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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



ALEXANDER, JOHN S., was born Sept. 24, 1793, near Lexington, Ky.; married Mary Simpson, who was born April 16, 1799, in Fayette county, Ky. They were there married, and had four children. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1826, in what is now Fancy creek township, where sic children were born. Of their children,

Sarah H., born Nov. 7, 1820, in Kentucky; married March 6, 1837, to Samuel D. Crantrall (See his name.)

James H., BORN March 19, 1822, in Kentucky; married in Sangamon county to Ann E. Hardin. They live in Washington Territory.

Hannah H., BORN June 1, 1824, in Kentucky; married James Kilgour, and died. (See his name.)

William, born June 12, 1826, in Fayette county, Ky.; married in Sangamon county to Eveline Lacey; had three children, and she and all the children died. He married Catharine Hill. They have three children, Fredie, Frankie and a babe, and reside at Williamsville.

Asa C. and Margaret C., (twins), born March 15, 1829, in Sangamon County. Asa C. married Mary J. Tabor, and resides in Ford County. Margaret C. married Harrison Blue; had two children, and he died, April, 1852, and she married George Martin, and resides in Iroquois county.

George, born Feb. 13, 1831, in Sangamon county; enlisted in a Kansas regiment in 1861 or '2 and died in military hospital at Springfield, Mo.

John S., Jun., married Dorcus A. Mills.

Samuel C., born Jan 31, 1838; married Amanda Hall, and lives in Ford county.

Mary F., born April 15, 1840, in Sangamon county; married August 7, 1856, to Andrew J. Hedrick, who was born August 23, 1834. They had three children, Harrison H., Ruth A., and Alice V. Mr. Hedrick enlisted for three years. He was discharged on account of physical disability, March 13, and died May 8, 1863, in Menard county. Mrs. Hedrick married, Oct. 12, 1864, to William Reesburg. They have one child, William H., and reside near Illiopolis.

Mrs. Mary Alexander died Nov. 1, 1852, and John S. Alexander died July 15, 1853, born in Sangamon county.



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