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ROBERT H. S., born May 2, 1814, in Loudon county, Va., married in San- gamon county, Jan. 21, IS41, to Mary G. Pettus. They had four children. JOHN T. married Sarah O. Hulbert, and reside near Grove City, Christian county. ALBERT married Adaline Barnes, and resides at Topeka, Kan. GEORGE W. enlisted in 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 4Ist Ill. Inf., and was killed at the battle of Jackson, Miss., July, 1863. ELIZA- BETH A. resides with her father. Mrs. Mary G. Fowkes died Feb. 26, 1852, and R. H. S. Fowkes was married Oct., IS52, to Mrs. Harriet Fuller, whose maiden name was Pettus. They have four child- ren: JAMES H., MARY E., WIL- LIAM E. and NEWTON C., and re- side near Mt. Auburn, Christian county.
ELIZABETH M., born Feb. 26, IS16, in Loudon county, Va., resides with her brother, William H., near Spring- field.
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HARRIET L., born April 8, ISI8, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon coun- ty, June, 1841, to Simon D. Etzroth, who died in 1845, and she married James Clark, in March, 1848. They had two children. JOANNA married John Cop- per, and resides near Mt. Pulaski or Lin- coln. HARRIET J. is married. Mrs. Clark died Jan., 1852.
WILLIAM H., born April 17, 1820, in Warren county, Ky., married in San- gamon county, Nov. 28, 1843, to Mary Riddle, who was born May 13, 1819. They had seven living children. LIL- LIE E. died, aged seven years. MAR- GARET E., MARY L., GEORGE F., SARAH A. WILLIAM D. and MAR- THA J. reside with their parents, adjoin- ing Springfield on the west. William H. Fowkes enlisted in 1861, in Co. F, 4th Iowa Inf., served nine months, and was honor- ably discharged on account of physical disability.
LOUISA M., born Aug. 1, 1822, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Henry J. King, Nov. 5, 1840. They had four children, and live near Timber Creek Postoffice, Marshall county, Iowa.
JOSEPH F., born Oct. 8, 1824, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Jane Curry. Both dicd; Mr. Fowkes, Jan. 6, 1866. Three of their children live at Topeka, Kan. MARY J. lives in Christian county.
MARGARET S., born March 23, 1827, in Sangamon county, died in her eighth year.
Wm. L. Fowkes died Nov. 26, 1864, and his widow died Nov. 20, 1873, both in Christian county.
FOWLER, MASON, was born about 1766 in Virginia. He was married and had five children in that State, and the family moved to the vicinity of Nash- ville, Tenn., where they had seven child- ren. They moved from there to Southern Illinois in 1816, and in the spring of 1820 Mr. Fowler, with his two sons, Edward and John and a young man by the name of Frederick Wise, came to what is now Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county. They raised a crop, built a house that summer, returned south and brought Mr. Fowler's family to their new home on Horse creek in the fall of that year. Of their children-
EDWARD and JOHN, born in Vir- ginia, married in Sangamon county to two sisters by the name of Hale, and moved to Wisconsin near Galena. The two broth- ers and ten other citizens, including an Indian agent and interpreter, were riding over the country without suspecting dan- ger. They were attacked by Indians and eleven of them killed. One only escaped -a man hy the name of Pierce Holly, who had the fleetest horse, and that alone saved his life. The widows of the Fow- ler brothers married again, and continued to reside in that region of country.
ELIZABETH, born in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Mr. Pierce. They both died, leaving three sons, who were raised by William South- wick and Joseph Enslee, in Sangamon county.
ANN, born in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Dr. Samuel D. Sla- ter. She died in 1832 or '3, leaving two children.
REBECCA, born in Virginia, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Frederick Wise. See his name.
TABITHA, born in Tennessee, mar- ried in Sangamon county to a Mr. Hale.
THOMAS, born in Tennessee, came to Sangamon county with his parents, and after the death of his brothers Edward and John, left home with the avowed purpose of avenging their death. After an ab- sence of ten years with the Indians, he visited his friends in Sangamon county, went again to the Indians, and was never heard of after.
NANCY, born in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, to Wm. Kirkpatrick. She died in Sangamon county, leaving five children.
WILLIAM, born in Tennessee, mar- ried in Sangamon county, in 1834, to Polly Durbin, and moved, in 1842, to Dubuque county, Iowa.
Mrs. Prudence Fowler died about 1823, in Sangamon county, and Mason Fowler married Mrs. Anna M. Secley, whose maiden name was Slater. They had two children-
ELIZA A., born in Sangamon county, married to a Mr. Clarke. They live in Iowa.
MILTON F., born in Sangamon county, went to Iowa, married there, re- turned to Sangamon county, inherited his
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father's homestead by will, and died there, Sept. 5, 1867.
Mason Fowler died March, 1844, and Mrs. Anna M. Fowler died about 1853, both in Sangamon county.
FOWLER, THOMAS, was born about 1Soo, in Lincolnshire, Eng- land, and was married there to Millicent Bowis, who was born about 1803, in the same shire. Six children were born in England, and the family embarked at Liverpool, May 15, 1835, and landed in New York after a voyage of nine weeks. They came to Sangamon county in the latter part of July, 1835, and settled in Loami township, where three children were born. Of all the children-
MILLICENT, born in England, mar- ried in Sangamon county to William Jar- rett. See his name.
THOMAS, born in England, died in Sangamon county, at twenty-one years of agc.
JOHN B., born June 10, 1827, in Lincolnshire, England, married in Sanga- mon county, Jan. 23, 1849, to Sarah A. Greening. They have seven children, AFFYLINE, THOMAS, ABIGAIL, JOHN, JAMES, WILLIAM and GEORGE, and reside six miles southwest of Chatham.
ROBERT, born in England, married in Sangamon county to Minerva Bilvel, have eleven children, and live in Crawford county, Kansas.
JANE, born in England, married in Sangamon county to Willis R. Webb, who died, and she married Young Hudson. See his name.
ELIZABETH, born Dec., 1833, in England, married in Sangamon county, May 11, 1854, to William M. Gibson. See his name.
MARY; born in Sangamon county, married to Thomas N. Park. See his name.
FANNY, born in Sangamon county, married Charles Strong, have one child, and live in Crawford county, Kansas.
GEORGE W., born in Sangamon county, married Mary Brown, and live in Crawford county; Kansas.
Thomas Fowler died July 7, 1867, and his widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Jarrett-1874.
FRANCIS .- The records of this family date back in Connecticut as far as
1632, but the immediate ancestor of that family who came to Springfield, Ill., was Simeon Francis, Sen., who was married May 24, 1793, in Connecticut, to Mary A. Adams. They were both natives of that State. Mrs. Francis died Sept. 18, 1822, and Mr. Francis died Sept. 7, 1823, both in their native State, leaving nine child- ren, (seven sons and two daughters), who assembled at the family homestead in Wethersfield, Conn., in the spring of 1829, and decided to sell the property and seek homes in the west. The eldest bro- ther-
FRANCIS, CHARLES, was born March 19, 1794, in Wethersfield, Conn .; married Elizabeth Haskell there. He did not unite with the others on the point of destination, but emigrated to Cherry Valley, then in Madison, now in Otsego county, N. Y. Afterwards he moved to Ohio, and in the autumn of IS34 started for Chicago. At that time emigrants traveled with wagons, camp- ing wherever night overtook them. By the time he reached Laporte, Ind., winter set in with great severity. After leaving that village they met a party re- turning from Chicago, who represented that there were no provisions in that set- tlement, nor work of any kind progress- ing. This news turned him back, and, reaching Laporte, he remained there until the following spring, when he settled in what was known as the Galena woods, near Laporte. Charles Francis and wife had seven children-
MARY A. died in Wethersfield, Conn., Aug. 19, 1826.
JOSEPH H., born Sept. 23, 1821, in Wethersfield, Conn., was married March 4, 1849, in Laporte county, Ind., to Cath- arine Martin. They have two children. MARY E., born Jan. 7, 1850, was mar- ried Oct. 13, 1872, to Ralph W. Marshall, who was born in Will county, Ill., June 1, 1843. He was Ist Lieut. in Co. A, 20th Ill. Reg. Vol. Inf. They have three children, MARY E., FRANCES B. and JOSEPH R., and reside in Joliet, Ill. FRANCIS G., born March 10, 1852, resides with his parents, in Laporte county, Ind.
LUKE, born May 16, 1823, in Weth- ersfield, Conn., was married June 5, 1848, to Betsy A. Marshall, in Galena town, Laporte county, Ind. They are without family, and reside in Laporte.
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SIMEON, born April 23, 1827, in Wethersfield, Conn., was married in Indi- ana, May 12, 1859, to Mary E. Martin, of Laporte county. They have two child- ren, CHARLES W. and JESSIE G., and reside at Three Oaks, Mich.
W. WALLACE, born Dec. 17, 1828, in Wethersfield, Conn., was married March 29, 1851, in Indiana, to Ann M. Martin. They had six children. SARAH B., born June 10, 1852, married A. J. Holman. They had two children, FRED- ERICK and CATHARINE. Mrs. Sarah B. Holman died Dec. 17, 1873. FREDER- ICK, born June 9, 1854, resides at Austin, Nevada Territory. MARY A., CHARLES W., HULDAH A. and JOSEPH F., live with their father. Mrs. Ann M. Francis died Sept. 29, 1869, and W. W. Francis was married Feb. 20, 1871, to Mary E. Plimpton, of New Buf- falo, Berrien county, Mich. They have one child, DWIGHT P., and reside at Rolling Prairie, Laporte county, Ind.
CHARLES, Jun., born April 4, 1831, in Madison county, N. Y., married Minerva Weed, Nov. 9, 1856. Mrs. Minerva Francis died April 11, 1865, and Charles F. Francis was married June 1, 1869, to Miss R. B. Hollingsworth, of Porter county, Ind. They have one child, MARY E., and reside at Three Oaks, Mich.
EDWIN, born August, 1833, in Madi- son county, N. Y., died in Laporte, Ind., October, 1839.
Mrs. Elizabeth Francis died in 1856, and Charles Francis died in 1870, . both in Laporte, Ind., leaving their child- ren in good circumstances.
The eight Francis brothers and sisters who left Connecticut for Illinois, em- barked on the sloop Falcon, at Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17, 1829. Their journey was down the Connecticut river and across Long Island sound to New York city; up the Hudson river to Albany, thence to Buffalo by canal, and from Buffalo to Lower Sandusky, in a sailing vessel, on the lake. From there to Cincinnati by wagons. Many hardships were exper- ienced in traveling through Ohio, with poor accommodations, bad roads, and oftentimes want of provisions. At one place where they stopped over night, they had to appease their hunger with honey, corn bread and fresh pork. After this
meal they were ill for several days. At Cincinnati they took steamer down the Ohio and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, where they arrived Dec. 3, 1829, having escaped the wreck of one steamer on the way, and traveled every day but one Sunday for seventy-seven days, to accomplish a journey which can now be made in half as many hours. They re- mained together in St. Louis until the summer of 1831, when Josiah came to Springfield and issued a prospectus for the Sangamo Journal, soliciting subscrip- tions to the same. Simeon and J. Newton came later, and the first number of the Fournal was issued Nov. 10, 1831. Of the six brothers and two sisters who arrived in St. Louis --
FRANCIS, SIMEON, was born May 14, 1796, in Wethersfield, Conn, served an apprenticeship in a print- ing office in New Haven, Conn. After which he formed a partnership, under the name of Clapp & Francis, and published a paper in New London, Conn., in 1824. He was married in the latter place, sold out, and moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where he published the Buffalo Emporium, under the firm name of Lazwell & Francis. They being Free Masons, and the Morgan ex- citement breaking out at the time caused a suspension of the paper and closing the business of the firm early in 182S. He came to Springfield, Ill., in 1831. Simeon Francis and wife were without family, but brought up Ann Douglas, a niece of Mrs. Francis, who returned to New York in 1836, married Capt. George Barrell, and re- sides in Springfield, Ill. Simeon Francis, in connection with his brothers Josiah, Allen and J. Newton, published the "Sangamo Fournal" through all its changes to the present daily and weekly "State Your- nal." In 1840 President Harrison ap- pointed Simeon Francis, Indian Agent for Oregon, but after making all necessary preparation for his trip there he resigned. He and his brother Allen sold their inter- est in the State Fournal, June, 1856, to Baker & Bailhache. Simeon then engaged in mercantile business, under the firm name of Francis & Barrell. He was for several years Secretary of the State Agri- cultural Society. In 1859 he closed his business in Springfield, and moved to Portland, Oregon. He edited the Oregon Farmer, and was President of the Oregon
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State Agricultural Society. In 1861 President Lincoln appointed him Paymas- ter in United States army, with residence at Ft. Vancouver, Washington Territory. In IS70 he was retired on half pay, and returned to Portland, Oregon, where he died, Oct. 25, 1872. His widow resides there-1876.
FRANCIS, MARY A., sister of Simeon, Josiah, Allen, Charles, Calvin, Edwin and Huldah, was born Aug. 9, 1798, remained with her brother Edwin, in St. Louis, until his death, when she came to Springfield, Ill., in June, 1834. She died unmarried, at the residence of her brother Simeon, Oct. 17, 1834.
FRANCIS, CALVIN, born June 12, 1802, in Wethersfield, Conn., was married Oct. 21, 1823, to Abigail D. Francis, of his native place. They had several children, all of whom died except two. Calvin Francis and family came with his brothers and sisters to St. Louis, remained there until Sept. S, 1836, when he moved to Wesley city, Tazewell coun- ty, Ill., and in 1837 to Athens, in what was then Sangamon county. In 1853 he moved to Springfield, and was for several years connected with the Journal office. Of his children-
JEANETTE, born in Wethersfield, Conn., was married Jan., 1844, to Abner B. Hall. They have three children, IDA F., ABBIE J. and CALVIN, and reside in Athens, Menard county, Ill.
MARY F., born in Buffalo, N. Y., was married Dec., 1848, to B. C. Whitney. They have three children, CHARLES F., JOHN C. and GRACE M., and re- side in Athens.
Calvin Francis moved from Springfield to Chatham, Ill., in 1863. Mrs. Abigail D. Francis died there, Oct. 23, 1865. He resides with his children in Athens, Men- ard county, Ill.
FRANCIS, JOSIAH, born Jan. 17, 1804, at Wethersfield, Conn. He was the first of the family who came to Springfield, Ill., arriving in the summer of 1831, and at once took measures to estab- lish the Sangamo Fournal, and issued the first number Nov. 10, 1831. He severed his connection with the Fournal, in 1835, and was married the same year to Mar -. gery Constant, near Athens, Ill., and in 1836 engaged in mercantile pursuits in Athens. While there, he represented
Sangamon county in the State Legislature, in 1840. A few years later he returned to Springfield, and was elected Sheriff of Sangamon county, and still later Mayor of Springfield. He was Quartermaster- General of Illinois, under Gov. Yates, and resigned a short time before the rebel- lion commenced. Josiah Francis and wife had four children, viz :
THOMAS N., born Jan. 8, 1837, at Athens, Ill., learned the printing business in the fournal office, enlisted in the first company and regiment raised in Illinois for the suppression of the rebellion, viz., Co. I, 7th Ill. Vol. Inf., for three months. At the expiration of that time he re-en- listed in same company and regiment for three years, was chosen 2d Lieutenant of his company, and promoted at the battle of Ft. Donnelson to ist Lieutenant and Adjutant of his regiment. He was wounded at the hattle of Corinth, Miss., Oct. 4, 1862, and resigned the following November. He was married in St. Joseph, Mo., to Amelia E. Hancock, a native of Pennsylvania. They have one child, MARGERY, and reside at 96, west Adams street, Chicago, Ill.
JULIA ., born Dec. 25, 1839, in Athens, was married Feb. 13, 1866, at Independence, Mo, to Hobart T. Ives, who was born Ang. 2, 1839, in Litchfield, Conn. They returned to Springfield, and have two children, FRANCIS S. and MATTIE J., and reside in Springfield. Mr. Ives served two years as county col- lector. He also served as Alderman in the Springfield city council.
ANNA E., born March 31, 1842, in Springfield, was married Oct. 10, 1866, in Springfield, to Dr. John E. Hanback, who was born Sept. 24, 1834, at Winchester, Ill., graduated at Illinois College, Jackson- ville, in 1868, studied medicine in Rush Medical College, Chicago. They have two children living, GERTRUDE A. and CARRIE B. Dr. Hanback was city physician of Springfield for 1874. They reside at Winchester, Scott county, Ill.
CHARLES S., born Feb. 21, 1845, in Springfield, was married in 1868 to Lydia Newell. She died June 21, 1870. He was married May 23, 1873, in Chicago, to Ennice E. Teachoute. They have one child, CHARLES S., Jun., and reside at Three Oaks, Michigan.
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Mrs. Margery Francis died Dec. 17, 1846, and Josiah Francis was married in March, 1848, to Jeanette Hicks, in Menard county. They had three children-
EDWIN G. died May 24, 1875, in Springfield, Ill.
MARY A., born in Springfield, Ill., resides with her sister, Mrs. Ives.
JEANETTE, born in Springfield, Ill., resides there with Mrs. Young.
Mrs. Jeanette Francis died Dec., 1861, and Josiah Francis died Oct. 8, 1867, both in Springfield.
FRANCIS, EDWIN, was born Oct. 9, 1807, in Wetherfield, Conn., died of cholera in St. Louis, Mo., June 4, 1834.
FRANCIS, HULDAH, born May 10, 1811, in Wethersfield, Conn., came to Springfield June, 1834, and was married in 1837 to Joseph Williams. See his name.
FRANCIS. ALLEN, born April 12, 1815, in Wethersfield, Conn., re- sided in St. Louis until the death of his brother Edwin, in 1834, when, with his two sisters, he came to Springfield, Ill. Worked in the fournal office, and sub- sequently became a partner in the same. He was married Dec. 25, 1838, in Spring- field, to Cecilia B. Duncan, of Glasgow, Scotland, and sister of David Duncan, who was drowned in attempting to cross the Sangamon river on horseback, in 1837. They had six living children, namely-
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CECILIA ., born in Springfield, married in Oregon to Hermon Hoffer- kamp, and now resides in Washington Territory.
MARIETTA, born' in Springfield, Illinois, married in Victoria, Vancouver's Island, to David A. Edgar, of Staten Island, N. Y.
HULDAH. G., born in Springfield, Ill., married Byron Z. Holmes, of Port- land, Oregon, and resides therc.
ELIZA E., born in Springfield, Ill., married William T. Gillihan, of Port- land, Oregon.
ALLEN, BUNN, born in 1849, in Springfield, accompanied his father to the Pacific coast. Subsequently became agent for a fur company in San Francisco, was stationed at Fort Constantine, in Alaska, and never saw a white woman or heard his native language for over eighteen months.
He is now interested in a quartz mine in that territory, which he discovered in the autumn of 1874.
EDWIN H., born in 1851, in Spring- field, went to Alaska soon after it was purchased of Russia by the United States, was appointed deputy collector at Sitka, and clerk of the city council. He has seen much of frontier life, is master of the Russian language, and many of the In- dian languages, and reside at Sitka, Alaska.
Allen Francis was for several years a member of the city council of Springfield, Ill., from the first ward. He erected the Fournal buildings, and a brick dwelling on the corner of Sixth and Carpenter streets. In Oct., 1861, President Lincoln appointed him consul at Victoria, Van- conver's Island. He left for that point February, 1862, and resigned in 1871. He, with his two sons, engaged in the fur trade with the Indians, on the north Pacific coast. He resides in Victoria, Vancouver's Island.
FRANCIS, J. NEWTON, born June 6, 1817, in Connecticut, came to Springfield with his brother Simeon in 1831, and was married in Springfield to Julia A. Constant. Mr. F. was connected with the State Fournal until Nov., 1843, when he accidently shot himself while re- turning from a hunting excursion, near Monticello, Piatt county, Ill., leaving a widow and one child-
JANE N., who was married in 1862, at Little Rock, Ark., to Isaac Treadway, and lives in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Julia A. Francis married R. V. Kenedy. They have two children, and reside in Chicago. This ends the history of the Francis brothers and sisters who came from Connecticut.
FRANCIS, CHARLES B., was born Oct. 30, 1799, in Pittsfield, Mass., and was there married to Roxanna Goodrich. They had two living children, and moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1835. He was for several years engaged in the manufacture of cabinet furniture with his brother Josiah. They were distant rela- tives of Simeon Francis and his brothers, ยท founders of the Illinois State Fournal. Charles B. Francis united with others in building, under contract, fifteen miles of the Northern Cross railroad-now Toledo,
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Wabash & Western railroad-from New Berlin to Springfield. Of his children-
MARIETTA, born Nov. 29, 1826, in Pittsfield, Mass., was married Feb. 11, 1846, in Springfield, Ill., to James L. Riggs. They have one daughter, ALICE, born July 16, 1853, was married in Peoria, Ill., to Alexander G. Tyng, Jun. Mr. Riggs died June 30, 1859, in Brimfield, Ill., and his widow and daughter reside in Peoria.
GANE A., born Oct. 23, 1830, in Pitts- field, Mass., was brought up in Spring- field, Ill., and married Dec. 11, 1851, at Brimfield, Ill., to Robert A. Smith. They have seven children, and reside in Peoria, Il1.
Charles B. Francis died Oct. 10, 1843, in Jacksonville, Ill., while in attendance at the Illinois Baptist Convention. Mrs. Roxanna Francis, after living a widow twenty-nine years, was married in Pitts- field, Mass., Oct. 7, 1872, to Jirah Stearns, and resides in Newberg, N. J.
FRANCIS, JOSIAH, was born Sept. 24, ISO1, in Pittsfield, Berkshire county, Mass. He was married Dec. 2, 1824, in Pittsfield, to Fidelia Clark, who was born Jan. 11, ISO3, in Westhampton, Hampshire county, Mass. In 1825 they moved to Palmyra, Wayne county, N. Y., where they had two living children. They moved to Springfield, Ill., arriving June 30, 1836, and had one child in Springfield. Mr. Francis engaged in the manufacture of cabinet furniture, in con- nection with his brother Charles B., and continued in that business until 1852, when he engaged in farming, four miles northeast of Springfield, near what is now German Prairie station. Of his children-
LUCIUS C., born Dec. 26, 1828, at Palmyra, Wayne county, N. Y., married Aug. 23, 1860, in Springfield, Ill., to Clara Pierson. She died Nov. 14, 1864. Mr. Francis was married Dec. 23, 1873, in Atlanta, Ill., to Mrs. Susan Leonard, whose maiden name was Keigwin. She was born March 21, 1840, in Springfield. They reside half a mile west of German Prairie station, but their postoffice is Springfield, Ill.
GAMES S., born Jan. 15, 1831, in Palmyra, Wayne county, N. Y., resides with his father.
MARIA E., born Oct. 23, 1837, in Springfield, Ill., and lives with her father.
Mrs. Fidelia Francis died Oct. 21, 1874, in Sangamon county, and Josiah Francis resides near German Prairie station, with his postoffice at Springfield, Ill.
FRAZEE, HENRY S., born April 16, 1811, in Monmouth county, N. J. His mother died when he was an in- fant, and his father when he was nine years old. Henry S. Frazee and Sarah Van Patten were married Nov. 5, 1836, in Somerset county, N. J. They moved in company with her father to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Aug. 9, 1838, at Springfield. They had four children in Sangamon county, namely-
CORNELIA A., born Oct. 24, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 25, 1863, to Lewis Large. He enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, for three years, in Co. A, Ioth Ill. Cav., served until April 16, 1862, when he was discharged on account of physical disability. He died March 25, 1864, just three months after marriage. Mrs. Cornelia A. Large was married Dec. 31, 1868, to Seth W. Wickham. They have one child, MINNIE L., and reside one mile south of Farmingdale.
HANNAH, born Nov. 8, 1842, married March 10, 1864, to Richard G. Large. He enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, in Co. A, 10th Ill. Cav., for three years; re-enlisted as a veteran January, 1864, served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably dis- charged November, 1865, at San An- tonio, Texas. They had three children. ROSE B., the youngest, died in infancy. HENRY GRANT and EDWARD F. live with their parents, near Fredonia, Wilson county, Kansas.
ELIZABETH, born August 11, IS45, is a teacher, and resides with her parents.
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