Hoey, William

Born: 1795 Ireland, United Kingdom

Died: 1869-03-01 Menard County, Illinois

Flourished: Menard County, Illinois

William Hoey settled in Petersburg, Illinois during the early 1830s. In 1837, he was appointed postmaster of the town. As early as 1840, he and his brother James ran a general store on the town square in Petersburg. Hoey never married.

T. G. Onstot, Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties (Peoria, IL: J. W. Franks & Sons, 1902), 177; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Menard County, IL, 230; The History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois (Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1879), 286-87; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls, Records of the Post Office Department, RG 28, 1832-1844, 12B:578-79, National Archives Building, Washington, DC; Letters of Administration, 24 May 1869, Administrators Record, Book A (1868-1879), 23, Menard County Court, Menard County Courthouse, Petersburg, IL.