Sangamon County, Illinois - The whole text, 1876 (part 16 of 31)

Crockett. Their five children were Mary, Elijah, William, Washington and Elizabeth. The latter was eight days old when the mother died. Elijah, the subject of this sketch, attended school for two winters, where reading, writing and arithmetic were the highest branches taught. He became proficient in these studies, and taught school himself two winters. His father then gave him $300 with which he bought one hundred head of yearling cattle. These he herded among the mountains in the eastern part of Kentucky, about twenty miles outside of civilization, on the Little Sandy river. Here he camped, his only companions being his horse, dog, gun, milk cow and the cattle. These last he shifted from one valley to another, wintering the cattle without grain, and they would be in tolerable condition in the spring. His meals generally consisted of a stew made of bear meat, venison, turkey, and a piece of fat bacon. He baked his corn bread on a johnny-cake board or in the ashes. This, together with sweet milk (not skimmed) and honey, he thought good living, and although alone, enjeyed life. Sometimes the young, men from Lexington and Paris would join him for a hunt, always bringing good -whisky and other refreshments. He sold his cattle, in three years, for about ten dollars a head, realizing a large sum of money for that time, and with this left for Missouri, on horseback, arriving at St. Louis in 1818, which was only a French village of 2,500 inhabitants. From there he went to Old Franklin, Mo., opposite where Brownsville now stands. Here he engaged as clerk in a store, and acted as land agent for eastern capitalists. He remained there three years, investing his money in lands. In 1821 he visited Kentucky ; returning, he passed through central Illinois. There were no roads then, and his only guide from Vincennes to Vandalia, and from the latter place to the Sangamon valley, was the surveyors stakes. He was so much pleased with what is now Sangamon county that he determined to locate here, and returned to Missouri to sell some of his land and collect some money. Proceeding to Illinois, on horseback, he crossed the Mississippi river at the present town of Louisiana, swam his horse across the mouth of the Illinois river, rode from there to Carrol- ton, thence to Diamond Grove, near where Jacksonville now stands. There he found a settlement. From there he proceeded by way of Island Grove to the head of Spring creek, and thence to Springfield, arriving in June, 1821, just after it had been made the temporary county seat of Sangamon county, which embraced all of Illinois north of Greene and Madison counties. The inhabitants of Springfield consisted of the families of Charles R. Matheny, John and William Kelly, Andrew Elliott, Levi D. and Jacob Ellis, Lanterman, Little and Lindsay. Mr. lies boarded with John Kelly about a year. He describes it as being the best boarding house he ever had, before or since. Two of Mr. Kelley's brothers were hunters, and the table was well supplied with venison, wild turkey, prairie chickens, squirrels and fresh fish. The bread was the old fashioned hoe cake, with plenty of milk and honey. Soon after domiciling himself at Mr. Kelly's, Mr. lies concluded to visit some friends north of the Sangamon river. Arriving at the stream he found the banks full, and a horn left on the south side, opposite the ferry, to be blown by persons desiring to cross. Mr. lies blew this horn, at intervals, for several hours, but failed to attract the attention of the ferryman. Despairing of crossing for that day, he returned to Springfield that night, and the next day started again, with the same result. He returned the second night to Springfield, and the third day, by loud and continuous blowing, he succeeded in crossing and visiting his friends. On returning, Mr. lies contracted for the building of a log store, sixteen feet square, with a shed attached, and set out on horseback for St. Louis, to buy goods. He remained four weeks, and bought fifteen hundred dollars worth of merchandise, consisting of wrought iron, pot metal, dry goods and groceries. Mr. lies loaded these on a keel boat, which was towed up the Mississippi by six men having a rope, which they pulled from the shore. He found but one house at Alton, one at the mouth of the Illinois river, and an empty cabin, built by Mr. Beard, where Beardstown now stands. Here he was landed with his goods, and the men returned with their boat, leaving Mr. lies alone on the bank in a wilderness. He paid seventy-five dollars freight to Beardstown. After a month's delay, he succeeded in bringing all his goods to Springfield, and opened the first store in town, July, 1821. The Indians were about as numerous as the whites, and his sales were about equal. Everyone seemed honest, and he often left his store open. The Indians paid him in furs and undressed deerskins. The whites in silver coin, homemade jeans, and cotton and linen cloth, beeswax, honey, butter, etc. His trips to St. Louis were made on horseback. Silver was the only currency. This he carried in saddlebags, thrown over the saddle, and when he stopped at a house on the way, took them in, dropping them behind the door of the room he entered, without fear of their being molested. Indeed, any one traveling with money in those days rather made a show of it, to impress the early settlers -with their importance. When Mr. lies' first stock was reduced, he locked the store, leaving the key with Mr. Matheny, and left for St. Louis, in perfect confidence that all would be safe; but on his return found the store had been robbed of nearly everything. About a month afterwards he heard of a man by the name of Cotteral, who had been living with two families by the name of Percifield, on the bluffs, not far from where Naples now stands, traveling with a two-horse wagon, and peddling such goods as were stolen from him. Mr. lies took an officer and searched the Percifields, finding goods like his, but could not identify them, as the marks were removed, so he abandoned the search. Several persons were robbed about this time, and his searching the Percifields led to the belief that they were the thieves, and a regulating company, headed by Murray McConnell, drove them from the country. Mr. lies heard afterwards that one was hung and the other sent to the penitentiary. Aside from this, Mr. lies believes no country was ever settled by a more honest and industrious people. He invested in land as soon as it came into market, and among his entities was the southwest quarter of section twenty-seven, town sixteen north, range five west, being £he northeast part of the present city of Springfield. This entry was made in 1823, at one dollar and a quarter per acre. P. P. Enos, D. P. Cook and Thomas Cox entered the other three-qnarters of the section joining his on the southwest corner. This is near the intersection of Washington and Second streets. These four laid off the original town plat, the title being, by agreement, in the names of P. P. Enos and Elijah lies. The legislature of 1825, then meeting in Vandalia, appointed three Commissioners to locate the county seat of Sangamon. The competing points were Springfield, Sangarno, about seven miles northwest, on the Sangamon river; a point near the mouth of Spring creek, and one on Prairie creek, near Salisbuiy. The Commissioners had visited, on horseback, all the competing points except Springfield and the one near the mouth of Spring creek. A strong opposition had sprung up between the two latter points, owing to the efforts of a land company, which had bought up the Spring creek site for a speculation. But Messrs. Enos and lies were too shrewd for them, and they employed Andrew Elliott to pilot the Commissioners to the Spring creek site. He was, of course, a Springfield man, so he concluded to take them the longest and roughest route he knew of. There were neither bridges or roads, so he had it all his own way, and they swam several creeks, waded through marshes and almost impenetrable thickets, but finally arrived at the place, and pronounced it a fine site for a city, but suggested that the people who were to fill it might never find it. And they directed Mr. Elliott to take them by a more direct route, but the return route was even more perilous than the other. By this time the Commissioners were convinced that the Spring creek site was inaccessable, and, on a promise from Messrs. Enos and lies that they would give the county forty-five acres of land, and what was of more consequence to the Commissioners, namely, cashing their warrants issued at a dollar a day for their services, they decided to locate the county seat permanently at Springfield. This forty-five acres include the old State house sqimre. A court house was built on Jefferson street, between First and Second, of rough logs, and the space between them filled with black mud. It consisted of one room, thirty feet square, without a floor, a small platform was erected for the Judge, and the jury on retiring had all out-doors for their deliberations. When court was not in session, which was the greater part of the time, the room was used as a refuge for emigrants until more permanent quarters could be provided. In 1826, Elijah lies was elected a State Senator, and again in 1830.

In 1827, the Winnebago Indians became troublesome. Troops were called for, and Mr. lies was elected Major of the regiment commanded by Col. Tom M. Neal. On arriving at Galena, they found the Indians suing for peace; a treaty was made, and the troops disbanded. This was the Winnebago war. The Black Hawk war occurred in 1831, and a regiment was raised in this part of the State. Major lies was a private in one of the companies from Springfield. See sketch of the Black Haivk war, page 54. In this expedition were - Gen. Stillman, commanding; Zachary Taylor, afterwards President; Lieut. Jeff. Davis, afterwards President of the Confederacy; Abraham Lincoln, Hon. John T. Stuart, Gen. Harney, William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton; Lieut. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter fame; Major Fry, and many others, who afterwards became distinguished. They had some skirmishes with the Indians, and were discharged. Volunteers were called for to protect the frontier, until new recruits could be brought forward. A battallion was formed, and Mr. lies was elected Captain of a company. He insists that he was the least qualified of any of them for the office, and he was chosen because the aspiring members were envious of each other. But it is more than probable that his qualifications were as good as any of them. The title of Major still clings to Mr. lies, and has become almost part of his name. In 1838 and '9, he built the American House (now the Central Hotel), located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Adams streets. This was the largest hotel at the time in Illinois, and created a greater sensation while building than the Leland, which was built in 1866, at a cost of $350,000.

In the early settlement of Illinois, Major lies invested largely in land, that became valuable in after years, placing him in independent circumstances. He has reached a ripe old age, and enjoys the respect and confidence of ALL WHO KNOW HIM. He was a member of the commit-

In 1824 Elijah lies was married, in Springfield, to Melinda Benjamin, a native of Lima, Livingston county, N. Y. They had two children, namely :

LOUISA ELIZABETH, born in 1825, in Springfield, married in 1856, to T. J. Carter. Mrs. Carter died in 1857, without children. Mr. Carter was born Sept. 15, 1817, at Wilmington, Middlesex county, Mass. ; his ancestors were among the earliest settlers of New England. Rev. Thomas Carter was educated at Exeter, England, emigrated to Boston, in 1630, and finally settled in Charlestown, then a portion of the town where T. J. Carter was born. It was from him that the Carter family in America descended. One of the fifth or sixth generation from Rev. Thos. Carter was Timothy Carter, who married Sabra Jaquess. They were the parents of Thos. J. Carter. The first fifteen years of his life was spent with his parents on a large dairy farm, and attending a district school. In 1832 he entered Phillip's Academy, at Andover, Mass. Failing health, caused by too close application to study, caused him to abandon a collegiate course, and devote himself to civil engineering. His earliest labors in this profession were in connection with some of the most distinguished civil engineers of his time, who were in charge of the public works then in progress in the eastern part of the United States and in Canada. In 1850 Mr. Carter was solicited by Boston capitalists to accompany them on a western tour. During that trip they devised plans out of which grew the great lake railroad route, connecting Boston with Chicago and the west. In 1852 Mr. Carter was appointed Vice President and General Superintendent of Engineers for the construction of the Wabash line from Toledo to St. Louis. He was engaged on this work four years, with residence in Springfield.

During that time he was married, and so soon lost his wife. In 1857 he left for Kansas, and in 1859 for Texas, where he built a short railroad. He obtained a charter from the State of Kansas for a railroad from the Missouri river to the Pacific, now known as the Kansas Pacific route, and commenced building it in 1863.

In that year he was appointed by President Lincoln, U. S. Government Director for the Union Pacific Railroad, the duties of which he discharged for five years. In 1868 he was requested to report on a branch road from the Union Pacific to the Colorado mines, which was the origin of the narrow guage system in that section of the country. In 1869 Mr. Carter visited portions of Europe, intending a more extended tour at some future time, which he took in 1875, accompanied by his bride, formerly Miss Allie S. Hoge, of Brooklyn, N. Y. They spent six months in visiting Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey and Greece. The title of Colonel was confered on Mr. Carter in civil life, as a compliment for the aid he rendered during the canvass and election of the first Whig Governor of New Hampshire. He has worn it to the present time. He is now, while this is in press, on a visit to the Centennial Exhibition. - June, 1876.

IRA THOMAS, born in 1830, in Springfield, resides with his father, Major lies, who is now in his eighty-first year. While Springfield continues to be his home, he spends much of his time traveling, and with relatives in other parts of the country.

ILES, WASHINGTON, was born July 18, 1800, in Bath county, Ky. At eighteen years of age, he visited Illinois on business for another man, traveled over the country along the Sanga-ma river, and found that the land was very rich. A wealthy man from Kentucky had brought out a drove of horses, sold them on credit, and when the money was due, came to collect it, but found his customers unprepared to pay. It was then lawful to imprison men for debt, and he threatened to collect his money in that way. His creditors combined and convinced him that it would not be very pleasant to attempt it, and he left the country in haste. On reaching home he offered Mr. lies one-half the amount of the claims if he would collect them. The offer was accepted He found the men were honest, and by kind treatment he succeeded in collecting every dollar. Mr. lies returned to Kentucky, and was married in Flemingsburg, May 21, 1822, to Ann Foster, who was born there Dec. 3, 1804. They lived near Owensville, Bath county, Ky., for some time, and then, with two children, moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving at Springfield in the year 1825. Nine children were born in Sangamon county. Of their children -

ANN E., born May 27, 1831, in Sangamon county, was married there to William H. Bourne. They, have five children, namely: CARRIE, ANNIE, KITTIE, VIRGINIA .and BENJAMIN. W. H. Bourne and family till recently lived near Sharpsburg, Bath county, Ky. Removed in 1876 to Springfield, Illinois, and reside one mile south.

WASHINGTON T., born April 6, 1833, in Springfield, 111., was married in Bath county, Ky., Dec. 6, 1864, to Emily Jones, who was born in that county April 4, 1844. They have three children - JULIA J., LINNA L., and BENJAMIN, and live four and one-half miles southeast of Springfield.

NANCT V., born July 23, 1835, in Sangamon county, was married there Nov. 1856, to Norman M. Broad well, who was born Aug. i, 1825, in Morgan county, 111. Of their seven children - Two died young. ANNA, LOUIE, LUCY, STUART and VIRGINIA live with their parents in Springfield. N. M. Broadwell served one term in the State Legislature of Illinois. In the spring of 1862, he was elected County Judge, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge William D. Power, and served until Dec., 1865. He was mayor of the city in 1867, and again in 1869, and is a practicing attorney in Springfield.

ELIJAH F., born Feb. 18, 1838, in Springfield, was married, Oct. 6, 1863, in Lincoln county, Mo., to Mildred Steele, who was born in that county, Feb. 16,

1844. They have four children born in Sangamon county, LEWIS W., DAVID S., ELIJAH F., jun., FRANK B. and a boy, and live two and one-fourth miles south of Springfield, Illinois.

EDWARD, born Oct. i, 1841, in Sangamon county, is an extensive importer and breeder of thoroughbred cattle. He is unmarried, and resides two miles south of Springfield, on the farm where his father settled in 1826.

Washington lies was a soldier in the Winnebago and Black Hawk wars. He aided in bringing the steamboat, Talisman, up the Sangamon river, opposite Springfield - the only steamboat that ever ascended that stream so high.

INGELS, JAMES V., was born April 5, 1815, in Fayette county, Ky. His father, Thomas Ingels, was born April 20, 1789) m Penn., was taken by his parents to Bourbon county, Ky., and was married in Fayette county to Judith Haley. They had six children, and moved to Jacksonville, 111., thence to that part of Schuyler which is now Brown county, where they had three children, and Mrs. Judith Ingels died. Thomas Ingels married again, his wife died, and he moved, with part of his children, to Gentry county, Mo., and died there. Two of his sons came to Sangamon county, James V. and John. The former, whose name heads this sketch, came in Oct., 1837, an(^ was married March 22, 1838, to Henrietta Earnest. They had four living children, namely -

JACOB E., born June 25, 1841, in Sangamon county, went to Idaho Territory in 1862, married there July 14, 1867, to Augusta Thompson; moved to California, where she died. He returned to Sangamon county, and was married Jan. 25, 1871, to Salome O. Turner. They have two children, EDWARD E. and

INGELS, JOHN, was born Sept. 2, 1819, in Fayette county, Ky. He is a brother of James V. John Ingels was married in Sangamon county, March 14, 1843, to Elizabeth King. They have eight children born in Sangamon county, namely -

JOHN T., born Sept. 12, 1845, married Dec. 29, 1870, to Martha J. Morrison, a daughter of John B. Morrison. She was born March 5, 1852, in Island Grove township. They reskle near Berlin.

CHARLES K., born June 3, 1850, married, Nov. 5, 1873, to Nannie Reed, daughter of Calvin Reed. They live near Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois.

INNIS, ALEXANDER, was born Nov. 26, 1780, in Bellarona, county Down, Ireland. Ann Wilson was born March 16, 1794? in Drumlee, in the same county. They were married in Drumlee, in Aug., 1812, had one child, and emigrated to America, settling in St. Lawrence county, New York, in 1826. Their only child -

ELIZABETH, born Dec. 13, 1813, in Backaderry, county Down, Ireland, married in St. Lawrence county, New York, to Charles Watts. See his name.

Mr. and Mrs. Innis moved from New York to Sangamon county, III., arriving in the spring of 1835 at the house of their daughter, Mrs. Charles Watts. They purchased a farm one mile southwest of the present Farmingdale station. Alexander Innis died Nov. 27, 1854, and his widow died Sept. 16, 1869, both in Gardner township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

IRWIN, SAMUEL L., born June 6, 1779, in Cabarras county, N. C. Rachel Hudson was born Oct. 15, 1785, in Rockingham county, Va. She was taken by an uncle to Cabarras county, N. C., where she was married Sept. 23, 1802, to Samuel L. Irwin. They had ten living children born in North Carolina, and in the fall of 1818 the family moved to that part of Tennessee then called the Cherokee purchase, where one child was born. The family moved to what became Sangamon county, 111., arriving April 20, 1820, and first pitched their tents in what is now the northeast part of Pleasant Plains. After a few months' stay, they moved about two miles down Richland creek, at the south side, where four children were born. Of their fifteen children -

HANNAH, born July n, 1803, in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county to William Miller. They had eight children; three died young. Four of the living are married, namely : FRANCIS, VIRGIL, JANE and SARAH. Hugh is unmarried, and lives with his mother. Mr. Miller died in Feb., 1870, and his widow resides in Morgan county.

WILLIAM C., born Feb. 7, 1809, in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county to Matilda Plunkett. They had eight children. NANCY J., born Sept. 13,1833, married Daniel Penny, and died Jan. 19, 1863. CHRISTOPHER C., born Sept. 4, 1835, married Jan. 25, 1858, to Lucinda C. Capps, who was born April i,. 1841, in Hardin county, Ky. They have three living children, WILLIAM c., ELMER E. and EVA MAY, and live two miles east of Pleasant Plains. MARTHA married Elder C. C. Purvines. See his name, RUFUS R. and ELIZABETH

J. live with their mother. SAMUEL G., born Feb. 20, 1844, enlisted in 1862 for three years, in Co. F, ii4th 111. Inf. He was captured June 10, 1864, at the battle of Guntown; was starved three months in Andersonville prison pens; escaped ; served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged in 1865. He was married Aug. 27, 1867, to Martha C. Davis, who was born Nov. 19, 1848. They have three children, OLLA B., MARY j., and SUSIE E., and live near Bates, Sangamon county, 111. JULIUS H., born March 28, 1846, enlisted Feb. 6, 1865, m Co. A, i52d 111. Inf., served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged Sept. n, 1865; married Feb. 27, 1870, at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, to Harriet I. Cassiday, who was born in Jefferson county, Iowa. Her mother was a daughter of Shadrach Scott, brother of Dallas Scott. They live three miles northeast of Pleasant Plains. JAMES M. and William H. live with their mother. William C. Irwin died in 1852, and his widow resides in Menard county, eight miles north of Pleasant Plains.

HUGH B., born Aug. 30, 1812, in North Carolina, married in 1836 in Sangamon county, to Priscilla Kyle. They had five children, and he died Oct. 18, 1852, and his widow resides in Menard county. THOMAS, .the eldest, and CHARLES, the youngest, live in Missouri. Their son, HENRY, was a soldier in Co. F, 1 14th 111. Inf., from Aug., 1862, to the end of the rebellion. He was married, had one child, and his wife died Oct., 1873. He resides in Menard county, and is married again. JANE is dead, and CYNTHIA lives in Menard county, Illinois.

ALEXANDER B., born Feb. 7, 1814, in Cabarras county, N. C., married in Sangamon county Oct. 18, 1838, to Cynthelia Broadwell. They had four living children. AMOS D., born Oct. 12, 1839, married Rebecca J. Plunkett; have two children, ROBERT A. and ADOLPHUS j., and live at Pleasant Plains. JOHN B., born March 27, 1841, enlisted Sept., 1861, for three years, in Co. C, 64th 111. Inf. He was wounded Oct. 4, 1862, at the battle of Corinth, Miss., and tdied of his wounds at Jackson, Tenn.,

March 20, 1863. BETSY J., born April i, 1843, married William Huber; have one child, and live near Medina, Jefferson county, Kansas. SAMUEL P., born Feb. 22, 1845, enlisted Jan., ^62, in Co. C, 64th 111. Inf., for three years. He was wounded in June, 1864, at Kennesaw mountain, Ga., by a musket ball entering the left side of his face and coming out of the back of -his neck. He recovered, and went with Sherman in his "march to the £ea;" served to the end of his term, and was honorably discharged. He was married Feb. 21, 1867, to Almeda Howard, who was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. They have three "children, JOHN A., SAMUEL and CYNTHELIA, and live three miles east of Pleasant Plains. Mrs. Cynthelia Irwin died Aug. 10, 1847, and Alexander B. Irwin was married Feb. 28, 1855, to Mrs. Jane S. Seaman, whose maiden name was Broadwell. They have four children, namely: JAMES H., ARABEL A., RACHEL A., and -MAGGIE S., and reside in Cartwright township, two miles east of Pleasant Plains. Mr. Irwin has served a number of years as a Justice of the Peace, also as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county. On the seventh day of Feb., 1874, Alex. B. Irwin gave a festival commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of his birth. The invitations were to relations, only, with, perhaps, the single exception of the writer of this sketch and his wife, which they were very reluctantly compelled to decline. There were two hundred and sixty-four guests present. By way of recognizing . the fact that they were all descendants of a family of the earliest settlers in the county, no meat except that of wild game . was served - buffalo and venison, from the western plains, and wild turkeys from Wisconsin, with- prairie chickens, quails, etc., taken nearer home. Four States were represented by the different branches of the family, and if all had been present it would have included half a dozen more States. The host was not in good health at the time, but still enjoyed the company of so many of his relatives. He was the recipient of a number of presents ; among others, a fine gold-headed cane, and a beautiful silver watch, the two latter accompanied by some cheering words from a niece, appropriate to the occasion.

ROBERT 7\ born March 7, 1820, in that part of Tennessee then called the Cherokee purchase, married in Sangamon county Jan. 14, 1847, to Mary E. Day, who was born March 20, 1820, at Ogdensburg, N.Y. They had twins. SOPHIA J. married Joseph . J. Dillon. See his name. FRANCES MARIA married Peter S . Cartwright. See his name. Robert -T. Irwin resides near Pleasant Plains, in Sangamon county, Illinois.

BENJAMIN F., born May 18, 1822, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 11, 1844, to Jane Combs, of Menard county. They had one child, MARY T., born March 28, 1846, married Aug. 5, 1869, to John W. Whitcomb, who was born Dec. 6, 1842, in Owen county, Ky.; went to Missouri in 1859, and when the rebellion, broke out, he entered the enrolled State militia (loyal); served nine months; came to Sangamon county in June, 1863, and enlisted in Feb., 1864, for three years, in Co. C, 64th 111. Inf. He was with Sherman on his "march to the sea;" was in North Carolina when the rebellion ended, and was present at the great review in Washington, D. C., in May, 1865; was honorably discharged at Chicago July 18, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb have two children, LIZZIE ETHEL and CHARLES FRANKLIN. They live one and one-half miles south of Farmingdale, in Sangamon county. Mrs. Jane Irwin died March 7, 1848, in Sangamon county, and B. F. Irwin was married Jan. 16, 1870, at Mount Florence, Kansas, to Mattie Huber. Her mother resides there. They had two children. ETHEL died in infancy, and EDWARD F. lives with his parents, at Pleasant Plains, Illinois. B. F. Irwin has served several years as Justice of the Peace and Police Magristrate.

Samuel W., Mary L., Arminta A., Emma D., Charles H.

JULIUS H., born July 22, 1824, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 24, 1851, to Sarah Kyle; had six living children, SAMUEL W., MARY L., ARMINTA A., EMMA D., CHARLES H., and BENJAMIN F. Mrs. Sarah Irwin died Nov. 24, 1873, and Julius H. Irwin died Oct. 5, 1875. Their children reside at the homestead, one mile southeast of Pleasant Plains.

JAMES C, born May 6, 1827, married March 18, 1862, to Jane Howard, who was born Nov. 29, 1839, in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. They have four living children, LIMIE E., ROBERT H., FRANCES M. and KATE B., and reside two miles southeast of Pleasant Plains.

JOHN M., born April 24, 1829, in Sangamon county, married March 15, 1859, to Sarah May, who was born April 6, 1831, at Circleville, Ohio. They had two children, ABRAHAM L., and MARY M., and Mrs. Irwin died Oct. 8, 1864. He was married May 16, 1867, to Ann Williams, who was born Jan. 30, 1841, in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. They have two children, LULU M. and ALBERT W., and reside at Pleasant Plains.

Samuel L. Irwin died March i, 1845, and his widow died July 6, 1867, both on the farm where they settled in 1820. Samuel L. Irwin was, at the time of his death, in his sixty-seventh year, and his widow, at her death, was in her eighty-third year.

IRWIN, WILLIAM, was born March 31, 1789, in Cabarras county, N. C. He was cousin to Samuel L. Irwin. Robert Irwin, the father of William, was killed by a runaway team, about the time of the war of 1812. There is a tradition in the family that the original name was Erwin. William Irwin was married, Oct. 2, 1811, in his native county, to Margaret Purviance. They had five children born in North Carolina, one died in infancy, and Mr. Irwin, with his wife and son, came to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1827 on Richland creek, in what is now Cartwright township. He returned to North Carolina the next spring, and brought out the remainder of the family, arriving in the fall of 1828. They traveled in wagons, and were seven weeks on the road. Three children were born in Sangamon county. Of their children -

ROBERT S., born Nov. 14, 1813, in Cabarras county, N. C., was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 19, 1837, to Cynthia Duncan, who was born Aug. 18, 1818, in Adair county, Ky. They had ten children - S A NFORD, JAMES S., .

MARY and ROBERT died under twelve years. WILLIAM F., born Oct. 21, 1837, was married, May 23, 1872, to Ellen J. Williams.' They have one child, \v VRREN H., and reside in Salisbury township, near the Iron Bridge. MARTHA }., horn Dec. 15, 1839, was married, Jan. 14, 1864, to Franklin W. Duncan. They have tour children living, MARY M., JASPER x., CYNTHIA and GREEN, a;id live in Mcnard county, 111. GREEN P. died vSept. 4, 1871, aged twenty-six years. OSCAR; HARVEY D. was married Dec. 31, 1874, to Mary E. Wells. They have one child, ADA R., and live in Salisbury township. CHARLES CARROLL. The two unmarried sons reside at the homestead. Mrs. Cynthia Irwin died April 6, 1872, and Robert S. Irwin died May 3, 1874, both in Salisbury township, east ot" the Sangamon river, and near the Iron Bridge.

JOHN C., born June 16, 1816, in North Carolina, was married, June 12, 1842, in Sangamon county, to Minerva Duncan. They have eight children, EVVIN, VIRGINIA and HARRIET died under four years. AUSTIN F., horn Aug. 12, 1845, married Ann Brown, and live near Ft. Scott, Kansas. TARLETON, SILAS, JANE, CHARLES and LUELLA reside with their parents, two miles northwest of Salisbury, in Sangamon county.

WILLIAM F., born March 12, 1820, in North Carolina, was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 23, 1851, to Matilda D. Campbell/ They have one child, MARY E., and reside in Menard county, two and one-half miles northwest of Salisbury.

JANE E., born July 6, 1822, in North Carolina, married John B. Gum, in Sangamon county, 111. They have live children, and live seven miles west of Petersburg, Menard county.

Mrs. Margaret Irwin died Oct. 25, 1852, and William Irwin died June 13, 1871, and both were buried at the Baptist church, in Cartwright township, where they settled in 1828.

fRW IN, JOHN, was bom Jan. 20, 1804, in Williamsport, now Monongahela, Washington county, Penn. He came west, stopping a short time in St. Louis, and joined his brother Robert in Sprinfield, 111., in 1838. He remained a few years, returned to his native place, and was married there, Jan. 31, 1844, to Margaret Jack Guthrie, who was born May 23, 1820, at Greensburgh, Westmoreland county, in the same State. They came at once to Springfield. Mr. Irwin was for several years in business as a dry goods merchant, first with his brother Robert and Col. John Williams. Then the Irwin brothers bought out the interest of Col. Williams, and a few years later, when Robert became connected with the Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, John continued in the mercantile business alone, and still later admitted as a partner, Walter Davis. In consequence of declining health, Mr. Irwin retired from business about 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin had three children in Springfield -

MARGARET, born Jan. 2, 1850, in Springfield, married Nov. 22, 1871, to Cleveland J. Salter, who was born Oct. 12, 1845, m Waverly, Morgan county, III. They have one child, CLEVELAND I., and reside in Springfield. Mr. Salter is in the mercantile business with his father, J. D. B. Salter.

IRWIN, ROBERT, was born Nov. 7, 1808, in Monongahela City, Pa. He came west when a voting man, and was married in St. Louis, Mo., Mav 30, 1833, to Clara C. Doyle, who was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 9, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin left St. Louis, crossing the Mississippi river on the ice when it was in motion, jumping the open space between the ice and the shore. They came by stage, stopping two nights on the way, and arrived in Springfield in January, 1834. They had five children in Springfield, two of whom died young -

ELIZA J., born Feb. 7, 1834, in Springfield, was married there, August n, 1859, to William H. Marston, who was born August 19, 1832, in Deerfield, New Hampshire. He went to New York in 1851, and came to Springfield first in 1853, spending part of each year in the latter city, until 1861. Mrs. Marston died Feb. 25, 1868, in New York, leaving three children, ROBERT I., LAURA and ELLA, who live with their fathei. After the death of his wife, Mr. Marston spent part of 1870 and '71 in London, England. He is now engaged in business at No. 36, Broad street, and resides at No. 110, West Forty-fourth street, New York City.

SARAH ELLA, born March 9, 1839, was married Oct. 5, 1865, in Springfield, Illinois, to Charles D. Chase a native of New Hampshire. They have one living child, a daughter, and reside in Deerfield, New Hampshire.

Robert Irwin formed a partnership with John Williams, as dry goods merchants, soon after he came to Springfield. His brother John was -admitted to the firm, and still later the Irwin brothers transacted business alone, until Robert became connected with the Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Bank, first as Secretary, then as Cashier. He continued in the latter position until his death, March 8, 1865. His widow resides in Springfield, Illinois.

JAYNE,GERSHOM,bornOct. 15, 1791, in Orange county, New York, received his diploma from the New York medical authorities, and came west, locating, in 1820, at what became Springfield, Illinois, being the first practicing physician that settled in the place. He was married in 1822, to Sibvl Slater. They had four children -

JULIA J\L, born in June, 1824, in Springfield, was married there, June i, 1843, t° Hon. Lyman Trumbull, a native of Colchester, Conn. He was, at the time,

Secretary of State for Illinois. In 1848 he became one of the Supreme Court Judges of Illinois. In 1854 he was elected representative in Congress, and elected in January, 1855,35 one of the two United States Senators from Illinois. He was twice re-elected, serving, in all, eighteen years, ending in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Trumbull had six children. Three only are living, WALTER, PERRY and HENRY. Mrs. Julia M. Trumbull died in August, 1868, in Washington, D. C. Hon. Lyman Trumbull resides in Chicago Illinois.

WILLIAM, born Oct. 8, 1826, in Springfield, was educated at Illinois-College, Jacksonville, studied medicine with his father in Springfield, and graduated in the medical department of Missouri State University in 1849. Dr. William Jayne was married Oct. 17, 1850, in Jacksonville, 111., to Julia E. Witherbee, who was born in 1830, in Vermont. They had six children, four of whom died young. Of their two living children, WILLIAM S., born Oct. 18, 1851, in Springfield, Illinois, was married in his native city, Nov. 18, 1875, to Margaret E. Palmer, daughter of Ex-Governor John M. Palmer. She was born March 20, 1854, in Carlinville, 111. William S. Jayne is connected with the office of the Auditor of State, and resides in Springfield, 111. LIZZIE, born July 10, 1855, in Springfield, resides with her parents. Dr. William Jayne, in addition to his professional duties, has found time to engage in politics. He was elected, in 1859, Mayor of Springfield. In 1860 was elected State Senator for one term of four years, and resigned, in 1861, to accept an appointment by President Lincoln, of Territorial Governor of Dakota. In April, 1876, he was again elected Mayor of Springfield, and is consequently . the Centennial Mayor of the Capital city. Dr. Wm. Jayne still continues the practice of medicine, and resides in Springfield, Illinois. As this goes to press - June, 1876 - he is on a visit to the great American Centennial Exposition, at Philadelphia.

HENR T, born June S, 1837, in Springfield, enlisted as a private in Co. I, 7th 111. Inf., for three months, re-enlisted in the 7th 111. Cav., was hospital steward, and afterwards commissioned Lieutenant of Co. K, bv Gov. Yates. He was ap- pointed, by President Lincoln, aid-decamp, with the rank of Captain in the fifteenth army corps, and in that 'capacity served until the close of the rebellion, when he was appointed, by President Johnson, Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry, but did not accept. Henry Jayne attended medical lectures at Ann Arbor, Michigan, University, in 1865, and located in Taylorville in 1866, for the practice of medicine. He was married Sept. 8, 1868, to Jennie Cheney, daughter of Thomas Cheney. See name of Archibald Sattley. Dr. Henry Jayne is engaged in the drug business in Taylorville', and resides there.

Dr. Gershom Jayne was one of the first Commissioners of the Illinois, and Michigan canal, appointed in 1830 and '31. When he located in Springfield there was not another physician so far north in the State. He practiced forty-seven years, and died April 17, 1867, in Springfield, and his widow resides there.

JACOBS, DANIEL, was born May 27, 1795, near Winchester, Clark county, Ky. Charlotte Webb, was born April 19, 1797, in Jessamine or Clark county, Ky. Her father, Adin Webb, was a soldier from Clark county, in the war of 1812, and died somewhere in the northern lake region. Daniel Jacobs and Charlotte Webb were married, Jan. 30, 1819, in Clark county. They had four children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov 7, 1825, in what is now Loami township, where seven children were born. Of their eleven children -

HENR T W., born March 5, 1820, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, July, 1846, to Priscilla A. Hall. They had eight living children; and AARON died, aged nineteen years. Mr. Jacobs lives in Graysonville, Missouri.

ELIZABETH, born Feb. 17, 1825, n Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to L. P. Bradley. They have nine living children, and reside two miles west of Girard, Illinois.

MAR7'HA, born April 2, 1827, in Sangamon county, married, July 16, 1850, to James L. Foster, who was born Jan. 8, 1822, in Boone county, Ky., and came to Sangamon county in 1848. They had eight children - LIZZIE and MARTHA W. died, aged four years each. ELLEN, born May 25, 1851, married Feb. 18, 1874, to Luther Rigg, and live in New Berlin township. GEORGE W., JAMES A., HUBBARD C., SUSAN and CHARLES reside with their parents, one and one-fourth miles west of Loami.

JAMES A., born Aug. 4, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Oct. n, 1855, to Mary E. Neal. They had five children - LIZZIE, the third child, died Feb. 24, 1865, aged five years. AMANDA, HENRY C., CHARLOTTE and ALPHEUS live with their parents, at the homestead where Mr, Jacobs' parents settled in 1825, and where he was born. It is two miles southeast of Loami.

ANN IS, born Oct. 10, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 10, 1859, to James E. Dodd, have five children, and live five miles west of Auburn.

JACpBS, GEORGE, was born in 1793, in Clarke county, Ky. He was married there to Nancy Haney. They had five children, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., with his brother Daniel, arriving Nov. 7, 1825, in what is now Loami township, where five children were born; about 1839 the family moved to Christian county, where one child was born. The only representative of the family in Sangamon county is -

JAMES, ABRAHAM, was born in 1792 in Pennsylvania. He was married in Nicholas county, Ky., to Jane Beatty. They had five children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1829 in Rochester township. Of their five children -

MART J., born in 1814, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to William Herbert. They have four children, and live in Orangeville, Stephenson county, Illinois.

ELLEN, born in 1826, in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, married in Missouri to Richard Opie; have four children, and live near High Point, Moniteau county, Missouri.

JAMES A., born Jan. 28, 1828, in Nicholas county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, August 28, 1856, to Amanda Bashaw. They have six children, MAHLON F., ISABEL J., HANNAH L., ARMINDA E., IRA H. and IRENE A., and reside in Clear Lake township, seven miles due east of Springfield.

Abraham James moved to Stephenson county, Illinois, in 1846, and Mrs. James died there. He moved to Missouri, married; had two children, and he died June, 1867, in Moniteau county, Mo.

JACK, ROBERT, was born- Nov. 9, 1778, in Virginia. His parents moved to Kentucky when he was a boy. He was married there to Nancy Fleming, who was born Nov. 25, 1786, in Pennsylvania. They had five children in Kentucky, and the family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1825 or '6, near Old' Berlin. Of their children -

MARIA, born in 1815, married about 1833 to Robert Patton. They moved to Lawrence county, Mo., had five children, and returned to Sangamou county during the war, and Mr. Patton died here in 1863. His family live in Missouri.

Jarrett, Jonathan

JARRETT, JONATHAN, was born July 23, 1778, in Kanawha county, West Virginia. He was married there to Sarah Anderson. They had six children, and Mrs. Jarrett died Oct. 28, 1812. Mr. Jarrett married Jan. i, 1814, to Rebecca Wilson. They had six children in West Virginia, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov., 1826, and settled one and one-half miles south of the present town of Loami, where two children were born. Of his fourteen children -

LEAH, born Feb. 27, 1805, in West Virginia, married there to Achilles Morris. See his name. He was Captain of a company, and died in 1847, in Mexico. His widow married L. Samples. He died in Sangamon county, and she moved to Missouri with her children, and died there in 1871.

DA VIS, born Dec. n, 1806, in Virginia, enlisted in Sangamon county under his brother-in-law, Capt. Morris, and died near Carlinville, just as the company had started for the Mexican war in 1846.

NANCT, born Jan. 15, 1808, in West Virginia, married there to Joshua Morris. They moved to Ray county, Mo., and both died, leaving six children.

MARY, born Sept. n, 1809, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Peter Morris, moved to Ray county, Mo., where he died. She married Charles Shrewsbury, had three children, and she died.

MARGARET, born Feb. 15, 1810, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Rowan Morris; had eight children, and moved to Dallas county, Texas.

WILLIAM, born Oct. 17, 1814, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county, Aug. 12, 1841, to Milicent Fowler. They had three children - THOMAS, born July 27, 1842, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 7, 1868, to Florence Lowery, had three children - ROSANNA died in infancy. ABNER W. and THOMAS L. live with their parents, five miles south of Loami. MILICENT, born Feb. 5, 1845, married John T. Gibson. See his name. JONATHAN died in his third year. William Jarrett and wife reside five miles south of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JONATHAN, Jun., born Aug. i, 1818, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Emily Meacham. She died, leaving one child, SARAH A., who married Cyrus W. Baker. See his name. Jonathan Jarrett, Jun., married Sarah J. Baker. They had seven children - ARMINDA J. married Thomas Westfall, have one child, and live in Ottawa, Kansas. MARGARET married, Sept. 22, 1871, to Charles Dood, and live in Talkington township. PAULINE lives near Loami. MARY JOSEPHINE married, April 5, 1876, to Wm. Abner Knight. See his name. EMMA, JAMES M. and CHARLOTTE MAY live near Loami. Jonathan Jarrett, Jun., died Dec. 4, 1863, and his widow died Feb. 15, 1876. Their unmarried children live near Loami, on the farm settled by his father in 1826.

PE7"ER L., born Dec. 20, 1830, in Sangamon county, married, Dec. 13, 1849, to Mary M. Meacham. Both died, leaving one child, LEWIS L., who lives with his uncle, William Jarrett.

CHARLES, born July 26, 1832, in Sangamon county, married Ursula Colburn. They have four children, REBECCA, LILLIE MAY, LAURA and ALVA, and live four miles south of Loami.

Jonathan Jarrett, Sen., died Apr. 28,1834, and Mrs. Rebecca Jarrett died Dec. n, 1863, both in Loami township. He owned slaves in Virginia, and brought two of them with him to Sangamon county. Others followed, and they were all content to work as they had done in slavery - some of them even better. One of them was a tanner, and by his aid Mr. Jarrett carried on tanning for many years.

Jarrett, William

JARRETT, WILLIAM B., born March n, 1814, in Kanawha county, Va. ; was second cousin to Jonathan Jarrett, Sen. He came to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1828, with his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Swan, who afterwards returned to West Virginia. Wm. B. Jarret was married, Aug. 16, 1838, in Morgan county, where Waverly now stands, to Jane Huggins, who was born Dec. 26, 1816, in Gallia county, Ohio, and came to Sangamon county with her mother and step-father, Charles Alsbury, arriving at Springfield in 1825. Wm. B. Jarrett and wife had nine children -

IRVIN, born Sept. 25, 1840, married Joanna Wheeler, have four children, MARY J., NANCY, SARAH am! JOANNA, and live five miles west of Loami.

GEORGE R., born Aug. 28, 1844, married, Feb. 22, 1867, to Elizabeth Buchanan, have one living child, WILLIAM W., and live four miles west of Loami.

Early Sellers

HARRIET A., born Jan. 25, 1848, in Sangamon county, married, Sept. 22, 1870, to James A. Hill, who was born May 8, 1838, in Greene county, 111. They had two children - ANDRE W J. died in his second year. MARY A. lives with her parents, four miles west of Loami. James A. Hill was five years in Co. G, Third Arkansas Infantry, Confederate army.

William

JEFFERIES, ELIAS, was born March, 1800, in Ross county, Ohio. His ancestors were from Hardy county, Va. Elias was married March 11,1824, to Rachel Johnstone. She was born in the same county in 1805. Her ancestors were from Monroe county, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferies had one child in Ohio, and moved to Springfield, 111., arriving in the fall of 1826, where they had one child. Of the two children -

NIREM A., born Aug. 2, 1828, in Springfield, raised in Ohio, married in 1861 to Ruth J. Weese, in Sangamon county. They had four living children, and Mrs. Jefferies died June 4, 1872. Mr. Jefferies married in 1874 to Miss Weese, and, with his four children, JOHN, f HENRY C.,LAUR A L. and GEORGE, live four miles north of Springfield.

Mrs. Rachel Jefferies died Dec. 3, 1830, and Elias Jefferies was married to Margaret Jack. They had four children, three of whom died under five years of age.

ROBERT J., born April 27, 1836, married April 30, 1857, to Mary Weese. Mr. Jefferies has served four years as Justice of the Peace, and is now - 1874 - in- his second term. He has no children, and lives in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Springfield.

Mrs. Margaret Jeffefies died in the fall of 1838, and Elias Jefferies died in the spring of 1840, both in Springfield township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOHNSON, ANDREW, was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and came to America when he was a young man, and to Sangamon county as early as 1826 or '7. He was a millwright, and built a mill on the South Fork of Sangamon river for Edwark Clark. Andrew Johnson was married about 1827 to Mrs. Mary Barker, whose maiden name was Williams. They had three sons, namely -

JOHN, born Oct. 23, 1828, in Sangamon county, married March i, 1849,10 Phoebe E. Bell. They had five living children. ISAIAH B.,born May 9, 1851, married April 27, 1871, to Annie Lovelace. They have one child, ELIZABETH, and live two and one-half miles south of Rochester. LAURA J., born Feb. 14, 1854, married Dec. 30, 1869, to Henry R. Hedrick. They have two children, and live two miles west of Clarksville. ROBERT SUMNER died, aged four years. JOHN A., born March i, 1861, and MINNIE S., born Sept. 17, 1866. The two latter live with their father. Mrs. Phoebe E. Johnson died Feb. 17, 1871, and John Johnson was married June 13, 1873, to Theresa Taff, who was' born Oot. 21, 1846, near Mechanicsburg. They reside two miles south of Rochester.

Ida F., Flora A., Martha C.

SAMUEL, born Sept. 18, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 22, 1852, to Lavina J. Baker; had one child, JANETTA F., born Sept. 5, 1854, married Dec. 14, 1871, to Joseph Sharp, and live in Cotton Hill township. Mrs. Lavina J. Johnson died March 24, 1856, and Samuel Johnson was married Aug. 26, 1856, to Louisa Taff, who was born July 4, 1839, near Athens, Menard county, Illinois. They have eight children, MARIETTA, THERESA A., JAMES E., IDA F., FLORA A., MARTHA C., ARTHUR and IRO. and reside threequarters of a mile southwest of Clarksville, Berry Postofrice.

ty, N. Y. He was married to Elizabeth Coley, had three children in New York, and moved, in company with her brother, Willis Coley, to Shawneetown, Illinois, and came to Sangamon county in 1825, where they had one child. Of tneir four children -

E ME LINE, born in New York, married in Sangamon county, in 1836,10 Rev. Peter Wallace. She died in 1862, at Sidney, Champaign county, leaving four children, who live with their father, who is married again, and is presiding Elder at Quincy, Illinois. - 1874.

FRANCIS M., born Oct. u, 1830, in Sangamon county, married in 1851 to Columbia Withrow. They had five children in Sangamon county. OSCAR, born July 5, 1852, married July 4, 1872, to Mary A. Sanborn. They have one child, LOUIE GLENN, and live in Loami. FLORA B., CHARLES L., NELLIE and HARRIET E. live with their parents at Onarga, Iroquois county, Illinois.

JOHNSON, ELIAS, was born in Delaware, and went to Fayette county, Ky., when a young man. He was there married to Margery Martin, a native of Delaware also. They had four children in Kentucky, and moved to Clark county, Ind., where six .children were born, and in 1830 the family moved to Sangamon county, 111., and settled in what is now Cooper township. Of their children -

JOHN, born about 1805 in Casey county, Ky., went back from Indiana, and was married near Lexington to Elizabeth Martin ; came to Sangamon county ; his wife died. He married again, and died in 1866 in Sangamon county, leaving children by both marriages.

DANIEL, born Aug. i, 1807, m> Casey county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, in 1838, to Mary E. Ferguson. They had two children - one died young. ELIAS J., born April 10, 1841, in Sangamon county, enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. E, H4th 111. Inf., served full term, and was honorably discharged. He was married, Jan., 1869, to Mary M. Boyce, and lives near Breckenridge. Mrs. Mary E. Johnson died in Aug., 1845, and Daniel Johnson was married, April, 1846, to Sarah Young, who died in Sept., 1846. Daniel Johnson was married in Jan., 1851,10 Mrs. Julia G. Dickerson, who had previously been Mrs. Welch, and whose maiden name was Cooper. They had four children; all died under seven years. They reside in Breckenridge, Sangamon county, Illinois.

WILL JAM B., born in 1809, in Casey county, Ky., came with his parents to Sangamon county, returned to Clark county, Ind., and was married there, in 1831, to Anna Huckleberry. They had six children in'Sangamon county. TODD S. is married, and is a traveling preacher in the M. E. Church, and resides at Oconee, 111. - 1874. SARAH lives with her mother. EARLY S., MELVILLE C. and ASBURY C., have families, and live near Monticello, 111. NORMAN A. lives with his mother. Wm. B. Johnson was a local preacher in the M. E. Church. He died in 1870, and his widow resides at Monticello, Piatt county, 111 - 1874.

JAMES, born in Clark county, Ind., united with the M. E. Church, in Springfield, went to Texas, about 1850, and became a traveling preacher, and Presiding Elder in the M. E. Church, South; married there, and resides at Huntsville, Walker county, Texas - 1874.

ELISHA, born July 16, 1814, in Clark county, Ind., married Sarah A. Hutchins, had three children in Sangamon county, and in the fall of 1847 moved to Arkansas, where they had three children - COLBERT R., born Jan. 28, 1843, in Sangamon county, married in Texas, and died there, leaving a widow and two children. MARY, born May 14, 1845, in Springfield, married Benj. A. Giger. See his name. ELIZABETH, born April 13, 1847, 'n Sangamon county, married in Springfield, Sept. 19, 1869, to John W. Corby, and lives in Springfield. MAR-

GERY, born and died in Arkansas, aged fourteen. JAMES H., born April 25, 1854, in Arkansas, lives with his sister, Mrs. Giger. NANCY I. died, aged seven years. Mrs. S. A. Johnson died in 1857, in Arkansas. Elisha Johnson was married to Mrs. Jane L. Creger, moved back to Sangamon county in 1865, and died Dec., 1866, in Cooper township, leaving a widow and one c hild, who soon returned to Arkansas.

ZA CHARIAH, born in 1816, in Indiana, married in Sangamon county to Delilah Todd, and had three children - SARAH A. and MARY E., twins, born Aug. 29, 1848. SARAH A. married Joseph Bardwell, and live near Breckenridge. MARY E. married Hosea B. Ross, and live near Rochester. JAMES F., born June 11,1850, married Fannie Rhodes, and lives near Breckenridge. Z. Johnson died about 1855, and his widow married Joseph Johnson. See his name.

JOSEPH, born in Indiana, married in Sangamon county to -Mrs. Delilah Johnson, whose maiden name was Todd. They had three children, and she died in 1866. He married Amanda J. Frazee. Joseph Johnson died in Cooper township, and his widow and one child live at Macon, Macon county, Illinois.

JOHNSON, JOEL, was born May 21, 1806, in Berkshire county, Mass. His father died when he was five months old. His mother married a Mr. Gregory, and when Joel was five years of age she left him with an uncle, and moved to Sangamon county, 111. See the name of Gregory. Joel Johnson saw his mother no more for twenty-one years. He left Massachusetts and first visited an elder brother in Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio. He then traveled by steamboat down the Ohio and up the Mississippi rivers, to St. Louis, and from there to Sangamon countv, to visit his mother, arriving in July, 1832. He was returning to his brother in

Ohio, and had reached St. Louis, when he discovered that he had only five dollars. That would pay for a deck passage on a steamboat, but he lacked a single dollar to buy food for the trip; and for want of that the whole course of his life was changed. He found work in St. Louis at his trade as a boot and shoe maker. But when he had saved fourteen dollars, there was no farther employment for him. By this time he abandoned the idea of returning to Ohio, because he had heard so much said in favor of 111. With his fourteen dollars he procured leather and other materials, and left for Edwardsville, 111., where he opened a shop and went to work. He had a severe fit of sickness during the winter of 1832 and '33. In April, 1833, he moved to Springfield, coming with Alexander B. Irwin, who was hauling goods from St. Louis. Mr. Irwin only charged him fifty cents for bringing himself and goods. Joel Johnson was married in February, 1834, at Carlinville, 111., to Eliza Newman, who was born in 1815, in Madison county, 111. They had five children, two of whom died under three years -

ED WARD S., born Aug. 9, 1843, in Springfield. Served a four years' apprenticeship at the printing business, and was engaged with his father in the boot, shoe and leather business when the rebellion broke out. He enlisted at the first call for 75,000 men, April, 1861, in Co. I, 7th 111. Vol. Inf., for three months; was appointed first sergeant, and served as such full time. He re-enlisted July 24, 1861, for three years, in the same company and regiment, at Mound City, 111. Sergeant Johnson remained there in charge of the property, while the company returned home on furlough. At the election of officers in Springfield, although absent, he was elected First Lieutenant, and served as such until Feb. 15, 1862, when he was promoted to Captain, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Capt. Noah E. Mendell, who was killed at Fort Donelson two days before. Capt. Johnson commanded his company until Dec. 22, 1863, when he re-enlisted with his company, 'as a veteran. He continued in command until April 22, 1864, when he was promoted to Major of the regiment. Major Johnson was appointed hy Gen. John M. Corse, September 30, 1864, Post Commandant at Rome, Ga., and served as such until the movement of the grand army on Sherman's "march to the sea," in November following. He then returned to his regiment, and served with it until all were mustered out, July 25, 1865. He participated in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, siege and capture of Corinth, Florence, Savannah, Bentonville, besides innumerable skirmishes. Major E. S. Johnson was engaged in business in Springfield from the close of the rebellion for more than two years. In consequence of impaired health, and for observation, he planned a European tour, and in company with Dr. Rufus S. Lord, left Springfield March 30, 1868. They went by steamer from New York to Liverpool, thence to London, and from there to Paris. Thence to Nice on the Mediterranean ; entered Italy at Genoa, thence to Pisa, Leghorn and Naples. They visited Herculaneum, Pompei, Vesuvius, etc. From Naples to Rome, Florence and Verona. In Austria, they visited Trieste and Vienna, thence to Dresden in Prussia. From there to Berlin, Pottsdam, Cologne, down the Rhine to Coblentz and Mayence, where they left the Rhine, and visited Baden- Baden, Heidelberg and Strasbourg, entered Switzerland at Basle, thence to Berne, Luzerne, Mount Rigi, Martigny, and by the mountain pass Tete Noir to Chamounix, in the midst of the mountain region, including Mont Blanc. Thence to Geneva, by Diligence, and from there to Paris, where he met Dr. Lord, whom he had previously left at Strasbourg. They proceeded to London, thence to Edinburg, Scotland, and back to Liverpool, where they took steamer for New York. From the latter city they proceeded to Saratoga, Ticonderoga, on Lake George, Plattsburg, Ogdensburg, Prescott, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Sarnia, where they took steamer on the lakes for Chicago, reaching Springfield early in September.

Edward S. Johnson was married, Aug. 10, 1869, in Springfield, to Laura I. Clinton, who was born Oct. 21, 1848, in Springfield, also. They have one child,

JOHN W., born April 15, 1845, in Springfield, enlisted Dec., 1863, for three years, in Co. I, yth 111. Inf. He was killed, Oct. 4, 1864, at the battle of Allatoona Pass, Ga.

Joel Johnson Engaged in the boot and shoe business, on coming to Springfield, in 1833, and in 1835 opened a hotel. He has been in that business forty-one years, and is the oldest hotel keeper in central Illinois, if not the oldest in the State, and is now the proprietor of the Revere House.

JOHNSON, LUE, was born about 1786, at Mitldlebury, Vermont. A short time before his birth, his father had a difficulty with an Indian of the St. Regis tribe, who were on friendly terms with the whites. In a scuffle the Indian threw Mr. Johnson, and was about to take his life, when a chief of the same tribe came to his rescue, and killed the Indian, in order to save the life of his white friend. The name of that chief was Lue - pronounced Lu-e, and Mr. Johnson named his first born son for the dusky friend who saved his life. The father of Lue Johnson died when he was five years old, and his mother married Orson Douglas, an uncle to Stephen A. Douglas. Lue Johnson was married in Ferrisburg, Vt., to Betsy Benham, who was born in 1787, in Cheshire, New Haven county, Ct. They had seven children in Vermont, and moved in 1829 to Pontiac, Michigan, where Mrs. Johnson died in 1833. Lue Johnson moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the spring of 1836, near Rochester. Of his seven children -

HENRY, born June 30, 1816, at Burlington, Vt., went with his parents to Michigan, and preceded his father to Sangamon county, arriving Oct. 7, 1832, at Rochester. He left Michigan by stage. The stage broke down in Indiana, fifty miles from Chicago. He enjoyed the hospitality of an Indian wigwam one night, walked to Chicago, which then consisted of a fort, a few huts, and 1,000 Pottowattomie Indians. He did not think the place worth stopping at, and came on to Sangamon county. Henry Johnson was married Nov. 8, 1838, near Rochester, to Joanna Twist. They had nine children in Sangamon county. CALVIN C., born Jan. 14, 1840, married in Sangamon county to Amelia St. Clair. They have one child, EMMA FAY, and live at the Union Stock- Yards, Chicago. MARY N., born March 9, 1842, married in 1868 to William Lowe. They have two children, and live near Edinburg, Christian county. ELIZABETH A. and ORSON D., twins, born Aug. 3, 1844. ELIZABETH A. married William Shipley. They have one child, ALBERT R., and live in Springfield. ORSON D. enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, i i4th 111. Inf., and died at Memphis, Tenn., Jan., 1864. His remains were brought home, and buried west of Rochester. LAURA R., born Sept. 19, 1853, HENRY F., born Nov. 25, 1857, CHARLES A., born Aug. 25, 1859, and FLORA E., born Sept. 6, 1861, reside with their parents, three miles northeast of Rochester, Sangamon county, 111. Henry Johnson served from 1867 to 1872 in the Sangamon county Board of Supervisors. He displayed such splendid horsemanship at the Sangamon county "Fair, in a contest not mentioned in the programme, Sept., 1875, that he was presented with a fine goldheaded cane, purchased by an improptu collection from the spectators.

MART A., born July, 1830, in Vermont, was married in Springfield, 111., to William Cole. They had one child, FLORA, born in 1851, in Springfield, married Abner Thompson. They have two children, and live in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Cole died in Iowa.

ANNELlZABETH,\)vv\\ in 1825, in Vermont, was married in Springfield, 111., to Peter Fields, who died in 1852. She married Alexander Fisher. See his name.

ORSON D., born in 1827 in Vermont, married in Rochester to Lydia Eggleston. They have four children, two of whom are married, and live in Mt. Pulaski, Logan county, 111.

He came to Springfield July 8, 1838. He was married to Martha J. VanDeren. They had one child, MARTHA J., and Mrs. Johnson died July, 1845, m Somerset county, Penn., while on a visit to his parents. Lewis Johnson married in 1854, to Mrs. Margaret W. Thompson, whose maiden name was VanDoren. They had four children. LE W1S W. died at six years. GEORGE W. died in his fourth year. MARGARET E. and GEORGIE E. reside with their parents in Chatham, Sangamon county, Illinois. - '74.

JONES, ALEXANDER, brother to Robert, William and Thomas. He was born in 1786, in Orange county, N. C. His parents moved, when he was a child, to Madison county, Ky., and from there to Pulaski county, in the same state. Susan Woozley was born in 1788, in Halifax county, Va., and taken when young to Pulaski county, Ky. Alexander Jones and Susan Woozley were married in Pulaski county about 1808. They had one child in that county, and moved to Bedford county, Tenn., where one child was born, and then moved to that part of Barren which has since became Hart county, Ky., where three childien were born. In 1821 they moved to Wayne county, 111., where they had two children, and then moved to Sangamon county, arriving Oct. 9, 1827, in what is now Ball township, where one child was born. Of their eight children -

THOMAS W., born in Pulaski county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to America Pittman, moved to Missouri, and died there in 1853, leaving a widow and children. T. W. Jones was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. He was also Capt. of a company from Sangamon county in the Mexican war. His company was in several battles, but every man lived to return except one, who sickened and died.

JOSHUA W., born Sept. 9, 1817, in Hart county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Polly Ann Wills. They had seven living children, viz: ADOLPH W., born July 19, 1846, was a soldier in the

Willis A , Wiley E., Americus

I ml. Inf.; residence not known. LAURA J., born Oct. 25, 1847, married Jan. 20. 1869, to J. W. Renn, who was born Oct. 15, 1847, in Sangamon county. They have three children, JESSIE A., LAURA s. and EDNA, and live half a mile east of Woodside, Sangamon county. WILLIS A , WILEY E., AMERICUS V., JAMES A. and HORATIO S. live with their father. Mrs. Polly A.Jones died Apr. 8, 1867, and J. W.Jones married Sept. 3, 1869,10 Mary E. Dryer of McLean county, and have two children, LUELLA and JUNETTIE. Joshua W. Jones resides in Ball township, adjoining the farm where his father settled in 1827. It is three miles east of Chatham. He studied medicine, and practiced it eight years, but now confines his business to farming.

John M., Andrew J., Eliza B.

MOSES A., born July 31, 1820, in Hart county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Jan. 18, 1846, to Nancv Armstrong, who was- born in Virginia, Feb. 16, 182*4. They had eleven children. SUSAN J. and MARY E. died, each in their second year. The other nine: CAROLINE A. married William D. Patton. See his name. ELIZABETH A., and THOMAS A. live with their parents, JAMES B. is a druggist, and lives in Springfield, ROBERT W., JOHN M., ANDREW J., ELIZA B. and CHARLOTTE F. reside with their parents in Ball township, ten miles due south of Springfield.

BURRELL T., born in Wayne county, Illinois, raised in Sangamon county, married in Missouri to Charlotte Williams, moved to Clinton, DeWitt comity, 111., and died in 1864, leaving a widow and two children. They now live in California. He practiced law in Missouri, and edited a paper in Clinton, Illinois.

JONES, ROBERT, born Sept. 25, 1790, in Orange county, North Carolina, was a brother of Alexander, William and Thomas. When he was a child his parents moved to Madison county, Ky., and from there to Pulaski county, same State, where his father died, and all the family moved to Bedford county, Tenn. He went from that county as a soldier in the 4th Tenn. Reg. during the war of 1812, and was in a battle against the Indians on the Tallaclega river, Alabama, in which Gen. Jackson was in immediate command. Robert Jones served three months and fourteen days. He went from Tennessee to Hart county, Ky., where he was married about 1816 to Tabitha Lard, who was born June 18, 1795. She was a sister of John Lard. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had one child in Kentucky, and moved to Wayne county, 111., where four children were born; thence to Sangamon county, 111., arriving May 13, 1828, in what is now Ball township, where they had three children. Of all their children -

ALEXANDER J., born Jan. 9, 1820, in Wayne county, 111., brought up in Sangamon county, was married June 26, 1871, in Christian county, 111., to Cassandra E. Hunt. Mrs. C. E. Jones died May 5, 1875, leaving one child, MELISSA A., who lives with her father in Ball township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Davis A. W., William A. E.

DRURY, born June 12, 1830, in Sangamon county, was married there July n, 1850, to Amanda M. Porterfield. They had three children. JAMES M. lives with his father. ROBERT P. died, aged seven years. MINER VAJ. died in infancy. Mrs. A. M.Jones died Apr. 22, 1855, and Drury Jones was married Sept. n, 1856, to Susannah Meredith. They had seven children. SARAH M. A. died in infancy. AMANDA J. was married Oct. i, 1874, to Charles R. McClure, and lives near Pawnee, Sangamon county, 111. The other five, CHARLES C. L., DAVIS A. W., WILLIAM A. E., FRANCIS M. J.and MARY E. T. M.,

JONES, WILLI AM, was born about 1793, in Orange county, N. C. He was married in Wayne county, 111., in 1824, to Lucinda Gore, had three children in that county, and the family moved to Sangamon county with his brothers, Alexander and Robert, in 1827 or '8 and settled in Ball township, where eight children were born. Of all the children -

MARGARE7\ born March 28, 1825, married Elijah Wall, who died, and she married Smith McAtee, and had two children - JANE McATEE is unmarried and lives in Cotton Hill township. MARY McATEE married Henry B. Rose, and lives near Independence, Kansas. Smith McAtee died, and she married Felix Stovall, and he died.

ANDRE W J., born in 1835, in Sangamon county, served three years in the Union army, married Elizabeth Lard, and lives near Independence, Kansas.

SUSAN, born Feb. 21, 1837, in San' gamon county, married, Jan. 8,' 1853, to David B. Greenawalt, who was born June 30, 1819, in Hardin county, Ky. They have three children, MARY M., DAVID M. and IVEY D., and live two miles north of Pawnee.

JONES, THOMAS, brother to Alexander, Robert and William, was born in Pulaski county, Ky., about 1800, married in Wayne county, 111., to Zilpha Green, came to Sangamon county in 1828, bringing three children, and had seven children in Sangamon county. Of the ten children -

ABIGAIL, born in Wayne county, married Richard Kelly, who died, and she married Benj. Howard, and she died in Christian county, leaving one child.

AIAHALA, born in Sangamon county, married Wm. Fry, who was killed on the road south of Springfield, leaving four children. The widow and children live near Edinburg, Christian county, Illinois.

Robert, Thomas and William. William, Jun., came to Sangamon county, when a boy, with his uncle, Robert Jones. He was married in 1831 to Martha A. Lillard, who was born July 24, 1815, in Rockingham county, N. C., and came to Sangamon county in 1829. They had seven living children -

WILLIAM C., born April 28, 1848, in Sangamon county, married Burnetta Hill, who died, and he married Alice M. Shadrick, and lives in Palmer, Christian county, Illinois.

JONES, ANDREW, was born Jan. 10, 1783, in Culpepper county, Va. His- parents died when he was quite young, and about 1808 he went to Bath county, Ky., and was there married, in 1812, to Eleanor Goodan, who was born March 1 6, 1793, in Pennsylvania, and was taken by her parents to Kentucky when she was young. They had five children in Bath county, and the family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1825, on Round Prairie, where one child was born. Of their six children - mon county, Feb. 23, 1837^ to Grace Mc- Clees, who was born Feb. 22, 1817, in Bath county, Ky. They have three children. EMILY, born Nov. 28, 1837, married William Beadle. They have two children, ELIZA E. and WILLIAM A., and live in Springfield, ELIZABETH E., born Oct. 29, 1842, married William Underwood. They have three children, JOSEPH, CLARA and ETTIE F., and live near Santa Fe, Missouri. LEVI W., Jun., born Dec. 22, 1848, lives with his parents, one and a half miles west of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

DANIEL G., born Nov. 15, 1822, in Bath county, Ky., was married in 1849, in Sangamon county, to Amanda J. Brunk. She died Sept. 28, 1865, leaving two children. LAURA, born Feb. 3, 1852, died Jan. 1 8, 1870. GEORGE A., born May 31, 1860, lives with his father. Daniel G. Jones was married May, 1869, to Mary F. Rickard. They have two children, MARY R. and HELEN, and live fourteen miles south of Springfield, in Cotton Hill township.

Arthur E., Eva E., George A.

JOHN A., born Oct. 4, 1829, in Sangamon county, was married there to Louisa Smith. They have four children, ARTHUR E., EVA E., GEORGE A. and LOUELLA, and live in Clinton, DeWitt county, Illinois.

JONES, REUBEN, brother of Andrew and Levi, was born in Virginia, and married in Fleming county, Ky., to Jennie Bracken. They had four children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., in 1824, where Mrs. Jennie Jones died. Reuben Jones married again and moved to McLean county, Illinois. He died in southeastern Illinois.

JONES, LEVI, brother of Andrew and Reuben was born in Virginia, and married in Fleming county, Ky., to Fanny Shackleford. They had three children there, and came to Sangamon

JONES, EMANU EL, was born Jan. i, 1818, in Fleming county, Ky. His parents moved in 1828 to Kaskaskia, 111. He came in 1836 to Sangamon county, to join his two brothers, and was married early in 1837 *° Eliza Shane. They had seven children, namely -

JOS I AH, born May 5, 1838, enlisted July 20, 1 86 1, at Springfield, in what became Co. C, nth Mo. Inf., for three years. He was wounded May 22, 1863, in one knee and one hand, at the assault on the rebel fortifications at Vicksburg. After recovering, he was transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps, and was detailed as a ward master and steward in the military hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 5, 1864. He was married March 17, 1 868, at Loami, to Laura E. Davis, and had three children. CARRIE, died in infancy. HARRY and ALICE live with their parents at Loami.

Emanuel Jones moved from Loami to Macon ocunty in 1854, and died there Aug. 9,11858. His widow, Mrs. Eliza Jones, and two youngest children, live in Shawneetown, Illinois.

JONES, JAMES, elder brother to Emanuel and John, was born in Fleming county, Ky., was taken by his parents to Kaskaskia, 111., in 1828, and came to Sangumon county in 1831. He was married in Sangamon county to Jane Snyder; raised a family, moved to Macon county, and now resides near Decatur.

JONES, J O H N , eldest brother to James and Emanuel, was born in Fleming county, Ky., went to Kaskaskia, 111., in 1828, from there to Sangamon county, with his brother James, in 1831, was married in Sangamon county, at fifty-five years of

JONES, ENOCH, was born in Maryland, came to Sangamon county among the earliest settlers, and located in Island Grove. He brought a wife and seven children. Six of his children were by a former wife, who had been a widow, Halliday, with four children. Her daughter, Sarah Halliday, married Starling Willis. See his name. The whole family moved to Knox county, where the parents died.

JONES, HENRY, was born August 25, 1793, in Caroline county, Va. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mary F. Chiles was born Nov. n, 1801, in the same county, and they were married there, Jan. 9, 1819. They had six children in Virginia, and moved to Todd county, Ky., where two children were born. The family then moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1834, in what is now Springfield township, south of Sangamon river. Of their children -

JOSEPH W., married Lucy Ransdell, have five children, RICHARD N., JOHN H., ELIJAH ARTHUR, WILLIAM E. and GEORGE E., and live in the northwest corner of Springfield township.

William H., John L., Edmund F., Mary E., Thomas E., James

ELEANOR L., born June 30, 1829, in Kentucky, married Sept. 8, 1853, in Sangamon county, to Levi Bowker, who was born April 27, 1823, in Cape May county, N. J. They have seven children, WILLIAM H., JOHN L., EDMUND F., MARY E., THOMAS E., JAMES M. and ALBERT CHILES, and reside five miles northwest of Springfield.

JONATHAN If., born July 21, 1833, in Kentucky, married Nov. 29, 1866, to Martha E. Marshall, who was horn Sept. 12, 1842, at Columbus, Ohio. They had two children, JENNIE 13., the youngest, died in infancy. CHARLES HENRY lives with his parents, five and a half miles northwest of Springfield.

JONES, STROTHER G., was born Dec. 18, 1813, in Lincoln county, Ky., and was taken by his parents in 1818 to Shelby county. His grandfather, Josiah Jones, was born in Wales, and was married there. His wife was of Scotch descent. They emigrated to America before the Revolution. Strother G. says they were both sold to pay for their passage across the ocean; that they were both in the battle of Bunker Hill, and that his grandmother received a wound in the breast. They afterwards settled in Rappahannock county, Va., and raised a family. Four of their sons emigrated to Kentucky. One of them, Josiah, walked the whole distance, without shoes or hat. His entire wardrobe consisted of a single garment, a sack made of tow linen, and fastened by a draw-string around the neck. He was married in Mercer county to Nancy Finley, a daughter of Col. Obadiah Finley. Mrs. Finley's maiden name was Gaines. She was a sister to the mother of President Harrison. There is a family tradition, that in the early troubles with the savages, in Kentucky, Mrs. Finley slew four Indians. Strother G. Jones was married July 10, 1834, in Mercer county, Ky., to Lucy Newton, who was born in that county March 5, 1817. They embarked at Louisville, on a steamboat, and came by the Ohio, Mississippi and Illinois rivers to Beardstown, and from there by wagon road, stopping at the house of John B. Broadwell, at a place then called Clayville, one mile south of the present town of Pleasant Plains, arriving in Springfield March 16, 1836. They had four living children in Springfield, namely -

JAMES W., born July 15, 1846, in Springfield. He enlisted June 28, 1862, in Co. F, yoth 111. Inf., for three months; served until Oct. 23, 1862, when he was honorably discharged. He enlisted in the nth Mo. Inf., but was taken out by his father because he was under age. He was married, Oct. 12, 1865, to Sidney E. Taylor. They have two children, MAGGIE and WILLIAM A., and live one and one-half miles northwest of Dawson.

Shirley A., Earnest

SHIRLEY A., EARNEST, S 7"R O THE R J. and JESSIE MA Y ; the three latter born in Sangamon county, and all four live with their parents, at Dawson.

S. G. Jones was City Marshal of Springfield, under Mayor John Calhoun. He was justice of the peace and Postmaster at the same time, in Dawson. He took an active part in organizing the Old Settlers' Society, and was President of the same for two years - 1868 and '9 - and vice- President and acting-President the year after.

JONES, THOMAS, was born August 31, i77o» h's descendents think in Virginia, and that he emigrated to Kentucky when a young man. He was married in Bourbon county, Ky., August 20, 1799, to Polly Bryan, a daughter of the founder of Bryan's Station. They had eight children in Kentucky, four of whom died there. Mr. Jones came to Springfield in the spring of 1834, and purchased - a farm adjoining Springfield on the north. He built a house on the land which is now part of the residence of Judge S. T: Logan. He returned to Kentucky for his family, and found his wife sick. She died soon after, and Mr. Jones moved, with three of his children, to Springfield, arriving in Nov., 1834. Of those three children -

SARAH, born Jan. 21, i8n,in Kentucky, was married there to N. G. Baldock. He died in Kentucky, and she came with her father to Sangamon county, where she was married in March, 1837, to Thomas P. Smith. They moved to Missouri, and both died there, leaving four children, namely: MARY, THOMAS, AFFIA and JULIA - the latter dead. Mary returned to Illinois, where she married, and now resides in Menard county, Illinois.

WILLIAM T., born May 8, 1817, in Bourbon county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, 111., April 12, 1840,10 Lavina J. Merriman. They have two children born in Sangamon county. HENRIETTA B. married Dr. Thomas M. Helm. See his name. GEORGE B. married Frances W. Ellis. They have three children, WILLIAM, ALLIE and BELLE, and live with his parents, two and one-quarter miles west of Williamsville.

JUDD, EZEKIEL, was born Feb. 14, 1797, in Mason county, Ky., and was taken by his parents to Clermont county, Ohio. He was married in the adjoining county of Brown, to Delilah Lakin. They had two children in Brown county, and moved with his brother, Corban, to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1825 in what is now Clear Lake township, where they had several children. After a residence of nearly a quarter of a century in the county, he moved, about 1850, to Winchester, Scott county, 111., where Mrs. Delilah Judd died. Ezeziel Judd and his four living children reside in Jackson, Michigan.

JUDD, REZIN, was born Dec. 26, 1 798, in Mason county, Ky., and taken when a child to Clermont county, Ohio. He was married, in the adjoining county of Brown, Jan. 3, 1822, to Eve Shinkle, who was born in that county Dec. 2, 1804. They had two children, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1826, in what is now Clear Lake township, where his brothers, Ezekiel and Corban, had settled the year before. They had eight children in Sangamon county -

ELIZA A., born Oct. 18, 1822, in Brown county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Thomas A. Magee. They had six living children. Mr. Magee died, in 1863, and his widow lives five miles south of Mechanicsburg, in Christian county, Illinois.

E., George W., Mary M., Anna

NELSON S., born Oct. 22, 1825, in Brown county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Nov. 15, 1849, to Susan Miller, who was born April 20, 1831, in Champaign county, Ohio. They have six living children, ELIZA J., SARAH E., GEORGE W., MARY M., ANNA E. and EMMA A., and live three miles southwest of Dawson, Sangamon county, Illinois.

WILLIAM W., born Aug. 19, 1836, in Sangamon county. He served three months in Co. F, 7oth 111. Inf.; and enlisted in May, 1864, for one hundred days, in Co. I, 1330! 111. Inf., served full term, and was honorably discharged. He is Postmaster, at Dawson, and lives with his mother - 1874.

MARGARET E., born Feb. 13, 1839, in Sangamon county, married, May 30, 1871, to Robert Alls. He was born Dec. 2, 1833, in Montgomery county, Va., was married in Clinton county, Illinois, to Mary M. Potts, who died, leaving one child, REBECCA V. He was married in Sangamon county, Feb. 11, 1867, to Mrs. Maria L. Grabendich, whose maiden name was Morgan. See Morgans name. She died, leaving one child, CHARLES A., and he married M. E .Judd. They have one child, REZIN A., and live near Dawson, Illinois.

MARQUIS L., born Dec. 23, 1841, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1862, for three years, in Co. F, 7oth 111. Inf.; served full term, and was honorably discharged. He lives in Dawson.

JUDD, COR BAN 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, 111., in the autumn of 1825. They had eight children -

MILTON r., 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 V. 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.

MARIA L. died in infancy. WILLIAM D., born June 8, 1830, in Sangamon county, was married, about 1852, to Charlotte McCord, of Mt. Pleasant, 111. 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. Loim, Missouri.

CAROLINE M., a twin sister of WILLIAM D., was married to James McFarland, in 1849, at Carrolton, 111. He died, in 1858, leaving a widow and two daughters, DORA and BELL. Mrs. Caroline M. McFarland married John J. Bell, who died Jan. i, 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, 111., 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, pist 111. 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, 111., since 1858.

MELINDAA., born about 1837, married Rev. John C. Wood, of Bunker Hill, 111., in 1854 or '5. They have five children, and live at Bunker Hill, Macoupin county, Illinois.

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.

born Feb. n, 1818, in Guilford county, North Carolina. His father died when he was an infant, and his mother, with her three children moved to Greene county, Ind., in 1830. Andrew J., when approaching manhood, went to Indianapolis, where he remained several years, learning the trade of a carpenter. Mr. Kane next traveled by the way of Michigan City to Chicago. That place was such a miserable quagmire, he did not think it worth stopping at, and started for Springfield. He stopped one night at Irish grove, in Menard county, paid his last cent for lodging, and left without breakfast and without letting the family where he stopped know that it was because he had no money. When within five or six miles of his destination, his hunger prompted him to stop and 3sk for something to eat, stating that he had no money. Breakfast was readily prepared, and enjoyed with a keen relish. He came on toward Springfield, and found men building a bridge across the Sangamon river, where Carpenter's mill now stands. He obtained employment there, and when he received his first pay, he walked back to the house where he had been supplied with breakfast, and handed the man a twenty-five cent piece, and told him what it was for. The old gentleman turned to his wife, handed her the money, and said : "There, mammy, give him back a bit" - meaning a twelve- and one-half cent piece. Mr. K. refused to take any change. The host was Nathan Hussey, whose name heads a sketch in this volume. Mr. Kane's arrival was in July, 1839. He was married May 13, 1847, to Caroline M. Beers. They had seven living children - MATTIE E., CHARLES P., JULIA E., HENRY B., EUGENE S., CAMPBELL N., and BELLE C., all live with their parents, Charles P. is a practicing attorney, of the firm of Kane & Hazlett, Springfield. Henry B. is one of the letter-carriers employed by the United States government.

Andrew J. Kane and wife reside in Springfield. He was ordained to preach the gospel in 1842, in connection with the Christian church, and has continued preaching to the present time - June, 1876.

K EAGLE, JOHN, was born July 14, 1794, near Harrisburg, Pa. He was married there to Mary A. Parker. They had two children in Pennsylvania, and moved to Ross county, Ohio, where they had six living children, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1835, in what is now Fancy Creek township. Of their eight children -

JOHN, Jun., born in Pennsylvania, married in Sangamon county to Adaline Cooper. They have six children. Their daughter CHARLOTTE married Nathan Hussey. See his name. John Keagle and family live in Logan county, Illinois.

JOSEPH, born Sept. 8, 1818, in Pennsylvania, married in Sangamon county, in 1842, to Angeline Hall. They raised six children, and Mr. Keagle died in 1871. His widow lives near Barclay, Illinois.

KEEDY, JpHN A., was born in Pennsylvania^ in the year 1800, was married in Maryland about 1830, to Susan Wolgamot, who was born in 1800, in Washington county, Md. Two children were born in Maryland. The family moved to Springfield, 111., in 1838, coming all the way in wagons. They brought with them the first carriage ever used in Sangamon county. They had one child in Springfield. Of the three children -

MARGARET, was born July 4, 1832, and was married in Springfield Sept. 19, 1855, to Amzi McWilliams, a native of Ohio, a lawyer by profession, and who was at one time State's Attorney for this circuit. They had one living child, FREDERICK V., born August 7, 1856, now attending school at Litchfield, 111., and living with his uncle, Maj. Robt. Mc- Williams.

JOHN D., born July 15, 1832, in Washington county, Md., married in Springfield, Jan. 18, 1855, to Charlotte Opdycke, a daughter of Stacy B. Opdycke. See his name. She was born in Chester, 111., March 19, 1835. They had five living children, viz : STACY B. died at eight years of age. SUSAN, CHARLOTTE, JOHN D., Jun., and HANNAH live witH their parents. John D. Keedy was several years Deputy Sheriff, is now serving his second term as Justice of the Peace in Springfield, where he resides. - 1876.

WILLIAM, born about 1839, in Sangamon county. He left home some time in 1863, in declining health. The family received one letter from him, from New York City, since which time they have heard nothing from him, but suppose that he is dead.

Keigwin, Sterry

KEIGWIN, STERRY S., born Oct. n, 1803, in Windham county, Connecticut. Susannah Morse was born Feb. 14, 1811, in Sutton, Massachusetts. They were married May 23, 1833, in Millberry, Mass., and made their home there until they had one child, and then moved to Illinois, first stopping in Mc- Lean county, and then moved to Springfield in May, 1838, where one child was born. Of their two children -

CORNELIA, M., born July 10, 1835, a*- Millberry, Mass., married in Springfield, 111., to F. A. Moore, and died Sept. 13, 1856, at LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Elisha, Elijah, William

KELLY, HENRY, was born about 1742. The place of his birth is not certainly known to his descendants. He was married, and had five sons and two daughters, all born in Rutherford county, North Carolina, namely: J O PI N, ELISHA, ELIJAH, WILLIAM and GEORGE W. The daughter, ELEANOR, married in North Carolina to Joseph Reavis. SALL T married a Mr. Greenawalt. Two of the sons, John and Elisha, preceded their father to Sangamon county. Henry Kelly owned slaves, but none of the sons, except George, would have them ; so he freed the slaves, and gave land to his sons, instead. The daughters had three slaves, each; and, after tarrying less than thirty days in Sangamon county, moved on to Missouri. Henry Kelly died in June, 1832, and was buried about two miles north of Curran. He was about ninety years old. His widow moved several years later to the vicinity of Bolivar, Polk county, Mo., and died there about 1840. The following sketches are headed with the names of the five sons.