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Mrs. Susan Canfield died April 6, 1846, in Springfield, and John E. Canfield died Jan. 7, 1866, in Jacksonville, Ill.
John E. Canfield was one of the original members in the organization of St. Paul's Episcopal church, in Springfield, and con- tinued a member of the same until his death.
CANEDY, PELEG C., son of Capt. Peleg and Silence Fobes Canedy, was born August 25, 1803, in Enfield, Hampshire county, Mass., partly raised at Middlebury, Vt., and spent most of his early manhood in Washington City, where he was accustomed to see Webster, Clay, Calhoun, and their compeers. There he also saw for the last time, his brother, Lieut. Philander F. Canedy, of the U. S. Navy, who, after having done important service in the harbor of Charleston, S. C., during the nullification excitement, and acted as sailing master of the sloop of war Florida, died Jan. 2, 1834, at Pensa- cola, Fk rida. Mr. P. C. Canedy visited New Orleans, Nachitoches and St. Louis, at the latter of which he engaged in busi- ness for a time, and came to Springfield, Ill., in Dec., 1830, just in time for the "deep snow." He began the drug business, and still later added books to his stoek. This was the first establishment of the kind in Springfield. He was married in Morgan county, Illinois, August 8, 1838, to Sarah Camp, who was born Jan., 1815, in Ver- mont. They had three children-
CHARLES FOBES, born June 4, 1847, in Springfield. His early education was received in the preparatory depart- ment of Illinois University, and at the Central High School, both in Springfield. His preparation for college was continued by his private tutor, Rev. John F. Brooks, of same city. He graduated at Yale col- lege, July 22, 1869, and graduated at the General Theological Seminary, New York City, June 27, 1873. While a stu- dent he had charge, as lay reader, of St. Mark's church, Baskingridge, N. J. He
was ordained Deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church, by Bishop Potter, of New York, June 29, 1873. He was or- dained Priest by the aforesaid prelate, Nov. 23, 1873, and Yale college conferred the degree of Master of Arts on him, June 25, 1874. Rev. C. F. Canedy is un- married, and Rector of St. John's church, Monticello, N. Y.
GEORGE P. died in his third year.
MARY P., born March 31, 1852, in Springfield, was partially educated there, but finished her education at the Chegaray Institute, Philadelphia, and St. Mary's school, New York City. She resides with her brother, the Rev. C. F. Canedy, at Monticello.
Mrs. Sarah Canedy died Jan. 12, 1855, in Springfield. P. C. Canedy was for many years deacon and trustee in the second Presbyterian church, Springfield, Ill., and before the latter place adopted a city government, was member and Presi- dent of the Board of Town Trustees. He was also one of the committee to receive President Lincoln's remains. He has always been active and energetic in every undertaking which had in view the wel- fare and happiness of his fellow citizens. A local paper of March, 1863, speaks of him as an example of uprightness and integrity. Mr. Canedy travels much, and is often at Springfield, but considers his son's house his home. He is now, March, 1876, in Springfield.
CANTERBURY, ASA, was born March 7, 1788, in Virginia. His father died when he was a child, and his mother moved to Bath county, Ky. He was married to Peggy Hornback, who was born Feb. 6, 1791. She lived in Fleming county, on the opposite side of Licking river. There being opposition to their marriage, they went to Aberdeen, O., and were there married. It could there be solemnized on short notice, as no license was required by the laws of Ohio at that time, and runaway wedding parties from Kentucky were quite popular. They had four children in Bath county, and moved to the Fleming side of Lieking river, where they had three. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1826, in what is now Faney creck township, where they had four children. Of their eleven children-
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ISAAC, born in 1810, in Bath county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, July, 1830, to Elizabeth Morgan. They, with four other families, moved, in 1832, to Des- Moines county, Iowa, crossing the Missis- sippi river at Flint Hills, now Burlington. They were said to be the first white fam- ilies that ever moved into Iowa. They had six children, and Isaae Canterbury died there in IS48. His widow and child- ren still live in DesMoines county, Iowa.
MARIA, born in 1812, in Bath county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, May 14, 1829, to William Primm. See his name.
CARLISLE H., born Dec. 5, 1814, in Bath county, Ky., married, August 11, 1836, to Emily Morgan, who was born in Sangamon county. They had thirteen children, four of whom died under six years. Of the other nine: ASA mar- ried Margaret England, and lives in Ford
county. SARAH married William Fuquay, and lives in Ford county. WILLIAM M. enlisted August, 1861, for three years, in Co. F, 28th Ill. Inf. He was siek when he left Camp Butler, and died at Camp Holt, Ky., Nov. 7, 1861. RUTH A. married Wn. H. H. Holland. See his name. OLIVER P., JOHN C., CARLISLE N., LINCOLN G. and LAURA E. live with their pa- rents, in Menard county, two and a half miles west of Cantrall.
VALENTINE, born in 1816, in Bath county, Ky., died in Sangamon county, aged seventeen years.
JOHN F., born August 27, 1820, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county, Feb. 22, 1842, to Miranda M. Brittin. They had six children. JOHN B., born March 24, 1843, died March 19, 1864. ASA M. married April 19, 1866, to Lucinda Fisk. They had five children ; three died in infancy. The other two, MATTIE E. and ELLIS, live with their pa- rents, at Cantrall. MARY J. married John J. Stevens. They have three child- ren, CHARLES A., JOHN E. and FRANK E., and reside at Cantrall. MARGARET A. married Joseph S. Cantrall. See his name. EVAN'S E. resides with his father. WM. H. died in infancy. Mrs. Miranda M. Canterbury died Sept. 22, 1853, and Mr. C. married Sept. 24, 1854, to Harriet E. Purkins, of Menard county. They live near Cantrall. John F. Can-
terbury raised a good erop of wheat in 1842. He hauled sixty-five bushels of it to St. Louis, one hundred miles, and sold it for thirty-seven and a half cents per bushel. He drove three yoke of oxen, was twelve days, and his total receipts were $24.371/2.
ELIZA Y., born m Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, to William Cline. See his name.
OLIVER P., born July 21, 1824, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county to Elizabeth Council. They have nine children. MARY E. resides with her parents. MARGARET J. married William Vandergrift. He served three years in an Illinois regiment in aiding to suppress the slaveholders' rebellion. They live in Fancy creek township. MARIA F., MELISSA M., JOHN H., ANNIE F., JULIA E., WILLIAM R. and NELLIE E. live with their parents, in Menard county, two and a half miles southwest of Cantrall.
MARTHA A., born in 1827, in San- gamon county, married Elijah Brittin. See his name. He died March 5, 1873, in Iowa.
MARGARET, born about 1829, in Sangamon county, married Stephen Eng- land. See his name.
ABRAHAM, born in 1831, in Sanga- mon county, died aged twelve years.
FOLIA A., boru about 1834, in San- gamon county, married Agustus J. Bron- son, and reside in Menard county, six miles northwest of Williamsville. Mr. B. enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114 III. Inf. for three years. He was a hospital steward from 1863, served more than full term, and was honorably discharged in 1865.
Asa Canterbury died Oct. 16, 1856, and his widow died July 8, 1857.
CANTRALL .- The origin of the family in America was with Zebulon Can- trall, who came from Wales, and settled in Philadelphia, Penn., about the year 1700. There is a tradition in the family that he built the first brick house ever erected in that city. Zebulon Cantrall had a son, Joseph. He had a son, Joshua, who was born August 8, 1748, either in Pennsylvania or Virginia, most probably the latter. He was a soldier in the war for American Independence. This Joshua Cantrall married and had nine sons, but
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no daughter. Four of his sons died with- out families. Of the other five, Joshua, born in Virginia, raised a family, and died August 11, 1840, in De Witt county, Ill. The other four, Zebulon G., William G., Levi and Wyatt, are the subjects of the following sketches.
CANTRALL, ZEBULON G. was born June 29, 1773, in Botetourt county, Virginia. He was a brother of Joshua, William G., Levi and Wyatt. The family moved in 1789, to Bath coun- ty, Ky. Zebulon G. was married there, August 31, 1797, to Sarah McCallum. They moved to Clarke county, Ohio, from there to Sangamon county, Ill., ar- riving in the fall of 1833. In the spring of 1834 they moved to De Witt county, Ill. They had fourteen children; two died young. Of the twelve-
ANN, born August 31, 1798, in Bath county, Ky., married John Branson. See his name. She died May 16, 1822.
JOSHUA, born April 3, 1802, in Ken- tucky, was married in 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, to Eliza Scott. He died Oct. 12, 1860, in De Witt county, and Mrs. C. resides with her daughter, SARAH, the wife of Irvin Daniels, near Warrens- ville, Ill. Her son, John S., lives in Kansas.
AGNES M., born Sept. 12, 1806, in Kentucky, married John McIntire. She is a widow, and resides with her brother William.
JOHN M., born Feb. 22, 18OS, in Kentucky, was married in Champaign county, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1830, to Joanna M. Jones. They had eleven children; two died in infancy. Of the nine children: WILLIAM J., ZEBULON D., ELIZA- BETH, IRA J., MARY A., (the latter died in Nov., 1875.) MILES T., ALMA J., EFFIE and JOHN C., the latter died in the spring of 1872. John M. Cantrall died Feb. 11, 1863, and his widow died Sept., 1870, both in DeWitt county, Ill.
GAMES M., born April 10, 1810, in Kentucky, was married August 9, 1832, to Eliza McLanghlin. They had three daughters; one died young. ELMIRA married Abner J. Lutz, and lives near Lincoln, Ill. ELIZA J. married Mr. Piatt, and lives in Lincoln. James M. Cantrall died April 27, 1866, and his widow lives in Lincoln, Ill.
SARAH, born March 14, 1812, in Clarke county, Ohio, was married in San- gamon county, Ill., Jan. 14, 1834, to Joshua M. Cantrall. See his name.
ZEBULON P., born Jan. 17, 1814, in Clark county, Ohio, was married in what is now Logan county, Ill., Oct. 16, 1838, to Elizabeth Paulk. They had six children ; two died young. AMOS A., born May 11, 1845, in Logan county, en- listed Sept., 1861, in Co. L, 4th Ill. Cav. Served until June, 1866, when he was honorably discharged. He lives near Cisco, Piatt county. MARTHA J., born Oct. 3, 18.42, was married June 9, 1862, to Samuel Mott. They have six children, GEORGE A., SARAH E., LEWIS A., JAMES A., EFFIE C. and ALVA, and live near Argenta, Macon county, III. SARAH A., born Dec. 25, 1844, was married March 23, 1871, to Theodore A. Funk. She died April 30, 1872. MARY E., born Jan. S, 1848, was married Jan. 12, 1871, to Edwin C. Hunsley. They have two children, LAURA A. and INEZ, and live near Cisco, Ill. Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrall died June 12, 1852, and Z. P. Cantrall was married to Mrs. Rachel Doyle. She died Oct., 1865, and Z. P. C'antrall was married March 14, 1872, to Mrs. Mary Harp, whose maiden name was Everly. They reside near Chesnut, Logan county, Ill.
ELIZA, born July 4, 1816, in Clark county, Ohio, was married Oct. 5, 1834, to Jeremiah Duncan. She died Jan. 29, 1854, leaving seven children. MARY L., HELEN A., the latter born in 1840, in Logan county, was married to George Whiteman. They live at Waynesville, Ill. AMY L. married Mr. Condell, and he died. WILLIAM W. married Rox- anna Cushman. They had two children. REBECCA S. married Mortimer Samp- son. They have one child, and live in Waynesville. JEREMIAH P. lives in Waynesville.
REBECCA and RACHEL, twins, born July 25, ISIS, in Ohio. REBECCA married in June, 1836, to Jacob F. Samp- son. They had three children. Mrs. S. died March 24, 1849. The children live in Kansas.
RACHEL was married in 1842 to Chas. Graves, and resides with her daughter, FANNIE Storer, near Plum Grove,
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Butler county, Kansas. Her son, John IV. Graves, resides at Centralia, Il].
WYATT, born May 11, 1821, in Ohio, married Louisa Stevens. She died, and he married Mary A. Day. He died Jan. 7, 1875, leaving a widow near Lane, Frank- lin county, Kansas.
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WILLIAM L., born May 15, 1823, in Ohio, was married Oct. 26, 1843, to Melinda Stout. They had eight children. ANN, born in 1844, was married in De- Witt county to Joel Hopesberger. They have four children, and live near Ken- ney station. EMELINE, born in 1846, married Thomas Watson. They have three children, and live near Kenney Station. JOHN K., JESSE, WIL- LIAM and ADDIE. Mrs. Melinda Cantrall died March 10, 1864, and W. L. Cantrall was married in 1865 to Christine Everly, and lives near Chesnut, Logan county, Ill.
Mrs. Sarah Cantrall died May 26, 1843, and Zebulon G. Cantrall died Sept. 1I, 1845, both in De Witt county, near Waynesville:
CANTRALL, WM. G., was born Sept. 6, 1784, in Botetourt, Va. His parents moved to Bath county, Ky., in 1789. He was there married, in 1804, to Deborah Mitts, who was born Nov. 16, 1785, in Virginia. Soon after marriage they moved from Bath county to the vi- cinity of New London, Huron county, O., and then moved to Pickaway county. They had ten children in Ohio, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov. 1, 1824, in what is now Fancy creek township, on what was then called Higgins creek, but now called Can- trall's creek. Two children were born in Sangamon county. Of all their children-
DOROTHY, born March 15, 1805, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Charles Snelson. They had seven child- ren, moved to DesMoines county, near Burlington, Iowa, where Mrs. Snelson died. The family live there.
ANN, born Aug. 1, 1806, in Ohio, mar- ried in Sangamon county to John W. Snelson. They had eight children, and moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, where Mrs. Snelson died. The family live there.
ELIZABETH, born Aug. 29, ISOS, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Joseph D. Langston. See his name.
JOSHUA M., born Dec. 17, 1810, in Pickaway county, O., was married in San- gamon county, Jan. 14, 1834, to Sarah Cantrall. She was born March 14, 1812, near Urbana, O. They had eight child- ren in Sangamon county ; six died under eight years. Of the other four: ZEBU- LAN G., born May 7, 1835, married Elizabeth J. Lilly, a native of Augusta county, Va. They have six children, MARY A., MELISSA E., ARMINTA and AMELIA (twins), CELIA J. and NOAH MATHENY, and live in Fancy creek town- ship. WILLIAM G., Jun., born Feb. 20, 1837, married Mary J. Randall. They have four living children, MARCUS N., SARAH M., MARY L. and LOUISA M., and live in Fancy creek township. JACOB M., born Dec. 25, 1841, married Marian J. Tufts., who was born near Buffalo, N. Y. They have one child, ADDIE E., and reside in Fancy creek township. MAHA- LA E., born Oct. 4, 1845, married Oct. 9, 1873, to George W. Bailey, being his second wife. He was born in Hawkins county, Tenn. He was a soldier in the 5th Tenn. Inf. in the Mexican war, in IS46 and '7; came from Mexico to San- gamon county in 1848. He enlisted in IS62 for three years, in Co. H, 114 Ill. Inf .; was commissioned as Captain at the organization of the regiment. His health failing, he resigned in May, 1863. and lives in Salisbury township. Joshua M. Cantrall resides in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Springfield.
THIRZA, or THERESA, born Nov. S, 1812, in Ohio, married in Sanga- mon county, to Edward Guyott. She died Oct. 7, 1851, three months after mar- riage. He married again, and lives in Springfield.
ADAM M., born Feb. 27, 1815, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Delilah Smith. They had nine children. JEREMIAH married Etta Drone, and live in Fancy creek township. HAR- RIET married Wm. Brisentine; moved to Dallas county, Texas, in 1853. She died there, leaving one child. WM. L. BRISENTINE lives with his grand- uncle, Joshua M. Cantrall. See his name. Adam Cantrall and his wife live at River- ton.
DEBORAH, born Feb. 16, 1817, in Ohio, married in Sangamon connty to Marshal S. Randall. They have twelve
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children, and reside near Blue Mound, Christian county. Their daughter, Mary J., married Wm. G. Cantrall, Jun. See his name.
MAHALA, born Dec. 4, ISIS, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Newton Street. She died, and he resides in Montgomery county.
SUSANNAH, born Nov. 23, 1820, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Leonard Mitts. See his name.
WILLIAM M., born Dec. 22, 1822, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Adaline Claywell. They had nine child- ren; two died under six years. JULIA A. married Leander Jones, have three children, and reside in Salisbury township. MIRANDA married Rollin V. Mallory. See his name. JAMES M., PERCY- DEBORAH J. is a cripple, having had eight inches of bone taken from one of her lower limbs - LEWIS E. and SARAH E. The latter is a deaf mute, and is being educated at the State Institu- tion at Jacksonville. The five unmarried reside with their mother. William M. Cantrall enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114 Ill. Inf .; was appoint- ed Sergeant at the organization. Disease was brought on by over-exertion at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, and he died in hospital at Memphis, Tenn., July 9, 1864. His widow and un- married children live in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Spring- field.
MIRANDA ., born May 12, 1826, in Sangamon county, married William Snelson. They had one child, CHAS. H. SNELSON, and William S. died March 9, 1853. His widow was married March 4, 1858, to Samuel Mellinger, who was born Jan. 27, 1832, in Franklin county, Pa. They have four children, WILLIAM C., MAHALA A., DEBORAII A. and LUCY E., live with their parents in Fancy creek township. Mr. Mellinger had one child by a former wife, SAMUEL 1. He lives with his father. Samuel Mellinger enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. C, 114 Ill. Inf., for three years; served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 3, 1865.
ANDREW Y., born Jan. 4, 1829, in Sangamon county, died March 15, 1842.
Mrs. Deborah Cantrall died March 15, 1856, and William G. Cantrall, Sen., died
March 6, 1867, on the farm settled by them in 1824, in Fancy creek township.
CANTRALL, LEVI, was born Oct. 1, 1787, in Botetourt county, Va. He was taken by his parents in 1789 to that part of Mercer which afterwards became Bath county, Ky. He was there married Nov. 30, 1809, to Fanny England. They had one child in Kentucky, and the family moved, in ISII, to Madison county, O., where five children were born. They then moved to Madison county, Ill., in Oct., 1819; moved on and arrived where Springfield no v stands, Dec. 4, 1819, and reached the north side of the river, in what is now Fancy Creek township, on the fifth, made the selection of a location on the seventh, and commenced building a cabin Dec. S, 1819. They had seven children in Sangamon county. Of their thirteen children-
THOMAS, born Oct. 11, ISIo, in Bath county, Ky., married Oct. 3, 1831, in San- gamon county, to Priscilla D. McLemore, who was born Sept. 14, 1814, in Tennes- sce. They had nine children, namely : CLARISSA, born Jan. 20, 1833, unmar- ried, and resides at the house of H. H. Holland. TURNER H., born May 9, IS34, last heard from in Alabama. YOUNG M., born April 30, 1836, married, 1861, to Ellen Graham; had one child, THOMAS E., and Y. M. Cantrall enlisted in 1862 for three years, in Co. C, 114 Ill. Inf., and died in the army. His widow and son reside in Athens. LEVI, born July 16, 1838, died, aged nineteen. NANCY A., born March 25, 1840, mar- ried Egbert Mallory. See his name. THOMAS J., born Dec. 21, 1842, served three years in the 10th Ill. Cav., was hon- orably discharged, and lives in Nebraska. FANNY P., born March 2, 1843, mar- ried James D. Mallory. See his name. MARY E., born Dec. S, 1844, is a teacher in Springfield. Mrs. Priscilla D. Cantrall died, and Thomas C. married June 12, 1848, to Elizabeth Estel. They had four children. MARTHA E., born June 12, 1849, married and died in Logan county. ROBERT H., born July 16, 1851, mar- ried Miss Goff, has one child, and resides near Athens. WILLIAM M., born April 16, 1853, and CHARLES H., born Dec. 29, 1855, reside with their mother. Thomas Cantrall lost his life by a run- away team dragging a saw-log over hini,
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in 1858. His widow and unmarried children reside near Athens.
ANN, born July 17, 1812 in Madison county, O., married in Sangamon county to Edward Ridgeway. They had three children, and Mr. R. died in 1834. His widow married Ferdinand Meeker, and had several children. She died in Logan county. Her daughter, NANCY RIDGEWAY, married James Milam, and resides in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Her daughter, DULCINA MEEKER, married Jeremiah Lashbaugh, and resides in Illi- opolis township.
NANCY, born Sept. 15, 1813, in Madi- son county, O., married in Sangamon county to Turner Holland. See his name.
STEPHEN L., born April 4, 1815, in Madison county, O., married in Sanga- mon county to Mary Ridgeway. They had three children. FANNY married George Provines, has seven children, and reside near Clinton. ALMYRA mar- ried Samuel Mellinger, and died, leaving one child. Samuel Mellinger married Mrs. Miranda Snelson, whose maiden hame was Cantrall. GEORGE W. en- listed Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. I, [14 Ill. Inf., and died in the army. Mrs. Mary Cantrall died in Buffalo Hart grove, and Stephen L. Cantrall died in 1874, at the house of his brother Joshua.
SELINDA, born Nov. 14, 1816, in Ohio, died in Sangamon county, at twelve or thirteen years of age.
ELEANOR, born Oct. 17, 1818, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to John Jordan, and resides near Olathe, Kan.
ELIZABETH, born May 26, 1820, in Sangamon county, married James Dris- kell. Mrs. Driskell died. One son, DAVID, enlisted in Co. C, 114, Ill. Inf., in Aug., 1862, for three years, and died at home of disease contracted in the army. Another son, LEVI, resides in Menard county.
LEVI, Jr., born March 17, 1822, in Sangamon county, married to Elizabeth C. King, who was born July 11, 1828, in Tennessee. They had four children. JASPER H., born March 23, 1847, mar- ried Sarah E. Wagner, has three children, WILLIAM 11., BERTRAM and JOSEPH, and resides near Paxton. WILLIAM M., born March 1, 1849, married Minnie Wells, has two children, ALVIN N. and
WILLIAM V., and resides near Illiopolis. MARY E. married Sept. 2, 1874, to Ben- jamin F. Warren, has one child, HARRY N., and resides near Illiopolis. ALFRED N. resides with his mother. Levi Can- trall, Jr., died March 14, 1868, and his widow married Sept. 2, 1874, to Enoch Primm.
RACHEL, born Feb. 29, 1824, in San- gamon county, married John Overstreet. See his name.
CHARLES S., born Jan. 6, 1826, in Sangamon county, married Jan. 7, 1845, to Emily M. Vandergrift, who was born Oct. 6, 1830. They had two children. MARY E., born June 13, 1848, married Jan. 25, 1866, to Stephen O. Price, has two children, and resides near Lincoln. MACDONALD, born Aug. 22, 1851, married Aug. 4, 1870, to Margaret Peden, has two children, and resides in Spring- field. Mrs. Emily M. Cantrall died Jan. 29, 1852, and C. S. Cantrall married June 20, 1852, to Luey Swearengin, who was born Oct. 15, 1828. She died April 14, 1853. C. S. Cantrall married April 26, 1855, to Harriet A. Graham, who was born Feb. 17, 1836, in Athens. They have nine children, CHARLES H., THOMAS D., ALICE, JOHN W,, LEVI G., WILLIAM H., FANNY A., HOMER E. and IDA. Charles S. Can- trall had one leg amputated, caused by disease. It was done in Sept., 1871. He resides two miles west of Illiopolis.
JOSHUA, born July 28, 1828, in San- gamon county, married Rebecca Hedrick. They had thirteen children; three died in infancy. Of the other ten, LAFAY- ETTE was married July 23, 1874, to Gussie Chambers, and lives in Illiopolis township. FANNIE SELINDA mar- ried Benjamin Capps. See his name. CARLISLE, BARTON R., JULIA A., MACDONALD, LAURA E., CLARA P., LEVI and BENJAMIN, and reside one and a half miles west of Illiopolis.
JESSE, born April 7, 1830, in San- gamon county, married Eliza J. Humes. They had ten children. He enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf. He was commissioned 2d Lieut. at the organization, promoted to Captain, and served as such to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably dis- charged. He moved with nis family to Black Bob, Johnson county, Kansas.
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MACDONALD, born April 5, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Narcissa Hedrick. They had one child, and Mr. Crantrall died Sept. 15, 1872. His widow and son, CHARLES, reside in Menard county, five miles northeast of Cantrall.
Mrs. Fanny Cantrall died Sept. 10, IS35, and Levi Cantrall married May 27, 1836, to Mrs. Ann Barnett, whose maiden name was Patterson. They had five children, three of whom died in infancy. Of the other two-
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