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JULIUS H., born July 22, 1824, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 24, 1851, to Sarah Kyle; had six living children, SAMUEL W., MARY L., ARMIN- TA A., EMMA D., CHARLES H., and BENJAMIN F. Mrs. Sarah Irwin died Nov. 24, 1873, and Julius H. Ir- win died Oct. 5, 1875. Their children re-
side at the homestead, one mile southeast of Pleasant Plains.
GAMES C., born May 6, 1827, mar- ried March IS, 1862, to Jane Howard, who was born Nov. 29, 1839, in St. Law- rence county, N. Y. They have four living children, LIMIE E., ROBERT H., FRANCES M. and KATE B., and reside two miles southeast of Pleasant Plains.
JOHN M., born April 24, 1829, in Sangamon county, married March 15, 1859, to Sarah May, who was born April 6, 1831, at Circleville, Ohio. They had two children, ABRAHAM L., and MARY M., and Mrs. Irwin died Oct. S, 1864. He was married May 16, 1867,. to Ann Williams, who was born Jan. 30, IS41, in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. They have two children, LULU M. and ALBERT W., and reside at Pleasant Plains.
Samuel L. Irwin died March 1, 1845, and his widow died July 6, 1867, both on the farm where they settled in 1820. Samuel L. Irwin was, at the time of his death, in his sixty-seventh year, and his widow, at her death, was in her eighty-third year.
IRWIN, WILLIAM, was born March 31, 1789, in Cabarras county, N. C. He was cousin to Samuel L. Irwin. Robert Irwin, the father of William, was killed by a runaway team, about the time of the war of ISI2. There is a tra- dition in the family that the original name was Erwin. William Irwin was married, Oct. 2, IS:I, in his native county, to Mar- garet Purviance. They had five children born in North Carolina, one died in in- fancy, and Mr. Irwin, with his wife and son, came to Sangamon county, Ill., ar- riving in the fall of 1827 on Richland creek, in what is now Cartwright township. He returned to North Carolina the next spring, and brought out the remainder of the family, arriving in the fall of IS28. They traveled in wagons, and were seven weeks on the road. Three children were born in Sangamon county. Of their child-
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ROBERT S., born Nov. 14, 1813, in Cabarras county, N. C., was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 19, 1837, to Cyn- thia Duncan, who was born Aug. IS, ISIS, in Adair county, Ky. They had ten children-SANFORD, JAMES S.,
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MARY and ROBERT died under twelve years. WILLIAM F., born Oct. 21, 1837, was married, May 23, IS72, to Ellen J. Williams. They have one child, WARREN II., and reside in Salisbury town- ship, near the Iron Bridge. MARTHA J., born Dec. 15, IS39, was married, Jan. 14, 1864, to Franklin W. Duncan. They have four children living, MARY M., JAS- PER N., CYNTHIA and GREEN, and live in Menard county, Ill. GREEN P. died Sept. 4, 1871, aged twenty-six years. OSCAR; HARVEY D. was married Dec. 31, 1874, to Mary E. Wells. They have one child, ADA R., and live in Salis- bury township. CHARLES CAR- ROLL. The two unmarried sons reside at the homestead. Mrs. Cynthia Irwin died April 6, 1872, and Robert S. Irwin died May 3, 1874, both in Salisbury town- ship, east of the Sangamon river, and near the Iron Bridge.
JOHN C., born June 16, 1816, in North Carolina, was married, June 12, IS42, in Sangamon county, to Minerva Duncan. They have eight children, EWIN, VIRGINIA and HARRIET died under four years. AUSTIN F., born Aug. 12, 1845, married Ann Brown, and live near Ft. Scott, Kansas. TAR- LETON, SILAS, JANE, CHARLES and LUELLA reside with their parents, two miles northwest of Salisbury, in San- gamon county.
WILLIAM F., born March 12, 1820, in North Carolina, was married in Sanga- mon county, Jan. 23, 1851, to Matilda D. Campbell. They have one child, MARY E., and reside in Menard county, two and one-half miles northwest of Salisbury.
JANE E., born July 6, 1822, in North Carolina, married John B. Gum, in San- gamon county, III. They have five child- ren, and live seven miles west of Peter's- burg, Menard county.
SAMUEL L., Jun., born Jan. 25, IS25, married Matilda Green, and live in Lincoln, 111.
HAJIES H., born Nov. 9, 1828, mar- ried and lives in Logan county, Illi- nois.
VANC), born Nov. 15, 1831, married Enoch Wiseman, who died, and she mar- ried Abraham Wiseman, and lives in Dela- van.
WARREN V., born June 16, IS34, married Mary Shively, who died.
married Eliza Wiseman, and lives in Lo- gan county.
Mrs. Margaret Irwin died Oct. 25, IS52, and William Irwin died June 13, 1871, and both were buried at the Baptist church, in Cartwright township, where they settled in 1S2S.
IRWIN, JOHN, was born Jan. 20, 1804, in Williamsport, now Monon- gahela, Washington county, Penn. He came west, stopping a short time in St. Louis, and joined his brother Robert in Sprinfield, Ill., in 183S. He remained a few years, returned to his native place, and was married there, Jan. 31, 1844, to Margaret Jack Guthrie, who was born May 23, 1820, at Greensburgh, Westmore- land county, in the same State. They came at once to Springfield. Mr. Irwin was for several years in business as a dry goods merchant, first with his brother Robert and Col. John Williams. Then the Irwin brothers bought out the interest of Col. Williams, and a few years later, when Robert became connected with the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, John continued in the mercantile business alone, and still later admitted as a partner, Walter Davis. In consequence of declining health, Mr. Irwin retired from business about IS57. Mr. and. Mrs. Irwin had three children in Springfield-
WILLIAM is married, and lives in Colorado.
HETTY W. resides in Springfield, Illinois.
MARGARET, born Jan. 2, 1850, in Springfield, married Nov. 22, 1871, to Cleveland J. Salter, who was born Oct. 12, 1845, in Waverly, Morgan county, III. They have one child, CLEVELAND I., and reside in Springfield. Mr. Salter is in the mercantile business with his father, J. D. B. Salter.
Mrs. Margaret J. Irwin died June 14, 1850, and John Irwin died May 21, 1859, both in Springfield, Illinois.
IRWIN, ROBERT, was born Nov. 7, 1Sos, in Monongahela City, Pa. He came west when a young man, and was married in St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1833, to Clara C. Doyle, who was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 9, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin left St. Louis, crossing the Mississippi river on the ice when it was in motion, jumping the open space between the ice and the shore. They
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came by stage, stopping two nights on the way, and arrived in Springfield in January, 1834. They had five children in Springfield, two of whom died young --
ELIZA Y., born Feb. 7. 1834, in Springfield, was married there, August 11, 1859, to William H. Marston, who was born August 19, 1832, in Deerfield, New Hampshire. He went to New York in 1851, and came to Springfield first in 1853, spending part of each year in the latter eity, until 1861. Mrs. Marston died Feb. 25, 1868, in New York, leaving three children, ROBERT I., LAURA and ELLA, who live with their father. After the death of his wife, Mr. Marston spent part of 1870 and '71 in London, England. He is now engaged in business at No. 36, Broad street, and resides at No. 110, West Forty-fourth street, New York City.
SARAH ELLA, born March 9, 1839, was married Oet. 5, 1865, in Springfield, Illinois, to Charles D. Chase a native of New Hampshire. They have one living child, a daughter, and reside in Deerfield, New Hampshire.
ROBERT T., born Oet. 30, 1844, is unmarried, and resides in his native eity.
Robert Irwin formed a partnership with John Williams, as dry goods mer- chants, soon after he came to Springfield. His brother John was admitted to the firm, and still later the Irwin brothers transacted business alone, until Robert be- came connected with the Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Bank, first as Secretary, then as Cashier. He continued in the latter position until his death, March S, 1865. His widow resides in Springfield, Illinois.
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JAYNE, GERSHOM, born Oct. 15, 1791, in Orange county, New York, received his diploma from the New York medieal authorities, and came west, locat- ing, in 1820, at what became Springfield, Illinois, being the first practicing physician that settled in the place. He was mar- ried in 1822, to Sibyl Slater. They had four children-
GULIA M., born in June, 1824, in Springfield, was married there, June 1, 1843, to Hon. Lyman Trumbull, a native of Colchester, Conn. He was, at the time,
Secretary of State for Illinois. In 1848 he became one of the Supreme Court Judges of Illinois. In 1854 he was elect- ed representative in Congress, and elected in January, 1855, as one of the two United States Senators from Illinois. He was twice re-elected, serving, in all, eighteen years, ending in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Trumbull had six children. Three only are living, WALTER, PERRY and HENRY. Mrs. Julia M. Trumbull died in August, 1868, in Washington, D. C. Hon. Lyman Trumbull resides in Chicago Illinois.
WILLIAM, born Oct. S, 1826, in Springfield, was edueated at Illinois Col- lege, Jacksonville, studied medicine with his father in Springfield, and graduated in the medical department of Missouri State University in 1849. Dr. William Jayne was married Oet. 17, 1850, in Jacksonville, Ill., to Julia E. Witherbee, who was born in 1830, in Vermont. They had six child- ren, four of whom died young. Of their two living children, WILLIAM S., born Oet. 18, 1851, in Springfield, Illinois, was married in his native city, Nov. IS, 1875, to Margaret E. Palmer, daughter of Ex-Governor John M. Palmer. She was born March 20, 1854, in Carlinville, Ill. William S. Jayne is connected with the office of the Auditor of State, and resides in Springfield, Ill. LIZZIE, born July 10, 1855, in Springfield, resides with her parents. Dr. William Jayne, in addi- tion to his professional duties, has found time to engage in politics. He was elected, in 1859, Mayor of Springfield. In 1860 was elected State Senator for one term of four years, and resigned, in 1861, to accept an appointment by President Lincoln, of Territorial Governor of Da- kota. In April, 1876, he was again elected Mayor of Springfield, and is consequently the Centennial Mayor of the Capital city. Dr. Wm. Jayne still continues the practice of medicine, and resides in Springfield, Illinois. As this goes to press-June, 1876-he is on a visit to the great Ameri- can Centennial Exposition, at Philadel- phia.
HENRY, born June 8, 1837, in Spring- field, enlisted as a private in Co. I, 7th Ill. Inf., for three months, re-enlisted in the 7th Ill. Cav., was hospital steward, and afterwards commissioned Lieutenant of Co. K, by Gov. Yates. He was ap-
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pointed, by President Lincoln, aid-de- camp, with the rank of Captain in the fifteenth army corps, and in that capacity served until the close of the rebellion, when he was appointed, by President Johnson, Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry, but did not accept. Henry Jayne attended medical lectures at Anu Arbor, Michigan, University, in 1865, and located in Taylorville in 1866, for the practice of medicine. He was married Sept. S, IS6S, to Jennie Cheney, daughter of Thomas Cheney. Sce name of Archi- bald Sattley. Dr. Henry Jayne is en- gaged in the drug business in Taylor- ville, and resides therc.
MARY ELLEN, born Nov., 1842, in Springfield, resides with her mother.
Dr. Gershom Jayne was one of the first Commissioners of the Illinois and Michigan canal, appointed in 1830 and '31. When he located in Springfield there was not another physician so far north in the State. He practiced forty-seven years, and died April 17, 1867, in Springfield, and his widow resides there.
JACOBS, DANIEL, was born May 27, 1795, near Winchester, Clark county, Ky. Charlotte Webb, was born April 19, 1797, in Jessamine or Clark county, Ky. Her father, Adin Webb, was a soldier from Clark county, in the war of IS12, and died somewhere in the northern lake region. Daniel Jacobs and Charlotte Webb were married, Jan. 30, IS19, in Clark county. They had four children in Kentucky, and moved to San- gamon county, III., arriving Nov 7, IS25, in what is now Loami township, where seven children were born. Of their eleven children-
HENRY W., born March 5, IS20, in Kentucky, married an Sangamon county, July, IS46, to Priscilla A. Hall. They had eight living children; and AARON died, aged nineteen years. Mr. Jacobs lives in Graysonville, Missouri.
MARY, born Oct. 1, IS21, in Ken- tucky, married in Sangamon county, Dec. 17, IS40, to Benjamin F. Darneille. Sce his namc.
AMANDA, born April 19, 1823, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to John T. Wyckoff. She had one child, and died.
ELIZABETH, born Feb. 17, 1825, n Kentucky, married in Sangamon coun-
ty to L. P. Bradley. They have nine living children, and reside two miles west of Girard, Illinois.
MARTHIA, born April 2, 1827, in Sangamon county, married, July 16, IS50, to James L. Foster, who was born Jan. S, IS22, in Boone county, Ky., and came to Sangamon county in ISAS. They had eight children-LIZZIE and MARTHA W. died, aged four years each. ELLEN, born May 25, 1851, married Feb. IS, IS74, to Luther Rigg, and live in New Berlin township. GEORGE W., JAMES A., HUBBARD C., SUSAN and CHARLES reside with their parents, one and one-fourth miles west of Loami.
GAMES A., born Aug. 4, IS29, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 11, 1855, to Mary E. Neal. They had five child- ren-LIZZIE, the third child, died Feb. 24, 1865, aged five years. AMANDA, HENRY C., CHARLOTTE and AL- PHEUS live with their parents, at the homestead where Mr, Jacobs' parents set- tled in IS25, and where he was born. It is two miles southeast of Loami.
SUSAN, born Nov. 20, IS31, in San- gamon county, married, March 4, IS52, to Hubbard S. Coley. See his name.
ISABEL, born Jan. 30, 1834, in San- gamon county, married Stephen Staley. Sce his name.
CHARLOTTE, born Jan. 22, 1836, in Sangamon county, married W. Wash- ington McGinnis. See his name.
KATE, born Feb. 16, IS3S, married Greenberry McGinnis. See his name.
ANNIS, born Oct. 10, ISJo, in San- gamon county, married Feb. 10, IS59, to James E. Dodd, have five children, and live five miles west of Auburn.
Daniel Jacobs died Oct. 5, 1853, and his widow resides-IS74-at the home- stead settled by them in IS25, two miles southeast of Loami.
JACOBS, GEORGE, was born in 1793, in Clarke county, Ky. He was married there to Nancy Haney. They had five children, and moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., with his brother Daniel, arriving Nov. 7, IS25, in what is now Loami township, where five children were born; about IS39 the family moved to Christian county, where one child was born. The only representative of the family in Sangamon county is-
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EVELINE, born Oct. 12, 1819, in Clark county, Ky., married Thompson Hall. See his name.
SARAH married Willis Virden, have two children, and live in Shelby county. JAMES married Elizabeth Atter- bury. She died, leaving two children, and he married Belle Covington, and live in Macon county.
The other children are all dead.
George Jacobs died Jan. 1, 1845, and his widow died Jan. 16, 1857, both in Christian county, Ill.
JAMES, ABRAHAM, was born in 1792 in Pennsylvania. He was married in Nicholas county, Ky., to Jane Beatty. They had five children in Ken- tucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1829 in Roches- ter township. Of their five children-
WILLIAM, born in 1812, in Ken- tucky, came with his parents to Sangamon county, and died, unmarried, in Missouri in 185S.
MARY f., born in 1814, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to William Herbert. They have four children, and live in Orangeville, Stephenson coun- ty, Illinois.
RACHEL, born in Kentucky, mar- ried in Sangamon county to William Coe; have three children, and live in Cotton Hill township.
ELLEN, born in 1826, in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, married in Missouri to Richard Opie; have four children, and live near High Point, Moni- teau county, Missouri.
FAMMIES A., born Jan. 28, 1828, in Nicholas county, Ky., married in Sanga- mon county, August 28, 1856, to Amanda Bashaw. They have six children, MAH- LON F., ISABEL J., HANNAH L., ARMINDA E., IRA H. and IRENE A., and reside in Clear Lake township, seven miles due east of Springfield.
Abraham James moved to Stephenson county, Illinois, in 1846, and Mrs. James died there. He moved to Missouri, mar- ried; bad two children, and he died June, 1867, in Moniteau county, Mo.
JACK, ROBERT, was born Nov. 9, 1778, in Virginia. His parents moved to Kentucky when he was a boy. He was married there to Nancy Fleming, who was born Nov. 25, 1786, in Pennsyl- vania. They had five children in Ken-
tucky, and the family moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving in 1825 or '6, near Old Berlin. Of their children-
JAMES died at fourteen or fifteen years of age.
MARGARET married Elias Jefferies. Sce his name.
RHODA G., born June 30, 1813, mar- ried Nov. 21, 1833, to John W. Stringfield. He died Dec. 6, 1847, and she was mar. ried March 22, 1849, to Nicholas A. Gar- land. See his name.
MARIA, born in 1815, married about 1833 to Robert Patton. They moved to Lawrence county, Mo., had five children, and returned to Sangamon county during the war, and Mr. Patton died here in 1863. His family live in Missouri.
JOHN D. died at eight or ten years of age.
Robert Jack died about the spring of 1834, and his widow died January, 1863, both in Sangamon county.
JARRETT, JONATHAN, was born July 23, 1778, in Kanawha county, West Virginia. He was married there to Sarah Anderson. They had six children, and Mrs. Jarrett died Oct. 28, 1812. Mr. Jarrett married Jan. 1, 1814, to Rebecca Wilson. They had six child- ren in West Virginia, and moved to Sanga- mon county, Ill., arriving Nov., 1826, and settled one and one-half miles south of the present town of Loami, where two child- ren were born. Of his fourteen child- ren-
MORDECAI, born Dec. 21, 1803, in West Virginia, was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, and died, unmarried, in San- gamon county Feb. 5, 1856.
LEAH, born Feb. 27, 1805, in West Virginia, married there to Achilles Mor- ris. See his name. . He was Captain of a company, and died in 1847, in Mexico. His widow married L. Samples. He died in Sangamon county, and she moved to Missouri with her children, and died there in 1871.
DAVIS, born Dec. 11, 1806, in Vir- ginia, enlisted in Sangamon county under his brother-in-law, Capt. Morris, and died near Carlinville, just as the company had started for the Mexican war in 1846.
NANCY, born Jan. 15, ISO8, in West Virginia, married there to Joshua Morris. They moved to Ray county, Mo., and both died, leaving six children.
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MARY, born Sept. 11, 18og, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Peter Morris, moved to Ray county, Mo., where he died. She married Charles Shrewsbury, had three children, and she died.
MARGARET, born Feb. 15, ISIo, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Rowan Morris; had eight child- ren, and moved to Dallas county, Texas.
By the second marriage-
WILLIAM, born Oct. 17, 1814, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county, Aug. 12, IS41, to Milicent Fow- ler. They had three children-THOM- AS, born July 27, 1842, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 7, 1868, to Florence Lowery, had three children-ROSAN- NA died in infancy. ABNER W. and THOMAS L. live with their parents, five miles south of Loami. MIL1- CENT, born Feb. 5, 1845, married John T. Gibson. See his name. JONA- THAN died in his third year. William Jarrett and wife reside five miles south of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.
SARAH, born Feb. 24, 1SI7, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county, Ang. 11, 1836, to Charles J. Turpin. Sce his namc.
JONATHAN, Jun., born Aug. 1, ISIS, in West Virginia, married in San- gamon county to Emily Meacham. She died, leaving one child, SARAH A., who married Cyrus W. Baker. Sec his name. Jonathan Jarrett, Jun., married Sarah J. Baker. They had seven children-AR- MINDA J. married Thomas Westfall, have one child, and live in Ottawa, Kan- sas. MARGARET married, Sept. 22, 1871, to Charles Dood, and live in Talk- ington township. PAULINE lives near Loami. MARY JOSEPHINE married, April 5, 1876, to Wm. Abner Knight. Sec his name. EMMA, JAMES M. and CHARLOTTE MAY live near Loami. Jonathan Jarrett, Jun., died Dec. 4, 1863, and his widow died Feb. 15, 1876. Their unmarried children live near Lo- ami, on the farm settled by his father in IS26.
REBECCA A., born July 16, 1822, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Robert Coley. See his name.
SIBYL, born May S, 1825, in Vir- ginia, married in Sangamon county to Charles Priddy. They had six children,
and she died in Loami township. The children live with their father in Mis- souri.
PETER L., born Dec. 20; 1830, in Sangamon county, married, Dec. 13, 1849, to Mary M. Meacham. Both died, leaving one child, LEWIS L., who lives with his uncle, William Jarrett.
CHARLES, born July 26, 1832, in Sangamon county, married Ursula Col- burn. They have four children, REBEC- CA, LILLIE MAY, LAURA and ALVA, and live four miles south of Loami.
Jonathan Jarrett, Sen., died Apr. 28, IS34, and Mrs. Rebecca Jarrett died Dec. 11, 1863, both in Loami township. He owned slaves in Virginia, and brought two of them with him to Sangamon county. Others fol- lowed, and they were all content to work as they had done in slavery-some of them even better. One of them was a tanner, and by his aid Mr. Jarrett carried on tanning for many years.
JARRETT, WILLIAM B., born March 11, 1814, in Kanawha coun- ty, Va .; was second cousin to Jonathan Jarrett, Sen. He came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1S2S, with his sis- ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Swan, who after- wards returned to West Virginia. Wm. B. Jarret was married, Ang. 16, 1838, in Morgan county, where Waverly now stands, to Jane Huggins, who was born Dec. 26, 1816, in Gallia county, Ohio, and came to Sangamon county with her mother and step-father, Charles Alsbury, arriving at Springfield in IS25. Wm. B. Jarrett and wife had nine children-
ELI, born June 4, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Sarah Robinson, have two children, and live in Christian ' county.
IRVIN, born Sept. 25, 1840, married Joanna Wheeler, have four children, MARY J., NANCY, SARAH and JOANNA, and live five miles west of Loami.
LEAH, born Aug. 18, 1842, mar- ried John H. Meacham. Sce his name.
GEORGE R., born Aug. 28, 1844, married, Feb. 22, 1867, to Elizabeth Buchanan, have one living child, WIL- LIAM W., and live four miles west of Loami.
NANCY 7. born Nov. 7, IS46, in Sangamon county, married Robert IIug-
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gins. He served in an Ohio regiment in suppressing the rebellion. They have three children, and live at Osage Mission, Kansas.
HARRIET A., born Jan. 25, 1848, in Sangamon county, married, Sept. 22, 1870, to James A. Hill, who was born May 8, 1838, in Greene county, Ill. They had two children-ANDREW J. died in his second year. MARY A. lives with her parents, four miles west of Loami. James A. Hill was five years in Co. G, Third Arkansas Infantry, Confederate army.
WILLIAM W.,
JOHN H., and
STEPHEN A. D. live with their parents.
Wm. B. Jarrett and wife reside five miles west of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.
JEFFERIES, ELIAS, was born March, ISoo, in Ross county, Ohio. His ancestors were from Hardy county, Va. Elias was married March 11, 1824, to Rachel Johnstone. She was born in the same county in IS05. Her ancestors were from Monroe county, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferies had one child in Ohio, and moved to Springfield, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1826, where they had one child. Of the two children-
GEORGE f., born May 13, 1826, in Ohio, raised in Sangamon county, and died in Ohio, in his nineteenth year.
NIREM A., born Aug. 2, 1828, in Springfield, raised in Ohio, married in 1861 to Ruth J. Weese, in Sangamon county. They had four living children, and Mrs. Jefferies died June 4, 1872. Mr. Jefferies married in 1874 to Miss Weese, and, with his four children, JOHN, HENRY C., LAURA L. and GEORGE, live four miles north of Springfield.
Mrs. Rachel Jefferies died Dec. 3, 1830, and Elias Jefferies was married to Mar- garet Jack. They had four children, three of whom died under five years of age.
ROBERT f., born April 27, 1836, married April 30, 1857, to Mary Weese. Mr. Jefferies has served four years as Justice of the Peace, and is now-1874- in his second term. He has no children, and lives in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Springfield.
Mrs. Margaret Jefferies died in the fall of 1838, and Elias Jefferies died in the spring of 1840, both in Springfield town- ship, Sangamon county, Illinois.
JOHNSON, ANDREW, was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and came to America when he was a young man, and to Sangamon county as early as 1826 or '7. He was a millwright, and built a mill on the South Fork of Sangamon river for Edwark Clark. Andrew John- son was married about 1827 to Mrs. Mary Barker, whose maiden name was Wil- liams. They had three sons, namely-
JOHN, born Oct. 23, 1828, in Sanga- mon county, married March 1, 1849, to Phobe E. Bell. They had five living children. ISAIAH B., born May 9, 1851, married April 27, 1871, to Annie Love- lace. They have one child, ELIZABETHI, and live two and one-half miles south of Rochester. LAURA J., born Feb. 14, 1854, married Dec. 30, 1869, to Henry R. Hedrick. They have two children, and live two miles west of Clarksville. ROBERT SUMNER died, aged four years. JOHN A., born March 1, 1861, and MINNIE S., born Sept. 17, 1866. The two latter live with their father. Mrs. Phæbe E. Johnson died Feb. 17, 1871. and John Johnson was married June 13, 1873, to Theresa Taff, who was born Oct. 21, 1846, near Mechanicsburg. They reside two miles south of Rochester.
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