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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.




POFFENBERGER, WILLIAM, a brother to Christian, was born in Washington county, Md., married there to Elizabeth Harris, moved to Ohio, and to Sangamon county, with his brother in 1839. Their daughter--

MATILDA, was married in Sangamon county, to Archibald Turner. See his name. They live in Springfield.

ANDREW J., born in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1864, in Co. A, 145th Ill. Inf., for one hundred days, served one hundred and sixty days, and was honorably discharged. He was married Oct. 21, 1868, to Phebe Robb. They have two children, WILLIAM and PARSETTA, and live one mile west of Breckenridge, Sangamon county, Illinois.--1874.




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