Headstones For The Lewis-Little Family

Some of these pictures were taken over 10 years ago with a non-digital camera. I was standing to far back with some of these and therefore the pictures are not the best.

Casper Cemetery, located in Union County, Illinois is the final resting place for several of the Little-Lewis family members.

Flora (Lewis) Little and Shick Little, taken 2001

Their children:

Ben M and Lola Little, taken 2001

Ben M Little, taken 2001

Rosalee "Rose" Little, taken 2001

Rudolph Little, taken 2001

William A Little, taken 2001

Jennie Bell Little Hester Jarvis, taken 2012

Sharon K Hester,

daughter in law to Jennie Bell

taken 2012

Pansy Irene "Rene" Little, taken 2012

Headstone for Alfred and Lucinda Little

Alfred and Lucinda Little is buried in Casper Cemetery, Union County, Illinois.

Absalam Oxford

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Absalam Oxford was the son of Sarah Oxford. He was born around 1820 in Tennessee. He is mentioned in the 1830 Census living with his mother.

I can not find a marriage record for Absalam Oxford and Lucinda Lewis. They might have married in Missouri. Based on census records they probably married around 1846.

1850 Census , Union County, Illinois

Oxford, Absalom, 29

-------, Lucinda, 28

-------, Samuel, 3

-------, Sarah, 1

1860 Census, Union County, Illinois

Oxford, Absalom, 38

-------, Lucinda, 37

-------, Samuel, 13

-------, Sarah, 12

-------, Jesse, 9

-------, Absalom



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John Oxford

John Oxford was the son of Sarah Oxford. He was born around 1814 in Tennessee. He is mentioned in the 1840 census living with his mother.

On September 2, 1836 he married Isabel Beggs in Union County, Illinois. She was born around 1816 in Illinois.

I can not find them in Illinois after this time.

I did find a John and Isabel Oxford living in Liberty, Stoddard County, Missouri in the 1850 Census. From that document they have 2 children.

James Oxford 1845

John Oxford 1848 (Davis Co, Missouri)


I believe some of the Oxford and Lewis families did move to Missouri. And then some moved back to Illinois.

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Delilah "Lillie" Oxford

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Delilah "Lillie" Oxford was the daughter of Sarah Oxford. She was born around 1811 in Tennessee.

On Dec 13, 1829 she married Isaac Beggs in Union County, Illinois. He died on November 18, 1842 in Jonesboro. He is buried in Bridges Cemetery, Johnson County, Illinois (info here ).

Their children were as follows:

John Henry Beggs  1831- Feb 4, 1876  Union County, Illinois

Alfred L Beggs 1834- 1860 ( info here, bio and picture)

Samuel T. Beggs 1835

Lucy Ann Beggs 1837

Margaret Beggs 1837

note: I wrote down all these names and dates but failed to write down a source.


On Jan 2, 1845 Delilah married James Allen Penrod in Union County, Illinois ( bio here). He was born on Feb 8, 1810 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky. He died on Dec 21, 1875 in Dongola, Illinois. He is buried in Friendship Cemetery in that same town.

There children were as follows:

Nancy Caroline Penrod Jan 1847 - May 11 1930 ( Poolsville, Parker, Texas)

Frances Olin Penrod 1847 - Oct 14, 1918 Union County, Illinois

George W. Penrod Aug 8, 1851 - Feb 18, 1926 (Poolsville, Parker, Texas)

Elijah Layfayette Penrod April 8, 1852 - Jan 20, 1926 (bio here )

note: again I wrote all these names and dates but failed to write down a source


I also wrote these names and dates down without a source. These were children from James Penrod's marriage before Delilah.

Levi Lewis Penrod 1831 ( interesting name, was he named after Delilah's brother-in law Levi Lewis who married Charlotte Oxford? just wondering....)

Millington Penrod Nov 10, 1832 - Mar 21, 1916 (bio here)

Elizabeth Jane Penrod Apr 3, 1836 - Mar 19, 1885

Barnubus Penrod 1840 (bio here)

William Penrod 1846- 1900





Delilah "Lillie" Oxford Beggs Penrod died in 1852 in Union County, Illinois. She is buried in Friendship Cemetery in Dongola, Union County, Illinois ( info here).


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