynolds 1 Mar 1880 and had two children with her, and then "died at sea" in 1900, according to his grandson Richard Sheridan Cosby, writing in 1947. If that story was told to his family, Cosby likely faked his own death. Then as Carlos Enrique De Cillo, he married Cora Nayan Hobart, then Tina Champion, and then remarried his first wife Margaret, or perhaps they never divorced.

Ruth 'Chita' O'Connor wrote in June 1976 in the Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly that her father was "Charles Elmore Cosby (changed to Charles E. De Cillo ca. 1901)," and her California Death Certificate from 1996 reads, "Mother's Maiden Name: Decillo, Father's Surname: Cosby."

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1850 US Census in Hancock, Illinois
1860 US Census in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois (Sidny)
1870 US Census in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois



Sidney Hobart built a flour and grist mill on block 8 in the original town center of Carthage near the old Mormon Jail and the Presbyterian Church. (The 'Mormon Jail' refers to the jail in Carthage where LDS founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith were killed by a mob while imprisioned there in 1844 -Ed) The mill operated for many years but was finally torn down and a residence now stands on the site. History of Hancock County, Illinois 1880



Sidney's granddaughter, our mother May Hobart Zentmyer, told us that Sidney died from lung disease resulting from his exposure to flour dust, a hazard unrecognized at the time.

Sidney married Elizabeth PICKEN 09 Apr 1873. Elizabeth (daughter of George T. PICKEN and Elizabeth REGER) was born 24 Feb 1846, Barbour, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 28 Jan 1896, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The George Picken family moved from Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia to Carthage Township, Hancock County Illinois in 1867.

Notes:

"Norman Hobart came to Illinois in 1833 locating in Rushville, where he lived until his marriage to Ura Eaton Holiday, (sic -Ed) after which he came to Hancock County, where he located in Fountain Green Township. Mr. Hobart purchased a farm in Carthage township on which he made his home part of the time, and partly in Carthage, where he owned a carding machine. Later he bought the old grist mill on Crooked Creek, which he rebuilt, making a steam flouring mill of it, also adding a saw mill which he operated for a number of years. He then moved the mill to Carthage, operating it as a grist mill, then purchased a farm of eighty acres, one mile from Carthage, which he farmed until his death, December 13, 1878. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, being a local preacher in that church.
He was a public-spirited man and gave his support to the Republican Party, though he was never an aspirant for office. Norman Hobart was a prosperous man of his day and was an important factor in building up the community in which he lived. He assisted in building the first wagon road from Fountain Green to Carthage. His remains were laid to rest in the Carthage Cemetery. His wife was a native of Kentucky and came to Illinois at an early day. This worthy couple were the parents of fourteen children, only two of which are now living." (Isaac and Mariah -Ed) --Biographical Review of Hancock County, Illinois, Hobart Publishing Company, Chicago, 1907



During the afternoon of 27 Jun 1844 an armed mob in blackface overwhelmed the forces guarding the jail in Carthage, Illinois where LDS founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were being held. The mobbers stormed the jail, shot and killed the Smith brothers, and severely wounded an associate, John Taylor. Until recently, we had no information as to whether any of the three Hobart brothers living near Carthage during that period had any connection to the murders.

Joseph Johnstun is an historical analyst from Fort Madison, Iowa, which is about twenty-five miles from Carthage. He is one of the leading scholars on Nauvoo, Illinois, (Nauvoo was the nexus of the Latter Day Saints from 1839 until 1845 -Ed) and is widely considered to be the expert on the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. According to Johnstun, writing to us in January of 2019:

"Gary- I am pleased to tell you that your family were not participants in the murders of the Smith brothers; however, they were involved in the events surrounding them in a very important and meaningful way. When the shooting commenced at the jail, Norman and his brother Joshua heard it on their farm four miles south of Carthage. They immediately headed to town. Upon their arrival, they discovered their brother Jonas was one of the guards at the jail during the attack, and considering the scene, Joshua said that it wouldn't do to leave the bodies lying in the jail and yard. So the brothers fashioned stretchers and began carrying them to a hotel on the other side of town owned by Artois Hamilton. Thankfully, Hamilton's neighbor came by with a wagon, and they were able to take the bodies that way. Once at the hotel, Joshua and Norman cleaned and shaved the men, and otherwise prepared the bodies for their journey to Nauvoo the following morning."

Norman married Ura Eaton HOLLADAY 16 Feb 1834, Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois. Ura (daughter of Moses HOLLADAY and Celia SKIRVIN) was born 02 Jul 1816, Gallatin Co., Kentucky; died 06 Apr 1883, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois; was buried Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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1900 US Census in Wakeency, Trego, Kansas as widow

Notes:

Some of our Picken data comes from from work done by Lehlah Belle West b.1879 writing in 1957, in combination with the information in George Picken's Will from 1803. Some individual dates have been gleaned from the Internet, however.



The George Picken family moved from Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia to Carthage Township, Hancock County Illinois in 1867.

George married Elizabeth REGER 28 Mar 1839, Buckhannon, Upshur, Virginia (now West Virginia). Elizabeth (daughter of Abram REGER and Leah Ann BRAKE) was born 20 Nov 1820, Lewis, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 16 Apr 1904, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The George Picken family moved from Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia to Carthage Township, Hancock County Illinois in 1867.