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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.



BEDINGER, CHRISTIAN, was born Dec. 24, 1774, in Berkley county, Va. Sophia Taylor was born Sept. 24, 1776, in Maryland, they were married about 1798, in Maryland or Virginia, and made their home in Berkley county for a short time, then moved to Harrison county, near Cadiz, Ohio, where nine children were born. The parents and three of the children came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1836, in Island Grove. Of all their children--

PHILIP, born Nov. 8, 1799, in Ohio, married in Cadiz to Sarah Hartman raised a large family, and resides near Nova, Ashland county, O.

JOSEPH, born June 16, 1801, in Ohio, married there to Deborah Metcalfe, had four children, and Mrs. B. died. Their daughter SOPHIA came to Sangamon county with her grandparents, and married James N. Eckler. JENNIE resides with her uncle, Wm. Bedinger. Joseph Bedinger has not been heard from for many years.

ISAAC, born June 18, 1807, married in Ohio, to Sarah Brown, came to Sangamon county, and died near Berlin, in 1851, leaving a widow and four children.

GEORGE, born Feb. 11, 1810, came to Sangamon county with his parents, remained four or five years, went to Missouri, married there to Eliza Carver. Both parents died, leaving four children near Lockridge, Jefferson county, Iowa.

WILLIAM, born June 11, 1812, near Cadiz, Ohio, came to Sangamon county in the spring of 1837, married Nov. 1, 1839, to Martha Carver, and had three children in Sangamon county. ELIZA J., born March 3, 1843, married in 1860 to George Wolfe, have four children, and reside near German Prairie Station. SARAH E., born Feb. 25, 1846, married in 1860 to John C. Robinson. They have one child, MARTHA A., and reside half a mile south of Camp Butler. ALBERT, born April 25, 1849, resides with his father. Mrs. Martha Bedinger died Nov., 1852, and Mr. B. was married Feb. 9, 1863, to Mrs. Sarah M. Greenslate, whose maiden name was Oliver. They reside half a mile south of Camp Butler.

HENRY, born June 5, 1814, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Sophia Carver, had one child, and he died. She married Job Dickenson.

MARY, born Jan. 6, 1818, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Joseph Bumgardner. They had six children, four of whom died young. ADDISON and MATILDA F. reside with their parents, five miles east of Springfield.

Mrs. Sophia Bedinger died in 1840, and Christian Bedinger died Oct., 1851, both in Sangamon county.



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