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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.



BUTLER, NATHAN M., born Jan. 30, 1795, in Adair county, Ky. He was married in Green county, to Mary Harding, who was born in 1795, in that county. They made their home in Adair county until they had four children, when they left for the west, and after a detention of seven months in Indiana, arrived, Oct. 7, 1824, in Morgan county, Ill., where they had two children. In the spring of 1831 they moved to Sangamon county, and settled on the south side of Island Grove, two miles northeast of where Berlin now stands. Of their six children--

WILLIAM A., born July 23, 1817, in Adair county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, to Mrs. Jane Clark, whose maiden name was Trotter. She was born Feb. 2, 1827, in Indiana, and raised in Sangamon county. Mr. Butler was city Marshal of Springfield in 1861, and '2; is now farming four miles east of Springfield.

STEPHEN H., born Nov. 12, 1818, in Adair county, Ky., brought up in Sangamon county, married in Menard county Feb. 27, 1845, to Nancy J. Coats, who was born Dec. 6, 1825, in Warren county, Ky. They had twelve children; five died under six years. ISAAC E., born Jan. 27, 1846, married Feb. 13, 1873, to Emma J. Clark, and resides five miles east of Springfield. JULIA B., born Dec. 4, 1847, married Nov. 6, 1868, to James Simpson. See his name. MARY L., born June 5, 1849, married Joseph Donner. See his name. WILLIAM, born April 12, 1856, JOHN D., born Dec. 5, 1859. IRA and IDA, twins, born July 19, 1861, live with their parents. S. H. Butler resides four and a half miles east of Springfield.

JOSHUA C., born Nov. 26, 1820, in Adair county, Ky., brought up in Sangamon county, married April, 1857, in Jefferson county, Iowa, to Margaret J. Ristine. She died in Springfield in 1859, leaving one child. J. C. Butler was married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Stitt, and has three living children, viz: CHARLES B., born June 6, 1850, married June 14, 1871, in Sangamon county to Ann Owen. They have one child, and live near Virginia, Cass county. MARGARET J., MARY E. and ROBERT L. live with their parents, two and a half miles northeast of Berlin. Joshua C. Butler was a member of Co. A., 4th Ill. Inf., and served under Col. E. D. Baker, in the Mexican war, from June, 1846, to June, 1847.

ELIZABETH E., born August 4, 1823, in Adair county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to William T. Barrett.

JOHN C., born April, 1825, in Morgan county, Ill., enlisted in the same company and regiment with his brother, Joshua C., and was discharged on account of physical disability. He married Frances Brown. They had two children, both of whom died, and Mr. Butler died in Springfield. His widow married John J. Hardin. See his name.

RACHEL R. born in Morgan county, married in Sangamon county to E. Riley Pirkins. See his name.

Mrs. Mary Butler died, and N. M. Butler married Mrs. Martha H. Stone, whose maiden name was Hunter. They had three children, viz--

SALLY H., born in Sangamon county, married Edmond E. Butler, of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died at DesMoines, Iowa.

SAMUEL H., born in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1861, for three years, in the 10th Ill. Cav. Served until Nov., 1864, when he was honorably discharged at San Antonio, Texas. He remained there in the employ of the government and married in March, 1870, to Matilda Ann Blair. They had two children, a son and daughter. He was shot by an assassin, and died in the year 1872 or '3, in Texas.

JAMES E., born in Sangamon county, married March 31, 1869, to Molly E. Oglesby. They have three children. He enlisted in 1861, for three years, in the 10th Ill. Cav., at Springfield. Re-enlisted as a veteran, promoted to First Lieut. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged. He resides near Dayton, Cass county, Mo.

Nathan M. Butler died April 4, 1842, in Sangamon county, and his widow died Oct. 14, 1851, in Menard county. N. M. Butler was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the battle of New Orleans. He was Col. of a regiment in the Black Hawk war of 1831-32.



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