On January 7, 1862, he went to the office of the Hancock County Clerk, who prepared an affidavit by which Andrew attested that both he and Miss Anna "Missick" were of age and that her father had given his full consent to their marriage.  They were married on the evening of the 16th at the United Presbyterian Church in Fountain Green by Rev. W. H. Buchanan.  Marriage Documents  (96k, 58k)

Anna and Samuel Mesick were the children of Fiet and Sarah (Dean) Mesick, both from New York.  Sarah died around 1845 and Fiet remarried.  Obviously we cannot get the whole fabric of a family's history from census records, just a thread or two, but these threads seem to tell a sad story.

In 1850 Fiet and family were in Chatham, Columbia County, New York.  Fiet and wife Celestia J. had a daughter, Loderna. About 1852 Dora Mull was born, and sometime after her birth the Mesicks moved west to Hancock County, Illinois.

In 1860 Fiet, Celestia and Dora were living in Fountain Green Township in the vicinity of Webster, but the other children were scattered.  Listed as adopted, Samuel, 14, and Loderna, 12, were living in St. Marys Township with Parley and Catherine Belknap, a couple in their 60s.  Anna's whereabouts are unsure, but we think she was living with Kendrick and Mary Jane Leach in Fountain Green Township.  We stress that this is pure guesswork.  In the Leach home was "Anna, 17, female, born NY".  Taking the census listing at face value, Anna's surname was Leach, but Kendrick and Mary Jane had only been married for 9 years - Anna was not their daughter.  Nor was she the daughter of David Leach, Kendrick's brother.  Of course, Anna could have been a visiting relative.

Regardless of where Anna Mesick was in 1860, the point is that she wasn't listed with her father and stepmother, and she wasn't listed with her siblings.

A. J. and Anna established themselves in Fountain Green Township and spent the next 55 years together.  He died in March of 1917.  Anna died March 16, 1928, at Carthage, Hancock County. They were both buried at Majorville Cemetery.

See also: Historical Sketch of Ft. Green

A. J. and Anna's children were probably all born in Fountain Green Township:

i.	Francis Albert Mull, born January 30, 1863.  He died May 1, 1935, in Hancock Township, Hancock County, interment at Majorville Cemetery.
ii.	Isaac Sherman Mull, born December 2, 1865.  He died October 1, 1932, at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, and was buried there at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
iii.	Flora B. Mull, born September 6, 1868, died January 17, 1958, in Plymouth, Hancock County.  Burial at Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage.
iv.	Jessie Lena Mull, born March 26, 1871, died August 4, 1893, in Monroe County, Missouri.  Her remains were returned for burial at Majorville Cemetery.
v.	Guy Prentice Mull, birth and death dates undetermined, buried at Majorville Cemetery.  Died at the age of three according to a biography of his brother, Francis Albert Mull.
vi.	William Fiet Mull, born September 23, 1877, died after January 17, 1958, the last surviving Mull sibling.	Mary Mull
vii.	Mary B. Mull, born October 11, 1884.  She died November 16, 1916, at Fountain Green, and was buried at Majorville Cemetery.

Friday morning, March 16, 1928, the death angel again visited our midst taking as its toll one of our oldest citizens.

Anna Mesick Mull, daughter of Fiet and Sarah Dean Mesick was born April 2, 1842 in Columbia county, New York and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flora Callihan in Carthage, Ill., being at the time of her death 86 years old.

When Mrs. Mull was a child of three, her mother died.  Her father married again in 1846.  Soon afterward, Mrs. Mull with her father, step-mother, one sister and one brother moved to Fountain Green, Ill. which place has been her home with the exception of the last few years during which time she has lived with her daughter, Flora, in Carthage.

In 1862, she was married to Andrew Jackson Mull to which union seven children were born, Frank Albert of Fountain Green; Isaac Sherman of Paris, Mo.; William Fiet of Galesburg, and Mrs. Flora Callihan of Carthage who are living and Mrs. Jessie Mull Duffy, Mrs. Mary Mull Graham and Guy Prentice Mull having preceded her in death.  The husband passed away in March, 1917.

Besides the living children, a half sister, Mrs. Isaac Bodenhammer of Plymouth; thirteen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends mourn her departure.

When a child Mrs. Mull united with the U. P. church in Fountain Green, in which she remained a faithful member until the disbanding of that church.  She then cast her lot with the Methodist church of the same place.

Mrs. Mull was a faithful servant in the services of her Master, exemplifying by her daily life the spirit of Christianity.  For a long period of years she was an active teacher in the Methdist Sunday school of Fountain Green.  With untiring energy and a cheerful spirit she carried on the duties of life until her tasks were finished and the Master said, "Well done."

In October, 1927 Mrs. Mull contracted a severe cold from which, due to her advanced years and other complications, he [sic] never recovered.  During the months of her illness she was tenderly cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Flora Callihan.  Everything was done to make her fleeting days on earth comfortable and happy.  Relatives and friends brightened her hours with cheery visits and numerous floral expressions of their love and esteem for her.

Funeral services were held at the Ostrich Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Arthur Cates.  Hugh Alton of Hamilton accompanied by Miss Anna Sebree sang beautifully two selections, "The City Four Square" and "Looking This Way."  Interment in the Majorville cemetery.  The large attendance and the lovely floral tributes attested the high esteem of many her friends.

Among those from a distance attended the services were Isaac Mull[,] Paris, Mo.; William Mull, Galesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hendrickson, Paul Graham, Charles Mesick, Lynn Callihan, Lillian and James, Macomb; Mrs. Isaac Bodenhammer, Plymouth; Mrs. Kate Callihan, Misses Katherine and Emma Callihan, and Hugh Alton, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mull and family, Blandinsville; Mr. and Mrs. Farlin Duffy, Burnside.

We desire to express our gratitude to all friends and neighbors for their abounding goodness to us during mother's illness and death and for the beautiful floral offerings.

Household of Abraham Mull
Males 0 thru 4 - 1
Males 5 thru 9 - 2
Males 10 thru 14 - 2
Males 15 thru 19 - 1
Males 20 thru 29 - 1
Males 40 thru 49 - 1
Females 0 thru 4 - 1
Females 20 thru 29 - 1
Females 30 thru 39 - 1
Total - 11
Persons employed in agriculture - 2, manufacture and trade - 1
No. of white persons over 20 years of age in each family who cannot read and write - 2

Abram Mull, 56, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born NY
Hannah, 50, female, born NY
Catharine M, 33, female, born NY
Jackson, 17, male, born NY, attended school within the year
Isaac, 15, male, born NY, attended school within the year
Lucy, 11, female, born NY, attended school within the year

Fiet Mesick, 39, male, farmer, [value of real estate - 0], born NY
C J, 23, male, born unknown
Anna, 8, female, born NY, attended school within the year
Samuel, 5, male, born NY, attended school within the year
Ladema, 2, female, born NY

Abram Mull, 67, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, value of personal estate 650, born NY
Hannah, 45, female, born NY
Catharine, 35, female, born NY
Jackson, 24, male, value of personal estate 100, born NY
Isaac, 23, male, value of personal estate 80, born NY

Fayette Messick, 49, male, day laborer, value of real estate 400, value of personal estate 200, born NY
Celestia, 34, female, born NY
Dora, 8, female, born NY

Parley Belknap, 66, male, farmer, value of real estate 1500, value of personal estate 530,
born CT
Catherine Belknap, 67, female, born CT
Samuel Messick, 14, male, adopted, born NY, attended school within the year
Lodema Messick, 12, female, adopted, born NY, attended school within the year

Mull, Jackson, 36, male, white, broom maker, value of real estate 1200, value of personal estate 300, born NY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Anna, 29, female, white, born NY
Frank, 7, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Isaac, 5, male, white, born IL
Flora, 1, female, white, born IL

Mull, A J, white, male, 46, married, painter, born NY, both parents born NY
Anna, white, female, 38, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born NY
Frank, white, male, 17, son, single, farm laborer, born IL, both parents born NY
Isaac, white, male, 14, son, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, both parents born NY
Flora, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, both parents born NY
Jessie, white, female, 9, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, both parents born NY
Willie, white, male, 3 ?, son, single, at home, born IL, both parents born NY
Mesick, Fiat, white, male, 68, father in law, widower, at home, born NY, both parents born NY

Mull, Andrew Jackson, head, white, male, Feb 1834, 65, married for 37 years, born NY, father born PA, mother born NY, painter, months not employed - 3, could read, write and speak English, owned his home free of mortgage

Anna, wife, white, female, July 1842, 57, married for 37 years; mother of 7 children, 5 living; born NY, both parents born NY, could read, write and speak English

Will, son, white, male, Sept 1875, 24, single, born IL, both parents born NY, painter, months not employed - 0 ?, could read, write and speak English

Mary, daughter, white, female, Oct 1884, 15, single, born IL, both parents born NY, at school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English

Mull, Andrew J, head, male, white, 76, married (1st marriage) for 47 years, born NY, both parents born NY, spoke English, painter, house, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, owned his home free of mortgage

Anna, wife, female, white, 68, married (1st marriage) for 47 years; mother of 7 children, 5 living; born NY, both parents born NY, spoke English, could read and write

Callahan, Flora, head, owned her home free of mortgage, 51, widow, could read and write, born IL, both parents born NY, spoke English

Mull, Anna, mother, female, white, 77, widow, could read and write, born NY, both parents born NY, spoke English