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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.



PLAIN, DAVID S., born Feb. 27, 1824, near Greenville, Mechlenburg county, Ky. His mother died when he was two weeks old, and in 1835 he was brought to what is now Auburn township, by Samuel Short, who brought him up. David S. Plain was married Sept. 4, 1845, to Eliza Roach, who was born April 14, 1823, in Christian county, Ky. They have ten children--

EMILY J., born Feb. 9, 1847, was married Feb. 26, 1873, to W. A. Lowdermilk, of Auburn township. They have one child, CHARLES O., and reside in Cass county, Missouri.

MIRANDA, born June 12, 1848, in Sangamon county, Ill., was married May 11, 1870, to Thomas R. Stroud. They moved to the vicinity of south Carrolton, Ky., but returned August 16, 1875. They have two children, ELIZA M. and EDGAR L., and reside in Auburn township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JESSE S., born Feb. 20, 1850, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 16, 1873, to Fannie Briant, who was born in McLean county, Ky. They live in Mechlenburg county, Ky.

SAMUEL S., born Dec. 17, 1851, was married Sept. 3, 1872, to Mattie Jeringan. They live in Radford, Christian county, Illinois.

AMERICA R., born Feb. 24, 1854, was married Dec. 24, 1873, to W. C. McGlothlin, who was born in Green county, Ill. They reside in Auburn township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

DAVID E., born Nov. 20, 1855, lives with his parents.

CHARLES, born Oct. 1, 1857, died Oct. 7, 1875.

ELIZA J., born Nov. 5, 1859.

MARY C., born Dec. 26, 1861, and

MARGARET M., born May 4, 1864, all in Sangamon county, and the unmarried children reside with their parents, five miles southeast of Auburn, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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