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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.




ANDERSON, TAVNER B., born Nov. 30, 1809, in Butler county, Ky., went with his brother Moses K., to Tennessee, and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving March 2, 1829, in what is now Cartwright township. He was in the Black Hawk war, was married Dec. 9, 1834, to Polly Pirkins. They had six children, in Sangamon county.

AMERICOS, born Dec. 29, 1835, was married Oct. 5, 1856, to Emily Thompson. They had two children, and one died. Mr. A. died Oct. 2, 1860.

FRANCIS J., born Sept. 28, 1837, died young.

JOSEPH O., born April 23, 1840, died April 15, 1847.

RUFUS B., born Oct. 1, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Martha Young. They have two children, and reside near Palmer, Christian county.

MELINDA M., born May 23, 1844, married Y. B. Clark. They had seven children; all died but one. Mrs. Clark died Sept. 3, 1872. Their child is in Texas. Mr. C. resides at Clarksdale, Christian county, Ill.

HARRIET V., born Jan. 7, 1846, in Sangamon county, was married Dec. 5, 1868, to William H. McDonald. They had four children, two died. They reside near Clarksdale.

GEORGE E., born Dec. 24, 1849, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 23, 1874, to Mollie Boyd. They have one child, and reside near Clarksdale, Ill.

CHARLES T., born August 4, 1852, and resides at Williamsville, Sangamon county.

Tavner B. Anderson and wife reside five miles southwest of Taylorville, and near Palmer City, Christian county, Ill.




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