HENKLE, JUSTUS, was born about 1775, in Virginia. Elizabeth Judy was born about 1778, in Randolph county, Va. They were married in Randolph county, and had eleven children in Virginia, and moved from there to Belleville, Ill., in the fall of 1817. They moved from there to the San-ga-ma country, arriving about the middle of March, 1818, at the west side of Horse creek, in what is now Pawnee township, about one mile north of Pawnee. Mr. Henkle made improvements there, and entered the land when it came into market. Of their children born in Virginia--

MARTIN married in Sangamon county to Martha Bagby; both died without children.

SARAH, married twice, is now a widow, and resides with her only daughter, who is the wife of James Card, and lives in Taylorville.

CATHARINE died unmarried, in Sangamon county, aged sixty-two years.

ELIJAH married Polly Funderburk. They never had any children, but adopted and raised Marshall Henkle, who lives in Christian county. Elijah Henkle died there.

LEVI married Nancy Vandever. She had one child, and died, and he married Harriet McWilliams. They had two children, and Mr. Henkle died.

HANNAH, born in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to David Funderburk. See his name.

ELIZABETH married Garret DeMor, and died, leaving one child.

ABIGAIL died, aged thirty-two years.

JESSE married Nancy Johnson, and had four children. He and all except one of his children are dead.

DELILAH died, aged eighteen years.

JACOB, born July 25, 1812, in Randolph county, Va., served three months in the Black Hawk war, from March, 1831. He was married in Sangamon county, Nov. 20, 1836, to Nancy Hatchett. They have ten children, all born in Sangamon county. DICEY E. married Samuel N. Galloway, April 14, 1853. He was born Oct. 28, 1821, in Bath county, Ky. They have one child, JAMES ALPHEUS, and live in Cotton Hill township, Sangamon county, Ill. JOHN Y. married Dulcina Lockridge. They have one child, ADA. DIANA F., born April 23, 1842, was married April 7, 1863, to Michael Baker, who was born Sept., 1830, in Prussia. They have one child, GEORGE C., and live three-fourth of a mile south of Pawnee. MARTIN V., born Aug. 12, 1844, married March 13, 1867, to Sarah E. Hoover, who was born in Christian county, Aug. 22, 1849. They have two children, CHARLES M. and NANCY L., and live near Pawnee. SARAH J., born April, 1847, married Aug. 15, 1869, to Charles H. Willison, who was born Dec. 15, 1830, in county Tyrone, Ireland. He had previously married Sarah O'Neal. See Samuel O'Neal. They had one child, LAURA BELL, and live one mile east of Pawnee. ELVIRA, HARRISON H., MARY A., AMANDA and LAURA A., reside with their parents, two miles north of Pawnee. Jacob Henkle remembers that when his father moved from St. Clair county, it was with the following named families: John Neeley, from Tennessee; Henry Funderburk, of South Carolina; Joseph Dixon, of St. Clair county; Robert Davis and a Mr. Short, both from the south, numbering in all fifty-three persons. They were the first settlers in that part of the country, and they kept as close together as possible for protection against the Indians. They were Kickapoos and Pottowattamies, and were friendly with the whites; but it was not pleasant to be alone and know that you were in their power.

Mrs. Elizabeth Henkle died in 1836, and Justus Henkle died in 1842, near where they settled in 1818.