PIPER JOHN

1844 -

• Name	PIPER JOHN
  Born	2 Jul 1844
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I06005	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	PIPER ROBERT, I,   b. 1811, Londonderry, Ireland ,   d. 12 Mar 1876  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	HEMPHILL JANE,   b. 1811, Ireland ,   d. 6 Apr 1887  (Age 76 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1843	Swanwick home, N. E. of Swanwick, Illinois
  Family ID	F02102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LITTLE MARGARET HEMPILL,   b. 5 Nov 1845
  Children	1. PIPER MARY JANE (JENNIE)   2. PIPER ROBERT W.   3. PIPER NANCY E. (NANNIE)   4. PIPER JOHN,   d. 24 Apr 1915   5. PIPER MARGARET,   d. 10 Jan 1929 + 6. PIPER JAMES RENWICK (REN),   b. 15 Sep 1869, farm in Pilot Knob Twp 3 mi. east of Oakdale, Illinois ,   d. 11 Dec 1957  (Age 88 years) + 7. PIPER THOMPSON,   b. 22 Jan 1880,   d. 8 Mar 1951  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F02109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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