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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.



CHERRY, BENJAMIN, was born Jan. 26, 1790, in Franklin county, Ga. When he was seventeen years old his parents moved to Overton county, Tenn. Benjamin was a soldier from Tennessee in the war of 1812. In the fall of 1819 he came to Sangamon county, and soon after went to work for Edward Clark, who came about the same time. Elizabeth Strickland was born May 12, 1799, near the sea coast, south of Charleston, S. C. Her parents moved to Tennessee, and from there to St. Clair county, Ill., thence to Sangamon county in 1819, and Elizabeth came in the spring of 1820 Benjamin Cherry and Elizabeth Stric??land made arrangements to celebrate ?? 4th of July, but could not obtain the ?? cense from Edwardsville in time, and ?? were married July 11, 1820. They ?? ??n children in Sangamon county, ?? of whom died young. Of the other ??ve--

WYATT, born Nov. 9, 1821, married in Sangamon county to Susan Hall, have several children, and reside near Blue Mound, Macon county.

MARTHA, born in 1826, married William Allen, had seven children, moved to Missouri, and died near Carthage.

CLEMON died at twenty-three.

ALMYRA, born March 20, 1830, married David Huckleberry. See his name.

BENJAMIN, Jun., married Eliza Barnes. They had four children, and moved to Pike's Peak. Mr. Cherry died there. His widow and only living child, CHARLES, live in Springfield. He is employed at the watch factory.

Benjamin Cherry died in 1874, near Riverton.



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