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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.



BALDWIN, JOHNSON, was born March 25, 1797, in Scott county, Ky.; was married in Gallatin county, Oct. 24, 1822, to Betsy Kendall. They had one child born in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in company with her father, William Kendall, arriving Oct. 17, 1824, in what is now Curran township, where eleven children were born; one died in infancy. Of their children--

MARY A., born Sept. 19, 1823, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Richard Bradley. See his name.

ALISSA, or ALICE, born Nov. 17, 1824, in Sangamon county, married John Wesley Elliott. See his name.

HARRIET, born March 4, 1827, in Sangamon county, married John M. Smith. See his name. Resides near Curran.

ELIZA, born Nov. 6, 1828, in Sangamon county, married Edward D. Campbell, and resides near Lancaster, or Mansfield, Texas.

WILLIAM, born Jan. 23, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 22, 1853, to Mary J. Parkinson. They had seven children. ADDIE C. died August 22, 1871, in her seventh year. LIZZIE died in infancy. ELLA M., EUNICE P., JAMES O. and OTIS J., (twins), and WILLIE O., reside with their parents, six miles west of Springfield.

NANCY, born May 4, 1833, in Sangamon county, married August 20, 1872, to John Mull, who was born Dec. 5, 1821, in Kentucky. They reside six miles southwest of Springfield.

EDITH, born Feb. 26, 1837, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 13, 1873, to Wm. Dyer, and resides four miles northwest of Curran.

AGNES, born Dec. 18, 1838, died Oct. 5, 1864.

EMILY, born August 15, 1841, resides with her sister, Mrs. Dyer.

SUSAN, born Sept. 15, 1843, married Wm. B. Gilbert. They have two children and reside three miles north of Springfield, on Athens road.

ELIZABETH died August 29, 1856, in her eleventh year.

Mrs. Betsey Baldwin died August 13, 1847, and Johnson Baldwin died Dec. 4, 1871, both in Sangamon county.



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