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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.




ELKIN, GARRETT. See page 282. His son, CHARLES N., born April 12, 1846, near Springfield, Illinois, enlisted May, 1864, for one hundred days, in Co. K, 133d Ill. inf., and served full term. In June, 1865, he enlisted for one year in Co. E, 154th Ill. Inf., and served full term. He was married May 16, 1867, to Harriet Regin, who died Jan. 16, 1873. He was married Sept. 1, 1874, to Ella Welsh. He is conductor on the Springfield City Railway, and lives in Springfield, Illinois. EDWARD S. was with his brother, Charles N., in the three months service, and after that served two years in Co. A, 10th Ill. Cav. He married Mary A. Brown, has one child, LEE, and lives in Springfield, Illinois.




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