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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.



COLBURN. EBENEZER, brother to Abel, Isaac and William, was born Dec. 1, 1794, at Sterling, Mass., married in 1817, at Marietta, Ohio, to Julia Smith, who was born April 17, 1797, in Suffolk county, Long Island, N. Y. They came to Sangamon county and joined the other members of the family in Oct., 1822, in what is now Loami township. They had two children before their arrival, and five after coming to Sangamon county. Of the seven children--

ADNA P., born August 12, 1818, at Marietta, Ohio, married April 27, 1839, in Sangamon county, to Lodasca Sweet. They had three children, and Mrs. Colburn died, and A. P. Colburn was married July 28, 1844, to Macca M. Sowell. They had seven children, one of whom died in infancy. Of all his children: ALVA married Hannah VanPelt, and resides at Seneca, Nemaha county, Kan. URSULA, married Charles Jarrett. See his name. GILBERT, enlisted in 1862, in Co. I, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years. He was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19-20, 1863, and died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., July 1, 1864. THOMAS B. and WILLIAM R. enlisted Sept. 20, 1862, in Co. G, 16th Ill. Inf., for three years. They were captured while scouting near Dalton, Ga., May 22, 1864, and taken to Andersonville prison also. THOMAS B. died June 19, 1864, and WILLIAM R. died August 12, 1864. Thus the three brothers died in the same prison in less than two months. STEPHEN E., died in infancy. CHAS. C., born Nov. 22, 1849, married Miss Coverdale, and lives at Loami. JULIA J., born May 24, 1851, married Nelson Elmore. See his name. They live in Sangamon county. JAMES B. resides with his mother. Adna P. Colburn died Feb. 26, 1867, and his widow resides adjoining Loami on the west.

WILLIAM, born in Monroe county, Ill., married in Sangamon county to Eliza Porter; had four children, and Mrs. C. died, and Wm. C. married Mrs. Ellen Smith, whose maiden name was Clover. They have one child, and reside in Christian county, at Smith's mill, on the Sangamon river, near the line of Sangamon county.

CHARLOTTE, born Jan. 19, 1824, in Sangamon county, married Jonas Smith. See his name.

MARIA, born in Sangamon county, married Peyton Foster; has a family of children, and lives at Atchison, Kan.

MARY P., born in Sangamon county, married David Greening. See his name.

BURFITT G., born in Sangamon county, married to Lucy Large, have six children, and live in Cooper township.

ELLEN, married Ebenezer Colburn, Jun., and she died.

Mrs. Julia Colburn died, and Ebenezer Colburn, Sen., died April 12, 1864, both at Loami.



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