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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.



PARKES, WILLIAM, was born Jan. 29, 1807, at Jonesboro, Washington county, Tenn. He was married April 14, 1830, in Jefferson county, to Polly North, a sister to John and Robert North. She was born about 1810 or '11 in Buckingham county, Va. They had two children in Tennessee, and moved to Posey county, Ind., where one child was born; and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the spring of 1836, in what is now Cooper township. Two years later he went to Mechanicsburg, and in Feb., 1848, moved to Cooper township, south of Sangamon river. They had nine children in Sangamon county; and five of their children died under six years. Of the other seven, all born in Sangamon county--

CAROLINE, born Jan. 12, 1839, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 24, 1857, to Charles Bochme; have five children, and live near Linwood, Butler county, Nebraska.

EVELINE, born Jan. 4, 1841, married Jan. 8, 1863, to J. South; have two children, MATTIE B. and MARY E. She and the children live with her father.

HENRY, born Jan. 15, 1843, in Mechanicsburg, Ill., enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf.; served until June 29, 1863, when he died at Chickasaw Landing, Tennessee.

MINERVA, born April 6, 1845, married Aug. 14, 1867, to Charles Roberts; have one child, and live near Princeton, Franklin county, Kansas.

ELIZABETH, born Jan. 3, 1847, married Jan. 14, 1869, to Edgar Eckel. See his name.

JAMES, born April 2, 1851, and

HIRAM, born April 8, 1864, live with their father.

Mrs. Polly Parkes died Sept. 12, 1873, and William Parkes was married June 7, 1875, to Mrs. Sarah McMurry, whose maiden name was Enyart. They reside near Berry Postoffice, or Clarksville, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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