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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.



FOWLER, THOMAS, was born about 1800, in Lincolnshire, England, and was married there to Millicent Bowis, who was born about 1803, in the same shire. Six children were born in England, and the family embarked at Liverpool, May 15, 1835, and landed in New York after a voyage of nine weeks. They came to Sangamon county in the latter part of July, 1835, and settled in Loami township, where three children were born. Of all the children--

MILLICENT, born in England, married in Sangamon county to William Jarrett. See his name.

THOMAS, born in England, died in Sangamon county, at twenty-one years of age.

JOHN B., born June 10, 1827, in Lincolnshire, England, married in Sangamon county, Jan. 23, 1849, to Sarah A. Greening. They have seven children, AFFYLINE, THOMAS, ABIGAIL, JOHN, JAMES, WILLIAM and GEORGE, and reside six miles southwest of Chatham.

ROBERT, born in England, married in Sangamon county to Minerva Bilyeu, have eleven children, and live in Crawford county, Kansas.

JANE, born in England, married in Sangamon county to Willis R. Webb, who died, and she married Young Hudson. See his name.

ELIZABETH, born Dec., 1833, in England, married in Sangamon county, May 11, 1854, to William M. Gibson. See his name.

MARY, born in Sangamon county, married to Thomas N. Park. See his name.

FANNY, born in Sangamon county, married Charles Strong, have one child, and live in Crawford county, Kansas.

GEORGE W., born in Sangamon county, married Mary Brown, and live in Crawford county, Kansas.

Thomas Fowler died July 7, 1867, and his widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Jarrett--1874.



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