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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.



SNODGRASS, JAMES - The place of his birth is not known, but he was mrried in Cocke county, Tenn., to Elizabeth Snodgreass. They had eleven children in Tennessee, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving about 1820, in what is now Cotton Hill township. Of their children -

MARGARET, born in Tenn., married in Sangamon county, in 1821 to Thomas Howey. JAMES, Jun., born in Cocke county, Tennessee, about 1785, married there to Mary Martin. They had two children in Tennessee and moved to Madison county, Ill., where one child was born and from there to Sangamon couty, arriving in 1820 in what is now Cotton Hill township, where three children were born. Of their six chidren, SAMUEL D., born Sept. 22, 1812, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county, April 12, 1832, to Nancy W. Haines. They had seven living children, MARY J. born Dec. 7, 1834, died March 1, 1852; MYRAH, born Jan. 22, 1837, married Daniel Rape. See his name. GEORGE W., born Sept 7, 1844, enlisted in August 1862, for three years in Co. _, 114th Ill. Inf. His father dying a few days later, he was released from mlitary duty, as the only support of his mother. He died at home April 12, 1863. ARSTHLIA J., born Dec. 25, 1846, married Nov. 2, 1865, to William H. Park, who was born Oct. 11, 1839, in Hampshire county, Va. They have two children, Alice F. and Alvin L., and reside at Rienzi, near New City, Sangamon county, Illinois. JOHN S., born April 22, 1853, and SAMUEL N., born Dec. 16, 1857, reisde with their mother. Samuel D. Snodgrass died Aug. 31, 1862, and his widow, Nancy W., resides one mile east of New City, Sangamon county, Ill. JAMES A., born April 25, 1814, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Telitha Pippen. She died and he was married Aug. 10, 1837 to Mary A. Wise. They had six children: Rebecca J., born April 15, 1839, married Thomas J. Hardin and the second time married Daniel Rape. See his name. Melissa, married Jackson Brent or Bunce, and died in one year after. John W., Andrew J. and Nancy all died under fourteen years. Zachary T., born Aug. 11, 1844, married Sarah E. Rape. They have two living children, Ada A. and Lola B., and live four miles southwest of Edinburg, Christian county, Ill. James A. Snodgrass died Feb. 18, 1849, and his widow died March 8, 1872, he in Sangamon and she in Christian county, Ill. ELIZABETH, born Feb. 1, 1819, in Madison county, Ill., married in Sangamon county to John Rape. See his name. JOHN born in Sangamon county in 1821, married Polly Bird,has five chidrlen and lives near Ashley, Washington county, Ill. GEORGE was twice married and died leaving a widow an a son GEORGE near Stonington, Christian county, Ill. NANCY, married John Morris has five children, and lives in Missouri. Mrs. Mary Snodgrass died Aug. 31, 1835, in Sangamon county, and James Snodgrass, Jun., married Mrs. Nancy Wilkison, whose maiden name was Moon. They had two children: WILLIAM H. Snodgrass, born Nov. 27, 1842, in Snagamon county, married Jan. 2, 1862 to Sarah S. Hall. They have five living children, Ida J., Dora B., Reuben E., Mary E. and Nancy B., and live near New City, Sangamon county, Ill. LEVINA J., born Oct. 18, 1838, married Oct. 17, 1856, to James L. McKee, was born Nov. 13, 1831, in Frederick county, VA. They have six living children: Nannie A., James William, Charles L., Virginia A., Noah Matheny, and Clarke M., and live near New City, Sangamon county, Ill. James Snodgrass, Jun., died Jan. 27, 1864 and his widow lives - May 1874 - with her son William H.. James Snodgrass, Jun. was captain of a company from Sangamon county in the Blackhawk war.

FANNY, born in Cocke county, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Henry Crull. They had seven children, four of whom are living: NANCY, born Aug. 17, 1835, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 18, 1858, to Philemon H. Plummer, who was born Aug. 5, 1834, in Richland county, Ohio. They have five children: Fannie E., James P., Laura D., Samuel N. and Olive W., and reside - 1874 - at Breckenridge, Sangamon county,Illinois.CATHARINE, married Mr. Poor; MARY married Mr. Martin; Mr. and Mrs. Crull are both dead.

ELIZA, born in Tennessee, married Peter Rape. See his name. They died without children.

POLLY, born March 19, 1813, in Tennessee, married Henry Rape. See his name.

JANE, born Jun3 13, 1815 in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Henry Funderburk. See his name.

ROBERT, born in 1808, in Tennessee, married in Sangamon county to Eliza Martin. They had six children, ISAAC, born in Sangamon county, married Sarah C. Ward. They reside in Springfield. JAMES and DALLAS, died in the army. Mrs. Eliza Snodgrass died, and Robert Snodgrass married Sept. 15, 1854 to Mrs. Mary Ward, whose maiden name was Shivers. Robert Snodgrass died February, 1856, and his widow married Lemuel Hall. See Ward.

James Snodgrass, Sen., died Feb. 11, 1836, and his widow died July 7, 1854, both in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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