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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.



BONDURANT, JOSEPH. The fourth generation from Dr. Joseph Bondurant, was born Sept. 15, 1801, in Bedford county, Va., moved to Kentucky in early life, and was married Oct. 27, 1823, to Martha Sharp. They moved to Sangamon county Oct., 1828. He was one of the early school teachers in the Dickerson neighborhood. They had eleven children, namely--

JOHN T., born June 5, 1824, in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, married near DesMoines, Iowa, in 1848, to Virginia Cooney. In 1850 he emigrated to California, and died in Sacramento, Dec. 23, 1850, of disease contracted while crossing the plains, leaving a childless widow.

LUCRETIA J., born Nov. 4, 1825, in Kentucky, married Nov., 1845, in Sangamon county, to Joel Churchill. See his name. They reside at DeLand, Piatt county, Ill.

ELIZABETH T., born April 28, 1827, in Kentucky, married in Athens, Ill., May 15, 1842, to William Miller, of that place, where they resided until 1852, when they moved to Mechanicsburg. They had nine children, namely: MARTHA E., married Jan. 16, 1872, to T. P. Lofland. She died June 14, 1873, leaving a son six months old, to be brought up by her aunt, Margaret D. Underwood. ANNIE M., JOHN T. and THOMAS B. died under ten years. ALBERT D., JOSEPH W., SARAH J., AMANDA B. and GEORGE L. live with their mother. William Miller died July 17, 1868. His widow and children live in Mechanicsburg.

ALEXANDER C., born Sept. 1, 1829, in Sangamon county. He went to Iowa in the winter of 1856, and was married there Oct., 1861, to Margaret Brooks, of DesMoines. They had seven children, namely: EMMA, FANNIE, LIZZIE, FRANK, FLORENCE, BURTON and NELLIE, and reside near Altoona, Polk county, Iowa.

THOMAS C., born Dec. 29, 1831, in Sangamon county, settled in Piatt county in 1856, near DeLand, Piatt county, Ill.

SAMUEL T., born Dec. 9, 1834, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 15, 1860, in Douglas county, to Sarah Ellen Barnett. They have two living children, and reside near Wabash, Wayne county, Ill. He enlisted August 7, 1862, for three years, in Co. E., 79th Ill. Inf. Dec. 2, 1862, he was detailed to the Pioneer Corps department of the Cumberland. March 19, 1863, he took charge of four saw mills, on Stone's river, Tenn., and put them in order. Sept. 15, 1863, he was ordered to Chattanooga, where he took charge of building water-works, on the 8th of October, doing the civil engineering with a common spirit level. He remained in charge until May 15, 1865, when he resigned for the purpose of perfecting some inventions of his own. He is now engaged in the lumber trade.

MARGARET D., born Jan. 31, 1837, married Oct. 28, 1858, to Thomas Underwood. See his name.

MARY E., born Feb. 3, 1840, is unmarried, and resides with her brother Thomas, near DeLand, Piatt county, Ill.

MARTHA F., born March 24, 1842, in Sangamon county, married Jan., 1864, to William Thornton, of DesMoines, Iowa. They have three children, namely: LILLIE, LUCY and HARRY, and reside near DesMoines.

JOSEPH N., born May 2, 1844. He went to Iowa in 1866, and married in 1867 to Sarah DeVore. They had three children, WILLIAM, EARNEST and FRANK. In 1871 Mr. J. N. Bondurant returned to DeWitt county, Ill., and resides near Farmer City.

AMANDA E., born April 25, 1847, in Sangamon county, died Oct. 4, 1858.

Mr. Joseph Bondurant died April 30, 1864, at his daughter's, Mrs. Lucretia Churchill, near Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Martha Bondurant resides with her son Thomas, near DeLand, Piatt county, Ill.



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