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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.



HENDRIX, ANTHONY, was born Dec. 19, 1789, in Fleming county, Ky., and married there to Nancy Dean, who was born in Clark county. They had six children in Kentucky, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1830, first in Williams and then in Clear Lake township, where four children were born. Of their ten children--

SUSAN, born in Fleming county, Ky., married Simeon Taylor. See his name.

REBECCA, born in Kentucky, married Philip Smith. See his name.

AMY, born in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Charles Kinnaman. She had three children, and died in Clear Lake township. Her son, ANTHONY W., married Emily Blue, and lives in Logan county. ANDREW J. married Miss Hendrix, and lives in Clayton. CELIA J. is unmarried and resides in Williamsville.

SAMUEL W., born March 29, 1822, in Fleming county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to Mary E. Neville, Jan. 28, 1845. They had seven living children. HIRAM A. married Nancy Blue, have four children, and live in Logan county. CYNTHIA A. married Henry Marshall, have four children, and live near Barclay. MARY E. married Felix Jones, and lives near Barclay. IRENA C. and HERSCHEL V. live with their mother. Samuel W. Hendrix died Feb. 13, 1874, and his widow lives at Barclay.

SALLY A., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Benjamin Kinnaman, have two children, and live in Clayton, Ill.

ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to John Smith. They had three children, namely: SUSAN married William Smith, had one child, and died. ALICE A. married William T. Ham. See his name. JENNIE married George Strawn, and lives in Williamsville. John Smith died, and his widow married Stephen King. See his name.

NANCY A. married Jesse Alexander. See his name.

MARY married George Fisher, have six children, and live in Kansas.

ELIZA married Hiram Alexander. See his name.

JOHN, born in Sangamon county, Sept. 19, 1835, married Caroline Taylor. They have three children, EMILY F., NANCY A. and MARY J., and live in Illiopolis township.

Mrs. Nancy Hendrix died August 29, 1839, and. Mr. H. married Catharine Wickoff. She died May, 1866, and Anthony Hendrix died Dec. 6, 1866.



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