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Thomas Ford and the younger mem- bers of the family moved to Johnson county, Wisconsin, near Linden, in 1849. He and his wife both died there.
FORDEN, JOHN, born Jan. 12, 1798, near Elkton, Md. His par- ents moved to Bourbon county, Ky., when he was quite young. He was mar- ried April 22, 1824, in Clarke county, to Emeline Sidener, who was born Nov. 10, ISOS, in that county. They made their home in Bourbon county until four child- ren were born, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the spring of IS31, and settled five miles east of Springfield. Of their children-
GAMES W., born March 27, IS25, in Bourbon county, Ky., died in Sangamon county Aug. 23, 1851.
SARAH A., born Jan. 9, 1827, in Ken- tueky, married in Sangamon county to William S. Currey. She died September, IS54.
GEORGE W., born Jan. 11, IS29, in Bourbon county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county Feb. 15, 1855, to Permelia J. Rueker. They have six living children, MARY E., CHARLES T., GEORGE E. JOHN W., LAURA and JAMES R., reside with their parents three-quar- ters of a mile northeast of Sangamon sta- tion.
JOHN M., born Jan. 28, 1831, in Bourbon connty, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county Feb. 13, IS55, to Eliza Wright. They have one living child, ALICE. Mr. Forden is a merchant, and resides in Springfield.
Mrs. Emeline Forden died June 29, 1834, and John Forden died Dec. 1, 1849, both in Sangamon county.
FORREST, DENNIS, was born Oct. 25, 1784, in North Carolina. He was married June 13, 1811, in Nicho- las county, Ky., to Elizabeth McClintock, who was born Feb. 17, 1790, in Pennsyl- vania. They had cight children, all born in Nicholas county, Ky., and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1835 in what is now Chat- ham township. Of their children-
GANE M., born June 20, IS12, in Kentucky, was married there to John T. Webb, and came with her parents to San- gamon county. They had four children, and moved to Macomb, where Mrs. Webb died, September, 1866. Two children died also. DENNIS and PERMELIA live with their father at Macomb, Ill.
SARAH T., born March 20, 1815, married H. H. Elmore. Sec his name.
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ELIZA, born June 20, 1817, married L. P. Matthews. See his name. She died in June, 1866, leaving three children.
GAMES A., born in Nicholas county, Ky., is living with his third wife. He has three children. ISABEL married a Mr. Davis. The other two are ANGE- LINE and JAMES, Jun. J. A. Forrest resides in Nodaway county, Mo.
ARTAMESIA, born March 2, 1821, in Kentucky, married William Carter. She died, leaving one son, FRANKLIN, in St. Joseph, Mo.
AMERICA, born Oct. 11, 1823, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, March, 1842, to William Gibson. They had two children. WILLIAM D. died Aug. 14, 1847. LIZZIE J. died Aug. 22, 1866, in her eighteenth year. Mr. Gibson died Dec. 26, 1849. His widow married Sept. 5, 1855, to Thomas J. Darneille, who died Nov. 2Ist of the same year. She was married Jan. 13, 1859, to John A. Neal. See his name.
MARGARET L., born June 25, 1826, was married June 15, 1845, to James E. Gibson. See his name.
HUGH M., born Dec. 6, 1831, married Angeline Cooley. She died, and he mar- ried Ann Greenwood, and he died.
Dennis Forrest died July 29, 1855, and his widow, Elizabeth Forrest, died Aug. 23, 1873, in Chatham.
FORTUNE, BENJAMIN, was born March 16, 1810, in Nelson county, Va. His parents moved in 1827, to Anderson county, Ky. He was married Nov. 24, 1830, in the adjoining county of Shelby, to Mary A. Bullard. They had one child, and moved to Sangamon coun- ty, Ill., arriving April 2, 1832, in what is now Illiopolis township, four miles east of Mechanicsburg, where they had two liv- ing children. Of their three children-
ELIZABETH A., born August 28, 1831, in Shelby county, Ky., married Oct. 2, 1851, in Sangamon county to Riley Wilkins, who was born Feb. 14, 1820, in Pickaway county, Ohio. They have two living children, MARY A. and WIL- LIAM B., and reside in Mechanicsburg.
THOMAS W., born July 20, 1836, in Sangamon county, enlisted June 3, 1862, for three years, in Co. A, 73d Ill. Inf. He was elected Ord. Sergt. at the organi- zation of the company, promoted to 2d Lieut. Jan. 1, 1863, and Ist Lieut., Aug.
14, 1863. Becoming physically unable to discharge the duties of his office, he re- signed Aug. 11, 1864. He was married in Mechanicsburg, June 17, 1866, to Martha J. Young, who was born July 3, 1840, in Frederick county, Md. They have three children, IDA MAY, NOR- MAN and THOMAS B., and reside near Mechanicsbnrg.
ELIZA f., born Aug. 7, 1838, in Sangamon county, married June, 1862, to James W. Craig. She died Feb. 23, 1871, leaving four children, CARRIE L., MABEL B., CHARLES A. and LAURA. They live with their father, who is married a second time, and resides near Jacksonville, Ill.
Mrs. Mary A. Fortune died April 8, 1841, and Benj. Fortune was married Oct. 25, 1844, to Mrs. Eliza Little, whose maiden name was Morgan. They had two living children-
FENNETTA W., born Oct. 17, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Jan. 10, 1860, to George W. Wantling, who was born Dec. 11, 1842, in Fairfield coun- ty, Ohio, and came to Sangamon county in 1854. They had three living children, FANNIE F., HATTIE and GEORGE O. reside with their parents, four miles southeast of Mechanicsburg.
ANNIE H., born Oct. 10, 1851, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 24, 1870, to William E. Barnes, who was born Oct. 27, 1848, in Chillicothe, Ohio. They have three children, BENJAMIN, OTIS and OMO, (the two latter twins,) and live in Mechanicsburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fortune died March 13, 1868, and Benjamin Fortune resides in Mechanicsburg.
FORTUNE, THOMAS E., brother to Benjamin, was born Feb. 11, 1791, in Nelson county, Va., married Miss Wright. They had one child, and Mrs. F. died there. Mr. Fortune and his only child went with his father to Anderson county, Ky. He moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving, in 1834, at Mechan- icsburg. His daughter-
ELIZABETH f. B., born Sept. 12, IS13, in Nelson county, Va., married in 1831 in Anderson county, Ky., to Samuel Butts. They had one child born in Ky., and came with her father to Mechanics- burg, in 1834, where they had two child- ren, and Mr, Butts died. His widow mar-
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ried Dec. IS, 1853, in Mechanicsburg, to Barnabas Barrows. They have one child. Of her four
children. JULIA F. BUTTS, born Dec. S, 1832, in Ky., mar- ried in Mechanicsburg to Isaac Allen, have four children, and live in Jackson- ville. ANN E. BUTTS, born Jan. S, IS37, in Mechanicsburg, married March 14, 1866, to Joseph Barrows, have three children, and reside near Jacksonville. THOMAS S. BUTTS, born Sept. 20, 1840, in Mechanicsburg, was last heard from, in 1872, at Montana City. CHARLES BARROWS resides with his parents near Jacksonville.
Thomas E. Fortune was in the mercan- tile business, in Mechanicsburg, for many years, and left there about the close of the rebellion. He resides with his grand- daughter, Ann E. Barrows, near Jackson- ville.
FOSTER, CONSTANTINE, born Oct. IS, 1792, in Cape May county, N. J., was married in Cumberland county, N. J., to Margaret Sayre, who was born in same county Feb. 25, 1800. They had five living children in Cape May county. The family moved in 1832 to Dayton, O., thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the autumn of 1833 in what is now Cartwright township, and two years later moved into what is now Gardner town- ship. One child was born in Sangamon county. Of their six children-
ELIZA L., born May 13, 1820, in New Jersey, was married June 22, 1837, in Sangamon county, to F. Ewing Berry. He died four months after marriage. A daughter, FRANCES E., born June 4, 1838, in Sangamon county, was married Aug. 27, 1857, to Henry F. Lyon. He died April 25, 1858, and a daughter, IDA, born Sept. 14, 1858, died in infancy. Mrs. Frances Lyon was married April 21, 1862, by the Rev. Peter Cartwright, to Rev. B. F. Lodge, of the M. E. church, who was born Dec. 26, 1834, in Reading, Hamilton county, Ohio. Rev. B. F. Lodge was a member of the Illinois Conference, M. E. church, for nine years during that time, traveling the Sangamon and Chatham circuits. He located at his own request, and began farming in 1866. They have four living children, CHARLES A., JULIA E., FRANK BERRY and FANNIE MAY, and reside near Lodge, Piatt county, IN. Mrs. Eliza L. Berry
was married June 2, 1840, at the residence of her father, to Charles W. Hunt, who was born May 25, 1805, in Blount county, Tenn. An incident connected with their marriage will be appropriate herc. Dele- gations from Cass, Schuyler and MeDon- ough counties, with music and banners, were on their way to the great Harrison, or Whig, convention at Springfield, and passed Mr. Constantine Foster's residence just as the guests had seated themselves at the dinner table. The delegations halted and gave them a serenade. All rose from the table except two Democrats, who re- fused to leave their dinners to see a Whig delegation to what proved to be the great- est political gathering in the State that year. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt had nine child- ren. Of those, eight lived to maturity, namely: HARRIET J., JOHN B., J. ELBRIDGE (the latter died Nov. 23, 1875), CATHARINE L., CHARLES R., JOSEPH F. (the latter died Feb. 11, 1776), WILLIAM B. and ESTHER L., were all born near Burlington, Iowa, where the family now reside.
CATHARINE, born June 7, 1833, in New Jersey, was married Nov. 28, 1839, in Sangamon county, Ill., to John C. Bone. They had one child, and mother and child died. Mr. Bone resides in Chi- cago, Ill.
FOHIN S., born May 1, 1825, in Cape May county, N. J., was married in Sanga- mon county, Ill., May 27, 1847, to Eliza A Carson, who was born June 17, 1831, in Cape May county also. They are without children, but brought up an adopt- ed daughter - Elizabeth Nottingham- who married Alexander Higgins. See his name. They adopted another daugh- ter - Minnie Virden - who lives with them. John S. Foster was a licensed preacher in the M. E. church for several years, and, at his own request, his license was discontinued in 1874. He resides in Springfield, Ill.
JACOB, born June IS, 1829, in New Jersey, was married April 6, 1853, in San- gamon county, to Roxanna Bates. They have six living children: CHARLES F., ELLA C. (the latter graduated at the Bettie Stuart Institute, June 10, 1874. She was married Aug. 23, 1874, to William W. Crane, M. D. They have one child, LINA C., and reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.) OLIVER C., EUGENE E., BUCK-
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MAN B. and ELIZA K. Jacob Foster and family reside in Springfield, Ill.
JOSEPH R., born June 28, IS31, in New Jersey, was married Feb. 22, IS54, in Sangamon county, to Harriet E. Lyon. She died in November of the same year, and he married Jane Mathis. They have five children, HARRIET J., LUELLA M., IDA, MAGGIE and BERTHA, and reside in Springfield.
MARY f .. born Jan. 1, 1834, in San- gamon county, married John Epler, and died.
Constantine Foster died Sept. 29, 1865, and Mrs. Margaret Foster died April 9, IS67, both in Sangamon county, and are buried at Pleasant Plains.
FOSTER, GEORGE, was born in Clarke county, Ky., and married there to Sarah Miller, a native of the same county. . They had three children in Ken- tucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in what is now Loami township, in 1826, where they had five children. Of their eight children-
WILLIAM, born March 15, IS23, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, in Sept., IS48, to Elizabeth J. Shutt. They have nine children, GEORGE R., WILLIAM P., JACOB F., SARAH E., JOHN D., LEONARD G., MARIAN E., EVA J., and CHARLES H., reside with their parents four and one-half miles northwest of Auburn.
ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to William Roach, and reside at Ft. Scott, Kansas,
PETTON, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mary J. Foster. They have two children, and live in Henry county, Mo.
POLLY, born in Sangamon county, and married George Organ. See his name.
LEONARD, born in Sangamon county, marricd Elvira Gates, has several children, and reside in Auburn town- ship.
SARAH, born in Sangamon county, married Alexander Orr. See his name.
MATILDA, born in Sangamon coun- ty, married Micajah Cudaway, and reside in Henry county, Mo.
JOHN, born in Sangamon county, married Fanny Bogy. She died in Kan- sas, and he married Fanny Wright. They
have two children, and live in Sangamon county, near Virden, Ill.
George Foster died in Auburn town- ship, Sangamon county.
FOSTER, PEYTON, was born about 1799, near Winchester, Scott county, Ky., and was married there to Polly Daniels, a native of the same county. They had six children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., with his brother George, arriving in the year 1826, and settled in what is now Loami town- ship, where four children were born. Of their nine children-
JEANETTE, born in Kentucky, married Edward Greenwood. See his name.
WILLIAM H., born in Kentucky, married Margaret Greenwood, and she . died in Nebraska, on the road to the Pacific. He and his children live in Cali- fornia.
GEORGE W., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Lucille . Short. She had four children and died. He married again, and resides in Louisi- ana, Mo.
JOHN D., born in Scott county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Eunice Miller. They had seven children. GEORGE W. served as Quartermaster Sergeant in the 22d Mo. Inf., of which his father was Colonel. He was after- wards Orderly Sergeant in Co. E, 39th Mo. Inf. He married Mary M. Scott, has five children, EMMA D., WILLIAM F., ADA, JOHN D. and DORA B., and reside in Loami township. EMILY M. married Joseph P. Ringo, in Adair county, Mo., has six children, and resides in Oregon. PEYTON F. married Martha Dunn, and has two children. LUCINA is married, and resides in Adair county, Missouri. LEONORA P. married William Can- ham. They have two children, WILLIAM E. and JENNIE, and live in Chatham town- ship. JAMES H. B. lives in Chatham township. Mrs. Eunice Foster resides with her daughter, Mrs. Canham. John D. Foster is married to a second wife, has one child, and is a practicing attorney at Commerce, Scott county, Mo. He served one year-from IS46 to IS47- in the 4th Ill. Inf., under Col. E. D. Baker, in the Mexican war. He was Colonel ot the 22d Mo. Inf. in the war to suppress the rebellion.
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PEYTON, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Maria Col- burn. They have five children, and re- side in Kansas.
POLLY, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Alfred C. Camp- bell. See his name.
GAMES was accidentally killed in in- fancy.
HIRAM B., born in Sangamon coun- ty, married Martha Ferguson, have two children, and reside in Macon county, Mo.
JAMES M., born in Sangamon coun- ty, married and died.
Mrs. Polly Foster died January, 1872, and Peyton Foster died Sept. 7, 1872, both in Missouri.
FOSTER, IVINS, was born Nov. 23, 1794, in Harrison county, Ky. Margaret McKee was born Jan. 24, 1796, in the same county. They were there married, Feb. 26, 1819, and had three children in Harrison county, and then moved to Gallatin county, where one child was born. They then moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving in Nov., 1829, in what is now Curran township, north of Lick creek, where four children were born. Three of their children died under five years. Of the other five-
WILLIAM D., born Jan. 24, 1820, in Harrison county, Ky., was brought by his parents to Sangamon county. He studied medicine three years in Springfield, and attended one course of lectures in St. Louis. In consequence of impaired health, he was advised by the Faculty to take a sea voyage. In June, 1843, he embarked for Europe, visiting England, he went to Scotland intending to complete his educa- tion there. While visiting a hospital, in pursuit of knowledge, he contracted small pox, and would have been kindly cared for at the residence of a friend, where he was taken sick, but he preferred being removed to the Royal Infirmary, of Edinburg, where he died Dec. 29, 1843.
MARY: . , born Dec. 8, 1821, in Ken- tucky, married in Sangamon county April 1, 1847, to Samuel W. Dunn. He was born Oct. 6, 1821, in Harrison connty, Ky., and came to Sangamon county in 1844. They had eight children, six of whom died under five years. The others, NARCISSA and WILLIAM SHER- MAN, reside with their parents in Curran township.
YOEL S., born March 15, 1824, in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county aged twenty-three years.
SAMUEL L., born June 29, 1830, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 27, 1855, to Lydia Lee, who was born Feb. 14, 1834, in Dover, Del. They have four liv- ing children, namely: MARY A., LOUIS K., ROBERT and MARGA- RET B., and live near the family home- stead in Curran township.
JOHN W., born Jan. 29, 1833, in San- gamon county, unmarried, and lives with his mother.
Ivins Foster died Jan. 4, 1866, and his widow now-1874-resides one and one- half miles southeast of Curran, where they settled in 1829.
FOSTER, MEREDITH, was born Nov. 14, 1790, in Louisa county, Va., and was married in Culpepper county, Feb. 10, 1820, to Margaret Boyer, who was born March 9, 1797, in Culpepper county, Va. They had six children in Virginia, and the family moved to Sangamon coun- ty, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1835, lived several days in camp about four miles west of Springfield, and then moved on a farm near by. They had four children in Sangamon county, one of whom died young. Of their nine children-
WILLIAM B., born April 9, 1822, in Page county, Va., came with his parents to Sangamon county in 1835; went in 1849 to California. He was married there to Emma Creamer. They had three children, MAGGIE, IDA and WILLIE, and Mrs. Foster died. Mr. Foster mar- ried again, and resides at Richmond, Sac- ramento county, Cal.
HENRY H., born Sept. 4, 1824, in Page county, Va. He was married in Sangamon county Dec. 2, 1847, to Nancy Davis. See sketch of John Davis. They have one child, ROBERT MEREDITH, and reside in Curran township, near Chat- ham.
JOHN E., born July 24, 1826, in Page county, Va. He cnlisted at Spring- field, Ill., in 1846, in Co. A, 4th II. Inf., and served under Col. E. D. Baker through the Mexican war. He died on his way home, June 13, 1847, at Virginia, Cass county, Ill.
ABNER M., born Jan. 25, 1828, in Page county, Va., married in Sangamon county, December, 1863, to Mrs. Hatch,
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who was formerly Mrs. Murphy, and whose maiden name was Lawton. She is a native of Lincoln, Penobscot county, Maine. They reside two miles east of Loami.
MARY Y., born Nov. 21, 1830, in Page county, Va., married in Sangamon county to James Lockridge. See his name. They had ten children, four of whom died young. Of the six, CHARLES M., MARY M., SARAH I., LULA A., LENORA and EVA, re- side with their parents.
CATHARINE A., born April 20, IS34, in Page county, Va., married in Sangamon county to James Young. They have eight children, ABNER, MAGGIE, JAMES, EUGENE, NAN- CY, FRANK, ALBERT and ETTA, and reside near Curran.
ROBERT F., born Jan. 3, 1837, in Sangamon county, Ill., and lives with his sister, Mrs. Grissom, near Chatham.
CHARLES N., born Dcc. 3, 1838, in Sangamon county, and was killed July 5, 1868, by an accident on the Chicago & Alton railroad.
MARGARET R., born Dec. 28, 1842, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 19, 1861, to Thomas Grissom, who was born Feb. S, IS41, in Sangamon county, Ill. They have three children, AGNES, IDA and EDWARD, and reside three miles northwest of Chatham.
Mrs. Margaret Foster died Dec. 13, 1866, and Meredith Foster died Aug. 31, 1867, both in Sangamon county.
FOUTCH, JOHN, was born May, 1776, in Loudon county, Va. Three brothers by the name of Fouche came from France and settled in Loudon county, Va., before the American revolution. Two of them were soldiers in that war, and one of them was Abraham, the father of John, whose name heads this sketch. John Foutch went to Fayette county, Ky., when he was a young man, and was there married, in 1796, to Nancy A. Wherrett, who was born March S, 1778, in St. Mary's county, Md. They had five children born in Fayette county, near Lexington, and the family moved to Dearborn county, near Harrison, Indiana, where they had four children, and moved to Franklin county, where one child was born, thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1825 at the south
side of Richland creek, east of where Pleasant Plains now stands, and in the spring of 1826 moved to Island Grove, Sangamon county. Of their ten child- ren-
ABRAHAM, born April 1, 1797, in Fayette county, Ky., was married in 1820, in Franklin county, Ind., to Elizabeth Van- sickle, and came to Sangamon county in 1825. He brought one child from Ind., and had seven children in Sangamon county. In 1849 they moved to Polk county, near Des Moines, Iowa, and from there, in 1870, to Elmore, near Browns- ville, Neb., where they now reside. Abraham Foutch was justice of the peace for many years in Sangamon county. He was one of the three Commissioners of Sangamon county at the time the State House (now used as a Court House) was built.
THOMAS, born Nov. 25, 1799, in Fayette county, Ky., was married Dec. 21, 1820, in Fayette county, Ind., to Sarah Wherrett, who was born Nov. 20, ISoo, in Fayette county, Ky. Her parents moved to Jessamine county, and from there to Fayette county. Mr. and Mrs. Foutch had two children in Indiana, and moved to Sangafnon county, Ill., in 1825, where they had four children. ELIZABETH A., born Nov. 21, IS21, in Indiana, was mar- ried in Sangamon county, Ill., Dec. 5, 1839, to Thomas Pollock. See his name. NANCY, born Jan. 23, 1824, in Indiana, was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 2, IS42, to J. D. Bevan. See his name. JOHN, born Sept. 6, 1826, in Sangamon county, was married April 12, 1849, to Martha M. Smith. They had nine child- ren. SARAH M., married F. P. Gillespie, have three children, Mattie M., Guy F., and William E., and reside one-half mile south of New Berlin. THOMAS, the second, and ELLA M., the sixth child, both died under three years. The other six, HATTIE S., JOHN W., CARRIE M., LIZZIE D., ED- WARD L. and GEORGE T., reside with their parents in New Berlin. Mr. John Foutch resides within two miles of his birthplace and has done so all his life, with the ex- ception of one year. CAROLINE, born March 8, 1829, in Sangamon county, was married there April S, 1847, to Thomas A. Kerlin. They had one living child, LIZZIE A. She lives with her grandfather Fontch. Mrs. Kerlin died Dec. 31, 1854.
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Mr. Kerlin is married again, and lives near Bedford, Mo. WILLIAM W., born Sept. 4, 1834, in Macoupin county, was a graduate of Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, and enlisted Aug. 17, 1861, for three years in Co. D, 26th Ill. Inf. At the organization of the company he was elected and commissioned First Lieu- tenant. He was taken sick while with his regiment, at Quincy, Ill., came home and died of typhoid fever Sept. 25, 1861. HUGH, born Dec. 19, 1836, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 2, IS5S, to Mary Wykoff. They have one child, WILLIAM W., and live at Decatur. Thomas Foutch and wife reside in Island Grove township, three and a-half miles west of Berlin.
HUGH, born March 12, 1So2, in Ken- tucky, was married in Sangamon county, December, 1827, to Nancy Rhea. They had nine children, and he died December, IS45, in Fulton county. His widow mar- ried William Meeker, and resides in Iowa.
ELIZABETH, born August, 1804, in Kentucky, was married September, IS24, to Samuel Blair. They had twelve children. The parents died at Montezu- ma, Pike county, Ill. Two of their child- ren, THEOPHILUS and NANCY A., are married, and reside near Montezuma, IH.
FOHN, born Oct. 25, 1805, in Ken- tucky, was married in Sangamon county in 1827, to Jehoida Rhea. They had four children, and she died. He married Letitia Farris. They have nine children, and reside in Fulton county, five miles west of Havana.
SUSAN, born June 10, 1809, in Dear- born county, Ind., was married Dec. 1I, IS2S, to William Rhea. Sce his name.
DOROTHY, born April, ISI, in Dearborn county, Ind., was married in Sangamon county, December, IS30, to Samuel Peebler. They have had six children. The parents both died in IS42, on the same day, and were buried in one coffin, at Fairfield, Iowa.
MARY A., born Dec. 25, IS12, in Dear- born county, Ind., was married in Sanga- mon county Dec. II, IS2S, to Henry Har- mon. See his name ..
STRONA, born May 10, ISI'5, in Dear- born county, Ind., was married in Sanga- mon county, February, 1837, to Anthony H. Shuff. See his name.
WILLIAM, born Jan. S, ISIS, in Indi- ana, died in Sangamon county, Oct., IS31.
Mrs. Nancy A. Foutch died March 12, IS45, and John Foutch married Celia Harmon. He died Sept. 15, 1848, and Mrs. Celia Foutch died in 1851, all in Sangamon county.
FOWKES, WILLIAM L., was born Jan. 17, 1793, in Loudon coun- ty, Va. He was married there, July 20, 1813, to Mrs. Margaret D. Saunders, whose maiden name was Saunders. She was born March 1, 17SS, in the same coun- ty. She had three sons by her first mar- riage. Sec names of Presley, Asbury, John and Cyrus G. Saunders. Mr. and Mrs. Fowkes had two children in Loudon county, Va., and Mr. Fowkes served a term in the war of IS12, about the time of his marriage. They moved, in the spring of IS17, to Warren county, Ky., where they had four children, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in Oct., 1826, and settled three miles west " of Springfield, where one child was born. Mr. Fowkes taught school there in a house built of round logs, with the earth for a floor, oiled paper for window lights, and a fire place as wide as one end of the house. That house was built in IS27. In the spring of 1831 Mr. F. moved to German Prairie, four miles northeast of Spring- field. Of their seven children-
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