History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 22

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824

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gamon county. He brought his family the year following, and after providing for the erection of a country residence, made his home in Jacksonville, Morgan county, where, after a brief illness, he died, Oct. 6, 1833. Of their nine children who accompanied them to Illinois, four never resided in Sangamon county, viz: ELISHA W., ELIZA C. and SARAH H. reside at Boonville, Cooper county, Mo. WILLIAM made Jacksonville his home, brough up a family of children, and died there, after a life full of useful- ness and honor, in 1871. Of the other five children-

JAMES N., born Oct. 1, 1806, at Bryan's Station, Fayette county, Ky., was married near Cynthiana, Ky., to Polly A. Smith. They had three children in Ken- tucky, all of whom died in infancy. They moved to Sangamon county, Ill., where six children were born, one of whom died in infancy. JAMES N., Jun., born July 13, 1836, died Feb. S, 1851. WILLIAM, born June 11, 1839, was married, Oct. IS, 1865, in Covington, Ky., to Sally R. Smith, who was born Feb. 1, 1847, in Harrison county, Ky. They had three children, all of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Sally R. Brown died May 6, 1870, at Island Grove. Mr. B. resides at the fam- ily homestead. CHARLES S., born Oct. 11, 1841, was married Jan. 15, 1874, in Middletown, Butler county, Ohio, to Sarah E. Bonnell, who was born there, May 30, 1843. They reside at the family homestead. BENJ. WARFIELD, born Oct. 10, 1844, resides at the homestead, three miles west of Berlin, Sangamon county. MARY H., born March 19, IS4S, and was married Jan. 4, 1872, at Is- land Grove, to Samuel N. Hitt, who was born Sept. 20, 1834, in Bourbon county, Ky. He enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, at Camp Butler, in the 10th Ill. Cav., and was elected ist. Lient., was promoted through all the grades to Col., and was honorably discharged, Dec., 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Col. Hitt had two children; one died in infancy. MARY B. resides with her par -. ents, half a mile east of New Berlin, San- gamon county. Capt. James N. Brown, Sen., represented. Sangamon county in the Legislature of Illinois for the years 1840, '42, '46 and '52. During the session of the last named year he drafted a bill and secured its passage, which led to the

organization of the Illinois State Agricul- tural Society. He was elected its first President, Jan. 5, 1853, and re-elected in 1854. He held, to the day of his death, offices of public trust, but whilst giving much of his time to the State, his love for agriculture was not abated, nor his active duties in her pursuits neglected, and to his sagacity and persistant life-time efforts is Illinois largely indebted for her promi- nence as a producer of short horn cattle. For more than a third of a century he was a member of the M. E. church, and his active christian life closed Nov. 16, 1868. His widow, Mrs. Polly A. Brown, died May 18, 1873, both where they set- tled in 1833. Their remains are interred in Wood Wreath Cemetery.

RUTH ANN, born April 29, 1812, married James D. Smith. See his name.

MARY, born March 3, 1814, was mar- ried in 1831, in Kentucky, to Barton S. Wilson. They moved from Jacksonville, Ill., to Island Grove, in 1835, and thence, in 1837, to Boonville, Mo., where Mrs. Wilson died, in 1858, but three children survive her, viz: Mrs. REBECCA Brand, JOSEPH and JOHN, all of whom, with their father, reside in Neosho, Newton county, Missouri.

REBECCA, born Jan. 4, 1819, was married in Jacksonville, Ill., to Charles WV. Price. See his name.

LLOYD W., born Feb. 22, 1824, in Kentucky, graduated in arts at Mcken- dree College, in 1842, and in medicine, from the University of Maryland. In 1847 he married Rebecca P. Warfield, of Lexington, Ky. He practiced medicine in that city one year, and came to Illinois Dec., IS48, and settled near the town of Berlin, in 1849, practiced medicine there until 1857, when he abandoned his pro- fession for other pursuits, and moved to Boonville, Mo. He returned to Illinois in IS58, and after a brief stay in Jackson- ville, settled on his farm at Lost Grove, on the line between Sangamon and Morgan counties. Of Dr. L. W. Brown's ten children, five died in infancy. The others are: HARRIET B., born May 1, 1852, died July 11, 1867, at her grand-father's, (Dr. Warfield) in Lexington, Ky. She is buried in Wood Wreath Cemetery, Ill. WILLIAM B., EDWARD F., REBECCA C. and LLOYD W., Jun.

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Dr. L. W. Brown is a banker, and, with his family, resides in Jacksonville, Ill.

BROWN, WILLIAM B., was born Feb. 2, 1802, in Greensburg, Green county, Ky. Harriet L. Allen was born Dec. 17, 1804, in the same place. She was a daughter of Col. David Allen, a pioneer from Virginia. He took an ac- tive part in the Indian wars of Kentucky. William B. Brown and Harriet L. Allen were married in Greensburg, Dec. 31, 1822. They had five children in Ken- tucky, and moved to Athens, Ill., in Nov., 1833, where they had one child, and Mrs. Brown died Oct. 7, 1835. Wm. B. Brown was married in Athens, June 20, 1837, to Laura B. Buckman. They moved to San- gamo, in Sangamon county, in 1839. They had four living children. Of all his children-

DANIEL C. and DAVID A., twins, were born Sept. 27, 1824, at Greensburg, Ky., and brought by their father to San- gamon county. At fifteen years of age they sawed all the lath used in building the first State House in Springfield, now the Sangamon county Court House.

DANIEL C. then served an appren- ticeship to the drug business. He was married June 30, 1852, in Petersburg, to Catharine L. Cowgill. They have three living children, HARRIET CLEMAN- TINE, JOHN H. and ELIZA B. Dan- iel C. Brown has been for many years, and is now, a druggist in Springfield.

DAVID A., was reading law with Col. E. D. Baker in 1846, when the war with Mexico commenced. At the suggest- ion of Mr. Baker, Mr. Brown commenced raising a company. Before it was full, it was consolidated with another part of a company from Logan county, and became Co. I, 4th Ill. Inf. Mr. Brown was elect- ed Second Lieutenant. He was with the regiment at the bombardment of Vera Cruz, and at the battle of Cerro Gordo, April 18, 1847. The next day Lieut. Brown was promoted for gallantry, as aid de camp to Col. Baker, then commanding the brigade. On returning from Mexico, Mr. Brown read law in the office of Lin- coln & Herndon, and was admitted to the bar. He was then appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court of Menard county, to which office he was afterwards elected, and served in all six years, when he returned to Springfield, and practiced law for six

years. He abandoned the practice, and in 1859 engaged extensively in farming at Bates, in this county. He was elected Vice-President of the State Board of Agriculture, and served four years, ending Sept., 1870, when he was elected Presi- dent of the Board for two years. He was appointed by Gov. Beveridge as one of the three Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioners, March 13, 1873, confirmed by the Senate the same day, and commis- sioned by the Governor on the 17th of the month. David A. Brown was married Dec. 8, 1852, in Sangamon county, to Eliza J. Smith. They have six living children, SALLIE C., WILLIAM J., HARRIET J. MARY E., JAY T. and CARRIE A., and reside at Bates.

WILLIAM Y., born March 23, 1827, in Greensburg, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, was married at Clinton, Ill., Nov. 22, 1854, to Elizabeth M. Smith, and moved soon after to Decatur. They have three living children, HATTIE J., ANNIE and CHRISTOPHER N. In 1862 Wm. J. Brown became Capt. of Co. A, 116 Ill: Inf. He served through the battles of Chickasaw Bluff, Arkansas Post, and the siege and capture of Vicksburg. Capt. Brown resigned in 1863 on account of physical disability, took a trip to California for recruiting his health, and from that to the present time has been in the drug bus- iness in Decatur.

MARTHA T., born and died in Ken- tucky, in her sixth year.

FOHN II., born Feb. 17, 1832, in Greensburg, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, married in Decatur, Jan. 2, 1856, to Clara A. Stafford. They had three liv- ing children, DANIEL A., HARMON and MARY. John H. Brown was a druggist at Cairo, and was Treasurer of the city while residing there. He removed to Springfield, and continued in the same business, until failure of health induced him to visit California, where he died, at Grass Valley, April 11, 1866. His widow married Dr. Justus Townsend, and resides in Springfield.

CHRISTOPHER C., born Oct. 21, 1834, at Athens, Ill. He was married in Springfield to Bettie J. Stuart. They had three children, STUART, ED. WARDS and PAUL. Mrs. Bettie J. Brown died March 2, 1869. Part of the buildings now occupied by the Bettie

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Stuart Institute had been her home, and the institution was so named in honor of her memory. C. C. Brown was married June 4, 1872, in Chicago, to Mrs. Carrie Farnsworth, whose maiden name was' Owsley. They have one child, ELIZA- BETH J., and reside in Springfield. Mr. Brown is a member of the law firm of Stuart, Edwards & Brown.

FOEL B., the eldest child of the sec- ond wife, was born March 9, 1840, at San- gamo, Sangamon county. He was mar- ried Jan. 12, 1865, to Ella S. Saunders. They have one child, BETTIE J. Mr. Brown was in the drug business in Deca- tur, from 1859 to 1864. He is now a member of the firm of D. & J. B. Brown, booksellers and druggists, in Springfield.

MARY L. was born Sept. 7, 1844, in Sangamon county, and married Albert H. Cowgill. See his name.

FRANKLIN B. was born Nov. 28, 1848, in Sangamon county, and resides at Minneapolis, Minn.

GAMES B. was born July 24, 1851, in Sangamon county, and resides in Spring- field.

William B. Brown was a merchant in Kentucky, but on coming to Illinois he engaged extensively in land speculations. In connection with others, he took part in laying out many of the important towns in Illinois and Iowa. He died Dec. 14, 1852, in Petersburg, and his widow, Mrs. Laura B. Brown. resides with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Cowgill, in Springfield.

BROWN, REV. JOHN H., D. D., brother to William B. Brown, came to Springfield too late to be included as an early settler. His son, Dwight Brown, is a member of the firm of D. & J. B. Brown, of Springfield. Dr. John H. Brown was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield for a number of years, and at the time of his death was pastor of a church in Chicago. He died in Chicago, Feb. 23, 1872, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. His widow resides on North Grand Avenue, Springfield.

BROWN, JAMES L., was born Oct. 20, 1786, in South Carolina. He was married there May 28, 1806, to Jane M. Berry, and soon after went to Union county, Ky., where they had eight child- ren, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving, in 1824, in what is

now Fancy Creek township, where they had three children. Of their children-

NANCY H., born Nov. 28, 1808, mar- ried George Levan, who died in 1843, and she married John D. McCumber, and she died March 6, 1872.

WILLIAM N., born May 25, 1810, in Kentucky, married Sarah Kilgour, who died, and he married Lucinda Ensor, and he died Feb. 19, 1872, in Sangamon coun- ty. His widow and six children reside in Montgomery county.

ELIZABETH C., born Dec. 23, 1812, married Enos Darnall. They had . six sons, two of whom, JAMES L. and WILLIAM, are deaf and dumb, and were educated at Jacksonville. Mr. Dar- nall died near Wintersett, Iowa. His family reside there.

BENYAMIN F., born March 28, 1815, in Kentucky, married May 15, 1835, to Susannah Dunlap. They had seven children. MARY C. married George W. McClelland. See his name. AR- MINDA M. married Owen G. Allen, and reside in Sullivan county, Mo. JOHN J. married Mary A. Short, have one child, and reside at Heyworth, McLean county. EDNA D. died Feb. 1, 1866, aged eighteen years. JAMES T. died Dec. 30, 1865, in his fifteenth year. ANNA F. married Martin McCoy, and reside in Fancy Creek township. Benjamin F. Brown died Feb. 21, 1866, and his widow resides four miles northwest of Sherman.

MARY H., born June 23, 1817, mar- ried James T. Dunlap. See his name.

THOMAS C., born Nov. 2, 1819, died, aged eleven years.

SARAH B., born April 3, 1821, mar- ried Orlando Bates. See his name.

EMILY A., born May 12, 1823, mar- ried John R. Dunlap. See his name.

MARTHA Y., born April 29, 1825, married George Groves. See his name. SUSAN F., born Aug. 27, 1827, mar- ried G. Willcockson, have six children, and reside in Lawrence county, Mo.

REBECCA H., born Feb. 24, 1832, married William D. Power, Feb. 8, 1847. They had one child, and he died March 15, 1848. His widow married March 22, 1849, to Joseph Bates. See his name.

James L. Brown died April 18, 1854, and his widow died twenty-seven days later-May 15, 1854. He was a soldier in

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the war of IS12, and was at the battle of New Orleans.

BROWN, THOMAS, was born Feb. 4, 1792, in South Carolina. Martha Thaxton was born May 4, 1791, in South Carolina also. They were married there, and moved to Allen county, Ky., where they had five children, and moved to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving Oct 7, IS27, in what is now Fancy Creck township, where they had one child. Of their six children-

FEMIMA, born June 1, ISII, in Allen county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Thomas Sales. They had two children. MARGARET married William McClel- land. See his name. GEORGE T. married Susannah Gardner. She died, and he married Mrs. Elizabeth Turley, whose maiden name was Clinc. They have two children, THOMAS and MAR- GARET. George T. Sales enlisted in 1861 for three years, in Co. C, 7th III. Inf. He was a Lieutenant, served full term, and was honorably discharged. He lives near Athens, Ill. Thomas Sales died, and his widow married Philip Crickmour, who also died. Mrs. Jemima Crickmour now (1874) lives with her sister, Mrs. James McClelland.

Aunt Jemima-as she is called by the young people-related to the writer a good joke on herself, which serves to illus- trate the manners and customs of the peo- ple at the time she come to the country. She says that when the weather was suffi- ciently warm to admit of it, the young people, upon going to any public meeting, would carry their shoes and stockings un- til they approached their destination, when they would stop and put them on. As soon as they passed out of view, on leav- ing, they would again stop, take them off, and carry them home in their hands. This was done in order to make them last as long as possible. She thought it a sin- gular custom; but after seeing her associ- ates practice it a few times, decided to try it herself. She was then about sixteen years of age. Religious meetings were held at private houses. She started on a Sunday morning to attend a meeting at the house of a neighbor, carrying her shoes and stockings in her hands. A short distance from the house she put them on, entered the meeting, and all passed off well until she started on the return, when

a young gentleman accosted her at the door, and asked permission to accompany her home. This placed her in a quan- dary. If she wore her shoes the entire distance, it would wear them out so much earlier; if she stopped and took them off, there was reason to fear it would frighten her beau away. She was not long in de- ciding to wear the shoes and keep the beau. Economy in that line was thus brought to a sudden termination.

GAMES, born Nov., IS13, in Allen county, Ky. He was married in Sanga- mon county to Elizabeth Scott. They have three children, and live in Kansas. At the time of the " deep snow " he was but sixteen years old. It became neces- sary for him to carry a grist to mill on horseback. He found the traveling quite difficult, in consequence of the crust on the snow cutting the legs of his horse. A shawl belonging to some of the female portion of the family had been wrapped about his person to keep him from freezing. He tore that in two pieces, took off his suspenders, and with them tied a half of the shavl on cach of the forward legs of the horse, about where the snow crust would strike them. In that way he was enabled to bring home a sup- ply of breadstuff for the family.

JOHN, born March 4, 1815, in Ken- tucky, died in Sangamon county in IS42.

ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to William Cutwright. She died, leaving one son, DANIEL, who enlisted in the first call for 75,000 men, in 1861, and died in the army.

MAAR 2, born Dec. 25, ISIS, in Allen county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to James McClelland. Sce his name.

ROBERT T., born Ang. 21, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 28, 1848, to Edna M. Dunlap, who was born Jan. 13, 1832. They had seven children; the cldest died young. THOMAS, born Oct. 10, 1851, married Oct. 23, 1872, to Hattie L. Short, and live in Faney Creek town- ship. MARY E., JAMES F., ALEX- ANDER, MARGERY I., ROBERT U. and JOHN A., live with their mother. Robert T. Brown diced Feb. 6, 1866, and his widow lives near Sherman.

Mrs. Martha Brown died Sept. II, IS62, and Thomas Brown died July 23, IS6S, both in Sangamon county. Their

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children remember that the first corn Mr. Brown raised in the county for sale, was hauled away by Abraham Lincoln, as the hired man of John Taylor, who owned the land where they lived.

BROWN, JAMES M., was born Sept. 28, 1812, in Davidson county, near Nashville, Tenn. He came to San- gamon county, arriving March 31, 1831, at the house of Gen. M. K. Anderson, east of Pleasant Plains. He was married Aug. 7, 1832, to Elizabeth Willis. They had eight living children in Sangamon county. Of their children-

MARTH.1 Y., horn Oct. 6, 1833, was married Sept. 14, 1856, to Daniel T .- Hughes. They have three living child- ren, ADA, LULIE and ARTHUR, and reside at Greenview, Ill.

CLARISSA M., born July 18, 1835, was married June 13, 1852, to J. S. Young, a native of Somerset county, Penn. They have seven living children. JOSE- PHINE, born August 23, 1854, was mar- ried Nov. 20, 1873, to Charles A. Robin- son, a native Michigan. They have one child, GERTRUDE I., and reside near Oak Grove, Seward county, Neb. JEREMI- AH S., JAMES M., ROSA B., MARY F. DORA E. and CLARA M., and re- side near Valparaiso, Saunders county, Neb.

SARAH E., born Dec. 5, 1837, was married April 20, 1856, to James K. Van- Demark, a native of Ohio. They have one child, ROSA S., and reside near Valparaiso, Nch.

MARY Y., born Sept. 20, 1841, mar- ried George W. Sampson. He died Oct., IS74, near Fairfield, Iowa. Mrs. Samp- son and her children, JAMES and NEL- LIE, reside with her parents.

JOHN H., born Jan. 29, 1846, was married, August 13, 1865, to Adaline K. Adams. He is now (1875) a widower, with three children, CHARLES N., JAMES W. and ZACHEUS K., and re- sides at Crowder, Saunders county, Neb.

GAMES T., born Dec. 13, ISAS, mar- ried Amanda A. Pierce. They have one child, CHARLES E., and reside near Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county.

LAVINA F., born Jan. 19, 1854, was married Sept. 25, 1873, to Thomas Brode- rick. They have one child, and reside near Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOSEPH C., born March 7, 1853, was married, Sept. 11, 1873, to Sarah A. Snook. They have one child, THEO- DORE O., and reside near Crowder, Saunders county, Neb.

James N. Brown and wife reside two and a half miles west of Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county, Ill.

BROWN, JOSHUA, was born May 20, 1792, in Davis county, Ky. Nancy Wilcher was born Dec., 1789, in the same county. They were there mar- ried, early in IS12. They had three child- ren in Kentucky, and in Nov., ISIS, moved to St. Clair county, IH., and from there to what became Sangamon county, arriving April IS, IS19, in what is now Curran township, east of Archer's creek, and south of Spring creek, and later en- tered one hundred and sixty acres of land south of Spring creek, in Gardner town- ship. They had five children in Sanga- mon county. Of their eight children --

REZIN D., born May 6, IS13, in Davis county, Ky., was married in Sanga- mon county, Ill., May 15, 1834, to Rachel Earnest. They had twelve children in Sangamon county. CATHARINE F., born March 7, 1835, was married Nov. 6, 1855, to John Childs, who was born Dec. 25, 1829, in Burlington, N. J. They had ten children, LEONA L., JOSEPHI H., NOAII Il., KATIE A., JOIIN D., TIMOTHY S., ANNIE R., CHARLES F., JESSIE B. and HATTIE, and reside near Warrensburg, Macon county, Ill. MARTIN V., born March 4, 1837, the day Van Buren was inaugura- ted President of the United States. He was married Sept. 26, 1869, to Helen M. Cecil. They have one child, and reside near Rose Hill, Henry county, Mo. MARY A., born May 7, 1838, was mar- ried Oct., 1857, to James M. Galt. They have eight children, and reside near Pal- myra, Otoc county, Neb. CHARLOTTE, born Dec. 19, 1839, married Feb. 23, 1864, to Thomas B. Rav. See his name. She died Jan, 9, 1836, leaving one child, CHAR- LOTTE, who resides with her grand-pa- rents, Brown. JOHN D., born March I, 1842, married Nov. 6, 1867. to Louisa J. Cecil. They have one child, GERTIE, and reside near Mt. Rose, Mo. CHARLES F., born Sept. 14, 1843, died Sept. 30, 1853. PETER, born Aug, 6, 1845, re- sides in Alta City Utah. ANNIS, born Aug. 16, 1847, married Nov. 10, 1869, to

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John Happer. They have two children, HOWARD II. and NELLIE, and reside near Maroa, Macon county, Ill. LUANNA, born April S, 1849, married Oct. 17, 1872, to Frank Leverton, and reside five miles west of Springfield. EDWIN, born May, IS51, died Feb. 5, 1862. CHARLES, born Sept. 16, 1853, resides with his par- ents. JACOB J., born Jan. 15, 1856. died Jan., 1865. Rezin D. Brown and wife reside in the southeast corner of Cart- wright township.

WILLIAM W. was born Feb. 6, IS15, in Kentucky, married in Illinois, Feb. 13, 1844, to Phobe Poole. They had four living children. CLARINDA J., born Jan. 12, 1845, married William Ankrom, and reside in Curran township. ZILLA A., born July 5, 1848, married Henry Dewall. They have one child, and reside at Falls City, Neb. JOSHUA T., born Feb. 28, 1851, resides in Sacramento, Cal., (now, in 1873). MARY M., born Dec. 23, 1858, resides with her father. Mrs. Phobe Brown died May 14, 1863, and William W. Brown was married Nov. 16, 1869, to Mrs. Almeda DeLanghta, whose maiden name was Parker. She was born in Livingston parish, near Lake Pontchar- train, La. They reside five miles east of Berlin.

JOHN B., born Oct., 1816, in Ken- tucky, brought up in Sangamon county, and died unmarried, in the spring of 1869, in Wisconsin.

FAMMIES M., boru Jan. IS20, in San- gamon county, married Abigail Gilison. They had two children in Sangamon county, moved to Iowa, and from there to Portland, Oregon, thence to Silver moun- tain, California, where he was robbed and murdered, about 1867, leaving a widow and two children.

ZILLAH, born Nov. 14, 1821, in San- gamon county, was married, Jan. 12, 1840, to John Hillis, who was born April 30, 1814. They had four living children. JOSHUA W., born April 5, 1843, was married near Mt. Rose, Mason county, in 1870, to Birdie Meleanc. They reside in Alma county, Colorado. MARY A., born June 29, 1845, was married April 17, IS70, to Byington Owens. They have two children, and reside in Waynesville, Ill. JAMES E. and JOHN R., born Sept., 1849. JAMES E. was married Oct. 24, 1871, to Frances N. Jennings.

They reside in Waynesville, Ill. JOHN R. is unmarried and resides in Waynes- ville. John Hillis died April 30, 1849, and his widow was married Dec. 30, 1856, to James Large. They had two children. Mr. Large died April 18, 1864, and Mrs. Zillah Large and family live in Waynes- ville, De Witt county, Ili.

YOSHUA M., born July, 1825, in Sangamon county, married Elizabeth A. Brown. They had six children, and he died Jan. 7, 1867. His widow married William Mercer, and resides near Ham- burg, Iowa.

ELMORE S., was born in 1827, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1847, in the 4th Ill. Inf. Served one year in the Mex- ican war, returned home, and died in 1848.

REUBEN M., was born in Jan. 1829, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 15, 1850, to Elizabeth J. Archer. They had six children, and Mrs. Brown died, Sept. 20, 1864. Mr. B. married Mrs. Jerusha Smith, whose maiden name was Sturtevant. The family reside in Fredo- nia, Kansas.

Mrs. Nancy Brown died June 2, IS47, and Joshua Brown was married May 11, IS48, to Mrs. Mary Robinson, whose maiden name was Mayhew. She died May 12, 1861, and he died Sept., IS63, on the farm where they settled in 1824.

BROWN, JACOB J., was born August 15, 17SI, in Vermont. He was married Feb. 24, 1So3, in Hartford, Conn., to Ann Bacon, who was born there, Sept. 19, 1786. They had four children in Hartford, and moved to Green county, Penn., where they had four children, then moved to the State of New York, and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., ar- riving in 1823 or '4, in what is now Gard- ner township, north of Spring creek, where they had two children. Of their children-

DELOS W., born Oct. 28, 1803, in Hartford, Conn., married in Sangamon county, to Ruth Morgan, and had three children. ELIZABETH married Abner Wilkinson, and died. Mr. W. and his children reside in Springfield. D. W. Brown moved, about 1856, to Atchison county, Mo., and from there to Fremont county, Iowa. He died, and his widow and two children reside near Sidney, Iowa.

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History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 22

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.) Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co. Number of Pages: 824

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824