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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.



MARSH, WILLIAM H., was born Dec. 15 1804, in Lancaster county, Penn. He was married May 14, 1829, in the city of Lancaster, to Lydia Brady, who was born April 7, 1810, in Chester county, Penn. They had two children, and Mrs. Marsh died, July 24, 1833. Wm. H. Marsh was married, April 9, 1835, to Mary Lytle, in Lancaster. She was born in that county March 17, 1808. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving May 16, 1837, at Springfield, where four children were born. Of his six children--

LUCY A., born Sept. 2, 1830, in Lancaster county, Penn., married in Sangamon county, Aug. 26, 1857, to Mitchell Graham. See his name.

DEWITT C., born Oct. 21, 1832, in Lancaster county, Penn., married in Sangamon county, Aug. 29, 1855, to Harriet M. Bryant, and have four children, EVANGELINE M., MARY A., VIVI I. and JULIA A. Mrs. Marsh died, Dec. 29, 1869, and he married Rebecca Snyder, who was born July 24, 1836, in Bedford county, Penn. They have two children, CHARLES W. and WILLIAM D., and live one and one-half miles north of Springfield.

By the second marriage.

LYDIA C., born May 15, 1838, in Springfield, died March 10, 1854.

MARTHA A., born Aug. 13, 1840, in Springfield, married, Oct. 10, 1866, to Charles Reed. They have one child, MARY, and live at 1061, North 5th street, Springfield.

ISABEL, born April 17, 1842, in Springfield, lives with her father.

DELIA, born Sept. 7, 1845, in Springfield, married, Dec. 18, 1872, to Albert Jennings, and died, in Springfield, Aug. 9, 1873.

Mrs. Mary Marsh died, March 25, 1872, and Wm. H. Marsh resides two miles north of Springfield.

When Wm. H. Marsh came to Springfield, he was employed by the State House Commissioners as foreman in erecting that edifice, under direction of the architect. He was thus engaged, part of 1837, all of '38, and part of 1839. He was next employed as foreman on the abutments of the bridge at the Sangamon river, for the Northern Cross railroad, now the T. W. & W., road, at Riverton. When gold was discovered on the Pacific coast, he attempted to go to California, but became disabled at the Rocky mountains, and returned. He was keeper of the Sangamon county poor house for ten years, ending in the fall of 1859.



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