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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.




SHRYER, EPHRIAM, was born Nov. 1, 1813, in Christian county, Kentucky. He came to Spiingfield, Illinois, April 1, 1837, lived there about one year, went to Taylorville, from there to the Galena lead mines, and from there to the mines in Lafayette county, Wisconsin, where he was married March 15, 1843, to Mary A. Tolley. He came back to Sangamon county, where they had eight children, namely--

SARAH, maried Robert Campbell, has one child, JAMES E., and lives near New Berlin, Illinois.

JAMES H. unmarried and resides in Dallas county, Texas--1873.

KATE E., married Reuben Skeen, have two children, WILLIE and EPHRIAM, and live in Island Grove township.

JULIA M. died aged twelve years.

JOHN T. lives near New Berlin, Illinois.

HARVEY W., ELLA MAY and EMMA R. reside with their parents. Ephriam Shryer and family live near Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois.




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