Notes:

Thompson Piper, son of John Piper and Margaret Hempill Little, b. 1/22/1880, d. 3/8/51 and Bessie Mahan, b. 10/15/1880, d. 9/20/58 were married 3/18/1902. Ten children were born to this union.

An infant, b. 5/9/1903, d. 5/12/1903.

Everett, b.. 6291904 and Beulah Drinkall, b. 8/2/1907 were married 12/28/1928. They reside on a farm at Columbus Junction, Iowa. They have two sons, Larry, b. 9/19/1937 and Wendell, b. 5/7/1940. Larry and Carol Crawford, b. 11/30/1940 were married 11/23/1958. They have three children, Kimberly, b. 12/9/1959; Jeffrey, b. 2/11/1954. On 6/23/1966 Larry married Betty Thompson and they have one daughter, Wendy. Wendell and Mary Ann Schafer, b. 10/13/1939 were married 12/27/1964. They have one daughter Lisa, b. 8/18/1970.

Marjorie, b. 6/27/1906 and Harry Patton, b. 6/23/1908 were married 5/24/1933. They reside on a farm west of Oakdale. Marjorie taught school for eighteen years.

Opal, b. 6/13/1908, d. 9/5/1910.

Velma, b. 6/13/1911 married Edwin Angeloty b. 3/14/1910 were married 8/12/1942. Velma worked as a welder at Kaag Trophy Co. Velma passed away suddenly 2/13/1977.

Twins, Rita and Ruth b. 9/22/1913. They worked in St. Louis before going to California. Rita married Ben Kassenborg, b. 1/4/1907 on 11/28/1959. Ruth passed away suddenly 9/24/1965.

Otis, b.1/11/1915 and Florette Cloes were married 7/22/1961 in Pontiac, Ill. They have two daughters, Betty and Cathy. Betty married Earl Rient. They have two children, Eric, b. 3/13/1972 and Kim, b. 7/30/1975. Cathy married Greg Weber 3/2/1974 and have one son, Jared, b. 2/20/1979.

Robert, b. 8/7/1917 and Estelle Moeller, b. 12/10/1914, were married 8/21/1963. They farmed until 1974, when they built a new home in Oakdale. Robert is employed at the elevator and a driver for the school bus. He entered the army in February, 1943 and had his basic training at Portland, Oregon and was at Fort Lewis, Washington before going overseas to Southhampton, England, France, Wales, and Germany. He was attached to the 101th evacuation hospital. He was discharged 12/15/1945.

Dorothy, b. 5/7/1919 and John Brammeier, b. 5/23/1903 were married 11/1/1940. They have two daughters. Doris, b. 2/20/1943 and Betty, b. 11/6/1946. Doris married Lonnie Clutts, b. 12/6/1940, on 9/9/1961. They havev one son Michael, b. 6/26/1970. Doris works at the Bank of West Frankfort. Lonnie is a barber. Betty married Terry Renken, b. 10/11/1946, on 7/15/1967. They have two sons, Ryan, b. 8/15/1972 at Ft. Monmouth, N.J. and Rhett, b. 2/28/1974 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Terry served eleven years in service. One year in Vietnam and three years in Germany and remains in the Army Reserves. They now reside in Nashville. Terry is in Mining School at Centralia, Ill. and Betty teaches at Oakdale grade school.

By Dorothy Brammeier

From 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORY

THOMPSON married MAHAN BESSIE on 18 Mar 1902. BESSIE was born on 25 Oct 1880; died on 29 Sep 1958. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John b. 7/2/1844 was the eldest son of Robert and Jane Hemphill Piper, both born in 1811, and a brother to Robert Piper b. 2/15/1847. John served in the Civil War as a volunter in Company B in the 111th Regiment. He enlisted with his pastor Rev. A.C. Todd's original group in August 1861 at the age of 17 years and served until his discharge in 1865. He purchased land in Section 17, Pilot knob Township, three miles east of Oakdale from James and Nancy (Luney) Piper, while he was still in the service, in 1864. James Piper had purchased the land from the U.S. Government in 1853 when Franklin Pierce was President.

John married Margaret Little (11/5/1845 a sister of Maria (samuel) Coulter on 6/16/1868. John was not only a successful farmer but a breeder of livestock. The horses were shown at county fairs for many years. In 1893 twenty acres were planted in an apple and peach orchard. The trees were purchased from Stark Bros. nursery for $140 per thousand. John served as president of the Venedy Mutual Insurance Co. for many years. Seven children were born to John and Margaret, two dying in infancy: James Renwick, Mary Jane (Jennie), Rev. Robert W., Nancy E. (Nannie), and Thompson. John d 4/24/1915 and Margaret 1/10/1929. They are buried in the Oakdale Cemetery in a plot near their parents.

By Evelyn Piper Stevenson and Helen Piper Woodrome

From 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORY

JOHN married LITTLE MARGARET HEMPILL. MARGARET was born on 5 Nov 1845. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John or (Jack) Piper was borfn and married and died in Ireland. Not certain of his wife's name.

They had 2 sons Robert I and William Piper. They came to America from Londonderry, Ireland in the early 1840's.

Robert I was born in 1811 and died 3/12/76. After arriving in America they came on West and he found work with the Swanwick family, who lived a little N. E. of Swanwick, Il. A few years later the Hemphill family came over from Ireland. There were 3 sisters, Rachel, Mary and Jane. Jane Hemphill born 1811 and died 4/6/1887, married Robert Piper I 10/12/1843. the Swanwick family asked Robert I and Jane Hemphill to be married in the Swanwick home.

After their marriage the bought a farm southeast of Lively Grove. Their 2 sons were born there. John (whose history appears elsewhere in this book) and Robert II born 2/15/1847, and died 6/29/1927.

The family lived on this farm till some years after Robert I's death. (John had married and moved to his own farm) Robert II bought a farm of 200 acres 2 miles west of Oakdale. He bought it from Robert McAfee. Robert II and mother moved there where his mother later died. Her sister Mary Hemphill had lived with them for some years and continued to live with Robert II as she said, to take good care of him. Mary Hemphill never married. Her Irish sayings were often quoted by many who knew her. Robert Piper II went to Clay Center, Kansas adn there married 3/6/1895 Margaret Wallace Boyle born 4/20/1857 died 11/4/1914. She was the oldest daughter of John Boyle and Nancy Walker Boyle.

Robert Piper II and Margaret Piper lived on his farm west of Oakdale. Aunt Mary Hemphill continued to live with them for 2 years and died there at the age of 98.

Robert II and Margaret Piper had one daughter Elisabeth Jane Piper, born 1/30/1896. In the Spring of 1904, they moved to a farm 2 miles S.W. of Oakdale, to be closer to a school.

E. Jane Piper married Ward James Auld 3/21/1917. Ward was born 12/21/1894, died 9/1/1955. He was the son of William Reynolds Auld and Louisa Kennedy Auld. Ward and Jane continued to live on her father's farm. He lived with them till his death in 1927. Jane lives here alone since Ward's death.

Ward and Jane Auld were the parents of 3 sons and 1 daughter. William Robert, Charles Ward, Margaret Eleanor, Paul Jean.

Robert Piper I and wife Jane H. Piper and all of his descendants herein mentioned on the Robert Piper II family belonged to the Covenanter Church, which was first located where the Oakdale Cemetery is now but was moved into the town of Oakdale.

The of the deceased are buried in the Oakdale Cemetery.

By Mrs. Jane Auld

From1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORY

ROBERT married HEMPHILL JANE on 12 Oct 1843 in Swanwick home, N. E. of Swanwick, Illinois. JANE was born in 1811 in Ireland; died on 6 Apr 1887. [Group Sheet]