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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.



HAGGARD, HARMON, was born July 13, 1790, near Boonesboro, Clark county, Ky. Sally B. Steele was born May 26, 1804, in the same county. Their parents moved to Christian county, in the same State, where they were married, Nov. 25, 1822, and had two children there. They moved to Sangamon county, arriving in 1830, in what is now Gardner township, where they had four children. Of their six children--

ELIZABETH, born August 6, 1825, married Daniel Whitehead, and died near Joliet, leaving two children.

ZARELDA, born April 12, 1828, in Christian county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, to William P. Hazlitt. See his name.

ROBERT, born August 26, 1833, in Sangamon county, married Elizabeth Ray. See Ray family. She died, and he married again and lives near Labette, Kansas.

MARTIN, born Jan. 2, 1836, married Catharine Tigar, who died, and he lives near Labette, Kansas.

SALLY, born March 14, 1841, married E. J. Robinson, and lives in Labette county, Kansas.

HARMON, Jun., born May 12, 1846.

Mrs. Sally B. Haggard died Sept. 3, 1852, and Harmon Haggard married Mrs. Sarah Humphrey, whose maiden name was Worley. He died August 28, 1874, near where he settled in 1830.



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