Sangamon County, Illinois - The whole text, 1876 (part 7 of 31)

WILLIAM B., was a lawyer, and stood high in the profession. He lived in .Springfield, Mass.; was speaker of the house of representatives eight years, and President of the Senate a number of years. He represented the Springfield district in Congress eight years. CHARLES was, for twenty consecutive years, Secretary of the Senate of Massachusetts. ANDREW H., left his native State and became connected with journalism in the State of New York. He served seven years on the Board of Canal Commissioners, and one term as Clerk of the State Senate. HENRY was a merchant in Montgomery county, New York. Later in life he was, for many years, Deputy Collector of United States Customs in the city of New York. SIMEON HOWARD, born August 15, 1804, was educated at Harvard College, became a Christian minister, and joined a mission at Mount Lebanon, Syria. He was entrusted with translating the Bible into the native language, and subsequently established a native college near Beirut, of which he is now - 1875 - t*16 President. JAMES, younger than John, was for thirty years an active business man in Cincinnati, O. There were two sisters, SUSAN, older, and MARTHA, younger. The father, Andrew Calhoun, after spending the prime of his life as an extensive merchant in Boston, retired to a farm in Montgomery countv, N. Y., where he lost his wife, returned to Boston, married again, and died April 14, 1842.

CALHOUN, JOHN, was born Oct. 14, 1808, in Boston, Mass., and in 1821 accompanied his father to the Mohawk Valley, in New York. After finishing his studies at the Canajoharie Academy, he studied law at Fort Plain, both in Montgomery county. In 1830 he came to Springfield, 111., and resumed the study of law, sustaining himself by teaching a select school. He took part in the Black Hawk war of 1831-2, and after its close, was appointed by the Governor of the State, Surveyor of Sangamon county. He induced Abraham Lincoln to study surveying, in order to become his deputy. From that time the chain of freindship between them continued bright to the end of their lives, although they were ardent partizans of different schools in politics. John Calhoun was married Dec. 29, 1831, in Sangamon county, to Sarah Cutter. See Cutter sketch. They had nine children in Sangamon county, and in 1854 Mr. Calhoun was appointed by President Pierce, Surveyor-General for Kansas and Nebraska, and he moved his family to Kansas. Of all their children -

ELIZABETH, born March 18, 1835, in Sangamon county, was married March i, 1870, in the Catholic church at Leavenworth, Kan., to Henry Jackson, a native of England. He is a Lieutenant in the yth Reg. U. S. Cav., and is now - 1876 - on detached duty in the signal service at Washington, D. C.

SETH y. was born March 4, 1839, in Springfield, 111. He went with his father to Kansas in 1854, and when the rebellion commenced he enlisted in Battery H, ist Mo. Art., It had been an infantry regiment under Col. Frank P. Blair, and after the battle of Wilson creek, changed to artillery. It was under Gen. Grant from the siege of Fort Donelson to the evacuation of Corinth, and under Sherman in his " march to the sea." SethJ. Calhoun was wounded July 22, 1864. in the battle of Atlanta, Ga., and soon a er promoted to second Lieut, of his Battery. He served one full term, re-enlisted as a veteran, served to the end of the rebellion and was honorably discharged. He now - 1875 - lives in Leavenworth, Kan.

6* US AN, born Sept. 8, 1844, in Springfield, 111., married, August 29, 1866, in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Virgil W. Parker, who was born Dec. 16, 1840,511 Rome, N. Y. They have one child, ADELIA, and reside in Atchison, Kansas.

Hon. John Calhoun deserves more than a passing notice. He entered the political field in 1835, being the Democratic candidate that year for the State Senate of Illinois, but there being a large Whig majority in the county, he was defeated by Archer G. Herndon. In 1838 he was elected to represent Sangamon county in the State Legislature. In 1841 he, with ^ John Duff, completed the railroad from - Jacksonville to Springfield, being the first to reach the State Capital. In 1842 he was appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon county by Judge Treat. In 1844 he was one of the Presidential Electors of Illinois for President Polk. In i849-'5<>'5i, he was successively elected Mayor of Springfield. In 1852 he was one of the Presidential Electors of Illinois for President Pierce, and was selected by his colleagues to carry the vote to Washington City. In 1854 he was appointed, by President Pierce, Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska, and moved his family to Kansas.

Here he entered a political field with new and exciting sectional elements. He was elected a delegate to the convention that framed what has passed into history as the Lecompton Constitution. He became the President of that body, which was composed of unscrupulous pro-slavery adventurers, with a small number of conservative members, among whom was the President. That odious instrument would have been adopted by the convention without submitting it to a vote of the people, had it not been for the determined opposition of President Calhoun, who threatened to resign, and opposed it by every method in his power, unless it was submitted; and when it came to the polls he voted against adopting the pro-slavery clause. That instrument provided that the President of the Convention should count the vote and report the result.

Soon after this duty was discharged he started for Washington City, leaving all the returns and papers relating to the election with one L. A. McLane, Chief Clerk of the Surveyor General's office. He has been described as " A brilliant clerk, but vain, vacillating, and ambitious of doing smart things, and economical of the truth generally. " The instructions given to him by Gen. Calhoun before starting east, was to afford every facility to any body of respectable men to examine the returns, as evidences of dissatisfaction were already apparent, and the conviction soon became general that a stupendous fraud had been committed against the ballot. Soon the excitement became intense, endangering the lives of some of the conspicuous actors, and McLane became alarmed. Gen. Thomas L. Ewing, Jun., and Judge Smith called upon him, with a letter from Mr. Calhoun, instructing the clerk to let those gentlemen examine the returns. Mr. McLane falsely stated to Messrs. Ewing and Smith that the returns were not in his possession; that Gen. Calhoun had taken them with him when he left for Washington. A few evenings later, Mc- Lane attended a ball at Lawrence, where he was plied with good cheer, attentions and flattery, so grateful to his appetite and vanity, and after becoming mellow by the occasion, a Lawrence belle, acting the part of Deliah, drew from him the secret of the coveted papers. The next day he was called upon by a committee of the territorial legislature, who demanded the returns, when he again denied having them in his possession. He was then summoned before a committee of the legislature, and there stated under oath that Gen. Calhoun had taken the returns with him. The cross-questions revealed to him the fact that the Lawrence belle had betrayed him. Realizing his position, he returned that night to Lecompton, and with a few cronies, put the returns in a candle box, and buried it under a wood pile. A porter in the Surveyor-General's office, by the name of Charles Torrey, who had for a long time acted as a spy for the enemies of Gen. Calhoun, watched the operation, and gave the information. A company of men from Lawrence soon after unearthed the box, and bore away the prize.

The exposure of McLane's villainy was now complete, and he precepitately fled the Territory, with a mob in close pursuit. Thus the odium of the dastardly acts of this man were unjustly visited upon Gen. Calhoun. Unqualified abuse and misrepresentations were heaped upon him, and spread broadcast over the country by the press. That broke down his spirits, and he soon after left the Territory, went to St. Joseph, Mo., and died there. He deserved a better fate. He was a man of genial, hopeful, generous temperament; ever ready to serve or defend a friend, but rarely defending himself, except on the spur of the moment; of great ability, and for a time was the best political orator in the State of Illinois. He was brilliant, but deficient in practical application. President Lincoln has been heard to say that John Calhoun was the strongest man he had ever met on the stump; that he could manage Douglas, but that Calhoun always gave him his hands full.

Callerman, Daniel

CALLERMAN, DANIEL K., was born Dec. 10, 1806, in Fleming county, Ky. He came to Sangamon county, 111., in company with his widowed mother, arriving Nov. 14, 1828, at Springfield. He was married Sept. 29, 1833, to Allie M. Henton. They had ten children in Sangamon county, two of whom died young. Of the other eight -

JOHN, born Aug. 9, 1834, married Nov., 1855, in Missouri, to Elizabeth Bunn. He is supposed to have lost his life in time of the rebellion, leaving a widow and three children in Vernon county, Mo.

E VAN H., born Oct. 2, 1836, in Sangamon county, and married Henrietta Drake. They had three living children, WILLIAM "H., CHARLES M. and CORA. Mrs. C. died June 9, 1873, and he was married March 15, 1876, to Nellie Elder, of Sangamon county, a daughter of Dr. A. W. Elder, an early settler of Morgan county. E. H. Callerman lives in Williamsville.

BARBARA ELEANOR C., born March 21, 1841,111 Menard county, married March u, 1860, in Sangamon county, to Andrew M. Whitenack, who was born Aug. 9, 1830, in Somerset county, N. J. They have one child, DANIEL C., and live near Edinburg, 111.

MARTHA A., 'born Sept. 17, 1843, in Menard county, married Nov. 27, 1860, in Sangamon county, to Minard A. McClelland. They have five children, FRANCIS A., IDA A., MARSHAL A., MAUD M. and MATTIE, and live near Garnett, Kansas.

MARY, born Dec. 19, 1848, in Menard county, married Sept. 24, 1868, in Sangamon county, to John R. W. McNeill. They had two children. GEORGE died young. WALTER lives with his parents, near Edinburg, 111.

CALLERMAN, URIAH, was born Dec. 31, 1798, in Fleming county, Ky., and was married there to Eleanor McKinnie. They had one child in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1822, four miles north of Springfield, where they had three children. Of their children -

JOHN L., born June 2, 1822, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Sept. 18, 1845, to Frances Cole. They had one child, JOHN L., Jun., born in Sangamon county, married Jan. 8, 1874, to Susan M. Lightfoot, and live five miles northwest of Springfield. John L. Callerman died August 26, 1846, and his widow married Levi Branson, and lives near Cincinnati, Neb.

JAMES W., born April 19, 1828, in Sangamon county, married March, 1856, to Emma Ash. They have six children, and live ten miles southeast of Springfield.

CAMPBELL, ANTRIM, was born Aug. 5, 1814, in New Jersey. He came to Springfield about 1838, and engaged in the practice of law. He was married May 12, 1841, to Mrs. Ann Farquar, whose maiden name was Cranmei. Mr. Campbell was appointed, Jan. 24,1849, Master in Chancery for the circuit court of Sangamon county, and resigned the same, Oct. 28, 1861. He was appointed by the U. S. Circuit Court, Master in Chancery for the Southern District of Illinois. He died in office, August u, 1868. His widow resides at the Leland Hotel, Springfield.

Campbell, David

CAMPBELL, DAVID B., came to Springfield with his brother Antrim. He was Attorney-General from 1848 to 1856, and died in office, in Springfield.

CAMPBELL, ENOS, born about 1758, either in Scotland or near Trenton, N. J., soon after the arrival of his parents in America. He enlisted in the Revolutionary army at seventeen years of age, and served six or seven years, until the British army left the American shores. Mr. C. drew a pension to the end of his life. Enos Campbell and Damaris Nowee were married in New Jersey, and moved to Uniontown, Fayette county, Penn., where they had nine children, and moved, about 1806, to Butler county, O., where they had one child, and the family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1835, in what is now Gardner township. Some of the children had arrived before, and some never came. Of their children -

JOHN N., born April 10, 1794, in Uniontown, Fayette county, Pa., married Oct. 12, 1818, in Butler county, Ohio, to Phrebe Clarke, who was born April 30, 1791, in Uniontown, Pa., also. They had five children in Ohio, and moved to Sangamon county, arriving Oct. 3, 1824, in what is now Salisbury township, where they had four children. Of their children, ISRAEL, born in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Mary Jacks, and lives in DeWitt county. CHRISTIANA, born Tune 27, 1819, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to Philip Clark, Jun. See his name. CLARKSON, born March 3, 1821, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to Ann Kyles. They had two children, and live in Minnesota. He was Lieutenant in an Illinois regiment in suppressing the rebellion. ENOS, born Nov. 22, 1822, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, Feb. 12, 1851, to Rachel Duncan. They have two children, both married, and live near Clinton. BARZILLA, born July 22, 1824, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to Rosanna Sackett, moved to Clinton and was Sheriff of DeWitt county and Quartermaster of the ic>7th Illinois Infantry. They have five children, and live at Twin Springs, Lynn county, Kansas. LEWIS, born Nov. 17, 1826, in Sangamon county, married in Clinton to Philena Argo. They have six children, and live at Clinton, 111. JOHN N. Jun., born March 24, 1829, in Sangamon county, married June 29, 1852, to Susan Hendel. He died Aug. n, 1856, near Clinton. SARAH A., born May 30, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Sept, 21, 1854, to Robert Boyd, who died leaving one child, ADA. Mrs. Boyd married Albert Williams, and both died, leaving one child in Clinton. MARY A., born Dec. 22, 1824, in Sangamon county, married James Willis. They have four children, and live near Clinton. John N. Campbell was a soldier in the war of 1812, from Ohio, and the Black Hawk war from Sangamon county. He and his wife live in Clinton now - 1874 - both over eighty years of age.

LE WIS, married in Ohio to Leah Weaver, came to Sangamon county before the " deep snow," moved back to Ohio in 1832, where he lost his wife, returned to Sangamon county in 1836, married Clarissa Willis, had eight children, and lives near Athens, Menard county. His daughter, Leah, married John Slater. See his name.

RA CHEL, married in Ohio to Henry Price, moved to Sangamon county, in 1835, moved, in 1841, to Iowa, and from there to the Pacific coast in 1854. They had ten children, and live in California.

MART, born in 1790, or '91, in Uniontown, Penn., married in Ohio to William H. Fitz Freeman. They had five children in Ohio, and came to Sangamon county in 1837. She died July 21, 1854, in her 64th year, and Mr. Freeman died Jan. 19, 1856, in the 77th year of his age. Their son, Abraham Freeman, married Margaret Penny, has several children, and lives in Springfield.

CAMPBELL, JOHN, was born Nov. 4, 1790, in Carter county, Tenn. His father, Jeremiah Campbell, settled there before the American Revolution, and was a soldier during the Revolution, under Gen. Francis Marion. He lived to be about 100 years old. His youngest son, Jackson, was the owner of the old homestead at the beginning of the great rebellion. The farm had then been in the family about 100 years. John Campbell enlisted in a company from Carter county, in the war with England, served six months, re-enlisted and served until March, 1815. He was an ensign in the last campaign, and drew a pension to the end of his life. He remained in Tennesssee until 1818, when he went to Madison county, 111., and was there married Nov. 6,

1818, to Lavina Parkison, who was born Feb. 21, 1803. They moved to what became Sangamon county, arriving March 22, 1819, on Lick creek, in what is now Chatham township, and had seven children there, namely -

1819, in Sangamon county, 111. He was the first white child born on Lick creek, and but two are known to have been born earlier in the county. They were Samuel Drennan, born May 5, 1819, on Sugar creek, and Joseph E. McCoy, born March 13, 1819, on Horse creek. Alfred C. Campbell was married May 3, 1838, in Sangamon county, to Polly Foster, a daughter of Peyton Foster. They had seven children, one of whom, WM. P., died young. JOHN P., born August 4, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Aug. 26, 1858, in Shelby county to Sarah Elliott. They have three children, POLLY, WILLIS, and ELEANOR G., and reside near Mowequa, Shelby county, 111. John P. Campbell enlisted Oct. 2, i86i,in Co. E, 32d 111. Inf. He arose by regular grades to the rank of Captain, was wounded at the battle of Hatchie, honorably discharged, and now draws a pension. ELZIRA, E., born April 23, 1844, in Sangamon county, married in 1862, to James W. Clark. They have one child, POLLY, and reside near Mow.equa, Shelby county. SARAH C., born Mar. 27, 1846, in Sangamon county, married in 1865, in Champaign county, to F. Bechtel. 1 hey have one child, POLLY. LEONORA J., born April 15, 1848, in

Sangamon county, and reside near Mowequa. ALFRED C., Jun., born May 26, 1850, in Sangamon county, married in 1873 to Maggie Hunter. They have one child, CARRIE D., and live near Mowequa, 111. GEORGE W., born May 9, 1853, in Shelby county, is a sailor, and when lest heard from was in Germany. Mrs. Polly Campbell died Jan. 9, 1858, and A. C. Campbell was married June 17, 1859, to Miss Jane Hunt. They are without family, and reside near Mowequa, Shelby county, 111. Capt. A. C. Campbell enlisted June 10, 1846, in Co. D., 4th 111. Inf., under Col. E. D. Baker. He was commissioned 26. Lieut., and after the death of Capt. Achilles Morris, at Tampico, Mexico, Lieut. Campbell commanded the company at the siege and capture of Vera Cruz, and the battle of Cerro Gordo. When the rebellion broke out he raised a company, Oct. 2, 1861, and became Capt. of Co. E., 32d 111. Inf., under Col. John Logan, and fought in all the battles from Fort Donelson to the sea. At Pittsburg Landing his company lost thirty-two men, killed and wounded, out of fifty-six in action. He served three years and four months, and was honorably discharged. Capt. Campbell moved, in 1851, to the vicinity of Mowequa, Shelby county, where he now resides.

WILLIAM P., born Nov. 4, 1820, in Sangamon county, married, March 12, 1843, to Elizabeth Carson. They had fourteen children, five of whom died in infancy, and one, JOSIAH W., was killed in May, 1859, by becoming entangled in the harness on a mule, which ran away with him as he was leaving his plow to escape from an approaching rain storm. Of the other eight, JEREMIAH, born Jan. i, 1843, married Mary Wheeler, have two children. EARNEST L. and EARLEN R., and reside in Loami township. WILLIAM P., Jun., born April 7, 1846, married Sarah Dodd, who was born Dec. 11, 1847, in Bradley county, Tenn. They had one child, AMANDA, who died July 18, 1873, in her second year. They reside in Talkington township. JAMES S., twin to Josiah WT.. was born June 5, 1 848, married Rebecca A. Hunter, who was born August 15, 1852, in Jersey county. They had two children; one died in infancy, and ETTIE MAY resides with her parents, in Talkington township. SIM-

Arizonia, Isaac H., Jackson

ON P., born May 17, 1854, married Mar. 6, 1873, to Kate A. Workman, and resides four miles south of Loami. LONELY ARIZONIA, ISAAC H., JACKSON and BEATRICE, reside with their mother. Wm. P. Campbell died August 24, 1868, and his widow resides three miles south of Loami. Mr. Campbell was a soldier in the Mexican war, where he contracted chronic diarrhea, which caused his death more than twenty years after.

JEREMIAH, born Dec. 22, 1822, married Luro Combs, and died in 1853, leaving a widow and two children in Shelby county. Mrs. Luro Campbell married Abner Smith, and resides near Mowequa, Shelby county, 111.

JOSIAH W., born April 5, 1828, married Elizabeth Workman. They had two living children, and Mrs. C. died and he married Angeline White. They have three children, and reside in Vernon county, Mo.

PETER C., born Jan. 19, 1832, married May 5, 1852, to Amanda E. Carson. They ^iad three children, two of whom died in infancy. RACHEL C. resides with her parents. Peter C. Campbell and wife live in Chatham township, with in one mile of where he was born.

Mrs. Lavinah Campbell died Dec. 13, 1853, and John Campbell was married in 1855 to Mrs. Margery Carson, whose maiden name was Parkison, a sister of his first wife. She died March 5, 1870. John Campbell died Feb., 1875, on the farm where he settled in 1819, five miles west of Chatham, leaving a large estate which he had accumulated by industry and economy. He, as nearly all the earliest settlers, took part in the Black Hawk war. The first mill in the county, built by Daniel Lisle, was sold by him, and after changing hands once or twice, was bought by Mr. John Campbell, and moved to his farm on Lick creek, where he put it up and ran it for years, each customer bi'inging his own horses to run it. That kind of mills went out of use long ago, and one of the burrs was used by Mr. Campbell as a doorstep, to the day of his death.

Levi Campbell was a soldier from Sangamon county, in the war with Mexico, in 1846 and '7. He died May 22, 1851, and his widow married Wm. B. McCray. They have three children -

Campbell, Maxwell

CAMPBELL, MAXWELL, was born Oct. 29, 1795, in Cabarras county, N. C. His grandfather, Robert Campbell, came from Scotland, bringing six sons: Robert, James, John, William, Samuel and George. Their arrival in North Carolina was not long before the American Revolution, and all the six brothers were soldiers in the Revolutionary army. The second Robert was the father of the subject of this sketch. Maxwell Campbell was married July 25, 1822, in North Carolina, to Nancy Plunkett. She was born June 15, 1806, in the same county. They came to Sangamon county, arriving in May 1823, and settled at the north side of Richland creek in what is now Cartwright township. They had six living children in Sangamon county -

Matilda C., George B., Peter

ROBERT R.,\>orn August 13, 1823, married Dec. 13, 1847. to Cynthia S. Penny. They have eight children. SAMUEL lives with his parents. NANCY C. married J. Harnsberger. See his name. MATILDA C., GEORGE B., PETER A., IDA JANE, JOHN D. and CHAS. A., live with their parents, two and a half miles northeast of Pleasant Plains.

JOHN H., born May 19, 1828, married Feb. 28, 1851, to Minerva E. Bumgardner. They have three children. ISABEL M. married Aaron Thompson. NANCY E. and WILLIAM J. live with their parents. John H. Campbell enlisted Sept. 18, 1862, for three years, in Co. F, H4th 111. Inf. Served his full term and was honorably discharged in July, 1865, at Trenton, N. J. He lives east of Pleasant Plains.

WILLIAM V., born May 2, 1836, married Feb. 13, 1862, to Mary E.Valentine, who was born Dec. 14, 1843, in Pickaway county, O. They had four children. OLIVER H. died young. MAXWELL M., JASPER S. and CORA V. live with their parents, at the family homestead settled in 1823.

JASPER J., born May 22, 1839, enlisted Sept. 18, 1862, for three years, in Co. F, 1 1 4th 111. Inf. He was captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, remained in Anderson ville prisonpen until near the close of the rebellion, and was marching under rebel authority to the Mississippi river for the purpose of being exchanged. On the second day's march, he being emaciated by starvation, fell out of the ranks, and was never heard of after.

Maxwell Campbell says he raised the three first crops after he came to Sangamon county, with an ox. He used the ox for riding and all other purposes, the same as a horse. In working he used harness instead of a yoke. He could carry a grist of com on the ox to mill, hitch him in, do his own grinding, and then carry it home. He made a cart, each wheel of which was a solid piece of wood, and with the ox, did his first hauling. Mr. Campbell says that for the first five years after coming to the county he never had a cent of money. He first built a very small cabin, then prepared hewn logs for a much larger house. They were hauled together and lay two years because he had no money to buy whisky for the rais- . ing. He then bought a blind horse for five dollars in trade. It had a bell on it, which Mr. Campbell sold for two gallons of whisky, and was thus enabled to raise the house in which he has lived more than forty years. Soon after trading for the blind horse,- he put a sack of corn and a boy on the ox, and rode the horse to mill, hitched the horse and ox together, ground out the grist, and then started home. The ox threw the boy and sack off. The boy caught one foot in the traces, and the ox dragged him among the trees and stumps, and was likely to kill him. Mr. Campbell, seeing the perilous condition of the boy, ran ahead of the ox, caught it by the horns - and knowing him to be its master, rather than the physical strength he exerted - enabled him to hold it until help came and extricated the boy. At this point in the story, the old gentleman paused, looked wise, and with a comical expression of countenance, added in a trembling voice : " The neighbors always said they knowed that ox afterwards by the prints of my fingers in his horns?"1

CAMPBELL, ROBERT, was born in 1798, in Caborras county, N. C., and married there to Mary Hill. They moved to Sangamon county, 111., about 1828, and settled on Richland creek. They brought two children with them, and had eight in Sangamon county. In 1868 the family moved to Kansas. Of their children -

Samuel, Wilet, Green

SAMUEL, WILET, GREEN, JAMES, FRANKLIN, JOHN and CARROLL, the two latter twins, all, married and unmarried, live near Fredonia, Wilson county, Kansas.

CAMPBELL, HUGH, twin brother to Robert, was born in 1798, in North Carolina, married there and came to Sangamon county, 111., in Sept., 1830, on Richland creek. They had nine children, and Hugh Campbell died August 28, 1865, and his widow died July 26, 1869, both in Rochester.

Campbell, Nelson

CAMPBELL, NELSON, youngest brother to Maxwell, Robert and Hugh. He was born in North Carolina, married in Tennessee to Themy Grady, and came to Sangamon county in 1830. They had three children. Their eldest son -

CAMPBELL, ROBERT, was born Sept. 9, 1783, in Kanawha county, West Va. Mary Griffith was born there, Sept. 15, 1791. They were married June 30, 1808, and some of their children were born in that county. The family moved to Cincinnati, and from there to Sangamon county, arriving previous to 1835, near Loami. Of their children -

SIDNEY S., born May 4, 1810, in West Va., married in Sangamon county, March 30, 1836, to Barbara A. Neal. They had six living children in Sangamon county. ROBERT D., born Jan. 27, 1840, enlisted July 15, 1861, in Co. C, nth Mo. Inf., for three years; i"e-enlisted as a veteran, Jan., 1864, served until Jan. 15, 1866, when he was honorably discharged. He was married Sept. 2, 1868, to Sarah Shryer. They have one child, JAMES E., and live one mile south of Bates. MARIA N., born Feb. 9, 1842, married Wm. H. Sowell. See his name. SAMUEL, born March 12, 1844, enlisted Sept., i86i,in Co. B, loth 111. Cav., for three years. He was wounded in the battle of Little Rock, Ark., from which he recovered, but died of disease in hospital at that place, Sept., 1863. .HARVEY G. born July 7, 1846, lives with his mother. AMARINE, born Nov. 7, 1848, married Morris Lee. They have two children, and live near New Berlin. ELIZABETH, born Sept. 2, 1856, married James M. Williams, who was a Union soldier, also. They have two children, and live in Pleasant Plains. Sidney S. Campbell died in 1874. His widow resides at Loarni.

MART E. V., born Oct. 4, 1814, married Woodford Turpin, who died while a soldier in the Mexican war, leaving two sons, CHARLES and HAMILTON. Mrs. Turpin married Walter Nicholls and reside near Dundee, Rice county, Minnesota.

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his parents to Sangamon county, and after spending a few years near Loami, came to Springfield. He was married Oct. 4, 1838, to Susan C. Short. They had five children, four of whom died young. MARIETTA, born July 25, 1841, in Springfield, 111., was married there, Oct. 28, 1860, to Daniel Myers. They had one child, CAROLINE, and Mr. Myers died Oct. 30, 1863. Mrs. Myers lives with her father, in St. Louis. Mrs. Susan C. Campbell died April 3, 1852, and John A. Campbell married Mrs. Elizabeth Rusk, whose maiden name was Hawker. She died, and he married Nov. 9, 1856, to Elizabeth T. Rich. They have one living child, CYRUS W., and reside, at 921 North Tenth Street, St. Louis, Mo.

CHARLES /?., born Nov. 17, 1821, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Mary Gibson. They have two children, and live at Oswego, Labette county, Kansas.

CAMPBELL, THOMAS, was born Oct. 31, 1786, in Yorkville District, South Carolina. His father, James Campbell, was born in county Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated to South Carolina. Thos. Campbell went, in 1807, to visit his brother David, in Caldwell county, Ky. He was married in that county, March 22, 1810, to Elizabeth Robinson, a sister to Edward Robinson. See his name. She was born May 3, 1788, in Nelson county, Ky. Her father, George Robinson, was born in Bucks county, Pa., married in Maryland, to Elizabeth Griffith, moved to Loudon county, Va., and from there to Nelson county, Ky. Thomas and Elizabeth Campbell had eight children in Kentucky. He moved with his familv to Sangamon county, 111., arriving about Nov. 10, 1823. The first land sales took place in Springfield on the sixth of that month, and a few days later he entered some land south of Little Spring creek, and there made a home for his family. It is now in Island Grove township, three miles northeast of Bates, where they had four children. Of their twelve children - JAMES R. was born March 4, 1812, in Caldwell county, Ky. He enlisted in a Sangamon county Light Horse Co. in the spring of 1831, for the Black Hawk war: served three months, enlisted in another Sangamon county company, in 1832, was in the battle of Wisconsin, and served until the surrender of the Indian chief, Black Hawk. Mr. Campbell enlisted at Galena in Co. K, ist 111. Inf., in 1846, for one year. He was in the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, Feb. 22, 1847, in which Col. J. J. Hardin was killed. J. R. Campbell never married, and resides at the family homestead near Bates.

MARGARET A., born Nov. 8, 1813, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, to Allen Short. See his name. They had three children, and she died Sept. 23,

J., born July 18, 1815, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Pinckney Hughes. They had four children. MARY E. married Thomas Baker, and lives at Nilwood. THOMAS P. married Amanda Ross, and lives at Nilwood. ANNIE and NETTIE live with their mother. Mr. Hughes died in 1860, and his widow resides at Nilwood, Macoupin county, 111.

DOROTHT J/., married in Sangamon county, to Benj. T. Renshaw, moved to Iowa, and had three children, ELIZABETH L., MORGAN and ELIJAH C. Mr. Renshaw was a soldier in an Iowa regiment, and died in St. Louis. His family live near Clio, Wayne county, Iowa.

WILLIAM />'., born Jan. 28, 1821, in Kentucky, married Oct. n, 1849, to Sarah L. Dunbar, who was born June I, 1825. Thev have five living children, CHARLES V., MINNIE A. and WALTER L., (twins), VELMA A.

EDWARD DODDS, born May 29, 1825, in Sangamon county, married Eliza Baldwin. They have two children, ELIZABETH and CHARLES J., and reside near Hutchins, Dallas county, Texas.

JOHN B., born Oct. 26, 1829, in Sangamon county, went to Oregon, about 1853, and from there to California. Last heard from in 1867, at Petalouma, Cal.

THOMAS, Jun., born Nov. 2, 1834, in Sangamon county, married Sarah A. Selby. They have one child, THOMAS H., and reside near Hutchins, Texas.

Thomas Campbell was licensed to preach the gospel in 1818, by Logan Presbytery, of the Cumb. Presb. church, in Kentucky, and was ordained after coming to Illinois. He preached at Irish Grove, Menard county, to the church on Sugar creek, Sangamon county, and preached in his own neighborhood as long as he lived. Rev. Thomas Campbell died May 11, 1850, at the place where he settled in 1823, and his widow died there in Feb., 1876.

Campbell Thomas

CAMPBELL THOMAS H., was born May 21, 1815, in Pennsylvania, came to Henderson county, 111., from there to Chester, in Randolph county, thence to Springfield. He came by the invitation of his old friend, Gen. James Shields, to discharge the duties of his office, Gen. Shields being then Aditor of State. Mr. Campbell was married Oct. 21, 1845, in Jacksonville, 111., to Catharine E. McDougall, a native of New York, and sister of the Hon. James A. McDougall, late U. S. Senator from California. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell had four children in Springfield, namely -

Mr. Campbell continued in the auditor's office until the expiration of Mr. Shield's term, and the election of Gen. W. L. D. Ewing, who died in 1846. Mr. C. was appointed to fill the unexpired term. He was elected to the same office in 1848, and again in 1852, thus serving in the State Auditor's office nearly twenty years, being the chief officer ten years of that time. Mr. Campbell was appointed by Gov. Yac :s, special commissioner to audit accounts between the U. S. Government and the State of Illinois, in which work he was engaged at the time of his death, Nov. 22, 1862. His widow resides east side of Second, near Edwards street, Springfield, 111.

CANFIELD, JOHN E., was born Jan. 12, 1802, in Morristown, N. J. He came to Sangamon county in 1831, returned to New Jersey, and was married in New York City, April 14, 1834, to Susan LaTourette, who was born Feb. 21, 1806, at Somerville, Somerset county, New Jersey. In May, 1834, they came to Illinois, and settled west of Springfield, in what is now Curran township. They had five children, one of whom died in infancy. Of the other four -

DANIEL L., born August 29, 1838, in Sangamon county, enlisted April 23, 1861, for three months, in Co. G, 7th 111. Inf. He was commissioned ist Lieut, at its organization, and afterwards appointed Quartermaster of the regiment. Served . full time, re-enlisted Nov. 25, 1861, in Co. I, loth 111. Cav. He was appointed ist Lieut., and afterwards made Battalion Quartermaster. That office was abolished, and he was mustered out, April 4, 1862, He resumed his position as ist Lieut, of Co. I, and died May 7, 1863, at St. Louis, of disease contracted in the army.

HELEN M., born Dec. n, 1840, in Sangamon county, was married in June, 1868, in Morristown, N. J., to Thomas H. Taylor, a son of the Rector of Grace church, New York City. They have one child, THOMAS H., Jun., and reside near Plainfield, N. J.

Ky. They have two children, ELLA S. and MAI L. Mr. Canfield has been a merchant in Springfield for the last seventeen years, where he and his family reside.

John E. Canfield was one of the original members in the organization of St. Paul's Episcopal church, in Springfield, and continued a member of the same until ' his death.

CANEDY PELEG C., son of Capt. Peleg ana Silence Fobes Canedy, was born August 25, 1803, in Enfield, Hampshire county, Mass., partly raised at Middlebury, Vt., and spent most of his early manhood in Washington City, where he was accustomed to see Webster, Clay, Calhoun, and their comp'eers. There he also saw for the last time, his brother, Lieut. Philander F. Canedy, of the U. S. Navy, who, after having done important service in the harbor of Charleston, S. C., during the nullification excitement, and acted as sailing master of the sloop of war Florida, died Jan. 2, 1834, at Pensacola, Flcrida. Mr. P . C. Canedy visited New Orleans, Nachitoches and St. Louis, at the latter of which he engaged in business for a time, and came to Springfield, 111., in Dec., 1830, just in time for the "deep snow." He began the drug business, and still later added books to his stock. This was the first establishment of the kind in Springfield. He was married in Morgan county, Illinois, August 8, 1838, to Sarah Camp, who was born Jan., 1815, in Vermont. They had three children -

CHARLES FOBES, born June- 4, 1847, *n Springfield. His early education was received in the preparatory department of Illinois University, and at the Central High School, both in Springfield. His preparation for college was continued by his private tutor, Rev. John F. Brooks, of same city. He graduated at Yale college, July 22, 1869, and graduated at the General Theological Seminary, New York City, June 27, 1873. While a student he had charge, as lay reader, of St. Mark's church, Baskingridge, N. J. He was ordained Deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church, by Bishop Potter, of New York, June 29, 1873. He was ordained Priest by the aforesaid prelate, Nov. 23, 1873, and Yale college conferred the degree of Master of Arts on him, June 25, 1874. Rev. C. F. Canedy is unmarried, and Rector of St. John's church, Monticello, N. Y.

MART P., born March 31, 1852, in Springfield, was partially educated there, but finished her education at the Chegaray Institute, Philadelphia, and St. Mary's school, New York City. She resides with her brother, the Rev. C. F. Canedy, at Monticello.

Mrs. Sarah Canedy died Jan. 12, 1855, in Springfield. P. C. Canedy was for many years deacon and trustee in the second Presbyterian church, Springfield, 111., and before the latter place adopted a city government, was member and President of the Board of Town Trustees. He was also one of the committee to receive President Lincoln's remains. He has always been active and energetic in every undertaking which had in view the welfare and happiness of his fellow citizens. A local paper of March, 1863, speaks of him as an example of uprightness and integrity. Mr. Canedy travels much, and is often at Springfield, but considers his son's house his home. He is now, March, 1876, in Springfield.

CANTERBURY, ASA, was born March 7, 1788, in Virginia. His father died when he was a child, and his mother moved to Bath county, Ky. He was married to Peggy Hornback, who was born Feb. 6, 1791. She lived in Fleming county, on the opposite side of Licking river. There being opposition to their marriage, they went to Aberdeen, O., and were there married. It could there be solemnized on short notice, as no license was required by the laws of Ohio at that time, and runaway wedding parties from Kentucky were quite popular. They had four children in Bath county, and moved to the Fleming side of Licking river, where they had three. The family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1826, in what is now Fancy creek township, where they had four children. Of their eleven children -

JSAAC,born in 1810, in Bath county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, July, 1830, to Elizabeth Morgan. They, with four other families, moved, in 1832,10 Des- Moines county, Iowa, crossing the Mississippi river at Flint Hills, now Burlington. They were said to be the first white families that ever moved into Iow;i. They had six children, and Isaac Canterbury died there in 1848. His widow and children still live in DesMoines county, Iowa.

John C., Carlisle N., Lincoln

CARLISLE H., born Dec. 5, 1814, in Bath county, Ky., married, August n, 1836, to Emily Morgan, who was born in Sangamon county. They had thirteen children, four of whom died under six years. Of the other nine: ASA married Margaret England, and lives in Ford county. SARAH married William Fuquay, and lives in Ford county. WILLIAM M. enlisted August, 1861, for three years, in Co. F, 28th '111. Inf. He was sick when he left Camp Butler, and died at Camp Holt, Ky., Nov. 7, 1861. RUTH A. married Wm. H. H. Holland. See his name. OLIVER P., JOHN C., CARLISLE N., LINCOLN G. and LAURA E. live with their parents, in Menard county, two and a half miles west of Cantrall.

JOHN I7., born August 27, 1820, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Feb. 22, 1842, to Miranda M. Brittin. They had six children. JOHN B., born March 24, 1843, died March 19, 1864. ASA M. married April 19, 1866, to Lucinda Fisk. They had five children; three died in infancy. The other two, MATTIE E. and ELLIS, live with their parents, at Cantrall. MARY J. married John J. Stevens. They have three children, CHARLES A., JOHN E. and FRANK E., and reside at Cantrall. MARGA.RET A. married Joseph S. Cantrall. See his name. EVANS E. resides with his father. WM. H. died in infancy. Mrs. Mhranda M. Canterbury died Sept. 22, 1853, and Mr. C. married Sept. 24, 1854, to Harriet E. Purkins, of Menard county. They live near Cantrall. John F. Canterbury raised a good crop of wheat in 1842. He hauled sixty-five bushels of it to St. Louis, one hundred miles, and sold it for thirty-seven and a half cents per bushel. He drove three yoke of oxen, was twelve days, and his total receipts were $24.371^."

Maria F., Melissa M.John H. Annie F., Julia E., William R.

OLIVER P., born July 21, 1824, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Council. They have nine children. MARY E. resides with her parents. MARGARET J. married William Vandergrift. He served three years in an Illinois regiment in aiding to suppress the slaveholders' rebellion. They live in Fancy creek township. MARIA F., MELISSA M.JOHN H., ANNIE F., JULIA E., WILLIAM R. and NELLIE E. live with their parents, in Menard county, two and a half miles southwest of Cantrall.

JULIA A., born about 1834,111 Sangamon county, married Agustus J. Bronson, and reside in Menard county, six miles northwest of Williamsville. Mr. B. enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114 111. Inf. for three years. He was a hospital steward from 1863, served more than full term, and was honorably discharged in 1865.

CANTRALL. - The origin of the family in America was with Zebulon Cantrail, who came from Wales, and settled in Philadelphia, Penn., about the year 1700. There is a tradition in the family that he built the first brick house ever erected in that city. Zebulon Cantrall had a son, Joseph. He had a son, Joshua, who was born August 8, 1748, either in Pennsylvania or Virginia, most probably the latter. He was a soldier in the war for American Independence. This Joshua Cantrall married and had nine sons, but no daughter. Four of his sons died without families. Of the other five, Joshua, horn in Virginia, raised a family, and died August 11, 1840, in DeWitt county, 111. The other four, Zehulon G., William G., Levi and Wyatt, are the suhjects of the following sketches.

Cantrall,Zebulon

CANTRALL,ZEBULON G. was born June 29, 1773, in Botetourt county, Virginia. He was a brother of Joshua, William G., Levi and Wyatt. The family moved in 1789, to Bath county, Kv. Zebulon G. was married there, August 31, 1797, to Sarah McCallum. They moved to Clarke county, Ohio, from there to Sangamon county, 111., arriving in the fall of 1833. In the spring of 1834 they moved to DeWitt county, 111. They had fourteen children; two died young. Of the twelve -

JOSHUA,\yovn April 3, 1802, in Kentucky, was married in 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, to Eliza Scott. He died Oct. 12, 1860, in DeWitt county, and Mrs. C. resides with her daughter, SARAH, the wife of Irvin Daniels, near Warrensville, 111. Her son, John S., lives in Kansas.

JOHN J/., born Feb. 22, 1808, in Kentucky, was married in Champaign county, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1830, to Joanna M. Jones. They had eleven children; two died in infancv. Of the nine children: WILLIAM J., ZEBULON D., ELIZABETH, IRA J., MARY A., (the latter died in Nov., 1875.) MILES T., ALMA J., EFFIE and JOHN C., the latter died in the spring of 1872. John M. Cantrall died Feb. n, 1863, and his widow died Sept., 1870, both in DeWitt county, 111.

JAMES M., born April 10, 1810, in Kentuckv, was married August 9, 1832, to Eliza McLaughlin. They had three daughters; one died young. ELMIRA married Abner J. Lutz, and lives near Lincoln, 111. ELIZA J. married Mr. Piatt, and lives in Lincoln. James M. Cantrall died April 27, 1866, and his widow lives in Lincoln, 111.

SARAH, born March 14, 1812, in Clarke county, Ohio, was married in Sangamon county, 111., Jan. 14, 1834, to Joshua M. Cantrall. See his name.

George A., Sarah E., Lewis

ZEBULON P., born Jan. 17, 1814, in Clark county, Ohio, was married in what is now Logan county, 111., Oct. 16, 1838,10 Elizabeth Paulk. They had six children; two died young. AMOS A., born May n, 1845, in Logan county, enlisted Sept., 1861, in Co. L, 4th Ill.'Cav. Served until June, 1866, when he was honorably discharged. He lives near Cisco, Piatt county. MARTHA J., born Oct. 3, 1842, was married June 9, 1862, to Samuel Mott. They have six children, GEORGE A., SARAH E., LEWIS A.JAMES A., EFFIE C. and ALVA, and live near Argenta, Macon county, 111. SARAH A., born Dec. 25, 1844, was married March 23, 1871, to Theodore A. Funk. She died April 30, 1872. MARY E., born Jan. 8, 1848, was married Jan. 12, 1871, to Edwin C. Hunsley. They have two children, LAURA A. and INEZ, and live near Cisco, 111. Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrall died June 12, 1852, and Z. P. Cantrall was married to Mrs. Rachel Doyle. She died Oct., 1865, and Z. P. Cantrall was married March 14, 1872, to Mrs. Mary Harp, whose maiden name was Everly. They reside near Chesnut, Logan county, 111.

ELIZA, born July 4, 1816, in Clark county, Ohio, was married Oct. 5, 1834, to Jeremiah Duncan. She died Jan. 29, 1854, leaving seven children. MARY L., HELEN A., the latter born in 1840, in Logan county, was married to George Whiteman. They live at Waynesville, 111. AMY L. married Mr. Condell, and he died. WILLIAM W. married Roxanna Cushman. They had two children. REBECCA S. married Mortimer Sampson. They have one child, and live in Waynesville. JEREMIAH P. livc-s in Waynesville.

REBECCA and RACHEL, twins, born July 25, 1818, in Ohio. REBECCA married in June, 1836, to Jacob F. Sampson. They had three children. Mrs. S. died March 24, 1849. The children live in Kansas.

WTA TT, born May 1 1, 1821, in Ohio, married Louisa Stevens. She died, and he married Mary A. Day. He died Jan. 7, 1875, leaving a widow near Lane, Franklin county, Kansas.

WILLIAM L., born May 15, 1823, in Ohio, was married Oct. 26, 1843, to Melinda Stout. They had eight children. ANN, born in 1844, was married in De- Witt county to Joel Hopesberger. They have four children, and live near Kenney station. EMELINE, born in 1846, married Thomas Watson. They have three children, and live near Kenney Station. JOHN K., JESSE, WILLIAM and ADDIE. Mrs. Melinda Cantrall died March 10, 1864, and W. L. Cantrall was married in 1865 to Christine Everly, and lives near Chesnut, Logan county, 111.

CANTRALL, WM. G., was born Sept. 6, 1784, in Botetourt, Va. His parents moved to Bath county, Ky., in 1789. He was there married, in 1804, to Deborah Mitts, who was born Nov. 16, 1785, in Virginia. Soon after marriage they moved from Bath county to the vicinity of New London, Huron county, O., and then moved to Pickaway county. They had ten children in Ohio, and the family moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov. i, 1824, in what is now Fancy creek township, on what was then called Higgins creek, but now called Cantrail's creek. Two children were born in Sangamon county. Of all their children -

DOROTHT, born March 15, 1805, in Ohio, married iri Sangamon county to Charles Snelson. They had seven children, moved to DesMoines county, near Burlington, Iowa, where Mrs. Snelson died. The family live there.

ANN, born Aug. i^ 1806, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to John W. Snelson. They had eight children, and moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, where Mrs. Snelson died. The family live there.

JOSHUA M., born Dec. 17, 1810, in Pickaway couaty, O., was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 14, 1834, to Sarah Cantrall. She was born March 14, 1812, near Urbana, O. They had eight children in Sangamon county; six died under eight years. Of the other four: ZEBULAN G., born May 7, 1835, married Elizabeth J. Lillv, a native of Augusta county, Va. They have six children,

AMELIA (twins), CELIA j. and NOAH MATHENY, and live in Fancv creek township. WILLIAM G., Jun., born Feb. 20, 1837, married Mary J. Randall. They have four living children, MARCUS x., SARAH M., MARY L. and LOUISA M., and live in Fancy creek township. JACOB M., born Dec. 25, 1841, married Marian J. Tufts., who was born near Buffalo, N. Y. They have one child, ADDIE E., and reside in Fancy creek township. MAHALA E., born Oct. 4, 1845, married Oct. 9, 1873, to George W. Bailey, being his second wife. He was born in Hawkins county, Tenn. He was a soldier in the 5th Tenn. Inf. in the Mexican war, in 1846 and '7; came from Mexico to Sangamon county in 1848. He enlisted in 1862 for three years, in Co. H, 114111. Inf.; was commissioned as Captain at the organization of the regiment. His health failing, he resigned in May, 1863, and lives in Salisbury township. Joshua M. Cantrall resides in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Springfield.

TH2RZA, or THERESA, born Nov. 8, 1812, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county, to Edward Guyott. She died Oct. 7, 1851, three months after marriage. He married again, and lives in Springfield.

ADAM M., born Feb. 27, 1815, in Ohio, married in Sangamon countv to Delilah Smith. They had nine children. JEREMIAH married Etta Drone, and live in Fancy creek township. HARRIET married Wm. Brisentine; moved to Dallas county, Texas, in 1853. She died there, leaving one child. W M. L. BRISENTINE lives with his granduncle, Joshua M. Cantrall. See his name, Adam Cantrall and his wife live at Riverton.

WILLIAM M., born Dec. 22, 1822, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Adaline Claywell. They had nine children; two died under six years. JULIA A. married Leander Jones, have three children, and reside in Salisbury township. MIRANDA married Rollin V. Mallory. See his name. JAMES M., PERCYDEBORAH J. is a cripple, having had eight inches of bone taken from one ot her lower limbs -- LEWIS E. and SARAH E. The latter is a deaf mute, and is being educated at the State Institution at Jacksonville. The five unmarried reside with their mother. William M. Cantrall enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114 111. Inf.; was appointed Sergeant at the organization. Disease was brought on by over-exertion at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, and he died in hospital at Memphis, Tenn., July 9, 1864. His widow ancl unmarried children live in Fancy creek township, eight miles north of Springfield.

MIRANDA J., born May 12, 1826, in Sangamon county, married William Snelson. They had one child, CHAS. H. SNELSON, and William S. died March 9, 1853. His widow was married March 4, 1858, to Samuel Mellinger, who was born Jan. 27, 1832, in Franklin county, Pa. They have four children, and LUCY E., live with their parents in Fancy creek township. Mr. Mellinger had one child by a former wife, SAMUEL i. He lives with his father. Samuel Mellinger enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. C, 114 111. Inf., for three years; served full term, and was honorablv discharged Aug. 3, 1865.

CANTRALL, LEVI, was born Oct. i, 1787, in Botetourt county, Va. He was taken by his parents in 1789 to that part of Mercer which afterwards became Bath county, Ky. He was there married Nov. 30, 1809, to Fanny England. They had one child in Kentucky, and the family moved, in 1811, to Madison county, O., where five children were born. They then moved to Madison county, 111., in Oct., 1819; moved on and arrived where Springfield no-v stands, Dec. 4, 1819, and reached the north side of the river, in what is now Fancy Creek township, on the fifth, made the selection of a location on the seventh, and commenced building a cabin Dec. 8, 1819. They had seven children in Sangamon county. Of their thirteen children -

THOMAS, born Oct. 1 1, 1810, in Bath county, Ky., married Oct. 3, 1831, in Sangamon county, to Priscilla D. McLemore, who was born Sept. 14, 1814, in Tennessee. They had nine children, namely: CLARISSA, born Jan. 20, 1833, unmarried, and resides at the house of H. H. Holland. TURNER H., born May 9, 1834, last heard from in Alabama. YOUNG M.,born April 30, 1836, married, 1 86 1, to Ellen Graham; had one child, THOMAS E., and Y. M. Cantrall enlisted in 1862 for three years, in Co. C, 114 111. Inf., and died in the army. His widow and son reside in Athens. LEVI, born July 1 6, 1838, died, aged nineteen. NANCY A., born March 25, 1840, married Egbert Mallory. See his name. THOMAS J., born Dec. 21, 1842, served three years in the loth 111. Cav., was honorably discharged, and lives in Nebraska. FANNY P., born March 2, 1843, married James D. Mallory. See his name. MARY E., born Dec. 8, 1844,18 a teacher in Springfield. Mrs. Priscilla D. Cantrall died, and Thomas C. married June 12,

1849, married and died in Logan county. ROBERT H., born July 16, 1851, married Miss GofF, has one child, and resides near Athens. WILLIAM M., born April 16, 1853, and CHARLES H., born Dec. 29, 1855, reside with their mother. Thomas Cantrall lost his life by a runaway team dragging a saw-log over him,

ANN, born July 17, 1812 in Madison county, O., married in Sangamon county to Edward Ridgeway. They had three children, and Mr. R. died in 1834. His widow married F'erdinand Meeker, and had several children. She died in Logan county. Her daughter, NANCY RIDGEWAY, married James Milam, and resides in Buffalo Hart, 111. Her daughter, DULCIXA MEEKER, married Jeremiah Lashbaugh, and resides in Illiopolis township.

STEPHEN L., born April 4, 1815, in Madison county, O., married in Sangamon county to Mary Ridgeway. They had three children. FANNY married George Provines, has seven children, and reside near Clinton. ALMYRA married Samuel Mellinger, and died, leaving one child. Samuel Mellinger married Mrs. Miranda Snelson, whose maiden hame was Cantrall. GEORGE W. enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114 111. Inf., and died in the army. Mrs. Mary Cantrall died in Buffalo Hart grove, and Stephen L. Cantrall died in 1874, at the house of his brother Joshua.

ELIZABETH, born May 26, 1820, in Sangamon county, married James Driskell. Mrs. Driskell died. One son, DAVID, enlisted in Co. C, 1 14, 111. Inf., in Aug., 1862, for three years, and died at home of disease contracted in the army. Another son, LEVI, resides in Menard county.

LE VI, Jr., born March 17, 1822, in Sangamon county, married to Elizabeth C. King, who was born July n, 1828, in Tennessee. They had four children. JASPER H., born March 23, 1847, married Sarah E. Wagner, has three children, WILLIAM H., BERTRAM and JOSEPH, and resides near Paxton. WILLIAM M., born March i, 1849, married Minnie Wells, has. two children, ALVIN N. and

WILLIAM v., and resides near Illiopolis. MARY E. married Sept. 2, 1874, to Benjamin F. Warren, has one child, HARRY N., and resides near Illiopolis. ALFRED N. resides with his mother. Levi Cantrall, Jr., died March 14, 1868, and his widow married Sept. 2, 1874, to Enoch Primm.

Thomas D., Alice, John W. Levi G., William H., Fanny A.

CHARLES S., born Jan. 6, 1826, in Sangamon county, married Jan. 7, 1845, to Emily M. Vandergrift, who was born Oct. 6, 1830. They had two children. MARY E., born June 13, 1848, married Jan. 25, 1866, to Stephen O. Price, has two children, and resides near Lincoln. MACDONALD, born Aug. 22, .1851, married Aug. 4, 1870, to Margaret Peden, has two children, and resides in Springfield. Mrs. Emily M. Cantrall died Jan. 29, 1852, and C. S. Cantrall married June 20, 1852, to Lucy Swearengin, who was born Oct. 15, 1828. She died April 14, 1853. C. S. Cantrall married April 26, 1855, to Harriet A. Graham, who was born Feb. 17, 1836, in Athens. They have nine children, CHARLES H., THOMAS D., ALICE, JOHN W,, LEVI G., WILLIAM H., FANNY A., HOMER E. and IDA. Charles S. Cantrall had one leg amputated, caused by disease. It was done in Sept., 1871. He resides two miles west of Illiopolis.

Carlisle, Barton R.Julia A. Macdonald, Laura E., Clara

JOSHUA, born July 28, 1828, in Sangamon county, married Rebecca Hedrick. They had thirteen children; three died in infancy. Of the other ten, LAFAYETTE was married July 23, 1874, to Gussie Chambers, and lives in Illiopolis township. FANNIE SELINDA married Benjamin Capps. See his name. CARLISLE, BARTON R.JULIA A., MACDONALD, LAURA E., CLARA P., LEVI and BENJAMIN, and reside one and a half miles west of Illiopolis.

JESSE, born April 7, 1830, in Sangamon county, married Eliza J. Humes. They had ten children. He enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. C, ii4th 111. Inf. He was commissioned 2d Lieut, at the organization, promoted to Captain, and served as such to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged. He moved with nis family to Black Bob, Johnson county, Kansas.

in Sangamon county, married Narcissa Hedrick. They had one child, and Mr. Crantrall died Sept. 15, 1872. His widow and son, CHARLES, reside in Menard county, five miles northeast of Cantrall. Mrs. Fanny Cantrall died Sept. 10,

FANNT L., born Oct. 9, 1838, in Sangamon county, married Jan., 1857, to Henrv Graham. They have four living children, MARY A., WILLIAM, ARMINDA D. and JOSEPH, and reside near Athens, Menard county.

JOSEPH S., born Oct. 16, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Jan. 14, 1869, to Margaret A. Canterbury. They have one child, DAISY E., and reside at Cantrail. He is one of the proprietors of the new town of Cantrall.

Levi Cantrall died Feb. 22, 1860, and his widow resides with their son Joseph S., at Cantrall. The town of Cantrall was laid out on land he entered soon after coming to the country, and was named in honor of his memory.

From a statement in writing made by Levi Cantrall a few months before his death, I learn that in building the cabin he commenced Dec. 8th, 1819, about half a mile west of the present town of Cantrall, the mortar froze so that he could not plaster it. December 24, 1819, snow began to fall, and continued one snow after another until it was two feet deep on a level. The weather continued intensely cold, and 'a company of seven men started to the American Bottom for provisions. They were Levi and Wyatt Cantrall, Alexander and Henry Crawford, M. Holland, a Mr. Kellogg and John Dixon, who afterwards founded the city of Dixon, 111. Thev loaded their wagons with flour and meal and started home on the eighteenth, and on the twentieth rain commenced falling. The rain and melting snow set the whole country afloat, and when they reached the Sangamon river it was too full to cross. They sent back to Kelly's - where Springfield now stands - for tools, and obtained an axe and grubbing hoe. With these they made a canoe, and reached home twenty-one days from the time of starting. On the 6th of May, 1820, the frost killed their growing corn. The settlers thought of moving back south, but they hauled up provisions before the next winter and lived through it.

Levi Cantrall built a horse mill in the fall of 1820. It was a band mill, with a wheel forty feet in diameter. It was the first mill ever built north of the Sangamon river, and people came thirty miles or more to mill. Mr. Cantrall built a water mill on Cantrall's creek, near the present town of Cantrall. It did sawing and grinding. He says the snow of 1830-31 was four feet on a level. Levi Cantrall kept a tannery where he lived for more than forty years.

CANTRALL, WYATT, was born Dec. 20, 1790, in Bath county, Ky., the same year that his parents moved from Botetourt county, Va. He was married in Bath county to Sally England, and moved to Clarke county, O., where they had three children, and then moved, in company with Mrs. Cantrall's father, Stephen England, to St. Clair county, 111., in the fall of 1818, and in the spring of 1819 to what is now Fancy Creek township, in Sangamon county, where they had six children. Of their nine children -

ELIZA, born Sept. 3, 1813, in Ohio, married in .Sangamon county to John McLemore. He died in 1871, leaving a widow and two children at Stirling, Whiteside county.

SAMUEL D,, born Feb. 9, 1816, in Clarke county, O., married in Sangamon county, March 6, 1837, to Sarah S. Alexander. They had six living children. ALBERT A. married March 6, 1862, to Martha Hunt. He enlisted in Aug., 1862, in Co. C, 1 14 111. Inf., for three years, and was appointed Sergeant. He was captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., in June, 1864, and was placed in the Andersonville prison pen, where he remained about five months, and after that was taken from one - prison to another to prevent being released by the Union forces, and was paroled Marcn i, 1865, and died of starvation and exposure March 5, 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. WYA.TT E. married Grizella Holland. LUCINDA J. married B. F. Horn. HEXRY married Emma E. Gra- ham. ELIZA married Henry Lake, son of Bayless, and MARGARET A. married Isaac Bates, son of Joseph. S. D. Cantrall lives two miles north of Cantrall.

DA VI D 7>.,born May 7, 1818, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Eleanor McLemore, had three children, and she died. He married Ursula Bull, has three children, and lives in Iowa.

STEPHENS., born April 20, 1827, in Sangamon county, married Caroline Blue. They have seven children, and live at Black Bob, Johnson county, Kan.

WILLIAM J., born July 28, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Lucy Kingsbury, who died, and he married Calista Neil, have three children, and lives at Black Bob, Kan.

Mrs. Sally Cantrall died Aug. i, 1840, in Sangamon county, and Wiatt Cantrall married in the fall of 1841 to Mrs. Polly Kingsbury, whose maiden name was Foster. They had one child -

CANTRILL,, THOMAS, was born April 4, 1775, and Elizabeth Murray was born Sept. 19, 1774. The place of their birth is not known, but probably in Orange county, North Carolina, where they were married and had one child. They then moved to Green county, Ky., -where they had five children, and moved to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Oct., 1828, in what is now Rochester township, three and a half miles east of Springfield. Of their children -

MARY, born in North. Carolina, married in Kentucky to Thomas Perry, and came to Sangamon county before her parents. They had six children, but all the family are dead.

WILLIAM, born Jan. 17, 1800, in Green county, Ky., came to Springfield, 111., in March, 1825, was married in Sangamon county Feb. 14, 1828, to Elizabeth Hall, who was born Dec. 8, 1809. They had two children, and moved to Decatur, April, 1833, where'they had two children. Of their children: THOMAS H., born Nov. i, 1829, in Sangamon county, raised in Decatur, and died in the spring of 1864, at Walla Walla, Washington Ter. JANE ELLEN, born Oct. 27, 1832, in Sangamon county, married in Decatur, April 4, 1857, to A. S. Keller, and lives at Sullivan, Moultrie county, 111. MARY E., born Sept. 27, 1835, in Decatur, married Dr. William Dillon. See his name. SUSAN L., born July 3, 1844, married Feb. 3, 1863, to Harl P. Christie, and lives in Decatur. Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrill died August 4, 1868, and William Cantrill lives in Decatur.

ZEBULON, born April 8, 1807, in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon county in 1829, to Elizabeth Enyart. They had four children, and he died Jan. 8, 1840. His widow lives near Mechanicsburg.

William B., James N., Henry

JOEL, born Jan. 8, 1811, in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, May 16, 1839, to Zerelda E. Branch. They had ten children in Sangamon county; two died in infancy. LEWIS M., born April 9, 1840, married July 23, 1863, to Elmira M. Lee, who was born Oct., 1839, in the State of New York. They live at Joliet, 111. EDWARD T., born Dec. 27, 1842, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. E, U4th 111. Inf., for three years, and died July 11, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. His remains were brought home and buried near Rochester. LAURA J., the fifth child, died in her fifteenth year. WILLIAM B., JAMES N., HENRY A. and HENRIETTA, twins, and EMILY, live with their mother. Joel Cantrill died Sept. 4, :866, and his widow lives on the farm where his parents settled on coming to the county, near Sangamon Station.

CAPPS, MRS. MARY, whose maiden name was Devas, was a native of London, England. Her husband, Charles Capps, was for many years a merchant in London, and died there. His widow, whose name heads this sketch, came to America with her sons, John, Benjamin and Charles, leaving one son (Thomas) in England. They arrived in Springfield, 111., Nov., 1830. Her sons Jabez and Ebenezer having preceded the other members of the family several years, Mrs. Capps brought some of her daughters, and others came later.

Mrs. Mary Capps died Nov. 8, 1857, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. Alexander Shields, in Sangamon county. Of her nine children who came to America, eight are now living.

CAPPS, JABEZ, born Sept. 9, 1796, in the city of London, England, came to America in the summer of 1817, arriving near what is now Springfield, 111., in the spring of 1819, and is believed to have been the first school teacher in Sangamon county. He was married in 1828, near Rochester, to Prudence A. Stafford, who was born in Vermont. They had three living children, and Mrs. Capps died May 13, 1836. Jabez Capps was married near Rochester, 111., Sept., 1836, to Elizabeth Baker. They had ten children, one of whom died young. Of all his children -

Monitor C., Frank X., John

PRUDT A., born Dec. 18, 1841, in Mt. Pulaski, was married March 8, 1860, to S. Linn Beidler, who was born June 23, 1837, at Mt. Joy, Lancaster county, Pa. Of their seven children, one died young. MONITOR C., FRANK X., JOHN

Linn, Snow Flake, Imogene

LINN, SNOW FLAKE, IMOGENE and RELL C., live with their parents at Mt. Pulaski, 111. Mr. Beidler is a druggist, and with the exception of one year during President Johnson's administration, has been Post Master there since 1857.

William, Benjamin, Jabez B., Ed Ward, Harrie B.

Mr. Jabez Capps was a merchant in Springfield from 1827 to 1836, when he formed a company and laid out the town of Mt. Pulaski. Brought his goods from Springfield, and continued in business until 1870. He is now engaged with his son in the nursery business. Mr. Capps was Post Master at Mt. Pulaski for fifteen years, and County Recorder four years. He and his family reside in Mt. Pulaski.

CAPPS, EBENEZER, was born May, 1798, in London, Eng. Came to Springfield in 1820. He returned to Europe in the spring of 1830. On his return he went to Vandalia, 111., in the fall of same year. He was married in Morgan county, 111., March i, 1835, to Ann Norwood. They have five living children, namely -

Sarah, Hannah, Mart A. Rosetta

Mrs. Rosetta Capps died in Dec., 1861. Ebenezer Capps was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, at Lincoln, 111., Oct., 1863. They had two children -

CAPPS, ANN, was born in 1803, in London, Eng. She was married there to William Salisch. They came to America, arriving at Vandalia, 111., in 1833, where Mr. Salisch died the year following, leaving a widow and two children, viz - to Vandalia, and after the death of his father, was brought by his mother to Springfield, 111., where he was married, Oct. 31, 1 86 1, to Anna C. Hughes. They had four children. CHARLES F. died in his fourth year. RALPH E., CHAS. E. and SCOTT A. C. W. Salisch is Post Master at Cotton Hill, Sangamon county.

CAPPS, SUSAN, was born in 1805, in London, Eng. She was married in Springfield, 111., to James Gobbett. He went to California, and died on his way home on the steamer, of Asiatic cholera. Mrs. Gobbett lives with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Shields.

CAPPS, JOHN, was born Dec. 16, 1810, in London, Eng. Came to America with his mother, brothers and sisters, arriving at Springfield, 111., in Nov., 1830. He was married there Sept. 5, 1833, to Nancy Clements, who was born Oct. 2, 1817, in Lincoln county, Ky. (She is a cousin of Mrs. Mathew Cloyd.) Mr. and Mrs. John Capps had five children in Springfield, and in 1844 moved to Mt. Pulaski, where they had four, and about 1855 moved to Decatur, where they had three; thence to Illiopolis, Sangamon county. Of their twelve children two died young -

Ella, Hattie,Ralph Lincoln

MART M., born Oct. 6, 1834, was married Jan. 19, 1853, to James Sims. They have six children, ADA, JOHN F., ELLA, HATTIE,RALPH LINCOLN and FANNIE, and live in Mt. Pulaski.

THOMAS W., born Dec. 26, 1838, in Springfield, enlisted in 1862 for three months, in Co. I, 68th 111. Vol. Inf.; served full term, and enlisted in the United States Navy. He was married Dec. 29, 1869, to Nellie Van Hise, in Mt. Pulaski. They had one child, EARL, Mrs. Nellie Capps died, Oct. 23, 1873. Mr. T. W. Capps lives in Mt. Pulaski.

CHARLES R., born March ii, 1841, in Springfield, was married in Mt. Pulaski, May 29, 1862, to Lizzie Lushbaugh. They have four children, LOUIE E., ELMER LINCOLN, FRANK and MABEL, and live in Mt. Pulaski.

ALEXANDER S., born May 2, 1843, in Springfield, enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, for three years, in Co. B, io6th 111. Vol. Inf., served until Aug. i, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married Sept. 3, 1867, to Maggie Ishmael. They have one child, KATIE E., and live in Illiopolis.

JABEZ J/., born Aug. 19, 1845, in Mt. Pulaski, enlisted in 1863 for one hundred days, in Co. D, I45th 111. Inf., served more than full time, and was honorably discharged. He was married June 17, 1867, to Sallie Bechtel. They have three living children, LONE, PEARL and GERTRUDE. J. M. Capps is engaged in milling at Mt. Pulaski, and lives there.

ANN S., born Jan. 22, 1848, in Mt. Pulaski, was married May 5, 1868, to James W. McGuffin. She died in Illiopolis, April 7, 1874, leaving three children, BENJAMIN F., WALTER and JOHN C.

BENJAMIN F., born July 21, 1850, in Mt. Pulaski, was married Aug. 12, 1870, to Fannie S. Cantrall. She was killed Oct. 8, 1870, near Illiopolis. She was mounting a horse, when it took fright, drew the rein in a noose around her hand, and dragged her until she was dead. B. F. Capps married Emma Snvder. They live at Mt. Pulaski.

CAPPS, CHARLES, was born Feb. 7, 1814, in London, Eng. Came with his mother, brothers and sisters to America, arriving at Springfield, Nov., 1830, and moved to Vandalia in December of the same year. He was married Nov. n, 1852, in Sangamon county, 111., to Elizabeth A. Gobbett, who was born Oct. 27, 1836, in Missouri. They had four living children - dalia in 1831. He returned to England in 1844, and remained there until 1852, when he went to Australia, and returned to Vandalia in 1856. He was married in Mt. Pulaski in May, 1862, to Lucy Mc- Graw. They have four living children -

Ida, Jennie, Benjamins

Benjamin Capps has always faithfully served his adopted country, and votes the straight Republican ticket. He, with his family, reside in Vandalia, 111.

Carpenter, William

CARPENTER, WILLIAM, born July 3, 1787^ in the city of Philadelphia, Penn., was the eldest son of Samuel and Catharine Carpenter. He had two brothers, Charles and Samuel, Jun.; also two sisters, Elizabeth and Catharine. His father died when William was quite young, leaving the family dependent entirely on their own exertions for a livelihood. William was baptized in the German Lutheran church in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 1787. Carl Linnensheet and Margreth, his wife, (grandparents), sponsors. Arrived at manhood, he and his brother Samuel came to Licking county, Ohio, then the " far west." In the fall of 1819 William C. was married to Margaret Pence, who is still living. She was the daughter of Peter and Catharine Pence, and was born Feb. 5, 1803, in Shenandoah county, Va. Her mother's maiden name was Godfrey,- whose father fought in the Revolution, under Gen Wayne, and was killed by the Indians, near Wheeling, Va., in the summer of 1820. William Carpenter, his wife and Samuel, started for Illinois. The time occupied in coming was six weeks. They passed through what is now Springfield, crossed the Sangamon river, and built a cabin about two miles north of it. At that time the "Kelly cabins" constituted all the settlement at what is now the city of Springfield. Samuel C. soon tired of the west, and returned. When land came into the market, Wm. C. entered the land upon which he had settled, and erected a two story log house, which is still standing, although dilapidated. This afterwards became an important point for the stage line on the State road leading from Springfield to Peoria, and called the " six mile house." Their nearest neighbors then were three or four miles distant, and the Indians (friendly tribes) frequently visited the house for something to eat, and a matter of considerable alarm to the females when the men were away, as was frequently the case, "to mill," or "on a hunt." They grew cotton, picked, carded, spun and wove it into cloth for family use. These cards are still in the possession of some of the family. For a long time Edwardsville, Madison county, 111., was the nearest mill and postoffice. It took two weeks to go and return with a grist, usually a sack of corn, on horseback. St. Louis, Mo., was the nearest market. About the year 1828, William Carpenter, with a family of five children, moved to Springfield, then grown to the dignity of a town, and called Calhoun. He there engaged in merchandizing. The farm was afterwards rented, and occupied by Hon. S. T. Logan, then just arrived from Kentucky. Six children were born in Springfield. Of their eleven children -

CATHARINE, born Sept. 28, 1820, in Sangamon county, was married June 8, 1843, in Springfield, to Adolphus Wood, who was born Nov. 8, 1806, in Chenango county, N. Y. They had six children; the two eldest died young. Of the other four, WILLIAM C., born in Springfield, 111., Dec. 28, 1848, was married August 29, 1874, in Chicago, to Emma E. Wood, who was born in Springfield, Jan. 2, 1851. They have one child, CHARLES o., and live on the farm with his mother. ELIZABETH and GEORGE live with their mother. CHARLES is clerk in Diller's drug store, Springfield, 111.

D.,Carriee., Martha L,Maky

SAMUEL, born Nov. 12, 1824, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 27, 1851, to Mary E. J. Kerns, who died March 16, 1853, an(' Samuel C. was married Dec. \6, 1858, to Mrs. Martha J. Black, whose maiden name was Short, daughter of Rev. Daniel Short. She was born Sept. 25, 1831, in Butler county, Ohio. They had six children born in Sangamon county. ANNA S., WILLIAM D.,CARRIEE., MARTHA L,MAKY M. and LENA L. Mrs. Martha J. Carpenter died July 17, 1873. Samuel CariSS

ELIZABETH, born Jan. 19, 1826, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 27, 1851,111 same place, to Richard Cobbs, who was born in Cynthianna, Harrison countv, Ky., May 22, 1822. They have four children, MARIETTA, JOHN W., ALBERT R. and MARGATET A. Mr. Cobbs is a tailor, and resides in Springfield.

MARGARET, born Feb. 27, 1830, in Springfield, was married June 5, 1848, to William A. Browning, who was born April 23, 1825, in Licking countv, Ohio. They have seven children living; three died in infancy. AMELIA E. was married Dec. 28, 1871, to R. F. Gailey. Their only child, WILLIAM A., died in infancy. They reside in Pana. EVA O., MARGARET L., MARY J., WILLIAM O., LOUISA B. and FLORA M. reside with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Browning reside in Pana, 111.

William Carpenter died August 30, 1859, in Springfield, and his widow resides at the corner of Seventh and Carpenter streets, Springfield, 111. William Carpenter was elected Justice of the Peace in Ohio in 1820, held the same office in Sangamon county about fourteen years, and was the second Justice of the Peace in Sangamon county. May 15, 1830, he was appointed Quartermaster 20th Reg. 111. Millitia, Col. T. M. Neal commanding. April 12, 1832, he was appointed Paymaster 4th Reg. Mounted Vol. Inf., by Col. Samuel M. Thompson. In 1834 was elected to represent Sangamon county in State Legislature, when the Capital was at Vandalia. He was subsequently a member of the city council for a number of years. In 1837 was appointed by President Van Buren, Postmaster at Springfield, which office he resigned in 1840. In 1844 anc^ '5 Mr. C. with his son-in-law, Adolphus Wood, erected a saw and grist mill on the Sangamon river, on the Peoria road, which has always been known as Carpenter's mill, although christened Rock Dam Mills.

CARSON, JOHN, was born Aug. 8, 1794, on Saluda river, S. C., and raised in Campbell county, Tenn. He was in a Tennessee regiment in the war of 1812. After the war he came to Madison county, 111., with his father, and was there married to Margery Parkison, in 1818. She was born Oct. 19, 1799. They came to Sangamon county in 1820 or '21, and settled on Lick creek, in what is noW Chatham township. They had ten children, all born in Sangamon county except one. Of their children -

JAMES S., born Oct., 1819, married Permelia Swanson. They had fire children. He was accidentally shot and killed April 12, 1859, by another hunter mistaking his call for that of a turkey. That was in Fayette county. His only two surviving children, WESLEY McD. and ISAAC M,, reside in Loami township.

RA CHEL,\>orn. in 1823, in Sangamon county, married Ransom Youtsler. They both died, leaving five children. Her death took place Nov. 9, 1863.

WILLIAM P., born Dec. 25, 1830, in Sangamon county, married April t$, 1855, to Minerva Workman. They have seven children, DAVID, SARAH, JOHN C., ELIZABETH, LYDIA A., LEE and AMANDA, and live in Loami township.

LOUISA, born April n, 1840, in Sangamon county, married William A. Barnes. He was born Aug. 2, 1836, in Talladega county, Ala. She died May 27, 1872, leaving four children with their

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CARSON, WILLIAM, born July 8, 1799, in Westmoreland county, Pa. When he was four years old his father moved to Hamilton county, Ohio. William was never out of that county until he was twenty-six years old. He then came to Sangamon county, 111., arriving Nov. i, 1825, at Springfield. He walked the whole distance from Cincinnati to Springfield in eleven days. He spent the first winter at Sangamo, and was married May 21, 1826, to Cynthia Broad well. They had fifteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other eight -

MART M., born July 26, 1834, married Jacob Shawver. He was a soldier in an Iowa regiment, and died at Helena, Ark., in April, 1863. She married Josiah Culver, and live In Marion county, Iowa.

WINFIELD S., born May 27, 1843, married March 27, 1866, to Emma J. Taylor, who was born Oct. 30, 1844, in Somerset county, N. J. They have three children, WILLIAM E., JENNIE A. and CHARLES F., and live near Pleasant Plains.

WILLIAM L., born Nov. 6, 1846, married March 12, 1868, in Hamilton county, O., to Ella Carson, who was born there Sept. 17, 1844. They have three children, ROBERT B., ALICE M. and NELLIE B., and reside one and a half miles east of Pleasant Plains.

William Carson and his wife are living on the farm settled by her brother, John B. Broadwell, in 1819. Mr. C. has lived nearly half a century within one mile of where he now resides, one mile east of Pleasant Plains.

CARTER. PLATT S., was born June 29, 1815, in Warren, Litchfield county, Conn. He came to Waverly, 111., in Nov., 1836, and in Jan., 1837, began to improve the farm where J. Milton Lockbridge now resides, one mile west of Auburn. He was advised to abandon the project, lest he should freeze to death, and was solemnly warned that he would be compelled to live without neighbors, his improvements being more than two miles from the timber. He returned to his native town, and was there married, July 25, 1839, to Flora M. Carter, who was born in the same place, July 25, 1815. They came at once to their new home, near Auburn, traveling the entire distance in wagons. At that time there were no improvements southwest nearer than fifteen miles, and the whole area a natural meadow. There was an abundance of grass ,for thousands of cattle and sheep. A year or two later Mr. Carter bought a flock of sheep, and that caused great uneasiness to some of the neighbors, who had a few head of cattle, lest the sheep would eat all the grass. Mr. and Mrs. Carter had four children in Sangamon county, namely -

ADONIRAM, born Nov. 5, 1842, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 101 111. Inf., but was discharged on account of physical disability, without fully entering the arinv. He graduated at Michigan University, in the class of 1868, and is now a practicing attorney at 157, south Clark street, Chicago.

DARIUS, born June 6, 1845, enlisted May 2, 1864, in Co. C, I45th 111. Inf., for one hundred days, and was honorably discharged, Sept. 28, 1864. He was married April 6, 1869, to Avice Pickett, who was born Nov. 9, 1848, at Hartland, Conn., and died May 14, 1870. He was married April 29, 1873, to Sarah Poor, who was born Oct. i, 1850, in Sullivan county, Tenn. They reside in the southwest part of Loami township.

June 25, 1849, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, March, 1873, and resides in Waverly, 111.

PLA TT S., Jun., born Dec. 6, 1850, in Sangamon county, married near Waverly, Morgan county, Nov. 20, 1873, to Belle Woods, and resides in Sangamon county, near Waverly, 111.

Platt S. Carter, Sen., is one of the many successful farmers of this county. He has always taken an active interest in every movement calculated to develop the resources of the country, and to elevate the intellectual standard ot the cultivators of the soil, and has several times represented Loami township in the Board of county Supervisors. He has been an energetic worker in the interests of the Sangamon county Agricultural Society, and was President of the same for the year 1875. He resides in Loami township, two and a half miles north of Waverly.

Cartwright, Peter

CARTWRIGHT, PETER, was born Sept. i, 1785, on James river, Amherst county, Va. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, and soon after our independence as a nation was acknowledged by Great Britain, his parents moved to that part of our country known as Kentucky, then inhabited by hostile Indians. There not being any wagon roads, the moving was done on pack horses. Their's was one of two hundred families that moved in a body, guarded by one hundred young men, well armed. On the night of the first Sunday after their departure, and while they were encamped with the women and children in the center, surrounded by part of the men guarding, while others slept, the father of Peter Cartwright heard something moving towards him and grunting like a hog. Knowing there was no swine with the company, Mr. C. had his suspicions aroused and kept a sharp look-out. He soon perceived a dark object much nearer him than the sounds at first indicated, and readily made up his mind that it was an Indian aiming to get as near as possible, and then spring upon and murder him in the dark. Mr. Cartwright took aim and fired. The crack of the rifle raised a great commotion in camp, and as soon as a light could be procured, an Indian was found dead, with a rifle in one hand, a tomahawk in the other, and a bullet-hole through his head. Their line of travel was marked by the dead bodies of white people slain by the Indians, with other evidences of hostility. As the moving party approached Crab Orchard, where a temporary fortification had been* erected, the last day's march was a very long one. Seven of the two hundred families fell behind the main body, and worn down with fatigue, they encamped and went to sleep without guards. In the night they were attacked by twenty-five Indians, and all except one of them slain. The Cartwright family first settled near what afterwards became Lancaster, Lincoln county, Ky. After a stay of two years, in the fall of 1793 Mr. Cartwright moved his family to a place nine miles south of Russelville, Logan county, Ky., and within one mile of the Tennessee line.

While the family resided there Peter entered into the spirit of the rude sports and vices that prevailed in the community, such as horse-racing, card-playing and dancing. His mother had long been a member of the M. E. Church, and prayed for and plead with her son to turn from the error of his ways. He was converted, and united with the Ebenezer M. E. Church in June, 1801. He displayed such talents and fervor in speaking, that he very unexpectedly received the following paper :

"Peter Cartwright is hereby permitted to exercise his gifts as an exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal Church, so long as his practice is agreeable to the Gospel.

In the fall of that year his father determined to move to Lewiston, near the mouth of the Cumberland river. Peter applied for letters for his mother, sister and himself. Upon receiving his own he found that it was not only a letter of dismissal to a sister church, and to exhort, but that it gave him authority to hold meetings, organize classes, and form a circuit. It also required him to report at the fourth quarterly meeting of Red river circuit the next fall.

but in consequence of persecutions that arose, he abandoned the school and commenced organizing the circuit, which he reported in the fall of that year - 1803. In October he became a regular traveling preacher, with a colleague, on the Red river circuit. His first sermon led to the conversion of an infidel. He " received twenty-five members during the first quarter, and six dollars for his support at the end of the same. For the years 1805 and '6 he was appointed to Sciota circuit, in the State of Ohio.

At the meeting of the Western Conference, held in East Tennessee, Mr. Cartwright was ordained Sept. 15, 1806, as a Deacon in*the M. E. Church, by Francis Asbury, the first Bishop of the church in America. He was next appointed to Marietta circuit. In the fall of 1806 he left that circuit, with a blind horse, almost destitute of clothing, and seventy-five cents in money, started to travel more than five hundred miles to see his parents. The next meeting of Conference was held Sept. 14, 1807, at Chillicothe, O. His appointment for 1807-8 was to Barren circuit, in Cumberland district, Ky. About the close of his labors in that circuit -

Rev. Peter Cartwright and Frances Gaines were married Aug. 18, 1808. She was born Aug. 18, 1789, in Charlotte county, Va. When she was in her seventeenth year her parents moved to Lincoln county, Ky. Her father died there, and her mother moved two years later to Barren county, where Frances was married.

The Conference was held at Liberty Hill, Tenn., commencing Oct. I, 1808. At that meeting Mr. C. was ordained - Oct. 4, 1808 - to the office of Elder of the M. E. Church, by William McKendree, who had become one of the Bishops of the M. E. Church. The ordination took place Oct. 4, 1808. His next appointment was to Salt Creek circuit, Ky. During that year his father died, and some time was spent in settling the estate. The next Conference was held at Cincinnati in the fall of 1809. His appointment was to Livingston circuit. Cumberland district, Ky. Mr. C. continued to preach in Kentucky until thev had seven children. During that time he saw and understood the pernicious influence of slavery, and after consulting with his wife, who was of the same mind, they determined to remove to a free State. In the spring of 1823, he, in company with two friends, started to explore Illinois in search of a home. They ascended the Wabash valley, and crossed the prairie to the Illinois river above Fort Clark, now Peoria. They went west and south and then east, crossing the Illinois river at what is now Beardstown, where there was but one family in a small cabin. From there they ascended the valley of the Sangamon river to a settlement in Sangamon county, on Richland creek, where he found a family living in a double log cabin, with a few acres of land under cultivation. Mr. C. bought the claim, and entered the land when it came into market.

He returned to Kentucky and brought out his family, arriving Nov. 15, 1824, at the place he had purchased the year before, in what is now Cartwright township, three-quarters of a mile north of Pleasant Plains. They had two children in Sangamon county. Of their nine children -

MARIA H., born Sept. 20, 1812, in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, July 28, 1833, *o R-ev- WD. R. Trotter, who was born near Bowling Green, Ky., and came to Sangamon county in 1830 or '31. Mr. Trotter was a traveling preacher in the M. E. church from the time he came to the State until 1872, when he became superanuated, and resides in Jacksonville. They have fivo children, all married.

CYNTHIA, born March 27, 1815, iri Christian county, Ky., was killed Oct. 23, 1824, by a tree, near which they had encamped and kindled a fire, falling on her while they were all asleep on the ground. They carried the corpse of their child twenty miles, and buried it in Hamilton county, 111.

MADISON A., born July 4, 1817, in Christian county, Ky., married Dec. 29, 1835, 'n St. Louis, to Matilda Purvines, both of Sangamon county. They had six children, namely: WILLIAM T. married Emma Slater; had one child, EVA A., and he married Florence Moore; had two children, EDGAR EVERETT and ASBURY i.., and reside in Cartwright township. MARTHA J. married Daniel Harnett, and died August 8, 1862, at

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Pleasant Plains. PETER S. married Frances Maria Irwin ; have two children, JENNIE E. and ROBERT A., and reside near Chanute, Kansas. ELIZABETH F. married Peter L. Harrison. See his name. JOHN M. and ANNIE M. reside with their parents at Pleasant Plains.

Caroline M., Arminda B.

WEAL THT M. J., born August 9, 1819, in Christian county, Ky., married March 17, 1840, to Gorham Eaton, who was born in Merrimac county, N. H. They had three children, EMILY F. married William G. Purvines. See his name. MARY A. married A. S. Nottingham. See his name. HORACE G. married Ella Allen, had one child, ELLEN, and Mrs. Eaton died. He resides near Pleasant Plains. Gorham Eaton died August 26, 1846, and his widow married March 26, 1850, to Elmer Mickel, who was born in Cape May county, N. J. They have six children, ANNIE, CHARLES H., CAROLINE M., ARMINDA B., MYRA E. and EDWARD LINCOLN, and reside two miles northwest of Pleasant Plains.

VALENTINE C, born May 19, 1821, in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Feb. 9, 1841, to Cinthelia Scott. They have nine children. SARAH F. J. resides with her parents. THOMAS B. married Mary E. Cloud, daughter of Rev. Newton Cloud, of Jacksonville; have two children, MAUD and CLAUD, and reside near Waco, Sedgwick county, Kansas. CARRIE E. married Samuel D. Pallett, and resides near Waco, Kansas. HATTIE J. married David O. Williams; has one child, LESTER, and resides near Waco, Kansas. CHARLES A. resides near Waco, Kansas. ALBERT B., MINNIE P., NEWTON C. and WALTER D., reside with their parents. V. C. Cartwright lived near Pleasant Plains until 1874, when he moved to Sedgwick county, near Delano, Kansas.

SARAH M., born July 2, 1823, in Christian county, Ky., married Sept. i, 1841, to Henry Smith, who was born in Cape May county, N. J. They had ten children; two died in infancy. MARIA F. married Frank N. Elmore. See his name. PETER C., born Oct. 24, 1844, married Margaret McDonnell, who was born Nov. 17, 1844, at Lexington, Ky. They have four children, HENRY, MARY o., NETTIE and CARROLL, and reside at