Guilford Dudley 1795–1864 – Reed / Bentsen Family Tree

Guilford Dudley, 1795–1864 (aged 68 years)

Name

Guilford Dudley

Name: Guilford /Dudley/

Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988.

Citation details: page 6

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	December 7, 1795 Raymond, New Hampshire Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596 Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101
Anecdote	1816 Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596 Note: Guilford left home the day he was 21 and went to Ohio to work on a farm for a year. After that he spent some time in New Orleans. In 1825 or 1826 he went to Coles County, Illinois and worked first on his brother's farm. Afterward he entered 80 acres of land.
Anecdote	1826 Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: page 392 Note: The first white men to enter the area around Ashmore, Illinois were the Dudleys. Guilford and another early settler kept a "bachelor's hall" for several years. The first frame barn in the county was erected on the Dudley farm. After it was raised, it was christened "Bachelor's Delight and the Pride of the Fair".
Marriage	Mary Lucy Wiley — View this family November 16, 1829 (aged 33 years) Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 100
Birth of a daughter	Florence Dudley 1832 Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a son	James Dudley 1833 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a daughter	Hannah Dudley 1836 Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a son	John W. Dudley 1838 Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a son	Eli Dudley January 17, 1840 Coles County, Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101 Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596
Birth of a daughter	Martha C. Dudley about 1843 Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth S. Dudley 1844 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Death of a son	James Dudley 1845 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a daughter	Nancy Jane Dudley November 8, 1845 Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101 Source: Coles County, Illinois, Death Register Vol. 1, 1878-1901, Name Of Person: Nancy J. Dudley, Volume: no. 515 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 6 Source: Nancy and Samuel Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Nancy and Samuel, Reader: Earl Reed Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a daughter	Philena Sumner Dudley November 22, 1848 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 5
Occupation	a merchant 1850 Coles County, Illinois Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101
Birth of a son	Moses G. Dudley 1851 Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596 Source: Nancy Jane Dudley Reed FindAGrave memorial #73181708
Birth of a son	Jarrett Elbridge Dudley August 13, 1856 Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 8 Source: Find A Grave, J. Elbridge Dudley, Enon Cemetery, Coles Co., IL, Url: http://www.findagrave.com Source: Enon Cemetery Markers of Reed family and associates
Death	February 1864 (aged 68 years) Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596
Anecdote	1875 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 12 Note: At the time of the building of the Enon Baptist Church in 1875, the heirs of Guilford Dudley officially donated land for a cemetery just west of the church.
Burial	Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 100

Date differences

Family with Mary Lucy Wiley
himself	Links Birth: December 7, 1795 — Raymond, New Hampshire Anecdote: 1816 Anecdote: 1826 Marriage: November 16, 1829 Occupation: a merchant — 1850 — Coles County, Illinois Death: February 1864 Anecdote: 1875 Burial: Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Lucy Wiley Florence Dudley James Dudley Hannah Dudley John W. Dudley Eli Dudley Martha C. Dudley Elizabeth S. Dudley Nancy Jane Dudley Philena Sumner Dudley Moses G. Dudley Jarrett Elbridge Dudley Guilford Dudley 1795–1864 Birth: December 7, 1795 — Raymond, New Hampshire Death: February 1864
wife	Links Birth: April 22, 1812 — Lexington, Kentucky Marriage: November 16, 1829 Death: November 24, 1870 Burial: 1870 — Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Guilford Dudley Florence Dudley James Dudley Hannah Dudley John W. Dudley Eli Dudley Martha C. Dudley Elizabeth S. Dudley Nancy Jane Dudley Philena Sumner Dudley Moses G. Dudley Jarrett Elbridge Dudley Mary Lucy Wiley 1812–1870 Birth: April 22, 1812 — Lexington, Kentucky Death: November 24, 1870
Marriage	Marriage — November 16, 1829 —
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 1832 36 19 — Illinois Marriage: Death: 1898 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Routledge Florence Dudley 1832–1898 Birth: 1832 36 19 — Illinois Death: 1898
2 years son	Links Birth: 1833 37 20 Death: 1845 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Dudley 1833–1845 Birth: 1833 37 20 Death: 1845
4 years daughter	Links Birth: 1836 40 23 — Illinois Marriage: Death: 1866 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jarrot Phelps Hannah Dudley 1836–1866 Birth: 1836 40 23 — Illinois Death: 1866
3 years son	Links Birth: 1838 42 25 — Illinois Death: 1929 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John W. Dudley 1838–1929 Birth: 1838 42 25 — Illinois Death: 1929
2 years son	Links Birth: January 17, 1840 44 27 — Coles County, Illinois Marriage: December 11, 1866 Occupation: a farmer and stockraiser — 1879 — Coles County, Illinois Death: 1920 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret N. Brown Eli Dudley 1840–1920 Birth: January 17, 1840 44 27 — Coles County, Illinois Death: 1920
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1843 47 30 — Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha C. Dudley 1843–… Birth: about 1843 47 30 — Illinois
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 1844 48 31 Death: 1887 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth S. Dudley 1844–1887 Birth: 1844 48 31 Death: 1887
23 months daughter	Links Birth: November 8, 1845 49 33 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Marriage: August 1, 1869 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1875 Cause of Death: June 3, 1880 Anecdote: Anecdote: Death: June 3, 1880 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: February 1, 1902 Probate: February 1, 1902 — Charleston, Coles County, Illinois Burial: Enon Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Harvey Reed Anna Reed Amie Reed Clara Reed Mary Jane Reed Nancy Jane Dudley 1845–1880 Birth: November 8, 1845 49 33 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Death: June 3, 1880 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois
3 years daughter	Links Birth: November 22, 1848 52 36 Marriage: October 15, 1870 — Coles County, Illinois Death: August 14, 1939 Burial: Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Alison Walton Walter Walton Leonard Otis Walton Isabel Walton Lizzie Pearl Walton Philena Sumner Dudley 1848–1939 Birth: November 22, 1848 52 36 Death: August 14, 1939
3 years son	Links Birth: 1851 55 38 Death: June 1868 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Moses G. Dudley 1851–1868 Birth: 1851 55 38 Death: June 1868
6 years son	Links Birth: August 13, 1856 60 44 Marriage: February 4, 1877 — Coles County, Illinois Marriage: between 1887 and 1895 Anecdote: Death: October 26, 1927 — at home, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Burial: Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Baptist Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Jane Reed Janette Everil Dudley Albert Dean Dudley Mary Ida Dudley Everil Dudley Guilford Dudley Family with spouse Lura A. Woodrum Theron H. Dudley Jarrett Elbridge Dudley 1856–1927 Birth: August 13, 1856 60 44 Death: October 26, 1927 — at home, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois

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Birth	Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596 Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101
Anecdote	Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596
Anecdote	Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: page 392
Marriage	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 100
Occupation	Source: Guildford Dudley household, 1850, Coles Co., IL, Record Type: U.S. census, Household: Guilford Dudley household, Record Info: population schedule, Hitesville Precinct, sheet 109, dwelling 42, family 42, Film: micropublication series M432, roll 101
Name	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 6
Death	Source: History of Coles County, Illinois Citation details: p. 596
Anecdote	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 12
Burial	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 100

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Anecdote	Guilford left home the day he was 21 and went to Ohio to work on a farm for a year. After that he spent some time in New Orleans. In 1825 or 1826 he went to Coles County, Illinois and worked first on his brother's farm. Afterward he entered 80 acres of land.
Anecdote	The first white men to enter the area around Ashmore, Illinois were the Dudleys. Guilford and another early settler kept a "bachelor's hall" for several years. The first frame barn in the county was erected on the Dudley farm. After it was raised, it was christened "Bachelor's Delight and the Pride of the Fair".
Anecdote	At the time of the building of the Enon Baptist Church in 1875, the heirs of Guilford Dudley officially donated land for a cemetery just west of the church.

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March 9, 2023

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Family with Mary Lucy Wiley
himself	Guilford Dudley 1795–1864
wife	Mary Lucy Wiley 1812–1870
daughter Family James Routledge	Florence Dudley 1832–1898
son	James Dudley 1833–1845
daughter Family Jarrot Phelps	Hannah Dudley 1836–1866
son	John W. Dudley 1838–1929
son Family Margaret N. Brown	Eli Dudley 1840–1920
daughter	Martha C. Dudley 1843–…
daughter	Elizabeth S. Dudley 1844–1887
daughter Family Samuel Harvey Reed Anna Reed Amie Reed Clara Reed Mary Jane Reed	Nancy Jane Dudley 1845–1880
daughter Family Thomas Alison Walton Walter Walton Leonard Otis Walton Isabel Walton Lizzie Pearl Walton	Philena Sumner Dudley 1848–1939
son	Moses G. Dudley 1851–1868
son Family Emma Jane Reed Janette Everil Dudley Albert Dean Dudley Mary Ida Dudley Everil Dudley Guilford Dudley Family Lura A. Woodrum Theron H. Dudley	Jarrett Elbridge Dudley 1856–1927