John Hossack: Abolitionist, Underground Railway Railroad Conductor and Station Master, Canal Builder, Merchant, Fugitive Slave Law Violator, Spark for the Civil War.

 

Florence Isabelle

John Hossack of Ottawa, Illinois.  Abolitionist, Underground Railway Conductor, Canal Builder.  Grain and Lumber Merchant.  Crusader for Human Rights and Liberty.  Man of God.  He feared God and loved his Fellow Man.

 

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Direct Descendants of John Hossack of Ottawa

Florence Isabelle (Belle) Hossack, born June 5, 1858, married Milo Putney Sept. 6, 1882. He was born June 5, 1859. Florence Isabelle died at Ottawa, Ill. July 19, 1892, age 34 yrs. And was buried at Ottawa, Illinois. Milo and Belle had four daughters before Belle died.  When Milo died in 1943, he was interred with Belle in a plot right on the bluff overlooking the Illinois River at the Ottawa Cemetery.

 

FLORENCE ISABELLE BELLE HOSSACK PUTNEY<---Florence Isabelle Hossack

 

MILO.PUTNEY, JR, JEWELER............. +Milo Putney 1859 - 1943 Watchmaker, Jeweler --->

 

Milo and Belle's marriage Documents (click). Milo remarried to Estelle in 1896.  Later he remarried to Bertie Hammond. To see Milo's parents and two of his siblings (click).

bullet........ 3 Carrie Belle Putney (1883-c1965) married Benjamin Castell in 1907 (Ben was murdered during a longshoring strike in San Pedro, California) and Bentley M. Hamilton in 1917.

 

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ALTA1940.bmp (33682 bytes)......... 3 Alta Mae Putney (1885-1967)----> married in 1906 to H. H. Preston.

HHP-1940.bmp (32238 bytes)........................ +Harvey Howard Prešton (1883-1955) Plate Glass Sales (PPG)--->

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WMPFAM44.bmp (32238 bytes)............................... 4 William Milo Prešton 1914 - 1992 Wholesale Carpet Sales --->

................................... +Helen Elizabeth V. Prešton 1910 - 2005---> 

 

 

 

 

 

JWPFAM97.bmp (90906 bytes)........................................... 5 Jay William Prešton - Safety Engineer/Expert Witness/Minister-->

............................................... +Yošhiko H. Prešton - Homemaker/Minister (center)-->

...................................................... 6 Elika Prešton - Teacher/Journalist (bottom left)-->

...................................................... 6 Yuli Prešton - Lab Manager/Teacher (bottom right)-->

...................................................... 6 Yujin Jay Prešton 1979 - 1999 Student/Pilot (top left)-->

Nathan R. Preston, Nathan Robinson Preston, Nathan Preston, Nate, Germany, Bamberg, Double X Corps, Pattonx, Rokal, Marklin, Hermann Teddy................................ 4 Nathan Robinson Prešton (1916-1983) Diplomat/Importer.  Nate was named for a Revolutionary War Veteran (Nathaniel Robinson).

bullet........ 3 Emma Barbara Putney (1888-1959) married Frank R. Grove in 1910.

 

bullet......... 3 Florence Maud Putney (1890-c1964) married Robert Richmond Heath in 1912.

Milo Putney and Belle Hossack with Carrie and Infant Alta, circa 1886.

MILO, BELLE, CARRIE, AND ALTA PUTNEY

The four Putney Daughters, Carrie, Alta, Emma, and Florence (L-R), circa 1930:

MILO AND BELLE DAUGHTERS, CARRIE, ALTA, EMMA, FLORENCE

 

Where Milo Putney, a second wife, Estelle, and the four Putney girls were living in Chicago for the 1900 census. 1828 W. 22nd Street.

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This website is produced by Jay W. Preston to honor John Hossack, the Abolitionist of Ottawa, Illinois.  The father dedicates this to his son, Yujin Jay Preston (1979-1999), daughter Elika, and daughter Yuli, great great great grandchildren of John Hossack. Permission to reprint this material is granted when this notice is included in full.  © 2000 - 2010 Jay W. Preston.  For information, comments or contributions of time, money, information, materials, or manpower to this site: E-mail prestonoid@aol.com. Copyrights of works cited, quoted, or excerpted remain with the respective owners, if not in public domain.