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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.



FOSTER, GEORGE, was born in Clarke county, Ky., and married there to Sarah Miller, a native of the same county. They had three children in Kentucky and moved to Sangamon county, Ill, in what is now Loami township, in 1826, where they had five children. Of their eight children -

WILLIAM, born March 15, 1823, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, in Sept, 1848, to Elizabeth J. Shutt. They have nine children, GEORGE R., WILLIAM P., JACOB F., SARAH E., JOHN D., LEONARD G., MARIAN E., EVA J., and CHARLES H., reside with their parents four and one-half miles northwest of Auburn.

ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to William Roach, and reside at Ft. Scott, Kansas.

PEYTON, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county Mary J. Foster. They have two children, and live in Henry county, Mo.

POLLY, born in Sangamon county, and married George Organ. See his name.

LEONARD, born in Sangamon county, married Elvira Gates, has several children, and reside in Auburn township.

SARAH, born in Sangamon county, married Alexander Orr. See his name.

MATILDA, born in Sangamon county, married Micajah Cudaway, and reside in Henry county, Mo.

JOHN, born in Sangamon county, married Fanny Bogy. She died in Kansas, and he married Fanny Wright. They have two children, and live in Sangamon county, near Virden, Ill.

George Foster died in Auburn township, Sangamon county.



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