The Appleyard Family

Richard Appleyard and Rachel Beaver married in Skircoat just south of Halifax in the county of Yorkshire, England on 25 September 1808. Their six children were born in Yorkshire, England.

I. Mary Appleyard, baptized 26 March 1809 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
II. Thomas Appleyard, baptized 7 September 1811 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
III. Jonas Appleyard, baptized 4 July 1814 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
IV. William Appleyard, baptized 2 Jun 1816 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
V. Richard Appleyard, born 28 August 1817; baptized 12 October 1817 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
VI. Martha Ann Appleyard, born about 1826.

Richard, the father, died about 1836 in Yorkshire, England. Rachel, her children and grandchildren arrived in America on 2 May 1849 aboard the SS Andrew Foster. Rachel Appleyard does not appear in the ship manifest. Michael Appleyard, age 62, is recorded in the middle of the family group. I suspect an error occurred as Rachel would have been 62 at the time of arrival. The Appleyard family emigrated with Joseph and James Wilson, friends from their church, who wished to settle in the Chicago area.

The Wilsons settled in Geneva, Illinois and the Appleyards joined friends near Oak Glen; later to be renamed Glenview. They arrived on 13 June 1849 and soon after settled on a farm at the corner of Glenview Road and Shermer Road (At the tine Shermer was called Telegraph Road.) Richard’s farm was on the west side of Telegraph Road and Williams on the east side.

Richard Appleyard made a living farming. A church was erected on Appleyard property. Richard Appleyard was well versed in the Bible and often preached to those who worshipped there.

Richard Appleyard married Hannah Woodworth on 24 February 1851 in Kane County, Illinois. They had six children born on the farm at Glenview and Telegraph/Shermer Roads. Their eldest son, John, was born in 1840 in England.

I. Fannie Fern Appleyard; born 1852; married John Dewes on 27 September 1873; died 17 December 1919;
II. Elizabeth C. Appleyard; born 1853; married William Dewes on 28 August 1875; died 9 March 1910.
III. Frank Crosby Appleyard; Twin to Edwin; born 1855; married Florence Kennicott on 18 November 1879; died 18 December 1928.
IV. Edwin Halifax Appleyard; Twin to Frank; born 1855; married Ida Button on 18 December 1878; died 1925.
V. Henry Brougham Appleyard; Twin to Jenny; born 1859; married Alice Milne on 30 April 1884; died 1932.
VI. Jennie Lind Appleyard; Twin to Henry; born 1859; married William Ellis on 26 March 1883; died 1921.

The Appleyards were a frugal, hard working family. The brothers, Richard, Thomas and William, pooled their resources and worked their farms together. Eventually they abandoned the practice.

Richard was an excellent businessman. He had a steady increased in capital due to the demand for farm products during the Civil War. He retired about 1876 and son, Frank, took over the farm renting it from his father. Later Edwin and Henry rented the farm.

In 1890, Richard Appleyard sold the farm and moved to an apartment in Chicago where he died on 16 October 1892.

William Appleyard migrated west and died on 25 February 1903 in Odebolt, Sac, Iowa. Martha Ann Cockroft nee Appleyard died 28 August 1897 in Alameda, California. Mary Appleyard’s death is unknown.

Appleyard graves located in Northfield Oakwood Cemetery, Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, Illinois:

Rachel Appleyard nee Beaver died 1 December 1866.
John Appleyard d. 1913
Willis W Appleyard d. 1938
Clara Appleyard d. 1920
Thomas Appleyard died in 1876 – No Headstone
Martha Appleyard nee Mitchell d. 1887
Richard Appleyard died 1892
Hannah Appleyard nee Woodworth d. 1908
John Appleyard d. 1913
Willis W Appleyard d. 1938
Clara Appleyard d. 1920
Fanny Fern Dewes nee Appleyard d. 1919
John Dawson Dewes d. 1919
Robert Dewes d. 1959
Grace Dewes d. 1974
Elizabeth C. “Eliza” Dewes nee Appleyard d. 1910
William Dewes d. 1918
Hanna Geffe nee Dewes d. 1944
Frank Crosby Appleyard d. 1928
Florence Appleyard nee Kennicott d. 1922
Max Kennicott Appleyard d. 1952
Leslie Appleyard d. 1940
Roba Kennicott Rollins nee Appleyard d. 1958
Edwin Halifax Appleyard d 1925
Ida Appleyard nee Button d. 1923
Roger Edwin Appleyard d. 1946
Henry Broughman Appleyard died 13 March 1932
Alice Appleyard nee Milne died 13 September 1949
George V Appleyard d. 24 Apr 1952
Blanche Viola Melzer nee Appleyard d. 1975
Jenny Lind Ellis nee Appleyard d. 1921
William Ellis d. 1933
Elizabeth Ellis d. 1898
Daughter of William Appleyard and Sarah Coup
Rachel Kinder nee Appleyard d. 1912

Graves located in Odeboldt Cemetery, Odeboldt, Sac, Iowa:

William Appleyard d. 1900
Sarah Appleyard nee Clayton d. 1989
John W Appleyard d. 1903

Please refer to the Glenview Library Local File for the Appleyard Family. The file includes short histories, photographs and obituaries of various family members. A Christmas Hymn (1849-1815) brought from Yorkshire, England and sung by the Wilsons, Cockrofts and Appleyards is in the file.