Malachi Isley III and his family are the first descendants of Malachi Isley known to have migrated to Illinois. Malachi III and his family moved from North Carolina to Illinois 1833-1834; between 1840 and 1842, he and some of his family then moved to
Missouri; he and two sons then moved to Hopkins, Texas in 1849; and, he moved back to Missouri in 1853. Some of Malachi III's children remained in Illinois and other Malachi I descendants migrated to Illinois.
Illinois was discovered in 1673, settled in 1720, and entered the Union as the 21st  State on December 3, 1818. The word Illinois comes from the French word meaning "Illini or Land of Illini.  It is an Algonquin word meaning "Men" or "Warriors." Illinois was named for the Illinois Indians.
Bond County, 1875
County map of southern Illinois
The Isley families initially settled in BOND COUNTY. Bond was created January 4, 1817 from Madison County, before Illinois became a state. It was named after Shadrach Bond who became the first governor of Illinois. It is divided into nine townships: Burgess (formerly Pocahantas), Central (formerly Green Hill), Lagrange, Mills (formerly Beaver Creek), Mulberry Grove (formerly Zion), Old Ripley, Pleasant Mound (formerly Fairview and a portion of Mulberry Grove), Shoal Creek (formerly Cotton Grove), and Tamalco (formerly Okaw).
FAYETTE COUNTY
Est. February 14, 1821, and was named in honor of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the famous French General who fought for the colonies in the Revolutionary War.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Est in 1821 just three years after the state itself was officially organized. The area was then part of Bond County. Named for Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary General, of Irish birth.
Isley Illinois Census Citations

NAME

BIRTH DATE

SPOUSE'S NAME

CENSUS YEAR

CENSUS LOCATION

SNOW, James

Abt. 1807

ISLEY, Elizabeth - born 1814 in NC. (Daughter of Malachi III)

1850

Illinois

ISLEY, Elizabeth - born 1814 in NC. (Daughter of Malachi III)

Abt 1814

Widow of James Snow

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

ISLEY, Eli - born in NC (Son of George)

Abt. 1809

ISLEY, Delilah

1840

NC, So Div, Orange County

 

 

Widower

1850

NC, So Div, Alamance County

 

 

Libbie

1860

NC, So Div, Rockingham Cty

 

 

Libbie

1870

IL, Montgomery County

 

 

Libbie

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

ISLEY, Stanford - born in NC. (Son of Malachi III of Malachi II)

Bet. 1815 - 1818

WRIGHT, Elizabeth

1840

IL,  Montgomery County

 

 

 

1850

IL,  Montgomery County

 

 

 

1860

IL, Van Burensburg, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1870

IL, Hurricane, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

 

 

 

1900

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty with son Charles  R. Isley

CARR, Robert Irving

Abt. 1834

ISLEY, Isale - born 1839 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

1870

IL, Hurricane, Montgomery Cty

FELTS, Charles W.

Abt. 1835

ISLEY, Nancy - born 1838 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

1880

IL, Bear Grove Twp, Fayette Cty

ISLEY, Nancy - born 1838 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

August 1838

Widow of Charles Felts

1900

IL, N. Litchfield, Montgomery Cty

SNOW, William A. - born in IL. (Son of Elizabeth Isley)

Abt. 1838

Emeline N.

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

 

 

 

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty, with son Wm M. Snow and a widower

SNOW, James M. - born in IL. (Son of Elizabeth Isley)

August 1840

KIMBRO, Catherine

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

 

 

 

1900

IL, Lagrange Twp, Bond County

 

 

 

1910

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

ISLEY, James Washington - born in IL. (Son of Stanford Isley)

Abt. 1842

KANADA, Elizabeth

1880

IL, Fillmore, Montgomery Cty

SMITH, James Perry

Abt. 1843

ISLEY, Rebecca - born in IL circa 1844. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

1880

IL, Bear Grove, Fayette Cty

 

 

 

1900

IL, Zanesville, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Zanesville, Montgomery Cty

ISLEY, Joseph - born in IL. (Son of Stanford Isley)

August 1847

WRIGHT, Lula M.

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

SNOW, Thomas J. - born in IL. (Son of Elizabeth Isley)

June 1847

Cynthia U.

1880

IL, Zion, Bond County

 

 

 

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

ROBERTS, James Henry

July 30, 1848

ISLEY, Mary - born in 1850 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

CLARK, Eli

Abt. 1852

CARR, Frances Elizabeth - born abt 1858 in IL. (Daughter of Isale Isley)

1880

IL, Fillmore, Montgomery Cty

JETT, John Thomas

April 08, 1856

CARR, Sarah Levada - born in 1873 in IL. (Daughter of Isale Isley)

1900

IL, Fillmore, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

SNOW, Leonard F. - born in IL. (Son of Elizabeth Isley)

July 1856

Mary A.

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

FELTS, James S. - born in IL. (Son of Nancy Isley)

August 1857

YARBROUGH, Solissa

1900

IL, N. Litchfield, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1910

OK, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cty

ISLEY, Charles Robert - born in IL. (Son of Stanford Isley)

March 10, 1857

WRIGHT, Mary Elizabeth

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

ANTHONY, Samuel Robert

October 23, 1858

ISLEY, Sarah Anna - born 1859 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

ISLEY, Sarah Anna - born 1859 in IL. (Daughter of Stanford Isley)

July 01, 1859

Widow of Samuel Anthony

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

Widow of Samuel Anthony

1920

IL, Greenville Twp, Bond Cty

FELTS, George W. - born in IL. (Son of Nancy Isley)

February 1858

Mary A.

1910

IL, N. Litchfield, Montgomery Cty

ISLEY, Eli Ruffin - born in NC. (Son of Eli)

October 1860

Anna

1900

IL, Crane Creek, Mason Cty

SNOW, James J. - born in IL. (Son of William A. Snow)

June 1861

Mattie

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

CARR, Fred - born in IL. (Son of Islae Isley)

Abt. 1864

ELIZABETH, Mary

1910

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

SNOW, Henry T. - born in IL. (Son of William A. Snow)

November 1864

Nancy

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Lagrange Twp, Bond County

MATTHEWS, James Albert

October 1865

FELTS, Mary C. - born 1869 in IL. (Daughter of Nancy Isley)

1900

IL, Bear Grove, Fayette Cty

SNOW, William M. - born in IL. (Son of William A. Snow)

Abt. 1866

Clursa

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

 

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

WHITE, Robert Lee

February 1867

CARR, Nancy Mary - born 1860 in IL. (Daughter of Isale Isley)

1900

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

SNOW, Joseph W. - born in IL. (Son of William A. Snow)

March 1875

Julia

1900

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Hurricane, Fayette Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, Hurricane, Fayette Cty

MOORE, Nathaniel - born in IN; died in 1967 in Michigan.(Son of Sarah Coble of Polly Moser )

January 25, 1877

SLADE, Pearl

1900

IL, Vergennes, Jackson Cty

 

 

 

1910

IL, Elk Twp, Jackson Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, DuQuoin City, Perry Cty

SNOW, Aaron D. - born in IL. (Son of William A. Snow)

Abt. 1878

Ella

1910

IL, Fillmore, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, West Lincoln, Logan Cty

ANTHONY, Joseph Wesley - born in IL. (Son of Sarah Anna Isley)

September 01, 1883

HALEY, Lucretia Garfield

1910

IL, Raymond, Montgomery Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, LaGrange, Bond County

SNOW, Thomas J.- born in IL. (Son of Leonard F. Snow)

July 1884

Belle

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

Pearl R.

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

ROBERTS, Samuel Ernie - born in IL. (Son of Mary Isley)

January 1887

Katherine L.

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

WHITE, William Baxter - born in IL. (Son of Nancy Mary Carr)

July 1887

Elosie

1920

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty

SNOW, Leonard - born in IL. (Son of Leonard F. Snow)

October 1889

Bertha

1910

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty

 

 

 

1920

IL, LaGrange, Bond County

WHITE, Stephen I. - born in IL. (Son of Nancy Mary Carr)

December 1892

 

1920

IL, East Fork, Montgomery Cty with brother William White

ISLEY, Lesslie "Verne" - born in IL. (Son of Joseph Isley)

January 1895

Bessie M.

1920

IL, Mulberry Grove, Bond Cty