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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.



MATHEW, SIMON, was born Feb. 12, 1787, in Virginia, and was married in Franklin county, Ohio, April 7, 1812, to Anna Deardorff, They had two children in Ohio, and in 1816 or '17 moved to Washington county, Indiana, where they had six children, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov., 1833, in what is now Ball township, where they had one child. Of their children--

JAMES D., born about 1813, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Dorcas Hamilton. They have ten children, and reside near Chandlerville, Cass. county, Illinois.

JOHN M., born in 1815, in Franklin county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Mrs. Sarah Crowder, whose maiden name was Woozley. They had five children in Sangamon county. JAMES H., born Oct. 13, 1838, married March 28, 1860, to Sally A. Handlin. They have two children, EVERETT S. and JENNIE M., and live in Springfield. SIMON T., married Mary A. Clayton. They have three childeen, ETTA E., LUTHER F. and CHARLES CARROLL, and reside in Ball township, Sangamon county, Ill. SUSAN ANN, born August 29, 1844, married Marcus D. Clayton, See his name. WILLIAM O. married Mary E. Lamb, have two children, IDA MAY and FANNIE A., and live four miles north of Pawnee, Illinois. LEONARD S., married Sept. 24, 1874, to Alice Galloway. Mrs. Sarah Matthew died, and John M. Matthew married Mary A. Scott. They have five children, FANNIE, JOHN M., Jun., LAURA, LUCY and JOSEPHINE, and reside in Ball township, three and a half miles southeast of Chatham, Illinois,

SILAS D., born in 1818, in Washington county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county to Ellen Deardorff, who died, and he married Mrs. Elizabeth Wood. They had five children. Their son, JOHN F., served two enlistments in the army, and died at home of disease contracted in the service. Silas D. Matthew and family reside near Edinburg, Christian county, Illinois.

CATHARINE A., born in 1820, in Washington county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county to John Deardorff, who died, leaving two children, and she married Daniel Fetters. They have one child, and reside near Macon, Macon county, Illinois.

OSCAR F., born in 1822, in Washington county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county to Margaret Britton. They had nine children. ANNA E. died at seventeen years of age. WINFIELD SCOTT, born May 6, 1848, is now--1875--a student in the Senior class of the Northwestern University, Chicago, with the intention of entering the ministry in connection with the M. E. church. JOHN B. married in 1868 to Amanda E. Lawley. They have two children, CHARLES E. and GEORGE R., and live at Mt. Auburn, Christian county, Illinois, REBECCA J. married Daniel Poffenberger. See his name. THOMAS L. lives with his parents. LOUISA L. died, aged seventeen years. OSCAR M. died young. LAFAYETTE LINCOLN, and MATILDA M. live with their parents. Oscar F. Matthew and wife reside near Cotton Hill Postoffice, Sangamon county, Illinois.

FRANCIS M., born in 1825, in Washington county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county to Nancy VanOsdol. They have five children, and reside at Los Nietos, Los Angeles county, California.

SARAH E., born in 1827, in Indiana, married in Sangamon county to John Smith, who died, and she married Isaac Grimes, and lives near Chatham, Illinois.

DAVID L., born in 1829, in Washington county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county to Caroline Matthew, who died, and he married Hannah Conyer, and resides near Chandlerville, Cass county, Illinois.

WILLIAM P., born July 25, 1834, in Sangamon county, married July 14, 1853, to Mary Safley. They have four living children, MARTHA V., STEPHEN L., U. S. GRANT and IDA A., and reside in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Anna Matthew died Oct. 24, 1834, and Simon Matthew was married in 1835 to Mrs. Elizabeth Deardorff. They had three children in Sangamon county--

THOMAS G. married Ann Ferrigo, and lives near Mapleton, Bourbon county, Kansas.

MATILDA J. married Brigham Pease, have four children, and live in Ball township.

ELIZA died. aged seventeen years.

Simon Matthew died June 18, 1848, and Mrs. Elizabeth Matthew died Oct., 1849, both in Sangamon county, Illinois.



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