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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.




JUDD, CORBAN C., born Nov. 16, 1800, in Marion county, Ky., was married in Brown county, Ohio, March 7, 1824, to Nancy Lakin. She was a twin sister of his brother Ezekiel's wife, with whom they moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in the autumn of 1825. They had eight children--

MILTON Y., born June 18, 1825, in Ohio, was married in Sangamon county, about 1850, to Rebecca Miller. They had four children, MARY, NATHAN, ELIZABETH and SARILDA. Milton Y. Judd enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Mexican war, served his term, and died, Nov. 5, 1872, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His widow and children live in Champaign county, Ohio.

ADDISON B., a twin brother of

MILTON Y., died near Mechaniesburg, Sangamon county, February 22, 1844.

MARIA L. died in infancy.

WILLIAM D., born June 8, 1830, in Sangamon county, was married, about 1852, to Charlotte McCord, of Mt. Pleasant, Ill. He served three years in the Federal army, and died at Dewitt, Ohio, leaving four children--ADA J. and D. WILLIS, who live with J. S. Judd, in Whitehall, and MAMIE and BELLE, who are married, and live in St. Louis, Missouri.

CAROLINE M., a twin sister of WILLIAM D., was married to James McFarland, in 1849, at Carrolton, Ill. He died, in 1858, leaving a widow and two daughters, DORA and BELL. Mrs. Caroline M. McFarland married John J. Bell, who died Jan. 1, 1875, leaving a widow and three children, JAMES, DAVID and LEMPE, who live near Berdan, Greene county, Illinois.

JOHN S., born April 30, 1835, in Platte Valley, Grant county, Wisconsin, accompanied his father and family to Whitehall, Ill., arriving in June, 1847. He was married there, Oct. 20, 1858, to Sarah E. Culver, of Whitehall, daughter of Rev. S. H. Culver, D. D. She died without issue, Feb. 4, 1862. John S. Judd enlisted June, 1862, as first Lieutenant, in Co. I, 91st Ill. Inf., returned home in 1865, and was married, Jan., 1866, to Melissa J. Culver. She died April 29, 1869, without issue. J. S. Judd was married, June 20, 1870, to Melissa A. McCallister, of Whitehall. They have three children NORMAN W., HERMAM S. and CORBAN E. John S. Judd has been a leading merchant of Whitehall, Greene county, Ill., since 1858.

MELINDA A., born about 1837, married Rev. John C. Wood, of Bunker Hill, Ill., in 1854 or '5. They have five children, and live at Bunker Hill, Macoupin county, Illinois.

WATSON W., born about 1840, enlisted in 1861, and died in service Jan. 13, 1862, at Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri.

MARY E., was born about 1842, and died in 1853, at Waterloo, Iowa.

Corban C. Judd served as a soldier two terms, from Sangamon county, in the Black Hawk war. He served in the Mexican war, under Gen. Scott, and died at Pueblo, Mexico, Dec. 17, 1847. His widow, Mrs. Nancy Judd died April 26, 1851. John S. Judd writes to the author that the four youngest children of Corban C. Judd were given a kind home by J. S. Hackney, one of the noblest sons of Illinois, formerly of Logan county.




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