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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.



CANTRALL, ZEBULON G. was born June 29, 1773, in Botetourt county, Virginia. He was a brother of Joshua, William G., Levi and Wyatt. The family moved in 1789, to Bath county, Ky. Zebulon G. was married there, August 31, 1797, to Sarah McCallum. They moved to Clarke county, Ohio, from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1833. In the spring of 1834 they moved to DeWitt county, Ill. They had fourteen children; two died young. Of the twelve--

ANN, born August 31, 1798, in Bath county, Ky., married John Branson. See his name. She died May 16, 1822.

JOSHUA, born April 3, 1802, in Kentucky, was married in 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, to Eliza Scott. He died Oct. 12, 1860, in DeWitt county, and Mrs. C. resides with her daughter, SARAH, the wife of Irvin Daniels, near Warrensville, Ill. Her son, John S., lives in Kansas.

AGNES M., born Sept. 12, 1806, in Kentucky, married John McIntire. She is a widow, and resides with her brother William.

JOHN M., born Feb. 22, 1808, in Kentucky, was married in Champaign county, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1830, to Joanna M. Jones. They had eleven children; two died in infancy. Of the nine children: WILLIAM J., ZEBULON D., ELIZABETH, IRA J., MARY A., (the latter died in Nov., 1875.) MILES T., ALMA J., EFFIE and JOHN C., the latter died in the spring of 1872. John M. Cantrall died Feb. 11, 1863, and his widow died Sept., 1870, both in DeWitt county, Ill.

JAMES M., born April 10, 1810, in Kentucky, was married August 9, 1832, to Eliza McLaughlin. They had three daughters; one died young. ELMIRA married Abner J. Lutz, and lives near Lincoln, Ill. ELIZA J. married Mr. Piatt, and lives in Lincoln. James M. Cantrall died April 27, 1866, and his widow lives in Lincoln, Ill.

SARAH, born March 14, 1812, in Clarke county, Ohio, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., Jan. 14, 1834, to Joshua M. Cantrall. See his name.

ZEBULON P., born Jan. 17, 1814, in Clark county, Ohio, was married in what is now Logan county, Ill., Oct. 16, 1838, to Elizabeth Paulk. They had six children; two died young. AMOS A., born May 11, 1845, in Logan county, enlisted Sept., 1861, in Co. L, 4th Ill. Cav. Served until June, 1866, when he was honorably discharged. He lives near Cisco, Piatt county. MARTHA J., born Oct. 3, 1842, was married June 9, 1862, to Samuel Mott. They have six children. GEORGE A., SARAH E., LEWIS A., JAMES A., EFFIE C. and ALVA, and live near Argenta, Macon county, Ill. SARAH A., born Dec. 25, 1844, was married March 23, 1871, to Theodore A. Funk. She died April 30, 1872. MARY E., born Jan. 8, 1848, was married Jan. 12, 1871, to Edwin C. Hunsley. They have two children, LAURA A. and INEZ, and live near Cisco, Ill. Mrs. Elizabeth Cantrall died June 12, 1852, and Z. P. Cantrall was married to Mrs. Rachel Doyle. She died Oct., 1865, and Z. P. Cantrall was married March 14, 1872, to Mrs. Mary Harp, whose maiden name was Everly. They reside near Chesnut, Logan county, Ill.

ELIZA, born July 4, 1816, in Clark county, Ohio, was married Oct. 5, 1834, to Jeremiah Duncan. She died Jan. 29, 1854, leaving seven children. MARY L., HELEN A., the latter born in 1840, in Logan county, was married to George Whiteman. They live at Waynesville, Ill. AMY L. married Mr. Condell, and he died. WILLIAM W. married Roxanna Cushman. They had two children. REBECCA S. married Mortimer Sampson. They have one child, and live in Waynesville. JEREMIAH P. lives in Waynesville.

REBECCA and RACHEL, twins, born July 25, 1818, in Ohio. REBECCA married in June, 1836, to Jacob F. Sampson. They had three children. Mrs. S. died March 24, 1849. The children live in Kansas.

RACHEL was married in 1842 to Chas. Graves, and resides with her daughter, FANNIE Storer, near Plum Grove, Butler county, Kansas. Her son, John W. Graves, resides at Centralia, Ill.

WYATT, born May 11, 1821, in Ohio, married Louisa Stevens. She died, and he married Mary A. Day. He died Jan. 7, 1875, leaving a widow near Lane, Franklin county, Kansas.

WILLIAM L., born May 15, 1823, in Ohio, was married Oct. 26, 1843, to Melinda Stout. They had eight children. ANN, born in 1844, was married in DeWitt county to Joel Hopesberger. They have four children, and live near Kenney station. EMELINE, born in 1846, married Thomas Watson. They have three children, and live near Kenney Station. JOHN K., JESSE, WILLIAM and ADDIE. Mrs. Melinda Cantrall died March 10, 1864, and W. L. Cantrall was married in 1865 to Christine Everly, and lives near Chesnut, Logan county, Ill.

Mrs. Sarah Cantrall died May 26, 1843, and Zebulon G. Cantrall died Sept. 11, 1845, both in DeWitt county, near Waynesville.



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