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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.



WEBER, PHILIP W., was born near Shepherdstown, Virginia, Jan. 28, 1812. He went south in 1835, built a mill in connection with others at Raymond, Mississippi, sold out there and came to Springfield in the Spring of 1837. He was married in Springfield June 18, 1839, to Amanda M. Shepherd. She was born Nov. 8, 1811. They have six children, all born in Sangamon county, namely--

JOHN P., born March 19, 1840, unmarried, and resides with his parents, near Pawnee, Illinois.

MARY E. lives with her parents.

WILLIAM S., born March 11, 1844, enlisted August, 1862, at Springfield, in one of two companies which were consolidated to form Co. K, 124th Ill. Inf., but was left out on account of his being young and small of his age. He went to St. Louis in 1863, and made another unsuccessful attempt. He was married Jan. 1, 1867, to Henrietta Lough. They have two children, FRANK and ANDREW J., and reside in the extreme southeast corner of Pawnee township, Sangamon county, Illinois.

AMANDA, born March 3, 1846, married May 9, 1867, to John W. Blakey. They have one living child, EDGAR L., and live in Pawnee, Illinois. Mr. Blakey is a merchant there,

SARAH C. married Dec. 12, 1867, to Baalam N. Brown. They have two children, IDA BELL and FANNY MAY, and live near Pawnee, Illinois.

EMMA S. lives with her parents.

Mr. Philip. W. Weber went to California in 1849 and returned in 1859, and soon after, in connection with his brother, John B., bought land and engaged in farming. He now--November, 1876--resides on his farm, adjoining Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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