LANTERMAN, JOHN, was born Oct. 18, 1784; his sons think in Maryland. He was married Nov. 28, 1811, in Fleming county, Ky., to Elizabeth McKinnie, who was born June 30, 1793. They had five children in Fleming county, and moved to Sangamon county, arriving in the fall of 1819, two and a half miles northwest of where Springfield now stands, where they had eight children. Of their thirteen children--

ABRAHAM, born Dec. 22, 1812, in Fleming county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county to Catharine Cabanis. They had several children, and moved to Kansas, in the vicinity of Medoc, Missouri. Their son, JOHN L., enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment, and died in the army, during the war for the suppression of the rebellion.

NANCY, born March 30, 1815, in Fleming county, Ky., was left there with her grandmother until 1822. She was married in Sangamon county Oct., 18, 1832, to Joseph W. Duncan. See his name. J. W. Duncan died, and she married Harrison Bishop. He died; she is now living with her son, David Duncan, at Williamsville, Illinois.

ANDREW J., born May 6, 1816, in Fleming county, Ky., was brought up in Sangamon county, and married in Marshal county, Ill., to Elizabeth Bell. They had four children; two died young. NANCY E., and JOHN R., live with their father. Mrs. Elizabeth Lanterman died in 1855, and A. J. Lanterman married Martha M. Berry. They have three children, JANE, McCLELLAN and LYCURGUS, and live near Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.

PETER, born Sept. 4, 1817, in Fleming county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Dolly A. Lightfoot. They had ten children, five of whom died young. Of the others, SUSAN J., married Jacob Yocum. See his name. JOHN H. married Isabel Dunham. They have five children, FRANCIS R., CHARLES P., EDWARD S., W. GROSS, and EARNEST H., who reside with their parents, near Elkhart, Logan county, Ill. JOSEPH M. married Lizzie Constant, and lives at Colorado Springs, Colorado. SCOTT and JAMES live with their parents, four and a half miles southeast of Elkhart, Logan county, Illinois.

ALLETTA J., born June 13, 1819, in Kentucky, and brought up in Sangamon county, was married in JoDaviess county, to Sutton Gott. They have five children, three of whom are married. Sutton Gott died Sept. 17, 1873. His widow and children reside near Elizabeth, JoDaviess county, Illinois.

MARY A., born Feb. 17, 1821, in Sangamon county, married George Cabanis. They had two children. JASPER N. was captured in a Wisconsin regiment, and died in the army, leaving a widow and one child. JAMES H. resides with his parents, near Big Patch, Grant county, Wisconsin.

ELEANOR A., born Nov. 14, 1822, in Sangamon county, married Milton Carpenter. They had four children, and Mr. Carpenter died. His widow married Russell Godby. They have two children, and reside near Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois.

SOPHIA L., born Oct. 25, 1824, in Sangamon county, married Calvin Cloyd. See his name.

JAMES, born 1826, in Sangamon county, married twice. Has children, and resides in Georgetown, Grant county, Wisconsin.

LEWIS McK., born Jan. 31, 1827, died Sept. 4, 1835.

JOHN L., born June 30, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Mary Withrow. She had one child, and mother and child died. J. L. Lanterman married Ann Lindsay. He enlisted in the 73d Reg., Ill. Inf., and died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., leaving his widow and children in Logan county, Illinois.

SARAH E., born Dec. 30, 1830, in Sangamon county, married John Askins. They had one child, and Mrs. A. died.

MELINDA, born May 13, 1833, in Sangamon county, married William Mergethaler. They had one child, and Mrs. M. died.

CHARLOTTE T., born May 17, 1836, in Sangamon county, married Wallace Reed. They had four children, and she died. Her husband and children reside near Petersburg, Illinois.

John Lanterman died March 14, 1842, and his widow died May 10 or 11, 1857--he in Sangamon county and she in Logan county, Illinois.