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FANNY L., born Oct. 9, 1838, in Sangamon county, married Jan., 1857, to Henry Graham. They have four living children, MARY A., WILLIAM, AR- MINDA D. and JOSEPH, and reside near Athens, Menard county.
JOSEPH S., horn Oct. 16, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Jan. 14, 1869, to Margaret A. Canterbury. They have one child, DAISY E., and reside at Can- trall. He is one of the proprietors of the new town of Cantrall.
Levi Cantrall died Feb. 22, 1860, and his widow resides with their son Joseph S., at Cantrall. The town of Cantrall was laid out on land he entered soon after coming to the country, and was named in honor of his memory.
INCIDENTS.
From a statement in writing made by Levi Cantrall a few months before his death, I learn that in building the cabin he commenced Dec. Sth, 1819, about half a mile west of the present town of Can- trall, the mortar froze so that he could not plaster it. December 24, 1819, snow be- gan to fall, and continued one snow after another until it was two feet deep on a level. The weather continued intensely cold, and a company of seven men started to the American Bottom for provisions. They were Levi and Wyatt Cantrall, Alexander and Henry Crawford, M. Hol- land, a Mr. Kellogg and John Dixon, who afterwards founded the city of Dixon, Ill. They loaded their wagons with flour and meal and started home on the eight- eenth, and on the twentieth rain com- menced falling. The rain and melting snow set the whole country afloat, and when they reached the Sangamon river it was too full to cross. They sent back to Kelly's-where Springfield now stands-
for tools, and obtained an axe and grubbing hoe. With these they made a canoe, and reached home twenty-one days from the time of starting. On the 6th of May, IS20, the frost killed their growing corn. The settlers thought of moving back south, but they hauled up provisions before the next winter and lived through it.
Levi Cantrall built a horse mill in the fall of 1820. It was a band mill, with a wheel forty feet in diameter. It was the first mill ever built north of the Sanga- mon river, and people came thirty miles or more to mill. Mr. Cantrall built a water mill on Cantrall's creek, near the present town of Cantrall. It did sawing and grinding. He says the snow of 1830-31 was four feet on a level. Levi Cantrall kept a tannery where he lived for more than forty years.
CANTRALL, WYATT, was born Dec. 20, 1790, in Bath county, Ky., the same year that his parents moved from Botetourt county, Va. He was married in Bath county to Sally England, and moved to Clarke county, O., where they had three children, and then moved, in company with Mrs. Cantrall's father, Stephen England, to St. Clair county, III., in the fall of ISIS, and in the spring of 1S19 to what is now Fancy Creek town- ship, in Sangamon county, where they had six children. Of their nine children-
ELIZA, born Sept. S, 1813, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to John McLemore. He died in 1871, leaving a widow and two children at Stirling, Whiteside county.
SAMUEL D., born Feb. 9, 1816, in Clarke county, O., married in Sangamon county, March 6, 1837, to Sarah S. Alex- ander. They had six living children. ALBERT A. married March 6, 1862, to Martha Hunt. He enlisted in Aug., IS62, in Co. C, 114 III. Inf., for three years, and was appointed Sergeant. He was captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., in June, 1864, and was placed in the Andersonville prison pen, where he remained about five months, and after that was taken from one prison to another to prevent being released by the Union forces, and was paroled Marcn 1, 1865, and died of starvation and exposure March 5, 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. WYATT E. married Grizella Holland. LUCINDA J. married B. F. Horn. HENRY married Emma E. Gra-
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ham. ELIZA married Henry Lake, son of Bayless, and MARGARET A. mar- ried Isaac Bates, son of Joseph. S. D. Cantrall lives two miles north of Cantrall.
DAVID P'., born May 7, 18IS, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Eleanor McLemore, had three children, and she died. He married Ursula Bull, has three children, and lives in Iowa.
ZEBULON, born Aug. 11, IS23, in Sangamon county, and died in 1840.
WIATT E., born March 22, 1825, in Sangamon county, died in 1841.
STEPHEN E., born April 20, 1827, in Sangamon county, married Caroline Blue. They have seven children, and live at Black Bob, Johnson county, Kan.
WILLIAM f., born July 28, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Lucy Kings- bury, who died, and he married Calista Neil, have three children, and lives at Black Bob, Kan.
POLLY ANN, born Sept. 17, 1832, in Sangamon county, married Thomas Hethcote, have one child, and live at Stir- ling, Whiteside county.
JOHN H., born Oct. 1, 1834, in San- gamon county, married Eleanor Stratton, have six children, and live in Iowa.
Mrs. Sally Cantrall died Aug. 1, 1840, in Sangamon county, and Wiatt Cantrall married in the fall of 1841 to Mrs. Polly Kingsbury, whose maiden name was Fos- ter. They had one child-
JOSHUA P., born in 1843 in Sanga- mon county, married Grace Winters. They have one child, and live in Chase county, Kan.
Mrs. Polly Cantrall died about 1859, and Wiatt Cantrall resides at Stirling, Whiteside county.
CANTRILL, THOMAS, was born April 4, 1775, and Elizabeth Murray was born Sept. 19, 1774. The place of their birth is not known, but probably in Orange county, North Carolina, where they were married and had one child. They then moved to Green county, Ky., where they had five children, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct., 1828, in what is now Rochester township, three and a half miles east of Springfield. Of their children-
MARY, born in North Carolina, mar- ried in Kentucky to Thomas Perry, and came to Sangamon county before her pa-
rents. They had six children, but all the family are dead.
WILLIAM, born Jan. 17, 1800, in Green county, Ky., came to Springfield, Ill., in March, IS25, was married in San- gamon county Feb. 14, 1828, to Elizabeth Hall, who was born Dec. S, ISog. They had two children, and moved to Decatur, April, 1833, where they had two children. Of their children: THOMAS H., born Nov. 1, 1829, in Sangamon county, raised in Decatur, and died in the spring of 1864, at Walla Walla, Washington Ter. JANE ELLEN, born Oct. 27, 1832, in Sanga- mon county, married in Decatur, April 4, 1857, to A. S. Keller, and lives at Sulli- van, Moultrie county, Ill. MARY E., born Sept. 27, 1835, in Decatur, married Dr. William Dillon. See his name. SU- SAN L., born July 3, 1844, married Feb. 3, 1863, to Harl P. Christie, and lives in Decatur. Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrill died August 4, 1868, and William Cantrill lives in Decatur.
SUSAN, married Robert Bird, had two children, and the parents died.
ANNA married William Black. They had six children. The parents and two of the children are dead.
ZEBULON, born April S, 1807, in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon county in 1829, to Elizabeth Enyart. They had four children, and he died Jan. 8, 1840. His widow lives near Mechanics- burg.
FOEL, born Jan. S, 1811, in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon coun- ty, May 16, 1839, to Zerelda E. Branch. They had ten children in Sangamon county; two died in infancy. LEWIS M., born April 9, 1840, married July 23, 1863, to Elmira M. Lee, who was born Oct., 1839, in the State of New York. They live at Joliet, Ill. EDWARD T., born Dec. 27, 1842, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. E, 14th Ill. Inf., for three years, and died July 11, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. His remains were brought home and buried near Rochester. LAURA J., the fifth child, died in her fifteenth year. WILLIAM B., JAMES N., HENRY A. and HENRIETTA, twins, and EM- ILY, live with their mother. Joel Can- trill died Sept. 4, :866, and his widow lives on the farm where his parents settled on coming to the county, near > angamon Station.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrill died Oct 1, and Thomas Cantrill died Oct. 3, 1836, both near what is now Sangamon Station.
CAPPS, MRS. MARY, whose maiden name was Devas, was a native of London, England. Her husband, Charles Capps, was for many years a merchant in London, and died there. His widow, whose name heads this sketch, came to America with her sons, John, Benjamin and Charles, leaving one son (Thomas) in England. They arrived in Springfield, Ill., Nov., 1830. Her sons Jabez and Ebenezer having preceded the other members of the family several years, Mrs. Capps brought some of her daughters, and others came later.
Mrs. Mary Capps died Nov. S, 1857, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. Alex- ander Shields, in Sangamon county. Of her nine children who came to America, eight are now living.
CAPPS, JABEZ, born Sept. 9, 1796, in the city of London, England, came to America in the summer of 1817, arriving near what is now Springfield, Ill., in the spring of 1819, and is believed to have been the first school teacher in San- gamon county. He was married in 1828, near Rochester, to Prudence A. Stafford, who was born in Vermont. They had three living children, and Mrs. Capps died May 13, 1836. Jabez Capps was married near Rochester, Ill., Sept., 1836, to Elizabeth Baker. They had ten child- ren, one of whom died young. Of all his children-
CHARLES S., born Jan. 31, 1830, in Springfield, was married May 3, 1854, to Eliza McGraw. They live in Mt. Pu- laski.
EBENEZER S., born Feb. 15, 1834, in Springfield, was married in 1856 to Eliza Freeman, and live in Mt. Pulaski.
OLIVER T., born Feb. 13, 1836, in Springfield, was married in 1856 to Eliza Bush, and live in Mt. Pulaski.
By the second marriage-
JOHN H., born Nov. 15, 1839, in Mt. Pulaski, married Martha Pumpilly, and live in his native town.
PRUD Y A., born Dec. IS, 1841, in Mt. Pulaski, was married March 8, 1860, to S. Linn Beidler, who was born June 23, 1837, at Mt. Joy, Lancaster county, Pa. Of their seven children, one died young. MONITOR C., FRANK X., JOHN
LINN, SNOW FLAKE, IMOGENE and RELL C., live with their parents at Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Mr. Beidler is a drug- gist, and with the exception of one year during President Johnson's administration, has been Post Master there since 1857.
MARY, born Oct. S, 1844, in Mt. Pulaska, married Michael McNattin.
WILLIAM, BENGAMIN, GA- BEZ B., EDWARD, HARRIE B. and MAUD, all live with their parents.
Mr. Jabez Capps was a merchant in Springfield from 1827 to 1836, when he formed a company and laid out the town of Mt. Pulaski. Brought his goods from Springfield, and continued in business un- til 1870. He is now engaged with his son in the nursery business. Mr. Capps was Post Master at Mt. Pulaski for fifteen years, and County Recorder four years. He and his family reside in Mt. Pulaski.
CAPPS, EBENEZER, was born May, 1798, in London, Eng. Came to Springfield in 1820. He returned to Europe in the spring of 1830. On his return he went to Vandalia, Ill., in the fall of same year. He was married in Morgan county, Ill., March 1, 1835, to Ann Norwood. They have five living children, namely-
SARAH, HANNAH, MARY A., CHARLES E. and THOMAS.
Mrs. Ann Capps died Sept., 1855, and Ebenezer Capps was married May 29, 1860, in Springfield, to Rosetta Iles. They had one child-
ROSETTA.
Mrs. Rosetta Capps died in Dec., 1861. Ebenezer Capps was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, at Lincoln, Ill., Oct., 1863. They had two children ---
GEORGE B. and SUSAN.
Ebenezer Capps and family reside in Vandalia, Ill.
CAPPS, MARY, was born in ISor, in London, Eng .; died unmarried at Vandalia, Ill., Dec. 3, 1858.
CAPPS, ANN, was born in 1803, in London, Eng. She was married there to William Salisch. They came to America, arriving at Vandalia, Ill., in 1833, where Mr. Salisch died the year follow- ing, leaving a widow and two children, viz-
SALINA died, aged twelve years.
CHARLES W., born Jan. 24, 1832, in London, Eng., came with his parents
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to Vandalia, and after the death of his father, was brought by his mother to Springfield, Ill., where he was married, Oct. 31, 1861, to Anna C. Hughes. They had four children. CHARLES F. died in his fourth year. RALPH E., CHAS. E. and SCOTT A. C. W. Salisch is Post Master at Cotton Hill, Sangamon county.
Mrs. Ann Salisch was married in 1837, in Springfield, to Dr. Alexander Shields. See his name.
CAPPS, SUSAN, was born in 1805, in London, Eng. She was married in Springfield, Ill., to James Gobbett. He went to California, and died on his way home on the steamer, of Asiatic cholera. Mrs. Gobbett lives with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Shields.
CAPPS, SARAH, was born in 1807, in London, Eng., is unmarried, and lives with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Shields ..
CAPPS, JOHN, was born Dec. 16, 1810, in London, Eng. Came to America with his mother, brothers and sisters, arriving at Springfield, Ill., in Nov., 1830. He was married there Sept. 5, 1833, to Nancy Clements, who was born Oct. 2, 1817, in Lincoln county, Ky. (She is a cousin of Mrs. Mathew Cloyd.) Mr. and Mrs. John Capps had five children in Springfield, and in 1844 moved to Mt. Pulaski, where they had four, and about 1855 moved to Decatur, where they had three; thence to Illiopolis, Sangamon county. Of their twelve children two died young-
MARY M., born Oct. 6, 1834, was married Jan. 19, 1853, to James Sims. They have six children, ADA, JOHN F., ELLA, HATTIE, RALPH LINCOLN and FANNIE, and live in Mt. Pulaski.
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THOMAS W., born Dec. 26, 1838, in Springfield, enlisted in 1862 for three months, in Co. I, 68th Ill. Vol. Inf .; served full term, and enlisted in the United States Navy. He was married Dec. 29, 1869, to Nellie Van Hise, in Mt. Pulaski. They had one child, EARL, Mrs. Nellie Capps died, Oct. 23, 1873. Mr. T. W. Capps lives in Mt. Pulaski.
CHARLES R., born March 11, 1841, in Springfield, was married in Mt. Pu- laski, May 29, 1862, to Lizzie Lushbaugh. They have four children, LOUIE E., ELMER LINCOLN, FRANK and MABEL, and live in Mt. Pulaski.
ALEXANDER S., born May 2, 1843, in Springfield, enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, for three years, in Co. B, 106th III. Vol. Inf., served until Aug. 1, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was mar- ried Sept. 3, 1867, to Maggie Ishmael. They have one child, KATIE E., and live in Illiopolis.
JABEZ M., born Ang. 19, 1845, in Mt. Pulaski, enlisted in 1863 for one hun- dred days, in Co. D, 145th Ill. Inf., served more than full time, and was honorably discharged. He was married June 17, 1867, to Sallie Bechtel. They have three living children, LONE, PEARL and GERTRUDE. J. M. Capps is engaged in milling at Mt. Pulaski, and lives there.
ANN S., born Jan. 22, 1848, in Mt. Pulaski, was married May 5, 1868, to James W. McGuffin. She died in Illiop- olis, April 7, 1874, leaving three children, BENJAMIN F., WALTER and JOHN C.
BENGAMIN F., born July 21, 1850, in Mt. Pulaski, was married Ang. 12, 1870, to Fannie S. Cantrall. She was killed Oct. S, 1870, near Illiopolis. She was mounting a horse, when it took fright, drew the rein in a noose around her hand, and dragged her until she was dead. B. F. Capps married Emma Sny- der. They live at Mt. Pulaski.
ALBERT B., JOHN C. and BUNN, live with their parents. John C. had a twin mate, who died young.
John Capps and family reside one and a half miles west of Illiopolis.
CAPPS, CHARLES, was born Feb. 7, 1814, in London, Eng. Came with his mother, brothers and sisters to America, arriving at Springfield, Nov., 1830, and moved to Vandalia in December of the same year. He was married Nov. 11, 1852, in Sangamon county, Ill., to Elizabeth A. Gobbett, who was born Oet. 27, 1836, in Missouri. They had four living children-
MARY A., born Dec. 3, 1854, was married March 13, 1872, to George R. Wylie. They have one child, MAUDE E, and live in Mt. Pulaski.
SARAH F., GAMES A. and AMIY G., reside with their parents in Mt. Pu- laski.
CAPPS, BENJAMIN, was born June 24, 1820, in London, England. Came to Springfield in 1830, and to Van-
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dalia in 1831. He returned to England in 1844, and remained there until 1852, when he went to Australia, and returned to Vandalia. in 1856. He was married in Mt. Pulaski in May, 1862, to Lucy Mc- Graw. They have four living children-
IDA, GENNIE, BENGAMIN and HANNAH N.
Benjamin Capps has always faithfully served his adopted country, and votes the straight Republican ticket. He, with his family, reside in Vandalia, Ill.
CARPENTER, WILLIAM. born July 3, 1787, in the city of Philadel- phia, Penn., was the eldest son of Samuel and Catharine Carpenter. He had two brothers, Charles and Sammel, Jun .; also two sisters, Elizabeth and Catharine. His father died when William was quite young, leaving the family dependent en- tirely on their own exertions for a liveli- hood. William was baptized in the Ger- man Lutheran church in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 1787. Carl Linnensheet and Margreth, his wife, (grandparents), spon- sors. Arrived at manhood, he and his brother Samuel came to Licking county, Ohio, then the "far west." In the fall of 1819 William C. was married to Margaret Pence, who is still living. She was the daughter of Peter and Catharine Pence, and was born Feb. 5, 1803, in Shenandoah county, Va. Her mother's maiden name was Godfrey, whose father fought in the Revolution, under Gen Wayne, and was killed by the Indians, near Wheeling, Va., in the summer of 1820. William Car- penter, his wife and Samuel, started for Illinois. The time occupied in coming was six weeks. They passed through what is now Springfield, crossed the San- gamon river, and built a cabin about two miles north of it. At that time the " Kel- ly cabins" constituted all the settlement at what is now the city of Springfield. Samuel C. soon tired of the west, and re- turned. When land came into the mar- ket, Wm. C. entered the land upon which he had settled, and erected a two story log house, which is still standing, although dilapidated. This afterwards became an important point for the stage line on the State road leading from Springfield to Peoria, and called the " six mile house." Their nearest neighbors then were three or four miles distant, and the Indians (friendly tribes) frequently visited the
house for something to eat, and a matter of considerable alarm to the females when the men were away, as was frequently the case, " to mill," or "on a hunt." They grew cotton, picked, carded, spun and wove it into cloth for family use. These cards are still in the possession of some of the family. For a long time Edwards- ville, Madison county, Ill., was the nearest mill and postoffice. It took two weeks to go and return with a grist, usually a sack of corn, on horseback. St. Louis, Mo., was the nearest market. About the vear 1828, William Carpenter, with a family of five children, moved to Spring- field, then grown to the dignity of a town, and called Calhoun.' He there engaged in merchandizing. The farm was after- wards rented, and occupied hy Hon. S. T. Logan, then just arrived from Kentucky. Six children were born in Springfield. Of their eleven children-
CATHARINE, born Sept. 28, 1820, in Sangamon county, was married June S, 1843, in Springfield, to Adolphus Wood, who was born Nov. 8, 1806, in Chenango county, N. Y. They had six children; the two eldest died young. Of the other four, WILLIAM C., born in Springfield, Ill., Dec. 28, 1848, was married August 29, 1874, in Chicago, to Emma E. Wood, who was born in Springfield, Jan. 2, 1851. They have one child, CHARLES O., and live on the farm with his mother. ELIZA- BETH and GEORGE live with their mother. CHARLES is clerk in Diller's drug store, Springfield, Ill.
Mr. Wood died Jan. 12, 1861, and his widow resides three and a half miles north of Springfield.
CHARLES, born Nov. 12, 1822, in Sangamon county, was killed in Spring- field by a fall from a horse, March 17, IS33.
SAMUEL, born Nov. 12, 1824, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 27, 1851, to Mary E. J. Kerns, who died March 16, 1853, and Samuel C. was mar- ried Dec. 16, 1858, to Mrs. Martha J. Black, whose maiden name was Short, daughter of Rev. Daniel Short. She was born Sept. 25, 1831, in Butler county, Ohio. They had six children born in San- gamon county. ANNA S., WILLIAM D., CARRIE E., MARTHA J., MARY M. and LENA L. Mrs. Martha J. Car- penter died July 17, 1873. Samuel Car-
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penter and his children resides five miles north of Springfield, adjoining the farm where he settled in IS20.
ELIZABETH, born Jan. 19, 1826, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 27, 1851, in same place, to Richard Cobbs, who was born in Cynthianna, Harrison county, Ky., May 22, IS22. They have four children, MARIETTA, JOHN W., ALBERT R. and MARGATET A. Mr. Cobbs is a tailor, and resides in Springfield.
WILLIAM, Jun,, died in his third year.
MARGARET, born Feb. 27, 1830, in Springfield, was married June 5, 1848, to William A. Browning, who was born April 23, 1825, in Licking county, Ohio. They have seven children living; three died in infancy. AMELIA E. was mar- ried Dec. 28, 1871, to R. F. Gailey. Their only child, WILLIAM A., died in infancy. They reside in Pana. EVA O., MAR- GARET L., MARY J., WILLIAM O., LOUISA B. and FLORA M. reside with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Brown- ing reside in Pana, Ill.
JOHN, born Nov. 2, 1832, and
GEORGE, born March 28, 1835, in Springfield, both reside with their mother.
EMILY A., born August S, 1837, died Oct. 5, 1854.
MARY E., born March 28, 1843, and
SARAH J., born Jan. 26, 1846. The unmarried children reside with their mother.
William Carpenter died August 30, 1859, in Springfield, and his widow re- sides at the corner of Seventh and Car- penter streets, Springfield, Ill. William Carpenter was elected Justice of the Peace in Ohio in 1820, held the same office in Sangamon county about fourteen years, and was the second Justice of the Peace in Sangamon county. May 15, IS30, he was appointed Quartermaster 20th Reg. Ill. Millitia, Col. T. M. Neal commanding. April 12, 1832, he was ap- pointed Paymaster 4th Reg. Mounted Vol. Inf., by Col. Samuel M. Thompson. In 1834 was elected to represent Sanga- mon county in State Legislature, when the Capital was at Vandalia. He was subsequently a member of the city coun- cil for a number of years. In IS37 was appointed by President Van Buren, Post- master at Springfield, which office he re-
signed in 1840. In 1844 and '5 Mr. C. with his son-in-law, Adolphus Wood, erected a saw and grist mill on the San- gamon river, on the Peoria road, which has always been known as Carpenter's mill, although christened Rock Dam Mills.
CARSON, JOHN, was born Aug. 8, 1794, on Saluda river, S. C., and raised in Campbell county, Tenn. He was in a Tennessee regiment in the war of ISI2. After the war he came to Mad. ison county, Ill., with his father, and was there married to Margery Parkison, in ISIS. She was born Oct. 19, 1799. They came to Sangamon county in IS20 or '21, and settled on Lick creek, in what is now Chatham township. They had ten child- ren, all horn in Sangamon county except one. Of their children ---
JAMES S., born Oct., IS19, married Permelia Swanson. They had five child- ren. He was accidentally shot and killed April 12, 1859, by another hunter mistak- ing his call for that of a turkey. That was in Fayette county. His only two surviving children, WESLEY McD. and ISAAC M., reside in Loami township.
RACHEL, born in IS23, in Sangamon county, married Ransom Youtsler. They both died, leaving five children. Her death took place Nov. 9, 1863.
ELIZABETH, born Dec. 25, 1824, in Sangamon county, married William P. Campbell. See his name.
AMANDA E., born April 17, 1829, in Sangamon county, married May 5, 1852, to Peter C. Campbell. See his name.
WILLIAM P., born Dec. 25, 1830, in Sangamon county, married April 5, 1855, to Minerva Workman. They have seven children, DAVID, SARAH, JOHN C., ELIZABETH, LYDIA A., LEE and AMANDA, and live in Loami township.
ISAAC C., born Feb. 7, 1833, in San- gamone county, married Martha Lawson, have one child, and live in Crawford county, Kan.
JOHN M., born March, 1836, in San- gamon county, married Elizabeth Work- man. They have six children, and live in Crawford county, Kan.
LOUISA, born April 11, 1840, in Sangamon county, married William A. Barnes. He was born Aug. 2, 1836, in Talladega county, Ala. She died May 27, 1872, leaving four children with their
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relatives in Chatham and Loami town- ships. W. A. Barnes married Lucy A. Allen, and live in Chatham.
John Carson died in Fayette county, Nov., 1844, and his widow married John Campbell. See his name.
CARSON, WILLIAM, born July 8, 1799, in Westmoreland county, Pa. When he was four years old his father moved to Hamilton county, Ohio. William was never out of that county un- til he was twenty-six years old. He then came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov. 1, 1825, at Springfield. He walked the whole distance from Cincinnati to Springfield in eleven days. He spent the first winter at Sangamo, and was married May 21, 1826, to Cynthia Broadwell. They had fifteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other eight ---
SARAH ., born March 2, 1828, married Aaron Thompson. Mrs. T. died Oct., 1855, leaving two children in Mis- souri.
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