BEVANS, JOHN, was born in Maryland, and married, near Snow Hill, to Mary Rounds. They had six children, and she died. He married Margaret Jones, and had one child in Maryland. The family moved to Woodford county, Ky., and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving, in 1828, in Island Grove, south of Spring creek. Of his seven children--

MARTHA, born in Maryland, married in Kentucky to Alexander Montgomery, came to Sangamon county in 1828. They had six children, and the parents died in Berlin. Their only child living in Sangamon county, MARTIN, resides in Springfield.

WILLIAM, born in Maryland, married, had two children, and died near Chillicothe, O.

DRUZILLA, born in Maryland, married at Island Grove to Fielding Jones, have six children, and reside near Assumption, Christian county Ill.

BARSHEBA, born in Maryland, married in Kentucky to Hiram Bailey, and died in Indiana.

JOHN D., born Oct. 5, 1813 in Worcester county, near Snow Hill, Md., came to Sangamon county in 1828, married at Island Grove, Jan 2, 1842, to Nancy Foutch. They had eight children: THOMAS F., born in Sangamon county June 19, 1843, married March 27, 1870, at Carbondale, to Carrie L. Collins, who was born Oct. 3, 1850, at Wheeling, Va. They have one child, EDDIE F., and reside in Berlin. The other seven were born in Wapello county, Iowa, two of whom died young. MARY R., born Sept. 24, 1847, in Iowa, married Hawes Yates. See his name. JOHN D., Jun., born Nov. 10, 1850, and HENRY K., reside with their mother. MARTHA resides with her sister, Mrs. Yates. RACHEL lives with her mother. John D. Bevans died Jan. 13, 1858, in Wapello county, Iowa. His widow resides in Berlin.

NANCY, born in Maryland, was married at Island Grove to Amon Blaney. Both died in St. Clair county.

By the second marriage--

SARAH, born in 1824, in Maryland, married near Berlin to Thomas G. Mendenhall, and reside at Berlin.

John Bevans died in March, 1837, and Mrs. Margaret Bevans died April, 1859, both in Island Grove township.