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DAVID W., born Oct. 16, 1833, at Halifax Court House, Va., brought up in Springfield, graduated at Jubilee College, Robins' Nest, Peoria county, Ill., in I851, and was there ordained to the ministry in 1855, Rev. D. W. Dresser was married Nov. 20, 1861, at Chesterfield, Ill., to Caro- line Cundell, who was horn there Jan. 4, IS41. He is now Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Parish at Carlinville, Ill.
THOMAS W., born Jan. 11, 1837, at Halifax C. H., Va., was brought up in Springfield. He graduated at Jubilee col- lege in 1855, and at the Medical University of New York City in 1864. He was mar- ried in Springfield, Nov. 28, 1865, to Mar- garet Doremus. They have one child, CATHARINE. Dr. T. W. Dresser is a practicing physician and resides in Spring- field, Illinois.
ELIZABETH, born Aug., 20, 1838, in Springfield, was married Dec. 31, 1873, to William P. Thaver. See his name.
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EDMUND, born Sept. 2, 1843, in Springfield, spent several years as railroad telegraph operator, and is now master of transportation on the T. W. & W. R. R. He resides with his mother in Springfield, Illinois.
SAMUEL TREAT, born Sept. 6, 1846, in Springfield, spent several years as assistant clerk of the U. S. District Court in Springfield. Was, from Jan., 1875, to Jan., 1876, clerk in the office of Solicitor of the Treasury at Washington, D. C. He is now Deputy U. S. Marshal for the southern district of Illinois, and resides with his mother in Springfield.
VIRGINIA, born Oct. 12, 1852, in Springfield, resides with her mother.
Rev. Charles Dresser received the de- gree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Paul's college, Mo., in 1858, and was Rector of the Protestant Episcopal church in Spring- field from 1838 to 1855. During that time, as the parish register shows, he solemnized the marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, Nov. 4, 1842. He was elect- ed Professor of Divinity and Belles Letters in Jubilee College in 1855, and remained in that position for some time, when he returned to Springfield and died March 25, 1865. His widow resides at S18 West Edwards street, Springfield, Ill.
DUFF, ABRAHAM, was born May 15, 1777, in South Carolina. Vir- linda Combs was born in South Carolina also, Aug. 6, 1781. Their parents moved on pack horses to the vicinity of Bowling Green, Ky. A. Duff and Verlinda Combs were married, and had nine children born there, and moved to St. Clair county, Ill., and from there moved in company with his son-in-law, John Sims; arrived April, 1819, on Spring creek, at a point six miles west of where Springfield now stands. Two children were born at the latter place. Of their eleven children-
ELIZABETH, born April 16, 1798, in Kentucky, married Elijah Putnam. Mr P. died, leaving his widow and child near Bloomfield, Iowa.
GEORGE, born Feb. 10, 1800, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, in 1822, to Jennie Archer. They had seven children in Sangamon county, and moved in 1839 to Newton county, Mo .. where five children were born. MIL- TON, married Martha Lynn, and reside in Missouri. MISSONIAH, married
John Powers in Missouri, came to Sangamon county and he died. She mar- ried again, is now a widow and resides in Missouri. WILLIAM, born Feb. 10, 1827, in Sangamon county, married April 7, 1853, to Mrs. Elcy F. Archer, whose maiden name was Meacham. They have two children, JOHN G. and MINERVA A,, and reside on the farm where his grand- father, Duff, settled in IS19. It is six miles west of Springfield. ABRAHAM, born in Sangamon county, raised in Missouri, but was living with his brother William, and enlisted in 1861 for three years, in Co. B, 10th Illinois Cavalry, and died at Quincy, Ill., Feb. IS, 1862, was buried at Old Salem, Sangamon county. GREEN- BERRY, born in Sangamon county, went from Missouri to California in 1853, and resides there. All the others reside in Missouri. Mrs. Jennie Duff died Feb., 1863, in Lincoln county, Mo., and George Duff resides in Newton county, Mo.
LUCINDA, born Nov. 14, 1801, in Kentucky, married John Sims. See his name.
MATILDA, born Aug. 5, 1804, in Kentucky, married Feb. 6, 1825, to Robert Archer. See his name.
COMBS, born July 4, 1807, in Ken- tucky, married in Sangamon county to Polly Hurley, have eleven children, and reside near Clinton, Ill.
COMELY, born July 8, 18og, in Ken- tucky, married Feb. 24, 1825, to John Morgan. See his name.
EFFI; born Aug. 24, 1811, in Ken- tucky, married Michael Archer. Sce his name.
MELISSA, born Aug. 28, 1813, in Kentucky, married John Henry, and moved to Missouri. Mr. II. died, leaving a widow and seven children.
GREENBERRET, born Aug. 10, 1815, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Wilbourn. They have seven children, and reside near Mt. Auburn, Christian county.
MARY ANN, born Jan. 4, 1820, in Sangamon county, married John H. Rob- inson. See his name.
MARTHA A., born Aug. 4, 1821, in Sangamon county, married Thompson Smith, have three children, and reside at Clinton, De Witt county.
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Mrs. Verlinda Duff died Sept. 18, 1845, and Abraham Duff died Dec. 25, 1850, both in Sangamon county.
Mrs. Dorothy Combs, mother of Mrs. Duff, came to Sangamon county with her daughter, and died at her house Feb. 12, 1838, aged eighty-five years. Her hus- band, Bennett Combs, died in Virginia.
DUNCAN, MOSES, no relation to John, Rice, Marshall, etc. He was born in South Carolina, was a soldier in the war of 1812, was married in South Caro- lina, moved to Tennessee, had several children there, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1826 or 1827, and settled on Spring creek.
HIRAM, JOHN, MARY, MAR- GARET and WILLIAM married in Tennessee, and came to Sangamon county with their father. MOSES, Jun., ¥O- SEPH, DAVID and ARCHIBALD, the four latter unmarried, came with their parents also. JOSEPH and DAVID married in Sangamon county. In 1833 the whole family except two moved to Missouri. In 1835 the other two, WIL- LIAM and JOSEPH, went there also.
JOSEPH was a preacher in the M. E. church, and when the division took place he preferred remaining with the real Methodist Episcopal church, and returned to Sangamon county in 1844. In order to give his life in detail it may be said he was born May 21, ISOS, in Franklin county, Tenn., came to Sangamon county in 1826 or 7, was a soldier in the Black Hawk war of 1831-2, and was married in Sangamon county, Oct. I8, 1832 to Nancy Lanterman. They had two living children, DAVID C., born Oct. 6, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 23, 1856 to Deborah Mills. They had four living children, SARAH B., DORA M., NANCY E., and MARY E., and re- side in Williamsville. SOLOMON H., born June 6, 1835, died April 11, 1860. Rev. Joseph Duncan died May 10, 1854. His widow married Harrison Bishop. He died, and she resides with her son, David C. Duncan, in Williamsville. Rev. Joseph Duncan was a regular traveling preacher from the time he returned from Missouri until his death.
DUNCAN, RICE, was born Mar. 5, 1781, in North Carolina. He was brother to Marshal and John. When young his father's family moved to Cumberland
county, Ky. He was there married to Barbara Antle. They had four children, and Mrs. D. died. He married Luranah Rutherford. They brought one child from Kentucky to St. Clair county, where they had five children, and moved to Mor- gan, and then to Sangamon county, arriv- ing Oct., 1837, in what is now Salisbury. Of their children --
DELILAH, born Nov. 20, 1805, in Kentucky, married A. Buchanan, had twelve children, moved to Texas in 1845, and Mr. B. died soon after.
MATILDA, born Nov. 29, 1807, in Kentucky, married Levi Scott, had twelve children, Mr. S. died, and the family reside at Carthage, Ill.
WILLIAM T., born April 23, 1809, in Kentucky, married Clemantine French. They had six children, and he died. The family reside in Macoupin county.
SIDNEY S., born Dec. 18, 1810, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mary Rogers. They had three chil- dren. He was Judge of Morgan county court, and died Aug., 1872, in Jacksonville, His widow resides in Chicago
SUSANNAH, born July 13, 1816, in Kentucky, married Andrew P. Tannehill. They have six children, and live in Bates county, Mo.
NANCY, born Jan. 25, 1820, married Henry Antle. See his name.
SARAH B., born Feb. 21, 1823, mar- ried George Goodman, have seven chil- dren and live in Keokuk, Iowa.
BETSY f., born July 3, 1825, married William Dorrell, and live in Menard county.
ELLA A., born June 1, 1827, married Samuel Coleman, and both died, leaving one child, in Salisbury township.
ATTARILLA, born Feb. 8, 1831, mar- ried Lemuel Miller, had two children, and died.
Mrs. Luranah Duncan, died May 29, 1 862, and Rice Duncan died Oct. 7, 1863, both in Salisbury township.
DUNCAN, MARSHAL, was born in 1783 or 4, in North Carolina. He was brother to Rice and John. He went, when young, with his parents to Cumber- land county, Kentucky. He left Kentucky with three children and came to Sangamon county, Ill., arrived in 1820 or 21 in Salis- bury township. He was there married to Hannah Miller, a daughter of John Miller.
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They had eight children. Of all his
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JAMES T. and WILLIAM T. H., twins, born May 10, 1So7, in Cumberland county, Ky.
JAMES T., married in Sangamon county, Aug. 27, 1829, to Mary Penny, who was born Dec. 6, 1809, in Pope county, IH. They had nine living children, HESTER A., married John Gramlish, and resides in Salisbury township. FRANCIS M., born Dee. 30, 1852, mar- ried Martha J. Yoakum. They have eight children, CHARLES N., LAURA .1., WM. R. and JAMES T., twins, JEANETTE .1., GEORGE II., LOUISA E. and MARY J., and live in Salisbury township, northeast of Sangamon river. JANE, married John C. Berry, have six children, and live in De Witt county. John W., died in Iowa in 1869, aged thirty-two years. FRANK- LIN W., married Martha Irwin, have five children, and live in Menard county. JAMES T., Jun., married Olive Douglas, who died leaving one child ; he and his child live in Salisbury township. SYLVES- TER T., unmarried, resides at Salisbury. MATILDA, married James Potter, have four children, and live in Menard county. WILLIAM P., lives with his mother. James T. Duncan, died July 9, 1856, and his widow resides in Salisbury.
WILLIAM T. H., married in Sanga- mon county, in 1831, to Eve Miller. They had twelve children. MARION M., married Martha McMurphy, have five children, LUCY C., LAURA A., MARGARET N., OMER L., and LENA E., and live in Sal- isbury. POLLY A., married O. R. Baker. See his name. JAMES T .. and SIMEON S., live with their mother. SARAH J., married Hamilton Combs, has four children, and live in Salisbury township. MARTHA, married Richard Gaines, and lives with her mother. MARGARET married Dr. A. F. Pur- vines. See his name. NANCY E., married Napoleon Connor, have two child- ren, and live in Macoupin county. GEORGE W., is west. FARINDA, married Elisha Batterton. See his name. ALICE, married Turner Yoakum, and resides in Avoca, Iowa. THOMAS S., lives with his mother. William T. H. Duncan died Oct. 20, 1862, and his widow resides in Salisbury -- 1874.
MARSHAL T., born Dec. 27, 1809, in Cumberland county, Ky., married in Tennessee, Aug. 22, 1830, to Anna Sharp. They had three children, and Mrs. Dun- can died in 1836 or 7, and Mr. Duncan, with his children, came soon after to San- gamon county. Of his children-WIL- LIAM T., born Sept. 19, 1832, in Tenn., raised in Sangamon county, and enlisted for three years, Aug. 13, 1862, in Co. B, 114 Ill. Inf., served until Aug. 3, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married March 20, 1866, to Tane Grady. They have four children, MARY A., JASPER C., ANNA M., and WILLIAM H., and live seven miles northwest of Spring- field. RACHEL M., born Aug. 11, 1834, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Enos Campbell. See his name. MARY A., born Sept. 7, 1836, in Ten- nessce, married in Sangamon county to Solomon Penny, and died. Marshal T. Duncan died Aug. 23, 1840, in Sangamon county.
By the second marriage-
MINERVA, born Sept. 15, 1822, in Sangamon county, married John C. Irwin. See his name.
ARTAMIESIA, born Nov. 30, 1828, in Sangamon county, married May 5, 1852, to Nathan Hartley, have six children, and live in Menard county. The remainder of the children are in Iowa and Kansas.
Marshall Duncan died in Sangamon county, in the fall of 1858, and his widow resides with her children in Iowa.
DUNCAN, JOHN, was born in 1789, in Cumberland county, Ky. He was married there to Sally Miller, and had six children there, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., about 1827, in what is now Salisbury township, where they had six children. Three only of their children reside in Sangamon county.
POLLY married John Davies. Sec his name.
YOHN married Nancy Kane, have three children, and reside in Salisbury.
ARMINDA, born Feb. 14, 182S, in Sangamon county, married Jan. S, 1849, to Frederick Luchsinger, who was born April 2, 1824, in Canton Glarus, Switzer- land. They have six living children. HESTER A., married John Danenberger, and resides in Sangamon county. SARAH E. married Silas Danenberger, and resides in Salisbury township. JANE M.,
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HARRIET E., JANETTA and ELIZA O. reside with their parents, near Salis- bury.
Mrs. Sally Duncan died Nov., 1850, and John Duncan died in 1863, both near Salisbury.
DUNN, WILLIAM, an older brother to Elijah, was born in Fleming county, Ky., married there to Barbara Callerman, had five children, and moved to Sangamon county in 1829. Mr. Dunn died soon after, and a few years later his widow and children moved to Henry county, Ill.
DUNN, ELIJAH, was born about 1798, in Fleming county, Ky., and was married there to Eleanor Callerman, a native of the same county. She was a sister of D. K. Callerman. They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1825, and settled two and one-half miles west of Springfield, and three years later they moved north of Spring creek. They had three children in Sangamon county. Of their children-
YOHN C., born Aug. 20, 1823, in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, went to Galena, engaged in lead mining, and died there about 1845, aged twenty- two years.
FAMMIES K., born June 21, 1825, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county, March 15, 1869, to Bertha Kelly, who was born April 4, 1846. They had three children. CHARLES and AL- FRED died in infancy, KATIE lives with her parents. J. K. Dunn resides on the farm where his father settled in IS2S. It is four miles northwest of Springfield.
DANIEL A., born Jan. 8, 1828, in Sangamon county, married Eliza Ann Kelly. They had two living children, and Mrs. Dunn died March 15, 1871. Of her children-JOHN lives with his father, and OLIVER with his uncle, J. K. Dunn. D. A. Dunn resides four miles northwest of Springfield.
URIAH, born Nov. 13, 1833, in San- gamon county, died aged twenty years.
ELIZABETH, born Dec. 14, 1837, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 17, 1859, to Joel J. Manning, who was born in 1833 in Montreal, Canada, and came to Sanga- mon county in IS38. They had seven children. Their second, ELIJAH, died Aug. 24, 1873, aged 12 years. MARY E., FRANCES E., JAMES G., NORA
M., IDA BELL, and a babe, reside with their parents four miles northwest of Springfield.
Mrs. Eleanor Dunn died about 1853, and Elijah Dunn dicd Aug. 7, 1866-both in Sangamon county.
DUNLAP, JOHN, was born May 15, 1785, probably in Pennsylvania, and went to Carter county, Tenn. Cath- arine Tipton was born Jan. 30, 1788, in Carter county, Tenn. They were married and had nine children there. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1828, in what is now Fancy creek township, where they had one child. Of their children-
ISAAC, born Jan. 2, 1806, in Tennes- see, was married there to Mary H. Bowers, and came with his father to San- gamon county. They had twelve child- ren. Isaac Dunlap died August 2, 1867, and his widow resides in Fancy Creek township.
MARGARET, born Jan. 2, ISOS, married in Tennessee to Baptiste Mc- Nabb, came to Sangamon county with her father. They had four children, and he dicd. She married John McLoud. See his name.
SARAH, born March 9, 1810, married Samuel T. Boyd. He died, and she mar- ried Thomas Vandevender, who died, and she married Samuel T. Lacey, and resides in Logan county.
RUTH, born March 18, 1812, married in Tennessee to John E. Hedrick, came to Sangamon county with her father, and had ten children. The family are all in Mis- souri and Iowa.
TENNESSEE, born August 14, 1814, married Eliza Cutwright. He shot himself accidentally in 1840, in Logan county, leaving a wife and two children. GAMES T., born Dec, 8, 1816, mar- ried Mary H. Brown. They had five children, and she died. He married Rosanna McCauley. They had six child- ren. He was a soldier in the Mexican war from Sangamon county. He moved to Missouri, and was Captain of a Com- pany in a Union Regiment, and was cap- tured at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, was exchanged after seven months im- prisonment, returned home, and served one term in the Missouri Legislature in 1863, lle went again in the army, and was killed at the battle of Franklin, Tenn.,
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in Dec., 1864, while acting as Captain of a Company.
SUSANNA, born April 15, 1819, mar- ried Benjamin F. Brown. See his name. JOHN R., born in Carter county, Tenn., April 24, 1821, married in Sanga- mon county, Dec. 10, 1840, to Emily A. Brown. They had ten children. AL- MYRA married Theodore Allen, have two children, and reside in Sullivan coun- . tv, Mo. WILLIAM T. enlisted in Co. H, 36th Iowa Inf., in 1862, contracted chronic diarrhea in camp, was sent to hos- pital at Keokuk, brought home by his pa- rents, and died July 3, 1863. JAMES A. married Zerilda Richards, had two child- ren, and she died. He married Sarah E. Elliott, and resides in Fancy Creek town- ship. ROBERT married Nellie Richards, and resides in Randolph county, Mo. ELIZA J. married George D. Power. See his name. FRANKLIN P. resides with his parents. MARY C. died, aged five years. JOHN R., Jun., CLARENCE P. and OLIVE L. reside with their pa- rents, two and a half miles west of Sher- man, Sangamon county, Ill.
MARY A., born Sept. 29, 1823, mar- ried Alexander Doake. He died and she married Jer. Falconer, who died, and she lives near Decatur.
EDNA M., born Jan. 13, 1831, mar- ried John Johnson, who died, and she married Robert T. Brown. See his name.
John Dunlap dicd Feb. 14, 1856, and his widow died May 26, 1857, both in Sangamon county.
DURBIN, JOSEPH, was born about 1776, in what afterwards became Madison county, Ky. He was married there to Elizabeth Logsdon, and they had twelve children in that county. He then moved his family to Sangamon county, Il1., arriving in 1829, and settled in what is . now Pawnee township. Of his chil- dren-
EDWARD, SILVESTER and MARGARET married in Kentucky, came to Sangamon county in IS28, and settled in what is now Cotton Hill town- ship. In 1830 the whole family moved to that part of Montgomery which is now Christian county. His son-
CHRISTOPHER K., born in Ken- tucky in 1793, married there to Rachel Willis, and moved with his father to San-
gamon and Christian county, Ill. They had thirteen children. Their fourth child, JAMES R., born June IS, 1820, in Madi- son county, Ky., remained with his father until April 10, 1842, when he was married to Ann Simpson. Their only living child, ANGELINE, married Thomas J. Gatton. He died April 20, 1867, leaving a widow and three children, Mary A., Andrew T., and James W. James R. Durbin died Dec. 1873, and his widow, his widowed daughter and her three children, reside near St. Bernard church in Ball township.
DUTTON. MATTHEW, was born April 5, 1778, in Windsor county, Vt. He spent his early life as a school teacher, and about ISIS entered the ministry in connection with the Congregational church. He never became a settled pastor, but all his ministerial work was done as an evangelist, several years of the time in Tennessee and some in Virginia. In 1834 he engaged in teaching and occasional preaching at Decatur, 111. Elizabeth Williams was born March 22, 1791, in the town of Sharon, Litchfield county, Conn. She was married March 10, 1811, in northern New York, to David Carpenter. They had two children in the State of New York.
JOHN WILLIAM, born Mar. 1, ISI, went to sea at 16 years old. His second voyage was on board the ship Warrenton. The vessel was lost and not a soul on board saved.
THOMAS D., horn March S, 1813, married April, 1833, in Duchess county, N. Y., to Julia A. Wing. He died sud- denly June 2, 1854, near Sullivan, Moultrie county, Ill., leaving a widow and six chil- dren.
David Carpenter died in New York, and his widow went to New York City and taught school until July, 1834, when she went to Decatur, Ill., to visit two of her brother -. Rev. Matthew Dutton and Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter were married Nov. 15, 1834, in Decatur. They moved to Morgan county and a year later to Sin- gamon county, arriving at Mechanicsburg in July, 1838. Both being teachers, and in the absence of any school system, they built a school house and lived and taught in it for about twelve years. It was a frame building, plastered outside and in, and was almost snow white. Nearly all who are now heads of families in the vicin-
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ity of Mechanicsburg received their educa- tion in that house.
Rev. Matthew Dutton died Feb. 21, 1857, and his widow ( 1874) in her eighty- fourth year resides in Mechanicsburg.
DRYER, JOHN, was born Dec. 13, 1783, in Great Barrington, Mass. He was married May 14, 1808, in New York, to Cynthia Stevens, who was born March 4, 1793, in Vermont. They had two children in New York, and in 1819 came to Sangamon county, Ill., settling six miles from where Springfield now stands, where they had one child, and moved to Spring- field about 1S25. Of their children-
LAVINIA M., born Dec. 22, 1812, in New York, married in Sangamon county June, 1830, to Hugh M. Armstrong. See his name.
ALMIRA, born April, 1815, in New York, married in Springfield, in 1836, to E. Geo. Johns.
JANE A., born Aug. 15, 1820, in Sangamon county, was married Sept., 1838, in Massachusetts, to William Cone, and reside three miles west of Spring- field.
John Dryer was engaged in wool card- ing, and was the first man in the county to cultivate a nursery and introduce fruit trees. He died July 3, 1854, and his widow resides in Springfield now-1876- in her eighty-fourth year.
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EARNEST, JACOB, born April 24, 1799, in South Carolina, was married there to Elizabeth Sims, who was born April 26, 1798. She was a sister of James and William Sims, one of whom was older and the other younger than her- self. They moved to that part of Simp- son which later became Logan county, Ky., where they had seven children. In IS17 the family moved to St. Clair county, Ill., where they had one child, and they moved to what became Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1819, on Spring C'reek, in what is now Curran township, where one child was born. Of their nine children-
LAVINA, born Nov. 28, 1824, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill .; to James McMurry. See his name. He died, leaving a widow and six
children near Ione City, Ione Valley, California.
SARAH, born April 7, 1806, in Ken- tucky, was married Feb. 18, 1824, in San- gamon county, Ill., to John King. Sec his name.
WILLIAM, born August IS, 1807, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Jane Parks. They had five children. Mr. Earnest and three of the children died near Northfield, Iowa. Mrs. Earnest died there, Dec. 7, 1870, and the children reside near Northfield.
ROBERT, born April 6, 1810, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Susan Kendall. They had one child, SUSAN A., born Jan. 25 1831, married James Turner. See his name. He died and his widow married Henry B. Chambers. Sce his name.
Robert Earnest died Sept. 22, 1831, and his widow married Joseph Ralston. See his name.
MAHALA, born Dec. 18, 1811, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to James Parkinson. See his
name.
GRIZELLA, born April S, 1813, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Martin L. C. Kendall. See his name. Mrs. Kendall and her two children died.
RACHEL, born March 5, 1816, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Rezin D. Brown. See his name.
HENRIETTA, born April 3, 18IS, in St. Clair county, III., was married in Sangamon county, March 22, 1838, to James V. Ingels. Sce his name.
SOPHIA, born April 2, 1S20, in San- gamon county, married Amos W. Brown. See his name. Mrs. Brown died.
Mrs. Elizabeth Earnest died March 1, 1831, and Jacob Earnest married Rebecca Blunt. They had two children, and moved to Hancock county, Ill. Of their children-
ELIZABETH, born Sept. 29, 1833, in Sangamon county, was married July 29, 1852, to William Jones. They had eight children, JACOB H, FRANCIS M., MARY M., EMMA A., IANTHA B., IDA M., WILLIAM B. and LIB- BIE. William Jones was drowned Jan. 1, 1869, while crossing the Mississippi river. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones was married Dec. 1, 1870, to William Isenberger.
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