Figg, Joseph Butler

1840 - 1910  (70 years)

• Name	Figg, Joseph Butler
  Birth	15 Mar 1840	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	According to th 1870 Census, he was born in Kentucky.
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 04, page 04
  		1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 05 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City), image 25, page 05
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Reference Number	FIGG.J001
  _FGRAVE	24196197
  Death	13 Oct 1910	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Joseph was born in Shelbyville, IL and died in Clay City, IL. He married Miss Naomi C. Duff March 4, 1861. Eleven children were born, five survive with his wife. Namely: Maggie Black, Joseph Clyde Figg, Jettie Blacklidge, Gladys Lee, and Nellie Miller all of Clay City. Also two sisters, Mrs. Vina Cox and Anna Figg.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Figg, Father
  Person ID	I23200	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Duff, Naomi Caroline,   b. 5 Sep 1843, Maysville, Pike County, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1919, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1861  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 17 years and 6 months.
  Children	> 1. Figg, Jettie > 2. Figg, Nellie   3. Figg, Ivy E.,   b. 1864   d. 10 Sep 1865 (Age 1 year) > 4. Figg, Maggie C.,   b. 1866, Illinois   5. Figg, Charles H. 'Charlie',   b. 1868, Illinois d. 14 Jan 1871 (Age 3 years)   6. Figg, Harry L.,   b. 1870, Illinois d. 27 Aug 1871 (Age 1 year)   7. Figg, Essie,   b. 1873   d. 20 Apr 1874 (Age 1 year)   8. Figg, Joseph Clyde,   b. 1875   9. Figg, James H.,   b. 12 Dec 1877   d. 6 Jul 1904 (Age 26 years)   10. Figg, Annie J.,   b. 1880 > 11. Figg, Gladys D.,   b. 26 Aug 1883, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1961, Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F10241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1840 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois Death - 13 Oct 1910 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16490] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00194?usePUB=true&_phsrc=rEr1&pId=29391463) (Reliability: 3). [S16695] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 05, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00077?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Leu1&pId=17032763) (Reliability: 2). [S6390] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Figg, Father, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196197/joseph-butler-figg), none. (Reliability: 2).