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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.



McNEILL, WILLIAM, born Aug. 15, 1811, in Cumberiand, Allegheny county, Maryland. Rev. F. A. McNeill, M. D., was his brother. William McNeill studied medicine in his native town, and graduated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in Feb., 1835. He was married Aug. 1, 1837, in Cumberland, to Civilia McNamee, who was born July 6, 1817, in Hagerstown, Maryland. They had one child in Cumberland. and in the spring of 1839 moved to Petersburg, Illinois. In the antumn of that year he moved to Mechanicsburg, Sangamon county. They had eight living children in Illinois. Of their nine children--

THOMAS H., born May 17, 1838, in Maryland, is unmarried, and is farming near Cornland, Logan county, Illinois.

RICHARD J., born Dec. 23, 1840, in Mechanicsburg, Ill., graduated Feb., 1863, at the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. R. J. McNeill was married Dec. 18, 1873, near Rochester, Ill., to Eliza Taft. They have one child, WILLIAM T., and live in Rochester.

LAURA, born December 12, 1842, at Bolivia, Christian county, Ill., was married in Mechanicsburg to George W. Hall. See his name. He died, and she lives at Illiopolis.

ROBERT B., born April 28, 1846, in Mechanicsburg, is a druggist, in Pana, Illinois.

FRANCIS A., born Oct. 23, 1849, near Rochester, graduated at the Eclectic Medical College, Cincinnati, Feb., 1874, and is practicing medicine at Pana, Illinois.

MARY F., born Oct. 19, 1853, and

CHARLES, born Jan. 3, 1855, both near Rochester.

NELLIE, born July 17, 1858, and

LUTIE, born Jan. 27, 1864, both in Mechanicsburg. The four latter reside with their parents in Taylorville, Ill. Dr. William McNeill is practicing his profession there.--Aug., 1876.



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