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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.



LITTLE, SAMUEL, born in 1776, in Virginia. He was married in the year 1797, in Fleming county, Ky., to Mary Newcomb. They had nine children in Kentucky, and moved to St. Clair county, Illinois, where two of their children died. Mr. Little moved with his family to what became Sangamon county, arriving in 1819 or 1820, and settled two and one-half miles southwest of the present State House. Six of their children married and raised families, and all except one has died, and their children have moved away from the county. The only remaining one--

SAMUEL N., born March 1, 1814, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Jan. 29, 1843, to Eliza M. Morgan. They have seven children--WILLIAM H., born March 16, 1845, near Springfield, married, Oct. 31, 1872, to Delia Pirkins. Wm. H. Little was killed Aug. 16, 1873, by an accident on the Chicago & Alton railroad, at Sag Bridge, near Chicago, and interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery. His widow resides with her father, R. Pirkins. Sec his name. GERSHOM J., born Feb. 19, 1847, near Springfield, married, Jan. 2, 1867, to Nellie Crafton. She died Jan. 14, 1868. G. J. Little was married, Oct. 27, 1874, to Maggie E. Conner, who was born June 22, 1851, in Springfield. G. J. Little is of the firm of S. N. Little & Sons, and resides in Springfield. SANFORD H., born June 21, 1849, lives in Springfield, and is of the firm of S. N. Little & Sons. HARRIET C., born Dec. 12, 1853, near Springfield, married Feb. 14, 1867, to John W. Crafton. They had one child, WILLIAM H., who died in his third year. Mr. and Mrs. Crafton reside in Springfield. MARYE., born May 10, 1851, died Oct. 30, 1855. MINERVA C., died Aug. 1, 1857. FANNIE Z., born Jan. 8, 1869, resides with her parents. Samuel N. Little owns and resides on the farm where his father settled in 1819, and received the title from the United States government soon after it came into market, in 1823. He is also engaged in the livery business, in Springfield, with his sons, Gershom J. and Sanford H., under the firm name of S. N. Little & Sons.

Of his parents--Mrs. Mary Little died in July, 1823, and Samuel Little died Jan. 1, 1847, both near Springfield.



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