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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.



DUNCAN, RICE, was born Mar. 5, 1781, in North Carolina. He was brother to Marshal and John. When young his father's family moved to Cumberland county, Ky. He was there married to Barbara Antle. They had four children and Mrs. D. died. He married Luranah Rutherford. They brought one child from Kentucky to St. Clair county, where they had five children, and moved to Morgan, and then to Sangamon county, arriving Oct. 1837, in what is now Salisbury. Of their children -

DELILAH, born Nov. 20, 1805, in Kentucky, married A. Buchanan, had twelve children, moved to Texas in 1845 and Mr. B died soon after.

MATILDA, born Nov. 29, 1807, in Kentucky, married Levi Scott, had twelve children, Mr. S. died, and the family reside at Carthage, Ill.

WILLIAM T., born April 23, 1809, in Kentucky, married Clemantine French. They had six children, and he died. The family reside in Macoupin county.

SIDNEY S., born Dec. 18, 1810, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mary Rogers. They had three children. He was Judge of Morgan county court, and died Aug. 1872, in Jacksonville. His widow resides in Chicago.

SUSANNAH, born July 13, 1816 in Kentucky, married Andrew P. Tannehill. They have six children, and live in Bates county, Mo.

NANCY, born Jan. 35, 1820, married Henry Antle. See his name.

SARAH B., born Feb. 21 1823, married George Goodman, have seven children and live in Keokuk, Iowa.

BETSY F., born July 3, 1825, married William Dorrell, and live in Menard county.

ELLA A., born June 1, 1827, married Samuel Coleman, and both died, leaving one child, in Salisbury township.

AVARILLA, born Feb. 8, 1831, married Lemuel Miller, had two children, and died.

Mrs. Luranah Duncan, died May 29, 1862 and Rice Duncan died Oct. 7, 1863, both is Salisbury township.



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