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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.



MEACHAM, JOSEPH, was born in 1794 in Christian county, Ky. Thankful Finley was born in 1795 in the same county. They were married, and had seven children there. The family moved to Sangamon county, arriving Oct., 1840, at Springfield, and the next spring moved to what is now Loami township. Of their children--

ELCEY F., born Oct. 2, 1820, in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county Nov. 7, 1844, to Jackson Archer. See his name. He died, and she married William Duff. See his name.

JOHN W., born Aug., 1822, in Christian county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1838, preceding his parents. He was married in Springfield to Ann Young. They had seven children; one only is living, ROBERT P. He married Sarah Jumper in Jacksonville. The family reside in Waverly, Illinois.

MARY H., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to A. S. Harmon. She died, and Mr. Harmon married again. He lives in Waverly.

ELIZABETH E. was twice married. She and both husbands died in Waverly.

MINERVA L., born in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Young Hudson. See his name.

ABNER W., died in Kentucky, and

AMERICA J., died in Sangamon county, each at ten years of age.

Mrs. Thankful Meacham died Oct. 7, 1844, and Joseph Meacham died Oct. 19, 1845, both near Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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