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St. Clair County People of Interest

St. Clair County People of Interest



DR. WILLIAM B. PINGRY (1836 – 1917)

Dr. William B. Pingry was the son of John & Elizabeth (Babcock) Pingry.
According to census, the children known to John & Elizabeth Pingry were: John Jr., born @1823 OH; Kilburn, born @1830 Ohio; Calista, born @1834 IN; Alexander, born @1836 IN; (Dr.) William B., born @1838 IN; Ruth, born @1843.

Silas S. Pingry appears to be the brother of John Pingry. He is living next door to John’s household on the 1860 Jay Co., IN Census. Silas married Isabelle Carson 17 April 1827. Their known children are: Sarah, born @1830 OH; Roxie, born @1832 OH; Lucy, born @1836 OH; William, born @1838 IN; Edward, born @1841 IN; Inez, born @1843 IN; and Kilborn, born @ 1844 IN.

Oliver Pingry appears to be another brother of John Pingry. His wife was Catharine (Unknown) and their children according to census was: Olive, born @1827 OH; Abigail, born @1831 OH; Hannah, born @1833 OH; Mary, born @1836 OH; William, born @1840 IN and Louisa, born @1843 IN.

Dr. William B. Pingry married Mary J. Chaney 18 September 1859 Jay Co., IN.

Thomas, William and Solomon Pingry who appear on census in St. Clair County were the sons of John Pingry Jr., brother to Dr. William B. Pingry.



Osceola Sun, 17 October 1878:

The Mendelsohn Qintette Club, meets at Dr. Pingry’s office every morning at 8 o’clock and 49 minutes. The concerts are soul-inspiring, but the bass voices seem to predominate. We like to see the old becoming festive. Try it some more.



The Prairie Gleaner, Roll of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Clair County, MO:

W. B. PINGRY, Osceola 31 Aug 1874, (no degree given)



International Genealogical Index:

William Pingry – Mary J. Chaney, married 18 September 1859, Jay County, Indiana. Son of John & Elizabeth (Babcock) Pingry.

William Pingry – Eva Boots, married 25 December 1878, St. Clair Co., Missouri. Batch M515161

Descendants of Evelina Boots (daughter of Samuel; granddaughter of Garrett Boots) born @ 1862 in St. Clair Co., Missouri; died Welston, Oklahoma. She married William Pingry December 25, 1878 St. Clair Co., Missouri. Child: Charles W. Pingry, born before 1907; died Welston, Oklahoma.

Solomon Pingrey, born January 1858 Jay Co., IN; died 1931; married Mattie Evans 10 August 1881 Appleton City, St. Clair Co., MO. Mattie born 28 September 1861 Macomb, Mcdonough Co., IL; died 9 February 1956.

Solomon Pingry – Mattie Evans, married 11 August 1881 St. Clair Co., MO. Batch M515161

William Pingry – Eva Boots, married 25 December 1878 Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo. Batch M515161

Thomas Pingry – Amanda L. Short, married 26 August 1873 St. Clair Co., MO. Batch M515161

Silas S. Pingry – Isabelle Carson, married 17 April 1828 of Coshocton, OH. Batch 5018909

William B. Pingry – Mary J. Chaney, married 18 September 1859 Jay Co., IN. Son of John & Elizabeth (Babcock) Pingry.



Civil War Service Records:
William B. Pingry, Company E, 139th Indiana Infantry. Ranked in as Private, Ranked out as Private. Union soldier.

American Civil War Soldiers:
William B. Pingry – Residence Jay County, Indiana. Enlisted 6 June 1864 in Company I, 139th Infantry Regiment, Indiana as a Private on 6 June 1864. Mustered out 29 September 1864 Indianapolis, Indiana. Distinguished Service. Union Soldier.



1830 Coshocton Co., OH Census – Jefferson:
Silas S. Pingry
Males: 1 age 10-15; 1 age 20-30
Females: 2 under age 5; 1 age 20-30

1850 Jay Co., IN Census – Bear Creek Township:
16 September
106/106 John Pingren, age 52, male, farming, $2500 real estate, born VT
Elizabeth, age 52, female, born VT
Kilburn, age 20, male, born OH, attended school
Calista, age 16, female, born IN, attended school
Alexander, age 14, male, born IN, attended school
William, age 12, male, born IN, attended school
Mary E. Boue, age 3, female, born IN
George Boue, age 1, male, born IN

1850 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Township:
17 September
16/16 Silas Pingrey, age 47, male, farming, $800 real estate, born VA
Isabel Pingrey, age 50, female, born PA
Sarah Pingrey, age 20, female, born OH, attended school
Roxie Pingrey, age 18, female, born OH, attended school
Lucy Pingrey, age 14, female, born OH, attended school
William Pingrey, age 12, male, born IN, attended school
Edward Pingrey, age 9, male, born IN, attended school
Rhnez Pingrey, age 7, female, born IN, attended school

1850 Jay Co., IN Census – Bear Creek Township:
Line 5, 16 September
97/97 Oliver Pingren, age 60, male, farming, $800 real estate, born NH
Catharine, age 53, female, born VA, cannot read or write
Olive, age 23, female, born OH
Abigail, age 19, female, born OH, attended school
Hannah, age 17, female, born OH, attended school
Mary, age 14, female, born OH, attended school
William, age 10, male, born IN, attended school
Louisa, age 7, female, born IN

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Twp:
Page 105, Line 19, Gillum P.O., 11 July
732/745 John Pingrey, age 62, male, farmer, $8000 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born VT
Elizabeth, age 62, female, housekeeper, born VT

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Twp:
Page 105, Line 21, Gillum P.O., 11 July
(Living next door to John & Elizabeth Pingry)
733/746 A.W. Pingrey, age 24, male, farmer, $100 personal estate, born IN
E.M., age 21, female, housekeeper, born IN

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Twp:
Page 105, Line 23, Gillum P.O., 11 July
(Living next door to A.W. Pingrey)
734/747 William Pingrey, age 22, male, Physician, born IN
Mary J., age 22, female, housekeeper, born OH
Alex., age 19, male, laborer, born IN, attended school
Ruth, age 17, female, born IN, attended school
Calista, age 16, female, born IN, attended school

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Township:
Page 16, Line 9, Mills Corners P.O., 22 July
118/116 Pingry, Silas S., age 66, white male, farmer, $3500 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born VT, over age 21
Isabel, age 70, white female, keeping house, born PA
Kilborn, age 16, white male, farm laborer, born IN, attended school
Coldrew, Sarah J., age 40, white female, born OH

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Bear Creek Township:
Page 76, Line 1, Bear Creek P.O., 2 July
536/542 Oliver Pingry, age 70, male, farmer, $2000 real estate, $480 personal estate, born NH
Catharine, age 62, female, housekeeper, born VA, cannot read or write
Mary, age 22, female, born OH
William C., age 20, male, farm laborer, born IN, attended school
Louisa, age 15, female, born IN, attended school

1860 Jay Co., IN Census – Bear Creek Township:
Line 4, Bear Creek P.O., 2 July
558/565 John Pingry Jr., age 37, male, farmeer, $1000 real estate, $300 personal estate, born OH
Sarah, age 31, female, housekeeper, born OH, cannot read or write
Lavinia, age 14, female, born IN, attended school
Thomas, age 12, male, born IN, attended school
Alda, age 8, female, born IN, attended school
William, age 6, male, born IN, attended school
John E., age 4, male, born IN, attended school
Solomon, age 2, male, born IN

1870 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Township:
Page 2, Line 26, Mills Corners P.O., 18 July
14/14 John Pingry, age 72, white male, farmer, $1100 real estate, $1000 personal estate, born VT, over age 21
Elizabeth, age 72, white female, keeping house, born VT
Alexander, age 34, white male, works in saw mill, $1800 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born IN, over age 21
Dora E., age 8, white female, born IN, attended school
Carrie B., age 6, white female, born IN, attended school
Attie D., age 3, white female, born IN
Callahan, Eliza J., age 23, white female, Domestic Servant, born OH

1870 Jay Co., IN Census – Bear Creek Township:
Page 8, Line 38, Bear Creek P.O., 5 July
65/65 Pingry, John, age 46, white male, farmer, $1500 personal estate, born OH, over age 21
Sarah, age 43, white female, keeping house, born OH
Alda, age 18, white female, at home, born IN
William, age 16, white male, farm laborer, born IN, attended school
John E., age 14, white male, farm laborer, born IN, attended school
Solamon, age 12, white male, born IN, attended school
Charles, age 8, white male, born IN, attended school
Eliza, age 5, white female, born IN, attended school
Ira L., age 3, white male, born IN
James E., age 1, white male, born IN

1870 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Township:
Page 2, Line 21, Mills Corner P.O., 18 July
(Living next door to John & Elizabeth Pingry)
13/13 Pingry, Ira, age 31, white male, farm laborer, $150 personal estate, born IN, over age 21
Mary, age 28, white female, keeping house, born OH
Lottie, age 6, white female, born IN, attended school
Emma, age 4, white female, born IN
Jennie, age 1, white female, born IN

1870 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Roscoe Township, Roscoe Town:
Page 3, Line 19, Taberville P.O., 1 August
23/18 Pingery, Wm., age 32, white male, Physician, $300 real estate, $500 personal estate, born IN
Mary, age 32, white female, keeping house, born OH
Chaney, Geo., age 23, white male, Druggist, born OH

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Tabor Township:
Dist. 6, ED 225, Page 8, Line 36, 1 June
41/41 Pingry, Thomas, white male, age 31, married, farmer, born IN, parents born IN
Mandy, white female, age 28, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, father born IN, mother born KY
Linna, white female, age 5, daughter, at home, cannot read or write, born IN, father born IN, mother born MO
Osker, white male, age 3, son, single, at home, cannot read or write, born IN, father born IN, mother born MO
Saulmon, white male, age 22, brother, single, farm laborer, born IN, parents born IN

1880 Cowley Co., KS Census – Silver Dale:
Dist. 2, ED 182, Page 5, Line 1, 10 June
35/35 Pingry, William, white male, age 26, married, farmer, born IN, parents born OH
Eva F., white female, age 18, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, parents born IL
Charles W., white male, age 2, son, single, at home, born KS, father born IN, mother born MO

1880 Chautauqua Co., KS Census – Hendricks Township:
Dist. 2, ED 70, Page 18, Line 40, 17 June
159/163 Pingry, William, white male, age 42, married, Physician, born IN, parents born VT
Mary, white female, age 42, wife, married, keeping house, born OH, father born MD, mother born OH
Herdy, James, white male, age 26, single, farmer, maimed/crippled/disabled, born PA, father born England, mother born Unknown

1880 Jay Co., IN Census – Jackson Township:
Dist. 6, ED 151, Page 20, Line 47, 17 June
190/192 Pingrey, Silas S., white male, age 76, married, born VT, father born NC, mother born VT
Isabel, white female, age 80, wife, married, born PA, parents born PA
Coldren, Jane, white female, age 50, daughter, widowed, born OH, father born VT, mother born TN
Chester, Grant, white male, age 13, grandson, attended school, born IN, father born IN, mother born OH

1900 Cowley Co., KS Census – Sliverdale Township:
Dist. 3, ED 62, Page 1A, Line 42, 1 & 2 June
8/8 Pingry, Sol. F., head, white male, born January 1838, age 42, married 19 years, born IN, parents born OH, farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, renting farm #7
Mattie, wife, white female, born September 1858, age 38, married 19 years, 1 child, 1 living, born IL, parents born KY, can read & write, speaks English
Sloyd D., son, white male, born October 1872, age 17, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born KY, day laborer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola City:
Dist. 6, ED 150, Ward 2, Page 8B, Line 88, 13 June
176/177 Pingry, William B., head, white male, born October 1837, age 62, married 40 years, born IN, parents born VT, Physician, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned home free
Mary J., wife, white female, born September 1837, age 62, married 40 years, 0 children, 0 living, born OH, parents born OH, can read & write, speaks English

1910 Pawnee Co., OK Census – Coal Creek Township – Ralston Town:
Dist. 1, ED 173, Ward 1, Page 1A, Line 19, 15 April
Living on Seventh Street
5/5 Pingry, William B., head, white male, age 72, married, 2nd marriage, married 7 years, born IN, parents born VT, speaks English, own income, can read & write, owned mortgaged home
Lou, wife, white female, age 36, married 7 years, 2nd marriage, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, parents born VA, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Arthur, son, white male, age 12, single, born MO, father born IN, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school

1920 Lincoln Co., OK Census – Wellston Township, Wellston Town:
Dist. 4, ED 137, Page 3A, Line 43, 17 January
73/81 Pingry, Eva, head, owned home free, white female, age 57, widowed, can read & write, born MO, parents born OH, speaks English, no occupation
Harry, son, white male, age 35, married, can read & write, born KS, father born MO, mother born IN, speaks English, farmer, farm # 12
Mabel, daughter-in-law, white female, age 30, married, can read & write, born IA, parents born IA
Lawrence, grandson, white male, age 11, single, attended school, can read & write, born NM, father born KS, mother born IA, speaks English
Howard, grandson, white male, age 9, single, attended school, born OK, father born KS, mother born IA, speaks English
Leo, grandson, white male, age 6, single, attended school, born OK, father born KS, mother born IA, speaks English
Olen, grandson, white male, age 3, single, born OK, father born KS, mother born IA, attended school



St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Osceola Cemetery Records
Pingry, William B., (139th Indiana Infantry), 1836-1917
Pingry, Mary, wife, 05 Sept 1837 - 22 March 1902
Pingry, A.W. (Co. F, 131st Ohio Infantry), no dates

Note: The A.W. Pingry buried in Osceola Cemetery is Alexander W. Pingry, brother to William B. Pingry. According to census, Alexander was born about 1836; William was born in 1838.