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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.



CASSITY, ALEXANDER, was born in 1793, in Bath county, Ky. The father of Alexander and Willis Cassity built a stockade with block houses inside, on Slate creek, in Bath county, in the early settling of Kentucky. It was called Cassity's station, and was a place of refuge from the Indians until they were forced out of the country. Remains of that station are yet visible. Alexander Cassity was married in Bath county to Eliza B. Groves. She died there in 1832, leaving three children. He was married in the same county to Elizabeth Lockridge, had one child, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 26, 1835, and purchased a farm in what is now the southeast corner of Chatham township. where they had five living children. Of their children--

JOHN F., born in 1826, in Bath county, Ky., enlisted in Sangamon county, Aug. 10, 1861, for three years, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., and was promoted to Sergeant-Major. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Atlanta, Ga., July 22, and died July 26, 1864.

WILLIS H., born March 23, 1828, in Bath county, Ky., married Sept. 26, 1865, in Sangamon county, to Ella McGriff, a native of Preble county, Ohio. They had two children. CARRIE E. died young, and MINNIE L. lives with her parents, in Auburn.

JAMES L., born in Kentucky, raised in Sangamon county, and died in Iowa.

MARGARET E. married Andrew Rauch. See his name.

EMMA C. married Jacob Rauch. See his name.

FRANCIS M. born in Sangamon county, and died unmarried.

AMANDA I., born in Sangamon county, married James T. Hutton. See his name. They live on the farm where she was born, in Chatham township.

ALEXANDER M., born in Sangamon county, and enlisted July, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 73d Ill. Inf., was wounded Dec. 31, 1862, at the battle of Stone's river, and discharged on account of physical disability. He was married to Mary A. Hutton, and lives in Gentry county, Mo.

LOUISA G. died young.

MARTHA L. born in Sangamon county, married Sept. 5, 1866, to John T. Welch. The have two children, EDWIN H. and HARRY K., and reside in Auburn. Mr. Welch was born June 30, 1842, in McDonough county, Ill. He enlisted April, 1861, for three months, in Co. D, 16th Ill. Inf. May 24, 1861, the whole regiment enlisted for three years. Dec. 23, 1863, the regiment re-enlisted as veterans. J. T. Welch served through all the enlistments to the end of the rebellion. He is now a merchant in Auburn.

Alexander Cassity died March 12, 1851, and his widow died Nov. 16, 1861, both on the farm where they settled in 1835.



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