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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.




EARLY, DR. JACOB M., was born Feb. 22, 1806, in Virginia, came to Springfield, Ill., about 1831, was married near Springfield, to Catharine Rickard. Dr. Early was a practicing physician, and a local preacher in the M. E. church. In consequence of some political difficulty, he was shot and killed, March 11, 1838, in Springfield, by a merchant, Henry B. Truitt, who was son-in-law of William L. May, at that time member of Congress for this district. The difficulty was about appointments to office, all the parties interested being democrats. Dr. Early left two sons. His widow married Mr. Miles, and lives in Petersburg, Ill. See history of the Rickard family.




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