John Simonson Nevius was born on 24. Jul. 1820 at North Branch, Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Simon Addis Nevius and
Brackie Simonson. John Simonson Nevius married
Maria Ann Brokaw, daughter of
Peter Quick Brokaw and
Catherine Kershaw, on 1. Aug. 1846. John Simonson Nevius was a carpenter b 1855 at North Branch Station, Somerset County, New Jersey. He and
Maria Ann Brokaw removed to at Raritan, Henderson County, Illinois, in 1855. John Simonson Nevius was a farmer a 1855 at Illinois. He died on 14. Feb. 1888 at Raritan, Henderson County, Illinois, at age 67. Bedford Twp.
John S. Nevius was born in 1820, in New Jersey, where he received the advantages of a common school education and afterward learned the carpenter trade, at which he worked until he came to Henderson county in 1836. On his first arrival here he purchased 160 acres of land, broke the same, and began making a farm. He was married in New Jersey in 1846, to Miss Maria Ann Brokaw. They have eight children, as follows: Simon, Catherine, Peter (deceased), Sarah Jane, Mary B., David (died when three years old), Peter B. (at home), and Brachie. His parents were Simon and Brachie (Simonson) Nevius, who were both born in Somerset county, New Jersey. His father died in 1862 and his mother in 1876. They were buried in Redington cemetery, Hunterton county, New Jersey. Their family consisted of nine children, six boys and three girls; David resides in New Jersey; Mary Ellen, wife of Benjamin Voorhees, died 1868, her remains repose at Bushnell; Simon Peter resides in Henderson county; Elizabeth Ann, wife of M. Lane; Dennis, resides in New Jersey, formerly lived here; Abram V. Garrett and Anna J. are deceased. Simon Addis, grandfather of Mr. Nevius, was a revolutionary soldier, and Mr. Nevius still remembers seeing him go through the manual of arms. Mr. Nevius has been a member of the Reformed church for 23 years, and has been chosen deacon at different times.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/henderson/bios/n-bios.htm.