3. John G. Eustice (1806-1882) was
born
10 Sep 1806
in Crowan and christened there on
26 Oct 1806
, son of William Eustis and
Elizabeth Glasson, and first cousin to the father of the aforementioned
Richard and John. He was married
10
Apr 1830
in Crowan to Ann Ward,
daughter of John and Ann (Eddy) Ward, by whom he had nine children. He
arrived in the
United States
in 1841, spent one year in the mines of
Pennsylvania
then moved to
Wisconsin
while
it was still a territory. Soon thereafter he bought a farm of 120 acres in
Elizabeth
Township
, Jo Daviess County,
Illinois, and established a home for his family who joined him from
Cornwall
about 1843. His first wife died
16
Jun 1849
and on
8 Oct
1853
, he married as his second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Smith)
Green, daughter of William and Elizabeth Smith and widow of John Green, and
had two more children. In addition to farming, John was involved in both
mining and milling. He died on
13
Feb 1882
in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Illinois at age 75. |
