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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.



GALT, THOMAS, was born Sept. 12, 1805, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He received his literary education at Jefferson college, Canonsburg, Penn., and his theological education at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, Penn. He was licensed to preach June 18, 1834, by the Presbytery of Ohio. He was married Oct. 6, 1834, in Washington county, Penn., to Sarah Happer, who was born in that county Sept. 11, 1809. They moved west in the spring of 1835, and after spending a few months in Peoria, came to Springfield in the autumn of that year. Rev. Dr. John G. Bergen introduced Rev. Mr. Galt to the Farmington Presbyterian church, of which he soon after became pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Galt had four living children, namely--

JAMES J., born Sept. 28, 1835, in Sangamon county, was married October, 1857, to Mary A. Brown. They have eight children, and live near Palmyra, Nebraska.

JOHN, born Nov. 30, 1838, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 11, 1862, to Margaret A. Epler, who was born July 30, 1841, in Morgan county, Illinois. They had six children, MARTIN E. died young, WILLIAM A., CHARLES E., ANNABEL, CARRIE and LILLIE live with their parents. John Galt and family resides at the family homestead where his parents settled in 1835, and where he wes born. It is one mile east of Farmingdale, Sangamon county, Illinois.

MARTIN H., born Sept. 9, 1841, in Sangamon county, married Nov. 19, 1865, to Clara Spillman. They have three living children, and live near Manti, Fremont county, Iowa.

THOMAS, Jun., born July 10, 1844, in Sangamon county. He was married August, 1869, at Otisville, New York, to Jennie McFarlane. They have three children. Rev. Thomas Galt, Jun., is pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Aurora, Illinois, and resides there.

Mrs. Sarah Galt died Jan. 25, 1849, near Farmingdale, and Rev. Thomas Galt, Sen., married Margaret S. Moore. They had one living child.

ELIHU L., born Feb. 13, 1850, in Sangamon county, married April 9, 1872, in Petersburg, Illinois, to Lou Bergen. They have one child, and reside in Petersburg.

Rev. Thomas Galt, Sen., died Sept. 12, 1857, near Farmingdale, Sangamon county, Illinois. Mrs. Margaret S. Galt resides in Petersburg, Menard county, Ill.



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