HESSER, SAMUEL L., born June 2, 1797, in Winchester, Va. He was married May 31, 1821, to Sarah Fry. They had one child, viz--

MARY A., born in Virginia, married Edward Huffman. They have one child, SALLIE P., and reside in Winchester, West Va.

Mrs. Sarah Hesser died Jan. 15, 1825 and Samuel L. Hesser was married Sept. 12, 1826, to Ann Maria Slagle, in Hagerstown, Md. She was born in that city Oct. 4, 1803, and brought up in Winchester, Va. They had five children in Berryville, Frederick county, Va., and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving at Springfield June 6, 1836, where they had four living children. Of their nine children--

LOUISA C., born June 26, 1827, in Berryville, Va., married in Mechanicsburg, Ill., Aug. 22, 1848, to Simon P. Fullinwider. See his name.

ANN M., born Oct. 16, 1828, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Jefferson McBride. See his name.

EDMONIA E., born May 31, 1831, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county Feb. 4, 1852, to Dial Davis. She died July 4, 1864, leaving six children--FRANKLIN P., SALLIE M., CHARLES E., HENRY S., DIAL W.--the latter died Nov. 25, 1875--and CARRIE E. The five living children reside with their father at Mt. Auburn, Christian county, Ill.

GEORGE W., born Sept. 30, 1833, in Berryville, Va., married in Sangamon county May 15, 1860, to Caroline Morgan. They have five children, BYRON B., JESSE M., HOMER H., ARTHUR A. and CLARA B., and reside two miles northeast of Wheatfield postoffice, Lanesville, Sangamon county, Ill.

JOHN L., born March 16, 1835, in Virginia, brought up in Sangamon county, enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, at Camp Butler, for three years, in Co. A, 73d Ill. Inf. He went in as 1st Corporal; promoted to 5th Sergeant Oct. 25, 1862; promoted to Orderly Sergeant Jan. 8th, and 2d Lieutenant Sept. 17, 1863. He never had a day's sickness or missed a march or battle while in the service, except when he was in prison. He was captured at the battle of Chicamauga, Sept. 20, 1863, and was in different rebel prisons nineteen months, principally at Andersonville. Mr. Hesser says the battlefield was pleasant compared with the gloomy prisons, where starvation, filth, vermin and disease prevailed. He expresses his gratitude that through the whole eighteen months he had one friend who was ever faithful and true, John W. North, of the same company and regiment. See his name. Mr. Hesser says that by the aid of each other and the will of God, they escaped with their lives. It was not death they dreaded so much as the "thought of staying with those southdown sons of sin, dead or alive." He served full time, and was honorably discharged at the close of the rebellion. He was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Mary J. Crumley. They have one child, SARAH M., and reside two miles east of Riverton, Sangamon county, Illinois.

HENRIETTA C., born Nov. 6, 1836, in Springfield, married Oct. 18, 1859, in Sangamon county to Samuel Pheasant, who was born Nov. 24, 1819, in Washington county, Md. Came to Sangamon county in 1857. They had four children. DANIEL Z. died, aged eight years. HENRIETTA M., WILLIAM L. and SAMUEL E., died under two years. Mr. and Mrs. Pheasant reside one mile south of Buffalo, Sangamon county.

JACOB A., born Nov. 12, 1838, in Springfield, went to Texas in 1859, and there married Maggie Marchbanks. They have one living child, CHARLES, and reside at Corsicana, Nevarro county, Texas.

CORNELIUS N., born Nov. 17, 1843, in Springfield, died, aged seven years.

CHARLES S., born Sept. 3, 1845, in Springfield, married April 1, 1873, in Nebraska, to Fannie Stillwell, and reside near York, York county, Neb.

Samuel L. Hesser was one of the eight men who organized the first Masonic Lodge in Springfield. He died Oct. 15, 1871, at Buffalo, Sangamon county, and his widow resides there.