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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.



DOUGLAS, MILTON, was born Sept. 25, 1816, in Greene county, Ky., and came to Island Grove, Sangamon county, in the fall of 1833. He was married Nov. 7, 1838, to Sarah A. Castleberry, who was born in 1820, in Lycoming county, Pa. They had three children, namely--

CHRISTINA, born in 1839, in Sangamon county, married John Clawson, have five children, and live near Beatrice, Neb.

WILLIAM J., born March 12, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 30, 1865, to Adaline Rawlings, who was born Jan. 12, 1841, in Lawrence county, Ill. They have four children, WILLIAM H., MILTON, ANNIE M. and GEORGE, and reside two and a half miles east of Berlin.

MARY E., born Sept. 19, 1843, married Jeremiah King. See his name.

Mrs. Sarah A. Douglas died Dec. 19, 1848, and Milton Douglas married Eliza Underwood, and she died in October, 1853. Mr. D. was again married Sept. 4, 1854, to Frances M. Rude, who was born March 20, 1833, in Morgan county, Ill. They had five living children, namely--

SARAH A., born Aug. 4, 1855, was married Aug. 10, 1871, to Joseph G. Cole. They have one child, LIZZIE, and reside in Shelby county, near Dalton City, Moultrie county.

CARRIE, MARGARET A., MARTHA E. and STEPHEN A., reside with their mother.

Milton Douglas died Sept. 15, 1869, and his widow resides two and a half miles east of Berlin.



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