AMOS, MRS. SARAH, was born June 13, 1793, in Washington county, Md. Her maiden name was Friend. She first married Phillip Swinley; had two children, and Mr. Swinley died. Mrs. Swinley was married the second time, August 2, 1810, to James Amos. They had two children, and James Amos died Feb. 6, 1823, in Maryland, also. Mrs. Amos came with her children to Sangamon county, arriving March 1, 1838, in Springfield. Of her children,

BARBARA E. SWINLEY married in Virginia to Thomas Lemon, who died, and Mrs. Lemon came with her child to Sangamon county in 1839, and died in Decatur, April, 1865. Her daughter VIRGINIA married Joseph Strong, in Decatur, moved to Hannibal, Mo., and died there, June, 1872, leaving three children.

SAMUEL K. SWINLEY, born April 21, 1802, in Washington county, Md.; married there to Maria Rice, and came to Springfield with his half brother, Joshua F. Amos. Mr. Swinley settled near where Woodside station now stands. While there he served as one of the county judges with J. Wickliffe Taylor and Armstrong. His wife died there in the fall of 1852. Judge Swinley moved to Decatur in 1857 or '8, was there married to Ruth Prather, of Washington county, Md. He died early in 1872, and his widow resides in Decatur.

JOSHUA F. AMOS, was born Jan. 28, 1812, in Washington county, Md., and came to Springfield, Ill., June 10, 1835. He was married March 1, 1838, in Springfield, to Julia A. Hay, daughter of John Hay, Esq. They had three children born in Springfield. SARAH E., born Oct. 30, 1839, married Oct. 30, 1861, to Levin W. Shepherd, who was born in Loudon county, Va., Sept. 3, 1836. He served one year each, 1860 and 1861, as clerk and comptroller of the city of Springfield; was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county in 1868 and 1869. In 1862 he was appointed by President Lincoln Assistant Quartermaster in the U. S. Army, and stationed at Fort Ridgely, Minn. Transferred to Keokuk, Iowa, where he commanded that Fort for six months. Thence to Columbus, Ky., as Depot Quartermaster; thence to Chicago, as Disbursing Quartermaster; thence to Tennessee, thence to Fort Kearney, Nebraska, at which place he resigned, Oct., 1865, and became a lumber merchant in Springfield, Ill. Afterwards removed to Kansas; was first President of Peoples National Bank of Ottawa. Resides now in Denison, Texas, which place he laid out in 1872, and sold the first lot there. Col. Shepherd was twice brevetted for faithful services during the war. GEO. A., born Sept. 4, 1841, married, Oct. 30, 1866, to Josephine A. Andrews, eldest daughter of Col. George W. Andrews, at Wapakonetta, Auglaize county, Ohio. She was born there, May 29, 1844. They have two children, GEORGIA and ROBERTA, and reside in Humboldt, Kansas. Mr. George A. Amos is engaged in the practice of law. JOHN M., born August 18, 1844. He enlisted in Col. Phillips' three months regiment. Stationed at Rock Island, Ill., in 1864. He was married Oct. 30, 1867, to Caroline J., youngest daughter of Oramel Clark, Esq. They have four children, JOHN J., GEORGE O., JULIA R., and CURTIS H., and reside near Springfield. Mr. Joshua F. Amos and wife reside adjoining Springfield, on the west. Mr. Amos spent six years, from 1845 to 1851, in Lagrange, Mo. In 1852 he, with Nathaniel Hay, established the well known firm of Amos & Hay, which continued until the decease of Mr. Hay. Mr. Amos has retired from active business.

ROBERT J. AMOS, was born March 2, 1815, in Washington county, Md. Came to Springfield June, 1835, and settled in Woodside township. He went to Decatur in 1850, and was there married, in 1856, to Mrs. Mary Packard. They have two children, ANNIE and ROBERT, born in Decatur. They moved, in 1869, to Humboldt, Kansas, where they now reside.

Mrs. Sarah Amos died Feb. 15, 1847, at the residence of her son, Robert J. Amos, in Woodside township, Sangamon county.