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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.



PHELPS, ADNA, Sen., was born April 30, 1792, at Hebron, Grafton county, N. H. He was there married to Mary Colburn. They had eight children, all born in New Hampshire, three of whom died in infancy. Some of their children came to Sangamon county before 1840. The parents did not come until July 23, 1844, when they arrived at Loami. Of their five children--

JONATHAN, born June, 1814, married in Massachusetts to Mrs. Nancy Pease, whose maiden name was Turrell. He was a Universalist preacher. He died Oct. 8, 1862, at Loami. His widow resides with her daughter by her first husband, Mrs. D. S. Lombard, in Springfield.

DAVID, born Dec., 1815, at Hebron, N. H., came to Loami in 1836 or '7, married Dec. 16, 1838, to Mehetabel Colburn, who died March 7, 1842, and Mr. Phelps was married Jan. 28, 1843, to Fanny Colburn. They had two children; one died in infancy. He went to California in 1849. Their daughter, ELMINA, married A. J. McDonald, and lives at Grass Valley, Nevada county, California. David Phelps was crushed while going through a mine, of which he was part owner, July 6, and died July 8, 1866. His widow married George Hutchinson, and lives in California.

LAURA, married in Massachusetts to James Herrin, had one child, and died in New Hampshire.

ADNA, Jun., born Dec. 28, 1832. at Hebron, N. H., married Nov. 16, 1856, at Loami, to Martha Meigs, who was born Nov. 14, 1840, at an Indian trading post in Iowa. They had eight children, CLARENCE E. and SHERMAN, third and seventh, died in infancy. The other six, LILLIAN A., DAVID B., MATILDA M., LAURA E., VIOLA and DAISY M. live with their parents, three miles west of Springfield, Ill. Adna Phelps enlisted Aug. 5, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 73d Ill. Inf., was appointed Orderly Sergt., promoted, May 15, 1863, to 2d Lieut., promoted Nov. 22, 1863, to 1st Lieut., served until June 12, 1865, when he was honorably discharged.

MANDANA, born August 12, 1835, at East Lebanon, N. H., married at Loami to Isaac Colburn. See his name.

Adna Phelps, Sen., died March 5, 1852, and his widow died Feb. 13, 1859--he in Springfield and she in Loami.



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