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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.



BALL, SMITH, was born July 10, 1810, in Madison county, Ky., came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving at the house of his brother, Japhet A., in 1829. He was married June 13, 1837, to Rebecca Moffatt. They had one child in Sangamon county, and in the fall of 1839 moved to Mt, Pleasant, Iowa. In the spring of 1840 he moved to Jefferson county, where they had six children. Of their seven children--

EMILY A., born March 27, 1838, in Sangamon county, was married in Iowa to William Case. They have six children, and reside in Marshall county, Iowa.

MARY M., born March 25, 1840, in Iowa, was married there to George B. Phillips. They have six children, and reside near Wooster, Iowa.

NANCY J., born August 30, 1842, died aged 22 years.

GEORGE W., born June 7, 1847, in Jefferson county, Iowa, is a practicing lawyer, unmarried, and resides at Iowa City.

MARGARET C., born Dec. 10, 1847, in Iowa, was married there to Richard Fisher. They have two children, and reside near Wooster.

LEWIS C., born Jan. 18, 1852, and

FRANK P., born Feb. 25, 1854, reside with their parents, near Wooster, Jefferson county, Iowa.



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