Margaret Jane Sloane McHugh Gravestone - Lexington Twp.

What if you found an old gravestone, randomly sitting on the side of a country road? If you're me, you would be curious about its owner. Where was she from? What was her life like? What happened to her descendants? How did the gravestone end up here?

Margaret Jane's gravestone may not seem like a lot. But like all gravestones, it has a story to tell. What surprised me most about this gravestone was that I have a personal connection to Margaret Jane Sloan McHugh, despite having no family roots or ties to McLean County. I might have even met Margaret Jane's granddaughter in Iowa - my grandmother and father definitely did.

This post was updated with new information on 8/4/2022

Part 1: Margaret Jane Ralston Barton & William McHugh

This story starts with Mary Jane Barton McHugh and her husband, William McHugh. 

William McHugh was born in Monroe County, Ohio in 1827. Margaret Jane Barton was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania in 1834 to Lavina Ralston Barton (1810-1889) and Joseph Allison Barton (1807-1885). The Bartons moved to Ohio when Margaret Jane was very little. William was friends with the Barton family, some of who had moved to McLean County, Illinois.

William married Margaret Jane Barton in 1853. A year later, the McHughs followed thousands of others from Ohio and Pennsylvania and moved west to Illinois. Barton and McHugh both bought and farmed land in Blue Mound Township, section 4.

William McHugh Farm, Blue Mound Township
Fr. 1874 Historical Atlas of McLean County
The McHughs lived in the NE corner of sec. 4.
Margaret Jane's Barton's brother, William,
owned the land directly west of the McHugh farm.

William and Margaret Jane were part of a population boom in McLean County. In fact, the 1850s saw the fastest population the county has ever seen in its history, exploding by 180% between 1850 and 1860.

William McHugh and Margaret Jane wasted little time starting a family. By the seventh year of their marriage in 1860, they had two children, David Allison and Anna Lavina. David and Anna's middle names were the same as their mother's parents. William and Margaret Jane would have two more children: Mary Josephine around 1863 and Mira Ella around 1865.

William & Margaret Jane McHugh Family
1860 U.S. Census, Blue Mound Township, McLean County, IL

A James McHugh moved to section 2 of Lexington Township around 1864. William and James might have been related, and maybe even brothers. If they were brothers, their parents were William and Anna Lewis McHugh. The McHughs were originally from Ireland.

William McHugh was a prominent individual in Blue Mound Township (McLean County). He was elected township supervisor and served for almost 12 years. He was also school treasurer and a church elder.

Margaret Jane Barton died in 1868 at the age of 35. James' farm was only about 6 miles west of the William McHugh farm. A family burial ground likely existed on James McHugh's farm. If so, Margaret Jane was probably buried there, along with other McHughs. Her parents are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington, Illinois.

James McHugh Farm, Lexington Township
Fr. 1874 Historical Atlas of McLean County
M. Jane Sloan's gravestone is located about
where the house is in sec. 2 of the McHugh farm

Part 2: Margaret Jane Smith Sloan & William McHugh

Losing a spouse with four young children would be devastating for anyone. In the 19th century, however, death was just a fact of life. People quickly picked up the pieces and moved on. That's what William McHugh did after the death of his first wife.

Shortly after Margaret Jane Barton's death, William married another Margaret Jane in 1870. Her name was Margaret Jane Sloan (also spelled Sloane, Slone, and occasionally Slown).

Researching Margaret Jane Sloan's background can be problematic. Census records can contain errors and misspellings. People with identical names pop up all the time, even in the same counties. Still, people's lives leave clues to their histories. So, what does the evidence say about Margaret Jane Sloan?

Margaret Jane Sloan's original gravestone
McLean County, Lexington Township, Sec. 2
Illinois

According to her gravestone, Margaret Jane died on Oct. 16, 1879 at the age of 46 years, 9 months, and 15 days. She was actually born on December 28, 1832.

It is known from David Allison McHugh's biography that Margaret Jane Sloan's father was John Sloan. John Sloan was a farmer from Clarion County, PA who also represented his district in the Pennsylvania state legislature.

Remarkably, there were two Margaret Jane Sloan's born around 1832-33 in Clarion County, PA. Each of their father's names was John. One's mother's name was Margaret Addleman and the other's was Mary Smith (which was often used as a synonym for Margaret).

The Margaret Jane Sloan who married William McHugh was the daughter of John Sloan (~1790-1875) and Mary Smith. Mary (1802-1877) was born in Pennsylvania and was the daughter of a veteran from the Revolutionary War, George Smith. John Sloan was born in Latrobe, PA.

(The other Margaret Jane Sloan (nee Addleman) died in October 1865. She has an interesting family herself, with a family history in North America going back to the 17th century. A detailed family history was written by Addleman family historian Bob Addleman).

Margaret Sloan had a lot of siblings - 10 or 11. Margaret Jane Sloan is first referenced in the 1850 census, living in Limestone Township, Clarion County, PA with her eight siblings. By 1860, the family witnessed significant changes. The family took in a little girl and adopted her, Emma McCormick. Two sons, William, and David, both died in the Civil War.

John & Mary Sloan Family, 1850

1850 U.S. Census, Limestone Township, Clarion County, PA

John Sloan (60 yrs), Mary Smith Sloan (48 yrs), George Washington (25)
Eliza Ann (23), Lavinia Todd (22), John Wallace (20), Mary Jane (18)
David Alexander (13), T.S. (11), Martha McClelland (9), W.M. or William (6)

John & Mary Sloan Family, 1860

1860 U.S. Census, Limestone Township, Clarion County, PA

John Sloan (70 yrs), Mary Smith Sloan (68 yrs)

Eliza Ann (30),  Margaret (24), David Alexander (22), 

Martha McClelland or Mary (18), W.M. or William (16)

Thomas or T.S. (21), Emma J. McCormick (6)

One of the mysteries of Margaret Jane Sloan's life is how she ended up in Illinois and was introduced to William McHugh. One could speculate a connection between the McHughs and the Bartons could have led to an introduction. The Bartons were originally from Clarion County, PA before they moved to Ohio. They may have known Margaret Jane Sloan, or even had been distantly related. Perhaps Margaret Jane Sloan and Margaret Jane Barton were friends?
One can imagine what it must have been like for Margaret Jane Sloan. She was in her mid to late 30's and had, presumably, always lived at home and in Clarion County, PA. Now she was embarking on a new journey out west, leaving everything she knew behind.
Margaret Jane Sloane and William married in 1870. The 1870 census lists William, Margaret Jane, and her four step-children. The four children are, of course, the children of Margaret Jane Barton, William's first wife.

Margaret Jane Sloan & William McHugh Family, 1870
William (42 yrs), Margaret Jane (38), David Allison (15), Anna (10)
Mira Ella (5), Mary Josephine (7)

In December 1871, Margaret Jane gave birth to Sloane, providing the step-children with a step-brother. She would have been around 40 at the time. In an age of high infant and maternal mortality rates, giving birth at this age would have carried considerable risk to the health of the mother.

Margaret Jane may have given birth to an infant son who lived one day in January 1879. Her father, John, died in 1875 and mother, Mary Smith, in 1877. Just nine months later, on October 16, Margaret Jane died. Margaret's cause of death on the Illinois Mortality Schedule is listed as "insanity." It could have had something to do with the deaths of her parents and infant son within the span of a few years. Insanity could have meant many things in the late 1800's, however, and identifying a cause would be speculation.

Mary Jane Sloan McHugh's Final Resting Spot

Margaret Jane was likely buried in a family burial ground on the James McHugh farm. The original gravestone that inspired this article still sits there on the side of the road. Family cemetery plots were very common in the 1800's, particularly in rural areas. As the county grew, family plots were usually moved to township cemeteries. Others, though, were forgotten, plowed over, and eventually disappeared. Margaret Jane eventually received a new gravestone at Pleasant Hill Cemetery,

I would speculate that the McHugh family plot graves were moved and that the old gravestones were left behind, plowed over, or reused for some other purpose. This was not uncommon in rural graveyards in the 1800s. Rather than move the stones, a family member might have later paid for new ones in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. This is reinforced by the somewhat random placement of William R. with the Infant Son. (William R. was James McHugh's son and maybe William's nephew).

The original gravestone of Margaret Jane Sloane McHugh is probably the last surviving gravestone from that old family plot. There are probably countless of thousands of old and relatively abandoned gravestones throughout the U.S. that, if they could talk, would tell similar stories.

Gravestone of Margaret Jane Barton, Margaret Jane Sloan, & Wm McHugh
Photo by  Jeannine Booten Hall, Find-a-Grave

Margaret Jane & William's Infant Son
Photo by  Jeannine Booten Hall,  Find-a-Grave

Part 3. The Barton-McHugh Children

The McHugh Children in Illinois: 1879-1885

The 1880 census, taken about a year after Margaret Jane's death, lists a different household with more careless handwriting.

William McHugh Family, U.S. Census 1880

There are several differences between the 1870 and 1880 William McHugh household census. A new person, Barbara, appears. She was a niece who likely moved in to help after Margaret Jane Sloane's death less than a year earlier. It is evident the census taker was either careless in their record keeping or had low literacy and spelling skills (note how Barbara is spelled "Barbra," for example).

The McHugh Children Move to Nebraska: 1885

William McHugh died in 1882. Margaret Jane Sloane's son, Sloan, would have been around 7 when his mother died in 1879 and around 11 when his father passed away. It must have been a rought time for the child. But, fortunately, he could rely on older step-brothers and sisters to take care of him. The four children of Margaret Jane Barton and one child of Margaret Jane Sloan were on their own.

The children did not stay in McLean County, IL too long after the deaths of their father and step-mother (or mother, in the case of Sloan). In 1882, they moved to Sicily Township in Gage County, Nebraska and bought a farm.

Part 4. Margaret Jane Barton & William McHugh's Children

David Allison Barton-McHugh (1854-1937) - son of Margaret Jane Barton & William McHugh

Curiously, David Allison McHugh is mentioned in a Pantagraph political ad for S.P. Robinson, who was running for circuit court judge in 1915, 30 years after he had moved away. David passed away in 1937 in Colorado. He shows up in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses as being married to Bertha with two children, Linnwood or Winwood, and Beatrice.

Pantagraph, 2/6/1915, p. 6

Anna L. Barton McHugh Hall (1859 - 1922) - daughter of Margaret Jane Barton & William McHugh

Margaret Jane Barton's eldest daughter, Anna L, would have had more vivid memories of her mother than her two sisters, as she was nine when her mother died.

I think Anna married, had children and moved to Oregon. According to Nebraska marriage records, Anna L. McHugh married a "TA Hall" in 1887 in Gage County, Nebraska. The parents of Anna on the marriage certificate are "Wm McHugh and Margaret J. Barton." The T.A. on the certificate is listed as being born in Pennsylvania. That's pretty solid evidence of what Anna was doing in 1887.

By 1900, an Anna and Thomas A. Hall were listed on the U.S. Census in Gage County NE with four children: William R (1888), Nellie M. (1890), Thomas S. (1892) and Margaret H. (1895). Thomas was again listed as being born in Pennsylvania and Anna in Illinois. This is consistent with the Anna and Thomas from the 1887 marriage certificate.

Sometime after 1900, the family moved to Oregon. I think Nellie (7/23/1891-11/4/1974) married Arthur Marcy and died in Portland, Oregon. They had four children: Benjamin H., Robert E., Roberta B., and Donald A.

Margaret Hazel Hall (12/1/1895-5/22/1918) died at the young age of 22 of tuberculosis, also in Portland. William R. Hall (8/1/1888-11/8/1914) also died of tuberculosis in Oregon. I could not conclusively found out what happened to Thomas S.

In 1910, an Anna L. Hall born in Illinois around 1860 appears in the U.S. Census as an inmate at the Marion, Oregon insane asylum. Anna was born in Illinois in 1859, so this could be her. In 1920, an Anna Hall is listed in the Oregon State Insane Asylum. An Anna Hall died on 2/1/1922 and is buried in the same cemetery as a son named Willie. A Thomas Hall, died in Oregon three years later in 1925. This Thomas was born in Pennsylvania in 1857, which is consistent with the Thomas who married Anna.

If Thomas Jr. died young, that means Nellie lost both parents and all three siblings in the span of just over a decade.

Mary Josephine Barton McHugh Day (1862-1948)- daughter of Margaret Jane Barton & William McHugh

Mary Josephine married Arthur Day and moved back to Illinois, settling in Henderson. They had three children: Arthur, Jr., Warren, and Orville. In 1910, Mary Josephine was widowed and living in Garden City, KS with three young boys. In 1920, she was back in Gage County, Nebraska and was living with her youngest son. Mary Josephine died in 1948 and is buried in Nebraska.

Mira or Myra Ella or Elba Barton McHugh (1865-1885) - daughter of Margaret Jane Barton & William McHugh

The 1885 Nebraska State Census lists Mira as having rheumatism. She died in January 1885 at the age of 20 and is buried in Blue Springs Cemetery, Gage County, NE.

McHugh Family in Nebraska, State of Nebraska Census,1885

Part 4. Margaret Jane Sloan & William McHugh's Children

William Sloan McHugh (1871-1914) - son of Margaret Jane Sloan & William McHugh

Now, on to the subject of this article's son, William Sloan McHugh. Sloan married Mayme Ella (or Mary or Mamie E.) Swiler, daughter of Jacob & Rachel Boak Swiler, in Gage County, Nebraska in 1900. In 1910, Sloan and Mamie were living in Riverside, Gage County, Nebraska and had two children, Ruth Viola (9) and Fred (4).

There was another William McHugh in Nebraska at this time. He also hailed from Illinois. However, this William McHugh was from Galena, IL.

Sloan passed away in 1914 in Beatrice, NE. Mayme applied for military pension benefits in 1926, meaning Sloan could have served in the military at some point. By 1930, Fred and Ruth were in their 20's and living with their mother, Mamie. She died eight years later.

W. Sloan & Mamie McHugh Family, U.S. Census 1910
This is only the second time a reference to Sloan's first name is made, the first
being the 1888 Gage County biographical history. Mamie is listed as being
born in Illinois, although I am almost certain she was born in Nebraska.

Ruth McHugh Ballow (1901-1986)

• grandaughter of Margaret Jane Sloan & William McHugh
• daughter of William Sloan McHugh & Mamie Swiler
• sister of Fred McHugh

Sloan's daughter, Ruth, eventually married Charles Ballew and moved to Bloomfield Iowa. She died in 1986 at the age of 85. Her obituary does not mention any children, although she did have several step-children. Interestingly, despite having no family ancestory in Illinois or Nebraska, I have a personal connection to Ruth Ballew and may have met her. That story is told later in this article.

Fred McHugh (1901-1986)

• grandson of Margaret Jane Sloan & William McHugh
• son of William Sloan McHugh & Mamie Swiler
• brother of Ruth McHugh Ballew

By 1940, Fred was married to Thelma S. McHugh and they had one son, Hugh McHugh. Hugh attended high school in Colorado. Colorado is where David Allison, William Sloan's step-brother and Fred's step-uncle, died. So perhaps Fred moved to be close to his uncle.

Hugh McHugh died in 2012 in Colorado and is buried in Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Colorado, survived by two children and several grandchildren.

So, only one descendant of Margaret Jane Sloan McHugh survived to adulthood: Hugh McHugh. Hugh's obituary states he had one son, a daughter and several grandchildren.

Part 5. My Personal Connection to Margaret Jane Sloane McHugh

History is full of coincidences and various degrees of separation. If one looks close enough, they may all kinds of connections with other people. Oddly, I have a person connection to the randomly placed and isolated gravestone of Margaret Jane Sloan McHugh in Lexington County, Illinois, despite having no family or background in McLean County.

My grandfather owned and operated a Western Auto hardware store and Chevrolet car dealership in the 1960's through 1980's in Bloomfield, IA. This is where Ruth Viola, Margaret Jane's granddaughter and Sloane's daughter, ended up. Ruth lived near the dealership and knew my grandmother well. My father has clear memories of her. He remembers Ruth being poor. My grandmother brought her food and other items. This was standard practice in those days. Many business owners felt an obligation to help the more needy in their communities.

My grandparents lived above the dealership part-time and I spent many summer and weekend days exploring and playing in the area around the dealership. The location of the dealership (in red) and Ruth Viola's address listed in her obituary (in blue) are in the image below. I remember interacting with elderly people who lived around the dealership and accompanying my grandmother on visits to friends. It is probable I met Ruth McHugh, Margaret Jane's granddaughter.

My degrees of separation from Margaret Jane's gravestone are: Me > Ruth Smith (my grandmother) > Ruth McHugh Ballew > Sloan McHugh > Mary Jane Sloane McHugh

It's neat to think that a seemingly random gravestone in McLean County, Illinois - and one I decided to research in detail - is personally connected me on some level.

Location Information of Mary Jane Sloan's Original Gravestone

Township & Section: Lexington, Sec. 2 GIS: 40.64666, -88.721835

Appendix: Margaret Jane Smith Slone McHugh's (1832-1879) Family History

1. Mary Smith (1802-1875) and John Sloan (1796-1875) marry in October 1820. 
2. Margaret Jane Sloane McHugh (1832-1879), the subject of this blog post, was born in Pennsylvania and later married William McHugh (1827-1882) in Illinois.
3. William had four children with his first wife, Margaret Jane Barton (1833-1868): David Allison, Mira Ella, Mary "Josie" Josephine, and Anna. William had a fifth child with Margaret Jane Sloane, William Sloane. All of the children move to Gage County and live on a farm.
4. William Sloane married Mamie Swiler in Nebraska in 1900. They have two children: Fred and Ruth Viola. Ruth moved to Bloomfield, Iowa and had no biological children.
5. Fred McHugh, Margaret Jane Sloane's grandson, married Thelma. They had one son, Hugh McHugh. Somehow, he ended up in Colorado. He passed away in 2012 and left two children and several grandchildren.

Note. Illinois Mortality Schedules show that Sloane's parents were born in Ireland and that Margaret Jane was born in Illinois. This contradicts the mention of Margaret Jane Sloan coming from Clarion County, PA, as mentioned in a biography of David Allison McHugh, her stepson. The fact that her son was named William Sloan is evidence that the Gage County, NE biographical account is the correct source, and that the Illinois Mortality Schedule is incorrect.

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