History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 33

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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JOHN T., born Nov. 23, 1840, mar- ried June 23, 1861, to Martha J. Back, who was born April 9, 1845, at Loami. They had four children. JAQUETTA and LILLIE died in infancy. MARY A. and MILLIE A. live with their pa- rents in Loami.

William Colburn died June 10, 1869, at Loami, and Mrs. Achsa Colburn resides at Loami, on the same place settled by her- self and husband in 1822, one year before the land was brought into market. Wil- liam and his brother Ebenezer entered land together, and cultivated it for several years. About 1836 they built a steam saw and grist mill at the north side of Lick creek, and machinery for grinding was soon added. It was the first mill of the kind within a radius of ten or twelve miles, and around that mill the village of Loami grew up. They continued in that business for many years, three mills hav- ing burned on the same spot. They were not always the owners, but their families were always connected with such enter- prises. The sons of Wm. Colburn are now-1874-the owners of a mill within one hundred yards of where the first mill was built. One mill has burned where the new one stands.

The hardships endured by them and their families would be difficult to relate. Mrs. Achsa Colburn, now seventy-cight years old, has an unlimited fund of remi- niscences connected with their advent into the county, and the difficulties of raising a large family. A loom was an indispen- sible article where all were dependent on the work of their own hands for the en- tire clothing of themselves and families. Mrs. Colburn tried all the men in the set- tlement, those of her own family included, in order to find some person who could

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make a loom, but all declined to under- take it, some for want of skill, and all for want of tools. Mrs. C. then procured an axe, a hand saw, a drawing knife, an auger and a chisel, and went to work. She made with her own hands a loom, warping bars, winding blades, temples for the lateral stretching of the cloth, and for spools she used corn cobs with the pith pushed out. With these appliances she wove hundreds of yards of cloth, and made it up into garments for her family. This she did while caring for her family of fourteen children.

COLBURN, EBENEZER, brother to Abel, Isaac and William, was born Dec. 1, 1794, at Sterling, Mass., mar- ried in 1817, at Marietta, Ohio, to Julia Smith, who was born April 17, 1797, in Suffolk county, Long Island, N. Y. They came to Sangamon county and joined the other members of the family in Oct., 1822, in what is now Loami township. They had two children before their arrival, and five after coming to Sangamon county. Of the seven children-

ADNA P., born August 12, 1818, at Marietta, Ohio, married April 27, 1839, in Sangamon county, to Lodasca Sweet. They had three children, and Mrs. Col- burn died, and A. P. Colburn was mar- ried July 28, 1844, to Macca M. Sowell. They had seven children, one of whom died in infancy. Of all his children: ALVA married Hannah VanPelt, and resides at Seneca, Nemaha county, Kan. URSULA, married Charles Jarrett. See his name. GILBERT, enlisted in 1862, in Co. 1, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years. He was captured at the battle of Chicka- mauga, Sept. 19-20, 1863, and died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., July 1, 1864. THOMAS B. and WILLIAM R. en- listed Sept. 20, 1862, in Co. G, 16th 111. Inf., for three years. They were cap- tured while scouting near Dalton, Ga., May 22, 1864, and taken to Andersonville prison also. THOMAS B. died June 19, 1864, and WILLIAM R. died August 12, 1864. Thus the three brothers died in the same prison in less than two months. STEPHEN E., died in infancy. CHAS. C., born Nov. 22, 1849, married Miss Coverdale, and lives at Loami. JULIA J., born May 24, 1851, married Nelson Elmore. See his name. They live in Sangamon county. JAMES B. resides

with his mother. Adna P. Colburn died Feb. 26, 1867, and his widow resides ad- joining Loami on the west.

WILLIAM, born in Monroe county, Ill., married in Sangamon county to Eliza Porter; had four children, and Mrs. C. died, and Wm. C. married Mrs. Ellen Smith, whose maiden name was Clover. They have one child, and reside in Chris- tian county, at Smith's mill, on the San- gamon river, near the line of Sangamon county.

CHARLOTTE, born Jan. 19, 1824, in Sangamon county, married Jonas Smith. See his name.

MARIA, born in Sangamon county, married Peyton Foster; has a family of children, and lives at Atchison, Kan.

MARY P., born in Sangamon county, married David Greening. See his name.

BURFITT G., born in Sangamon county, married to Lucy Large, have six children, and live in Cooper township.

ELLEN, married Ebenezer Colburn, Jun., and she died.

Mrs. Julia Colburn died, and Ebenezer Colburn, Sen., died April 12, 1864, both at Loami.

COLBURN, ABEL, was born Sept. 20, 1790, in Sterling, Mass., a brother to Isaac, William and Ebenezer. He was married in April, 1811, at Hebron, N. H., to Deborah Phelps, who was born at Hebron in July, 1794. Mr. Colburn was a soldier from that place in the war of 1812. They had nine children, all born at Hebron, and in 1839 Mr. Colburn came to Sangamon county, and afterwards brought his family. Of their children-

JOSEPH R., born August, 1812, married in Massachusetts, to Ruth Fowler, and moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1838. He aided in building the State House, then in course of construction. They had six children; two dicd under seven years. Of the other four, ABNER K. married in Minnesota to Phebe Walters, and resides in Portland, Oregon. IRA is married, and lives in Minnesota. CHARLES

lives with Adna Phelps, near Springfield. FREMONT lives with his mother. Jo- seph R. Colburn died in December, 1870, and his widow resides at Preston, Minn.

ELVIRA M., born April 18, 1814, at Hebron, N. H., married at that place March 7, 1832, to Stephen F. Fowler. He died Jan. 31, 1845, at Quincy, Mass., and

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Mrs. F. was married Oct. S, 1845, at Troy, Wis., to Jeremiah D. Sanborn, who was born Feb. 7, ISIS, at Franklin, N. H. Mrs. S. traveled across the American continent on wagons, except in crossing Lake Mich- igan, and spent five years in Nevada and California, and Mr. S. spent three years there. They reside at Loami.

ISABEL, born April 17, 1816, at He- bron, N. H., married Sept. 11, IS38, to Thomas Lucas, who was born June 19, ISII, at Romney, N. H. They had five children. GEORGE M. went from Loami to Springfield, and enlisted July, 1861, in what became Co. C, 11th Mo. Inf., for three years; was Ist Sergeant; re- enlisted as a veteran Jan. 1, 1864, and died of discase at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Nov. 14, 1864. He was commissioned Ist Lieutenant, to date from August 18, 1864, but.the commission did not reach the hos- pital until the day after his death. FRAN- CENA I. died at thirteen. EDWARD W. enlisted Nov. 20, 1861, for three years, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf .: re-enlisted as a veteran Jan. 1, 1864; was with " Sherman in his march to the sea;" served to the end of the rebellion, and honorably dis- charged July, IS65; was married October, 1866, to Mary A. Starr, has one child, VALLIE M., and resides at Loami. ISA- BELLA E. died at seven years. LUEL- LA A. married August, 1867, to James L. Mahard, and died March, 1873, leaving two children, MARY J. and GEORGE M. Thomas Lucas died March 4, 1851, at Loami. His widow married Samuel P. Colburn. See his name.

IRA C., born in 1818, married at Quincy, Mass., Sept. 4, 183S, to Cyrena Chard, a native of Pomfret, Conn., moved to Minnesota, and had three child- ren. JOHN E. was a soldier in a Minne- sota regiment, veteranized, served to the end of the rebellion, and lives in Minne- sota. ROMANZA died at seven years.

ACHSA P., born Feb. 17, 1820, in Hebron, N. H., married August, IS38, at Quincy, Mass., to John P. Davis, who was born April 17, 1815, in Boston. They came to Sangamon county with her par- ents, and had three children. ELVIRA M. married Sanford Withrow. See his name. CHARLES W. died in in- fancy. LAURA E. married Josiah Jones. See his name. John P. Davis enlisted at Springfield, July 9, 1847, in Co. D, 4th

Ill. Inf., for one year. He served as Ser- geant of that company in the war with Mexico, until July 9, 1848, when he was honorably discharged. He raised Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., entered the United States service as Captain of the same, August, IS61. His company re-enlisted as veterans, January, 1864. He was with Sherman in his " march to the sea," and was promo- ted to Major of the regiment while on the trip. He commanded the regiment sev- eral months, and was honorably discharged July 17, 1865. Now resides at Loami, Sangamon county, Ill.

LUTHER P., born September, 1823, married in New Hampshire to Lydia Whittaker, raised onc daughter, and reside in Lebanon, N. H.

NATHAN P., born December, 1826, in Hebron, N. H., married in South Read- ing, Mass., to Mary J. Eames, had four children, moved in 1855 to Minnesota, was a member of the Convention that framed the State Constitution, and has served sev- cral terms in the State Legislature. He raised a cavalry company and fought the Indians in Minnesota in 1863. Was Pay- master at one time in the army, against the rebellion. He is a practicing attorney, and resides at Preston, Minn.

MELINDA, born Sept. 13, 1830, married Oct. 23, 1845, to Samuel P. Col- burn. See his name.

EMELINE, born July, 1832, married in 1848 to William Huffinaster. Sce his name.

Abel Colburn died Oct. 21, 1851, at Springfield. Ilis widow married Adam Barger. Sce his name. He died, and she resides with her son-in-law, Samuel P. Colburn, at Loami.

CONKLING, JAMES C., was born Oct. 13, 1816, in New York City. At the age of thirteen he entered the Academy at Morristown, N. J., and prc- pared for college. He entered Princeton in 1833, and graduated in 1835. He studied law in Morristown, N. J., about three years, and came to Springfield, Ill., arriving in Nov., 1838, and was admitted to the bar the following winter. James C. Conkling and Mercy A. Levering were married Sept. 21, 1841, in Baltimore, Md. She was the daughter of Judge Aaron R. Levering, of Georgetown, D. C., and was born in that city in Nov.,

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1817. Mr. and Mrs. Conkling had five children-

CLINTON L., born Oct. 16, 1843, in Springfield, was educated at Yale college, New Haven, Conn., and graduated there in 1864. He entered into partnership with his father in 1866, as J. C. & C. L. Conkling, in the practice of law. He was married March 24, 1867, to Georgiana Barrell, a native of Brooklyn, N. Y. They have two children, GEORGIA and KATE, and reside in Springfield.

CHARLES, born in Springfield, re- sides with his parents.

GAMES, born Jan. 4, 1850, in Spring- field, Ill., was married March 23, 1870, in Covington, Ky., to Fannie A. Lowry, who was born in Springfield, March 23, IS49. They have two children living, MAY and FANNIE. He is a mem- ber of the firm of Conkling, Slemmons, & Co., Springfield, Ill.

ANNIE V., born July 2, 1853, was married Nov. 25, 1875, to Nathan S. Wood. He is a banker in Lafayette, Ind., where they now reside.

ALICE resides with her parents.

Hon. James C. Conkling was elected Mayor of Springfield in 1845, being the sixth in that office. He was elected repre- sentative for Sangamon county in the State legislature in 1852, and again in 1866, when he drafted the original bill for the new State house, and was active in its passage. He is a member of the National Lincoln Monument Association, which has just erected a monument to the mem- ory of Abraham Lincoln. He is the head of the firm of Conkling, Slemmons & Co. James C. Conkling, more than any other capitalist of Springfield, uses his wealth in extensive building enterprises, and for the encouragement of mannfac- tures.

CONANT, SULLIVAN, was born Feb. 26, 1801, at Oakham, Worcester county, Mass. Lydia R. Heminway was was born November, 1So3, in the same county. They were married Sept. 10, 1822, at Shutesbury, Mass., where they had three children, and moved to Am- herst, where they had one child. They returned to Shutesbury, and from there started west, Nov. 2, 1830, traveling in wagons to Troy, N. Y., and from there to Rochester by canal, thence by wagon to Olean Point, where they embarked on a

raft and floated to Pittsburg. There they took a steamboat down the Ohio, and up the Mississippi river to Chester, Randolph county, Ill., where the youngest child died. In January, 1831, Mr. Conant started with his family, in a sleigh, to visit some old friends near Carrollton, Greene coun- ty, Ill., going by Illinoistown, now East St. Louis. They continued their journey by Jacksonville to Springfield, arriving Feb. IS, IS31. When they left Chester the snow was about six inches deep, but when they arrived in Springfield it was on four feet of snow, being the height of the "deep snow." They had five children born in Springfield. Of their eight children-

ABIGAIL A., born July 5, 1823, at Shutesbury, Mass., was married in Spring- field to William W. Lee, who was born August 20, 1822, in Delaware. They had four children. LAURA A., born Oct. 15, 1844, in Springfield, was married May 7, 1867, to John T. Capps, who was born Dec. 30, 1841, in Clarke county, Ky. They have two children, OLIVE and WIL- LIAM L. Mr. Capps was a student at Illi- nois College, Jacksonville, when the rebel- lion began. He enlisted August, 1861, in Co. B, 10th Ill. Inf., for three years; re- enlisted as a veteran January, 1864; was with Sherman in his " march to the sea;" served until July, 1865, when he was hon- orably discharged. He graduated Feb. 6, 1866, with the degree of Master of Ac- counts, at Eastman's National Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is now of the firm of Dickerman & Co., Spring- field Woolen Manufactory. LYDIA E., born March 23, 1847, in Springfield, was married Dec. 21, 1869, to S. O. Stockwell, a native of Auburn, N. Y. They have one child, CLARA L., and reside in Colum- bus, Ohio. THOMAS S., born Jan. 9, 1849, in Bloomington, Ill., was married in Springfield, May 29, 1872, to Mary J. Eaton. They have one child, ADDIE. T. S. Lee is engaged with his father-in-law in the grain business, and resides in Edin- burg. EDWARD W., born March 9, 1853, in Taylorville. He was married in Springfield, Oct. 6, 1875, to Lou. H. Pas- field, adopted daughter of George Pas- field, Sen., and resides in Edinburg. Wm. W. Lee died July 12, 1870, and his widow resides in Springfield.

WILLIAM S., born Feb. 27, 1825, at

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Shutesbury, Mass., was married in Spring- field, Ill, to Mary Sykes. They had two children. JAMES was born in Peters- burg, and is in business with his father. KATIE resides with her father. Mrs. Mary Conant died in Springfield, Feb. 12, 1864. Wm. S. Conant was married in Menard county to Eliza Kinkead, and reside in Petersburg, Ill. In 1844 W. S. Conant met with an accident from a falling derrick which slightly lamed him. A Mr. Brodie was killed by the same accident. They were raising a pole at a political meeting. Mr. Conant is extensively en- gaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He was the originator, and is now the owner, of Rose Hill cemetery, near Petersburg.

SUSAN E., born March 10, 1827, in Shutesbury, Mass., was married June 26, I845, in Springfield, to George R. Con- nelly. Sec his name. He died, and she married Charles Dougherty. See his name.

LEVI Y., horn Oct. 25, 1831, in Springfield, was married there July 28, 1858, to Elizabeth Brodie. They had two children, JOHN B. and WILLIAM S. Mrs. Elizabeth Conant died Feb. 14, 1865, and L. J. Conant was married Mar. I, 1875, at Vincennes, Ind., to Mrs. Sarah A. Baker, whose maiden name was Har- graves. She was born April 24, 1841, in Manchester, England. Mr. C. is in the grocery business, and resides in Spring- field.

MARY A., born July 20, 1833, in Springfield, was married there to Cook S. Hampton. See his name.

PHINEAS H., born April 12, 1837, in Springfield, was married June 4, 1857. to Sarah J. Hobbs, who was born Dee. I, IS38, in Jacksonville, Ill. They have three children, JULIA E., MINNIE L., and PEARL R., and reside in Spring- field, Ill. P. H. Conant enlisted in Co. C, 124th Ill. Inf., for three years, and was mustered in as Corporal. Served until Feb. 6, 1864, when he was honorably dis- charged on account of physical disability. In the spring of 1866 he was appointed, by Mayor Dennis, deputy city marshal; served nearly three years. Was deputy sheriff under Shoup, and deputy U. S. collector under Harper. Sold goods at Illiopolis about three years, since which time he has been a commercial traveler -28

for a Springfield grocery house, and lives in Springfield.

CAROLINE A., born Sept. 1, 1843, in Springfield, married Rev. Thomas M. Dillon, of the M. E. church. He is in the traveling connection, and resides (1874) in Martinsburg, Clarke county, Ill.

LIDIA Y., born July 19, 1845, in Springfield, was married there, March 17, 1868, to George L. Dingle. G. L. Dingle was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, and did his part in aiding to suppress the re- bellion. He is now deputy Postmaster at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and lives there.

Mrs. Lydia R. Conant died May 30, 1867, and Sullivan Conant was married again. He resides in Springfield.

CONNELLY, JOHN, was born in 1794, in the District of Columbia. Ann Wetherell was born Feb. 20, ISoo, in the District of Columbia, also. They were there married and had ten children. The family moved to Springfield, Ill., in IS37. Mr. Connelly was Register of the United States Land Office, in Springfield, during the administration of President Pierce, and part of the administration of President Buchanan. He also, at various times, filled a number of local offices. I have the history of but two of his child- ren. His daughter- -

MARY Y., born in the District of Columbia, married in Springfield to John O. Rames. See his name. She died in IS54.

His second son-

GEORGE R., born Jan. IS, 1822, in the District of Columbia, was married in Springfield, Ill., Jan. 27, 1845, to Susan E. Conant. They had three living child- ren, namely: JOHN L., born March IS, 1846, in Springfield, graduated at the Rush Medical College of Chicago. He was married Sept. 3, 1842, at Harristown, Ill., to Nannie Bedford. They had one child, MAGGIE P., who died young. Dr. J. L. Connelly resides at Harristown, Macon county, Ill., and is engaged in the practice of his profession there. GEORGE S., born Feb. S, 1849, in Springfield, mar- ried Sept. 15, 1870, in his native city, to Mary Thomas, who was born Dec. 30, 1850, in Springfield, Ill. They have two children, ALICE MAY and LILLIE E. George S. Connelly resides in Springfield, and is engaged in merchandising. LILLIE E., born Sept. 2, 1851, in Springfield, married

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Sept. 19, 1871, to Columbus M. Lloyd, who was born March 6, 1849, near Wabash, Wabash county, Ind. They live near Dawson, Sangamon county, Ili. George R. Connelly died of cholera, in Springfield, June 9, 1854." His widow married Charles Dougherty, Jun. See his name.

CONSTANT, JACOB, brother to John, who was the grandfather of Rezin H. He was also the brother of Isaac and Thomas, and was born about 1765, in Virginia. Eleanor Clinkenbeard was born about 1769, in Virginia, also. They were there married, and soon after moved on pack horses-that being the only way goods could be transported at that time through that mountainous country-to Fleming county, Ky. They had fourteen children in that county, and in 1814 moved to Clermont county, Ohio, where they had two children. The fam- ily moved to Sangamon county, Ill., ar- riving Oct. 26, 1826, in what is now Me- chanicsburg township. Of their child- l'en-

ELIZABETH, born Nov. 17, 1790, in Fleming county, Ky., married there to Charles Morgan. See his name.

JOHN, born in Fleming county, Ky., went back from Ohio to Kentucky, and there married Margaret Wood. They came in company with his father to San- gamon county in 1826, where they had five children, and moved to Pike county, thence to northwest Missouri, where the living children now reside. The parents are both dead.

WILLIAM, born in Kentucky, went back from Ohio and married Rhoda Planck. They never came to Illinois, but he died, leaving one child, JOHN CON- STANT, who resides near Felicity, Clermont county, Ohio.

MAR 2, born in Kentucky, married in Ohio to Thomas Jones. They had ten children, and Mrs. Jones died. The liv- ing members of the family reside in and near Mt. Olivet, Clermont county, O.

ISAAC, born Nov. 17, 1794, in Flem- ing county, Ky., was married June 29, 1823, in Clarke county, Ky., to Nancy Peebles, who was born Sept. 13, 1794, in that county. They had two children in Kentucky, joined his parents in Clermont county, Ohio, and came with them to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of

IS26 in what is now Mechanicsburg town- ship, where they had two children, and moved to what is now Logan county, where they had two children, and from there to Buffalo Hart grove, in Sangamon county, and had one child. They moved, in 1857, to Dawson. Of their children, RACHEL, born in Clarke county, Ky., March 29, IS24, married John Billington. See his name. JACOB, born August 17, IS26, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, May 16, 1850, to Lillias Wilson, who was born May 15, 1825, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had seven children, three of whom died young, and HELEN MARY died Oct. 3, 1872. the very day she was thirteen years old. NANCY J., WILLIAM E. and JAMES H., live with their parents, adjoining Dawson on the east. MARGARET J., born July 15, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 26, 1850, to James Deavers. They have six children, and live near Mt. Pulaski. WILLIAM R., born April 13, 1832, in Sangamon county, married in 1852 to Jane Wilson, who was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had seven children in Sangamon county, and Mrs. Constant died May 7, 1864. Mr. C. was married in Dawson to Hattie Grabendich. They have two children, and live in Law- rence, Kansas. MARY A., born June 17, 1834, in Logan county, Ill., married Oet. 17, 1871, at Dawson, to Alfred Rapc. See his name. SARAH E., born Dec. 17, 1836, in Logan county, married Sept. 14, 1856, to Horatio M. Van Winkle, who was born Feb. 1, 1834, in Shelby county, Ill. They have one child, LILLIAS E., and live in Dawson. Mr. Van Winkle enlisted August 15, 1862, in Co. C, 124th Ill. Inf., for three years; served full term exactly, and was honorably discharged August 15, 1865, at Chicago. MARTHA E., born April 19, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 6, 1869, to John S. Clinkenbeard, who was born Dee. S, IS22, in Clarke county, Ky. They have two children, ISAAC and NANCY E., and live three miles southwest of Illiopolis. Mr. C. has two living children by a former wife, JOHN W. and MARY E. Isaac Con- stant died June 27, 1865, and his widow resides at Dawson.

HESTER, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Clermont county, Ohio, to Josiah Johnson, had one child, and father and

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child died in Ohio. She came to Sanga- mon county, married John Rutherford, had four children, and the parents both died. Their son, JOHN T. Rutherford, was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, and died in the army. MARGARET mar- ried Matt. Noonan, and resides in Sanga- mon county. ALEXANDER is mar- ried and lives in Champaign county.

SARAH, born Dec. 27, 1799, in Ken- tucky, married James Carrico. See his name.

ELEANOR, born in 1803, in Ken- tucky, married Elijah T. Lanham. See his name.

JACOB, born Jan. 7, 1805, in Flem- ing county, Kentucky, married June 4, 1829, in Sangamon county, to Permelia Crocker. They had six children, two of whom died young. The other four, JAMES H. M., born March 4, 1830, mar- ried Catharine Blankenship. have four children. He was a soldier in a Sangamon county regiment. DAVID C., born Jan. 28, 1833, married in Texas to Annetta Snow. They are teaching among the In- dians. THOMAS S., born July 2, 1835, married in Mt. Pulaski to Sarah Cass, daughter of Ninian Cass. MARY L., born Sept 25, 1839, married John Rinker: had one child, ANNETTA S. Mr. Rinker enlisted in 1861, in 30th Ill. Inf., and died near Vicksburg, in 1863. Mrs. Permelia Constant died Feb. 17, 1847, and Jacob Constant was married June 25, 1847, in St. Clair county, to Mrs. Celia Talbott, whose maiden name was Wakefield. They had four children. CHARLES A. mar- ried Sarah Horn, had one child, and live near Dawson.

HARRIET E. and PERMELIA O., SARAH F. died at eleven years. Mrs. C. had two children by her first husband, THOMAS and MARY E. TALBOTT. The latter died in her fourteenth year. Jacob Constant and his wife reside one and a half miles southwest of Dawson.

BENGAMIN, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Matilda Lakin, had seven children, and Mr. Con- stant died in 1855. Two of his sons, JOHN W. and NORMAN A. were Union soldiers from Greene county, and both died in the army. His widow resides in Macoupin county.

JONATHAN, born Sept. 30, 1809, in Fleming county, Ky., came to Sanga-

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History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 33

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