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ANN, born in ISOS, in West Virginia, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Calvert J. Morris. They moved to Mis- souri, and both died there, leaving three children.
FOIIN, born Jan. 3, ISIo, in Cabell county, W. Va., was married in Sanga- mon county, Oct. 20, 1832, to Eliza Mil- ler. They had three living children. JAMES W., born Feb. 2, 1834, was mar- ried, Dec. 18, 1856, to Margaret Baker, who was born Oct. 27, 1834. They had five children-JouN w. died in his tenth year. HARRIET C. died in her third year. NANCY J., JAMES W. and THOMAS SHERI- DAN. The three latter live with their parents in Loami township. LEAH M. was married, Jan. 25, 1855, to Fielding M. Neal. See his name. RUTHI J. was married, Jan. 3, 1855, to Joel L. Franklin. They have three children, MARY E., JULIA B. and EMILY A., and live near Tolono, Champaign county, Ill. Mrs. Eliza Greenwood died, Feb. 10,
1841, and John Greenwood was married, March 10, 1842, to Emily Miller, who died April 21, 1866. John Greenwood resides five miles west of Chatham.
POLLY, born Jan. 8, 1812, in West Virginia, was married in Sangamon coun- ty, Ill., to David E. Gibson. See his namc.
SALLY, born in West Virginia, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to James M. Gibson. Sec his name.
EDMUND was born Jan. S, 1814, in Cabell county, West Virginia, and at ten years of age was brought by his parents to Sangamon county, Ill. He was married Aug. 11, 1835, in Springfield, to Jeanette Foster. They had four children in San- gamon county, and in the fall of 1852, moved to Adair county, Mo., where they had one child. Of their children, JAMES M., born Nov. 15, 1836, in Sangamon county, Ill. He first attended school at the McGinnis school house, on Lick creek, and at the public school in Loami. He was always noted for his love of fun, and the facility with which he learned all his lessons, generally " working the sums" for all the boys in school. At the age of sixteen-the very time his facilities for education should have been increased-the family moved to Missouri, and the next four years was spent on the farm without entering school : but his ardor for learning could not thus be quenched. He managed to buy an old algebra, geometry, Latin grammar and Butler's Analogy, and studied them of nights, rainy days and Sundays, until their contents were mas- tered. In the winter of 1855 he taught the first public school ever held in the township where his father now lives, re- ceiving fifteen dollars per month for his services. The next winter he attended school at Kirksville, Mo. He continued laboring on the farm until September, 1857, when he entered the seminary at Canton, Mo., taking in one year the en- tire course with the exception of Greek, passing examinations in twenty branches; but nature rebelled against such overwork, and he was not able to graduate, although his oration was ready for delivery. For a year books were thrown aside. From 1859 to 1866 his winters were spent in teaching, and the remainder of each year in farming. `In August, 1867, he accepted the chair of Mathematics, Astronomy,
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Mechanical Philosophy and Logie, in the North Missouri State Normal School, at Kirksville. He filled that position until June, 1870, when he was elected to the same position in Mt. Pleasant College, Huntsville, Mo. In December following he was re-elected, and accepted his former position in the State Normal School, at Kirksville, Mo., which he held until June, 1874. At the latter date Prof. Green- wood was elected out of seventeen ap- plieants to the position of Superintendent of the Kansas City public schools. After that he was elected Principal of the South Missouri State Normal School, at War- rensburg, also of the Northwest Normal School, at Oregon, Holt county, Mo., both of which he deelined, justly regarding his present connection with the Kansas City schools as the second educational position in the State. For the last ten years he has done as much to popularize and de- fend the cause of education as any man in the State, having delivered upwards of five hundred public addresses to Missouri audi- enees on educational topics, besides hav- ing written extensively on similar subjects for the leading Journals of the State. He has been and is now an untiring student, not only of the ablest American authors in his favorite department, but also of the best English, French and German writers on the more advanced Mathematics. His mathematical library is said to he the hest collection in Missouri. The State Univer- sity of Missouri, as a slight recognition of his services, conferred upon Prof. Green- wood the degree of Master of Arts. It will thus be seen that what appeared to be the crushing out of his aspirations for educa- tion, by removing him from all schools, was only placing him on missionary ground, where he could see the impera- tive needs of the growing State, and edu- cate himself for the great work before him. I imagine that the early settlers of Sangamon county will take special pleas- ure in perusing this brief sketch of the trials and triumphs of a son of one of their own families. JAMES M. Green- wood was married Nov. 1, 1859, in Car- roll county, Mo., to Amanda A. MeDaniel. They have three children ADA M , HER- VEY V. and NETTIE E., and reside in Kansas City, Mo. RUTH E., born April 5, 1838, in Sangamon county, married March 26, 1857, in Adair county, Mo., to
James J. Hatfield, and have three child- ren, EDMUND B., NETTIE and JAMES P. Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield live near Bruns- wiek, Chariton county, Mo. PEYTON F., born Feb. 12, 1840, in Sangamon county, attended district school with his brother, James M., in his native coun- ty, and private schools in Kirksville, Mo. He also spent one year in the Baptist College at Lagrange, Mo. He was mar- ried Sept., 1861, to Frances M. Foster, who died in six weeks after marriage. In April, 1864, he married Julia Bryan, and has three children, EVA, SAMUEL E. and GRACE. Peyton F. Greenwood is a prae- ticing lawyer, and resides in Kirksville, Mo. SARAH E., born Oet., 1852, in Sangamon county, and POLLY, born May 5, 1854, in Adair county, Mo., live with their parents. Edmund Greenwood and wife reside near Brashear, Adair county, Mo. The business habits of Mr. Greenwood are somewhat remarkable. He was never sued, nor never sued an- other, and for nearly thirty years has not given a note or any evidence of indebted- ness. His son, Prof. James M., never gave but one note, and paid that within two weeks. Their motto is, "If you can't pay, don't buy."
MARGARET, born in West Vir- ginia, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to William H. Foster. Sce his namc.
WILLIAM V., born April IS, 1826, in Sangamon county, was married there, Dee. 4, 1845, to Barbara A. Starr. They have two children. CHRISTOPHER C. enlisted Dec., 1863, in Co. B, Ioth Ill. Cav., served until the close of the rebel- lion, and was honorably discharged, in Nov., 1865, at Galveston, Texas. He was married Dec. 21, 1875, at Chatham, Ill., to Zula Hillerman, and lives in Chatham. GEORGE W. enlisted, Dee., 1863, in the same company and regiment with his brother, and was honorably discharged, on account of physical disability, in 1865. He was married, Dec. 16, 1875, to Emma A. Baker, and lives in Chatham. William V. Greenwood enlisted in Co. 1, 73d Reg. Ill. Inf., in July, 1862, for three years, was appointed first Duty Sergeant, served until Dec .. 1863, when he was discharged on account of physical disability. He resides in Chatham, Sangamon county, Ill.
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Mrs. Ruth Greenwood died July 6, 1837, and William Greenwood died Aug. 16, 1855, both in Sangamon county, Ill.
GREENING, THOMAS A., was born Nov. 19, 1796, in Fauquier county, Va. His parents, Reuben Green- ing and Sarah Allen, were born and mar- ried in that county. In iSo4 they moved to the vicinity of Cumberland Gap, Clai- borne county, Tenn., and in ISOS moved to Clarke county, Ky., where they spent the remainder of their lives. Thomas A. was a soldier from that county in the war of 1812. He was married there, in 1816, to Elizabeth Dawson. She was born Jan. 1, 1789. They had six children in Ken- tucky, moved to Montgomery county, Mo., and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1830, at Buffalo Hart Grove, where they spent the winter of the "deep snow." In the spring of 1831 they moved to what is now Loami township, where they had four living children. Of their children-
ELIZA A., born in Clark county, . Ky., married to John A. Neal. See his name.
THOMAS, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county, to Dicey Bilyeu, and both died.
DAVID, born Sept. 20, 1822, in Clark county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Dec. 6, 1842, to Mary P. Colburn, who was born March 25, 1827. They have seven children. JAMES enlisted in 1861, in Co. - , 30th Ill. Inf., for three years; re-enlisted as a veteran, Jan. 1, 1864, served to the end of the rebellion and was honorably discharged, July 17, 1865. He was married to Florence Skinner, and has five children, DAVID O., ANNIE' E., WIL- LIAM T., JAMES O. and MINNIE o., and live in Chatham township. MARIA E. married Charles T. Dodd, has one child, WARREN L., and lives in Loami township. ZACHARY T., NOAH L., GEORGE W., WILLIAM D. and ULYSSES TECUMSEH live with their parents in Loami township, north of Lick creek. David Greening remembers that during the winter of the " deep snow " the deer would assemble in the rush flats in Buf- falo Hart Grove, beat the snow down, and secure sufficient food to sustain life. He saw twenty-five or thirty deer in an open space with the snow banked up fifteen or twenty fect around them, It had drifted
in that form. The crust was of sufficient strength to bear a man, and they could walk to the brink and look down. Dogs that ventured in were soon killed, and even wolves fared no better, except that some of them burrowed out, in order to escape from the enraged deer.
AMANDA died at eleven years of age.
ABIGAIL, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to A. J. Sweet, had three children, and Mr. Sweet died. She married Levi Church, has four child- ren, and resides at Waverly.
SARAH A., born in Clark county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to John B. Fowler. See his name.
ELIZABETH, born Oct. 17, 1830, in Sangamon county, married John H. Miller. See his name.
JOHN W., born Sept. 17, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Mahala A. Neal, and have two children. CHARLES W. lives with his parents. CAROLINE married George W. Neal. See his name. John W. Greening enlisted August 9, 1862, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., for three years, was forty-seven days under fire at the siege of Vicksburg, was with Sherman in his march to the sea, served full term, and was honorably discharged at Springfield, June, 1865, and resides in Chatham town- ship.
JULIETTE married John Cutter. Sce his name.
JAMES M., born Dec. 14, 1839, in Sangamon county, married March 5 1863, to Margaret C. Darneille. They have four children, MARY E., JAMES F., EMMA MAY, HARVEY E. and LAURA EDITH, and live at the home- stead settled by his parents in IS31. It is in Loami township.
Thomas A. Greening died May 1, 1855, and his widow died Jan. 31, 1872, in her eighty-fourth year.
Thomas A. Greening kept a store for several years where his son, James M., now lives. His goods were all hauled from St. Louis and Alton. He would send teams down loaded with produce, which was exchanged for goods and hauled back. There was no competition nearer than Springfield.
GREENING, JOHN F., brother to Thomas A., was born Nov. 20, 1806, in Powell's Valley, near Cumber- land Gap, Claiborne county, Tenn. His
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parents moved, in 1SOS, to Clark county, Ky. He was married in Bracken county, May 26, 1831, to Elizabeth G. Rose, who was born Sept. 6, IS14, in that county. They had one child in Kentucky, and moved, in the fall of IS34, to Hamilton county, Ind., where they had one living child, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct., IS39, on Ger- man Prairie, northeast of Springfield, where they had two children, and in Feb., IS44, moved to Buffalo Hart Grove, where they had four children. Of their eight children-
URSULA L., born May 4, 1832, in Kentucky, married Sept. 30, 1856, in Sangamon county, to Thomas F. Burns. See his name.
SARAH E., born July, 4, IS3S, in Indiana, died Dec. 29, 1861, at Buffalo Hart Grove.
GERSHOM K., born May 31, 1841, near Springfield, enlisted July 25, 1862, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably dis- charged Aug. S, 1865, was forty-seven days under fire at the siege and capture of Vicksburg, was with Gen. Thomas at the battle of Nashville, and was at the siege and capture of Mobile, and now-1874- lives with his brother Zachary T.
MARY F., born Jan. S, 1844, married Adam H. Constant. See his name.
ZACHARY T., born Aug. 3, 1846, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 27, ISZI, to Mary Elder. They have one child, GEORGIE, and live two miles south of Buffalo Hart station.
WINFIELD S., born March 27, 1849, in Sangamon county, lives with his brother Zachary T.
ISADORE A., born May 22, 1852, and
JOHN F., Jun., born July 29, 1857, live with their parents.
John F. Greening and his wife are both living-1874-and reside one and one-half miles east of Buffalo Hart station, Sanga- mon county.
GREENAWALT, JACOB, was born Oct. 27, 1So4, in Hardin county, Ky. Mary Bradley was born Ang. 4, 1810, in Larue county, Ky. They were there married, Jan. 29, 1827, and had two child- ren in Kentucky, and moved to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving Oct., IS30, in what is now Ball township, and the next
year moved to Putnam county. The Black Hawk Indian war breaking out, he returned to Sangamon county. After the capture of Black Hawk, he went back to Putnam, but sold out there, and re- turned to Sangamon in 1836. They had six children in Illinois. Of their child- ren-
FRANCIS M., born Jan. 11, IS2S, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Louisa Proctor. They have seven children, and live in Edinburg.
HOHN W., born July 23, 1830, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Elizabeth A. Mc Atee. They have four children, JAMES H., SMITH, JOHN T. and LUNETTA F., and live in Cotton Hill township, four and one-half miles north of Pawnee.
GEORGE W., born Feb. 24, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Lemira Hollo- way, and live at Raymond, Montgomery county, Ill.
SARAH E., born Feb. 24, 1836, in Illinois, married in Sangamon county to Wm. A. Penn, moved to Texas in iS53, aud he was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge. His widow married Mr. McCann, and lives in Texas.
WM. FASPER, born Oct. 14, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Eliza- beth Hayden, whose maiden name was Vancil. He died, leaving a widow and one child. The widow married Absolom Scott, who died, and she lives in Piatt county with her children.
JAMES N., died July S, IS61, in his eighteenth year.
MARY F., born July 19, 1853, in Sangamon county, married Thomas Wm. Dozier. See his name.
Jacob Greenawalt died Feb. 24, 1863, in Cotton Hill township. Mrs. Mary Green- awalt married Michael Fay, and live in Cotton Hill township. See Bradley fam- ily in the Omissions.
GREENAWALT, THOMAS B,, was born in 1816 or '17, in Hardin county, Ky., and came with his brother Jacob to Sangamon county, in 1830. David B. and Lewis B. are younger brothers to Thomas B. and Jacob, but have not been in the county sufficient time to be included as "early settlers.,' Thomas B. married in Sangamon county to Mary E. Gatton. They had four living children in Sangamon county, namely :
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WILLIAM R., born July 25, IS41, married Mary E. Burtle. They have five children, THOMAS B., JAMES F., MINNIE E., LAURA R., and JOHN E., and live two miles southeast of Pawnee.
SARAH A. died at twelve years of age.
MARY J., married G. J. Boll. See his name.
GAMES R., lives with his brother Wm. R.
Thomas B. Greenawalt died Jan., ISIS, and his widow died July, 1849, both in Ball township.
GREENSLATE, JOHN, was born Nov. 18, ISO1, near Lexington, Ky., and raised in Greenup county. He was married June 8, 1826, in Portsmonth, O., to Sarah M. Oliver, who was born Feb. IS, ISOS, in Lewis county, Ky. They made their home in Greenup county until they had four children, and moved to Louisville, Ky., thence to Alton, Ill., and from there to Sangamon county, arriving in May, 1836, four miles northeast of Springfield, where four children were born; two died, each in their eighth year. Of the other six children-
GEORGE, born Sept. S, 1827, in Greenup county, brought up in Sanga- mon county, and married in Logan coun- ty to Mary J. Iden. They had four child- ren, and he enlisted in 1862, for three years, in the 116th Ill. Inf., at Lincoln, and died at Jackson, Tenn., Dec. S, 1862. His widow married James Broughton, and lives near Mt. Pulaski.
LUCINDA M., born June 12, 1830, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon coun- ty to Jackson Kelly, had two children, and Mr. K. died. She then married John Napier, and lives near Camp Butler.
MARY f., born April 17, 1832, in Kentucky, married William Scroggins, had three children, and Mr. S. died. She married Benj. Baker, has five children, and lives in Logan county.
SILAS M., born in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county in his eighteenth year. SARAH E., born and died in Sanga- man county, in her twenty-first year.
JAMES C., born April 11, 1842, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1861, for three years, in the 32d Ill. Inf., at Spring- field, and was killed in battle, April 6, IS62, at Pitsburg Landing, Tenn.
John Greenslate died June 26, 1845, in Sangamon county, and his widow mar- ried William Bedinger. See his name.
GREEN, GEORGE M., .born Dec. 25, ISog, in Prince William county, Va. He was married Dec. 26, 1833, in Loudon county, to Mary Miller. They had two children, and moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 2, IS39, near Mechanicsburg, and May 9, 1840, moved south of the Sangamon river into what is now Rochester township, where two children were born. Of their four children-
ANN N., born Sept. 16, 1836, in Lou- don county, Va., married Feb. 21, 1856, in Sangamon county, to William H. Rhodes. She died, Sept. 17, 1870, leav- ing six children, JOHN D., CHARLES WV., GEORGE W., MINNIE V., HARRIET E. and MARY O. They live with their father near Rochester.
MARGARET f., born May 10, IS39, in Loudon county, Va., married in Sangamon county to Robert H. Sattley. See his name.
CHARLES F., born June 4, 1842, in Sangamon county, died July 7, 1861.
GEORGE H., born March 5, 1844, in Sangamon county, married in the same county, Dec. 24, 1869, to Catharine Hughes. They have two children, and reside near Coon Creek Postoffice, Barton county, Mo.
Mrs. Mary Green died Aug. 3, 1848, in her native county of Loudon, where she had gone hoping to improve her health. George M. Green was married Jan. 3, 1849, in Sangamon county, to Harriet Satt- ley. They have eight children-
EMILY F., EDWARD F., HOHN W., MARY E., IDA E., ROBERT W., LEWIS M., and JESSIE L.
George M. Greene and family reside two miles southeast of Rochester.
Mrs. Margaret Green, mother of George M., John, James and William, came to Sangamon county, with her four sons, in the fall of 1839. Her husband, Rolla Green, and her second son, Sumner, having died in Virginia. She died in San- gamon county, at the house of her son George M.
GREEN, JOHN, born in Loudon county, Va., came to Sangamon county in 1839, with his mother and brothers, and after a few years stay went to the Wis-
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consin lead mines, thence to the northern pineries, and from there to California, in 1854. He now-1874- lives near Merced, California.
GREEN, JAMES, was born Oct. 9, 1830, in Loudon county, Va., and brought by his mother to Sangamon county, in 1839. He was married in San- gamon county, Feb. IS, IS5S, to Caroline Horning, who was born Oct. 29, 1836, in Baden, Germany, and came to Sangamon county in 1857. They have five children in Sangamon county, namely-
MARGARET C., EMILY F., GEORGE W., BERTHAand JOHN F., and reside in Sand Prairie, Cooper township, five miles east of Rochester.
GREEN, WILLIAM, born in Loudon county, Va., was brought by his mother to Sangamon county, in 1839, is unmarried, and lives east of Rochester. .
GREEN, GEORGE, was born about 1Soo, in Lexington, Ky. He was married in Kentucky to Nancy Danley, and had three children there. They moved to Sangamon county, Ill., about IS30, and settled in what is now Clear Lake township, where they had four liv- ing children. "Of their seven children-
ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, came with her parents to Sangamon coun- ty, went to Missouri on a visit, and was there married to William Lee, and died ,there, leaving several children.
VIRGINIA died at sixteen years of age.
DANIEL M., born in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, Oct. 27, 1861, un- married.
MELINDA A., born in Sangamon county, married Cyrus Sponsler. She died Sept. 9, 1860, in Sangamon county, leaving one child, ALICE, who resides with her father, in Iowa.
GEORGE W., born in Sangamon county, married Lydia Turner, in Macon county. Mr. Green died March 5, 1874, leaving a widow and ten children at Har- ristown. G. W. Green was a soldier in the 10th Ill. Cav.
MARY S., born Oct. 6, 1839, in San- gamon county, married Sept. 2, 1860, at the residence of Rev. Albert Hale, in Springfield, to Henry P. Hankins, who was born Oct. 31, 1831, in Mercer county, N. J. They had four children. AME- LIA T. and IDA MAY died in infancy.
HENRY T. died Nov. 4, 1871, in his ninth year. IRVIN T. resides with his parents at Illiopolis. Mr. Hankins is a manufacturer of and dealer in cabinet furniture.
Mrs. Nancy Green died Oct. 9, 1839, and George Green died Nov. 17, 1862, both in Sangamon county. George Green was a soldier in the Black Hawk war.
GREEN, JOSIAH, was born in 1 Soo, in South Carolina. Rebecca Long was born in South Carolina also. The father of each of them were Baptist preach- ers. Josiah Green and Rebecca Long were married in Kentucky. They had six children there, and the family moved to Sangamon county, arriving in 1828, in what is now Mechanicsburg township, where five children were born. Of their ten children-
CATHARINE B., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, in her fif- teenth year, to Hugh Dickerson. See his name.
JOHN L., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, July 28, 1848, to Martha D. Giger. He was a traveling preacher in the M. E. Church for seven years, and died Feb., 1850. IIis widow married Lewis Eyman. Sce Giger family.
WILLIAM H., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Sarah E. Burch. They have one living child, LULU, and reside at Kearney Junction, Nebraska.
ELIZA A., born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Robert T. Penn, have ten children, and live near Frankfort, Ky.
LEANDER, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county, Nov. 5, 1852, to Mary E. Baker. They have two living children. Mr. Green served three years as Lieutenant and Quartermaster in the 41st Ill. Inf., and now resides at Medoc, Missonri.
SOWEL M., born in Sangamon coun- ty, spent several years in California, returned, and was married in Sangamon county to Eliza Keller. She died June 11, 1864, leaving one child. Mr. Green was married in 1867 to Mary Powell. They have three children, and live in Sullivan, Moultrie county.
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SAMUEL, born in Sangamon county, married Mary McIntyre, have six child- ren, and live in Gainesville, Texas.
MARTHA A., born August 9, 1835, in Sangamon county, married at Mechan- icsburg, Jan. 9, 1856, to Samuel K. Skeen, who was born Dec. 31, 1828, in Rock- bridge county, Va. They have four children, namely: ARABELLA, born Feb. 24, 1857, married Dec. 28, 1873, to Samuel Hearing, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania. They live in Springfield. ELLA M., ROLVIN B. and JENNIE MAUD reside with their parents, at Illi- opolis. Mr. Skeen is Station and Express Agent of the T., W. and W. R. R. at that place.
FRANCIS M., born May, 1839, in Sangamon county, married in Moultrie county to Caroline Steutsman, and she died in 1860. He enlisted in 1861 in the 7th Ill. Inf., for three years; served full term. He then raised Co. I, 41st ill. Inf., was commissioned Ist Lieutenant, and promoted to Captain. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably dis- charged. He was married Sept., 1865, in Smithland, Ky., to Hannah Richardson. They have four children, and his family reside near Hutchison, Kan.
ELIZABETH, born May 28, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Mr. Sny- der, and died six months after marriage, at Sullivan, III.
Mrs. Rebecca Green died Aug. 11, and Mr. Green married March, IS48, to Mrs. Eliza Smith, whose maiden name was Burch. She died, and Josiah Green died August 11, 1855, all in Sangamon county.
GREGORY, GEORGE. was born Jan. 7, ISOS, at Ripley, Derbyshire, England. Sarah Knowles was born Sept. 15, 1810, at Brackenfield, and they were married, June 6, 1830, at Matlack, all in Derbyshire. They had one child at Brackenfield, and Mr. Gregory came to America alone, landing at Philadel- phia, in March, 1832. After, about four- teen months spent in building steam en- gines, he returned to England, to learn that his family had already sailed for America. He came back at once to Phil- adelphia. They had two children in Chester county, Penn., and came to San- gamon county, Ill., arriving late in the fall of 1836, at Springfield, where they had one living child, and the family moved to
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