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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.



HOLLAND, TURNER, was born July 17, 1806, in Maryland, and was taken by his parents to Bath county, Ky. When a young man he went to Maysville and learned the tanning business, and then came to Springfield, Ill., arriving in August, 1831. He was sick several weeks, and when he became convalescent was introduced to Levi Cantrall, who he was told, had a tannery in connection with his farm in Fancy Creek township. He engaged to work for Mr. Cantrall, and in Feb., 1832, was married to his daughter, Nancy Cantrall. They had eight living children in Sangamon county, namely--

AMANDA, born May 30, 1833, married Elias B. French. She had one child, and died April 3, 1854.

FANNY, born Dec. 5, 1835, married Oct. 8, 1854, to Thomas R. Claypool. He was born Feb. 19, 1826, in Champaign county, Ohio, came with his parents to what was then Sangamon, but now Menard county, in 1827. They have five living children, IDA M., CLARA B., LEVI B., CHLOE L. and FREDDIE D. Thomas R. Claypool lives adjoining Cantrall on the north.

MILAM A., born July 19, 1837, married Mary A. England. He died in Feb. 1857, about one month after marriage.

FRANCIS M., born March 2, 1839, died in March, 1857.

WILLIAM H. H., born Oct. 28, 1840, enlisted August 12, 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf. He was captured at the battle of Guntown, June, 1864, and spent nine months in prison--at Andersonville three months, Charleston six weeks, and the remainder of the time at Florence, S. C. He served his full term, and was honorably discharged July 1, 1865; was married Feb. 12, 1867, to Ruth A. Canterbury. They have two children, ALBERT C. and CHARLES T., and live near Cantrall.

BENJAMIN F., born July 8, 1842, married Dec. 28, 1865, to Margaret Hunt, who was born Sept. 30, 1843, in Clarke county, Ohio. They have two children, and live near Cantrall.

LUCINDA, born Feb. 17, 1844, married March 1, 1866, to James I. Wood. They had one child, JAMES I., Jun. Mr. Wood died July 2, 1870. His widow lives near Cantrall.

PRISCILLA, born March 17, 1846, married to William Hurt. They have three children, and live at Elkhart City, Mrs. Nancy Holland died, and Turner Holland was married in March, 1852, to Mrs. Hannah Lloyd, whose maiden name was Whitney. They had four living children in Sangamon county.

NANCY M. lives with her brother, B. F. Holland.

ELIZA J., lives with her sister, Mrs. Wood.

ROZETTA lives with her sister, Mrs. Hurt.

ABIGAIL lives with her brother, Wm. H. H. Holland.

Turner Holland died March 6, 1866, and his widow died March 11, 1866, both at Athens, Ill., to which place they had moved a short time before.



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