John Larimore

John actually passed away in Circleville, Illinois which no longer exists. South Pekin is the closest location to Circleville.

John was the son of James and Susannah (Bonheim) Larimore. Around 1740 his father James immigrated with his brothers William and Hugh from the Province of Ulster, Ireland. John settled in Three Churches, Hampshire County, Virginia which became West Virginia when the Civil War began and Virginia withdrew from the Union. William settled in Pennsylvania and Hugh in North Carolina.

John and his siblings were born in Virginia (now West Virginia)before moving west. West Virginia did not become a state until 1863, after 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from that Southern state in the Wheeling Conventions in 1861. Technically, he was born in Hampshire County,Virginia which is now in West Virginia.

It is said that Abraham Lincoln represented John in a case in Circleville Illinois.

Siblings:William (Nancy McMann), Joseph (Ary___) James (Naomi Wolverton), Samuel (Catherine Case), Nancy (Thomas McBride), Margaret (Timothy Starkey), Margaret (Joseph Hawkins), Robert (Mary Smith, Elizabeth Tate Evans, Susannah A. Doddridge)

Children: Mary Ann "Polly" (James Slack), James "Yankee Jim" (Ann Eliza Dewald), Elizabeth Ann, Nancy Ann (John Haynes), Susannah (William Farrow), Harriet Ann (Joseph Ashton), Charlotte Temple (John Hawkins), Sarah Ann "Sally" (Solomon Monnett), Lorinda (Abraham Shay)

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GEDCOM Note

John Larimore M, b. 6 June 1779, d. 16 September 1846 John Larimore lived at Hampshire Co., VA, migrated to Hebron, Licking Co., OH, then on to, Tazewell Co., IL. He was born on 6 June 1779 at Three Churches, Hampshire Co., VA (now WV); Birth date calculated from headstone inscription: "John Larimore Died Sep. 16, 1846 Aged 67 yrs. 3 ms. 10 ds." He was the son of James Larimore and Susannah Barbel Bonner. John Larimore married Deborah Temple. John Larimore was buried in September 1846 at Woodrow Cemetery, Cincinnati Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. He died on 16 September 1846 at Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL, at age 67. http://www.landofthebuckeye.net/p1310.htm#i4251

Children of John Larimore and Deborah Temple Mary Ann Larimore+ b. c 1800 James Larimore+ b. 21 Oct 1800, d. 20 Apr 1874 Elizabeth Ann Larimore Nancy Ann Larimore+ b. 1805, d. Apr 1833 Susannah Larimore+ b. c 1807, d. a 18 Jun 1880 Harriet Ann Larimore+ b. 10 Oct 1808, d. 23 Jun 1894 Charlotte Temple Larimore+ b. 1810 Sarah Ann Larimore+ b. 8 Mar 1812, d. 26 Jul 1854 Lorinda Larimore+ b. c 1824 http://www.landofthebuckeye.net/p1310.htm#i4251

Also reported to be born in 1790 http://www.marietta.edu/~grammerc/genealogy/vannatta/d17.htm#P472

John, William, Nancy and Susan Larimore, children of James and Susan Larimore, made a new home in Tazewell County, Illinois, Pekin, the county seat.

From the Larimore Book

The subject of this sketch moved from Hebron, Ohio to Tazewell County, Illinois, where he was a farmer and stock dealer. He had prairie land with deep, black soil, and very productive. He hauled shelled corn in two-horse and four-horse wagons to the distilleries to make corn whisky and glucose. Abraham Lincoln, according to Aunt Mary Hawkins, frequently was in Tazewell County in lawsuits. It is believed John Larimore was one of his clients.

ID: I2647 Name: John LARIMORE 1 Sex: M Birth: 6 JUN 1779 in Three Churches, Hampshire, VA 1 Death: 16 SEP 1846 in Elm Grove, Tazewell, Illinios 1 Reference Number: 2647 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

From "These Build Civilization", James and Susannah had the following

children:
1. John Larimore b 6 Jan 1779, Hampshire VA; d 16 Sep 1846 Tazewell
Co, IL http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LARIMER/1997-11/0879222023

John actually passed away in Circleville, Illinois which no longer exists. South Pekin is the closest location to Circleville. John and his siblings were born in Virginia (now West Virginia)before moving west. West Virginia did not become a state until 1863, after 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from that Southern state in the Wheeling Conventions in 1861. Technically, he was born in Hampshire County,Virginia which is now in West Virginia. It is said that Abraham Lincoln represented John in a case in Circleville Illinois. Burial: Woodrow Cemetery, South Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76248521