Joshua Barnet Terhune1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16653, (abt 1851 - 1879)
FatherJames B. Terhune4,5,6 (abt 27 Dec 1816 - 23 May 1893)
MotherMartha M. Cobb4,5,6 (1 Oct 1822 - 2 Aug 1901)

Key Events:

Birth: about 16 Apr 1851, Indiana7,8,9
Marriage: 9 Feb 1876, Jasper Co., Illinois, Catharine Stewart (6 Oct 1855 - 13 Apr 1895)10
Death: 29 Jan 1879, Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois11,12,13
Burial: Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois14,15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Joshua Barnet Terhune was born about 16 Apr 1851 in Indiana.7,8,9
     He moved to Illinois with his parents about 1858.16
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of St. Marie, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb.17 Joshua was probably one of the two males age 10 to 20 listed in the household of his father on the 1865 State Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois.18 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.19
     His older brothers Phillip and Elkanah bought John Watt's stock of goods, and later sold it to Joshua.20 But it seems his main occupation was farming.21,22
     Joshua married Catharine Stewart, daughter of Lewis K. Stewart and Lucina Cason, on 9 Feb 1876 in Jasper Co., Illinois.10
     Joshua died on 29 Jan 1879 in Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois.11,12,13 He was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.14,15

Children:
     Children with Catharine Stewart:

  • Lucy Terhune23 (1877 - 12 Aug 1954)
  • Edith Terhune23 (abt 15 Sep 1878 - 21 Jun 1906)

Citations

  1. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Joshua B. Terhune.
  2. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Barnet Terhune.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 98133377, Joshua Barnett Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing name as Joshua B. Terhune.
  4. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007.
  5. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 9 and state.
  8. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 19 and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 98133377, Joshua Barnett Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing age 21 yrs 9 mo 13 days at death 19 Jan 1879.
  10. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua B. Turhune and Catherine Stewart, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 98133377, Joshua Barnett Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S11678] "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua Barnet Terhune, citing FHL # 1315767 and v 1 p 19 Ln 244, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows his wife as widowed.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 98133377, Joshua Barnett Terhune, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S11678] "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua Barnet Terhune, citing FHL # 1315767 and v 1 p 19 Ln 244, shows cemetery.
  16. [S11645] Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524, shows Phillip moved to Willow Township with his parents when he was about 14.
  17. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  18. [S11679] J. B. Terhune household, 1865 Illinois State Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, Willow Hill.
  19. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  20. [S11645] Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524.
  21. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farm laborer.
  22. [S11678] "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999," FamilySearch.org, record for Joshua Barnet Terhune, citing FHL # 1315767 and v 1 p 19 Ln 244, shows occupation as farmer.
  23. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of his widow, with surname Terhune.