HAWLEY, ELIPHALET, was born Dec. 17, 1782, cither in New York or one of the New England States. He was married Aug. 24, 1815, in Albany, N. Y., to Elizabeth McMurdy, who was born there Feb. 26, 1797, of Scotch ancestors. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley had two living children in Albany. In September, 1821, they left for the west, the family traveling in a carriage, and hauling their household goods in wagons. When they arrived at Olean Point, on the Alleghany river, they transferred their goods to a raft and floated down to Pittsburg, where they remained until the next spring. One child was born there. Mr. Hawley and Mr. Wheelock united in purchasing a boat, in which their two families descended the Ohio river to Shawneetown, arriving in April, 1822. Mr. Wheelock settled in Atlas, Pike county, and Mr. Hawley came to Sangamon county, arriving in April or May, 1822, in what is now Fancy Creek township, in the same carriage, and drawn by the same horses, they started with. Mr. Hawley had soldiers' claims, and located them in the military reservation west of the Illinois river, and began improving a farm on Spoon river, in Fulton county, five miles northwest of the present town of Havana. He was returning to his family on horseback, and, in attempting to swim his horse across Salt creek, in Mason county, was drowned, June 21, 1822. The horse came home, and upon search being made, the body was found a week later and interred. It was afterwards moved to Indian Point, in Menard county. The widow and children removed to Springfield the next winter. William S. H. Hamilton (See his name) was then a practicing lawyer in Springfield. The court appointed him guardian of the three orphan children. James Adams (See his name) was appointed administrator of the estate. Of the three children--

ELIPHALET B., born May 30, 1816, in Albany, N. Y., raised in Sangamon county, and married in Springfield, July 12, 1838, to Mary D. Sayre, who was born June 26, 1815, in Lebanan, O. They had four living children in Springfield, namely: MARY E., born July 19, 1839, in Springfield, married James M. Garland. See his name. ISABELLA G., born July 21, 1843, in Springfield, married Aug. 4, 1862, to George M. Brinkerhoff, who was born Aug. 20, 1839, in Gettysburg, Penn., graduated at Pennsylvania College in the class of 1859, and soon after came to Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Brinkerhoff have four children, JOHN H., MARIAN B., GEORGE M., jun., and MARIA C., and reside in Springfield. Mr. Brinkerhoff is Secretary of the Springfield Iron Company, and one of its stockholders. MARIA D., born June 22, 1848, in Springfield, married in her native city, July 10, 1872, to Edward B. Springer, who was born July 15, 1847, in New York city. They have one child, GEORGE HAWLEY. Mr. Springer is connected with the firm of Keith Brothers, merchants of Chicago, and resides in that city. BENJAMIN died Sept. 9, 1864, aged twelve years. Eliphalet B. Hawley, when quite young, entered a dry goods store in Springfield as clerk, and thus qualified himself for mercantile pursuits. He was in that business about thirty years, the greater part of the time on his own account. He retired a few years ago, but still resides in Springfield. He has for many years been a Ruling Elder in the Second Presbyterian church of this city.

ISAAC A., born Nov. 26, 1819, in Albany, N. Y., brought up in Sangamon county, married in Springfield April 30, 1851, to A. Eliza McCauley, who was born Jan. 13, 1828, in Washington county, Penn. They have one daughter, ADDIE E., living with her parents in Springfield. Isaac A. Hawley commenced as a clerk, and from 1837 to 1857 was a dry goods merchant in the same building, southwest corner of Adams and Sixth streets. In 1864 he was elected Treasurer of Sangamon county, serving two years. He is now -- 1876 -- engaged in the insurance business.

ISABELLA G., born Nov. 28, 1821, in Pittsburg, Penn., brought up in Springfield and educated in Monticello Female Seminary, at Godfrey, Ill. She made teaching her profession until her health failed. She died April 15, 1845, in Schuyler county, Ill.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hawley was married Aug. 9, 1823, in Springfield, to John Moore. See his name.