1820 Campbell Co, KY. He was living in the neighboring county to ther est of the Ginn family in Bracken.
Shelby Co, IL. He served on the first petit jury along with JohnPurvi s.
1840 Shelby Co, IL was where the census taker found him, listing inth e household: 1 male under 5, 1 at 5-10, John was 20-30, and 1female a lso 20-30. Next door was nephew Thomas Purvis, on the otherside was n ephew John Golsby, and Thomas Wiley was 4 doors down. Johnwas the onl y Ginn in the county.
1841 John's name appeard in court case files as the plaintiff in asui t against Thomas Wiley for debt. Then in 1842 Thomas sued Johnfor deb t. Wonder what that was all about?
Moultire Co, IL. He received 80.26 acres located at S02 T13N R06E ofr ailroad property according to land records. $0.00 and unknowncurrent a ddress was also recorded.
9/24/1850 Moultrie Co, IL was his address at census time but notownsh ip was recorded. John was 35, wife Jane was 38. John had nooccupatio n but did have $500 in real estate. Children were Robert,16, Mary Ann , 6, Eliza J, 3, Charles, 8, and Linsey, 4. A MarthaWilliams, 45, bor n VA, lived with them but the relationship was notstated. Charles an d Linsey were listed out of order with the restof the children and so w ere probably nephews rather than their ownchildren.
1860 Sullivan Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. In the census, John, a 50 yearol d farmer, was counted among the county's more fortunate men withprope rty valued at $12,800/4600. His family consisted of wife Jane,50, and c hildren Robert, 25, Mary A, 15, Elia J, 12, and Hattie C, 9.His 44 yea r old insane niece, Eliza Jane Johnson, was living withthem but listed a s Jane Linn. Next door was a George McFarland andsisters, all born in I reland, and 2 doors down the other way wasWilliam Wiley, also from Ire land, and possibly the son of the ThomasWiley who went to court with J ohn in Shelby Co.
An incident connected with the Lincoln-Douglas debate in localhistory:
"John Ginn, a farmer living a few miles east of Sullivan, attended theC harleston meeting, and on Sunday brought Senator Douglas in hiscarriag e from Charleston to his home, where the Senator remaineduntil Monday m orning. Judge James Elder met Mr. Lincoln at Mattoonand conveyed him t o his farm home, which has since been enlarged andis now one of the go od homes on East Jackson Street."
4/17/1861 Moultrie Co, IL. His current address was recorded asunknow n when he bought 40 acres of railroad property located at S34T14N R06E f or $10/acre.
11/8/1866 He bought another 160 acres at the same location for$10/acr e. Current address was still unknown.
County history recorded that he was allowed 42 cents for returningpoll b ooks to the clerk of the commissioners court.
8/31/1868 Coles Co, IL. Land records still did not capture hiscurren t address when he purchased 2 plots of 40 acres each ofrailroad land l ocated at S30 T14N R07E for $9/acre.
12/31/1868 Coles Co. He purchased 2 more pieces of ground at thesame a ddress as before, one containing 40 acres and the other with45.08 acre s, all at $9/acre. Again it was railroad property.
1869 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. He owned a farm of 255.22 acres therea ccording to the county plat map. By the time the next map waspublishe d in 1893 it was in the possession of son, Robert.
7/19/1870 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. The census recorded John asa v ery rich man with property totalling $48,000/15,000. He was a 59year o ld farmer and living with him were Robert, 36, Mary, 25,Lizzie, 21, Ha ttie, 19, as well as Robert Gates, 24, and ThomasHenry, 17, both farm h ands.
11/29/1873 He continued adding to his estate by buying another 45.2ac res located as the same address for $9/acre. Interestingly, hiscurren t address still was unknown.
In the 1860 census he was 50, making his birth year 1810.
There is one huge stone with only the word "Ginn" on it plus 2 tinysto nes with "Father 1807-1874" and "Mother 1808-1869" on either side.Chil dren are buried with matching small stones and inscriptions.
