Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950
Last First Middle Sex/ Death
Name Name Name Race Age Cert# Date County City
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SOLON JAMES A M/W UNK 0000266 1940-09-25 DE KALB DE KALB
James SOLON (Msgr) Died Sept 25, 1940 age 84 (from Watson Bible)
Submitted by Marilyn Yezek:
Msgr. James is one of the Ivesdale Solons. He is the son or of John
and Ellen Grant Solon. He's on the family gravestone at St. Joseph's
Cemetery in Ivesdale. I think his name is inscribed on an altar in
one of the churches in Champaign.
Census Extractions for Rev. James A. Solon
(son of John from Champaign County, IL)
1860 Census:
Town of DuPage, Will County, IL (taken 28 Jul 1860)
SOLON,
John 30 M Farm Laborer (PP $200) born Ireland
Ellen 25 F born Ireland (Neither she or John can read nor write)
Thomas 10 M born England (school in year)
James 3 M born Illinois
Michael 1 M born Illinois
(page 219, dwelling 1698, family 1614, lines 34-38)
1880 census:
Colfax Twp, Champaign Co., IL (FHL Film 1254179 Page 81A)
SOLON:
John 55 born Ireland Farmer
Ellem 50 born Ireland Keep House
Michael 20 born Illinois Farming
John J. 14 born Illinois "
Edward 13 born Illinois "
Francis 12 born Illinois "
Mary 07 born Illinois
{Note: James is not with his family now, he would have been 23 years old}
1900 Census
SOLON James 33 b Oct 1866 Illinois DeKalb Co., IL V81 ED6 Sh 7 Ln65
Note: Irish parents, single, occupation preacher
1910 IL Census MiraCode
Solon James Head W 41 Illinois DeKalb DeKalb City 112 0019 0159
~~~~ 1 non-relative - - - - DeKalb DeKalb City 112 0019 0159
1920 Soundex for Illinois
SOLON J. A. Rev. Head W Un Illinois DeKalb DeKalb 15 21 7 14 321 Pine
BLACK Alice J. (HK) Un NR DeKalb DeKalb 15 21 7 14 321 Pine
1930 Census for Illinois
CENSUS YR:1930 TERRITORY:IL COUNTY:DeKalb DIVISION:2nd Ward PAGE:7-A/102
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LAST FIRST RELATION AGE S/M/W/D BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION INDUSTRY
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SOLON John Head 65 Single United States Priest Catholic Church
BLACK Alice Housekeeper 50 Single United States Housekeeper Private Home
(taken 8 Apr 1930)
James was educated at the University of Notre Dame.
This is a letter that was sent with one of his tuition payments.
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