Family register
Philemon Stout
Philemon Stout (15 May 1785 – 31 January 1846) was born in New Jersey to Jedediah Stout. He married Penelope (Anderson) Stout. He had 7 children, including Charlotte A. Stout, Elihu Stout and Eliza P. Stout. He died in 1846, in Ball Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
Life and records
Philemon Stout (1785–1846) was a farmer and early settler of Ball Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. Born in New Jersey on May 15, 1785, he was taken to Fayette County, Kentucky, as a child, married Penelope Anderson there in 1810, and farmed in Scott and Fayette Counties before bringing his family overland to Illinois in 1836, where he bought 350 acres and lived out his life.
Early life
Philemon Stout was born May 15, 1785, in New Jersey. Power's 1876 sketch says that "in 1789 was taken by his parents to Fayette county, Kentucky," and the 1891 county album likewise says he "in childhood went with his parents to Fayette County, Ky." County histories trace the family line through Richard and Penelope Stout's youngest son David, then Benjamin, Jedediah and Philemon.
Marriage and family
On February 8, 1810, in Woodford County, Kentucky, he married Penelope Anderson, a native of Mercer County, New Jersey. The couple first settled in Scott County, Kentucky, and in 1820 moved back to Fayette County. They were the parents of thirteen children, seven of whom grew to maturity:
- Jackson (1814–1839), who married Matilda Willian and died in Ball Township
- Elihu (b. 1816, Scott County, Kentucky)
- Charlotte A. (b. 1817)
- Philemon Jr. (1822–1910)
- Mary (1825–1890)
- Eliza P. (b. 1827)
- Martha A. (b. 1830)
Removal to Illinois and farming
In 1836 Philemon and Penelope Stout came with their seven children to Sangamon County, Illinois, traveling by team and wagon and crossing the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky, and the Wabash at Vincennes. They arrived October 5, 1836, in what is now Ball Township. Philemon bought 350 acres of land there, occupied a log house, and "devoted himself to agricultural employment until his death."
Later life and death
Philemon Stout Sr. died January 31, 1846, in Ball Township. His widow survived him nearly fifteen years; according to the 1891 album she died November 23, 1860, "an inmate of the home of" their son Philemon Jr.
Legacy
The family was, in Power's words, "mostly Baptists." Power recorded the family's test of doubtful claimants to the Stout name: they ask "if he has any knowledge of Penelope, and if he knows nothing of her, they know nothing of him."
Family
Sources
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Power, Early Settlers of Sangamon County (1876), Philemon Stout sketch: born May 15, 1785, New Jersey; married Feb. 8, 1810, Woodford Co KY, to Penelope Anderson; settled Ball township 1836. Of their children: "Philemon, Jun., born April 19, 1822, in Fayette county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, Sept. 7, 1848, to Melissa Shoup... Her only living child, Samuel J., born August 22, 1849". Matches philemon-stout-jr: exact birth date 1822-04-19, wife Melissa Shoup, son Samuel J. b. 1849-08-22.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
STOUT, PHILEMON, was born May 15, 1785, in New Jersey... Philemon Stout., Sen., died Jan. 31, 1846, and his widow died Nov. 23, 1860, both in Ball township, where they settled in 1836.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
was born May 15, 1785, in New Jersey, and in 1789 was taken by his parents to Fayette county, Kentucky.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
He was married Feb. 8, 1810, in Woodford county to Penelope Anderson, settled in Scott county in the same State, and in 1820 moved back to Fayette county.
- Penelope Anderson was a native of Mercer County, New Jersey, and died Nov. 23, 1860 in Ball Township
Soon after their marriage this couple settled in Scott County, but in 1820 returned to Fayette County.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
The family moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving Oct. 5, 1836, in what is now Ball township.
- Penelope Anderson was a native of Mercer County, New Jersey, and died Nov. 23, 1860 in Ball Township
They made their journey in the primitive fashion, with a team and wagon, and crossed the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky., and the Wabash at Vincennes.
- Penelope Anderson was a native of Mercer County, New Jersey, and died Nov. 23, 1860 in Ball Township
The father of our subject bought three hundred and fifty acres of land where the son of whom we write now lives. There he occupied a log house and devoted himself to agricultural employment until his death, January 31, 1846.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Philemon Stout., Sen., died Jan. 31, 1846, and his widow died Nov. 23, 1860, both in Ball township, where they settled in 1836.
- Penelope Anderson was a native of Mercer County, New Jersey, and died Nov. 23, 1860 in Ball Township
Richard and Penelope Stout's youngest son was David, from whom our subject is directly descended. The line is traced through Benjamin, Jedediah and Philemon, Sr.
- Penelope Anderson was a native of Mercer County, New Jersey, and died Nov. 23, 1860 in Ball Township
They were the parents of thirteen children, seven of whom grew to maturity.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
The Stouts very justly take pride in their family history, and being mostly Baptists, they take pride in their Baptist history also.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Power, Early Settlers of Sangamon County (1876), Philemon Stout sketch: born May 15, 1785, New Jersey; married Feb. 8, 1810, Woodford Co KY, to Penelope Anderson; settled Ball township 1836. Of their children: "Philemon, Jun., born April 19, 1822, in Fayette county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, Sept. 7, 1848, to Melissa Shoup... Her only living child, Samuel J., born August 22, 1849". Matches philemon-stout-jr: exact birth date 1822-04-19, wife Melissa Shoup, son Samuel J. b. 1849-08-22.
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - Jackson, born August 6, 1814, in Kentucky
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - ... Elihu, born Jan. 30, 1816, in Scott county Kentucky
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - ... Charlotte A., born Oct. 13, 1817, in Kentucky
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - ... Mary, born Feb. 22, 1825, in Fayette county, Kentucky
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - ... Eliza P., born Sept. 25, 1827, in Kentucky
- Martha A. Stout was a daughter of Philemon Stout Sr. and Penelope Anderson
Of their children - ... Martha A., born May 1, 1830, in Kentucky
- History of Sangamon County (1912), Philemon Stout (Jr.) biography: "Jedediah Stout had a son Philemon, born in New Jersey, May 18, 1785. When a lad, the family moved to Fayette County, Ky., and on February 8, 1810, he married in Woodford County, Ky., Penelope Anderson. In 1836 ... removal was made to Sangamon County"; line Richard > David (b. 1706, m. Elizabeth Larrison) > Benjamin (m. Mrs. Ketcham, then Mary Higgins) > Jedediah (Benjamin's second son) > Philemon Sr. Matches philemon-stout: NJ birth May 1785 (1876 sketch says May 15), marriage Feb. 8, 1810 Woodford Co KY to Penelope Anderson, Fayette Co KY childhood, Ball twp 1836.
History of Sangamon County (1912), Philemon Stout (Jr.) biography: "Jedediah Stout had a son Philemon, born in New Jersey, May 18, 1785. When a lad, the family moved to Fayette County, Ky., and on February 8, 1810, he married in Woodford County, Ky., Penelope Anderson. In 1836 ... removal was made to Sangamon County"; line Richard > David (b. 1706, m. Elizabeth Larrison) > Benjamin (m. Mrs. Ketcham, then Mary Higgins) > Jedediah (Benjamin's second son) > Philemon Sr. Matches philemon-stout: NJ birth May 1785 (1876 sketch says May 15), marriage Feb. 8, 1810 Woodford Co KY to Penelope Anderson, Fayette Co KY childhood, Ball twp 1836.