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Submitted by David Foy

Descendants of WILLIAM FOY

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 FOY was born 1788 in Vermont, and died January 16, 1869 in Prairie City, McDonough, IL. He married RUTH MORRILL FOY 1811 in Centerville, Allegany, NY, daughter of SARGENT MORRILL and RUTH HOYT. She was born 1790 in Caledonia, Danville, VT, and died September 21, 1864 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, IL.

Children of WILLIAM FOY and RUTH FOY are:
2. i. HARRIET FOY2 GREEN, d. Unknown.:
ii. PHOEBE FOY, d. Unknown.:
iii. MAHALA FOY, d. Unknown.
iv. WILLIAM FOY, JR, d. June 16, 1869; m. MARIA J DRAIN; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM FOY, JR::
Burial: Unknown, Buried at Leon Cemetery

v. MARY FOY, b. 1812, NY; d. September 04, 1871, Whiteside, IL; m. ASHLEY BOOTH, 1830; b. January 17, 1806, Freetown, Bristol, MA; d. August 22, 1885, Portland, Whiteside, IL.
3. vi. GEORGE FOY, b. August 29, 1818, Allegany, NY; d. May 16, 1900, Whiteside, IL.:
4. vii. JOHN FOY, b. June 1820, Cattaraugus, NY; d. July 21, 1876, Leon, IL.
5. viii. DANIEL FOY, b. July 31, 1822, NAPOLI, NY; d. March 06, 1899, TAMPICO, IL.:
6. ix. LUCINDA FOY HUNTER, b. July 11, 1833, NAPOLI, NY; d. February 23, 1912, TAMPICO, IL.

Generation No. 2:
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2. HARRIET FOY2 GREEN (WILLIAM1 FOY) died Unknown.

Child of HARRIET FOY GREEN is::
i. CARRIE L3 WILLIAMS, d. Unknown.

3. GEORGE2 FOY (WILLIAM1) was born August 29, 1818 in Allegany, NY, and died May 16, 1900 in Whiteside, IL. He married NANCY DICKENSON April 30, 1844 in Tennessee Township, McDonough, IL. She was born March 09, 1822 in KY, and died July 16, 1900 in Whiteside, IL.

Children of GEORGE FOY and NANCY DICKENSON are:
7. i. EDWIN F.3 FOY, d. Unknown.
8. ii. MARY FOY, d. Unknown.
9. iii. AUGUSTA FOY BUNKER, d. Unknown.
10. iv. WILBUR FOY, d. Unknown.
v. FREEMAN E. FOY, d. Unknown.
vi. AUGUSTUS FOY, d. Unknown.
vii. LATITIA FOY, d. Unknown.
viii. ALBERT E FOY, d. December 24, 1881, Prophetstown, IL.

More About ALBERT E FOY:
Burial: Unknown, In Leon Cemetary with parents.
Occupation: Was a Medical Doctor

ix. EMMA FOY, d. April 22, 1870, Prophetstown, IL.

More About EMMA FOY:
Burial: Unknown, Bureid at Leon Cemetery
x. CHARLES E. FOY, d. Unknown.

4. JOHN2 FOY (WILLIAM1) was born June 1820 in Cattaraugus, NY, and died July 21, 1876 in Leon, IL. He married RACHEL WHITE May 01, 1844 in Hancock, IL. She was born 1823, and died March 02, 1900 in IL.

More About JOHN FOY:
Burial: Unknown, Bureid at Leon Cemetery

Children of JOHN FOY and RACHEL WHITE are:
11. i. ALMON3 FOY, d. Unknown.
12. ii. DELIA FOY ELDRED, d. Unknown. **
13. iii. ANGELINA FOY STONE, d. Unknown.
14. iv. LIZZIE FOY COCHRAN, d. Unknown.
v. ED M. FOY, d. Unknown.

5. DANIEL2 FOY (WILLIAM1) was born July 31, 1822 in NAPOLI, NY, and died March 06, 1899 in TAMPICO, IL. He married MATILDA WILLIAMS FOY December 01, 1842 in HANCOCK COUNTY, IL. She was born April 10, 1821 in TRIGG COUNTY, KY, and died April 02, 1911 in TAMPICO, IL.

More About DANIEL FOY:
Burial: Unknown, Tampico, IL
Elected: Elected Justice of the Peace and Town Supervisor
Fact 1: 1855, MOVED TO TAMPICO, IL ONE OF 1ST SETTLERS
Fact 2: 1899, BURIED IN TAMPICO CEMETERY

Children of DANIEL FOY and MATILDA FOY are:
i. MRS SARAH FOY3 BURDICK, b. April 10, 1844; d. April 16, 1930.
15. ii. AUSTIN T FOY, b. January 24, 1846; d. September 02, 1914.
16. iii. CHARLES WESLEY FOY, b. March 30, 1848; d. August 10, 1928.
17. iv. MORRELL FOY, b. 1851; d. August 17, 1929.
18. v. IRENE FOY EMMONS, b. December 17, 1852, LEON, IL; d. May 11, 1932, TAMPICO, IL.
19. vi. MILTON E. FOY, b. July 18, 1855, YORKTOWN IL; d. December 24, 1937, TAMPICO, IL.
20. vii. HARRIET EVA FOY RENSLOW, b. November 21, 1857; d. June 11, 1929.
21. viii. JENNIE FOY MCKENZIE, b. September 12, 1859, TAMPICO, IL; d. November 10, 1935, WALKEVILLE, MICHIGAN.
22. ix. RAYMOND P. FOY, b. March 14, 1863, TAMPICO, IL; d. November 29, 1909, EDSON, COLORADO.

6. LUCINDA FOY2 HUNTER (WILLIAM1 FOY) was born July 11, 1833 in NAPOLI, NY, and died February 23, 1912 in TAMPICO, IL. She married ROBERT HUNTER November 20, 1856 in HANCOCK COUNTY, IL. He died Unknown.

Children of LUCINDA HUNTER and ROBERT HUNTER are:
i. ALLIE O3 HUNTER, d. Unknown; m. MARY A COOLEY HUNTER, June 28, 1878; b. August 21, 1861, YORKTOWN, IL; d. June 06, 1917, LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN.
ii. ADA HUNTER, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

7. EDWIN F.3 FOY (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.
Children of EDWIN F. FOY are:
i. EDGAR A.4 FOY, d. Unknown.
ii. GEORGE FOY, d. Unknown. iii. HAZEL FOY TOOLSON, d. Unknown.

8. MARY3 FOY (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of MARY FOY is:
i. BERNICE E.4 PETERSON, d. Unknown.

9. AUGUSTA FOY3 BUNKER (GEORGE2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Children of AUGUSTA FOY BUNKER are:
i. MAY4 BOONE, d. Unknown. ii. MRS. W. F. CLARK, d. Unknown.



10. WILBUR3 FOY (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of WILBUR FOY is:
i. HARRY B.4 FOY, d. Unknown.

11. ALMON3 FOY (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

More About ALMON FOY:
Occupation: BlackSmith at Foyland outside of Prophetstown, IL

Children of ALMON FOY are:
i. BURDETTE N4 FOY, d. Unknown.
ii. ANGIE FOY HOLCOMB, d. Unknown.
23. iii. DELIA FOY ELDRED, d. Unknown.

12. DELIA FOY3 ELDRED (JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Children of DELIA FOY ELDRED are: **
24. i. WILLIAM4 ELDRED, d. Unknown.
25. ii. CLAYTON ELDRED, d. Unknown.
26. iii. EUGENE ELDRED, d. Unknown.
27. iv. ETTA LEWIS, d. Unknown.
v. ALICE L COOK, d. Unknown.
vi. CARRIE VANDERWORT, d. Unknown.
vii. H. BURDETT ELDRED, d. Unknown.

13. ANGELINA FOY3 STONE (JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of ANGELINA FOY STONE is:
i. WARDEN H.4 STONE, d. Unknown.

14. LIZZIE FOY3 COCHRAN (JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of LIZZIE FOY COCHRAN is:
i. EDITH A.4 FINCH, d. Unknown.

15. AUSTIN T3 FOY (DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born January 24, 1846, and died September 02, 1914. He married LUCINDA MCKENZIE FOY. She died Unknown.

Children of AUSTIN FOY and LUCINDA FOY are:
i. BERTHA4 TEACH, d. Unknown.
ii. MAUDE FOY, d. Unknown.

16. CHARLES WESLEY3 FOY (DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born March 30, 1848, and died August 10, 1928. He married MARY G. JONES. She was born July 1852, and died 1943.

Children of CHARLES FOY and MARY JONES are:
i. WALTER4 FOY, d. Unknown.
28. ii. RALPH EMERSON FOY, b. October 18, 1889, Illinois; d. May 1975, Tampico, IL.

17. MORRELL3 FOY (DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 1851, and died August 17, 1929. He married MINNE R VAN DREW FOY 1878 in YORKTOWN, IL. She was born April 27, 1859 in WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD, and died September 04, 1940 in PRINCETON, IL.

Children of MORRELL FOY and MINNE FOY are:
i. WILL4 FOY, d. Unknown.
ii. EARL H. FOY, d. Unknown; m. GRACE RENNER FOY; d. Unknown.
iii. FRED FOY, d. Unknown.
iv. FRANK MORRELL FOY, b. March 26, 1882, COMO, IL; d. Unknown.

18. IRENE FOY3 EMMONS (DANIEL2 FOY, WILLIAM1) was born December 17, 1852 in LEON, IL, and died May 11, 1932 in TAMPICO, IL. She married EDWIN A EMMONS March 01, 1876 in TAMPICO, IL. He was born February 04, 1847 in STERLING, IL, and died July 10, 1917 in TAMPICO, IL.

Children of IRENE EMMONS and EDWIN EMMONS are:
i. MABEL C4 BURNW, d. Unknown.
ii. MINNIE L LOVE, d. Unknown.
iii. MYRTLE R GRAHAM YOUNG, d. Unknown.

19. MILTON E.3 FOY (DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born July 18, 1855 in YORKTOWN IL, and died December 24, 1937 in TAMPICO, IL. He married CHARLOTTE (PET) VAN DREW September 12, 1883 in LOMBARDVILLE, IL, daughter of WILLIAM VAN DREW and ELIZABETH VAN DREW. She was born July 13, 1863 in HAGERSTOWN, MD, and died December 07, 1946.

Child of MILTON FOY and CHARLOTTE VAN DREW is:
29. i. LOUIS CALVIN4 FOY, b. July 18, 1884, TAMPICO, IL; d. October 30, 1953, TAMPA, FL.

20. HARRIET EVA FOY3 RENSLOW (DANIEL2 FOY, WILLIAM1) was born November 21, 1857, and died June 11, 1929.

Children of HARRIET EVA FOY RENSLOW are:
i. PAULINE FLORENCE RENSLOW4 PAITH, d. Unknown.
30. ii. CLARENCE RENSLOW, d. Unknown.
iii. FRED RENSLOW, d. Unknown.
31. iv. ELMER RENSLOW, b. March 09, 1876; d. December 08, 1922, ROCK FALLS, IL.

21. JENNIE FOY3 MCKENZIE (DANIEL2 FOY, WILLIAM1) was born September 12, 1859 in TAMPICO, IL, and died November 10, 1935 in WALKEVILLE, MICHIGAN. She married FRANK M MCKENZIE 1879 in YORKTOWN, IL. He died Unknown.

Children of JENNIE MCKENZIE and FRANK MCKENZIE are:
i. FRANK4 MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.
ii. HUGH M MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.
iii. EDNA MCKENZIE DART, d. Unknown.
iv. RICHARD MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.
v. MILDRED MCKENZIE CASKEY, d. Unknown.
vi. FRED MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.
vii. NETTIE MCKENZIE MCILVAIN, d. Unknown.
viii. ARTHUR B MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.
ix. BLANCHE MCKENZIE NULL, d. Unknown.
x. HARRY MCKENZIE, d. Unknown.

22. RAYMOND P.3 FOY (DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born March 14, 1863 in TAMPICO, IL, and died November 29, 1909 in EDSON, COLORADO. He married JENNIE KELLEY June 05, 1886 in TAMPICO, IL. She died Unknown.

More About RAYMOND P. FOY:
Fact 1: KILLED IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT AGE 44
Fact 2: RAIL ROAD CONDUCTOR

Children of RAYMOND FOY and JENNIE KELLEY are:
i. ANGIE FOY4 CAIN, d. Unknown.
ii. CHARLES H. FOY, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 4

23. DELIA FOY4 ELDRED (ALMON3 FOY, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.
Child of DELIA FOY ELDRED is:
i. WILLIAM D5 ELDRED, b. Private; m. Private.
24. WILLIAM4 ELDRED (DELIA FOY3, JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of WILLIAM ELDRED is:
i. NEVA E5 SHAW, b. Private; m. WELLINGTON J SHAW, Private; b. Private.

25. CLAYTON4 ELDRED (DELIA FOY3, JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Children of CLAYTON ELDRED are:
i. WILMA5 IDLEMAN, b. Private.
ii. EARL H ELDRED, b. Private.
iii. WARDIE ELDRED, b. Private.
iv. CLARA LINNELL, b. Private; m. Private.

26. EUGENE4 ELDRED (DELIA FOY3, JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Children of EUGENE ELDRED are:
i. LAWRENCE B5 ELDRED, b. Private.
ii. WALLACE A ELDRED, b. Private.

27. ETTA4 LEWIS (DELIA FOY3 ELDRED, JOHN2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Children of ETTA LEWIS are:
i. CECIL R5 LEWIS, b. Private.
ii. VERA WRIGHT, b. Private.

28. RALPH EMERSON4 FOY (CHARLES WESLEY3, DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born October 18, 1889 in Illinois, and died May 1975 in Tampico, IL. He married HAZEL M BREED December 25, 1912, daughter of WILLIAM BREED and MARTHA HALL. She was born August 16, 1893 in New Bedford Bureau IL, and died January 24, 1984 in Bellflower, Los Angelos, CA.

Children of RALPH FOY and HAZEL BREED are:
i. RAYMOND CLARE5 FOY, b. April 07, 1915, Tampico, IL; d. April 30, 1996, Morrison, Whiteside, IL; m. ORA DRAPER; b. February 21, 1917, New Bedford Greenville Bureau IL; d. February 1983, New Bedford Bureau IL.
ii. DOROTHY FOY, b. June 15, 1918, Tampico, IL; d. February 29, 2000, San Bernadino, CA.
iii. BERNADINE FRANCES FOY, b. Private.

29. LOUIS CALVIN4 FOY (MILTON E.3, DANIEL2, WILLIAM1) was born July 18, 1884 in TAMPICO, IL, and died October 30, 1953 in TAMPA, FL. He married BESSIE BLANCHE DARNELL October 21, 1908 in TAMPICO, IL, daughter of JOSEPH DARNELL and IDA ROGERS. She was born October 05, 1887 in SANDWICH, IL, and died February 25, 1950.

Notes for LOUIS CALVIN FOY:
Buried n Tampico Illinois Memorial Cemetary, Lot K31 along side his wif e, Bessie Blanche/

More About LOUIS CALVIN FOY:
Fact 1: October 03, 2003, Buried in Tampico Memorial Cemetary K31

More About BESSIE BLANCHE DARNELL:
Burial: Unknown, Tampico Memorial Cemetery

Children of LOUIS FOY and BESSIE DARNELL are:
i. BERNARD LOUIS5 FOY, b. September 19, 1911, MEROM, IN; d. May 11, 1998, WINTER PARK, FL; m. EVELYN IRENE MAUDLIN FOY, Private; b. Private.

More About BERNARD LOUIS FOY:
Burial: Unknown, Woodlawn Cemetery Knoxville, TN

ii. BERNICE IONE FOY, b. April 12, 1913, MEROM, INDIANA; d. March 08, 2002, Indianapolis, IN; m. BUCK BUCHANAN, March 02, 1938, Bloomington, IN; b. August 03, 1913, Bloomington, IN; d. January 12, 1991, Indianapolis, IN.
iii. ROBERT DEVERN FOY, b. November 04, 1918, BICKNELL, INDIANA; d. Unknown, Tampa, FL; m. CAROLYN FOY, Private; b. Private.

30. CLARENCE4 RENSLOW (HARRIET EVA FOY3, DANIEL2 FOY, WILLIAM1) died Unknown.

Child of CLARENCE RENSLOW is:
i. LEROY5 RENSLOW, d. May 02, 1918, TAMPICO, IL.

31. ELMER4 RENSLOW (HARRIET EVA FOY3, DANIEL2 FOY, WILLIAM1) was born March 09, 1876, and died December 08, 1922 in ROCK FALLS, IL. He married LAURA PAUNELL RENSLOW 1899 in DIXON, IL. She died Unknown.

Children of ELMER RENSLOW and LAURA RENSLOW are:
i. EVA5 RENSLOW, b. Private.
ii. PAULINE RENSLOW, b. Private.
iii. DOROTHY RENSLOW, b. Private.

**Note from Les Niemi regarding "Delia FOY": I reviewed through the FOY tree posted by David FOY. It was helpful to clear up and links some of the FOYs in my database. I did find a number of items that need correction however (e.g., Delia FOY m ELDRED should be Adelia FOY m Joseph Eldridge."

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