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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.



CALLERMAN, DANIEL K., was born Dec. 10, 1806, in Fleming county, Ky. He came to Sangamon county, Ill., in company with his widowed mother, arriving Nov. 14, 1828, at Springfield. He was married Sept. 29, 1833, to Allie M. Henton. They had ten children in Sangamon county, two of whom died young. Of the other eight--

JOHN, born Aug. 9, 1834, married Nov., 1855, in Missouri, to Elizabeth Bunn. He is supposed to have lost his life in time of the rebellion, leaving a widow and three children in Vernon county, Mo.

EVAN H., born Oct. 2, 1836, in Sangamon county, and married Henrietta Drake. They had three living children, WILLIAM H., CHARLES M. and CORA. Mrs. C. died June 9, 1873, and he was married March 15, 1876, to Nellie Elder, of Sangamon county, a daughter of Dr. A. W. Elder, an early settler of Morgan county. E. H. Callerman lives in Williamsville.

URIAH W., born Jan. 14, 1839, in Sangamon county, married May 30, 1875, to Mary Curries. They live near Garnett, Anderson county, Kansas.

BARBARA ELEANOR C., born March 21, 1841, in Menard county, married March 11, 1860, in Sangamon county, to Andrew M. Whitenack, who was born Aug. 9, 1830, in Somerset county, N. J. They have one child, DANIEL C., and live near Edinburg, Ill.

MARTHA A., born Sept. 17, 1843, in Menard county, married Nov. 27, 1860, in Sangamon county, to Minard A. McClelland. They have five children, FRANCIS A., IDA A., MARSHAL A., MAUD M. and MATTIE, and live near Garnett, Kansas.

MARY, born Dec. 19, 1848, in Menard county, married Sept. 24, 1868, in Sangamon county, to John R. W. McNeill. They had two children. GEORGE died young. WALTER lives with his parents, near Edinburg, Ill.

GEORGE W., born Dec. 24, 1851, and

ANN, born June 20, 1857. The two latter live with their mother.

Daniel K. Callerman died Dec. 2, 1873, and his widow lives near Williamsville.



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