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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.



BIRD, HENRY, was born Dec. 15, 1815, in Mason county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1836, was married Sept. 30, 1841, to Margaret J. Hussey, who was born April 5, 1821, in Sangamon county, Ill. Two children were born there, and in 1845 they moved overland in wagons, to Yamhill county, Oregon. Five children were born there, and they moved to Portland, Multnomah county, Oregon, where one child was born. Of their nine children--

CLARISSA, born August 30, 1842, in Sangamon county, Ill., married in Oregon, July 30, 1861, to Hiram Ransom, and resides in California.

MARY E., born June 23, 1844, in Sangamon county, married in Oregon, Dec. 29, 1869, to W. S. James. She died Feb. 19, 1874, in Portland, Oregon, leaving two children, viz: ELLA and MARY, the latter died August 9, 1874. Mr. James resides in Portland.

NATHAN H., born Dec. 12, 1846, in Yamhill county, was married March 15, 1870, to Alice Talbot. They have two children, WALTER and VIOLA, and reside near Bellvue, Yamhill county, Oregon.

RICHARD, born April 5, 1848, in Yamhill county, is unmarried, and resides in Portland.

JOHN, born Sept. 20, 1851, in Yamhill county, is unmarried, and resides in Portland.

CORNELIA E., born Nov. 20, 1853, in Yamhill county, resides with her mother.

STEPHEN, born Oct. 9, 1855, in Yamhill county, resides near Sheridan, Yamhill county, on a farm.

BENJAMIN M., born April 1, 1858, in Yamhill county, resides with his mother.

WILLIAM E., born Dec. 11, 1862, in Portland, resides with his mother.

Henry Bird died August 20, 1873, in Portland, and his widow resides there.



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