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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.



NELSON, WILLIAM, came from St. Clair county with Henry Funderburk, and settled on Horse creek in the spring of 1817, raised a family of seven children, and moved to Texas. His daughter, Nancy, married James Funderburk. See his name. They live near Taylorville, Illinois.



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