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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.



JONES, EMANUEL, was born Jan. 1, 1818, in Fleming county, Ky. His parents moved in 1828 to Kaskaskia, Ill. He came in 1836 to Sangamon county, to join his two brothers, and was married early in 1837 to Eliza Shane. They had seven children, namely--

JOSIAH, born May 5, 1838, enlisted July 20, 1861, at Springfield, in what became Co. C, 11th Mo. Inf., for three years. He was wounded May 22, 1863, in one knee and one hand, at the assault on the rebel fortifications at Vicksburg. After recovering, he was transferred to the Vet. Res. Corps, and was detailed as a ward master and steward in the military hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 5, 1864. He was married March 17, 1868, at Loami, to Laura E. Davis, and had three children. CARRIE, died in infancy. HARRY and ALICE live with their parents at Loami.

CATHARINE, born 1841, married George Brewer, and lives in Macon county.

JOHN, born 1844, enlisted in 1862 in Co. I, 63d Ill. Inf., for three years, and died at Columbus, Ky., in 1863.

CYNTHIA, married Alexander Scott, and lives in Macon county.

WILLIAM lives at Decatur.

THOMAS and

MARTHA live with their mother.

Emanuel Jones moved from Loami to Macon ocunty in 1854, and died there Aug. 9, 1858. His widow, Mrs. Eliza Jones, and two youngest children, live in Shawneetown, Illinois.



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