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Bergen, from 1828 to 1848, when he re -. signed the pastorate, five hundred were added to the church. When he came to Springfield he was the eighth Presbyte- rian minister in the State, and the farthest north of any of them. There were twenty-five churches under the care of these eight ministers. He lived to see, including both branches of the Presbyte- rian and the Congregational churches, 600 ministers and Soo churches in the State. He assisted in forming the first Presbytery and first Synod in the State; was the first Moderator of each. When the Old and New school churches were reunited in 1869, he was the first Moderator of the United Synod.
In 1854, without any previous intima- tion of their intentions, Center College, at Danville, Ky., conferred on the Rev. John G. Bergen the Degree of D. D.
After his resignation as pastor of the First Church, he devoted much of his time to writing for the religious press, over the signature of "Old Man of the Prairies. " He has left two large scrap books full of these writings.
BERRY, ROBERT E., was born Dec. 3, 1823, in Davidson county, near Nashville, Tenn. When a child his parents moved, first into Madison, and then into Gibson county, in the same. State. From there they moved to Wil- liaison county, Ill., and from there to Christian county, in 1844. Robert E. left his parents in Williamson county, and come to Sangamon county, in what is now Cooper township, in Dec., IS40. He was married Sept. S, 1850, to Elizabeth Stokes, who was born Aug. 6, 1832. They had one child-
AMANDA M., who died at the age of seven years. Mrs. Berry died Sept. 25, 1853, and Mr. Berry was married. Oct. 8, 1856, to Sophia Barger. They have seven children, namely ---
WILLIAM, FRANCIS M. and BENGAMIN F., twins-F. M. died in his sixth vear-LAURA E., EMMA D., LIZZIE and CHARLES; the six liv- ing, reside with their parents.
Robert E. Berry resides at Berry post- office, Clarksville, Sangamon county.
BETTIS, JAMES H., was born Oct. IS, ISII, in Lincoln county, Ky. His parents moved to Hamilton county, O., in ISIS. James H. came to Sangamon
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county in 1839. He was married July 28, 1844, in what is now Auburn township, to Elizabeth Fletcher. They had six children in Sangamon county, and in 1855 moved to Missouri. In 1864 they moved back to Sangamon county. Of their children-
OLIVER F., born in Sangamon county, married June 20, 1866, to Jane Patterson. They reside in Auburn town- ship.
REBECCA f., born in Sangamon county, married Franklin Nicholson, and reside near Virden.
HAMES W., MMARTHA E., NAN- CTA. and JOHN R., the four latter reside with their parents in Auburn town- ship.
The parents of J. H. Bettis moved from Ohio to DeWitt county, Ill., before he came to the State. After his father's death, his mother came to Sangamon county, in 1842, and died in 1850. She was born in Garrard county, Ky., in 17So, and is believed to have been the first white child born in that county.
BEVANS, JOHN, was born in Maryland, and married, near Snow Hill, to Mary Rounds. They had six children, and she died. He married Margaret Jones, and had one child in Maryland. The family moved to Woodford county, Ky., and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving, in 1828, in Island Grove, south of Spring creek. Of his seven children-
MARTHA, born in Maryland, mar- ried in Kentucky to Alexander Mont- gomery, came to Sangamon county in 1828. They had six children, and the parents died in Berlin. Their only child living in Sangamon county, MARTIN, resides in Springfield.
WILLIAM, born in Maryland, mar- ried, had two children, and died near Chillicothe, O.
DRUZILLA, born in Maryland, mar- ried at Island Grove to Fielding Jones, have six children, and reside near As- sumption, Christian county Ill.
BARSHEBA, born in Maryland, married in Kentucky to Hiram Bailey, and died in Indiana.
JOHN D., born Oct. 5, 1813 in Wor- cester county, near Snow Hill, Md., came to Sangamon county in 1828, married at Island Grove, Jan 2, 1842, to Nancy Foutch. They had eight children :
THOMAS F., born in Sangamon county June 19, 1843, married March 27, 1870, at Carbondale, to Carrie L. Collins, who was born Oct. 3, 1850, at Wheeling, Va. They have one child, EDDIE F., and reside in Berlin. The other seven were born in Wapello county, Iowa, two of whom died young. MARY R., born Sept. 24, 1847, in Iowa, married Hawes Yates. See his name. JOHN D., Jun., born Nov. 10, 1850, and HENRY K., reside with their mother. MARTHA resides with her sister, Mrs. Yates. RACHEL lives with her mother. John D. Bevans died Jan. 13, 1858, in Wapello county, Iowa. His widow resides in Ber- lin.
VANC 2, born in Maryland, was mar- ried at Island Grove to Amon Blaney. Both died in St. Clair county.
By the second marriage-
SARAH, born in 1824, in Maryland, married near Berlin to Thomas G. Men- denhall, and reside at Berlin.
John Bevans died in March, 1837, and Mrs. Margaret Bevans died April, 1859, both in Island Grove township.
BICE, JOHN, born Nov. 4, 18OS, in Henry county, Ky. He came to San- gamon county in 1834, and was married May 5, 1835, near Mechanicsburg, to Mary A. Pickrell. They settled in what is now Williams township, one and a half miles north of the present town of Bar- clay. They had six children there-
SARAII E., born Feb. 8, 1836, mar- ried James F. Hickman. See his name.
JESSE W., born Oct. 21, 1837, en- listed in Co. A. 3rd Ill. Cavalry, Aug. 14, 1861. He was promoted for meritorious conduct at Pea Ridge, to Lieutenant, afterwards to Captain, and the last ten months he served with the rank of Major. He was honorably discharged in Nov., 1865. In Dec. following he was appointed assistant assessor of internal revenue, until the office was abolished by Congress, May 20, 1873. J. WV. Bice was married Sept. 19, 1872, to Belle Warinner, daughter of the late Dr. Warinner, of Bloomington. They have one child, JESSIE BELLE. Major Bice is now Deputy Sheriff of Sangamon county, and resides in Spring- field.
BENJAMIN F. born June 28, 1840, enlisted in Co. B, 130th Ill. Vol. Inf., and was mustered in at Camp Butler, Ang. I,
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IS62. He was appointed 2nd Sergeant of same company, at Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1862, and served until Aug. 11, 1865, when he was mustered out by spe- cial order at New Orleans, La., for the pur- pose of accepting a commission from Gov. R. J. Oglesby, dated July 26, 1865, as 2nd Lieut. Co. D, 30th Ill. Vol. Inf. He was honorably discharged Ang. 12, 1865. B. F. Bice was married in Dec., 1867, to Bertha Owen. They have three children, MARY, EMMA G. and EVA, and re- side near Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.
ABEL P., born Dec. 3, 1842. He was married in 1863 to Melissa C. Blue. They have three children, JOHN H., AR- THUR L. and NETTIE B., and reside two miles north of Barclay.
SUE E. resides with her sister, Mrs. J. F. Hickman, at the homestead where her parents settled in 1835.
JOHN H., born Feb. 11, 1848, enlisted in 1863 in 16th United States Inf. Served three years, and was honorably discharged in 1866. He was afterwards employed on the Toledo, Wabash & Western railroad, and was killed by an accident Jan. 31, 1871.
John Bice, died March 14, 1848, at the family homestead, and his widow resides with her sister, Mrs. Hall, at Buffalo.
BICE, SUSAN, born in Henry county, Ky., married 'there to Elijah Utterbach. See his name.
BILLINGS, ROBERT was born Jan., ISOI, in Dorchester county, Md. Mary Dean was born April 6, 1810, in Somerset county, Md. They were married Oct., 1829, in Sussex county, Del- aware, and had two children born in Sum- mit county, Md. They moved into Baltimore county, where one child was born and died, and then moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 1840, in what is now Rochester township, and had nine children in Sangamon county. Of their children-
NANCY E., born July 15, 1830, in Maryland, married in Sangamon county to John Short, had one child, and Mrs. Short died.
MARY E., born Feb. 15, 1833, in Maryland, married in Sangamon county to James Wilson, have two children, and reside in Cotton Hill township.
WILLIAM EDWARD, born in Sangamon county, died in his 23d year.
GEORGIANN, born in Sangamon county, married Samuel Long, had one child, and Mr. Long died, and she married Wm. Thompson. They have three children, and reside near Lincoln.
SUSAN GANE, born in Sangamon county, married John Popp, have three children, and reside in Cotton Hill town- ship.
CHARLES H., born in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Martha Mortar. He died July 31, 1871.
JOANNA, born in Sangamon county, resides with her parents.
CHARLOTTE married John Miller, have two children, and reside two and a half miles south of Rochester,
CAROLINE married William Glenn. They have two children, and reside three miles south of Rochester.
JENNIE, born in Sangamon county, Oct. 29, 1853, resides with her parents.
Robert Billings and his wife reside two and a half miles south of Rochester.
BILLINGTON, JOHN, was born Sept. 29, 1819, in the town of Shrewsbury, Shrophshire, England. He came to the United States, landing in New York in June, and arrived early in Aug., 1840, at Springfield. He lived several years in the family of Willard Tinney, on Richland creek, to learn farming. He had learned the business of baker and confectioner in England, and established himself in that business in Springfield. He was married, in Springfield, to Eliza- beth A. Cannon. She died Nov., 1851, not leaving any children. He was married March 24, 1853, at Buffalo Hart grove, to Rachel Constant. They have one child- MARY Y., and reside at Dawson.
Mr. Billington erected a residence for himself, where Dawson now stands, in 1854, before there was any station or town laid out. When the postoffice was estab- lished in that year, he was appointed Post- master, which he held about seven years. He was also the first station and express agent at that place, and is yet (1874) acting in that capacity. Mr. Billington's parents, four brothers and one sister, came later. These were William, the civil engineer, now deceased. Thomas at resides Mt. Pulaska, Henry at Waynesville, James and Mary A.
BILYEU, PETER, was born in 1777, in Alleghany county, Md., and
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was taken by his parents to Green river, Ky. He was there married to Diana Blackwill. They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Overton county, Tenn., where twelve children were born; two died young. The family moved to Sangamon county, III., arriving Oct. 1, IS29, in what is now Loami township, where one child was born. Of their children-
SARAH, born Nov. 26, ISO1, in Ken- tucky, married March 23, 1819, to William Workman. See his name.
JOHN, born in 1803, in Kentucky, married Elizabeth Workman in Tennes- see, came to Sangamon county, raised a large family, moved to Christian county, and died there in 1867.
LIDIA, born in Tennessee, married David Workman. See his name.
NANCY, born in Tennessee, married Jacob Teeple, moved to Missouri, raised a family, and he died there. She died in Christian county, Ill.
ISAAC, born in Tennessee, married Polly Bilyeu, raised a family, and resides in Missouri.
GEORGE, born in Tennessee, mar- ried Elizabeth Workman, raised a family, and resides in Christian county.
ELIZABETH married Richard Bil- yen. He was killed in time of the rebel- lion, in Miller county, Mo., leaving a widow and several children there.
POLLY married James McMullen, have children, and reside in Missouri.
DIANA married Thomas Greening, who died, and she married Stephen Work- man, Jnn. He died, leaving a widow and four children in Christian county.
HANNAH married John Wyckoff. He died in Christian county. His family reside in Missouri.
CINTHIA, born Aug. 29, 1827, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Levi Harbour, Jun. See his name.
MINERVA married Robert Fowler, and resides in Kansas.
Peter Bilycu died July 7, 1863, and his widow died Sept., 1865, both in Christian county, Ill.
BIRD FAMILY, John Bird was born Jan. 1, 1767, in Essex county, N. J., and when a young man, went to Wash- ington, Mason county, Ky. Abigail Au- ter was born May 26, 17So, in Essex county, N. J., also, and in 1798 went with
her widowed mother and two sisters to Washington, Ky. John Bird and Abigail Auter were married there in ISo1. They had ten children in Mason county, Ky., and the entire family moved, in IS25, to Harrison county. John Bird died there, of cholera, July 15, 1833. Their daughter, Sarah, who was married to Jesse Folks, died six days before her father, and their son John, in his thirteenth year, died seven days after his father, all of the same disease. Mrs. Bird, with some of her children, came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Sept. 6, 1835, in what is now Mechanicsburg township. Her other children came the next year. Mrs. Ahi- gail Bird died in Sangamon county. Of her eight children who came to the county --
BIRD, MORRIS, was born Feb. 19, 1803, in Mason county, Ky., married, March 29, 1827, in Harrison county, to Sarah Brannock, who was born July 24, ISOS, in Bourbon county, Ky. They had four children in Harrison county ; one died in infancy, and they moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1835, and settled near Me- chanicsburg, where they had twelve child- ren, eleven of whom died in infancy, and Margaret died, aged nine years. Of the other three-
MARY A. C., born Nov. 5, 1828, in Harrison county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county, Feb. 21, 1856, to Miles H. Wilmot, who was born Jan. 5, 1825, in Caswell county, N. C., and came to San- gamon county in 1854. He has three children by a former wife; two daughters, married, and a son. All reside near Shel- by, Iowa. M. H. Wilmot and wife have no children except an adopted daughter, ELLA WILMOT. They reside half a mile east of Illiopolis. Mr. Wilmot has been elected five years in succession, to represent Illiopolis township in the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county, be- ginning with the election of April, 1870. He was chairman of the board for 1872 and '3. He also served five years as Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate in Mechanicsburg and Illiopolis.
JOHN M., born April 23, 1834, in Harrison county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, married in Griggsville, Pike coun- ty, Ill., Oct. 6, 1859, to Frances E. Green- leaf, daughter of Rev. Calvin Greenleaf, of the Baptist church. She was born in
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Pike county, June 15, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Bird had three children, CLAR- ENCE I. died in his third year. NEL- LIE M. and CALVIN MORRIS reside with their parents, in Mechanicsburg.
GEORGE W., born Nov. 16, 1849, in Sangamon county, resides with his par- ents.
Morris Bird and wife reside at Mechan- icsburg. He was commissioned as Post- master at Mechanicsburg, March 28, 1848, during the administration of President Taylor, and has held the office under all administrations to the present time.
BIRD, RICHARD, was born Nov. 19, 1804, in Mason county, Ky. He united with the M. E. church, in 1824, and commenced preaching in 1827. His first circuit was in the southern part of the State, and extended into Tennessee. By a singular coincidence, his colleagues bore such names as to indicate that the trio be- long to the feathered species of animated nature, Crow, Martin and Bird. Rev. Richard Bird was married, March 8, 1832, in Shelby county, Ky., to Lucinda N. Fullinwider. They had two children in Kentucky, and came to Sangamon county, Ill., settling near Mechanicsburg, and at once united with the Ill. Conf. M. E. church, and commenced the work of a traveling preacher. They had seven children in Illinois, three of whom died under seven years. The two born in Ken- tucky died in Illinois, one at five and the other at two years of age. Of the other four-
FRANCES M., born Aug. 23, 1836, in Sangamon county, married Thomas Scott, and had four children; two died in infancy. CHARLES W. and HAR- RIET B. reside with their mother. She was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Rev. Reuben Gregg, of the M. E. Church. They have three living children, ARTIIUR B., EDA F., ALLEN C. and LURA R. They reside at Augusta, Ill.
RICHARD C., born August 8, 1838, in Tazewell county, Ill., married, Sept. 26, 1860, at Chatham, Sangamon county, to Addie lesser. He enlisted in 1862, for three years, in Co. A., 73d Ill. Inf. He was injured, Sept. 26, 1862, in Louisville, Ky., by a drunken driver upsetting an army wagon, which fell upon him and came near causing his death. He was dis- charged on account of physical disability,
Feb. 23, 1863. He lost his right hand by firing a salute at Mechanicsburg, July 4, 1864. Mr. and Mrs Bird had three child- ren in Sangamon county, and in the fall of 1866 moved to Kansas, where they had four. Their names are EDWARD T., ALLISON E., HENRY E., RICH- ARD N., JOHN M., LUCINDA A. and HARRIET F., and reside near Ottawa, Kansas.
JACOB F., born August 5, 1846, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 16, 1873, at Payson, Ill., to Mrs. Anna E. Vickers, whose maiden name was Hughes. She was born Dec. 31, 1849, in Butler county, Ohio. They reside at the family home- stead, adjoining Mechanicsburg on the south.
THOMAS M., born Sept. 10, 1848, in Sangamon county, married, Oct. 19, 1871, at Decatur, to Florence M. Wood, who was born Sept. 10, 1851, at Clarence- ville, Lower Canada. They have two child- ren, JOHN RICHARD and ETHEL LUCINDA, and reside one and a half miles southwest of Mechanicsburg.
Rev. Richard Bird considers the vicinity of Mechanicsburg his home, but continues to travel as a preacher in the M. E. church, in the Illinois Conference. His residence for the conference year of 1875-6 is Easton, Mason county, Ill.
BIRD, JOANNA, was born Nov. 20, 1807, in Mason county, Ky., married to James M. Dixon. Sce his name. He died and she married John C. Eckel. Sce his name.
BIRD, THOMAS, was born Dec. 25, 1809, in Mason county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1835. He never married, and died Sept. 11, 1858, near Mechanicsburg.
BIRD, ABRAHAM, born Aug. 30, 1813, in Mason county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1836, married, May 9, 1839, to Nancy Riddle. They had one child --
DAVID R., born April 26, 1841, in Sangamon county. He enlisted; was with his cousin, Dr. Riddle, all through the war to suppress the rebellion. Present residence not known.
Mrs. Nancy Bird died April 26, 1841, and Abraham Bird died Feb. 19, 1853, both in Sangamon county.
BIRD, HENRY, was born Dec. 15, 1815, in Mason county, Ky., came to
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Sangamon county in 1836, was married Sept. 30, IS41, to Margaret J. Hussey, who was born April 5, 1821, in Sangamon county, Ill. Two children were born there, and in 1845 they moved overland in wagons, to Yamhill county, Oregon. Five children were born there, and they moved to Portland, Multnomah county, Oregon, where one child was born. Of their nine children-
CLARISSA, born August 30, 1842, in Sangamon county, Ill., married in Or- egon, July 30, 1861, to Hiram Ransom, and resides in California.
MARY E., born June 23, 1844, in Sangamon county, married in Oregon, Dec. 29, 1869, to WV. S. James. She died Feb. 19, 1874, in Portland, Oregon, leaving two children, viz: ELLA and MARY, the latter died August 9, 1874. Mr. James resides in Portland.
NATHAN H., born Dec. 12, 1846, in Yamhill county, was married March 15, 1870, to Alice Talbot. They have two children, WALTER and VIOLA, and reside near Bellvne, Yamhill county, Ore- gon.
RICHARD, born April 5, 1848, in Yamhill county, is unmarried, and resides in Portland.
JOHN, born Sept. 20, 1851, in Yam- hill county, is unmarried, and resides in Portland.
CORNELIA E., born Nov. 20, 1853, in Yamhill county, resides with her mother.
STEPHEN, born Oct. 9, 1855, in Yamhill county, resides near Sheridan, Yamhill county, on a farm.
BENYAMIN M., born April 1, 1858, in Yamhill county, resides with his mother.
WILLIAM E., born Dec. 11, 1862, in Portland, resides with his mother.
Henry Bird died August 20, 1873, in Portland, and his widow resides there.
BIRD, HETTY E., was born July 9, 18IS, in Mason county, Ky., came with her mother to Sangamon county in 1835. She was married near Mechanics- hurg, Feb. 25, 1845, to Samuel Powers, who was born April 28, 1797, in Hamp- shire county, Va. They had one child, and Mrs. Powers died, March 16, IS51, in Sangamon county. Mr. Powers moved to Iowa with his daughter-
RHODA A., born Sept. 19, 1848, in Sangamon county, and married in Iowa, -16
July 22, 1865, to Barzilla Reeves, who was born April 5, 1841. They had five children in Iowa. Their second child, ISAAC N., died in his fourth year. AN- DREW J., DAVID M., GARRISON B. and HESTER A., reside with their parents, near Sidney, Fremont county, Iowa.
Samuel Powers resides in Atchison county, Mo.
BIRD, ABIGAIL, was born Sept. 27, 1824, in Mason county, Ky., came with her mother to Sangamon coun- ty, Ill., in 1835, married, Oct. 12, 1843, to Hugh Sutherland. He was born May 4, IS16, in Edinburgh, Scotland, came to America in 1827, remained in the Atlantic States until 1841, when he came to San- gamon county. Mr. and Mrs. S. had nine children, Charles W., next to the young- est, died in his third year. Of the other eight-
HESTER Y., born Dec. 21, 1844, in Sangamon county, married March 17, 1869, to Joseph N. Burcham, have two children, REUBEN and JOHN L., and reside three and a quarter miles east of Mechaniscburg.
BETSY f., born Sept. 17, 1846, died Sept. 2, IS;S.
YOHN G., born April 28, 1848, in Sangamon county, married, August 31, IS70, in his native county, to Mary J. Peak. They had two children, AR- THUR CLARK and CARLOS B. The latter died in his second year. Mrs. S. died March 12, 1875, in the twenty- seventh year of her age. John G. Suther- land resides at Warrensburg, Ill.
ELLEN R. born Jan. 30, IS50, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 14, 1875, to William Upton, and resides three and a half miles east of Mechanicsburg.
.ABIGAIL ANN, born Dec. 23, 1851, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 7, 1875, to Charles Mussenden, and resides four miles east of Mechanicsburg.
THOMAS MI., born Sept. S, 1854,
HUGH A., born Dec, 12, 1856, and
CHARLEY B., born Dec. 29, 1861.
The three latter reside with their par- ents, adjoining Illiopolis on the cast.
BLACK, SAMUEL, was born July 2, 1798, in Augusta county, Va. Mildred Gaines, a niece of Mrs. Peter Cart- wright, was born Oct. 4, 1802, in Char- lotte county, Va. They were married,
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Feb. 20, 1822, near Hopkinsville, Ky., where their parents had emigrated when they were quite young. They had one child in Kentucky, and moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving Nov. 19, 1825, in what is now Cartwright township, where they had two children, and in IS28 moved to Morgan county, where seven children were born. Of their children ---
ELIZA, born Dec. 31, 1824, in Ken- tucky, married George Ragen, have seven children, and reside in Cass county, Iowa.
FAMES R., born July 5, 1826, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 13, 1863, to Arvilla M. MeMurphy, who was born Nov. 25, 1833, in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. They have four children, VIC- TOR C., JENNIE M., IONA C. and ALBERT C., and reside one and a quar- ter miles north of Pleasant Plains, with- in half a mile of where he was born, on the farm of his grandfather, Rev. Richard Gaines.
WILLIAM, born April 5, 1828, in Sangamon county, married Jane Short, and died in three months after marriage.
SARAH B., born May 1, 1833, in Mor- gan county, married Tilman Sharp, has one child, and resides in Morgan county.
FOIIN, born Dec. 3, 1830, just before the "deep snow," married Sarah Vaughn, have three children, LOU ELLA, J. W. and J. R., and reside in Morgan county.
AMY, born Feb. 5, 1839, died Sept. S, 1 869.
MARTHA G., born Feb. 1. 1835, is unmarried, and resides with her parents.
SAMUEL, Jun., born June 27, 1837, married, Dec. 2, 1860, to Mary Self, have two children, W. E. and C. S., and reside in Morgan county.
MARY Y., born March 9, 1842, mar- ried, Sept. 20, 1861, to James Phillips, who died, and she married Wm. Self, and resides in Cass county.
MILDRED, born Jan. 7, 1845, mar- ried Samuel T. Mattix, has one child, and resides in Morgan county.
Samuel Black and his wife reside six miles north of Jacksonville, surrounded by most of their children. Mr. Black made his first trip to Sangamon county to move the mother of Rev. Peter Cart- wright. Ile made, altogether, seven round trips with a six horse team, when there were no roads, in moving the Cart- wright, Gaines and Black families.
BLACK, WILLIAM, born about 1793, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to America when young, landing at Philadelphia. A stone cutter by trade, he was employed on some of the banks and other public buildings in that city, finish- ing with a contract on Girard College. Anna Young was born April 6, 1798, in the city of Philadelphia. William Black and Anna Young were there married, Dec. 7, 1820. Their nine children were born in Philadelphia, one of whom died young. Mr. Black came to Springfield in the fall of 1839, and April, 1840, his family arrived and moved to a farm he had purchased, six miles northeast of Springfield. Of their eight children-
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