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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.



HAMMOND, CHARLES, was born about 1767, in Virginia, near where the river Rappahannock empties into Chesapeake Bay. He was there married to Nancy Carter, and had two children. About 1795 they moved to Woodford county, Ky., where twelve children were born. Their fourteen children grew to be men and women. Two died unmarried, and nine of them married in Kentucky, and remained there. One son moved to Sangamon county in 1825, and a son and daughter came with the parents, arriving Sept. 26, 1839, in Island Grove township. Of the three children who came to this county--

JOHN, born in Woodford county, Ky., married there to Nancy Smith, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving about 1825 in what is now Island Grove township, where they had four living children. FLORINDA married William Fink, and lives in Macoupin county. EMILY married Wilson Moore, has one child, and lives in New Berlin. LUCINDA married Jacob Bartley, and lives in Piatt county. JOHN A. married Miss Hudson, and lives in Piatt county. John Hammond moved, in 1866, to the vicinity of Cerro Gordo, Piatt county, Ill.

EMILY, born in Kentucky, married John Ryan, had one child, and Mr. Ryan died in Dubuque, Iowa. His widow married William Thorpe, and lives at Kingston, Peor??a county, Ill.

WILLIAM, born June 1, 1816, in Woodford county, Ky., married March 6, 1842, in Sangamon county, to Emeline Underwood. They had three children--ARTHUR C. enlisted, Aug. 9, 1861, in Co. B, 30th Ill. Inf., for three years, re-enlisted as a veteran, Jan., 1864, served until July 27, 1865, and was honorably discharged at Springfield. He was musician during the whole time; was with Sherman in his "March to the Sea." He lives in Loami. MARY H. married Oct. 1, 1865, to James C. Thralls, who was born Dec. 1, 1843, in Vigo county, Ind. He enlisted, in 1861, in Co. B, 21st Mo. Inf., for three months, enlisted Sept. 1, 1861, in Co. B, 3d Mo. Cav., for three years, served until Feb., 1864, when he was honorably discharged, at St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Thralls have three children, OWEN P., FRED C. and ARTHUR, and live in Loami--1874. William Hammond and wife live in Loami--1874.

Charles Hammond moved from Island Grove to Jacksonville, Ill., in March, 1843, and died there, July 4, 1843. His widow died Sept., 1845, at Island Grove.



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