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MARY E., born Feb. 28, IS19, in Bourbon county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., June 16, IS41, to James W. Stephenson. They had nine children. MARGARET A., born July 16, 1842, was married Sept. 2. 1875, to Andrew Little. They reside near New Canton, Il. JAMES A., born June 30, IS43, WILLIAM E., horn July 24, 1845, FINIS E., born Oct. IS, 1849, and PRESLEY B., born March 14, 1851, reside with their parents. MARY E., born Nov. 7, 1854, was married June 6, 1872, and resides in Mexico. MIo., and ELLEN, born Sept. 9, 1856. resides with her parents. Two children died in in- fancy. James W. Stephenson and family reside near New Canton, Ill.
NANCY died in Kentucky, aged 19 years.
WATERMAN P., born Jan. S, 1820, in Bourbon county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Feb., 1849, to Louisa Watts. They have four children. MARIA L. and WILLIAM S. reside with their father. MARY E. was mar- ried Oct. 29, 1873, to John L. Clayton, and resides in Ball township. JULIA A. re- sides with her father. Mrs. Louisa Allen died Nov. 26. 1857, and W. P. Allen was
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married Oct. IS, IS5S, to Catharine Vaughn. They have six children, MAR- GARET E., HARRIET R., LOUISA J., JOHN, JOSEPH F. and ALPH. R., and reside in Ball township, on the farm settled by Mr. Allen's father, in IS36.
JOHN W., born in Kentucky, brought up in Sangamon county, was married in Menard county, Illinois, to Jane Watkins. they reside near Atlantic, Cass county, Iowa.
Mrs. Abigail Allen died Sept. 10, 1843, and William S. Allen died Dec. 11, IS48, both in Sangamon county, III.
ALLISON, ISAAC F., was born July 2, 1So1, in Virginia, and his parents moved to Mason county, Ky. He was married about 1S27, to Deborah Caller- man. They lived in Fleming county, Ky., a short time, and moved to Sangamon coun- ty, arriving in the fall of 1829, on Spring creek, where seven children were born.
YOHN, born in 1S28, in Fleming county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, enlisted in the 4th Ill. Inf., under Col. E. D. Baker, in 1846, and died the same year at Matamoras, Texas.
JOSEPH, born in Sangamon county; married Hannah Knudson and died, leav- ing a widow and three children.
SUSANNAH, died, aged twelve years.
ELIZABETH is unmarried, and re- sides in Kansas.
GAMES M., born April 13, 1840, in Sangamon county; enlisted August 5, 1861, in Co. A., 3Sth Ill. Inf .; discharged on account of physical disability, March 29, 1862. He re-enlisted, in Sept., 1862, for three years, in Co. K, 115 Ill. Inf .; was transferred, in 1864, to Co. A., First U. S. Engineers, and was honorably dis- charged with the regiment, Sept. 19, 1865. lle was married Nov. 18, 1866, in Sanga- mon county, to Julia A. Dunham. They have two children, MARTHA D. and ALICE M., and reside five miles north- cast of Springfickl.
ELITAII and MINERIA reside near Jacksonville, Neosho county, Kan.
FOIIN W., born in Sangamon county, died June 29, 1868; aged 21 years.
Mrs. Deborah Allison died May 29, 1860, in Sangamon county, and Isaac F. Allison died December 22, 1869, in Craw- ford county, near Jacksonville, Neosho county, Kan.
ALLISON, MARGARET, came to Sangamon county as one of the family of Thomas Black. Sce his name. She arrived in IS19. Her parents lived in Philadelphia. She died within one year after arrival, in the 29th year of her age.
ALSBURY, REV. CHAS. D., was born Oct. 25, 1817, in Indiana. He came to Sangamon county, Ill., and was married March 14, 1839, to Ann Cordelia Cloyd. They had five living children, namely :
THOMAS, born Feb. 12, IS40, and died Nov. 6, IS60.
ANN, born in iS41 or '2; married April 4, 1861, to John W. Anderson. They have four children. CHARLES W., MINNIE A., JOHN C. and ME- LISSA J., and reside in Woodside town- ship.
CAROLINE, married, Dec., 1870, to Leander L. Little; have one child, and re- side in Montgomery county.
MARTHA, married, Jan. 3, 1867, to John D. Smith. See his name.
JOHN C. resides with his mother.
Rev. Charles D. Alsbury was a preach- er of the gospel in connection with the Baptist church. He died, and his widow resides one and a half miles northwest of Woodside.
AYLESBURY, CHARLES, was born in North Carolina and married in Virginia, to Mrs. Jane Huggins. They moved to Kentucky, and from there to Springfield, Ill., in 1823. Mr. Aylesbury entered the land south of the public square. They brought some children with them. Mrs. Aylesbury's daughter, by her first marriage,
GANE HIUGGINS, born in Virginia, married William B. Jarrett. Sce his name.
Of the Aylesbury children,
CHARLES, born in Greenbrier coun- ty, Virginia, and married there to Mary Reay. They had two children, and came to Sangamon county in IS23, and settled on Spring creek, where they had nine children. JOHN, born in Virginia; mar- ried in Sangamon county to Sarah West, and reside in Piatt county. ELIZA- BETH, born Jan. S, 1822, in Greenbrier county, Va .; married in Sangamon county, August 9, 1849, to George W. Buchanan, who was born Nov. 27, 1823, in Morgan
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county, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan had six children. MARY J. married B. F. Nurbonn, and resides with her father. JAMES F. died in 1871, aged 19 years. SUSANNA, ELIZABETHI, ALBERT and ISAAC, reside with their father. Mrs. Elizabeth B. died, and G. W. Buchanan resides west of Loami. BRICE died in Sangamon county, aged 20 years. ED- WARD and NANCY are married, and live in Missouri. Charles Aylesbury, wife and three children reside in Piatt county.
ALEXANDER, born in Virginia; married in Sangamon county, to Ginsey Jordan, raised a family, and moved to Decatur. He enlisted in an Illinois regi- ment, served three years, re-enlisted as a veteran, was furloughed home, and died in Springfield.
LEVI, the youngest son, is married, and resides in Macon county.
Charles Aylesbury, Sen., died in 1861, in Loami township. His widow resides with her son Levi, in Macon county. She is now-1873-more than 96 years old.
ALVEY, WILLIAM, was born Sept. 16, 1799, in Washington county, Ky. He came to the southern part of Illinois in 1824, and to Springfield in May, 1825. He was married Nov. 6, 1825, near Springfield, to Madaline Watson. They had six children, all born in Spring- field.
MELVINA, born July 22, 1826; in Springfield; married there to Samuel B. Fisher. See his name.
SIMON B., born Oct. 16, 1827, in Springfield, went to Oregon in 1849, was married in Yamhill county, Oregon, August 30, 1853, to Dollie V. Elder, daughter of A. R. Elder, formerly of Springfield, Ill. They have five children, viz: ALICE M., born Oct. 10, 1854, in Yamhill county; married, August 30, 1873, to James H. Downey, of Steilacoom City, W. T. WILLIAM A., born June 35, 1864, in Oregon. EDITH S., born Sept. 17, 1867. EDWARD B., born Feb. 28, 1873, and JUNIA AFTON, born June 24, 1874, reside with their parents in Steilacoom City, Pierce county, Washington Territory.
ELIZA A., born Oct. 17, 1829, in Springfield; married at Marengo, Iowa, to Dr. George W. Wallace, who was born in Columbiana county, Ohio. Studied medieine with Dr. MeCook, one of the
celebrated MeCook family. Moved to Iowa in the spring of 1848. They had seven children, namely: GEORGE W., MARY E., FLORENCE, WILLIAM A., CLARA, ALFRED F. and LIN- COLN. Dr. W. died April 4, 1865, at Salisbury, Sangamon county. Mrs. Wallace and family reside in Springfield.
MARY E., born July 12. 1831, in Springfield, married, about 1859, to Jo- siah Hiekel. They reside in Kansas.
7. WILLIAM, born March 12, 1834. in Springfield, was married there, May 20, 1860, to Alzina A. Brown, (daughter of Ira A. Brown.) They have six child- ren, viz: MELVINA, HELEN B., JAMES W., HENRY P., HOMER W. and Mr. J. Wm. Alvey is a merchant in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon county, Il1.
ALFRED resides in Springfield.
William Alvey moved to Marengo, Iowa, in 1848, and Mrs. Madeline Alvey died there, May 12, 1849. He was mar- ried April, 1850, to Eleanor Penny. He died May, 1855, at Marengo, lowa.
AMOS, MRS. SARAH, was born June 13, 1793, in Washington county, Md. Her maiden name was Friend. She first married Phillip Swinley; had two children, and Mr. Swinley died. Mrs. Swinley was married the second time. August 2, IS10, to James Amos. They had two children, and James Amos died Feb. 6, 1823, in Maryland, also. Mrs. Amos came with her children to Sanga- mon county, arriving March 1, 1838, in Springfield. Of her children,
BARBARA E. SWINLEY mar- ried in Virginia to Thomas Lemon, who . died, and Mrs. Lemon came with her child to Sangamon county in 1839, and died in Decatur, April, 1865. Her daugh- ter VIRGINIA married Joseph Strong, in Decatur, moved to Hannibal, Mo., and died there, June, 1872, leaving three child- ren.
SAMUEL K. SWINLEI. born April 21, 1802, in Washington county, Md .; married there to Maria Rice, and came to Springfield with his half brother, Joshua F. Amos. Mr. Swinley settled near where Woodside station now stands. While there he served as one of the coun- ty judges with J. Wickliffe Taylor and Armstrong. His wife died there in the fall of 1852. Judge Swinley moved to
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Decatur in 1857 or 'S, was there married to Ruth Prather, of Washington county, Md. He died early in 1872, and his widow resides in Decatur.
YOSHUA F. AMOS, was born Jan. 28, 1812, in Washington county, Md., and came to Springfield, Ill., June 10, 1835. He was married March 1, 1838, in Spring- field, to Julia A. Hay, daughter of John Hav, Esq. They had three children born in Springfield. SARAH E., born Oct. 30, 1839, married Oct. 30, 1861, to Levin WV. Shepherd, who was born in London county, Va., Sept. 3, 1836. He served one year each, 1860 and 1861, as clerk and comptroller of the city of Springfield; was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county in 1868 and 1869. In 1862 he was appointed by President Lin- coln Assistant Quartermaster in the U. S. Army, and stationed at Fort Ridgely, Minn. Transferred to Keokuk, Iowa, where he commanded that Fort for six months. Thence to Columbus, Ky., as Depot Quartermaster; thence to Chicago, as Disbursing Quartermaster; thence to Tennessee, thence to Fort Kearney, Ne- braska, at which place he resigned, Oct., 1865, and became a lumber merchant in Springfield, Ill. Afterwards removed to Kansas; was first President of Peoples National Bank of Ottawa. Resides now in Denison, Texas, which place he laid out in 1872, and sold the first lot there. Col. Shepherd was twice brevetted for faithful services during the war. GEO. A., born Sept. 4, 1841, married, Oct. 30, 1866, to Josephine A. Andrews, eldest daughter of Col. George W. An- drews, at Wapakonetta, Auglaize coun- ty, Ohio. She was born there, May
29, 1844. They have two children, GEORGIA and ROBERTA, and reside in Humboldt, Kansas. Mr. George A. Amos is engaged in the practice of law. JOHN M., born August IS, ISH. He enlisted in Col. Phillips' three months regiment. Stationed at Rock Island, Ill., in 1864. He was married Oct. 30, 1867, to Caroline J., youngest daughter of Ora- mel Clark, Esq. They have four child- ren, JOHN J., GEORGE O., JULIA R., and CURTIS II., and reside near Springfield. Mr. Joshua F. Amos and wife reside adjoining Springfield, on the west. Mr. Amos spent six years, from 1845 to 185t. in Lagrange. Mo. In 1852 he, with
Nathaniel Hay, established the well known firm of Amos & Hay, which con- tinued until the decease of Mr. Hay. Mr. Amos has retired from active business.
ROBERT f. AMOS, was born March 2, 1815, in Washington county, Md. Came to Springfield June, 1835, and settled in Woodside township. He went to Decatur in 1850, and was there . married, in 1856, to Mrs. Mary Packard. They have two children, ANNIE and ROBERT, born in Decatur. They moved, in 1869, to Humboldt, Kansas, where they now reside.
Mrs. Sarah Amos died Feb. 15, 1847, at the residence of her son, Robert J. Amos, in Woodside township, Sangamon county.
ANDERSON, JAMES, was born in 1784 in Botetourt county, Va. Nancy Fletcher was born in 1786, in Rock- bridge county, Va. They were there married, in 1So2, and had two children in Virginia. They moved, in 1808, to Ken- tucky, where they had three children, and in 1813 moved to Indiana, where one child was born. They moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., in 1820, and settled in what is now Ball township. Of their six children-
ROBERT M., born in Virginia, mar- ried, in Sangamon county, to Rebecca Wilson, who died, and he married Clarissa Woods, moved to Wisconsin, and both died there.
MARGARET L .. born March 28, 1806, in Virginia, married in Sangamon eounty to William Drennan. (Scc his namc.)
FOB F., born in Kentucky, died un- married, at 55 years of age.
FOHN N., born in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, married in Arkan- sas, and died there.
NANCY, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to John Caldwell, and died in Texas.
REBECCA, born in Indiana, raised in Sangamon county, went to Arkansas, married and died there.
James Anderson died in 1828 and his widow died in 1845, both in Sangamon county.
ANDERSON, MOSES K .. was born Nov. 11, 1803, in Butler county, Ky. His parents died when he was ten or twelve years of age, and he was taken
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by a relative to that part of Davidson which is now Cheatham county, on Han- peth river, Tenn. Cassariller Stroude was born Nov. 25, 1812, in Dickson coun- ty, Tenn. M. K. Anderson and Cassa- riller Stronde were married in her native county, Sept. 13, 1827, and moved to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving March 2, 1829, in what is now Cartwright town- ship, four miles east of Pleasant Plains, and south of Richland creek, where they had nine children. Of their children-
THOMAS F., born Sept. 11, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 25, 1852, to Martha .L. Child. They had five children. LAURA dicd, aged two years. CHARLES, EDWARD, HENRY and TAVNER reside with their parents, one mile north of Richland Station.
WILLIE ANN, born Sept. 17, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Francis Corson, who died, leaving one child, MOSES E, and she married George Springer. They have five children, MARY, CLARA, ANNA, REUBEN and CHARLES, and reside in Parsons, Kan.
SARAH f., born March 14, 1834, in Sangamon county, married John D. Me- Cullough. They have four children, LAURA, WILLARD, EDWARD and LILLIE, and reside at Franklin, Morgan county.
MARY E., born April 17, 1836, mar- ried John L. Child. See his name.
MELINDA E., born Nov. 4, 1838, married Joseph Potter. They have five children, CHARLES, EUGENE, NEL- LIE, HATTIE and LULU, and reside at Palmer III.
CYNTHIA A., born Dec. 10, 1840, married Edward D. Ballard. They have three children, HARRIET, JAMES A. and CLIFTON D., and reside one and a half miles north of Richland station.
GEORGE W., born April 3, 1843, in Sangamon county, married near Athens, June 12, 1862, to Melinda F. Moran, who was born May 16, 1845. They have five children, FRANK, MOSES W., JAMES W., JENNIE and GEORGE, and reside two and a half miles north of Richland station.
MARENA A., born July 26, 1845, married William P. Mitchell. They have four living children, MINNIE, WILEY,
JOHN, and a boy babe, and reside near Humboldt, Richardson county, Neb.
WILLARD WICKLIFFE, born April 28, 1848, married April S, 1869, to Susan Moran, who was born Dec. 14, IS48, in Menard county. They have two children, HARRY and CASSARILLA, and reside two miles north of Richland station.
Mrs. Cassarilla Anderson died August 17, 1850, and M. K. Anderson was mar- ried Dee. 31, 1850, to Mrs. Marena T. Hall, whose maiden name was Stroude. They had three children. JOHN T. and ELIZA F. died between seven and nine years.
WILLIAM WILKES, born Sept. S, 1857, resides with his parents in Spring- field, but is now a theological student at Lexington, Ky.
Moses K. Anderson taught a military school in Dickson county, Tenn., and the old system of military training being in vogue when he came to Illinois, he was very soon elected captain of a company, and in a short time was promoted to Col- onel and Brigadier-General. He was ap- pointed, about 1838, by Gov. Carlin, Ad- jutant-General of the State, and continued to hold the office by successive appoint- ments, until 1856. During the time, Gen. Anderson was called upon to discharge the dutics of his office in connection with the Mormon war, at Nauvoo, and the Mexican war.
When Gen. Anderson came to Sanga- mon county he borrowed of Eli Blank- enship the money to enter his first So acres of land, and paid fifty per cent. for the use of the money. He has since given cach of his children a good farm, and has 500 acres left. He has been four years county judge, six years alderman in Springfield, and 20 years justice of the peace. He is of the opinion that the "deep snow " of 1830-31 was five feet deep on a level in the timber.
ANDERSON, TAVNER B., born Nov. 30, ISog, in Butler county, Ky., went with his brother Moses K., to Ten nessee, and from there to Sangamon coun- ty, Ill., arriving March 2, 1829, in what is now Cartwright township. He was in the Black Hawk war, was married Dec. 9, 1834, to Polly Pirkins. They had six children, in Sangamon county.
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AMERICUS, born Dec. 29, 1835, was married Oct. 5, 1856, to Emily Thompson. They had two children, and one died. Mr. A. died Oct. 2, 1860.
FRANCIS Y., born Sept. 28, 1837, died young.
JOSEPH O., born April 23, 1840, died April 15, 1847.
RUFUS B., born Oct. 1, IS41, in Sangamon county, married Martha Young. They have two children, and reside near Palmer, Christian county.
MELINDA M., born May 23, 1844, married Y. B. Clark. They had seven children; all died but one. Mrs. Clark died Sept. 3, 1872. Their child is in Texas. Mr. C. resides at Clarksdale, Christian county, III.
HARRIET I., born Jan. 7, 1846, in Sangamon county, was married Dec. 5, 1868, to William H. McDonald. They had four children, two died. They reside near Clarksdale.
GEORGE E., born Dec. 24, 1849, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 23, IS74, to Mollie Boyd. They have one child, and reside near Clarksdale, Ill.
CHARLES T., born August 4, 1852, and resides at Williamsville, Sangamon county.
Tavner B. Anderson and wife reside five miles southwest of Taylorville, and near Palmer City, Christian county, Ill.
ANTLE, REV. JOHN, was born April 15, 1789, in Cumberland coun- ty, Ky. Elizabeth Buchanan was born in Cumberland county, Pa. Her parents moved to Lincoln county, Ky,, when she was seven years old. Her father died in that county, and she went to live with a married sister in Cumberland county. John Antle and Elizabeth Buchanan were there married. They had five children. The family them moved to Morgan county, Ill., in 1829, and from there to Sangamon county, arriving Jan. 9, 1830, in what is now Salisbury township. Of their child- ren-
POLLY, born in iSto, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Henry Hadley, and she died.
SALLY, born Jan., IS11, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, Sept., 1833, to Marshall Bragg. Mr. Bragg died, and his widow and three children re- side in Keokuk county, Iowa. A mar-
ried daughter resides in Logan county, Illinois.
HENRY, born Sept. 12, IS13, in Cum- berland county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county, Jan. IS, 1837, to Nancy Dun- can. They have eight living children. SARAH A. married Charles Bottroff, and resides in Cartwright township. SIDNEY D., ELY ANN, JAMES S., NATHAN McC., LURANA, MAR- THA F. and MARSHAL B., reside with their parents, adjoining Salisbury on the west.
ANDREW Y., born in IS15, in Cum- berland county, Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Ann Dardon, Oct., IS40. They have one child, and reside near Scio, Linn county, Oregon.
MARTHA, born August S, ISIS, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, March, 1839, to Simon Stevens. They had five children, one died young. JOHN enlisted August, IS62, in Co. H., 114 III. Inf., for three years, and died in the army in IS63. MARSHALL A., GEO. S. and WILLARD T., reside with their mother. Mr. Stephens died in IS63, and his widow resides in Salisbury township.
Mrs. Elizabeth Antle died Sept., IS44, and John Antle died August 30, 1864, she in Menard county and he in Salisbury.
Rev. John Antle preached to five churches, called Separate Baptists. One cach at Salisbury and McKinnie Settle- ment, in Sangamon county, Baker's Prairie and Sand Ridge, in Menard coun- ty, and one in Morgan county. The only pay he received or expected was the hope of reward in a better world.
ARCHER, WILLIAM, was born July 30, 1793, in North Carolina, and in ISo7 his parents moved to Tennessee, where he was married to Elizabeth Jack- son. They had one child, and moved to Madison county, Illinois, where they had one child, and Mrs. A. died, and he mar- ried Elizabeth Holt, Dec. 20, 1SIS. She was born Dec. 3, 1793, in Oglethrope county, Ga., and, losing her parents when quite young, she was taken by an uncle, Robert White, to Madison county, Ill., in ISII. Wm. and Elizabeth Archer had twins in Madison county, and moved to Sangamon county, arriving April 30, 1820, in what is now Curran township, where they had nine children. Of all his child- rell-
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WINSTON, born Sept. 12, IS14, in Tennessee, raised in Sangamon county, married Mary Robinson, moved to Cali- fornia, and died in 1866, leaving a widow and six children, near Petaluma, Sonoma county, California.
MARTHA, born Sept. 24, IS17, in Madison county, Ill., married in Sanga- mon county to John Riddle. Sce his name.
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JACKSON and CARROLL, twins, born Sept. 30, 1819, in Madison county, Ill.
JACKSON, married Oct. 7, 1844, to Elcy F. Meacham. They had three children. ELIZABETH J. was killed in her eighth year by a fall from a wagon. MARY A. born May 14, 1848, married Feb. 16, 1865, to Andrew Alson, who was born March 6, 1838, in Sweden, and came to America in 1855. They had three children. The second, CHARLES, died in his fourth year. ANNA E. and CLARA A. reside with their parents, six miles west of Springfield. GEORGE R. born august 13, 1851, resides with his mother. Jackson Archer died April 7. 1852, in southwest Missouri, while on a journey for his health. His widow mar- ried Wm. Duff. Sec his name.
CARROLL married Nov. 24, 1842, to Delilah Renshaw. They had three child- ren. MARTHA T., horn May 27, 1847, married to Lorenzo Stillman, have three children, and reside near Curran. ANN E., born August 5, 1849, married Sept., 1870, to Edward Robison, and reside in Linden, Kan. SARAH C., born Feb. S. 1851, married November 21, 1872, to Henry Gaines, and resides near Odell, Ill. Mrs. Delilah Archer died May 31, 1865, and Carroll Archer was married Sept. 4, 1866, to Elizabeth Houghton, who was born Oct. 25, 1830, in Menard county. They have two children, EDWIN and MARIA BELLE, and reside three miles northwest of Curran.
MARY, born May 24, 1822, in Sanga- mon county, married Nov. 11, 1840, to Alexander Penny; had one child, WIL- LIAM, born Nov. 3, IS44, enlisted August 14, 1862, for three years, in Co. F., 144th Ill. Inf., was captured at the battle of Gun- town, Miss., June, 1864, and died in An- dersonville prison, Feb. 24, 1865. Alex. Penny died in 1868, and his widow mar-
ried Mathew Redman, who was born May 1, 1828, in county Wexford, Ireland. They reside five miles west of Spring- field.
SARAH, born Dec. 24, 1823, resides with her mother.
NANCY, born Nov. 13. 1825, in San- gamon county, married Samuel O. Maxcy. Sce his name.
YOHN, born Oct. 3, 1826, married Susan Taylor. They have one child, AMERICA, and reside in McDonough county, near Fandon. He was a soldier in a cavalry regiment from that county in suppressing the rebellion.
MADISON, born August 27, 1828, married Margaret Dixon, who died Dec. 29, 1863, leaving three children, WIL- LIAM B., MARY J. and SARAH E.
THOMAS f., born August 3, 1830, and resides near Rossville, Kan.
WASHINGTON Y., born July 19, IS32, married Dec. 29, 1861, to Mrs. Me- linda Hammond, whose maiden name was Cox. They have five children, GEORGE W., THOMAS C., MINNIE L., MARY A. and WILLIAM, and reside three miles north of Curran.
ELIZABETH, born Nov. 1, IS3S, married Jan. IS, 1865, to Peter VanOr- man. Mrs. VanOrman and her child, LIZZIE, reside with her mother.
William Archer died August 31, 1867, from the effects of being thrown from a horse, and his widow resides at the farm where they settled in IS20.
In the fall of 1873 Mrs. Elizabeth Ar- cher, then eighty years of age, gave to the writer a piece of a dress made with her own hands more than sixty years before. The family of her uncle, with whom she moved from Georgia to St. Clair county, Ill., in IS11, brought some cotton in the bolls, for the purpose of using the seed in growing cotton in their new home. Miss Holt, as her name then was, obtained the consent of her uncle to apply the cotton to her own use. She picked it from the bolls and separated the cotton from the seed with her fingers, and spun it on a wheel, borrowed from a neighbor more than thirty miles distant. She had a rude loom constructed for the purpose, and had just commenced weaving, when the first assassination among the white settlers by Indians took place, as the beginning there of the war with England. That occurred
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