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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.



ALEXANDER, HENRY, was born June 10, 1802, in Fleming county, Ky. His father moved to the adjoining county of Bath when he was a child. He was married June 24, 1827, to Polly Gragg, of Nicholas county, and lived in Bath county until 1833, when he moved to Montgomery county. They had four children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 22, 1835, in what is now Rochester township, where four children were born. Of their children,

JESSE F., born Dec. 10, 1828, in Bath county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Ill., March 4, 1852, to Nancy A. Hendrix, who was born April 22, 1829, in Fleming county, Ky. They had five children; one died young. LUCRETIA, their second child, born June 26, 1855, married March 12, 1874, to James A. Walker. The other three, LAURA, GEORGE and REBECCA reside with their parents, near Appleton City, St. Clair county, Mo.

HIRAM, born in Kentucky; married in Sangamon county to Eliza Hendrix. They have seven children, and reside in Jefferson county, Iowa.

LUCINDA A., born in Kentucky; married in Sangamon county to Isaac Grove. (See his name.) Their daughter Susan married John W. McClelland. (See his name.)

WILLIAM G., born in Kentucky; married in Sangamon county to Julia McIntyre. They have four children, and reside near Illiopolis.

JAMES O., born in Sangamon county; married Sarah Ham. They have three children, and reside in Champaign county.

REBECCA and HENRY H., (twins) born in Sangamon county.

REBECCA married John W. Smith, had four children, and she died in 1870. Two of the children died also, near Williamsville.

HENRY H. married Emily Sargent, and resides in Illiopolis.

POLLY S., born in Sangamon county; married Benjamin Keck; have three children, and reside in Illiopolis.

Mrs. Polly Alexander died August 25, 1868, and her husband, Henry Alexander, resides with his children.



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