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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.



HALL, MRS. HANNAH , whose maiden name was Cunningham, was born in 1798, in Pendleton county, Va. She was married Nov. 3, 1814, in that county, to Dr. Samuel B. Hall, and they had eight children in Virginia. Dr. Hall died Oct. 16, 1827, and Mrs. Hall, with her children, moved to Sangamon county, Ill, arriving Nov. 20, 1833, in what is now Chatham township, and the next year moved to what is now Loami township. Of her children--

JOHN C., born Feb. 17, 1816, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county, Feb. 20, 1840, to Susan Cutter. They had six living children. ELIZABETH married John W. Joy, who enlisted in Co. I, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years, was discharged on account of physical disability, and died in 1863. Mrs. Joy married John Brigham, has three children, and lives in Travis county, near Onion creek Postoffice, Texas. Mr. Brigham was a Union soldier also. JOHN C., Jun., enlisted in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., March 28, 1864, for three years, and was discharged July 14, 1865, at Springfield, Ill. He married Catharine Williamson. They have three children, and live near Onion creek, Texas. SETH R. served six months in the Union army, and now lives in Texas. SARAH C. married Newton Young, and lives near Loami. ADA D. and VIRGINIA D. reside with their parents, near Onion creek Postoffice, Travis county, Texas.

ELIZABETH M., born Oct. 11, 1817, in Virginia, was married Jan. 15, 1838, in Sangamon county, to Harness A. Trumbo. See his name.

WILLIAM C., born May 30, 1819, in Virginia, was married in Sangamon county, April 26, 1849, to Leah Priddy. They had two children, and the parents both died. Their son, SAMUEL B., born Jan. 26, 1850, and LEE, born Oct. 25, 1851, live in Loami township.

JAMES A., born Jan. 23, 1821, in Virginia, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Elizabeth McGinnis. They had two children, and mother and children died. Mr. Hall was married Dec. 16, 1852, to Margaret Darneille. They had eight children. ELIZABETH and VIRGINIA died under seven years. JEFFERSON died, aged eight years. The other five, LAURA, HANNAH, JOSEPH, JOHN and JAMES, live with their parents, one half mile east of Loami.

REBECCA A., born Oct. 7, 1822, married James Megredy. See his name.

SAMUEL B., born July 18, 1824, in Virginia, brought up in Sangamon county, Ill., went to California in 1849, returned to Sangamon county in 1874, is unmarried, and lives near Loami.

GEORGE W., born June 18, 1826, in Virginia, died in Sangamon county, unmarried, April 17, 1873.

JOSEPH, born March 19, 1828, in Virginia, raised in Sangamon county, went to California in 1850, is unmarried, and resides near Loami.

Mrs. Hannah Hall was married May 1, 1835, to Adam Trumbo. See his name. He died, and she died at the house of her son, James A. Hall, Jan. 30, 1872.

John Cunningham, the father of Mrs. Hannah Hall, was a native of Hardy county, Va. He came with Mrs. Hall, in 1833, to Sangamon county, and died a few years later, near Loami.



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