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Joseph Van Doren died August 30, 1845, and Mrs. Maria Van Doren died May 1, 1864, both on the farm where they settled in 1839. He was a soldier in a Light Horse company from New Jersey, in the war of 1812, and although he was about fifty-five years of age, he went as a teamster in the Mormon war of 1844 and '45, in Illinois, was present and saw the
Mormon Prophet, Jo. Smith, and his brother, Hyrum, shot dead.
VANHOFF, HENRY, was born in 1S04, in the city of Philadelphia, and came to Springfield, Illinois, in the spring of 183S. He was for many years engaged in the wagon and carriage making business, with Obed Lewis. It was one of the first establishments of the kind in Springfield. Henry Van Hoff was mar- ried in Springfield, March 4, 1840, to Susan A. Lewis. They had six children in Springfield.
MARY A., born March 10, 1842, and died Nov. 3, 1859.
HENRY L., born August 10, 1843, enlisted April, 1865, on the first call for seventy-five thousand men, for three months, in Co. - , 7th Ill. Inf., served full time, re-enlisted August, 1862, in Co. G, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, was com- missioned first lieutenant and promoted to adjutant of the regiment in 1864, served until August, 1865, when he was honor- ably discharged. He was married Oct. 26, 1871, in Laporte, Indiana, to Anna M. Fraser, who was born March 6, 1847, in Washington, D. C. They reside in Springfield, Illinois.
ANNA, horn July 9, 1845, resides with her sister, Mrs. Hayden.
ADDIE, born July 20, 1847, was mar- ried June 7, : 871, to Mifflin Bell, who was born Oct. 20, 1847, in Birmingham, Chester county, Pennsylvania. They have two children. SUSAN A. and MARY E. Mr. Bell is an architect, and is now-1876-assistant superintendent at the new state house. He resides in Spring- field, Illinois.
JULIA A., born August 26, 1849, was married .Sept. 15, 1870, to Albert C. Hayden, who was born April 23, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri. They have two children, WILLIAM H. and LEWIS VAN H. Mr. Hayden is a member of the firm of Lord & Hayden, china and glassware merchants, Springfield, Illinois.
LIDE f., born Feb. 9, 1851, and died Oct. S, 1875, in Springfield, Illinois.
Henry Van Hoff died Dec. 20, 1854, in Springfield, and his widow was married Nov. 19, 1857, to Rev. John G. Bergen, D. D. See his name. He died, and she resides in Springfield, Illinois.
VANMETER, ABRAHAM D., was born Nov. 9, ISo1, in Hardy
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county, Virginia. When he was a boy his parents moved to Champaign county, Ohio. He came to Sangamon county in the spring of 1829, on business, expecting to make but a temporary stay, but he was married in 1830 to Nancy A. Hussey, and settled in what is now Fancy Creek town- ship. They had seven children, namely
HENRY, born July S, 1831, in Sanga- mon county, married March 16, IS54, to Mary G. Council. They had two living children, CHARLES F. and THOMAS D., and Mrs. Mary G. Van Meter died April 5, 1862. Henry Van Meter studied medicine and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, at the session of 1854 and '55. He commenced practice at Wil- liamsville, in the spring of 1855, and con- tinued until after the death of his wife. September 1, 1862, he was commissioned assistant surgeon to the 114th Ill. Inf. December 8, 1863, he was promoted to surgeon of the regiment. He commenced his duties before the regiment was organ- ized, and was never on detached duty, but remained with it until August 3, 1865, when he was mustered out at Vicksburg. Dr. Van Meter resumed practice at Williamsville, and was married Feb. 13, 1867, to Mary F. Zane. They had three children, JOHN R., ARTHUR L. and HENRY Z. Dr. Henry Van Meter died after a very brief illness, May, 1873. His family resides in Williamsville, San- gamon county, Illinois.
MARY H., born in Sangamon county, married Dr. Hiram J. Van Winkle, of Morgan county. In the spring of 1864 he became assistant surgeon to the 10th Minn. Vol. Inf. He was with the regi- ment in the field, taken sick, ordered home, arrived at Williamsville, Feb. 27, and died March 1, 1865. His widow, having no children, resides in Williams- ville, Sangamon county, Illinois.
MARGARET A. married Thomas W. Dean, and died Sept. 14, 1858.
HARRIET E. married June 13, 1866, to Oren S. Webster, who was born Jan. 9, 1831, in Tompkins county, New York, came to Sangamon county in 1861, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. B, 130th Ill. Inf., for three years. He was detailed as chief clerk in the military postoffice, at Mem- phis, Tennessee, and remained there until he was mustered out in February, 1865. He was elected in November, 1865, for
four years,, as superintendent of schools for Sangamon county. They reside in Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.
CAROLINE died April 8, 1848, in her sixth year.
JANE E. died July 29, 1853, in her ninth year.
FAMMIES B. married Mary A. Thaxton. They have one child, JAMES E., and reside in the southeast corner of Menard county, Illinois.
WILLIAM E. married Martha E. Lester, and reside three and a half miles northwest of Williamsville.
CHARLES C. resides with his pa- rents-1874.
Abraham Van Meter and his wife are both living and reside in Fancy Creek township, on the farm settled by her father, Nathan Hussey, March 10, 1819. It is five miles west of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.
VAN METER, SEYMOUR, was born Feb. 14, 1807, in Champaign county, Ohio, came to Sangamon county in the fall of 1830, and lived in the family of his brother, Abraham. He was a sol- dier from Sangamon county in the Black- hawk war of 1831 and '32, and after- wards returned to Ohio, where he was married August 5, 1834, to Catherine Bishop, who was born April S, ISIo, in Clarke county, Ohio. He came to San- gamon county with his bride, in the fall, and settled in Fancy Creek township, where they had four children, namely,
GAMES H. died in his second year. FOHN R., born Dec. 15. 1837, mar- ried Jan. 22, 1872, to Elizabeth J. Cresse, of Menard county. They have one child, SEYMOUR, and reside on the farm settled by his father in 1834, five miles west of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois-1874.
WILLIAM H., born Oct. 28, 1839, enlisted in 1862, in Co. F, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years. In consequence of impaired health he was transferred in 1863 to the Veteran Reserve Corps, in which he served to the end of the rebellion and was honorably discharged. He married Kate Clarey. They have one child, ABRA- HAM, and live three miles northwest of Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.
CHLOE, born Jan. 6, 1843, married George Prescott. They have one child,
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MARY E., and live four miles northwest of Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.
Mrs. Catharine Van Meter died April 2, 1858, and Mr. Van Meter was married April 3, 1860, to Mrs. Mary A. E. Whit- more, whose maiden name was Kaizer. Seymour Van Meter died in Fancy Creek township, Sept. 4, 1866, and his widow resides in Logan county, Ohio.
VAN NATTEN, DANIEL, was born March 3, ISoo, in Fleming county, Kentucky. He was married Dec. 25, ISIS, in Bath county, to Deborah Fer- guson. They had one child in Fleming county, and the family moved to Sanga- mon county, Illinois, arriving in the fall of IS25, in what is now Fancy Creek town- ship, where five children were born. Of their six children-
JOSEPH, born March 10, 1821, in Fleming county, Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, April 7, 1842, to Cur- rency Stanley. They had nine children all born in Sangamon county. NOR- MAN A. enlisted in 1862 in Co. G, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term and was honorably discharged. He was married after the war to Clarissa Tufts, and lives in Fancy Creek township. THOMAS M. enlisted for one hundred days in Co. I, 133d Ill. Inf., served five months and was honorably discharged. He married Annie Renney, and died May 4, 1872, leaving a widow and two children near Springfield, Illinois. EMILY J. married James Renney and resides in Sangamon county. WARREN O. mar- ried Christiana Bowen, and lives in Fancy Creek township. MARTHA A., DANIEL W., JOHN N., JOSEPH J. and CLARISSA O. live with their parents, seven miles northwest of Spring- field, Sangamon county, Ill. JOSEPH Van Natten enlisted in 1862, for three years, in Co. G, 73d Ill. Inf., served full term, and was honorably discharged at the close of the rebellion.
ELIZABETH, born in Sangamon county, married Joseph Van Natten-a relative of the family-have one ehild, and live near Edina, Knox county, Missouri.
NELSON, born in Sangamon county, married Elizabeth Patterson. He served three years in a Missouri Union regiment, was honorably discharged, and lives in Knox county, Missouri.
DEBORAH, born in Sangamon
county, married Benjamin Ferguson, and died in Fancy Creek township.
EDNA, born in Sangamon county, and died in Texas at nineteen years of age.
DANIEL, Fun., is married and lives in Knox county, Missouri. He served three years in a Missouri Union regiment to aid in suppressing the rebellion.
All the Van Natten family moved to Texas in 1858, and all the living returned to Knox county, Missouri, in IS59, ex- cept Joseph, who returned to Sangamon county in 1860.
Daniel Van Natten died Oct. 16, 1869, and his widow died March 4, 1871, both in Knox county, Missouri.
VAN PATTEN, MINDERT, was born Jan. 20, 1793, in Scoharrie coun- ty, New York. Hannah Cooper was born March 13, 1796, in Pennsylvania. They were married Jan. 7, 1815, in Somerset county, New Jersey, and had ten children there. The family moved to Sangamon county, arrriving at Spring- field August 9, 1838, and soon after moved to what is now Curran township. Of their ten children-
MARY A., born Oct. 3, 1815, in New Jersey, married there to Joseph Rocka- fellow, came to Sangamon county with her parents, and went to Fairview, Fulton county. They have seven children.
SARAH, born Jan. 26, ISIS, in New Jersey, married there to Henry S. Frazee. See his name.
CAROLINE, born Oct. 14, 1820, married in Sangamon county to Ezra C. Lyman. See his name.
AARON, born Nov. 17, 1822, in Somerset county, New Jersey, married in Sangamon county Nov. 28, 1844, to Martha J. Tolley, who was born Jan. 11, 1S26. They had seven children. JAMES M., born Sept. 2, 1845. CARRIE M., born Nov. 1, 1848, married Feb. 17, 1870, to Edward T. Bradford. See his name. KATIE S., born March 7, 1851, married Sept. 9, 1870, to Knox L. Cooper. See his name, in the Talbott family sketch. CHARLES M., WILLIAM H., MARY E., and LEIGH R. resides with their mother. Aaron Van Patten died Sept. 12, 1870, in Sangamon county, Illinois, and his widow resides in Lincoln, Illinois.
ELIZABETH, born March 26, 1825,
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in New Jersey, married in Sangamon county to William Pursell. See his name.
JOHN, born and died in New Jersey, aged four years.
NICHOLAS, born June 28, 1829, in New Jersey, died in Sangamon county, Sept. 24, 1844.
JOHN C., born Jan. 21, 1832, in Somerset county, New Jersey, married in Sangamon county Dec. 28, 1853, to Rachel McCoy. They had six children, two died under four years. EDWIN, FRANK, EZRA and WILLIE live with their parents. Rev. J. C. Van Patten is connected with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He resides one and a half miles south of Farmingdale, Sangamon county, Illinois.
GAMMES L., born Sept. 15, 1834, in New Jersey, died in Sangamon county, March 26, 1857.
HANNAH H., born July 15, 1837, in New Jersey, died in Springfield, Illinois.
Mrs. Hannah Van Patten died Jan. 9, 1861, and Mindert Van Patten died Aug. 17, 1861, both in Sangamon county. His death was caused by being thrown from a horse.
VAN NORSTRAND, WIL- LIAM, born about 1774, in Somerset county, New Jersey, was married there to Adaline Van Liew, who was born Dec. 24, 1777, in the same county. They had five children, and Mrs. Adaline Van Norstrand died in 1824 in Somerset county. William Van Norstrand came to Sanga- mon county on a visit to his son, Cornelius, and daughter, Margaret A., and died in Springfield, Dec. 22, 1839. Cornelius Van Norstrand returned to New Jersey and brought his sister, Maria, and his brother, Frederick. Of the five children of William and Adaline Van Norstrand-
MARIA, born Sept. 12, 1803, in Mid- dlesex county, New Jersey, is unmarried, and resides with her brother, Cornelius.
CORNELIUS, born Dec. 3, 1807, in Somerset county, New Jersey, came to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in July, 1837, and settled on Round Prairie, four miles east of Springfield, Illinois. He is unmarried and lives on the farm where he settled in 1837.
MARGARET A .. born Oct. 4, 1810, in Somerset county, New Jersey, was married in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
to Thomas Lewis. See his name. They came to Sangamon county with her brother, Cornelius, in 1837.
ISAAC, born May 29, 1813, in Mid- dlesex county, New Jersey, went to Louisiana in 1832 or '33, and was last heard from in April, 1842, at New Orleans, en route for Cuba. He was un- married, and is supposed to be dead.
FREDERICK, born August 9, 1817, in Middlesex county, New Jersey, came to Sangamon county with his brother, Cornelius, in 1841, and was married May 22, 1850, in same county, to Margaret j. Blandon, who was born Sept. 6, 1827, in Warren county, Pennsylvania. They have four children, WILLIAM, MARIA, MAGGIE and ADDIE, and reside four miles east of Springfield, Sangamon county, Illinois.
VEATCH, WILLIAM, born about ISIo, in Harrison county, Kentucky, and was married there to Ursula Foster. They came to Sangamon county in com- pany with her brother, Evan Foster, in 1830, and lived on Lick creek until 1847, when they moved to Mechanicsburg. They had eight children, all horn in San- gamon county, Illinois.
MAR ), died at 19 years of age.
MARTHA, was burned to death by her clothes taking fire, when she was a child.
. WESLEY, born Nov. 7, 1836, in Sangamon county, married April 11, 1 860, to Eliza Robbins. They have five children, JOHN H., URSULA E., ANN M., GEORGE T. and SARAH F., and reside three miles southwest of Mechanics- burg, Illinois.
WILLIAM, born in 1839, married Sarah Anderson, have four children, and live near Sweet Home, Nodaway county, Missouri.
SAMUEL, born in Sangamon county, enlisted in the fall of 1861, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf. for three years, re-enlisted as a vet- eran, served to the end of the rebellion, was honorably discharged, and died Janu- ary, 1867, in Sangamon county, Illinois.
JAMES F., born in Sangamon coun- ty, enlisted in 1861, in Co. B, 30th IN. Inf. and died of disease at Vicksburg, in July, 1 863.
SARAH A., born Feb. 4, 1845, in Sangamon county, married Thomas Als-
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bury, has six children, and lives near Sweet Home, Missouri.
HOEL M., born in IS47, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1864, in Co. B, 10th Ill. Cav., and was killed in the battle at Little Rock, Arkansas, in the same year.
William Veath died March, 1852, and Mrs. Ursula Veatch died in 186S, both in Sangamon county, Illinois.
VIGAL, MATHIAS, was born August 28, 1779, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. His father died, and his mother married Adam Mung. They moved to Jefferson county, Kentucky. Mary Roney was born March 13, 1777, on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, and was taken by her parents to Jefferson county, near Louisville, Ken- tucky. Mathias Vigal and Mary Roney were married and had four children in that county. They moved in 1820 to Clark county, Indiana, and from there to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in the fall of 1830 in what is now Cotton Hill township. Of their four children ----
ELIZABETH, born July 9, 1SoI, in Kentucky, was married in Indiana to Samuel Slake. They had three children and moved to Springfield, Illinois, in the fall of 1828. In the spring of 1829 they moved to what is now Cotton Hill town- ship, where four children were born, and Mrs. Slake died there July 25, 1855. Of their children, three only are living. WILLIAM is married, and lives in Tay- lorville, Illinois. JOHN and GEORGE are both married and live near Palmer, Christian county, Illinois. Samuel Slake is blind, and lives with his son, William, in Taylorville, Illinois.
RACHEL, born in IS03 in Kentucky, died in Indiana, aged sixteen years.
WILLIAM W., born May 14, IS05, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, came to Sangamon county first in IS2S. Since that time he has lived in Springfield, and Cotton Hill township, in the latter of which he now lives, and is yet unmarried.
JOHN T., born April S, 1SOS, near Louisville, Kentucky, was married March 10, 1830, in Clarke county, Indiana, to Hannah Coble, who was born in that county May 20, ISI. They moved, in company with his father, arriving in the autumn of 1830, in what is now Cotton Hill township, between Brush and Horse creeks. They had nine children in San-
gamon county. MELVINA, born May 22, 1831, married Thompson C. Spicer. See his name. Mrs. Melvina Spicer died Dec. 9, 1873. WILLIAM H., born Jan. 22, 1833, was married Oct. 31, 1855, to Sarah A. Willian. They have six chil- dren, MARCIA A., EVERETT A., METTA E., WILLIAM M., FREDERICK H. and ERMIN CARROLL, and live in Cotton Hill town- ship, one and a half miles south of New City, Sangamon county, Illinois. W. H. Vigal was a member of Sangamon County Board of Supervisors in 1862, and is at present a member. He has been township treasurer since IS5S. ALFRED, born April 28, 1835, was married Dec. 17, 1857, to Diana Carpenter, who was born Feb. 6, IS31, in Delaware county, Ohio. They had six children, CLARA I., JOHN F., ADA- LINE, the latter died Jan. 19, 1875, aged twelve years, ANTONIO, EDWIN ULYSSUS GRANT, and MARY L., and live near New City, Sangamon county, Illinois. MARY A., born April 30, 1837, married William H. Boyd. See his name. JOHN F., born July 11, 1839, in Sangamon county, en- listed August, 1862, for three years, in Co. E, 114th Ill. Inf., and was killed in battle at Tupelo, Mississippi, July 15, 1864. SARAH J., born August 25, 1841, died June 22, 1864. NANCY C., born Oct. 20, 1843, died aged ten years. DAVID M., born Nov. 2, 1846, is a teacher, and lives near New City, Illinois. CHARLES E., born March 10, 1852, was married Jan. 7, 1875, to Mary A. Miller. They have one child, LUTHIER F. Mrs. Hannah Vigal died May 12, 1853, and John T. Vigal, lives where he settled in 1831, in in Cotton Hill township, near New City, Sangamon county, Illinois.
Mrs. Mary Vigal died March 13, 1837, and Matthias Vigal died Dec. 25, 1862, both in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county, Illinois.
VINEY ABRAHAM, born in 1781, in Greenbrier county, Virginia, was married, either in that state or Kentucky, to Rebecca Skiles, who was born Nov. 1I, 1781, in Pennsylvania. They had one child in Virginia, and moved to Warren county, Kentucky, where seven children were born, thence to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in the autumn of IS19, on the south fork of Sangamon river, fifteen miles south of where Springfield now stands. Of their children-
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SARAH, born July 2, 1803, in Green- brier county, Virginia, was taken by her parents to Warren county, Kentucky, at two years of age, and brought by them to Sangamon county in 1819, where she was married to Edward Clarke. Sce his name.
WILLIAM S., born in Kentucky, married Margaret Laughlin, and lives in Iowa.
MARY, born in Kentucky, was mar- ried in Sangamon county to Ezekiel Drennan. See his name. They moved to Missouri and both died there.
AMANDA A., born March 2, ISIo, in Warren county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Mathew P. Kenney. Sce his name. She died July 9, 1876, in Sangamon county, Illinois. Her son, Ninian C. Kenney, was married Nov. 15, 1876, to a daughter of F. Ewing Dodds. Sec Dodds in Omissions.
CINTHIA A., born in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, Illinois, aged twenty-three years.
JOHN N., born July 13, 1813, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Nancy Black, and both died. His death occurred Jan. 5, 1871. He was a preacher in connection with the Cum- berland Presbyterian church.
REBECCA, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Amos Rich- ardson, and both died.
HENRY, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Catharine Kessler and lives in Macoupin county, Illinois.
Abraham Viney died August 24, 1820, and his widow married in 1823 or '24 to Thomas Black, Sen. See his name.
VREDENBURGH, JOHN S., was born March 11, 18og, in Somerset county, New Jersey. The family moved in IS21 to New York city, where he was married, Sept. 22, 1832, to Ann E. Dore- mus. She was born there Oct. 12, 1810. They had two children in New York, and moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, ar- riving July 20, 1835, in what is now Cur- ran township, where they had two children. In 1837 they moved to Springfield, where they had four children. Of their children :
MARIA I. D., born June 28, 1833, in New York city, was married March 22, 1853, in Springfield, to Edward R. Ulrich, who was born Oct. 10, 1829, in Duchess county, New York. They had eight chil-
dren, LOUIS, ANNA V., EDWARD R., Jun., CATHARINE, CHARLES, HENRIETTA, PAUL and MARIA. Anna V. died March, 1876, in her nine- teenth year. All the living children reside with their parents in Springfield. Edward R. Ulrich came to Springfield in 1841, and was for many years a lumber merchant there. He has since been engaged in stock and grain dealing.
FRANCES D., born April, 1835, in New York city, lives with her parents in Springfield, Illinois.
PETER, born Feb. 7, 1837, in Sanga- mon county, was married Dec. 27, 1866, to Mary A. Canfield, daughter of Rev. Josiah Canfield. She was born in New Jersey. They live one and one-half miles northwest of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois.
THOMAS D., born March 15, IS41, in Sangamon county, was married in War- saw, Illinois, May 22, 1866, to Maria Reynolds. They have one child, WIL- LIAM R. T. D. Vredenburgh is with his father, in the lumber business, and re- sides in Springfield, Illinois.
FOHN S., Fun., born Sept. 1, 1844, in Springfield, Illinois, was married Oct. 15, IS6S, to Elizabeth H. Kilman, who was born August 2, 1845, in Godfrey, Madison county, Illinois. They have two adopted children, and reside in Chicago, Illinois.
ANN E., born April 19,1850, in Spring- field, was married May 6, 1874, to James Partridge. They live in Springfield, Illi- nois.
MARGARET lives with her parents. LA RUE, born in Springfield, Illinois, is attending college in New Brunswick, New Jersey-1876.
John S. Vredenburgh was formerly a far- mer, but has been engaged in mercantile pursuits in Springfield nearly forty years, and is now in the lumher trade. He served two terms as alderman, and one term, from April, 1864, to April, 1865, as mayor of the city. He now-November, 1876- resides in Springfield, Sangamon county, Illinois.
WADSWORTH, DANIEL, was born May 15, 1799, in Winthrop, Mame. He was married Dec. 3, IS23, to Margaret F. Goodwin, who was born Oct. 3, 1801, at Freeport, Maine. They
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had two living children in Maine, and moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in Auburn Nov. 17, 1840, where they had two living children. Of their four children-
EMILY N., born Oct. 3, 1824, in Maine, married in Sangamon county, Oct. 12, 1843, to Jehu Harlan, who was born June 11, ISIS, near Hopkinsville, Ken- tucky. They had four children, two of whom died under ten years. EDWARD T. died in 1873, aged twenty-four years. MARGARET H., born August 31, 1851, in Sangamon county, married August 16, 1870, to John H. C. Irwin, who was born in Ballinasloe, Connaught, Ireland, July 1, 1845, and is third son of the late Rev. Canon John Irwin, D. D., who after a long service as clergyman in the Anglican church, and the Protestant Episcopal church in America, died in Canada, Feb. 12, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin have two living children, GERTRUDE H. and GRACE MAYNARD, and reside in Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Irwin is city editor of the Illinois State Fournal. Jehu Harlan died Nov. 23, 1851, and Mrs. Emily N. Harlan was married Nov. 13, 1853, to William M. Corzine, who was born March 14, 1834, in Marion county, North Carolina. They have
one child, FRANKLIN W., and reside in Auburn, Sangamon county, Illinois.
MOSES G., born Feb. 3, 1826, in Hallowel, Maine, married in Sangamon county, Sept. 23, 1847, to Elizabeth F. Wheeler. They had five children. EUGENE W., born July 11, 1848. MARGARET C., born Sept. 1, 1850, married D. H. Tomlinson, and died March 15, 1875, at Butler, DeKalb county, Indiana. FLORA E., born Dec. 5, 1852, married Jerry Ballenger, and resides in Auburn, Illinois. SUSAN E. M., born Jan. 14, 1855, married W. W. Lowry, of Carlinville, Illinois. They have one child, MINNIE, and reside in Auburn, Illinois. JAMES F. D., born April 6, 1857. Mrs. Wadsworth died May 4, 1857- Moses G. Wadsworth was married Nov. 16, 1862, to Mary E. Day. They had six children, two of whom died young. HARRIE E., CHARLES L., MARY F. and ADA C. reside with their parents in Auburn, Sangamon county, Illinois. M. G. Wadsworth was elected clerk of Auburn township at its organization, and
served four years, was township collector four years, has been secretary of Ark and Anchor Masonic Lodge, 354, five years, and is editor and proprietor of the Auburn Citizen, one of the best weekly news- papers in the State.
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