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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.



BLACK, THOMAS, was born Oct. 25, 1768, and went from South Carolina to Christian county, Ky., where he was married to Edith A. Pyle. They moved to southern Illinois just before the "Shakes"--meaning the earthquake of 1811, that sunk New Madrid, Missouri. They fled in terror back to Kentucky; but finding the earth did not all sink, they returned to southern Illinois, and moved to what became Sangamon county, arriving April 9, 1819, in what is now Auburn township. Of their children, viz--

SARAH, born July 3, 1796, in Kentucky, married there to a Mr. Edwards. They had one child, SUSAN, who married Wm Woods. Mr. Edwards died, and his widow married Bailey Taylor. They had three children, viz: AMANDA married Peter Wheeler. EMMA married Miller Bagby. THOMAS B. was married in 1866. He had three children; one is dead. Mr. Taylor died, and the family moved to McDonough county, Ill., and from there to Iowa, where she died.

DAVID, born Sept. 17, 1798, in Kentucky, married Jan. 2, 1823, in Sangamon county, to Sarah Moffitt. They had six children. WILLIAM married Millie Moore, and live near Belleville, St. Clair county. GEORGE married Viney Broom, and resides near Blue Mound, Macon county, Ill. EDITH A. married Wm. Simmons. He died, and Mrs. S. married Mr. Brown. They reside in Texas. The others are ANN E., LEANDER and FRANCIS. David Black died Oct. 7, 1856, in Chatham township, and his widow resides with her youngest son, in Macon county, near Blue Mound.

ELIZABETH, born March 6, 1803, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to John Harris. They had one child, JAMES, who was drowned in a mill pond while fishing, aged fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Harris both died in Macoupin county.

NANCY, born Aug. 4, 1806, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, Aug. 18, 1833, to John N. Viney, who died Jan. 5, 1871, and Mrs. Nancy V. died May 23, 1871, without children. See his name.

JOHN, born Aug. 8, 1809, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, Aug. 4, 1831, to Sarah Myers. They had nine children; three died young. Of the other six, ELMINA died Feb. 23, 1858, aged 22 years. DRUSILLA, born Aug. 30, 1837, in Sangamon county, married June 10, 1856, to James Babcock. They had nine children; one died young. RICHARD J. O. died Aug. 4, 1875. WILLIAM died Aug. 23, 1875. LAURA, ELLEN, ALBERT M., ADDIE M., IRA J. and ANNETTA E. The family reside near Oreana, Macon county, Ill. THOMAS, born Oct. 6, 1839, in Sangamon county, was married April 12, 1863, to Mary M. Lewis, who died Dec. 21, 1865, and he was married Feb. 3, 1868. to Emily C. Graves, who died Aug. 10, 1871, leaving one child, FLOSSIE L. Mr. Black was married April 6, 1873, to Martha J. Dodds. They have one child, a son, and reside two miles east of Auburn. ALBERT M., born Sept. 14, 1843, in Sangamon county, was married June 24, 1865, to Salome T. Ham. They have two children, and reside near Pawnee. ADALINE M., born May 25, 1847, married Aug. 2, 1865, to Wm. D. Patton. See his name. She died Jan. 26, 1875, leaving two children. JOHN W., born Sept. 29, 1851, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 2, 1873, to Susan R. Kimble. They have two children, JOHN D. and EMILY, and reside three miles east of Auburn. John Black died Aug. 1, 1855, and his widow, Mrs. Sarah Black, died March 18, 1858, both in Auburn township.

THOMAS, born Sept. 3, 1813, in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, March 7, 1855, to Mary J. Wallace, who was born Nov. 1, 1831. They have three children, EDITH, MARY F. and MARCHIE, and reside in less than half a mile of where his father settled in 1819, about three and a half miles east of Auburn.

CARTER T., born Jan. 24, 1818, was married Oct. 8, 1840, to Mary C. Coberly, who was born Nov. 7, 1820. Of their six children, namely: ELLEN E., born in Auburn township, July 12, 1841, married July 1, 1858, to J. T. Graves. They have six children, ROBERT L., MARY N., ZILDAH S., WILLIAM J., MARK and CATHARINE, and reside in Butler, Bates county, Mo. JOSEPH C., born Aug. 29, 1843, in Auburn township, Ill., died in Missouri. CHARLES C., born Aug. 22, 1845, in Andrew county, Mo., died in Nodaway county, Mo. WILLIAM T., born May 21, 1848, in Andrew county, Mo., married in Nodaway county to Mary C. Crabtree, Dec. 29, 1869. They had one child, JAMES T. Wm. T. Black and son died in Bates county, Mo. GEORGE H., born March 11, 1858, in Nodaway county, Mo., and JOHN D., born Sept. 16, 1860, in Nodaway county, reside there. Mrs. Carter Black died May 14, 1875, in Nodaway county, Mo. Carter Black is now (1876) in Sangamon county.

Mrs. Edith A. Black died April 15, 1822, and Thomas Black was married in 1823 or '4 to Mrs. Rebecca Viney, whose maiden name was Shiles. She died Feb. 13, 1851, and Mr. B. died Nov. 3, 1851, aged 84 years, both where he settled in 1819.



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