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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.



KEAGLE, JOHN, was born July 14, 1794, near Harrisburg, Pa. He was married there to Mary A. Parker. They had two children in Pennsylvania, and moved to Ross county, Ohio, where they had six living children, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1835, in what is now Fancy Creek township. Of their eight children--

JOHN, Jun., born in Pennsylvania, married in Sangamon county to Adaline Cooper. They have six children. Their daughter CHARLOTTE married Nathan Hussey. See his name. John Keagle and family live in Logan county, Illinois.

JOSEPH, born Sept. 8, 1818, in Pennsylvania, married in Sangamon county, in 1842, to Angeline Hall. They raised six children, and Mr. Keagle died in 1871. His widow lives near Barclay, Illinois.

MARY married Robert Stringfield, have three children, and live in Williamsville.

SAMUEL, married Christiana Farris, and lives in Fancy Creek township.

DOROTHY married Ambrose Cooper. See his name.

LETITIA married James C. King, and lives in Logan county.

HARRISON lives in Logan county, Illinois.

Mrs. Mary Keagle died August, 1851, and John Keagle died June, 1872, both in Sangamon county, Ill.



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