CONSTANT, JACOB, brother to John, who was the grandfather of Rezin H. He was also the brother of Isaac and Thomas, and was born about 1765, in Virginia. Eleanor Clinkenbeard was born about 1769, in Virginia, also. They were there married, and soon after moved on pack horses--that being the only way goods could be transported at that time through that mountainous country--to Fleming county, Ky. They had fourteen children in that county, and in 1814 moved to Clermont county, Ohio, where they had two children. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 26, 1826, in what is now Mechanicsburg township. Of their children--

ELIZABETH, born Nov. 17, 1790, in Fleming county, Ky., married there to Charles Morgan. See his name.

JOHN, born in Fleming county, Ky., went back from Ohio to Kentucky, and there married Margaret Wood. They came in company with his father to Sangamon county in 1826, where they had five children, and moved to Pike county, thence to northwest Missouri, where the living children now reside. The parents are both dead.

WILLIAM, born in Kentucky, went back from Ohio and married Rhoda Planck. They never came to Illinois, but he died, leaving one child, JOHN CONSTANT, who resides near Felicity, Clermont county, Ohio.

MARY, born in Kentucky, married in Ohio to Thomas Jones. They had ten children, and Mrs. Jones died. The living members of the family reside in and near Mt. Olivet, Clermont county, O.

ISAAC, born Nov. 17, 1794, in Fleming county, Ky., was married June 29, 1823, in Clarke county, Ky., to Nancy Peebles, who was born Sept. 13, 1794, in that county. They had two children in Kentucky, joined his parents in Clermont county, Ohio, and came with them to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1826 in what is now Mechanicsburg township, where they had two children, and moved to what is now Logan county, where they had two children, and from there to Buffalo Hart grove, in Sangamon county, and had one child. They moved, in 1857, to Dawson. Of their children, RACHEL, born in Clarke county, Ky., March 29, 1824, married John Billington. See his name. JACOB, born August 17, 1826, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, May 16, 1850, to Lillias Wilson, who was born May 15, 1825, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had seven children, three of whom died young, and HELEN MARY died Oct. 3, 1872, the very day she was thirteen years old. NANCY J., WILLIAM E. and JAMES H., live with their parents, adjoining Dawson on the east. MARGARET J., born July 15, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Oct. 26, 1850, to James Deavers. They have six children, and live near Mt. Pulaski. WILLIAM R., born April 13, 1832, in Sangamon county, married in 1852 to Jane Wilson, who was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had seven children in Sangamon county, and Mrs. Constant died May 7, 1864. Mr. C. was married in Dawson to Hattie Grabendich. They have two children, and live in Lawrence, Kansas. MARY A., born June 17, 1834, in Logan county, Ill., married Oct. 17, 1871, at Dawson, to Alfred Rapc. See his name. SARAH E., born Dec. 17, 1836, in Logan county, married Sept. 14, 1856, to Horatio M. Van Winkle, who was born Feb. 1, 1834, in Shelby county, Ill. They have one child, LILLIAS E., and live in Dawson. Mr. Van Winkle enlisted August 15, 1862, in Co. C, 124th Ill. Inf., for three years; served full term exactly, and was honorably discharged August 15, 1865, at Chicago. MARTHA E., born April 19, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 6, 1869, to John S. Clinkenbeard, who was born Dec. 8, 1822, in Clarke county, Ky. They have two children, ISAAC and NANCY E., and live three miles southwest of Illiopolis. Mr. C. has two living children by a former wife, JOHN W. and MARY E. Isaac Constant died June 27, 1865, and his widow resides at Dawson.

HESTER, born in Kentucky, married in Clermont county, Ohio, to Josiah Johnson, had one child, and father and child died in Ohio. She came to Sangamon county, married John Rutherford, had four children, and the parents both died. Their son, JOHN T. Rutherford, was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, and died in the army. MARGARET married Matt. Noonan, and resides in Sangamon county. ALEXANDER is married and lives in Champaign county.

SARAH, born Dec. 27, 1799, in Kentucky, married James Carrico. See his name.

ELEANOR, born in 1803, in Kentucky, married Elijah T. Lanham. See his name.

JACOB, born Jan. 7, 1805, in Fleming county, Kentucky, married June 4, 1829, in Sangamon county, to Permelia Crocker. They had six children, two of whom died young. The other four, JAMES H. M., born March 4, 1830, married Catharine Blankenship, have four children. He was a soldier in a Sangamon county regiment. DAVID C., born Jan. 28, 1833, married in Texas to Annetta Snow. They are teaching among the Indians. THOMAS S., born July 2, 1835, married in Mt. Pulaski ??o Sarah Cass, daughter of Ninian Cass. MARY L., born Sept 25, 1839, married John Rinker: had one child, ANNETTA S. Mr. Rinker enlisted in 1861, in 30th Ill. Inf., and died near Vicksburg, in 1863. Mrs. Permelia Constant died Feb. 17, 1847, and Jacob Constant was married June 25, 1847, in St. Clair county, to Mrs. Celia Talbott, whose maiden name was Wakefield. They had four children. CHARLES A. married Sarah Horn, had one child, and live near Dawson. HARRIET E. and PERMELIA O., SARAH F. died at eleven years. Mrs. C. had two children by her first husband, THOMAS and MARY E. TALBOTT. The latter died in her fourteenth year. Jacob Constant and his wife reside one and a half miles southwest of Dawson.

BENJAMIN, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Matilda Lakin, had seven children, and Mr. Constant died in 1855. Two of his sons, JOHN W. and NORMAN A. were Union soldiers from Greene county, and both died in the army. His widow resides in Macoupin county.

JONATHAN, born Sept. 30, 1809, in Fleming county, Ky., came to Sangamon county in 1826, married May 19, 1836, to Mary Elder. They had five children, two of whom died young. Of the other three, GEORGE W., born June 7, 1837, married July 23, 1857, in Springfield, to Sarah Kent; have three living children, JOHN D., LYDIA F., NETTIE B.--the third child, IDA J., died in her fourth year. George W. Constant resides two and a half miles southwest of Illiopolis. JOHN W., born Sept. 22, 1839, married in Springfield, Jan. 30, 1865, to Clarissa G. Ingels. They have four children, MATTIE F., HARRY, MARY P. and WILLIE, and reside two and a half miles northeast of Illiopolis. SAMUEL W., born July, 1843, enlisted August 17, 1861, in Co. H, 30th Ill. Inf., for three years, was captured at the battle of Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864, was two months in Andersonville prison, exchanged Sept. 19, 1864, and honorably discharged on the 27th of the same month. He was married in Sangamon county, Dec. 24, 1867, to Mary J. Semple. They have one child, NELLIE D., and reside in Macon county, near Illiopolis. Mrs. Mary Constant died Sept., 1847, and Jonathan Constant was married Nov. 26, 1848, to Lavina Crocker. They had two children. MARY B., born Sept. 17, 1851, married June 6, 1872, to Squire Campbell, and died Nov. 19, 1872. LEWIS ALLEN, born Dec. 7, 1853, resides with his father. Mrs. Lavina Constant died August 26, 1858, and Jonathan Constant married Dec. 20, 1860, to Mrs. Sarah Ridgeway, whose maiden name was Bridges. They reside three miles northwest of Mechanicsburg.

MARGARET, married in Ohio to Greenbury Lanham, and had one child. The father and child died in Ohio. She died in Sangamon county.

NELSON, born in Clermont county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Walker. They have five children, and reside near Farmer City, DeWitt county, Ill.

Jacob Constant died Sept. 21, 1828, and Mrs. Eleanor Constant died Sept. 4, 1835, both in Mechanicsburg township, near where they settled in 1826.