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NOE N., born Nov. 24, 1845, enlisted May 2, 1864, in Co. E, 133d III. Inf., for one hundred days, served until Sept. 24, 1864, when he was honorably discharged, and died at Loami, Nov. 3, 1864, of disease contracted in the army.
JULIA A., born March 25, 1848, and ADNA ., born August 6, 1854, live with their parents.
Jonas Smith and wife reside at Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.
SMITH, JOHN, was born June 23, 1812, in Hartford, Connecticut, and at six years of age he was taken by his pa- rents to Ontario county, New York, and from there to Michigan in 1830. John Smith went to St. Louis, Missouri, in February, 1840, and was there married Jan. 11, 1841, to Charlotte Getchel, who was born Nov. 5, 1812, in Maine. They came to Sprinfield, Ill, in February, IS41, where they had one child, and moved to Chatham, where four children were born. Of their children-
MARY E., born Oct. 5, 1841, in Sprinfield, died Nov. 6, 1853.
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BENGAMIN F., born Jan. 12, 1843, in Sangamon county, enlisted Dec. S, 1863. in Battery A., 3d Ill. Art., served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged in Springfield. He was mar- ried in 1869, in Lynn county, Missouri to Elizabeth Dustin. They have four chil- dren, and live near North Salem, Lynn county, Missouri.
GEORGE W., born May 3, 1845, in Sangamon county, enlisted Dec. S, 1863, in Battery A, 3d Ill. Art., served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged in Springfield. He was mar- ried April 22, 1872, in Missouri to Mrs. Elizabeth Britton. They live near North Salem, Lynn county, Missouri.
EDWARD, born Oct. 19, 1847, in Sangamon county, died Aug. 30, 1870, about seventy miles below St. Louis, on the Mississippi river.
ANNIE L., born April 7, 1851, in Sangamon county, died Oct. 22, 1865.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith died Feb. 2, 1853, in Sangamon county, and John Smith was married Oct. 2, 1860 to Elizabeth Trumbo, They have two children-
ADAM T., born July 14, 1861, and
EMMA L., born Feb. 11, 1866, live with their parents, three-fourths of a mile south of Woodside, Sangamon county. Ill.
SMITH, JOHN M., born Aug. 11, 1813, in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, spent six years as clerk in Boston, and married there to Almyra Andrews. They had three children and moved to Sanga- mon county, Illinois, arriving at Spring- field May 4, 1839. Of the three chil- diren-
SARAH A., born in Boston, married in Sangamon county to James A. Poor. See his name. He died and she married James McCausland, and live near Curran, Illinois.
EMILY married Thomas Springhall, and resides in Springfield-1874.
JOSEPH E., is married and lives in Kansas.
Mrs. Almyra Smith died and he was married in 1844, to Julia A. Duff. She died and J. M. Smith married May 4, 1846, Harriet Baldwin. They have three children --
WILLIAM W., JOHN E. and NANCY E., and live half a mile north of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois.
SMITH, JOSEPH, was born in
Loudon county, Virginia. His parents moved to Harrison county, Ky., when he was seven or eight years of age. At the age of fifteen he entered a store in Paris, Ky., as clerk, and afterwards became a merchant in Frankfort. He was married April 9, 1822, in Franklin county, near Frankfort, to Sally Taylor. She was born Nov. 22, 1807, in that part of Gallatin that afterwards became Trimble county, Ky. The family residence at the time Was on a very elevated site opposite the city of Madison, Indiana, and was called Mount Bird. It afforded a fine view of the city and of the Ohio river, with its passing steamers. Her father, John Tay- lor, was a native of Virginia, and entered the Baptist ministry in that State. He became acquainted in Virginia with the father of General who was afterwards President, Zachary Taylor. Both moved to Kentucky, and although they were not related to each other, they mar- ried step-sisters and continued their in- timacy during their lives. Miss Sally Taylor, now Mrs. Smith, was named for the mother of President Taylor. Joseph Smith and wife had four children in Franklin county, Ky., and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in Octo- ber, 1834, and settled on Richland creek, in what is now Cartwright township, where two children were born. Of their six children-
TEMPLE, born Jan. 21, 1823, was drowned in Kentucky at ten years of age, by his horse falling while crossing a stream.
f. TAYLOR was born March 6, 1825, in Frankfort, Ky., came so Sangamon county with his parents in 1834. In 1844 he engaged in the mercantile business in Springfield. J. Taylor Smith was mar- ried March 27,1850, to Sophia N. Ridgely. They had four children in Springfield, one of whom died in infancy. JULIA V. born March 31, 1851, died Aug. 27, 1873. FRED. E. was born July IS, 1853. In June, 1872, he entered the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N. Y., graduated there in June, 1876. He is lieu- tenant in Co. D, 13th U. S. Inf., and is now-Oct. 1876-at New Orleans, La. JESSIE T., born Oct. 9, 1864, resides with her parents. Mr. Smith was in the mercantile business in Springfield from IS44 to 1874, when he retired. During
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that time he has dealt in lands and stocks, and is now a director in the Ridgely Nation- al Bank, and resides in Springfield, Ill.
JOSEPH S., born July 21, 1827, in Kentucky, is an extensive farmer and stock raiser at Bates, Sangamon county, Illinois.
ELIZA f:, born Jan. 21, 1830, in Kentucky, married David A. Brown. See his name.
BRADFORD T., died in infancy.
MI: W. 'De WITT, born Dec. 12, 1844, in Sangamon county, married Sept. I, 1864, to M. Adelia McConnell. They have three children, ANDREW SYD- NEY, ELIZABETH ADELIA and TEMPLE. M. W. De Witt Smith is a farmer and stock raiser at Bates, Sanga- mon county, Ill.
Joseph Smith prosecuted the business of farming, and at the same time was in the mercantile business in Springfield, in connection with James M. Bradford. He also represented Sangamon county in the State Legislature. He died August, 1862, on the farm where he settled in 1834. His widow, Mrs. Sally Smith, resides with her son, Joseph S., at Bates, Sangamon county, Illinois.
SMITH, PHILIP, was born about 1 790 in Montgomery county, North Carolina. He was married there to Nancy Cooper. They had seven chil- dren, and moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in 1822 in what is now Cooper township, and the next year moved to Williams township, where five children were born. Of their children-
EPHRAIM, born in North Carolina, has been twice married, and lives in Put- nam county.
TILGHMAN, born in North Caro- lina, married in Sangamon county to Nancy Doughty, have several children, and live near Burlington, Iowa.
ELIZABETH married Andrew Sut- ton. Both died, leaving one child, WIL- LIAM I.
PHILIP Fun., born May 13, 1813, in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county July 17, 1834, had ten children. MARY A. married William Dolvan, have two children, and live at Elkhart, Illinois. JOHN enlisted in 1862 in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served until June, 1864, when he was discharged on account of physical disability, married
Martha Williams, have two children, ULYSSES F. and 1DA BELL. Mrs. Smith died March 13, 1872, and he resides with his parents-1874. NANCY J. married Sylvanus Tuttle, had one child, RALSTON. Mr. Tuttle enlisted in 1862 for three years in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., and was killed at the siege of Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. His widow married William H. Smith. They have two children, PHILIP and IVY MAY, and live in Williamsville, Illinois. WILLIAM O. enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., came home on sick furlough and died Oct. 13, 1862, in his 21st year. HENRY T. married Har- riet Kinnaman, have two children, and live in Williams township. REZIN married Izora Fisher, and lives in Wil- liams township. JULIA F. married Ed- ward Clapman, and live in Williams township. LAURA L. and SUSAN C. live with their parents, four and a half miles southeast of Williamsville, Illinois.
LEVI married Eveline Darnall. They have eleven children, and reside in Henry county Iowa.
CELIA married Joseph Hill. Both died of cholera and lett four children.
JOHN, married Martha Brown, had two children, JOHN W. and ROMU- LUS, and Mrs. Martha Smith died. He married Elizabeth Hendrix. They had three children. SUSAN married in 1860 to William H. Smith, had one child, FLORA E., and Mrs. Susan Smith died. ALICE A. married William T. Ham. Sec his name, JENNIE married George Strawn, and lives in Williamsville, Illinois. John Smith died and his widow married Stephen King. See his name.
EDA married George Sutton, have six children, and reside near Lincoln.
NANCY A. married . William Mc- Daniel, had two children, and he died, and she married William Starr, had three children, and he died and she married Mr. West, and lives near Riverton, Illinois.
MARY A. married Charles Kinnaman and had nine children. CELIA J .; ANTHONY W. served three years in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf. He married Emily Blue, has two children, and lives in Wil- liamsville, Illinois. GEORGE W. lives in Palmer, Christian county, Illinois. All the other members of the family live at Clayton, Adams county, Illinois.
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LOUISA married William House, who died, leaving one child, and she mar- ried Joseph Young, and lives in Cali- fornia.
IRVIN M. married Jennie Holt, and lives in Louisa county, Iowa.
Mrs. Nancy Smith died in 1854, near Barclay, and Philip Smith died in 1860 in Christian county, Illinois.
SMITH, THOMAS, was born in 1769 in Virginia, and went with his parents when he was a young man to Washing- ton county, Kentucky. He was there married to Elizabeth Peter, who was born in 1772; she was an aunt of Zachariah Peter. They had nine children in that county. In the fall of 1819 they moved to Madison county, Illinois, and from there to Sangamon county, arriving in February, 1822, in what is now Curran township, north of Liek creek. Of their children-
MARGARET married Thomas Cum- mings. See his name.
RICHARD, born June 6, 1795, mar- ried in Kentucky, Dec. 22, 1816, to Eliza- beth Hart, who was born near Richmond, Virginia, May 11, 1798. They came to Madison county, Illinois, and from there to Sangamon in 1823. They had seven children. Richard Smith died Feb. 2, 1859, and his widow resides with her son, Thompson, at Clinton, Illinois.
THOMAS, Fun., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mary Cooper. They had six children, and Mr. S. died in 1838, two miles east of Spring- field, Illinois. Of the children, JORDAN P., died in 1848, aged twenty-one years. LUCY M., born Nov. 30, 1830, married Thomas Smith of Lick creek. See his name. The other four children and mother reside in De Witt county, Illinois. She is now-1874-the wife of Samuel Smith.
HANNAH, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Henry Whit- lock. They had ten children, and he was murdered in the spring of 1871 in Green county, Illinois, and his widow and chil- dren live there.
ELIZABETH, married Augustus Kirkpatrick, had nine children. She and nearly all her children died at Camp Point, Illinois. Mr. Kirkpatrick lives there.
JOHN, born March IS, 1805, in Wash-
ington county, near Springfield, Ken- tucky, came with his parents to Sanga- mon county, Illinois, in 1822, and was married June 23, 1825, to Jane G. Dren- nan. They had six children. WIL- LIAM C., born March 24, 1826, was married June 16, 1844, to Rebecca J. Walker. They had eleven children, the three eldest died under four years. JOHN D. married Martha Alsbury. They had three children, Anna L., Clemantine and Bertie. Mrs. Martha Smith died April 20, 1875, leaving an infant that died in October, 1875. John D. Smith lives near Woodside, Sangamon county, Illinois. WILLIAM J. married Eliza J. Cloyd. They have one child, Fesse N., and live near Chatham, Sangamon county, Ill- inois. RICHARD P. was married Sept. 16, 1875, to Marion E. Patteson, and live two miles south of Curran, Sangamon county, Ill. The other five, HIRAM N., JO- SEPH F., MARTHA J., MARY C. and THOMAS E., live with their parents. William C. Smith and family live one and a half miles south of Curran, Sangamon county, III. THOMAS, born April 4, 1827, married Lucy M. Smith. They have seven chil- dren. LOUISA married Dallas Davis. See his name. JOHN JORDAN was mar- ried Sept. 7, 1876, to Sadie Dennis, and lives near Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois. LAURA B., MARY A., THOMAS and RICHARD live with their parents. Thomas Smith resides three miles east of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois. In order to distinguish himself from others of the same name, he is accustomed, in business transactions, to sign his name Thomas Smith, Lick Creek. REBEC- CA A., born Oct. 21, 1828, married William Barbre. See
his name. ELIZABETH, C. born March 25, 1830, married William Poor. See his name. LUCY M., born April 17, 1831, married William Barbre. See his name. RICH- ARD C., born Feb. 12, 1833, married Amarine Shelton. They had eight living children, WILLIAM T., JOHN R., MARIA E., JAMES A., RICHARD E., CHARLES E., FLORA J. and FREDERICK 11., live with their parents. Richard C. Smith lived in Chatham township, Sanga- mon county, until 1874, when he moved to the vicinity of Tolono, Champaign county, Illinois. Mrs. Jane G. Smith died Sept. 16, 1833, and John Smith was
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married Oet. 6, 1834, to Rebecca Enochs. They have two children, MAHALA J., born Dec. 21, 1841, married David Miller, who was born Jan. 28, 1838, in Coshocton county, Ohio. They have three children, JOHN M., THOMAS E. and LILLIE M., and live near Curran, Sangamon county, Ill. MARTHA H., born Jan. 13, 1847, mar- ried Andrew J. Drennan. See his name. John Smith and his wife live three miles southeast of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois.
He says that two thousand Indians, camped on Lick creek, soon after the arrival of his father's family there in 1822, and remained about two weeks. They were very friendly. He also says that the first time he saw Springfield was in February, 1822. Elijah Iles was keeping store in a very small cabin built of round logs and covered with elaphoards held ou by weight poles. There was not a nail used in the building. Mr. lles had sold out nearly all his goods and gone to St. Louis for more. The hotel consisted of a double log cabin, and was kept hy Dr. Gershom Jayne and his wife. The store, hotel and blacksmith shop constituted the town.
RUTH married Andrew P. Drennan. See his name.
MARY Married William Withrow. See his name.
SARAH died aged forty years.
SAMUEL, born in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Mrs. Mary Smith, whose maiden name was Cooper. They had two children, JOHN H. and AMANDA C., and live in Clinton, De Witt county, Illinois.
Thomas Smith, Sen., died Jan. 28, 1841, and his widow died Feb. 1, 1852, both in Curran township, Sangamon county, Ill.
SNODGRASS, JAMES. The place of his birth is not known, but he was married in Cocke county, Tenn., to Elizabeth Snodgrass. They had eleven children in Tennessee, and moved to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving about 1820, in what is now Cotton Hill township. Of their children --
MARGARET, born in Tenn,, mar- ried in Sangamon county, in 1821, to Thomas Howey.
JAMES, fun., born in Cocke comity, Tennessee, about 1785, married there to Mary Martin. They had two children in Tennessee, and moved to Madison county,
Ill., where one child was born and from there to Sangamon county, arriving in 1820 in what is now Cotton Hill town- ship, where three children were born. Of their six children, SAMUEL D., born Sept. 22, 1812, in Tennessee married in Sangamon county, April 12, 1832, to Nancy W. Haines. They had seven liv- ing children, MARY J. born Dec. 7, 1834, died March 1, 1852. MYRAN, born Jan. 22, 1837, married Daniel Rape. See his name. MELVINA, born Feb. 25, 1842, married Francis M. Rape. See his name. GEORGE W., born Sept. 7, 1844, enlisted in August, 1862, for three years in Co. - , 114th Ill. Inf. His father dying a few days later, he was released from military duty, as the only support of his mother. He died at home April 12, 1863. ARSTIL- LIA J., born Dec. 25, 1846, married Nov. 2, 1865 to William H. Park, who was born Oct. 11, 1839, in Hampshire county, Va. They have two children, Alice f. and Alvin L., and reside at Rienzi, near New City, Sangamon county, Illinois. JOHN S., born April 22, 1853, and SAMUEL N., born Dec. 16, 1857, reside with their mother. Samuel D. Snodgrass died Aug. 31, 1862, and his widow, Nancy W., resides one mile east of Now City, Sangamon county, Ill. JAMES A., born April 25, 1814, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Telitha Pippin. She died and he was married Aug. 10, 1837, to Mary A. Wise. They had six children. REBECCA J., born April 15, 1839, married Thomas J. Hardin and the second time married Daniel Rape. See his name. MELISSA, married Jackson Brent or Bunce, and died in one year after. JOHN W., ANDREW J., and NANCY all died under fourteen years. ZACHARY T., born Aug. 11, 1844, married Sarah E. Rape. They have two living children, Ada A. and Lola B., and live four miles southwest of Edinburg, Christian county, Ill. James A. Snodgrass died Feb. IS, 1849, and his widow died March S, 1872, he in Sangamon and she in Christian county, Ill. ELIZABETH, born Feb. 1, 1819, in Madison county, Ill., married in Sagamon county to John Rape. See his name. JOHN, born in Sangamon county in 1821, married Polly Bird, has five children, and lives near Ashley, Washington county, Ill. GEORGE was twice married, and died, leaving a widow and a son, GEORGE,
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near Stonington, Christian county, Ill. NANCY, married John Morris, has five children, and lives in Missouri. Mrs. Mary Snodgrass died Aug. 31, 1835, in Sangamon county, and James Snodgrass, Jun., married Mrs. Nancy Wilkison, whose maiden name was Moon. They had two children. WILLIAM H. Snodgrass, born Nov. 27, 1842, in Sanga- mon county, married Jan. 2, 1862, to Sarah S. Hall. They have five living children, IDA J, DORA B., REUBEN E., MARY E. and NANCY B., and live near New City, San- gamon county, Ill. LEVINA J., born Oet. IS, 1838, married Oct. 17, 1856, to James L. McKee, who was born Nov. 13, 1831, in Frederick county, Va. They have six living children, NANNIE A., JAMES WILLIAM, CHARLES L., VIRGINIA A., NOAII MATHENY, and CLARKE M., and live near New City, Sangamon county, Ill. James Snodgrass, Jun., died Jan. 27, 1864, and his widow lives-May, 1874 -- with her son, William H. James Snod- grass, Jun., was captain of a company from Sangamon county in the Blackhawk war.
FANNY; born in Cocke county, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Henry Crull. They had seven ebil- dren, four of whom are living. NANCY, born Aug. 17, 1835, in Sangamon county, married Oct. IS, 1858, to Philemon H. Plummer, who was born Aug. 5, 1834, in Richland county, Ohio. They have five children FANNY E., JAMES P., LAURA D., SAMUEL N. and OLIVE W., aud reside- 1874-at Breckenridge, Sangamon county, Illinois. CATHARINE married Mr. Poor; MARY married Mr. Martin; Mr. and Mrs. Crull are both dead.
ELIZA, born in Tennessee, married Peter Rape. See his name. They died without children.
POLL ), born March 29, 1813, in Ten- nessee, married Henry Rape. See his name.
FANE born June 13, 1815, in Tennes- see, married in Sangamon county to Henry Funderburk. See his name.
ROBERT, born in ISOS, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Ellza Martin. They had six children, ISAAC, born in Sangamon county, married Sarah C. Ward. They reside in Springfield. JAMES and DALLAS, died in the army. Mrs. Eliza Snodgrass died, and Robert
Snodgrass married Sept. 15, 1854, to Mrs. Mary Ward, whose maiden name was Shivers. Robert Snodgrass died Febru- ary, 1856, and his widow married Lemuel Hall. See Ward.
James Snodgrass, Sen., died Feb. II, 1836, and his widow died July 7, 1854, both in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county, Ill.
SNODGRASS, JOSEPH, brother to James, Sen., with whom he came to Sangamon county, in 1820. He was a wheelwright on Horse creek for about fifteen years, and moved to the vi- cinity of Bloomington.
SOUTHWICK, JESSE, was born about 1762 near Lebanon, Conn. Nancy Moore was born Jan. 17, 1770, in Connecticut, also. They were married and moved to Oneida county, New York, where they had four children, all died of the disease called cold plague. They then moved to Junius, Seneca county, in the same State, where they had seven chil- dren. The family embarked at Olean Point, on the Allegheny river, in a family boat, and arrived at Shawneetown, Illi- nois, in December, 1819. He was in com- pany with James Stewart, and they moved in wagons from Shawneetown to a village called Milton, near Alton, where they halted until March, 1820, and then moved to Sugar creek and settled in what is now Woodside township, six and a half miles southeast of Springfield. Sarah Pierce, a niece of Mr. Southwick, came with them, also Joseph Inslee. The two latter were married in Sangamon county. Of the seven children of Mr. Southwick-
ORPHA, married in New York to Abram Pease. See his name. They came to Sangamon county in 1820 with her father. They both died in Sangamon county, leaving three sons. Brigham is married and lives in Ball township.
ELECTA, born and married in New York to Marquis Martin, and died there, leaving one child.
EUNICE, married in 1819 in New York to Patrick Lynch, and came to San- gamon county with her father. Mrs. Lynch died in Sangamon county October, 1 820, leaving one child, JESSE LYNCH, who is a practicing lawyer at Chenoa, Ill. P. Lynch married again, moved to Naples, Ill., and died there.
ADALINE, born July 29, 1803, mar-
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ried in New York, August 1819, to For- tunatus Bailey, eame to Sangamon county with her father, had three children, moved to Wisconsin, where both parents died.
LUCINDA, born 1805 in New York, married in Sangamon county late in 1823, to William Hawes, who was born Sept. 23, ISO1. She died without children. Mr. Hawes married again, and lives at Magnolia, Putnam county, Ill.
WILLIAM, born Feb. 9, 1807 at Ju- nius, New York, married September, 1831, in Sangamon county, to Louvicy Proctor, who was born Nov. 23, ISII, at Charleston, Clarke county, Ind. They had seven children in Sangamon county. NANCY E., born may 1, IS33, married Feb. 7, 1851, to Jerome Duncan. They have three children, MARY, WILLIAM D. and CHARLES, and live in Taylorville, Ill. EUNICE, born Ang. 19, 1835, married July 4, 1855, to Craven O. Fox, who was born Aug. 29, 1825, in Loudon county, Va. He died Jan. 20, 1873, leaving a widow and four children, T. C. BOND, MARY O., MATTIE V. and LUETTA, live in Springfield, Ill. DAVID, born July 23, IS39, enlisted in 1861 for three years in Co. A, 3d Ill. Cav., served full term, and was honrably discharged in 1864. In 1866 he went to Montana, and from there in the fall of 1870, to Cerbat, the county seat of Mohave county, Arizona, where he now lives-1874. JAMES W. born April 20, 1842, enlisted for three years, Aug. 1862, in Co. E, 114th Ill. Inf., served full term and was honorably discharged in 1865. In 1867, he became a clerk in the quartermaster's department, was at Fort Harker, while it was being built. He was employed in connection with the building of the Central Pacific Railroad, until it was opened. He is now-Feb. 1874 -- at Amarilla, New Mexico. JOHN H., born Feb. 14, 1844, left home Dec. 31, 1861, and enlisted at Camp Hall, Ky., in Co. - , 7th Ill. Inf .; was at the siege and capture of Fort Donelson, was in hos- pital at Pittsburg Landing, during the hattle, and was discharged on account of physical disability after four months ser- vice. He is now of the law firm of Ste- vens & Southwick, at Onawa City, Monona county, Iowa. PHILIP S., born Feb. 22, 1847, lives with his father. LAURA A., born July 28, 1851, married March, 1873 to Henry A. Stevens, and
have one child. Mr. Stevens is of the law firm of Stevens & Southwick, Onawa City, lowa. William Southwick and wife reside on the farm where they settled in 1820. It is six and a half miles southeast of Springfield, Ill.
JAMES L., born Jan. 16, 1814, in New York, married in Sangamon county, July 29, 1832, to Louvicy Trumbo, who was born April, 29, 1815. They had 13 children; four died young. JESSE, born May 12, 1833, married Theodosia Raney, have six children, and live near Oceola, Missouri. WILLIAM H, born Sept. 4, 1834, married Sarah J. Brunk, and live near Cotton Hill, Ill. HARNESS, born Nov. 3, 1837 has been for several years a member of the Sangamon county board of supervisors. He lives in Woodside township, seven miles south of Springfield. CAROLINE S., married H. Payne, have four children, and resides near Connersville, Missouri. ADAM, enlisted in the Ist Ill. Cav., and died at Rolla, Missouri, May 1, 1862. AMANDA, married William Butler, and lives in Macoupin county, Barr's Store postoffice. MARTHA lives with her mother. ANDREW, married Ann M. Brunk. They have one child, JOHN, and live near Cotton Hill postoffice, Illinois. OLIVE M., lives with her mother. James L. Southwick died Jan. 26, 1868, and his widow resides seven miles south of Springfield, Ill.
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