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LUCINDA, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Henry Hawkins. They have nine children, and live near Beatrice, Gates county, Nebraska.
LEAH, born in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, Sept. 25, 1842, aged about twenty-four years.
MARINDA, born in 1820, in Ken- tucky, married William D. Chilton, and live near Berlin.
CALEB, born July 4, 1S28, in Sanga- mon county, married Jan. 11, 1866, to Theresa Dunlap, who was born May 30, 1S41, in Knox county, Ky. They have three children, HARDIN W., LOGAN H. and DORA BELL. Caleb Hedges lives on the farm settled by his father in IS26, and where he was born. It is two and a half miles northwest of Berlin.
ELIZABETH A., born April 4, IS33, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 18, 1863, to George W. Dunlap. He was born March 29, 1829, in Knox county, Ky. They have four children, IRVIN T., SARAH A., WILLIE H. and GEORGE A., and live north of Island Grove, and two and a half miles north- west of Berlin.
Mrs. Anna Hedges died June 9, IS72, and Josiah Hedges died August 29, 1872, both on the farm where they settled on coming to the county in 1826.
Mr. Hedges moved from Kentucky with an ox team. One of his oxen was trained to work in shafts. He made a light wagon all of wood, and with that ox did all his marketing after coming to the country. When he came he brought money to enter forty acres of land. By industry and economy he became the owner of nine hundred acres of the rich- est land in the county.
HEDRICK, CHARLES. Sce family sketch in Omissions.
HELM, MEREDITH, was born March 2, 1802, at Williamsport, Md. His father died when he was quite young, leaving ample means for his educa- tion. After graduating in his literary studies, he attended the Baltimore Medical College, graduated there also, and en- tered on the practice of medicine in his native town. Elizabeth Orendorff was born in IS05. Her mother died when she was quite young, and she was raised by an aunt who is yet living (1873) near Hagerstown, aged more than one hundred years. Dr. M. Helm and E. Orendorff were married in IS24. They had two living children in Maryland. Dr. Helm traveled on horseback in the summer of 1833, visited Springfield, and returning to Maryland, brought out his family in the summer of 1834. He bought land and tried farming near Rochester, but soon abandoned it, returned to Springfield and practiced medicine to the end of his life. They had two living children in Sanga- mon county. Of their four children-
THOMAS MI., born Jan. 22, 1829, in Williamsport, Md., studied medicine under his father in Springfield, and attended lec- tures in Chicago during the winter of 1849 and '50. He also attended lectures in the winter of 1852 and '3, at the Uni- versity of St. Louis, where he graduated. Since that time he has been engaged in practice. Dr. Thomas M. Helm was married March 12, IS57, to Henrietta B. Jones. They have two living children, CHARLES W. and LULU, and reside at Williamsville.
DAVID, born Feb. 22, 1832, in Mary- land, qualified himself for, and engaged in, the practice of medicine in Springfield. He was soon after thrown from a sulkey by a fractious horse, which caused his death, in August, 1857.
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WILLIAM McK., born in 1836 in Sangamon county. At sixteen years of age he went to California, and was with the Walker (Nicaragua) expedition. Re- turning home he studied medicine, gradu- ated at the McDowel Medical College of St. Louis, and is now a practicing physi- cian. Dr. William McK. Helm married Harriet Wilson. They have four children, and reside at Mt. Auburn, Christian county.
HENRY, born in Springfield, and lives there.
Dr. Meredith Helm died March 9, 1866, and his widow died Jan. 14, 1870, both in Springfield.
HENDRIX, ANTHONY, was born Dec. 19, 1789, in Fleming coun- ty, Ky., and married there to Nancy Dean, who was born in Clark county. They had six children in Kentucky, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1830, first in Williams and then in Clear Lake town- ship, where four children were born. Of their ten children-
SUSAN, born in Fleming county, Ky., married Simeon Taylor. See his name.
REBECCA, born in Kentucky, mar- ried Philip Smith. See his name.
AMY, born in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Charles Kinnaman. She had three children, and died in Clear Lake township. Her son, ANTHONY W., married Emily Blue, and lives in Logan county. ANDREW J. married Miss Hendrix, and lives in Clayton. CELIA J. is unmarried and resides in Williamsville.
SAMUEL W., born March 29, 1822, in Fleming county, Ky., married in San- gamon county to Mary E. Neville, Jan. 28, 1845. They had seven living children. HIRAM A. married Nancy Blue, have four children, and live in Logan county. CYNTHIA A. married Henry Marshall, have four children, and live near Barclay. MARY E. married Felix Jones, and lives near Barclay. IRENA C. and HER- SCHEL V. live with their mother. Samuel W. Hendrix died Feb. 13, 1874, and his widow lives at Barclay.
SALLY A., born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to Benjamin Kinnaman, have two children, and live in Clayton, Ill.
ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to John Smith. They had three children, namely : SUSAN married William Smith, had one child, and died. ALICE A. married William T. Ham. See his name. JEN- NIE married George Strawn, and lives in Williamsville. John Smith died, and his widow married Stephen King. Sce his name.
NANCY A. married Jesse Alexander. See his name.
MARY married George Fisher, have six children, and live in Kansas.
ELIZA married Hiram Alexander. Sec his name.
JOHN, born in Sangamon county, Sept. 19, 1835, married Caroline Taylor. They have three children, EMILY F., NANCY A. and MARY J., and live in Illiopolis township.
Mrs. Nancy Hendrix died August 29, 1839, and Mr. H. married Catharine Wickoff. She died May, 1866, and An- thony Hendrix died Dec. 6, 1866.
HENKLE, JUSTUS, was born about 1775, in Virginia. Elizabeth Judy was born about 1778, in Randolph connty, Va. They were married in Randolph county, and had eleven children in Vir- ginia, and moved from there to Belleville, Ill., in the fall of 1817. They moved from there to the San-ga-ma country, ar- riving about the middle of March, ISIS, at the west side of Horse creek, in what is now Pawnee township, about one mile north of Pawnee. Mr. Henkle made im- provements there, and entered the land when it came into market. Of their chil- dren born in Virginia-
MARTIN married in Sangamon coun- ty to Martha Bagby; both died without children.
SARAH, married twice, is now a widow, and resides with her only daugh- ter, who is the wife of James Card, and lives in Taylorville.
CATHARINE died unmarried, in Sangamon county, aged sixty-two years.
ELIJAH married Polly Funderburk. They never had any children, but adopted and raised Marshall Henkle, who lives in Christian county. Elijah Henkle died there.
LEIT married Nancy Vandever. She had one child, and died, and he mar-
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ried Harriet Mc Williams. They had two children, and Mr. Henkle died.
HANNAH, born in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to David Funder- burk. See his name.
ELIZABETH married Garret De- Mor, and died, leaving one child.
ABIGAIL died, aged thirty-two years.
YESSE married Nancy Johnson, and had four children. He and all except one of his children are dead.
DELILAH died, aged eighteen years. JACOB, born July 25, 1812, in Ran- dolph county, Va., served three months in the Black Hawk war, from March, 1831. He was married in Sangamon county, Nov. 20, 1836, to Nancy Hatchett. They have ten children, all born in Sangamon county. DICEY E. married Samuel N. Galloway, April 14, 1853. He was born Oct. 28, 1821, in Bath county, Ky. They have one child, JAMES ALPIIEUS, and live in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon counl- ty, Ill. JOHN Y. married Dulcina Lock- ridge. They have one child, ADA. DI- ANA F., born April 23, 1842, was married April 7, 1863, to Michael Baker, who was born Sept., IS30, in Prussia. They have one child, GEORGE C., and live three-fourth of a mile south of Pawnee. MARTIN V., born Aug. 12, 1844, mar- ried March 13, 1867, to Sarah E. Hoover, · who was born in Christian county, Aug. 22, 1849. They have two children, CHARLES M. and NANCY L., and live near Pawnee. SARAH J., born April, 1847, married Aug. 15, 1869, to Charles H. Willison, who was born Dec. 15, 1830, in county Tyrone, Ireland. He had pre- viously married Sarah O'Neal. See Samuel O'Neal. They had one child, LAURA BELL, and live one mile east of Pawnee. ELVIRA, HARRISON H., MARY A., AMANDA and LAURA A., reside with their parents, two miles north of Pawnee. Jacob Henkle remem- bers that when his father moved from St. Clair county, it was with the following named families: John Neeley, from Ten- nessee; Henry Funderburk, of South Car- olina; Joseph Dixon, of St. Clair county ; Robert Davis and a Mr. Short, both from the south, numbering in all fifty-three per- sons. They were the first settlers in that part of the country, and they kept as close together as possible for protection against
the Indians. They were Kickapoos and Pottowattamies, and were friendly with the whites; but it was not pleasant to be alone and know that you were in their power.
Mrs. Elizabeth Henkle died in 1836, and Justus Henkle died in 1842, near where they settled in ISIS.
HENKLE, JASON C., was born Oct. 10, 1820, in Pendleton county, Va., and came to Springfield July S, 1838. He was married April 16, 1849, in Clarks- ville, Mo., to Kate Travis, who was born Nov. 25, 1825, in Calhoun county, Ill. They had nine living children in Spring- field-
ANNA T., born March 20, 1850, died Jan. 1, 1873.
ELLA died in her twelfth year.
CLINTON MI. died in his fourth year.
VIRGINIA died in her twenty-second year.
GEORGE E., CHARLES C., EMMMA, IRVING and FESSE C., live with their father.
Mrs. Kate Henkle died Jan. 26, 1871, and Jason C. Henkle resides in Spring- field. He has been for many years in the mercantile business, and is now a member of the firm of Woods & Henkle. For ten years he has been a director of the First National Bank of Springfield.
HENRY, JAMES D., was a native of Pennsylvania, but the exact date and place of his birth is not known. His earlier years being devoted to manual labor, he was barely able to read and write when he arrived at the age of manhood. In 1822 he came to Edwardsville, Ill., where he labored as a mechanic during the day, and at night attended school. He next engaged in merchandising there, and moved to Springfield in 1826, where he continued in the same business, and was soon after elected Sheriff of Sangamon county. While discharging his duties as Sheriff, the Winnebago war of IS27 came on. A battalion of four companies was raised, and under command of Col. Tom M. Neale, with Sheriff Henry as Adju- tant, started in pursuit of the savages. Six of the leaders gave themselves up, and thus ended the campaign.
When the Black Hawk war began in IS31, Adjutant Henry was appointed to command the first of the two battalions from Sangamon county. The Indians re-
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treated before the soldiers across the Mis- sissippi river, and the chiefs returned and made a treaty of peace June 30, 1831. In the spring of 1832, when the chief Black Hawk again commenced hostilities, Col. Henry was once more appointed to com- mand a batallion; but before meeting the enemy, the term of enlistment of the whole eighteen hundred men in the field expired. A regiment was immediately organized of those among the disbanded forces who were willing to volunteer for the purpose of holding the savages in check while more permanent forces could be raised. Col. Henry acted as Lieuten- ant-Colonel of this temporary organiza- tion. Three thousand two hundred men were raised, and Lient .- Col. Henry was appointed General of the third brigade of twelve hundred men. Gen. Henry com- manded in the battle of Wisconsin, July 2Ist, and the battle of Bad Axe, Aug. 2, 1832, winning both battles, which termin- ated the war. (Sce account of the Winne- bago and Black Hawk wars, pages 53 and 54.) He had achieved these victories against not only the wishes, bnt machina- tions, of the officers of the regular army.
On his return from the scene of conflict, the citizens of Springfield gave him a public reception in recognition of his ser- vices; but owing to his extreme sønsi- tiveness in presence of the ladies, he never entered the apartment presided over by them. The exposures and hardships of the campaign brought on disease of the lungs, and he went south, hoping by spending the following winter in a warm climate to avert its effects; but it was too late. He died March 4, 1834, in New Orleans. Such was his singular modesty, that those in whose hands he fell for the closing scenes of his life, did not know until after his death that he was General Henry, the hero of the Black Hawk war. Gov. Ford, in his History of Illinois, speaks ot Gen. Henry as the idol of the people, and says: "If he had lived he would have been clected Governor of the State in 1834 by more than twenty thousand majority: and this would have been done against his own will, by the spontaneous action of the people."
HENTON, WILLIAM, was born Oct. 22, 1807, in Green county, Ky., taken by his parents to Washington coun- ty, Indiana, and from there to Bond coun-
ty, Illinois, in 1818. In 1828 he came to Sangamon county, and was married Aug. 16, 1832, to Pauline Short. They had seven living children in Sangamon county, namely-
JAMES ., born Sept. 30, 1835, married Janette Barger, who died Nov. 21, 1864, leaving four children. Mr. Hen- ton is married again, and lives near Lin- den, Kan.
MARY E., born Dec. 31, 1838, died March 4, 1859.
CATHARINE A., born Feb. 19, 1840, in Sangamon county, is unmarried and lives-1873-at the old homestead of her grandfather, Caleb Short. It is two and a half miles north of Curran.
THOMAS W., born Aug. 6, 1841, lives with his sister Catharine.
JOHN R., born Feb. 18, 1843, mar- ried Vinley A. Patterson, has two child- ren, and lives near Linden, Osage county, Kansas.
ELIZABETH A., born Aug. 6, 1845, lives with her sister Catharine.
CHARLES G., born June 6, 1847, married Rebecca Taylor, has three child- ren, and lives two and a half miles north of Curran.
William Henton died Nov. 1, 1848, and Mrs. Pauline Henton died Oct. 24, 1853, both in Sangamon county.
HENTON, ALLIE M., was born June 16, 1814, in Shelby county, Ky., came to Springfield in the fall of 1829, and lived in the family of her uncle, Andrew Laswell, until the marriage of her brother William, in whose family she lived until she was married to Daniel K. Callerman. Sce his name.
HENSLEY, SIMON, was born Feb. 26, 1785, in Washington county, Va. He was married Feb. 2, 1820, near Day- ton, Montgomery county, Ohio, to Mary Arnold, who was born Aug. 24, 1792, in Ohio. They had two children in Ohio, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., ar- riving in the fall of 1823, in what is now Island Grove township, north of Spring creek, where two children were born. Of their four children-
JOHN, born Jan. 20, 1821, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Thursday, between Christmas and New Year, Dec., 1861, to Leanah Lynch. She was born Jan. 12, 1841, in Pickaway county, Ohio. They had six children-MARY and
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JAMES died young. KATIE, WIL- LIAM, SAMUEL and HARRY, live with their parents, in Cartwright town- ship, four miles east of Berlin.
SAMUEL, born June 16, 1822, in Ohio, is unmarried, and lives with his brother John.
JAMES, born Jan. 2, 1824, in Sanga- mon county, died Aug. 18, 1831.
GEORGE, born Dec. 13, 1825, in Sangamon county, married, in 1857, to Calista Huber, a native of Ohio. They have three children, MARY J., HOR- ACE and BELLE, and live near Topeka, Kansas.
Simon Hensley died Aug. 12, 1826, in Sangamon county, and his widow married Aug. 22, 1827, to Josiah Kirkpatrick. They had two children-
JACOB KIRKPATRICK, born Oct. 5, 1828, in Sangamon county, mar- ried Huldah Atkinson. They have three children, HENRY, WILLIAM and MARY, and live-1873-near Roseville, Warren county, Ill.
MARY A. KIRKPATRICK, born Aug. 19, 1831, in Sangamon county, mar- ried Dr. Remer Sanders. They have two children, MARINDA and CLARA, and reside near Avon, Fulton county, Ill. Dr. San- ders is a practicing physician, now-1873 -- on a tour to Europe.
Mrs. Mary A. Kirkpatrick died, in 1857, and Josiah Kirkpatrick died March 18, 1872, both in Warren county, Ill.
HENWOOD, BERRY- MAN, was born July 11, IS21, in Cabell county, West Va. He came to Sangamon county, stopping with his uncle, Berryman Knight, near Chatham. He was married to Sarah Jordan. They had three children in Sangamon county-
MARGARET E, born Jan. IS, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Aug. 15, 1856, to John Mclaughlin. They had two children, ELIZABETH A. and JOHN B., and Mr. Mclaughlin died Nov. 28, 1861, in Arkansas, and his widow married George W. Saunders. See his name.
MARTHA A., born March, 1844. and SARAH I., born in 1846, are both married, and live in Missouri.
Mrs. Sarah Henwood died, and he was married twice after, and lives in Osceola, Arkansas.
HERMON, DAVID H., was born Jan. 12, ISO5, in Wilkes county, North Carolina. His grandfather was German and his grandmother English. Sally Mitts was born Feb. II, ISII, in Grant county, Ky. They were married in that county, August 27, 1827, had one living child there, and moved to Sanga- mon county, Illinois, arriving Oct. 26, 1830, in what is now Ball township. They lived in a cabin one mile west of Sugar Creek timber, and spent the winter of the "deep snow" there. But one other family lived away from the timber. The recollection of Mr. Hermon is that rain fell for a day or two until the earth was saturated. The day- before Christ- mas the rain turned to snow, and by night it was about six inches deep. Snow continued to fall almost every day for six iveeks. Feb. 11, 1831, was the first time he saw the sun, and then it was partially eclipsed. He burned all the rails and loose timber of every kind near his house, and it was all he could do to keep him- self and family from freezing. Mr. and Mrs. Hermon had four children in San- gamon county. Of their children-
MARY A., born August 26, 1829, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Green Ray. They had three living children, GEORGE R., REZIN L. and DAVID. Mr. Ray died, and Mrs. Ray was married June 28, 1855, to T. Stopperun. They had two children, FREDERICK and LIZZIE. Mr. Stop perun died, and his widow married Thomas McCallum. They live in Chicago.
JOHN H., born Nov. 12, 1831, in Sangamon county, was married May S, 1856, to Nancy Drennan, who died, and he was married Oct. 15, 1872, to Mrs. Gracie Smith, whose maiden name was Levi. They have one child, FLOR- ENCE M., and live in Chatham.
PRYOR f., born Dec. 22, 1833, in Sangamon county, near Chatham. He attended the district school until he was twenty years of age, after that the Spring- field University one winter, and spent much of his time in teaching until May 1, 1855, when he entered the office of Dr J. N. Wright, of Chatham. He gradu- ated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Jan. 21, 1863, and was married to Eliza A. Neale, April 15, 1863. They have
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four living children, FRANCIS E., JULIA A., HARRIET L. and FLOR- ENCE M. Dr. P. J. Hermon is a prac- ticing physician, and resides in Raymond, Montgomery county, Ill.
DAVID C., born April 24, 1838, in Sangamon county, was married April 4, 1861, to Lousetta Shidy. They have two living children, EMMA F. and MIL- DRED L., and live in Chatham.
GEORGE W., born May 17, 1840, in Sangamon county, was married Feb. 26, 1863, to Sarah Childers. They have four children, NORA E., EMMA D., AU- GUSTA M. and LENA P., and live near Raymond, Ill.
WILLIAM, born Nov. 20, 1842, near Chatham, was married Nov. 17, 1875, to Emma Mitts.
GAMES D., born Nov. 13, 1844, died Nov. 7, 1865.
SARAH E., born April 28, 1849, was married Sept., 1865, to John Mitts. They have two children, NORA and CORA L., and live near Chatham.
JOSEPHINE, born Sept. 2, 1853, and died Jan. 3, 1860, in Sangamon county.
David H. Hermon and wife reside two miles east of Chatham, near where they settled in 1830.
HERRIN, JAMES, was born April 6, 1802, in Harrison county, Ky., was married in that county Aug. 1, 1833, to Mary A. McDaniel, and soon after started, in company with her parents, to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov. 14, 1833, in what is now Clear Lake town- ship, east of the Sangamon river. They had four children, all born in Sangamon county, namely-
DAVID C., born May 25, 1834, mar- ried May 22, 1862, to Sarah J. North. They have five children, ROBERT E., JAMES W., GEORGE E., DAVID A. and JESSE LEE, and reside three quar- ters of a mile northwest of Lanesville, Wheatfield Postoffice, Sangamon county, Illinois.
WILLIAM F., born Nov. 18, 1836, married Sept. 10, 1863, to Mary A. North. They have four children, BELLE N., JAMES E., CHARLES F. and BURT A., and reside one and a half miles east of Buffalo, Sangamon county, Illinois.
HARRIET F., born Jan. 6, 1838, married in 18Go to Robert Hewitt, who
was born in New Jersey. They have three children, MARY FRANCES, IMLA and JOHN E., and reside in Menard county, one and a half miles north of Ashland, Cass county, Illinois.
FOHN A., born Aug. 4, 1841, died at fifteen years old.
Mrs. Mary A. Herrin died March 25, IS6S, in Clear Lake township, on the farm where they settled in 1835. James Her- rin resides with his son, William F., near Buffalo, Sangamon county, Illinois.
HERNDON, ARCHER G., born Feb. 13, 1795, in Culpepper county, Va., went to Greensburg, Green county, Ky., when he was about ten years old, and was there married, in IS16, to Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, whose maiden name was Day. Her father was a revolutionary soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Herndon had one. child in Kentucky, and they moved to Troy, Madison county, Ill., where one child was born; from there they moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the spring of 1821, settling on what is now German Prairie, five miles northeast of Springfield, where two children were born, Of their four children-
WILLIAM H., born Dec. 25, ISIS, in Green county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, March 26, IS40, to Mary J. Maxcy, who was born July 27, IS22. They had six children. JAMES N., born April 26, 1841, in Springfield, Ill., married Mary Dunlap, and lives in Fancy creek township. ANNIE M., born April 9, 1843, in Springfield, was married June 26, 1863, in her native place, to Frank Fleury, who was born Sept. 28, IS40, in Meadville, Penn. They have one child, ANNIE MAY. Mr. Fleury was city clerk during 1868, '69, '70 and '71. He is now engaged in the drug business, in Springfield, where he resides. BEV- ERLY P., born Dec. 30, 1845, lives in Colorado. ELIZABETH R., born Nov. 11, 1849, married, Aug. 27, 1867, to James S. Cooper, who was born July 16, 1842, in Belleville, St. Clair county, Il1. They live in Springfield, III. LEIGH W., born Oct. 22, 1852, lives with his father. MARY N. lives with her sister, Mrs. Fleury. Mrs. Mary J. Herndon died Ang. IS, 1860, and W. H. Herndon was married July 31, 1861, to Anna Miles, who was born March 1, IS36. They have two children, NINA BELLE and WIL-
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LIAM M., and live in Fancy Creek township, six miles north of Springfield, Illinois. Wm. H. Herndon was for many years a practicing attorney in Springfield, Ill., and was the law partner of Abraham Lincoln, from 1848 to the death of Mr. Lincoln.
ELLIOTT B., born Aug. 1, 1820, at Troy, Madison county, III., has practiced law in Springfield since 1842. He was city attorney during 1854 and '5, and county attorney in 1856. He was United States District Attorney, under President Buchanan, and was corporation counsel during 1874 and '5. E. B. Herndon was married, Sept. 30, 1875, to Mrs. Jerusha Lee, whose maiden name was Palmer. She was born April 16, 1833, in Ogdens- burg, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. Mr. Herndon is a practicing lawyer, and re- sides in Springfield, Ill.
ARCHER G., Jun., born Nov. 29, 1825, in Sangamon county, Ill., was mar- ried in DeWitt county, Oct. 15, 1846, to Roanna R. Robbins, who was born April 17, 1829, in Campbell county, Ky. They had eleven children, three of whom died under two years. Of the other eight-WILLIAM FRANCIS, born April 9, ISIS, was married Sept. 14, 1871, to Mary H. Bryant, who was born Sept. 21, 1852. They have one child, EDGAR BRYANT, and live in Springfield, Illinois. NONA R. died Jan. 17, 1876, from burns, caused by the explosion of a lamp. LO- AMI D., ELLIOTT G., RODELIA A., MOLLIE E., ROMEPEER R. and ELMA R .; the six latter live with their parents. Archer G. Herndon, Jun., and family, reside near the southeast corner of Rochester township.
NATHANIEL F., born in 1827, in Sangamon county, Ill., died there, in 1834.
Archer G. Herndon, Sen., was engaged in mercantile pursuits, from 1825 to 1836, in Springfield, and during that time erected the first regular tavern in town. He was one of the "Long Nine" who were instrumental in having the capital re- moved from Vandalia to Springfield, hav- ing been elected State Senator in 1836. He was receiver of public moneys, from IS42 to 1849, in the Land Office, in Springfield. A. G. Herndon, Sen., died Jan. 3, 1867, and Mrs. Rebecca Herndon
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