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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.



GREENAWALT, JACOB, was born Oct. 27, 1804, in Hardin county, Ky. Mary Bradley was born Aug. 4, 1810, in Larne county, Ky. They were there married Jan. 29, 1827, and had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct., 1830 in what is now Ball township, and the next year moved to Putnam county. The Black Hawk Indian war breaking out, he returned to Sangamon county. After the capture of Black Hawk, he went back to Putnam, but sold out there, and returned to Sangamon in 1836. They had six children in Illinois. Of their children -

FRANCIS M., born Jan. 11, 1828, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Louisa Proctor. They have seven children, and live in Edinburg.

JOHN W., born July 23, 1830, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth A. McAtee. They have four children, JAMES H., SMITH, JOHN T., AND LUNETTA F., and live in Cotton Hill township, four and one-half miles north of Pawnee.

GEORGE W., born Feb. 24, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Lemira Holloway, and live at Raymond, Montgomery county, Ill.

SARAH E., born Feb. 24, 1836, in Illinois, married in Sangamon county to Wm. A. Penn, moved to Texas in 1853, and he was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge. His widow married Mr. McCann and lives in Texas.

WM. JASPER, born Oct 14, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Elizabeth Vancil. He died, leaving a widow and one child. The widow married Absolom Scott, who died, and she lives in Piatt county with her children.

JAMES N., died July 8, 1861, in his eighteenth year.

MARY F., born July 19, 1853, in Sangamon county, married Thomas Wm. Dozier. See his name.

Jacob Greenawalt died Feb. 24, 1863, in Cotton Hill township. Mrs. Mary Greenawalt married Michael Fay, and live in Cotton Hill township. See Bradley family in the Omissions.



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