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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.



CONSTANT, JOHN, born Sept. 13, 1781, in a fort or picketed station in Clarke county, Ky. He was married March 11, 1802, to Susan Edminston, who was born July 27, 1783. They had eleven children in Clarke county, Ky., three of whom died young, and the family moved in company with Robert Cass and family to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 7, 1826, at Buffalo Hart Grove. Of their eight children--

MIRIAM, born Dec. 6, 1802, married in Kentucky, August 25, 1825, to Nathaniel Massey, and came with her parents to Sangamon county. They had one child, SUSAN, that died at fourteen years. Mrs. Massey married John Sinclair. See his name, with the Correll family.

JOHN W., born Oct. 29, 1804, in Clarke county, Ky., married there, Aug. 1, 1826, to Lucinda Cass, and moved to Sangamon county with his father in the fall of that year. They had four children: ARMINTA J., born August 6, 1827, in Sangamon county, married Horace B. Enos. See his name. JOHN T., born Feb. 13, 1830, married April 16, 1854, to Elizabeth C. Burns. They had six children, two of whom died under three years. MATTIE S., ROBERT F., EMMA M. and CORA K. reside with their parents at Buffalo Hart Station. ZACARIAH, born August 1, 1832, died Oct. 31, 1856. WM. R., born Sept. 26, 1833, enlisted August, 1862, for three years, in Co. A., 73d Ill. Inf. He had two fingers shot from his right hand at the battle of Stone's river. Served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged with his regiment. He was married March 14, 1867, to Mary A. Perry. They have two children, and reside near Sabetha, Nemaha county, Kan. Mrs. Lucinda Constant died Feb. 23, 1836, and John W. Constant was married March 22, 1838, to Susan Grove. They had one child, ADAM H., born April 26, 1839, enlisted July 26, 1862, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years. Served full term, and was honorably discharged August 8, 1865. He was married August 26, 1862, (one month after he enlisted), to Mary F. Greening. They had three children. ULYSSES GRANT died young. ALFRED H. and GERSHOM K. live with their parents, three miles east of Buffalo Hart Station. John W. Constant died August 29, 1838, eight months before the birth of his son, Adam H. His widow resides with her son, Adam H.

JACOB D., born Oct. 15, 1807, in Clarke county, Ky., married April 4, 1832, in Sangamon county, to Sarah Correll. They had four living children. LOUISA J., born Feb. 18, 1833, married George McDaniel. See his name. MARY E., born August 8, 1834, died March 23, 1851. HARRIET L., born Dec. 31, 1835, died May 26, 1855. SUSAN, born June 20, 1837, married Augustus Bruce; had three children. HELEN died in her third year. ADELAIDE and WILLIAM reside with their parents, at Corinne, Box Elder county, Utah. Mrs. Sarah Constant died Feb. 8, 1842, and Jacob D. Constant married Hannah Garretson. They had two children. ANN E., born Sept. 20, 1844, married Eleazer Tuttle, have two children, and live in Atlanta. THOMAS, born Jan. 19, 1846, lives with Robert McDaniel. Jacob D. Constant died Oct. 19, 1846, and Mrs. Hannah Constant died Oct. 22, 1850, both in Buffalo Hart Grove.

MARGERY, born March 20, 1810, in Clarke county, Ky., married to Isaac Dawson, and died without children, Feb., 1845, in Sangamon county.

HARRIET L., born Dec. 22, 1811, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Aug. 13, 1829, to Isaac L. Skinner. They had one child, SALLY, born Jan. 10, 1831, (in time of the "deep snow.") She went to Clark county, Ky., on a visit, and was there married, Feb. 6, 1851, to Henry Hall. They had two children. Mrs. Hall died May 29, 1860, at Kankakee. BELLE and ISAAC N. Hall reside with their father at Momence, Kankakee county, Ill. Isaac L. Skinner went to Kentucky to visit his father, and died there Aug. 26, 1831. His widow married in Sangamon county, Nov. 11, 1838, to James W. Langston. See his name.

THOMAS E., born Nov. 15, 1813, in Kentucky, died in Sangamon county Sept. 9, 1830.

WILLIAM A., born Jan. 29, 1816, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, March, 1842, to Mary A. Starr. They had seven children. JOHN E., born March 29, 1843, enlisted at Springfield, Ill., July 20, 1861, for three years, in what became Co. B, 11th Mo. Inf.; re-enlisted as a veteran in same company and regiment, Jan. 1, 1864, and was honorably discharged Jan. 15, 1866. He was married Jan. 15, 1871, to Hester F. King, have one child, EARL, and live near Buffalo Hart station. HARRISON CLAY, born Sept. 14, 1844, married Nov. 12, 1867, to Mary E. Enos. They have one child, CHARLES EDWARD, and reside one mile east of Buffalo Hart station. ALLEN S., born Aug. 7, 1846, enlisted May 3, 1864, in Co. I, 133d Ill. Inf., for one hundred days, and was drowned July, 1864, at Rock Island, while bathing in the Mississippi river. EMMA, born Aug. 12, 1848, ALICE, born Dec. 1, 1850, reside with their mother. HARVEY, born July 14, 1853, died Oct. 9, 1860. WILLIAM T., born Oct. 13, 1855, resides with his mother. William A. Constant died Aug. 15, 1855, and his widow married March, 1857, to Casper Byerline. They have two children, CHARLES F. and NOAH, and reside one mile east of Buffalo Hart station.

ELIZA J., born Oct. 23, 1821, died Oct. 19, 1837.

John Constant died Nov. 18, 1835, and his widow, Susan Constant, died March 18, 1864, both in Sangamon county.



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