BARGER, ADAM, was born April 8, 1784, in Botetourt county, Va. He went, when a young man, to Kanawha county, West Va., and was there married, August 12, 1810, to Lucinda Nolan. They had ten children in Virginia, and moved in a family boat to Shawneetown, Ill. He took a farm wagon and two yoke of oxen, and hired another team at Shawneetown, and thus brought his family and two loads of household goods, arriving Oct., 1826, in what is now Loami township, but then called Yankee Settlement, where they had three children. Of their children--

ALBARTES, born May 26, 1811, in Kanawha county, West Va., married, Dec. 23, 1829, in Sangamon county, to Margaret F. Patrick. They had 13 children,

JOHN A., born July 21, 1831, died in his 21st year. MAJOR E., enlisted, May 25, 1861, in Co. I., 14th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged, June, 1864, at Springfield. He is a lawyer, and resides at Loami. JANETTA, born June 2, 1834, married James J. Henton. (See his name.) SOPHIA, born Feb. 10, 1836, married Robert E. Berry. (See his name.) WILLIAM F., born Dec. 19, 1838, enlisted, May, 1861, in Co. I, 14th Ill. Inf., for three years, re-enlisted as a veteran in another regiment, served to the end of the rebellion, was honorably discharged, and resides near Loami. JULIA A., born Dec. 18, 1840, married Morrison Brown, have four children, and reside in Loami township. JAMES N., born March 20, 1842, enlisted, in 1861, in Co. C, 11th Mo. Inf., for three years, was discharged on account of physical disability, acted as deputy provost-marshal at Springfield for a time, and enlisted in 152d Ill. Inf. Served to the end of the rebellion, married Margaret Hunter, has three children, and resides one mile southwest of Loami. CHARLES H., born Nov. 18, 1845, enlisted in Co. --, 16th Ill. Cav., in 1862, for three years. Served full term, and was honorably discharged. LEROY, born Feb. 20, 1847, resides with his father. GEORGE W., born June 10, 1849, married Mollie McKinney, have one child, and reside near Berry Station, Sangamon county. ALBERT, LUCINDA J. and HARRIET E. reside with their father. Mrs. M. F. Barger died Feb. 25, 1876, and Albartes Barger resides where he settled in 1831, near Loami.

JULIA A., born Oct. 18, 1812, in West Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Dr. J. R. Abell. (See his name.) Have three children, and reside in Taylorville.

THERESA, born May 13, 1814, in Virginia, married Thomas Sowell. (See his name.)

ZEBULON, M. P., born Dec. 14, 1815, died in his 29th year.

SOPHIA, born April 12, 1817, married, her husband died, and the family reside in Cass county.

JOHN, born Oct. 31, 1818, married Elizabeth Eustace, had four children, and he died. His widow married and lives in Wisconsin.

OLIVIA, born Oct. 28, 1820, married Morris Sweet. (See his name.)

MARY A., born July 23, 1822, married Wm. Weir. Had five children. She was killed by a runaway team, in Nebraska City. Family reside there.

HARRIET, born Feb. 26, 1824, married John McClure, who died, leaving a widow and eight children in Cass county.

JAMES M., born Jan. 9, 1826, in West Virginia, unmarried, and resides in Loami.

LETHE, born March 29, 1831, married, March 24, 1856, to Daniel Cuppy, have two children, MARY E. and HARRIET V., and reside at Loami. Mr. C. served three years in 11th Mo. Inf.

WILLIAM F., born Feb. 12, 1833, in Sangamon county, went to California, in 1856, resides in Nevada City, Cal.

Mrs. Lucinda Barger died August 11, 1853, and Adam Barger married Mrs. Deborah Colburn, whose maiden name was Phelps. He died August 11, 1864, in Loami township. His widow resides with her children.