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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.




McHENRY, JOSEPH, moved from Kentucky, and settled on Richland creek, among the carliest settlers. He brought seven children, and left one married in Kentucky. His son--

HENRY, lives in Petersburg.

MARTIN, lives in Menard county.

ELIZABETH married Matthias Yoakum, and lives in Menard county.

FRANCES married Uriel Greene, had six children, and Mr. Greene died in 1835; and the widow married Alex. McMurphy, had two children, and he died; and she married Jesse Whitlow, and she died March 2, 1870. Her daughter, Catharine Greene, married Ebenezer Preston, Jun. See his name.




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