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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.
WILLIAMS, JAMES M.
, was born April 30, 1810, in Rutherford county, North Carolina. He is a nephew of Andrew Elliott. He came to Sangamon county in company with Terry Bradley, arriving at Springfield, Oct. 13, 1834. He was married October, 1851, to Mary Reford. They had six children in Sangamon county.
MARY E. married Luther Jones, has two children, CHARLES and MINNIE F., and live near Salisbury, Sangamon county, Illinois.
ELLEN J., married May 23, 1872, to William F. Irwin. See his name.
CHARLES HENRY, lives with his father.
JAMES A., died aged fourteen years. MARY A. died aged eight years. MARTHA died aged two years.
Mrs. Mary Williams died Nov. 28, 1866, and J. M. Williams lives northeast of the Sangamon river, in Salisbury township.
Mr. W. went hunting soon after coming to the county, lost his way, and was escorted to camp about nine o'clock P. M. by a pack of howling wolves.
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