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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.



PURVINES. SAMUEL, was born Aug. 1, 1801, in Cabarras county, N. C., came to Sangamon county, when a young man, and was married to Mary Irwin, daughter of Samuel L. Irwin. See his name. They had eight children in Sangamon county--

TABITHA JANE, born Dec. 18, 1827, married Robert F. Hamilton. See his name.

LYDIA A., born Jan. 16, 1831, married, March, 1854, to John C. Bone. They had one child, MARY E., who married in Springfield, July, 1875, to Thomas Long, a native of Morgan county. They live in Chicago. Mrs. Lydia A. Bone died Aug., 1862.

ACHILLES NEWTON, born Dec. 1, 1832, in Sangamon county, enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, for three years, in Co. F, 114th Ill. Inf., was appointed Orderly Sergt., Oct. 1, 1863, was wounded in the left ankle, at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, but escaped capture, served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged, Aug. 3, 1865. He is unmarried--1873--and lives near Pleasant Plains, Illinois.

ELIZABETH M., born July 23, 1834, married, Feb. 18, 1861, to Thomas E. White, who was born June 13, 1832, in Bond county, Illinois. They have two children, LOLA A. and ROBERT E., and reside near Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county, Illinois.

NANCY F., born Dec. 6, 1836, in Sangamon county, married, Feb. 4, 1864, to John C. Bone. They had four children--JOHN C., Jun., died young. CHARLES R., CARRIE A. and ORLENA S. live with their parents. John C. Bone was born Sept. 7, 1817, in Rutherford county, Tenn., brought by his father to Sangamon county, who after a short stay moved to Rock creek, Menard county. J. C. Bone has been married four times: first to Catherine S. Foster, who died March 25, 1841. See Constantine Foster. Second, Elizabeth J. Purvines, who died August, 1852. See Alexander C. Purvines. Third, Lydia Ann Purvines, who died August, 1862. See Samuel Purvines. Fourth, Nancy F. Purvines, his present wife. John C. Bone has been a stock raiser and dealer all his life, in Sangamon and Menard counties. He moved to Chicago, in October, 1872, and is now--1876--in the live stock commission business, at the Union Stock Yards.

JOHN F., born April 6, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Francis J. Pirkins. They have two children, HATTIE B. and JESSIE E., and live in Cartwright township, near Richland station, Sangamon county, Illinois.--1873.

RACHEL M., born Aug. 25, 1840, married James S. Zane. See his name.

SAMUEL S., born Feb. 26, 1844, is unmarried--1873--and lives near Pleasant Plains, Illinois.

Samuel Purvines died Sept. 26, 1852, and in less than one month--Oct. 20, 1852--his widow died; both near Pleasant Plains, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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