History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 59

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824

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died Aug. 19, 1875, both in Springfield, Illinois.

HESSER, SAMUEL L., born June 2, 1797, in Winchester, Va. He was married May 31, 1821, to Sarah Fry. They had one child, viz-

MARY A., born in Virginia, married Edward Huffman. They have one child, SALLIE P., and reside in Winchester, West Va.

Mrs. Sarah Hesser died Jan. 15, 1825 and Samuel L. Hesser was married Sept. 12, IS26, to Ann Maria Slagle, in Hagers- town, Md. She was born in that city Oct. 4, 1803, and brought up in Winches- ter, Va. They had five children in Berry- ville, Frederick county, Va., and the fami- ly moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriv- ing at Springfield June 6, 1836, where they had four living children. Of their nine children-

LOUISA C., born June 26, 1827, in Berryville, Va., married in Mechanics- burg, Ill., Aug. 22, 1848, to Simon P. Fullinwider. See his name.

ANN M., born Oct. 16, 1828, in Vir- ginia, married in Sangamon county to Jefferson McBride. See his name.

EDMONIA E., born May 31, 1831, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county Feb. 4, 1852, to Dial Davis. She died July 4, 1864, leaving six children- FRANKLIN P., SALLIE M.,

CHARLES E., HENRY S., DIAL W .- the latter died Nov. 25, 1875-and CARRIE E. The five living children reside with their father at Mt. Auburn, Christian county, Ill.

GEORGE W., born Sept. 30, 1833, in Berryville, Va., married in Sangamon county May 15, 1860, to Caroline Mor- gan. They have five children, BYRON B., JESSE M., HOMER H., ARTHUR A. and CLARA B., and reside two miles northeast of Wheatfield postoffice, Lanes- ville, Sangamon county, Ill.

FOHN L., born March 16, 1835, in Virginia, brought up in Sangamon coun- ty, enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, at Camp Butler, for three years, in Co. A, 73d Ill. Inf. He went in as Ist Corporal; promoted to 5th Sergeant Oct. 25, 1862; promoted to Orderly Sergeant Jan. Sth, and 2d Lieu- tenant Sept. 17, 1863. He never had a day's sickness or missed a march or battle while in the service, except when he was in prison. He was captured at the battle

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of Chicamauga, Sept. 20, 1863, and was in different rebel prisons nineteen months, principally at Andersonville. Mr. Hesser says the battlefield was pleasant compared with the gloomy prisons, where starvation, filth, vermin and disease prevailed. He expresses his gratitude that through the whole eighteen months he had one friend who was ever faithful and true, John W. North, of the same company and regiment. See his name. Mr. Hesser says that by the aid of each other and the will of God, they escaped with their lives. It was not death they dreaded so much as the "thought of staying with those south- down sons of sin, dead or alive." He served full time, and was honorably discharged at the close of the rebellion. He was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Mary J. Crumley. They have one child, SARAH M., and reside two miles east of Riverton, Sangamon county, Illinois.

HENRIETTA C., born Nov. 6, 1836, in Springfield, married Oct. 18, 1859, in Sangamon county to Samuel Pheasant, who was born Nov. 24, IS19, in Washing- ton county, Md. Came to Sangamon county in 1857. They had four children. DANIEL Z. died, aged eight years. HENRIETTA M., WILLIAM L. and SAMUEL E., died under two years. Mr. and Mrs. Pheasant reside one mile south of Buffalo, Sangamon county.

JACOB A., born Nov. 12, 1838, in Springfield, went to Texas in 1859, and there married Maggie Marchbanks. They have one living child, CHARLES, and reside at Corsicana, Nevarro county, Texas.

CORNELIUS N., born Nov. 17, 1843, in Springfield, died, aged seven years.

CHIARLES S., born Sept. 3, 18.45, in Springfield, married April 1, 1873, in Nebraska, to Fannie Stillwell, and reside near York, York county, Neb.

Samuel L. Hesser was one of the eight men who organized the first Masonic Lodge in Springfield. He died Oct. 15, IS71, at Buffalo, Sangamon county, and his widow resides there.

HESSER, ARMSTEAD N., younger brother to Samuel L., came to Springfield in 1837, raised a family of several children, and himself and wife both died in 1847. Their daughter-

M. ADDIE, married Richard C. Bird. See his name.

HICKMAN, WILLIAM, born Sept. 1, 1790, near Winchester, West Virginia, went to Shelby county, Ky., in 1812, and his father's family moved there the same year. He was married there in 1813, to Mary M. Cardwell, who was born March 18, 1795, in Virginia. They had seven children in Shelby county, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov. S, 1833, at Springfield, and in the spring of 1834 settled near Mechanics- burg, where one child was born. Of their children-

GEORGE T., born Nov. 8, 1814, in Shelby county, Ky., was married in San- gamon county, Ill., April 7, 1842, to Elizabeth Lyon, who was born Dec. 31, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. They had seven children in Sangamon county. WILLAM H., born Sept. 15, IS43, en- listed August 5, 1862, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., for three years. He was taken sick in going to the field of conflict, and died Jan. 17, 1863, in military hospital, Mem- phis, Tennessee. JAMES F. married Sophia C. Burns, and lives in Menard county, near Buffalo Hart, Sangamon county, Ill. MARY E., RICHARD O., CALVIN WESLEY, HENRIET- TA and THOMAS C. reside with their parents, five miles southeast of Williams- ville.

WILLIAM A., born Oct. 26, 1816, in Shelby county, Ky., was married in Nel- son county, Ky., to Burnett Barber, who died, leaving two children. W. A. Hickman married Sue Elsuit. They have one child. William A. Hickman is a practicing physician, and resides at Owens- boro, Ky.

GAMES F., born Feb. 14, 18:9, in Shelby county, Ky., was married in San- gamon county, Ill., Nov. 3, 1863, to Sarah E. Bice. They had four children, WILLIAM and ARTHUR, the first and fourth, died under two years. MARY IRENE and GEORGE THOMAS live with their parents, one and a half miles north of Barclay, at the Bice family homestead.

JOHN F., born April S, 1821, in Shelby county, Ky., was married at Har- rodsburg, Ky., to Sally Curry. She had one child, and died, and he married Em-

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ma Wilson. He is a practicing physician at Bardstown, Ky.

MARY A. E., born May 19, 1823, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Harrison D. Lyon. See his name.

JULIET A., born March 26, 1825, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to H. C. Linsley. They have seven children, and live near Grove City, Christian county, Iil.

RICHARD O., born Nov. 1, 1831, in Shelby county, Ky., brought up in Sangamon county, Ill., was married there, August 8, 1872, to Maggie Perill. They have one child. He was, in 1873, Treas- urer of Montana Territory, and resides at Virginia City.

SUSAN E., born April 26, 1834, near Mechanicsburg, Sangamon county, Ill., was married there, June, IS59, to Am- brose J. Sell, who was born Dec., 1827, in Hanover, York county, Penn., and came to Springfield in May, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Sell have one child, EDWIN A., and reside in Springfield, Ill. Mr. Sell is a grocer on north Fifth street.

Mrs. Mary M. Hickman died July 17, 1835, and Mr. Hickman was married Oct. II, 1837, to Mary Ann Lemon. Their only living child-

EUCLID L., born May 4, 1840, in Sangamon county, is unmarried, and lives near Barclay, Sangamon county, III.

Mrs. Mary Ann Hickman died Jan. 19, 1843, and William Hickman was married Feb. 14, 1845 to Mrs. Elizabeth Burrell, whose maiden name was Short. William Hiekman died Jan. 15, 1874, in Spring- field, Ill., in his eighty-fourth year. His widow resides on north Seventh street, Springfield, Ill.

HICXOX, ADDISON, was born May, 1798, in Middlebury, Conn., was a brother to Horace and Virgil. He was married Nov. 10, IS23, in Jefferson county, N. Y., to Rhoda Stanley, who was born March 10, 1So3, in that county. They had three living children in New York, and moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1836, and had three children in and near Springfield. Of their six children-

HARRIET M., born March IS, IS26, in Jefferson county, N. Y., married in Springfield, Ill., Jan. 1, 1857, to Benjamin F. Haines, who was born March 19, IS24, in Xenia, Ohio, raised in Bloomington,

Ill., came to Springfield in 1863 or '4, and was engaged in milling until 1873, when he moved to Florida, and engaged in the culture of oranges and lemons. Mr. and Mrs. Haines now reside at Spring Garden, Florida.

EATON R., born Nov. 1, IS27, in Jefferson county, N. Y., and raised in Springfield, Ill. In 1851, Mr. Hickox went to California, returning in 1857, he soon after engaged in mercantile business, in Atlanta, Ill., where he was married, Aug. 7, 1858, to Sallie B. Mahew, a na- tive of New Jersey. They had three children, ADDISON, RAY and HUGH, and Mrs. Hickox died Dec. 1, IS63. Mr. Hickox was married, Sept. 7, 1864, to Hannah L. Mahew, in Atlanta, and soon after moved to Springfield, where they had one living child, ANNA B., and re- side in Springfield. At one time Mr. Hickox was engaged in the milling busi- ness with his father. He is now in the grain trade, in connection with the Spring field Elevator. While in Atlanta, he was Postmaster.

ADA A., born Sept. 3, 1830, in Jeffer- son county, N. Y., married in Springfield, May 1, 1854, to William H. Ames, of St. Louis. Mrs. Ames died Feb. 4, 1855, in Springfield.

MARTIN, born Sept. 14, 1837, in Springfield, married Jan. 25, 1859, in At- lanta, Ill., to Mary James, a native of Ohio. They had one son, L. JAMES, and Mrs. Hickox died April 28, 1863. Mr. Hickox and his son reside in Spring- field. He is proprietor of the Excelsior flouring mills.

SILAS W., born Aug. 12, IS40, in Sangamon county, enlisted on the first call for 75,000 men, in April, 1861, in Co. I, 7th III. Inf., served three months, and was honorably discharged. Enlisted in 1862, in Co. M, Ioth Ill. Cav., for three years. He was captured at Clarks Mills, south- east Missouri, in 1863, forced to take an oath not to go into the service again. Silas W. Hickox was married, June 15, 1864, to Snsan F. Keyes. They have three children, WALTER, ELLA and CLARA, and reside in Springfield, III. S. W. Hickox is a member of the firm of Leggott & Hickox, in the stove and tin- ware trade.

DOUGLAS, born March 10, 1846, in Springfield, Ill., was married, Sept. 5,

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IS67, to Martha Jane Keyes. They have four children, FLORENCE MAY, REED KEYES, HENRIETTA M. and GEORGE L., and reside in Springfield, Illinois.

Addison Hickox went to St. Augustine, Fla., for the benefit of his health, and died there Jan. 10, IS72. His remains were brought to Springfield, and interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery. His widow, Mrs. Rhoda Hickox, resides in Springfield.

HICKOX, HORACE, brother to Virgil and Addison, was born Oct. IS, 1795, in Middlebury, New Haven county, Conn. He was married in IS17, at Rut- land, Jefferson county, N. Y., to Eliza Stanley, who was born Oct. 28, 1799, at Augusta, Oneida county, N. Y. They had five children, three of whom died young. The family moved to Springfield, Ill., arriving early in 1836. Of their two children-

VOLNE 1, born Nov. 1, 1835, in Rut- land, N. Y., brought up in Springfield, prepared for college by Prof. Beaumont Parks, graduated at Yale College in the class of 1857, and admitted to the practice of law in 185S at the bar of St. Louis, Mo. Early in the war of the rebellion he was appointed additional aid-de-camp on Gen. MeClellan's staff; was mustered out in the spring of 1862. He was r appointed, with the rank of Captain, on Gen. Fremont's staff, and soon after assigned to duty on Gen. Hunter's staff, and was honorably mustered out in Janu- ary, 1864. From the spring of 1865 to 1866, he was an army correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial. In the fall of 1866 he went to New York, and was sent to the City of Mexico as correspond- ent of the New York Tribune, returning from there in 1867. Volney Hickox was married Oct. 1, IS73, at Batavia, Illinois. to Cassandra Browning Moore, who was born at that place, Sept. 9, 1849. They have one child, HART, and reside in Springfield. Mr. Hickox is a practical stenographer.

LELIA, born March 11, IS38, in Springfield, married in her native city in IS60 to John Hunter, an attorney of Cin- einnati. She died December, IS71, in Springfield.

Mr. Horace Hickox was engaged in milling, in connection with his brother

Addison, for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Hickox reside in Springfield.

HICKOX, VIRGIL, was born July 12, ISO6, in Jefferson county, New York, his parents having moved there in IS03, from New Haven county, Connecti- eut. He received a common school edu- cation in his native county, and started, August 25, 1S2S, for the southwest. After a wearisome journey of two months by wagon, he arrived in St. Louis, at that time a city of but 5,500 inhabitants. In one hour after his arrival he was engaged to work as a journeyman carpenter, at one dollar per day. From that time he was busily employed until 1833, when he went to the Galena lead mines, where he spent one year. He then came to Spring- field, Ill., and opened a store, May 5, 1834, and continued in the mercantile business nearly nineteen years. In IS51 he united with other business men in organizing a company to build a railroad from Alton to Springfield, and continued in the directory until the road was constructed to Joliet, and had charge of the right of way in constructing that much of the present Chicago and St. Louis railroad. From him emanated the law regarding the as- sessment and taxation of railroad property, which was in force from IS55 to 1872. He withdrew from active connection with the road in May, 1874. In May, 1869, he was appointed by Gov. Palmer to the of- fice of Canal Commissioner, serving two terms of two years each. He was a direc- tor of the old State Bank of Illinois, in IS39-40-41. In January, IS74, he became President of the Springfield Savings Bank, and as such continues to manage its business to the present time. He has always been a Democrat in politics, and acted as Chairman of the Democratic State Committee for nearly twenty years. In that capacity he received and still holds the last letter ever dictated by his lifelong personal and political friend, Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, that of May 10, 1861, in which he declared there could be but two parties, that of patriots and traitors, and advised his political friends to lay aside every feeling that would impede united action for the preservation of the Union. Mr. Hickox has some peculiar views with regard to government. He believes that the United States should not own any property except what is necessary for

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forts and arsenals, and for the transaction of business at the seat of government. He also holds that the whole postal sys- tem should be abolished, and that the laws of trade should regulate the transpor- tation of what is called mail matter in the same manner as such laws regulate all other transportation. He thinks that if men and women were as careful to obey the scripture injunction, "six days shalt thou labor," as they are to rest on the seventh, there would be less suffering from want.

In Oct., 1839, Mr. Hickox was mar- ried in Springfield to Miss Catharine Cabanis, a native of Kentucky. She died Sept. 25, 1875, leaving three sons and three daughters. Mr. Hickox resides in Springfield, in the same house he brought his young wife to, nearly thirty-seven years ago.

HIGGINS, WILLIAM, was born Sept. 7, 1770, in Virginia. His pa- rents moved to Fayette county, Ky., when he was a young man. He was married there to a Miss Young, who died, and he was married March 2, 1804, in Boone county, Ky., to Mary Moseby, who was born July 10, 1781, in North Carolina. They had twelve living child- ren in Fayette county, Ky., and the fami- ly moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriv- ing Oct. 1, 1830, in what is now Wood- side township, seven miles south of Springfield. Of their twelve children --

DRUCILLA W., born Jan. 1, 1805, in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county in 1836 or 1837.

BEDFORD, WV., born May 6, 1806, in Kentucky: came to Sangamon county with his parents; went back to Kentucky and married Susan Dozier. They had one living child, ROBERT, born Nov. 22, 1835, in Montgomery county, Ken- tucky; married in Sangamon county Oct. 3, 1860, to Lydia Stair. They have five living children, .CHARLES W., FRANK H., ELMER E., DORA B., and CATALINA, and reside in Paw- nee. Mrs. Susan Higgins died, and B. W. Higgins was married July 27, 1841, to Mary A. Norris. Of their seven children, ELLEN married John L. Par- ker, and lives in Cotton Hill township. WILLIAM A. enlisted Aug., 1862, in Co. E, 114th Illinois Infantry; served until Feb., 1865, when he was discharged

on account of physical disability, and now draws a pension. He was married Dec. 16, 1873, to Sarah Durrell, and lives in Palmer. MARTHA S. married John Lockwood, and lives near Oconee. JOEL T., ANNA, BENJAMIN H., and EM- MA F. live with their parents in Cotton Hill township.

ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to James M. Haley, and died, leaving one child, ELEANOR, who married Joseph Lock- ridge. See his name.

ROBERT O., born July 4, ISII, in Fayette county, Kentucky; was serving an apprenticeship when his parents came to Sangamon county, and he arrived in 1832. He was married in Franklin, Mis- souri, to Camilla A. Donaldson, a native of Baltimore, Maryland. They had one child in Missouri, and then moved back to Sangamon county, where they had six living children. EDWIN L., born March 24, 1840, at Booneville, Missouri, and brought up in Sangamon county ; en- listed April 24, 1861, in Company I, 7th Illinois Infantry, for three months; served full term, and was honorably discharged. He enlisted Aug. 21, 1861, for three years in Company K, 33d Illinois Infantry-Nor- mal. Ile was wounded June 18, 1863, at the siege of Vicksburg. The wound was a remarkable one. A musket ball entered his face below and forward of the right ear, passed over the roof of the mouth, and came out of the left eye. He recovered without totally losing the sight of that eye. He re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, as a veteran in the same company and regiment. He was promoted through all grades from private, and was commis- sioned as Captain Nov. 16, 1864, and served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged Dec. 7, 1865. He was appointed by Gov. Palmer, March 24, 1869, Assistant Adjutant General, and was appointed by Gov. Beveridge, Jan. 20, 1873, Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, which he held two years. Gen. E. L. Higgins was married Sept. 7, IS70, to Mrs. Mary J. Hoskins, whose maiden name was Huntington. She was born July 30, 1847, at Geneva, New York. She had one child, Charles H. Hoskins who died July 26, 1874, in his sixth year. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins have one living child, FLORA BELLE, and reside in

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Springfield. ALEXANDER D., born Dec. 21, 1844, in Sangamon county, Ill., enlisted August 15, 1862, in Co. G, 114th Ill. Inf., served three years, and was hon- orably discharged, August, 1865. He was married in Springfield, Nov. 29, I872, to Lizzie Nottingham. They have one living child, RALPH, and live in Springfield. JULIA E. and ROBERT ALONZO live with their parents. EM- MA married Justus Graves, and lives at Evanston, Ill. FRANK and WALTER L. live with their parents. Robert O. Higgins and wife reside in Springfield, Illinois.

VIRMANET, born in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, aged thirty-one years.

WILLIAM E., born in Kentucky, went from Sangamon county to Missouri, and from there, in 1849, to California. He was on his way home, and died on shipboard, on the Pacific ocean in 1851.

SINAI MELVINA, born in Ken- tucky, married in Sangamon county to Thomas J. Haley. They had two child- ren. BENJAMIN H., born in Sanga- mon county, enlisted May 29, 1861, in Co. A., 3d 111. Cav., served full term, and was honorably discharged Sept. 5, 1864. He is married, and lives at Palmer, Ill. EDWARD enlisted May 10, 1861, in Co. A, 3d Ill. Cav., for three years, served until May 11, 1864, when he was dis- charged on account of physical disability, and died, in 1865, at Woodside. T. J. Haley and wife live at Palmer, Christian county, Illinois.

FOEL V., born Oct. S, IS17, in Fay- ette county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1830, and was married June 16, 1850, to Margaret B. Womack, who was born Nov. 13, 1822, in Butler county, Ky. They had eight living children in Sanga- mon county, JAMES N., GEORGE B., SINAI M., JOEL E., MARY A., AN- NIE E., JOHN A. and IDA L., live with their parents on the farm where Mr. Ilig- gins father settled in 1830. The house in which he lives was built by his father in 1831, entirely of black walnut lumber; the frame, doors, door and window casings, sash, weather boarding, shingles, and everything else. It is two stories high, two rooms long, and stands seven miles south of Springfieldl.

THOMAS W., born March 2, 1819, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mary Husband, have five children, and live in Bates county, Missouri.

ALONZO, born in 1822, in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county, in 1844.

CAROLINE, born July 31, IS23, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, June 24, 1847, to Thomas A. Rogers, who was born June 16, IS22, in Kentucky. They have seven children-ALONZO H., born Aug, 6, 1848, married Eliza Ad- ams, and reside in Cotton Hill township. The other six moved with their parents, in IS73, to the vicinity of Gerard, Craw- ford county, Kansas.

BENYAMIN died, aged ten years.

William Higgins died Aug. 7, 1840, and his widow died Dec. 7, 1866, hoth on the farm where they settled in IS30.

HIGGINS, WILLIAM, was born April 12, 1774, in Barren county, Ky. He was married to Elizabeth Down- ing. She had one child, and died, and he was married, March 6, 1Soo, to Rosanna Megery, who was born Dec. IS, 1775, in the same county. She had five child- ren, and died there. In ISI7 Mr. Higgins moved his family to St. Clair county, Ill., and was there married to Rosanna Dun- can. He started with his family, in the fall of ISIS, to the San-ga-ma country. They stopped, on Sugar creek, with the Drennan's, until Jan. or Feb., ISI9, when they moved about fifteen miles north, and built a cabin on the south side of the San- gamon river, above where the Chicago & Alton railroad now crosses. While he was living in camp, before his cabin was completed, himself and wife crossed to the north side of the river on horseback. They were belated, and spent one night in the river bottom, near the mouth of Fancy creek. A few days later Mr. Hig- gins went to the north side alone, found five bee trees, and killed a panther, which measured nine feet from tip to tip. He went over soon after, accompanied by his wife and two daughters, one of whom is now-1876-the wife of David England. These three are believed to have been the first white women who ever crossed to the north of the river, in what is now Sanga- mon county. Stephen England and his two sons-in-law came on their exploring expedition, and stopped with Mr. Higgins who accompanied them to the north side,

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and led the way to the vicinity of where Cantrall now stands, and all four selected sites for improvement. The creek was for several years called, in honor of his having first visited the locality, Higgins creek; since changed to Cantrall's creek. Soon after this, a Mr. Chapman, son-in- law of Judge Latham, crossed the river and built a cabin on the north side, be- tween where the Chicago & Alton and Gilman, Clinton & Springfield railroads now cross. His wife is thought to have been the fourth white woman on that side of the river. Mr. Chapman established a canoe ferry there, which for three years was the only chance for crossing the river. Persons could be taken over safe and dry, animals could swim, and wagons were taken to pieces, and with their loads were carried over, piece by piece. About three years later a boat was first used for a ferry. The latter part of April, 1819, Stephen England, his two sons-in-law, his son David, and two of his daughters crossed over and finished building their houses and planting their crops. Those two daughters of Mr. England were the fifth and sixth women north of the river. One of them, Lucy, was the wife of John Chine. This account was given to me by David England and his wife, who was Margaret Higgins. Of the five children of Wm. Higgins, by his second wife-

CATHARINE, born May 12, ISO1, in Kentucky, married Wm. Bradbury in St. Clair county, and both died there, leaving four children.

MARGARET, born Sept. 6, 1804, in Barren county, Ky., married David Eng- land. See his name.

LOUISIANA, born Nov. 16, 1806, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to George Harper, raised a family, and lives in Oregon.

INDIANA, born March 24, 1809, in Kentucky, married Wm. Crane, in San- gamon county. She died, leaving one child, JOSEPH A. CRANE, who is now a practicing attorney, in Freeport, Illinois.

WILLIAM H., born Feb. 25, 1813, in Kentucky, married Priscilla Kearney, have five children, and live in Cedar coun- ty, Missouri.

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History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois : "centennial record", Part 59

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.) Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co. Number of Pages: 824

Author: Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894; Power, S. A. (Sarah A.), 1824-; Old Settlers' Society of Sangamon County (Ill.)
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : E.A. Wilson & Co.
Number of Pages: 824