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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.
BRUNK, DAVID
, was born Dec. 17, 1819, in Ohio, came with his brother George, his mother and stepfather, Thomas Royal, to Sangamon county, in Dec., 1824. He was married Nov. 5, 1833, to Maria Shoup. They had four children in Sangamon county, namely--
JACOB, born Nov. 5, 1834, married Emily J. Mason. They have three children, THOMAS M., CHARLES A. and ELIZABETH M., and live one half mile east of Crow's mill, in Ball township.
SARAH J. married Wm. H. Southwick. See his name.
ELLEN E. married Walter S. Carpenter. They had three children, CHARLES B. died, aged eight years, JACOB H. at three years. MARIA CATHARINE lives with her parents, in Ball township.
ANN MARIA married (???) Southwick. See his name.
David Brunk died Jan. 23, 1855. His widow lives near Crow's mill, in Ball township.
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