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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, SAMUEL, was born about 1767, in Loudon county, Va., married there to Amelia Johnson, a native of the same county. They moved to Adair county Ky., thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1827, on Spring creek. They brought five children, namely--

THOMAS, born in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Lucinda Hanks, moved to Iowa, thence to Oregon, have six children, and reside near Marysville, California.

SARAH, married in Kentucky, and remained there.

ELIZABETH died, aged twenty-five years.

MARGARET, married in Kentucky to William Hall. See his name.

JAMES, born March 12, 1809, in Loudon county, Va., came to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1827. He was married at the time of the "deep snow," Feb. 22, 1831, to Ellen Ralston. They had three children. THOMAS, born Dec. 16, 1832, was married Jan. 20, 1856, to Amanda Young. They have six living children, ISABELLA, ADALINE, LIONA, CHARLES, MILLIE J. and HATTIE MAY, and reside in Springfield. He is foreman in the T., W. and W. R. R. Company's shops. NATHAN, born August 4, 1835, was married in Feb., 1856, to Louisa Young. They have five children, ELLEN, JAMES M., MARY, ANN, and one other. Mrs. D. died in 1871, in Taylorville, and he married Nettie Phillips, at Elkhart. They have one child. Nathan Douglas is employed by the T., W. and W. R. R. Company, and resides at Bluff City, Ill. NANCY J., born Sept. 28, 1838, married Robert Stokes. They have five children, and reside near Edinburg, Ill. Mrs. Ellen Douglas died Sept., 1854, and James Douglas married Mrs. Nancy Keeling, whose maiden name was Dawson. She died.

JANE, born Dec. 6, 1817, in Adair county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county to Simmons Bradley. See his name.

Samuel Douglas died in 1830, in Sangamon county, and his widow died about 1857, near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.



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