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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.



COUNCIL, WILLIAM, born Oct. 1, 1791, near Tarboro, Edgecomb county, N. C. He was a brother to Hardy Council. About 1800 the family moved to Tennessee, thence to Barren county, Ky., and from there to White county, Ill. William Council was there married, Nov., 1819, to Mary Graves, who was born June 15, 1802, in East Tennessee. They had one child, and moved to Sangamon county, arriving in the fall of 1821 north of Springfield, and kept a ferry on Sangamon river near where Carpenter's mill now stands. They had nine children in Sangamon county, namely--

GEORGE W., born Jan. 2, 1820, in White county, Ill., married Sept. 28, 1843, in Sangamon county, to Jane Mitts. They had eleven children, namely: WILLIAM C., born Oct. 26, 1844, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 3, 1865. He was married April 1, 1869, in Illiopolis, to Melissa A. Meredith, who was born June 25, 1849, in Orange county, Ind. She died April 29, 1873. He lives three miles west of Illiopolis. MARY A. married Charles Sweet, have two children, WILLIAM and ANNIE, and live in Topeka, Kan. JOHN M., born June 7, 1851, married Sept. 21, 1871, in Sangamon county, to Elizabeth E. Hay, born June 9, 1850, in Holmes county, O., have two children, FLORA BELLE and ROBERT ARTHUR, and live four miles west of Illiopolis. NELSON L., ELIZABETH, CHARLES F., HENRY N., FLORA M., EMMA E., GEORGE G. and ANNIE J., live with their parents, four miles west of Williamsville.

MARTHA A., born Jan. 30, 1822, in Sangamon county, married Stephen Yocom. See his name.

SARAH, born Nov. 23, 1826, in Sangamon county, resides with her brother, Hardy F. M.

NANCY J., born May 27, 1828, married John Cline. See his name.

ELIZABETH, born April 3, 1830, married Oliver P. Canterbury. See his name.

WILLIAM R., born March 30, 1832, married March 23, 1871, to Nancy E. Wigginton, and live in Menard county, three and a quarter miles northwest of Williamsville.

MARY G., born Feb. 26, 1834, married Dr. Henry Van Metre. See his name.

NELSON L., born Jan. 18, 1839, married Mary Lynch. They have seven children, and reside in Menard county, four miles northwest of Williamsville.

HARDY F. M., born Feb. 10, 1841, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged Aug. 3, 1865. He was married Feb. 10, 1870, to Charity Ray, who was born in Ohio Jan. 22, 1850. They have one living child, OLIVER P., and reside at the homestead settled by his father in 1821. It is in Fancy Creek township, five miles west of Williamsville.

William Council died July 8, 1846, and his wife died Jan. 25, 1869, both in Sangamon county.



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