Sangamon County, Illinois - The whole text, 1876 (part 17 of 31)

KELLY, JOHN, was born about 1783, in Rutherford county, North Carolina. He was there married to Mary Whitesides, had five children there, and moved to Illinois in the fall of 1818, first stopping on Macoupin creek. In the spring of 1819 he moved to what is now Springfield, and built the cabin in which the first court of Sangamon county was held, in May, 1821. It stood at what is now the northwest corner of Seqond and Jefferson streets. It was the first building of any kind erected within the city limits of Springfield. In September or October of that year Mrs. Kelly died. Mr. Kelly had business unsettled in North Carolina, and returned for that purpose. While there he was married, in the fall of 1821, to Margaret Waldrup, and brought her at once to his new home. She never had any children. Of his five children -

JONATHAN, born Sept. 19, 1808, in Ruhherford county, N. C., married Sept. 8, 1831, in Fayette county, 111., to Sarah Cook, who was born Dec. 3, 1812, in Tennessee. They had eight children in Sangamon county, namely: WILLIAM W., born Feb. n, 1833, married Mrs. Almeda McMurray, whose maiden name was Davis. She had two children by her first marriage, and they have two, THOMAS j. and SARAH E., and live with his mother, near Curran. MARY F., born June 10, 1834, married Wm. B. Cobb. They had eight children. Mr. Cobb and two of the children died. The widow and six children live in Gardner township. JOHN C., born March 27, 1837, niarriecl Emily J. Kellums, had four children, CASSIUS E., IDA B., MARY E. and LYDiA A., and Mrs. Kelly died, and he married Mary J. Woods; have two children, EMMA L. and JOHN H., and live in Hancock county, 111. ELIZABETH A., born Oct. 5, 1839, married Oct. 10, 1872, to Charles A. Jackson, of New York, and live in Nebraska. HARRIET L., born Jan. 20, 1842, married William D. Kelly. See his name. BENJAMIN F., born April 12, 1848, married Margery S. Hibbs, of Mason county, and live two miles north of Curran. MELISSA E. died in infancy. SARAH ELLEN lives with her mother. Jonathan Kelly died June 23, 1873, and his widow resides one and three-quarter miles north of Curran. - 1874.

ELIZABETH married Henry Robertson, and had thirteen children. Mr. R. and seven children died. The widow lives two and a half miles east of Loami.

John Kelly died about 1823, in Springfield, and was buried north of Hutchison cemetery, where his first cabin was built. His widow married Zachariah Peter. Sec his name.

KELLY, ELISHA, born March 13, 1787, in Rutherford county, North Carolina. He came to Macoupin county, 111., about 1817, and remained there for two years, spending most of his time in hunting. He is the old bachelor spoken of on page thirty-two. His selecting the place for a hunting ground and inducing others to come, was the beginning of Springfield. The parties caused to come were his father, Henry Kelly, and his three brothers, William, John and Elisha. The younger brother, George, came a few years later, at the same time the sisters halted here on their way to Missouri, where they went because they could not keep their slaves in Illinois. Elisha Kelly abandoned his bachelor life, and was married in Sanmon county Feb. 24, 1823, to Nancy Sims, who was born Sept. 27, 1803, in Sparklenberg county, S. C. She was a sister of John Sims. They had six children in Sangamon county, namely -

JOHN R., born Dec. 24, 1823, married Sarah Yeaman, and had three children, and the family moved to Texas. CHARLES died there at twenty-one years. CAROLINE married, and lives in Dallas county, Texas. ANNA lives with her sister, Caroline. The parents both died in Texas. Mr. Kelly tried to reach the Union lines, but was forced into the rebel army, contracted disease, and went home and died.

WILLIAM I)., married Harriet, daughter of Jonathan Kelly. He died, and she married Erastus Canfield; has two children, and live near Plymouth, Hancock county, Illinois.

KELLY, WI LLI AM, was born in Rutherford county, North Carolina; married there to Dicey Ann Cook; came to Sangamon county in company with his son-in-law, Andrew Elliott, in the fall of 1819. They had children, and some live in North Carolina, and some in Sangamon county. Of their children -

KELLY, ELIJAH, born in Rutherford county, North Carolina, married there to Esther Cook, came to Sangamon county in 1821 or '2. They had seven children. Elisha Kelly died in Sangamon county about 1832. His widow and children moved to Missouri.

KELLY, GEORGE, born in Rutherford county, North Carolina, came to Sangamon county about 1821; married Elizabeth Orendorff; moved about 1836 to the vicinity of Bolivar, Polk county, Mo.; raised a family of eight children,

KENT, JOSIAH P., was born Nov. 28, 1804, near Bainbringe, Ross county, Ohio. Clarissa Poole was born Nov. 19, 1816, in the same county, near Chillicothe. They were there married Aug. 2, 1836, and came to Sangamon county, arriving in November of that vear, in what is now Illiopolis township. They had two children -

Eliza A., Mary E., Charles A.

ADALINE, born Aug. 7, 1837, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 8, 1854, to Charles M. Turner, who was born Dec. 2, 1820, in Juniata county, Pa., and came to Sangamon county in 1847, to visit his sister, Mrs. S. G. Nesbitt. Mr. and Mrs. Turner had seven children, three of whom died under two years. ELIZA A., MARY E., CHARLES A. and LAURA BELLE reside with their parents in Illiopolis.

JAMES T., born August 8, 1842, in Sangamon county. He served nine months in the U. S. Navy in the war to suppress the rebellion, and was married Sept. 6, 1869, in Sangamon county, to Jennie Dorrell. Thev have two children, HORACE G. and GEORGE, and reside at Washington Heights, office 202, LaSalle street, Chicago, Illinois. - 1874.

Josiah P. Kent died July 26, 1856, in Illiopolis township. Mrs. Clarissa Kent was married March 17, 1861, to Albert Booth. He died March i, 1873, in Springfield, Illinois, and his widow resides there.

KENT, JESSE H., born in 1809, near Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio. He was married in 1838, in Christian county,- to Lydia A. Walker, but soon after made their home in the eastern part of Sangamon county, 111., where one child was born, and they moved to Springfield, where they had four children. William and John T. died young. Of the other three children -

JAMES H., born in Springfield, enlisted in 1861, in Company I, 7th 111. Inf, for three years, was wounded in 1864, and discharged on account of physical disability, married Jane Howard, and she died.

Kenney, Matthew

KENNEY, MATTHEW P., was born Sept. 3, 1808, in Christian county, Kentucky. He came to Sangamon county, 111., in 1827, and was married Ian. 6, 1829, to Amanda Viney. They had seven living children in Sangamon county, namely:

Matthew P. Kenney died Dec. 13, 1851, and his widow resides - 1873 - on the farm where they settled in 1829. It is three miles east of Auburn, Sangamon county, Illinois.

KESSLER, ADAM, was born Oct. 22, 1807, in Baden, near Heidelburg, Germany. May 10, 1839, he embarked for America, and spent the whole summer on the Atlantic ocean, arriving in the fall. He went to Ohio, and found employment in constructing one of the canals of that State. He went from there to St. Louis, Mo., and in the fall of 1840 arrived in Springfield. His parents came to this country in 1842, and died in Springfield. Adam Kesslerwas married, Feb., 184*9, to Catherine Weis, who was born in Baden, Germany, also. They had four children -

ELIZABETH, born in Springfield, married, Jan. 27, 1870, to John C. Schuler, who was born July 22, 1846, in Duirwangen, Germany. They have four children, CATHARINE, JOHN, CONRAD and MARY, and live in Springfield.

George

Mrs. Catharine Kessler died in 1859, and Mr. Kessler was married, Nov., 1859, to M.rs. Mary Giesler, whose maiden name was Hies. They have six children -

Mr. Kessler was for many years engaged in horticulture and market gardening, by which he has acquired a competence. In the summer of 1870 he visited Germany, returning in the fall of that year.

Kessler, Benjamin

KEYS, ISAAC, was born Jan. n, 1790, in Fayette county, Kentucky, and when a young man went to Pickaway county, Ohio. Elizabeth Hess was born about 1795 in Virginia, and was taken by her parents, when she was a child, to Pickaway county, Ohio. Isaac Keys and Elizabeth Hess were married, and had three children in that county. They moved to what became Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1819, in what is now the southwest corner of Rochester township, where they had five children. Of their eight children -

SAMUEL, born in Pickaway county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Delay. They had six living children. HENRY, born in 1845, went to Washington Territory in 1871; has not been heai'd from since 1872. MARY married John Poffenberger, and died in 1870. LORENZO D., born Aug. 10, 1862, died, aged thirteen years. JULIA A., FLORENCE G. and WINNIE live with their parents. Samuel Keys and wife live in the southwest corner of Rochester township, Sangamon county, on the farm where his father settled in 1819.

DANIEL, born in 1817, in Ross county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county, 111., Jan. 3, 1844, t° Sarah J. Armstrong, who died, Sept. 28, 1844, leaving one child, SARAH J. She married

Charles, Edwin S,, Jessie F.

Robert A. Jones. See his name. They live near Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas. Daniel Keys married, May 7, 1845, to Nancy A. Dozier, who was born Sept. 26, 1823, in Montgomery county, Ky. They had eight children in Sangamon county, and in 1860 moved to Christian county, where they had two children. Of their children - JAMES A., and ISAAC W. live with "their parents. NANCY A. died young. MIRANDA A., borii Jan. 28, 1852, married, in 1871, to Sylvester Miller, and live in Christian county, Illinois. JOHN, CHARLES, EDWIN S,, JESSIE F., MARY J. and HATTIE M. All the unmarried children live with their parents, one and one-half miles northwest of Pana, Christian county, Illinois.

ISAAC, Jun., born Jan. 16, 1825, in Sangamon county, married, February 14, 1852, near Rochester, to Almira J. Neal. They had three children. EDWARD D. is bookkeeper in the Fire and Marine Insurance Bank, and lives with his parents. ANNIE E. lives with her parents also. NELLIE I died Sept. 5, 1875, aged eighteen years. Isaac Keys was Deputy United States Marshal in the southern district of Illinois, from 1857 ^° 1862, when he was appointed by Presiident Lincoln, Provost Marshal for the eighth congressional district of Illinois, and served until Sept., 1865, all that time without the slightest complaint of irregularity. He was one of the original proprietors of the Fifth street horse railroad, and superintened the construction of the same. After that, he was interested in the Barclay coal mine, and superintended that. He now resides in Springfield.

JAMES, born April n, 1828, in Sangamon county, married Jan. i, 1863, to Nannie Gardner, daughter of Hiram K. Gardner. She was born Feb. 6, 1835, in Trimble county, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Keys have one daughter, IDA, born Oct. 21, 1863. Mr. Keys is a dealer in real estate, and lives in Springfield, Illinois.

ELIZA A., born April 3, 1832, in Sangamon county, married May 16, 1852, to* Jasper Newton Inslee. They had five children. ANN E. died in her second year.

Mrs. Elizabeth Keys died in May, 1847, and Isaac Keys, Sen., died May 2, 1848, both on the farm where they settled when they came to the county in 1819.

KEYES, HUMPHREY, was born in 1763, at Keyes' Ferry, Jefferson county, Va. It is on the Shenandoah river, six miles from the junction with the Potomac. He was married in London county to a Miss Strider. They had five children, and Mrs. Keyes died. Humphrey Keyes was married in Monroe county, Va., to Sarah Hanley, who was born in that county in 1776. They had six children in Monroe county, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving at Springfield, Nov. 10, 1830. Of his children by the first marriage -

ISAA C, born and married in Virginia, died in the Wabash Valley, Indiana, leaving a widow and four children. She married Mr. McCullough, and lives in Edgar county, Illinois.

GERSHOM, born Feb. 16, 1804, in Monroe county, Virginia, one hundred and eighty miles south of Richmond, was married in that county, June 17, 1830, to Amanda Nichols, and came to Sangamon county with his parents in 1830. They had one child, and Mrs. Keyes died, Sept. 23, 1832. Her son, ISAAC P., died, aged twelve years. Mr. G. Keyes was married June 12, 1836, in Springfield, 111., to Matilda Matheny. They had two children. DOW, born May n, 1837, in Springfield, 111., was married Dec. 5, 1872, near Springfield, to Elizabeth H. Wilson, who was born in St. Lawrence county, New York. They reside at Pana, Illinois. C. HUMPHREY, born Feb. 4, 1840, in Springfield, Illinois, enlisted in 1861, in Co. B, 33d 111. Inf., was wounded at Mobile, and came home in 1865, where he was honorably discharged. He went to Kansas in the summer of 1866, and was there married in May, 1867, to Mary Smith, who was born in Sangamon county, 111. She was a daughter of Colby Smith, of Cotton Hill township. She died in 1869. C. Humphrey Keyes was married in August, 1871, to Hattie Burt. They have one child, GERTIE, and live near Xenia, Bourbon county, Kansas. Mrs. Matilda Keyes died, Sept. 18, 1840, and Gershom Keyes was married, June 8, 1843, in Springfield, Illinois, to Priscilla Norris. They had ten children near Springfield. ELLA, the sixth child, died, aged nine years. MARY A. lives with her parents. JAMES, born April 29, 1845, was married July 3, 1872, in Pana, to Nellie Elmore, and lives in Carlinville. ROBERT C., born July '15, 1848, lives in Springfield with Henson Robinson. ARNOLD R. lives with his parents. MAGGIE, born July 3, 1851, was married June 25, 1874, to Samuel R. Ray, have one child, GERSHOM, and live in Shelby county, postoffice, Pana. NOAH G., GEORGE B., VIRGINIA N. and S. ROBERTA. The four latter live with their parents. Gershom Keyes and family moved, in 1870, to a farm four miles north of Pana, Illinois, where they now reside - 1876.

JAMES W., born Nov. i, 1805, in Monroe county, Va., was married Jan. 9, 1827, in Botetourt county, Va., to Lydia Spickard, who was born June 17, 1807, in same county. They had two children born and died there, and moved to Springfield, 111., arriving April, 1831. They had nine children in Springfield; one died in infancy. Of their eight children - CHARLES A., born Dec. 4, 1831, in Springfield, graduated at Illinois College, in 1854, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and was city attorney during 1857 and '58. Charles A. Keyes was married in Xenia, Ohio, to Elizabeth Lanman. They have two living children, LILLIAN and MARYE.

C. A. Keyes represented Sangamon county in the State Legislature of Illinois, in 1862. He was appointed Master in Chancery of Sangamon county, by Judge E. Y. Rice, in 1867, re-appointed by Judge B. S. Edwards, and again by Judge John A. Mc- Clernand. He held the position until May, 1875, and with his family resides in Springfield. MARY C., born Aug. i, 1833, in Springfield, was married Jan. 11, 1864, to William H. VanDoren. They had three children - VIRGINIA E. died, aged three years. SUSAN F. and JAMES K. live with their parents, in Springfield, 111. EDWARD L., born Aug. 26, 1835, married Ann Dillard. They had four children, CORA, OSCAR, ANNIE and MARCUS, who live with their father. Mrs. Ann Keyes died in the summer of 1874, and E. L. Keyes and family live four miles north of Springfield, 111. HENRIETTA M., born July 29, 1839, in Springfield, 111., was married, May 8, 1861, to Henson Robinson, who was born March 15, 1839, in Xenia, Ohio, where he learned the tinning business, and came to Springfield, 111., July i, 1858. They have three living children, LYDIA M., MARGARET H. and CHARLES H., who live with their parents. Henson Robinson is now, and has been for fourteen years, engaged in the tinware and stove business in Springfield. His father, John Robinson, came to Illinois, and bought land in Sangamon county, in 1838. He returned to Ohio for his family, but before they were ready to start he died, in 1842, in Xenia, Ohio. THOMAS R., twin to Henrietta M., is unmarried, and lives with his parents. SUSAN F., born Nov. i, 1841, in Springfield, married Silas W. Hickox. See his name. MARGARET E., born July 17, 1846, married William Day. See his name. MARTHA J. born Sept. 6, 1848, married Douglas Hickox. See his name. James W. Keyes was Postmaster in Springfield seven months, under President Van- Buren, and again during the administration of President Buchanan. He was Justice of the Peace fourteen years. Mr. Keyes and family reside four miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois.

ROBERT CAD EN, born in 1818, in Monroe county, Va., came to Sangamon county with his parents, in 1830, went, in 1845, to .California, with a drove of cattle belonging to other parties, from there to Oregon, and returned to California, where he met his sister, Mrs. Reed, July 4, 1847, a*- the house of Capt. Yontz, where a party had assembled to celebrate the national anniversary. R. C. Keyes brought eighty-one Americans with him, and found one hundred and twenty-seven others on the ground. They united in what is believed to have been the first celebration ot the fourth of July on the Pacific coast. Capt. Yontz furnished all the provisions, and the ladies present made a fl:ig by sacrificing their underclothing. Mr. Keyes was fourteen years superintendent of the Almaden quicksilver mines in California. Robert C. Keyes was married about 1853, in California, to Mrs. Roberts, of Australia, but of English birth and parentage. She was the widow of an Episcopal clergyman, who was married in Australia, and died soon after coming to California. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keyes had three children, and he died Sept. 14, 1865. His widow and children reside in San Jose, California.

Humphrey Keyes died Oct. 11, 1833, near Springfield, 111., and his widow, Mrs. Sarah Keyes, died May 29, 1846, four miles above the mouth of Blue river, and near where Manhatten, Kansas, now stands. She was on her way to California with her daughter, Mrs. Reed. See Reed and Donner party.

KING, JEREMIAH, was born Sept. 10, 1808, in Kentucky. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812. His mother died during the war, and his father was wounded, from the effects of which he died on his way home. Jeremiah was taken to Xenia, Ohio, where he was apprenticed to the tanning business. He came to Sangamon county in 1827, and was married Aug. 21, 1828, to Julia A. Brown. They had ten children,

LEV I 7\, born Jan. 24, 1848, was married Oct. 8, 1871, to Mary E. Rhodes. They have one child, MAGGIE M., and live with his mother, seven miles north of Springfield.

KING, JOHN, was born Jan. 22, 1804, in Kentucky. He was a brother to Jeremiah King, came to Sangamon county about 1821, and was married Feb. 18, 1824, to Sarah Earnest. They had ten children, three of whom died in infancy. Of the other seven -

WILLIAM E., born June 12, 1826, married Almyra Bradley. He died Feb. 1 6, 1856, leaving a widow and two children. She married Henry Morgan. See his name. He died, and she resides near Fredonia, Kansas.

Ida, Sarah, Annis, Elizabeth

JEREMIAH, born Sept. 19, 1830, married Aug. 29, 1862, to Mary E. Douglas, who was born Sept. 19, 1843, in Sangamon countv. They have six children, IDA, SARAH, ANNIS, ELIZABETH, EDWARD and MARY, and reside two and one-half miles west of Curran.

MARTHA F., born March 18, 1839, married Feb. 14, 1860, to Jacob J. Ingels, who was born Aug. 25, 1834, in Bourbon county, Ky. They had three children. The two youngest died in infancy. Mrs. Ingels died May 23, 1866. LIZZIE, born Sept. 14, 1861, is the eldest child, and the only member of the family living, resides with her grandmother King.

KING, TURNER Rv born Jan. 12, 1812, at Sutton, Worcester county, Mass., came to Springfield, 111., arriving Dec., 1840, remained until 1842, and went to Missouri. From there, in 1844, he went to Pekin, 111., and in June, 1849, he returned to Springfield, 111. .President Taylor appointed him Register of the Land Office. He retained the position during that administration. In 1854 he was elected, unsolicited by himself, Police Magistrate, and served one year. In the autumn of 1862 was appointed United States Collector for the eighth Congressional District, by President Lincoln, and held the office until 1865. In 1868 he moved to his farm, near McLean station, McLean county, 111., where he now resides. He never married.

KING, WILLIAM B., was born April 23, 1783, in Fauquier county, Va., and when a young man went to east Tennessee. Anna R. Greening - a sister to Thomas A. and John F. Greening - was born July 5, 1788, in Fauquier county, Va., and taken by her parents to east Tennessee. William B. King and Anna R. Greening were there married about 1807, and at once moved to Fayette county, Ky., and from there to Clark county, Ky., where they had four children; and the family moved to Bracken county, Ky., about 1815, where seven children were born, and all the family, except the eldest son, moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving Oct., 1830, and settled three miles east of Springfield, where one child was born. Arriving so late in the season gave but little opportunity to prepare for winter. They built a log cabin, roofed it with clap-boards, and cut out a place for a door and a chimney; but the snow come on before they could build a chimney, make a door, or chink and daub the cracks. They spent the winter

THOMAS A., born April 22, 1809, in Clark county, Ky., married Nov. n, 1830, in Bracken county, to Ann Mann, and came to Sangamon county, arriving Oct., 1831, and settled three miles east of Springfield. They had twelve children in Sangamon county; five died young. ELIZABETH, born April 16, 1832, married Anderson Todd; have ten children, and live in Illiopolis township. WILLIAM, born Nov. 21, 1835, died Jan. 23, 1862. MELVIN, born Oct. 6, 1839, enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114 111. Inf. Served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug., 1865. He was married in Sangamon county Nov. 12, 1867, to Artamesia M. Kipps, who was born July 2, 1850, in Cobb county, Georgia. They have two children, ANNIE A. and LINNIE j., and live half a mile east of Riverton. URIAH, born Aug. 20, 1842, enlisted at Chicago, June 17, i86i,inCo. E, 24th 111. Inf., for three years. He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863, and captured the next day, and after enduring the horrors of nearly all the famous rebel prisons, at Richmond, Danville, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Thomasville, and back to Andersonville, was released March 20, 1865, and returned, via Vicksburg and St. Louis, to Springfield, and was honorably discharged June 7, 1865, being within ten days of one year over time. Uriah King was married Oct. i, 1868, to Melvina Bailey, who was born March 17, 1850, in Sangamon county. They have two children, JULIA BELLE and MANETTA, and live one and one-quarter miles east of Riverton. JOHN H., born June 28, 1848, lives with his parents. JULIA A., born Dec. 6, 1851, married Dec. n, 1872, to John G. Turney, who was born July 27, 1844, in Northumberland county, Canada West. They live one mile east of Riverton. THOMAS A., Jun., born July 29, 1855, lives with his parents. Thomas A. King and wife reside where they settled in 1831. It is one mile east ot Riverton, Sangamon county, Illinois.

in the Black Hawk war in 1831-32. He was married to Susan Howell. They raised a large family in McLean county, and moved to Iowa, where Mrs. Susan King died, and he married a second time. When the rebellion commenced, he enlisted in the I2th Iowa Inf., at fifty-two years of age, and was killed at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, April 6, 1862. His son, THOMAS, enlisted in 1862 in Co. I, ii4th 111. Inf. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged. He died in McLean county in 1874. JAMES enlisted in the loth Mo. Cav., and was never heard of after the Price raid of 1862 in Missouri. ISABEL married George Arnold, and lives in Mc- Lean county, ten miles east of Lexington. She is the only living member of Reuben King's family.

JAMES M., born Jan. 30, 1815, in Clark county, Ky. He went to the Wisconsin lead mines, in 1834, and worked for three and one-half years at smelting lead for William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, who was killed by Aaron Burr. He married, Nov. 14, 1839, in Sangamon county, to America Elliott. They had nine children ; three died young. CLIFTON H., born Sept. 18, 1840, enlisted July, 1 86 1, at Springfield, in what became Co. B, nth Mo. Inf., served three years, and was honorably discharged, at St. Louis. He was married, March 7, 1865, to Alida Yocom, had one child, ALIDA, and Mrs. King died March 27, 1866. He was married Dec. 12, 1867, in Sangamon county, to Martha Wilson. They have three children, ARTHUR w., LUELLA and MARGARET, and live in Murray county, near Worthington, Noble county, Minn. CLARISSA A., born Jan. 6, 1843, died Oct. 12, 1863. HESTER F., born July 3, 1845, married John E. Constant. See his name. WILLIAM T., born June 30, 1849, married Sept. 25, 1873, at Petersburg, to Mary F. McCrea, and live three-quarters of a mile east of Barclay. MARY F., born May 26, 1853, and RUFUS H., born Dec. 25, 1855, live with their parents, three-quarters of a mile east of Barclay.

HENRY J., horn in 1819, in Bracken county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, in 1840, to Louisa Fowkes. They had six children, and moved to the vicinity of Marshaltown, Iowa. His son, WILLIAM, enlisted in an Iowa regiment, and died at New Madrid, Missouri.

SARAH, born in 1821, in Bracken county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Nathaniel B. Neal. See his name. He died, and she married Hudson Lanham, and had four children. ROSA married John Brantner, and resides in Springfield. Mrs. and Mrs. Lanham died at Riverton.

STEPHEN,\)orn in 1823,111 Bracken county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, whose maiden name was Hendrix. They had seven children: ALBERT died, aged fourteen years. NELLIE, LINCOLN, CHARLES, WILLIE, KATIE and EDDIE, and reside four* miles southeast of Williamsville.

FIELDING A., born Nov. 14, 1828, in Bracken county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, went around Cape Horn to California in 1849, enlisted and fought Indians there three years during the rebellion, is unmarried, and resides at You Bet, Nevada county, California.

V., Charles W., Thomas M.

JOHN F., born Dec. 12, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 18, 1860, also in Sangamon county, to Mary J. Threlkeld. She was born Jan. 5, 1838, in Bracken county, Kv. They have seven children, ELM A E.", JOHN L., JESSIE V., CHARLES W., THOMAS M., HENRY O. and TILLIE M., and reside two miles southeast of Riverton, Sangamon county. John F. King was commissioned as Justice of the Peace in 1858, and served until he enlisted, July 18, 1862, in what became Co. I, 114111 111. Inf. He recruited the company, and was

1862, as Lieutenant Colonel. He was commissioned August 23, 1864,35 Colonel, but never mustered, because the regiment was then reduced to a minimum. He resigned Dec, 9, 1864. Col. King was commissioned, in 1866, as assistant assessor in charge of distilleries. Commissioned as gauger in 1867, and in 1869 as U. S. Storekeeper, all in the eighth district of Illinois. He served three years as Secretary of the Old Settlers' Society.

KILGOUR, JAMES W., was born Dec. 14, 1823, near Chillicothe, Ohio. His father died when he was quite young, and his mother married William V. Brown. They had one son, who died at seven years of age. The family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1832 in what is now Fancy Creek township. Mrs. Brown died, April 17, 1857, an<^ William -V. Brown died in 1871.

SARAH ANN, born Sept. 23, 1851, married, Sept. 29, 1870, to B. F. Larkin, and live in Logan county, two and onehalf miles west of Williamsville, Illinois.

Mrs. H. H. Kilgour died, March 12, 1855, and J. W. Kilgour was married, Dec. 5, 1855, to Nancy E. Tipton, who was born March 17, 1824, in Carter county, Tenn. They have one child -

1863, in Co. G, 7th 111. Inf.,, for three years, served until July 17, 1865, when he was honorably discharged with the regiment. He resides at Sherman, Sangamon county, Illinois - 1874.

county, in the same State, and was there married, March 4, 1798, to Dicey Pond. She was born Sept. 4, 1778, in Hartford, Conn. They lived at Cazenovia, Madison county, N. Y., until they had three children, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving May 6, 1822, in what is now Loami township. Of their three children -

HENRT, Jun., born Aug. 4, 1807, in New York, married in Sangamon county, Oct. 23, 1828, to Margaret Dorrance. They had five children in Sangamon county, namely - DANIEL married Annis Elmore. They have two children, HENRY H. and EDITH c., and live one and one-quarter miles east of Loarni. CLARISSA, born April 9, 1831, married James M. Darneille. See his name. CAROLINE died, March 6, 1853, in her twenty-first year. ELIZA J., born Oct. 9, 1834, married, Nov. 30, 1854, to John R. Shelton. Seehisname. REBECCA married David M. Vanderen. See his name. Henry Kinney, Jun., and his wife reside in Chatham. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, in 1831, in a cavalry company, under Capt. Jonathan Saunders.

MAJOR, born Jan. 2, 1810, in New York, married, Nov. 15, 1834, to Melissa S. Pond, who was born March 12, 1819, at Meadville, Penn. Her father, Martin T. Pond, moved to Logan county, Illinois, before the "deep snow," and was living there when his daughter Melissa was married. He moved to Concord, Morgan county, and died there, Feb. 2, 1864. Major Kinney and wife had five children in Sangamon county, namely - DICEY, born Nov. 25, 1840, married, March 29, 1860, to Wm. D. Farrar, have three children, FRANK D, ALLICE G. and STELLA B., and live in Osage county, Kan. A MANDA, born Aug., 1842, married, in 1862, to James N. Moore. She died, Nov. 7, 1864, leaving one son, HERBERT B., who lives with his father, near Virginia, Cass county, 111. HENRY, born Nov. 21, 1844, married, April 9, 1868, to Anna F. Hesser, who was born June 3, 1845, near Palmyra, Mo. They have two children, WILLYS H. and EUGENE E., and live near Loami. JULIUS M. died March 4, 1864, in his sixteenth year. ALICE, born July 18, 1851, lives with her parents. Major Kinney and wife reside near Concord, Morgan county - 1874. He was a soldier in a Light Horse company in the Black Hawk war.

JOHN, born Sept. 2, 1813, in New York, married in Sangamon county, Nov. 3, 1836, to Asenath Sweet. They have two children, both married. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney live at Linden, Osage county, Kansas.

Mrs. Dicey Kinney died, Sept. 1^,1850, and Henry Kinney, Sen., died March 18, 1859, both in Loami township. He was a member of the Baptist church sixty-seven years, and a deacon the greater part of that time.

KIRK, WILLIAM B., was born Jan. 18, 1787, in Virginia; was married there Aug. 31, 1809, to Mary Young, a native of Virginia also; and moved to Bath county, Ky.. where they had seven children. They moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov., 1836, in what is now Cartwright township. Of their children -

JOHN A. Oct. 17, 1812, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Julia W. Cunnin, who died, and he married in Kentucky to Isabel Frazier, who died in Menard county, leaving one child, MARYJ. She married Henry Giger. See his name. J. A. Kirk married Sarah Ferguson, who died, leaving one child, JOSIAH B. He enlisted in an Illinois regiment, and died of disease near Memphis, Tenn., in March, 1863. J. A. Kirk died in Cooper township, Jan., 1861.

WILLIAM T., born Feb. 21, 1815, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Alletta A. Earnest. They had one child, JULIA F., married and lives in Missouri. Mr. K. died in Sangamon county in 1852. His widow married a Mr. Watson, and lives in Missouri.

ANDRE W ST. CLAIR, born April 13, 1822, in Bath county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, was farming there, and in February, 1861, left home unexpectedly, and the first heard of him at the end of two years, he was in the Union army. Served three and a half vears, and was honorably discharged. He

KNIGHT, MRS. ELIZABETH, whose maiden name was Bowen, sister to Zaza Bowen, was born Jan. i, 1796, in Guilford county, N. C. She was married in that county to Abner Knight. They had two children there, and she and her husband, in company with her widowed mother and family, moved to Cabell county, West Va., where Mr. and Mrs. Knight had six children. Abner Knight died there, Dec. 17, 1838. Mrs. Knight, with six of her children, moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving April, 1839, in what is now Loami township. Of all her children -

EZEKIEL, born in North Carolina, left home in Virginia about the time the family came west. He went down the Mississippi river, and has never been heard of by the family since.

MINERVA, born Aug. 21, 1817, in North Carolina, married, May 26, 1837, in West Virginia, to Wm. F. Joy. They had seven living children in West Virginia, and came to Sangamon county in 1857, where one child was born. Of the eight children - JOHN W. married Elizabeth Hall. Mr. Joy enlisted, Aug., 1862, in Co. I, 73d 111. Inf., for three years, was wounded at the battle of Perryville, brought home, and died. JAMES M. enlisted in Aug., 1862, in Co. I, 73d 111. Inf., for three years. He was captured at the battle of Chickamauga. He was five weeks in Libby prison, at Richmond, five months at Danville, eleven months in Amlersonville, with its usual bill of fare. He was released from that place, March 27, 1865, and honorably discharged, June 17, 1865, He married Amanda Hall, has one child, and lives in Loami township. WILLIAM E. enlisted Aug., 1862, in Co. I, 73d 111. Inf., for three years, was wounded at the battle of Perryville, Ky., and discharged on account of physical disability. He married Celestine Cook, has two children, LETTIE MAY and WILLIE, and lives in Loami. JOSEPH O. enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 73d 111. Inf., was wounded at the battle of Mission Ridge, Nov. 24, 1863, recovered, served full term, and was honorably discharged, June 24, 1865, at Springfield. He was married to Jane Baker. They have three children, and live near Loami. MARY E. married John D. Nevins, had two children, NELLIE and JOSEPH o., and Mr. Nevins died. His widow and child live with her mother. BUENA V. enlisted in 1863, for three years, in Co. I, i6th 111. Cav., He was captured, and first put in Libby prison, was one winter at Belle Isle, taken thence to Andersonville, where he died, July 5, 1864. WIRT W., and ZAZA B., live with their mother. Wm. F. Joy died, March 17, 1873, and his widow resides two and one-half miles southwest of Loami, Sangamon county.

G., John M., Susanna, Mary A. Lizzie M., James M., Nancy J.

JAMES M., born Oct. 8, 1823, in West Virginia, married, Sept. 17, 1850, in Sangamon county, to Rachel Tilley. They have ten children - ZAZA B. lives near Loami. WILLIAM A. was married, April 5, 1876, to Mary Josephine Jarret, and live near Loami. LEROY G., JOHN M., SUSANNA, MARY A., LIZZIE M., JAMES M., NANCY J. and LYDIA; the seven latter live with their parents, one and one-half miles west of Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.

ABNER W., born May 18, 1832, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county, Oct. 14, 1858, to Hepsey Nipper, who died, leaving one child, ALICE. Mr. Knight was married, Oct. 17, 1872, to Catharine R. Langston, who was born Aug. 17, 1851, in Mason county. They live near Mason City, Illinois.

KNOTTS, THOMAS, was born in Lee county, Virginia, and was married there to Ella Young. They moved to Washington county, Ind., and from there to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the spring of 1819, in what is now Ball township. They had ten children, four of whom, or their descendants, live in Ball township, namely -

Charles W., Albert, Henry

ALBION, born April i, 1814, was married April 16, 1835, in Sangamon county, to Linna Davidson, who was born Dec. 23, 1819. They had seven children in Sangamon county. THOMAS, born Nov., 1837, man"ied Cassandra Peddecord, a native of Ohio county, Ky., and daughter of Jonathan Peddecord, now of Ball township. Thomas Knotts and wife had two children, CORDELIA E. and THOMAS. Mr. Knotts died Dec. 26, 1870, and his widow and children live in Ball township. JOHN, unmarried, and lives with his father. ELLA married George S. Pulliam. See his name. SAMUEL was born a cripple, in 1845, lives with his father. ELIZABETH married Joseph Dragoo, and lives in Ball township. JOSEPH O. married Martha Brawner, and lives in Pawnee township. WILLIAM J. lives with his father. Mrs. Linna Knotts died, and Albion Knotts was married March 2, 1854, to Mary J. Peddecord. They have four children, CHARLES W., ALBERT, HENRY J. and EDDIE, all live with their parents on the farm where their grandfather Knotts settled in 1819. It is in Ball township, two and a half miles southeast of Chatham.

KNOX, THOMAS J., was born in 1802, at Wheeling, Va. He went to Kentucky when a boy, and came to Sangamon county in 1820, stopping in what is now Clear Lake township. He was commissioned 3d Lieutenant of 25th 111. Militia by Gov. Edwards, March 4, 1830, and served in the Black Hawk war. He was married in 1830 to Mrs. Mary Myers, whose maiden name was Danley. She had four children by her first marriage. Her son, Samuel Myers, lives north of Riverton, Illinois.

NANCT A. married Charles Parker. They had one child. Air. Parker enlisted August, 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 1 1 4th 111. Inf., was wounded and captured June 10, 1864, at Guntown, Miss. He died from the effects of privation in Andersonville prison. His widow married Charles Cruser, has two children, and lives near Carthage, Mo.

JAMES M., born in Sangamon county, enlisted August, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, i i4th 111. Inf. He was transferred to the quartermaster's department, served his full term, and was honorably discharged in 186^. He was married in 1867, in Sangamon county, to Elizabeth Johnson. They have two children, and live near Danvers, McLean county.

MART ALICE A., born May 7, 1843, married Dec. 24, 1867, to William Richardson, who was born May u, 1840, in New Haven, Conn. They have two children, GERTRUDE and JANET, and live two miles east of Riverton.

LAMB, GEORGE, was born Dec., 1789, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and when quite young went to Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he learned the business of saddle and harness-making. He was married at Mt. Pleasant May 24, 1820, to Eliza H. Hubbs, who was born in that place in 1794. She was the daughter of Dr. Charles Hubbs, who, although a a member of the Society of Friends, was a surgeon in the American army, near the close of the Revolution. Later in life, Dr. Hubbs became a preacher in the Baptist church. George Lamb's ancestors were members of the Society of Friends also. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb had three children in Pennsylvania, and moved to Kaskaskia, Randolph county, 111., in the spring of 1830, where two children were born. One died in infancy. Mrs. Eliza H. Lamb died Aug. 15, 1834, in Chester, 111., and in June, 1836, George Lamb moved to Springfield. Of his four children -

CHARLES H., born May 19, 1822, at Brownsville, Fayette county, Penn., accompanied his parents to Illinois, and came to Springfield in 1832, preceding his father, to attend school. He remained one year, and returned to his parents, who had moved from Kaskaskia to Chester, 111. He afterwards learned the printing business, in the Sangamo Journal in Springfield, with Simeon Francis & Co. In 1841, Charles H. Lamb started the Rock River Register, at Grande de Tour, Ogle county, 111., but sold out the following spring. He was afterwards, with his uncle, James L. Lamb, in the pork packing business. He is unmarried, and resides on hi.? farm, near Pawnee, in Ball township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Perry Slater, who died at Springfield March 12, 1858, leaving two children. JULIA died in infancy. HANNAH M., born Sept. 10, 1850, in Springfield, lives with her mother in Chicago. Mrs. Susan M. Slater was married Nov. 9, 1870, to James H. Roberts. See his name.

George Lamb was married March 28, 1840, in Springfield, to Mrs. Lucinda Crowder, whose maiden name was Sanders, a native of Kentucky. They had three children -

JAMES 7'., born May 23", 1841, in Sangamon county, was married Dec. 5, 1867, to Mary Weber. They had four children, CHARLES W., who died Sept. 8, 1875; EMILY O., GEORGE CARROLL and JOSEPH F., and live in Ball township, four miles northwest of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

GEORGE G., born Aug. 16, 1845, in Sangamon county, was married there Feb., 1869, to Marietta Clayton. They have three children, JAMES, ESTELLA and CHARLES, and live in Cotton Hill township, three and a half miles north of Pawnee.

MAR T E., born Oct. u, 1848, in Sangamon county, was married there Nov. 14, 1867, to William O. Matthews. See his name. They have two children, IDA M. and FANNIE A., and live in Cotton Hill township, three and a half miles north of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

LAMB, JAMES L., brother to George Lamb, was born Nov. 7, 1800, at Connellsville, Fayette county, Penn. His father, George Lamb, died while he was quite young, leaving six children to be cared for by the widowed mother. The family were members of the "Society of Friends." James early desired to assist his mother in bringing up the family, and at twelve years of age went to Cincinnati, making his trip on horseback, and engaged as clerk with Hugh Glenn, a relative of the family, and a prominent merchant of that city. In 1820 J. L. Lamb removed to Kaskaskia, 111., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits and pork packing, in company with Col. Thos. Mather and S. B. Opdycke, at that place and at Chester, 111. This firm packed and shipped the first barrel of pork ever sent to New Orleans from Illinois. J. L. Lamb was married, Jan. 13, 1824, at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Susan H. Cranmer, daughter of Dr. Cranmer of that city. She was born there, Aug. 13, 1803. They moved to Springfield, 111., in 1831, and in moving his effects it was necessary to charter a boat at St. Louis, and take it up the Kaskaskia river to the village. This was the only instance of a steam boat ascending that stream. The goods were landed at Beardstown, and transported to Springfield in wagons. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lamb had seven children ; two died young. Of the other five -

JOHN C., born June 16, 1825, in Kaskaskia, was married in Goshen, N. Y., Dec., 1868, to Anna Pougher, a native of England. J. C. Lamb was engaged with his father in pork packing, and is now the proprietor of the ^xEtna foundry and machine works, in Springfield, Illinois.

SUSAN A., born April 3, 1828, in Kaskaskia, Was married in Springfield, Oct. 20, 1847, to John Cook, who was born June 12, 1826, in Belleville, 111. Mr. and Mrs Cook had seven children, four of whom died in infancy. JAMES L., JOHN C. and WILLIAM J. live with their parents. John Cook was the only son of Hon. Daniel P. Cook, one of the early congressmen from Illinois, who married a daughter of Gov. Ninian Edwards. She died when the subject of this sketch was quite young, and he was brought up by his grandfather, Gov. Edwards. He was under the instruction of Rev. John F. Brooks (then of Belleville, but now of Springfield), from 1834 to 1840, and entered Illinois College, at Jacksonville, in 1841. He was obliged to abandon his studies the next year, from a temporary loss of sight, and afterwards attempted to finish his education at Kemper College, St. Louis, Mo., but failed from defective sight; and clerked in a commission house in the latter city for three years. Jan. 8, 1846, he formed a partnership with Hawley & Edwards, in Springfield, 111., in the dry goods business. In 1854 John Cook was elected Mayor of Springfield, and in 1856 Sheriff of Sangamon county. At the expiration of his term, Gov. W. H. Bissell appointed him Quartermaster General of Illinois, and in 1858 he organized an independent military company, called the Springfield Zouave Grays, and was chosen Captain. This company was accepted by Gov. Yates, under the State's quota of 75,000 men in 1861, and was the nucleus of the ist Reg., 111. Vol. Inf., of which he was chosen Colonel, and which was called No. 7, in honor of the six regiments furnished by Illinois for the Mexican war. Col. Cook's commission was dated April 24, i86i,and the regiment was mustered in at Camp Yates, April 25, 1861, by Capt. John Pope of the regular army, and was, consequently, the first regiment to enter the field from Illinois for suppressing the rebellion. They wefe ordered to several different points, and at Fort "Joe Holt," Ky., Col. John Cook was assigned command of a Brigade. Feb. 3, 1862, he was assigned to the command of Gen. Charles F. Smith, in the movement up the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. After the capture of Fort Donelson Col. Cook was commissioned Brigadier General, for gallant conduct. During the advance on Corinth he was ordered to report to the Secretary of War, and was assigned a command consisting of his brigade, with two brigades from Gen. Shields division, eleven batteries of Artillery, and two regiments of cavalry. After McClellan's retreat from Harrison's Landing and Pope's retreat from the valley, Gen. Cook was relieved, at his own request, and the following fall was ordered to report to Major Gen. John Pope, commanding the military department of the northwest, under whom he remained until Oct. 9, 1864, when he was assigned command of the military district of Illinois, with headquarters at Springfield. He was there mustered out, having been previously commissioned by President Johnson, Major General by brevet. He was elected in the fall of 1868, Representative in the Illinois State Legislature, from Sangamon county. He was instrumental in securing the second appropriation for the erection of the New State House. Gen. Cook and family reside in Springfield, Illinois.

CAROLINE F., born Feb. 8, 1831, was married in Springfield, Dec. 19, 1855, to William J. Black, who was born in Vandalia, 111., Nov. n, 1828. He died, Nov. 24, 1861, leaving a widow, who resides with her mother in Springfield.

Springfield, was married there, June 18, 1862, to Legh R. Kimball, who was born Aug. 7, 1826, in New Hampshire. They had one child JULIA L., who died in infancy. Mr. Kimball was paymaster on the Chicago & Alton railroad, and afterwards General Agent on the T. W. & \\ . railroad. He died May 30, 1865, in Springfield, 111., and his widow resides there with her mother also.

ELIZABETH T., horn July 29, 1844, m Springfield, was married June 8, 1864, to Gideon R. Brainerd. They have four living children, LEGH K I MBALL, BENJAMIN H., JAMES L. L. and SUSAN L. Mr. Brainard was book-keeper in the Marine and Fire Insurance Company's Bank. He is now engaged in farming, two miles west of Springfield, Illinois.

James L. Lamb was an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Springfield, and a director of the Theological Seminary of the Northwest, at Chicago. He was an active, earnest, Christian gentleman, always interested in education, and a friend to those in need, as the writer of this can testify from personal knowledge. He was in the pork packing business, in Spi'ingfield, from 1842 to the time of his death, which occurred Dec. 3, 1873. His widow and children reside in Springfield, Illinois.

LAM UN, JAMES, was born Dec. 12, 1802, in Ross county, Ohio, and was married May 25, 1822, in that county, to Ann McCafFerty, had three living children, and Mrs. Lamun died there, May 31, 1830. Mr. Lamun came to Springfield alone in 1839, and four or five years later returned to Ohio and brought out his three children, namely -

JOHN, born July 2, 1823, in Ross county, Ohio, and after spending several years in Sangamon county, returned to Ohio, and was there married; has six children, and lives in the northwest corner of Cooper township, two and a half miles southeast of Mechanicsburg.

ELEANOR, born March 3, 1825, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Flemuel Prickett, and lives near Mt. Auburn, Christian county, Illinois.

ANDRE W, born March 25, 1829, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Hettie Robbins. They moved to the vicinity of Shady Grove Postoffice, Dallas county, Mo., where he died in 1870, leaving a widow and six children.

James Lamun has remained a widower forty-five years, and resides in the northeast corner of Cooper township, two and a half miles southeast of Mechanicsburg, Illinois. - 1874.

LACY, CLAWSON, was born April i, 1800, in Morris county, New Jersey. Phebe Force was born March 23, 1799. They were there married, Dec. 24, 1820, and had five children in that county. The family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving June 5, 1830, in what is now Salisbury township, where they had five children. Four of their children died young. Of the other six -

HARRIET, born May 27, 1822, in New Jersey, married Jacob Carman in Sangamon county, and she died August, 1859, in Christian county. Mr. Carman and his threfc daughters, all married, live in Missouri.

SARAH F., born Feb. 14, 1828, in New Jersey, married in Sangamon county, March 19, 1848, to John Hale, who was born April i, 1818, in Muskingum county, Ohio. They had three living children, OSCAR A., ELLIS A. and ELMER E., live with their parents in Salisbury township. John Hale enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. H, ii4th 111. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged August 8, 1865.

^ JACOB C, born Nov. 3, 1835, in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Susan Stone, whose maiden name was Gard. They have four living children, LOTTIE, HARRIET C., MARY J. and MAGGIE D., and live in Salisbury township. Jacob C. Lacy enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. H, H4th 111. Inf., for three years, was captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, was more than nine months in Andersonville prison. His hearing and health is impaired from privation and suffering.

1862, for three years, in Co. H, i I4th 111. Inf., was captured at the battle of Guntown, June 10, 1864, taken to Andersonrille, remained seven months and eighteen jays, and was exchanged ; served full term, and was honorably discharged. He weighed one hundred and sixty-five pounds when he went into Andersonville, and ninety pounds when he came out. He was married to Elizabeth Cox. They had one child, JAMES H., who died, aged three years. John Lacy and wife live with his parents, near Salisbury. - 1874.

PHCEBE, born June 20, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Alvetus Jackson, who was born at Jay, Oxford county, Maine, about 1830. They have four children, BENJAMIN F., ORPHA, ANNIE and ADA, and reside in Salisbury township.

LAKE, BAYLISS G., was born Nov. i, 1795, in Fauquier county, Va. He was married in Frederick county Oct. 5, 1820, to Eliza Glascock, who was born in London county Oct. 31, 1800. They at once moved to Clark county, Ohio, where they had three children. B. G. Lake and John McBeth started April 3, 1827, on foot, to see Illinois. They arrived at Springfield April 141!!. Mr. Lake had some friends in the county. After spending about one month with them, he made an engagement to help herd some cattle and drive them east, arriving at his home in June with more money than when he started. He moved his family in a wagon drawn by four horses, arriving in the fall of 1827, in what is now Fancy Creek township, where they had six children. Of their nine children -

THOMAS W., born July 4, 1825, in Clark county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county June 27, 1847, *° Ju"a J^- England. They had ten children. Four died in infancy, and DANIEL was drowned when ten years old. Of the other five, MARY F. married Eugene Hockaday ; has two children, NOURMA and WILLIAM E., and live near Champaign city, 111. WILLIAM F. married Annie Driskill; has one child, OLLIE MAY, arid live near Lincoln, 111. LAURA E., MARGARET E. and JOSEPH A. live with their parents in WiHiatnsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.

PHEBE, born June 23, 1827, m wi,,^, married in Sangamon county to William Mount, who was born April 20, 1826, in Monmouth county, New Jersey. They had three children. JOHN W. and TOM E. live with their parents. AUSTRALIA died, aged eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Mount reside in Menard county, six miles northwest of Williamsville, Illinois.

JOHN S., born Jan. 9, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 26, 1867, to Charlotte Brittin. They have one child, DORA E., and live in Fancy Creek township.

MARGARET, born Dec. 15, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Andrew J. Barber, who was born Oct. 5, 1836, in Fauquier county, Va. They have two children, JOHN and BAYLISS L., and live in Fancy Creek township.

Mrs. Eliza Lake died Aug. 28, 1864, and Bayliss Lake was married Sept. 26, 1865, to Sallie McKendree. She was born Dec. 6, 1804, in Jefferson county, Va. They reside four and a half miles northwest of Sherman, Sangamon county, Illinois.

LAKE, THOMAS, was born Dec. 30, 1800, in Fauquier county, Va. Harriet Dillon was born Nov. 27, 1808, in the same county. They were there married, Jan. 4, 1826, and had two children there. The family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in what is now Fancy creek township, where seven children were born. Of the nine children -

BATLISS E., born August 10, 1832, in Fauquier county, Va., raised in Sangamon county, married Sarah Rogers. They have one child, JAMES, and live near Winterset, Iowa. Bayliss E. Lake enlisted in July, 1861, in Co. D, ist Iowa Cav., for three years, re-enlisted as a veteran, served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged.

SUSANNA, born Nov. 20, 1834, in Sangamon county, married John L. Harris. They have two children, THOMAS M. and HATTIE, and live near Bedford, . Taylor county, Iowa.

JAMES, born June i, 1837, m ^an~ gamon county. He enlisted in Sept., 1862, for three years, in Co. G, H4th 111. Inf., and was appointed Sergeant. He was wounded at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June n, 1864, captured, and died in rebel prison at Mobile, Alabama.

JOHN P., born June 6, 1839, in Sangamon county. He enlisted August 9, 1861, for three years, in Co. A, 3d 111. Cav., and was discharged on account of physical disability, Dec. 25, 1861. He was married Nov. 29, 1865, to Matilda Lemon, who was born June n, 1847, in Ireland. They have two children, CHARLES W. and CORA A., and live in Fancy Creek township.

Langston,Jechoniah

LANGSTON,JECHONIAH, was born in the year 1769, in South Carolina. His father was a Whig, and Jechoniah was often sent by his father to convey information to Whigs of the whereabouts and doings of the Tories. On one occasion the Tories were about to kill his father, and he informed the Whig soldiers in time to save his life. He was then about ten years old, and soon after, some of the Tory soldiers caught him, and taking a leather strap used for fastening their extra clothing behind them on their saddles, they hung hung him to a beam outside his father's - barn, and watched him until he ceased to manifest any signs of life; and then took him down to save the strap, and left him on the ground dead, as they supposed ; but after a long time he came to life. He was married in South Carolina, and after the birth of one child, his wife died. He left the child there, and went to Wayne county, Ky., where he was married to Nancy Dodson. They had three children in Kentucky, and moved to Champaign county, Ohio, where two children were born; and then moved to Sangamon county, J 11., arriving Feb., 1820, in what is now Fancy Creek township, where they had four children. Of their children -

JOSEPH D., born Dec. 25, 1805, in Wayne county, Ky., married July 23, 1829, to Elizabeth Cantrall. She was born Aug. 29, 1808, in Ohio. They had five living children in Sangamon county. WILLIAM C., born April 25, 1830, married Oct. 28, 1851, to Elizabeth J. Fagan, who died Dec. 26, 1853, and he married June 17, 1855, to Eliza J. King. They live in Fancy Creek township, seven miles north of Springfield. EMILY, born in 1832, married Asaph Bates. They had five children, THERESA E.,

JOSEPH w., and Mrs. Bates died May 8, 1872. THERESA and JOHN, twins, born May n, 1834. She died June 22, 1856. JOHN married April n, 1862, to Martha Price. They had one child, EVA JANE, and he enlisted Aug., 1862, in Co. C, I I4th 111. Inf., for three years. He was killed at the battle of Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1864. JAMES B. born Nov. 29, 1836, married Eliza Taylor; have five children, SARAH A., MARY A., JOHN o., IDA s., and BKUI.AH, and live near his father, in Menard county. Joseph D. Langston and wife reside in Menard county, one mile north of Sangamon county line, and one mile west of Peoria

Joseph D. Langston remembers that during the fourteen months from the time his father moved into his new home until Sangamon county was organized, they were under the jurisdiction of Madison county, and the authorities at Edwardsville claimed that they were entitled to some revenue from the isolated settlers. They were so scattered that it was not thought advisable to send out an assessor, and after him a collector, but the sheriff, Bowling Whitesides, would send out a deputy, with instructions to assess and collect as he went. Mr. Langston remembers that late in 1820 or early in 1821, the deputy came, riding one horse and leading another, with a pack saddle on it. He would engage in a promiscuous conversation, and without making his business known, would fix some value on their property. He would direct the conversation in such a manner as to ascertain how many coon skins they had on hand. He would then make his business known, and proceed to make his assessment and collection. Mr. Langston said it was a remarkable fact that the tax in almost every case amounted to exactly the number of coon skins they had on hand. When the officer had accumulated all his horse could carry, he would go to Edwardsville, make a deposit, and return for another load. And that was the way the first revenue was collected in Sangamon county.

JAMES W., born June 15, 1808, in Wayne county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Nov. n, 1838, to Mrs. Harriet L. Skinner, whose maiden name was Constant. They had five children in Sangamon county. WILLIAM H., born July 6, 1841, enlisted June 10, 1862, in Co. H, yoth 111. Inf., for three months, served four months and thirteen days as Sergeant, and was honorably discharged Oct. 23, 1862. He again enlisted, Jan. 30, 1864, in the naval service for one year, at Mound City, 111., served until May 4, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Philadelphia. He was married -Nov. 3, 1870. at Jacksonville, 111., to Belle B. Rowe, who was born Sept. 12, 1848, at Hazleton, Luzerne county, Pa. They have one child, IRENE, and reside at Louisana, Pike county, Mo. MARY G., born July 19, 1843, married April 10, 1866, to

George W. Thompson, who was born March, 1837, in Washington county, f^ew York. He was Captain of a company in the 1 6th 111. Inf., and served from 1862 to the end of the rebellion. TJiey have four children, HARRIET M., LAURA L., LILIAN GRANT and GERTRUDE, and reside near Warrensburg, Macon county, Illinois. ELIZA J., born April 23, 1846, is unmarried, and lives with her mother. MARTHA E., born Oct. 3, 1849, and died in her eleventh year. LAURA died in her second year. James W. Langston died March 16, 1855, and his widow, Mrs. Harriet Langston, resides in Mechanicsburg, Illinois.

JECHONIAH, 7^., born in Wayne county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Mary Martin. They had eight children. Mr. Langston died, and his family live near Macomb, McDonough county, Illinois.

MARTHA, born April 20, 1816, in Champaign county, Ohio, married in Sangamon connty, Dec. i, 1844, *° Jonn R. McKee, who was born Nov. 10, 1820, near Cincinnati, Ohio. They had one child, EMMA, who died in her third year. Mr. McKee enlisted, Aug. i, 1861, in Co. F, 33d 111. Inf., for three years. He re-enlisted Dec. 31, 1863, at Indianola, Texas, and served until Oct., 1865, when about one month before his regiment he was mustered out. Mr. and Mrs. McKee live at Williamsville, Illinois.

MARY G., born in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Aug. 13, 1840, to Alexander M. Doake, who was born in Kentucky. They both died, leaving one child, MARGARET J., who married to Lewis Ludy. They have five children, and live at Emporia, Kansas.

MARGARET, born in Sangamon county, married Isaac Booth. They both died, leaving one child, ALICE, who married George Simpson. They live in Missouri.

NANCY H., born in Sangamon county, married Joseph Shepherd. They had one child, CHARLES, who died, aged seven years. Mr. S. died, and she married Samuel Yocom. See his name.

ELIZABETH, born in Sangamon county, married John Ludy, moved to Emporia, Lyons county, Kansas. Mrs. Ludy died, leaving five children, three of

Sang Am On Col Ntt Lanham, Mrs. Ann E.

LANHAM, MRS. ANN E., whose maiden name was Havner, was born May 29, 1800, in London county, Va. She was married in Harrison county, Ohio, to Walter Lanham, and moved to Perry county, Ohio, where they had three children, and Mr. Lanham died there. Mrs. Lanham, with her children, came to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1840, at Mechanicsburg. Of her three children -

Annie, William T., Minnie M. Lewis A., Luella A., Charles

SOLOMON, born May 4, 1821, in Perry county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Nov. 25, 1846, to Mary E. Sparks. They had seven living children, ANNIE, WILLIAM T., MINNIE M., LEWIS A., LUELLA A., CHARLES W. and HARVEY O., and live with their parents, two and one-half miles southwest of Dawson, Illinois.

WES LET, born May 26, 1823, in Ohio, married, Aug. 4, 1844, in Sangamon county, to Nancy A. Steele. They had four children - FRANCIS M., born Dec. 8, 1847, Carried, May 26, 1871, to Emma Skinner, had one child, and mother and child died. He lives near Harristown, 111. EDWARD W., born July i, 1850, married, March 26, 1874, to Frances M. Leeds, and live near Harristown, Illinois. CHARLES O., born April 27, 1854, lives near Harristown. ANNA L., born July 2, 1856, lives with her mother. Wesley Lanham died Aug. 26, 1861. His widow married William Graham, and reside one mile northeast of Illiopolis.

NANCT, born in 1825, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Aug., 1844, to Asa Maxfield. They have two living children, MINERVA A. and EDGAR, and live in Carrollton, Missouri.

LANHAM, ELIJAH T., was born Jan. 28, 1801, in Frederick county, Md. His grandfather on his mother's side was Benjamin Penn, who was a relative of William Penn, the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. E. T. Lanham was married in 1823, in Clermont county, Ohio, to Eleanor Constant. See her name. They had two children in Ohio, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., with her parents in 1826. They had seven children in Sangamon county. Of their nine children -

NANCT ELLEN, born May 15, 1824, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to A. W. May. They have six children, and live near Cornland, Logan county.

JOHN H., born July 18, 1833, in Sangamon county, married April i, 1856, to Elizabeth M. Matthews. They have three living children, ELEANOR J., JOHN W. and ELIJAH, live with their parents near Barclay, Illinois.

GEORGE W., born Sept. 4, 1835, in Sangamon county, married in 1862, to Pauline Blankenbaker, and enlisted soon after, at Springfield, in Co. C, i24th 111. Inf., for three years. He was killed in battle at Vicksburg, Miss., June 27, 1863.

WILLIAM N., born Oct. 21, 1837, in Sangamon county. He enlisted in 1861, in Co. H, 3Oth 111. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged. He was married August i, 1865, to Rebecca Hartsrnan, who was born Sept. 27, 1845, in Cumberland county, Pa. She died Feb. 11,1874, in Decatur, 111., and he resides there.

Lanphier, Charles

H., was born April 14, 1820, in Alexandria, Va. He went^ to Vandalia, 111., in May, 1836, and from there to Springfield, arriving Aug, 6, 1839. He was married, Feb. 25, 1846, in Gallatin county, near Equality, Illinois, to Margaret T. Crenshaw, who was born there, Dec. 4, 1828. Her father, John Crenshaw, settled there in 1812, being one of the earliest pioneers in that part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. Lanphier had seven children in Springfield, two of whom died young. Of the other five -

Charles H. Lanphier, Sen., came to Springfield as an apprentice in the Register office. On the death of one of the proprietors (Mr. Walters), in 1846, he, in connection with George Walker, purchased the office. From that time he was part or entire owner, and published the Illinois State Register until 1863, when he sold out to a company, who afterwaids published the paper about one year, and sold it to E. L. Merritt & Bro., the present proprietors. During the time Mr. Lanphier was publishing the Register^ he was once elected State Printer, being the last one elected under the constitution of 1818. He was also elected Printer to the Constitutional Conventions of 1847 an{l 1 86 1. Mr. Lanphier was elected, in 1864, clerk of the circuit court of Sangamon county, for one term of four years, and in 1868, re-elected for another term of four years. He has also served several terms as alderman in the city council. He now - 1876 - resides in Springfield, Illinois.

Lanterman, Peter

by his descendants. He was married about 1779 to Alletta Applegate. * They had nine children in Maryland, and came to Sangamon county in 1819. I find in the family record, in the hands of Mrs. Martha H. Britt in Springfield, that Peter Lanterman died June 14, 1821. The probate court of Sangamon county admitted his will to record Aug. 26, 1821, the first ever recorded in the county. See page 41. His widow, Alletta Lanterman, died Dec. 30, 1839. From the record in the hands of Mrs. Britt, I copy the date of the birth of each of their nine children, as follows -

Lanterman, Sophia

LANTERMAN, SOPHIA, was born July 7? 1780, and married John Lindsay. See his name. They are both dead, but left two sons, JOHN and ABRAHAM. Sec the Lindsay family.

Lanterman, Richard

LANTERMAN, JOHN, was born Oct. 18, 1784; his sons think in Maryland. He was married Nov. 28, 1811, in Fleming county, Ky., to Elizabeth McKinnie, who was born June 30, 1793. They had five children in Fleming county, and moved to Sangamon county, arriving in the fall of 1819, two and a half miles northwest of where Springfield now stands, where they had eight children. Of their thirteen children -

ABRAHAM, born Dec. 22, 1812, in Fleming county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county to Catharine Cabanis. They had several children, and moved to Kansas, in the vicinity of Medoc, Missouri. Their son, JOHN L., enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment, and died in the army, during the war for the suppression of the rebellion.

NAATCT, born March 30, 1815, in Fleming county, Ky., was left there with her grandmother until 1822. She was married in Sangamon county Oct., 18, 1832, to Joseph W. Duncan. See his name. J. W. Duncan died, and she married Harrison Bishop. He died ; she is now living with her son, David Duncan, at Williamsville, Illinois.

ANDRE W J., born May 6, 1816, in Fleming county, Ky., was brought up in Sangamon county, and married in Marshal county, 111., to Elizabeth Bell. They had four children; two died young. NANCY E., and JOHN R., live with their father. Mrs. Elizabeth Lanterman died ifi 1855, and A. J. Lanterman married Martha M. Berry. They have three children, JANE, McCLELLAN and LYCURGUS, and live near Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.

PETER, born Sept. 4, 1817, in Fleming county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, 111., to Dolly A. Lightfoot. They had ten children, five of whom died young. Of the others, SUSAN J., married Jacob Yocum. See his name. JOHN H. married Isabel Dunham. They have five children, FRANCIS R.,

EARNEST H., who reside with their parents, near Elkhart, Logan county, 111. JOSEPH M. married Lizzie Constant, and lives at Colorado Springs, Colorado. SCOTT and JAMES live with their parents, four and a half miles southeast of Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.

ALLETTA J., born June 13, 1819, in Kentucky, and brought up in Sangamon county, was married in JoDaviess county, to Sutton Gott. They have five children, three of whom are married. Sutton Gott died Sept. 17, 1873. His widow and children reside near Elizabeth, JoDaviess county, Illinois.

MART A., born Feb. 17, 1821, in Sangamon county, married George Cabanis. They had two children. JASPER N. was captured in a Wisconsin regiment, and died in the army, leaving a widow and one child. JAMES H. resides with his parents, near Big Patch, Grant county, Wisconsin.

ELEANOR A., born Nov. 14, 1822, in Sangamon county, married Milton Carpenter. They had four children, and Mr. Cai'penter died. His widow married Russell Godby- They have two children, and reside near Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois.

child died. J. L. Lanterman married Ann Lindsay. He enlisted in the 73d Reg., 111. Inf., and died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., leaving his widow and children in Logan county, Illinois.

CHARLOTTE T., born May 17, 1836, in Sangamon county, married Wallace Reed. They had four children, and she died. Her husband and children reside near Petersburg, Illinois.

Lanterman, Daniel

LANTERMAN, DANIEL A., born Dec. 24, 1786, in Maryland, was twice married, and lived in Madison county, 111. He never resided in Sangamon county.

Lanterman, James

LANTERMAN, ABRAHAM, was born Jan. 20, 1792, in Maryland, came with his parents to Sangamon county, about 1819, and was married Jan. 12, 1826, in Menard county, to Martha White, who was born Sept. 30, 1795, in Green county, Ky. They had six children, namely -

Charles, Samuel, Martha

ELIZABETH J., born Aug. 10, 1827, in Sangamon county, was married, June 24, 1847, to Hiiam Westlake. They have six children - CLARA B, CHARLES, SAMUEL, MARTHA, WILLIAM and FRANK, and reside in Salinas, Monterey county, California.

SOPHIA, born May 3, 1831, in Sangamon county, was married, Feb. 2, 1854. to David N. McCandless, who was born Feb. 9, 1828, in Butler county, Penn. They have six children, EDMONDSON S. resides with his parents. JULIA E. was married, Feb. 24, 1876, to Dudley Jones. MARTHA E., HELEN B., MARY F. and CHARLES N. live

NANCY G., born Jan. 26, 1834, was married in Springfield, June 24, 1853, to James A. McCandless, cousin of David N. They have six children - EDITH married Albion Baker. GEORGE, GRACE, ALBERT and CARL, all live in Salinas, Montery county, California.

MARTHA H., born April 27, 1837, in Sangamon county, was married, July i, 1859, in Springfield, to Henry Britt, who was born April 2, 1826, in Sussex, England. They have four children - CHARLES A., MOLLIE E. HANNAH M. and CLARA E., and reside in the northwest part of Springfield, on part of the land entered by Mrs. Britt's father.

Lanterman, Hetty

LANTERMAN, PETER, Jun., was born July 26, 1795, in Maryland, came to Springfield with his parents, in 1819, married Eliza Purviance, and moved to Dewitt county, Illinois.

LARD, JOHN, was born Feb. 12, 1792, near Charleston, S. C., was taken by his parents to Kentucky, where his father died. At fifteen years of age he went to St. Louis to visit an uncle, and was married there in 1812, to Lydia Tocld. She died in Feb., 1824, leaving one child. John Lard went to Wayne county, 111., and was there married to Elizabeth Kelly, and returned to St. Louis about 1830, and came to Sangamon county in March, 1835, an^ settled in what is now Ball township. They had six children. Of his seven children -

JOS I AH, born May 12, 1819, in St. Louis, Mo., married Sept. 22, 1842, in Sangamon county, to Jemima J. Crowder. She had six children, and died April 3, 1855. Mr. Lard was married Nov. 25,

1857, to Amelia Funderburk. They had four living children. Of all his children, MARTHA A., married John Marshall, and lives in Missouri. JOAB J. married Mary J. Stroud, has three children, and live in Ball township. LYDIA E. married J. J. Jones, and lives in Montgomery county, Kansas. SARAH T., married Alfred Curtis, have one child, LAURA, and live in Ball township. ALCY or ALICE, GEORGE R., JACOB F., JOHN H., EMMA and MINNIE live with their parents. Josiah Lard lives on the farm where his father settled in 1835, in Ball township, twelve miles south of Springfield.

LASWELL, ANDREW, was born in Feb., 1781, in London county, Va. When thirteen years old, he went on a pack-horse, in company with his brothers and sisters, to Shelby county, Ky. When a young man he went to Greene county, and was there married to * Nancy Wright, who was born in 1784, in Culpepper county, Va., and taken by her parents to Green county, Ky. They had nine children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in Nov., 1824, and settled one mile west of Springfield. Of their children - who was born June 4, 1811, in Gallia county, Ohio. They had ten living children. MARY married James Tomlinson, has six children, and lives in Gardner township. ANDREW J. married Eveline Jones in Missouri. She died, leaving three children, and he married Drucilla Rick, has one child, and lives in Gardner township. NANCY married Jules Beauloss, and died, leaving three children. AMANDA married John Turner, has five children, and lives in Labette county, near Fort Scott, Kansas. EMILY married Thomas Vance; has four children, and live in Labette county, Kansas. ELIZABETH married Jacob Hurst, and lives in Labette county, Kansas. LUCINDA married Newton Simpson, who died, leaving one child. Mr. Simpson served three years in the loth 111. Cav. His widow married John Ryan, who was a veteran soldier, and was "with Sherman in his march to the sea." Mr. and Mrs. Ryan have two children, and live in Springfield. JOHN, HENRY and LAURA E. live with their parents, five miles northwest of Springfield.

JOHN, born in 1815 in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Virginia Barrett. He died in Dec., 1871, leaving three children. His family lives in Springfield.

LATHAM, JAMES, was born Oct. 25, 1768, in London county, Virginia, of English parents. He emigrated when a young man, to Kentucky, and was there married, June 21, 1792, to Mary Briggs, who was born Feb. 3, 1772, in Virginia, of Scotch parents. They had nine children in Kentucky, and moved to Elkhart Grove, in what is now Logan county, but was formerly a part of Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1819. Mr. Latham and his son Richard built a horse mill, at Elkhart, in 1823. It was the first mill north of the Sangamon river. When he settled at Elkhart, their nearest mill was at Edwardsville, more than one hundred miles south. When Sangamon county was organized, James Latham was appointed Judge of the Probate Court, May 27, 1821. He was also Justice of the Peace.

ELIZABETH, born Nov. 25, 1793, in Kentucky, was married there, May 9, 1810, to James W. Chapman. They moved to Illinois with her parents, and settled north of the Sangamon river, near the mouth of Fancy creek, where Mr. Chapman established a ferry, in 1818, on the Sangamon river, near Bogue's mill. He remained there two or three years, and moved farther north. Two only of their children are living. ELIZA married Hiram Lloyd, and lives near Broadwell, Logan county, 111. ADALINE married Thomas Gale, and lives in Memphis Tenn. The parents both died at Elkhart. Mr. Chapman, in 1871, being 'the last of the two.

LUCT, born Aug. 18, 1797, in Kentucky, came with her parents to Sangamon county, and married Grant Blackwell. They returned to Kentucky in 1827, and died there, leaving one child, THOMAS, who lives near Morganfield, Union county, Kentucky.

RICHARD, born Dec. 23, 1798, in Bowling Green, Warren county, Ky. came with his parents in 1819 to Sangamon county, He was married, Sept. 16, 1824, at Elkhart, 111., to Emily Hubbard, a native of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died, in 1825, at Elkhart. Richard Latham was married, Nov. 27, 1825, to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a sister of James C., John and Robert Stephenson, See their names. Mr. and Mrs. Latham had thirteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other six - MARY A., born Feb. 25, 1829, was married, Nov. 25, 1848, to Dr. Timothy Leeds. See his name. MARTHA E. married James S. Major.

She died Sept. 20, 1852. HENRY C., born April n, 1837, at Elkhart, is dealing in conveyancing and furnishing abstract titles to real estate. He resides in Springfield. LUCY lives with her mother. KITTIE S., born Jan. 24, 1841, at Elkhart, was married in Springfield, Jan. 30, 1 868, to Elder J. H. McCullough, a minister of the Christian church, and resides in Denver, Colorado. NANNIE, born Dec. 6, 1843, a* Elkhart, was married Sept. 1 6, 1873, in Springfield, to George H. Souther. They have one child, LATHAM, and reside in Springfield. Richard Latham died, June 5, 1868, and his widow lives with her son Henry C. in Springfield, Illinois.

PHILIP C., born Jan. 25, 1804, in Bowling Green, Ky., came to Elkhart Grove with his father, in 1819. In Feb., 1827, he entered the county clerk's office, in Springfield, under C. R. Matheny, county clerk. He remained there eight years, and was married in Springfield, May 15, 1831, to Catharine R. Taber, who was born Feb. 25, 1812, in Champaign county, Ohio. They had five living children in Springfield. MARY E., born in 1836, married Dr. Alexander' Halbert. See his name. JULIA M., born Jan. 1 1, 1838, was married in Springfield to B. D. Magruder, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They have two children, ELLA and HARRY L., and live in Chicago. WM. HENRY, born Nov. 27, 1839, enlisted in 1862 for three years, in Co. B, ii4th 111. Inf., was elected ist Lieutenant at the organization, and at once promoted to Adjutant. He died Dec., 1863, in Springfield, of disease contracted in the army. GEORGE C.; born May 16, 1842, was married, Oct. 2, 1867, to Olive Priest. They have three children, OLIVE, MARY M. and JOHN P., and live in Springfield. G. C. Latham is connected in business with his father-in-law, Jonn W. Priest. PHILIP C., Jun., born July 18, 1844, was married to Lucy George, a native of Canada. He died suddenly, Feb. 16, 1871, leaving one child, HENRY i. Mrs. Lucy Latham married, and resides in Nebraska. Mr. Philip C. Latham, Sen., was killed by lightning, near Shawneetown, 111., May 25, 1844.

JOHN, born Sept. 9, 1812, in Bowling Green, Ky., was married in Sangamon county to Lucy Bennett, a native of Kentucky. They had two children - MARY E. married William Dustin, a banker, and resides in Lincoln, 111. MARGARET E. married Morgan H. Bailhache, and resides in Martinez, California.

Mary, Richard, Robertie

ROBERT B., born June 21, iSiS, in Union county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Nov. 5, 1846, to Georgiana Gillette, a native of New Haven, Conn. She died in 1853. R. B. Latham w_:; married July 24, 1857, in Logan county, to Savilla Wyatt, a native of Morgan county, 111. They have five children, MARY, RICHARD, ROBERTIE, WILLIAM W. and GEORGIANA, and reside in Lincoln, 111. Robert B. Latham was elected Sheriff of Logan county in 1850, and served two years. He was elected Representative in Illinois Legislature for 1861-62. He raised a regiment and became Colonel of the io6th 111. Vol. Inf., and served twenty months in the war to suppress the rebellion, and then resigned on account of impaired health. He is now a dealer in real estate in Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois.

After James Latham had served a year or two as Judge of the Probate Court of Sangamon county, he was appointed, on the part of the U. S. Government, to superintend the Indians around Fort Clark. Soon after, he moved his family there, making that place his headquarters. The town of Peoria was laid out, on land including the fort. Judge Latham died there, Dec. 4, 1826. His widow returned with her family to Elkhart, where she died.

LAUGH LIN, JOHN, was born in I757> place not known, and was married in South Carolina to Elizabeth Orr, who was born in 1779. They went to Caldwell county, Ky., and had eight children there, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in 1828, in what is now Ball township. Of their children -

LAVELY, WILLIAM, born Aug., 1811, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father and uncle were captains of war vessels during the war of 1812 - 15 with England. When a young man, William Lavely came west, by the way of Cincinnati, arriving in Springfield during the summer of 1830, where he joined his sister, Mrs. Dr. Merriman. He was married April 2, 1839, in Menard county, 111., to Lavinia Constant. They had three children, namely -

WILLIAM T., born July 19, 1843, in Springfield, married in his native city Feb. 5, 1868, to Lora Dunton, who was born June i, 1850, in Racine, Wisconsin. They have one child, RUFUS W., and reside in Springfield, Illinois.

ELLEN MA T, born July 14, 1848, in Springfield, was married in her native city Feb. 28, 1871, to Park E. Temple, who was born April 29, 1845, *n Bloomington, 111. He graduated in the law department of Michigan University, Ann Arbor, in 1870. They have two children, MAI and DAISY. Mr. Temple, after his marriage, served one year as City Attorney of Springfield. He is now a newspaper correspondent, and practices law in Bloomington, 111., where he and his family reside.

William Lavely has filled a number of civil offices, such as Justice of the Peace ten or twelve years, Mayor of the city of Springfield for the year 1852, chairman ot the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county three years, etc. He was Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois for the years 1847 an(^ '^- During the greater part of his life, he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits, and now - 1876 - resides in Spi'inggeld. -

LAV/, BENJAMIN C., was born March 31, 1805, in Huntington county, Penn. His parents moved to Ohio, thence to Bath county, Ky., where he was married Sept., 1824, to Janetta McClees. They had one child in Kentucky, and moved to Dickson county, Tenn., where three children were born; and from there to Sangamon county 111.., arriving April, 1836, five miles east of Springfield, where six children were born. Of their ten children -

THOMAS, born Sept. 21, 1831, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Louisa Gibson; have five children, and live in Mechanicsburg township.

REBECCA, born June 3, 1833, in Tennessee, married Henry Harwood, an engineer of the T., W. & W. They have six children, and live in Springfield.

MARK enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 1 141!! 111. Inf. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged with the regiment in July, 1865.

NARCISSA, born June 9, 1842, in Sangamon county, married May 19, 1872, to Silas Thomas, a native of Clermont county, Ohio. She died Dec. 31, 1873. Silas Thomas enlisted in July, 1861, in Co. G, 7.th 111. Inf.; re-enlisted as a veteran, served until July, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Himself and

Mark Law, the father of Benjamin C., was born March 6, 1762, in county Tyrone, Ireland, came with his son to Sangamon county, and died Feb. 23, 1840.

LAWLEY, STEPHEN, born July 22, 1777, in North Carolina, was married there to Mrs. Abigail Wilson, and moved to Smith county, Tenn., where they had four children, and moved to Springfield, 111., arriving in the spring of 1828. He remained one year near Springfield, and in the spring of 1829 moved to what is now Ball township, ten miles south of Springfield. Of their four children -

MAR Y, born in Tennessee, was married there to William Wright. They came to Sangamon county in 1827, one year before her father, lived two years near Springfield, and in the spring of 1829 moved to what, is now Ball township. The next year the family returned to Tennessee. The parents died there, leaving five children.

ELIZABETH, born in Tennessee, was married there to Paschal Wright. They came to Sangamon county in 1828, with her father. About 1835, the family returned to Tennessee. They had seven children; all lived to be men and women.

PRUDENCE, born in Smith county, Tennessee, was married there to Leonard Fry. They moved to Sangamon county, in 1827, first living in what is now Cotton Hill township, and afterwards moved- to Ball township, where they raised a family of eight children. In the fall of 1870, they moved to Bates county, Mo., except one daughter, Mary, who married Barnes Peak, have three children, and live near Edinburg, Christian county, Illinois.

WILLIAM B., born June 24, 1811, in Smith county, Tennessee, came to Springfield with his father, in 1828, and in 1829 went to what is now Ball township. He was married, Dec. 25, 1831, to Amy Meredith. They had two children. DAVIS W., bom Nov. 15, 1832, in Sangamon county, was married there to Cassandra Peddecord. They had two children, MARY E. and DAVIS F. D. W. Lawley enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in Co. E, H4th 111. Inf., for three years; served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 3, 1865. For a second wife, he married Mary Ann Ray. They had four children, i. D. W. Lawley lives in Cotton Hill township. STEPHEN T., born Nov. 23, 1836, married in 1859 Mary A. Gaines, a native of Indiana. They have six children, SARAH E., AMY j., MARY M., and LAURA H., and live in Cotton Hill township. Mrs. Amy Lawley died .Sept. 12, 1838, and William B. Lawley was married Nov. 28, 1839, to Sarah M. Duncan. They have eight living children. RUTH J., born Sept. 13, 1840, in Sangamon county, married in 1850 to Lawrence Saltenger. They have six children, WILLIAM S., ELMER E., JAMES E., FRANCIS E.,

M., Leonard W., Francis J.

MINNIE c., and MARY v., and live near Palmer, Christian county, 111. ELIJAH D., born Sept. 9, 1842, in Sangamon county, enlisted in Aug., 1862, in Co. E, i I4th 111. Inf., for three years. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Guntown, Mississippi, June 10, 1864. He was a prisoner to the close of the rebellion, and was disabled for life. He was married in 1868 to Sarah J. Boyd. They have two children, LEWIS E. and FREDDIE, and live at Macon, Macon county, 111. JAMES P., born Dec. 10, 1844, in Sangamon county, was too young to enlist with his brothers, but ran off, and enlisted July, 1863, in Co. E, 1 1 4th 111. Inf., at Black River. Miss. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged. He was married in 1869 to Nancy J. Jones. They have one child, ROBERT w., and live in Palmer, Christian county, Illinois. AMANDA E., born June 9, 1849, in Sangamon county, married in 1868 to John B. Matthew. See his name. They have two children, CHARLES E. and GEORGE R, and live at Mt. Auburn, 111. SARAH M., LEONARD W., FRANCIS J., JEROME F. and PRUDENCE A. live with their parents. William B. Lawley and wife live ten miles south ot Springfield, in Ball township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

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Mrs. Abigail Lawley died Jan. 6, 1853, and Stephen Lawley died Dec. 28, 1861, both on the farm where they settled in 1829, in Ball township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Lawson, William

LAWSON, WILLIAM P., was born Nov. 19, 1794, at what was then called Grassy Lick, Kentucky. Priscilla Duncan was born Dec. 12, 1797, in Bath county, Kentucky. They were married Feb. 3, 1820, and had two children, and Mrs. Lawson died in Fleming county, Ky, Aug. 20, 1824. Mr. Lawson was married Oct. 19, 1826, in Fleming county, to Frances Dunn. They had one child, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov. 18, 1828, at Buffalo Hart grove, where they had eight living children. Of all his children -

MARGARET, born Jan. 8, 1821, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county Aug., 1852, to John Fletcher. They have three children, and live one and one-quarter miles southeast of Buffalo Hart station, Sangamon county.

2^4 CO#, born Oct. 4, 1827, in Fleming county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, married to Martha Davis. They have nine children, and live near Catlin, Vermilion county, Illinois.

MARTHA A., born July 10, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Hepry Bell. They had six children, and Mr. Bell died June, 1868, in Petersburg, 111. His widow and children reside there.

LUCINDA, born Aug. 29, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Marcus Costilla, a native of Ireland, have four children, and live in Buffalo Hart township.

ELIZA y., born July 14, 1845, in Sangamon county, married Lafayette Ball; have four children, and live at Fairmount, Vermilion county, Illinois.

LEEDS, PETER T., was born March 29, 1801, near Leeds' Cove or Leeds Landing, in Gloucester county, N. J. His ancestors emigrated from Leeds, England, about the year 1700. His parents, James and Rhoda Leeds, were members of the Society of friends. They had five sons and three daughters in New J ersey, and with their family left there, May 15, 1806, and settled near Moscow, Clermont county, Ohio. The girls married farmers, and three of the sons became farmers also; the whole six settling in Clermont county. One son, Josiah, learned the hatter's trade, and Peter T., the subject of this sketch, selected a profession, and commenced the study of medicine at the age of twenty. Not having the means to attend medical school, he taught during the day and read medicine at night until he was theoretically qualified for practice. While teaching, he had one pupil who attended his school two summers, and who has since been known as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the leader of the U. S. armies in crushing the great rebellion, also twice President of the United States. Dr. P. T. Leeds remembers having seen the first steamboat that ascended the Ohio river as far as Moscow. He was married, in 1821, to Jane Harden. They had six children in Ohio, one of whom died young. Dr. Leeds moved with his family to Illinois, arriving at Mechanicsburg, Sangamon county, April i, 1836. Of his children -

DA VI D, born Oct., 1822, in Clermont county, Ohio, studied medicine with his father, and located in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was married there to Martha Shaw. They had three children, JOHN, MATTIE and ARTEMAS. Dr. David Leeds died in Mt. Pleasant, September, othy Leeds practiced medicine in Mt. Pulaski, until 1856, when he moved to Lincoln, 111. He died there May i, 1857, and was buried at Mt. Pulaski with Masonic honors. His widow died in Springfield, Dec. n, 1857, leaving her two children, MAGGIE and TIMOTHY, with their grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Latham, in Springfield.

L YD I A, the only daughter, born March, 1827, in Clermont county, Ohio, and brought up in Sangamon county, married to her cousin, John M. Leeds, at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and moved to Clinton, Illinois. They had five children - DARTHULA J., born Jan. 5, 1847, in Glasgow, Jefferson county, Iowa, married April 21, 1871, in Clinton, 111., to A. H. C. Barber, formerly of Portsmouth, Ohio. They have three children, VIOLET, JOHN and FANNIE, and reside in Clinton, 111. ALICE A., was born in Mechanicsburg, and died, aged two years. MARY E., born Dec. 24, 1850, in Marion, Dewitt county, 111., was married, March i, 1871, to J. H. Morse, formerly of Milford Centre, Union county, Ohio. They have one child, GEORGE B., and live in Clinton, 111. SARAH ARGILLIA,bornJan.9, 1855, and LYDIA LENORAH, born Sept. 3, 1857, in Clinton. The two latter live with their mother. John M. Leeds went to California, in 1862, and on returning he was killed by Indians, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. His widow and two unmarried daughters reside in Clinton, Dewitt county, Illinois.

DANIEL K., born Nov., 1829, in Ohio, enlisted in the regular army during the Mexican war, was wounded in the battle of the City of Mexico, and died in that city, in 1847, of inflammation of the lungs.