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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.



TAYLOR, SIMEON, born May 10, 1795, near Chester Court House, Chester district, South Carolina, was married March 5, 1817, in Hart County, Kentucky, to Sarah Sturgeon. They had one child there, and, in company with his father's family, moved, in 1820, to Wayne county, Illinois, where two children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, with their children, returned to Kentucky on a visit, and Mrs. Taylor died there August 19, 1824. In September, Mr. Taylor returned with his three children to Wayne county, where he resided until the spring of 1829, when, in company with his brother James and family, he moved to Sangamon county, and settled in what is now Williams township. Of his three children -

James S., born May 29, 1818, in Hart county, Kentucky, was married Feb. 25, 1841, in Sangamon county, to Sarah Halbert, They had five living children. Sidney E., born Feb. 26, 1842, married James W. Jones. See his name. Margaret J., born Dec. 9, 1843, was married March 1, 1866, to John L. Wright. They have one living child, Sarah H., and reside five and one-half miles southeast of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Ill. Susan C., born Nov. 22, 1848, was married March 29, 1869, to Benjamin F. Cleverly. They have one child, Lena, and live at Illiopolis, Sangamon county, Ill. Drusilla, born Oct. 28, 1851, married Mr. Hunter, and lives at Riverton, Sangamon county, Ill. Annie, born Feb. 6, 1854, lives with her parents, three-fourths of a mile south of Barclay, Sangamon county Illinois - 1874.

Elizabeth, born March 31, 1821, in Wayne county, Illinois, married Hugh L. Cooper. See his name.

Susannah, born Jan. 27, 1823, in Wayne county, Illinois, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois to John Webb. See his name. They have six children, and live in Ioka, Keokuk county, Iowa.

Simeon Taylor was married the second time August 9, 1832, in Sangamon county, to Jane Blue. They had seven children, namely:

John B., BORN Nov. 2, 1833, married Anna Thompson, who had one child, Jane M., and Mrs. Anna Taylor died. John B. Taylor married Jane Dickerson. They have one child, John W., and live five miles southeast of Williamsville, in Logan county, Illinois.

Nancy, BORN Nov. 23, 1834, was married August 17, 1854, to Adam Braughton, who was born June 1, 1829, in Franklin county, Ohio. They had nine children, three of whom died under nine years of age. James A. died August 19, 1872, in his tenth year, caused by the kick of a horse. William M., George W., Adelbert C., Emeline and Ethel live with their parents, two miles west of Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Ninian M., BORN Dec. 26, 1835, was married Jan. 15, 1857, to Elizabeth P. Constant. She died Feb. 2, 1858, and N. M. Taylor was married Jan. 11, 1859, to Mahala E. Lard. They have four children, Simeon W., Charles A., Ninian L. and Lorin O., and live four miles southeast of Springfield, Illinois.

Mary, born April 16, 1837, in Sangamon county, and

Emily, BORN August 16, 1838, are unmarried, and live with their father.

Caroline, born Jan 20, 1839, was married August 28, 1857, to John Hendrix. See his name. They live near Dawson, Sangamon county, Ill.

William L., BORN Nov. 13, 1842, is unmarried and lives with his father.

Mrs. Jane Taylor died Feb. 23, 1843, and Simeon Taylor was married April 15, 1850, to Susan Hendrix. They had one child, Simeon, which died in infancy, and Mrs. Susan Taylor died July 11, 1852. Simeon Taylor resides on the farm where he settled in 1829, three-fourths of a mile north of Barclay, Sangamon county, Ill.



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