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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.



McGRAW, ABSALOM D., brother to Charles G., was born May 30, 1812, in Harrison county, Ky. At twenty-four years of age, he left his native county, and came to Springfield, Ill., arriving Nov. 28, 1836, just in time to encounter the "sudden change" of Dec. 20, 1836. He was married April 30, 1839, in Springfield, to Rebecca Hunter, who was born July 17, 1815, in Hardin county, Ky. They had seven living children--

ORVILLE H., born Oct. 15, 1841, in Springfield, married March 4, 1868, to Annie Gourley. They had one child, MINNIE F., and Mrs. McGraw died Jan. 5, 1872. He was married July 3, 1873, to Abbie V. Mason, and lives in Decatur. He is so severely crippled as to lose the use of one arm, and nearly lose the use of one leg.

DALLAS J., born April 12, 1845, in Springfield. He was injured by a railroad accident March 31, 1871, and died April 9, 1871, at Brownsburg, fourteen miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana.

HELEN J., born Sept. 27, 1847, in Springfield, married Oct. 14, 1868, to William Trimble. See his name.

AMBRO D., born Jan. 6, 1850; MARY E., born April 12, 1852; MARIA, born Jan. 19, 1855, and LINNAEUS, born Aug. 15, 1857;--the four latter live with their parents.

A. D. McGraw engaged in farming, March, 1848, and now resides five miles due south of Springfield.



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