Family of Mary "Polly" Gaunt (41) & Henry Eccles
177. Joseph T. Eccles.[454], [96] Born on 7 Jan 1807 in Mercer Co., Kentucky.[455], [96] Joseph T. died in Illinois on 12 Jul 1888; he was 81.[455] Buried in Jul 1888 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro Twp., Montgomery Co., Illinois.[455] Occupation: Teacher, Merchant, Justice of the Peace.
On 12 Aug 1829 when Joseph T. was 22, he married Jane L. Anderson, daughter of Pouncy Anderson (-6 Jun 1837) & Nancy Lynch, in Todd Co., Kentucky.[96] Born on 23 May 1809 in Green Co., Kentucky.[96] Jane L. died in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois, on 14 Jul 1896; she was 87.[456] Buried in Jul 1896 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro Twp., Montgomery Co., Illinois.[456]
178. Angelina Gaunt Eccles.[95] Born in 1809. Angelina Gaunt died in 1849.
On 1 Aug 1830 Angelina Gaunt married Col. Robert H. Blackwell[95], in Fayette Co., Illinois.[457] Born on 10 Feb 1796 in Kentucky. Was on the census for Fayette Co., Illinois, in 1850.[458] Was on the census for Vandalia, Fayette Co., Illinois, in 1860.[459] Robert H. died in Vandalia, Fayette Co., Illinois, on 30 Apr 1866; he was 70.[460] Buried in May 1866 in South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Fayette Co., Illinois.[460] Occupation: Merchant; newspaper publisher; first Illinois State Auditor and printer.[461]
They had the following children:
| 692 | i. | Illinois Eccles (~1831-1881) | |
| 693 | ii. | Mary S. (~1838-) | |
| 694 | iii. | Joseph Robert (1844-1917) |
179. Henry Eccles Jr.[89]
On 2 Sep 1841 Henry married Elizabeth Ewing (172) [88], daughter of William Ewing (1761-11 Jan 1834) & Margaret Poulson (38), in Coles Co., Illinois.[89] Born on 20 Oct 1795 in Grayson Co., Kentucky.[89] Was on the census for Charleston, Coles Co., Illinois, in 1850.[97] Was on the census for Lafayette Twp., Coles Co., Illinois, in 1860.[438] Elizabeth died on 17 Oct 1889; she was 93.[89]