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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.



HUCKLEBERRY, HENRY, was born about 1779, in Pennsylvania. His parents had just emigrated from Baden, Germany, and soon after his birth they moved to Kentucky, a short distance above Louisville. A few years later, while returning from school, his youngest brother was captured by Indians. The father pursued them, and when about to rescue his boy, an Indian sunk a tomahawk in the boy's head, and threw him from the canoe into the Ohio river. It was near the mouth of a small stream that is called Huckleberry creek to the present time. The family soon after moved to Clark county, Ind. Henry was married there to Susan Wigal. She was born in 1792, in Virginia, and taken by her parents to Clark county. They had ten children in that county, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in Oct., 1833, and settled in what is now Mechanicsburg township, where they had one child. Of their children--

ANNA, born Nov. 15, 1807, in Indiana; married there to Wm. B. Johnson. See his name.

ELIZABETH, born Feb. 21, 1810, in Indiana; married there to Blakely Smith. They had two living children, and Mr. Smith died Aug., 1847, at Carlington, Louisiana, while traveling on business. His widow married March 18, 1851, in Sangamon county, to John Langley. They had one child. Of her three children, ANGELINE SMITH married Silas Igo, have seven children, and live in Christian county. HENRY J. SMITH married Aug. 27, 1859, to Nancy A. Martin. They have three living children, ELIZA A., LAURA J., and BENJAMIN F., and live near Mechanicsburg. LAURA B. LANGLEY married Henry Frampton, have two children, and live near Mechanicsburg. John Langley and wife live four miles south of Dawson, Sangamon county.

JONATHAN, born Feb. 5, 1814, in Clark county, Ind., married in Sangamon county April, 1841, to Luann McDaniel. They had five children. MARY E. died Sept. 22, 1873, in her 30th year. MARIA, born June 20, 1846, married James H. McDaniel (son of Jeptha). Mr. McDaniel died Aug. 14, 1870, leaving two children. His widow and children, ALBERT and LESLIE, live with her father. CAROLINE lives with her father. JAMES H. married Lavica Lenville, and lives near Illiopolis. ANN E. lives with her aunt, Mrs. North. Mrs. Luann Huckleberry died Jan. 2, 1855, and Jonathan Huckleberry lives two miles southeast of Illiopolis--1874.

ELIZA, born July 19, 1816, married Wm. Laughrey; had two children, and all the family died.

DAVID, born Nov. 5, 1818, in Clarke county, Ind., married Nov. 19, 1848, in Sangamon county, to Almyra Cherry. They have five living children, namely: WILLIAM H., BENJAMIN F., OWEN O., ORAH A., and CHARLES I., and live three miles south of Riverton, Sangamon county.

JOHN W., born Sept. 2, 1822, in Ind. He enlisted in Sangamon county in Co. D, 4th Ill. Inf., and served from 1846 to 1847, in the war with Mexico. He was married Jan. 12, 1851, to Barbara S. Derry, who was born March 1, 1834, in Loudon county, Va. They had six children; three died under five years. ALICE E. married Absalom J. Barracks, have four children, and live near Illiopolis. ALONZO E. and IDA MAY live with their parents, three miles south of Dawson, Sangamon county. John W. Huckleberry enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, for three years, in Co. A, 73d Ill. Inf. He was captured at Stone's River Jan. 1, 1863; was paroled at Richmond, Va., and exchanged at St. Louis; served in the Invalid Corps the rest of his term, and was honorably discharged in 1865.

CHRISTIANA, born Feb. 4, 1824, in Indiana; married in Sangamon county Nov. 28, 1850, to John R. Williams, who was born July 30, 1824, in Dearborn county, Ind. They have six children, JOHN H., FLORENCE A., GEORGE L., EDGAR H., LUCIUS A., and MELISSA B., and live three miles south of Dawson. John R. Williams served one year, from June, 1846, in Co. D, 4th Ill. Inf. in the war with Mexico.

ELI L., born April 7, 1829, in Ind., married in Sangamon county Dec. 14, 1856, to Emily H. Derry, who was born Aug. 26, 1840, in Loudon county, Va. They have seven children; three died under five years. The other four, MARY M., SAMUEL L., HATTIE MAY and NORA, live with their parents at Illiopolis. E. L. Huckleberry enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, in Co. A, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years; served until Jan. 23, 1863, when he was discharged on account of physical disability.

AMERICA, born April 14, 1832, in Ind., married Nathan Potts; have two living children, and live near Taylorville.

SUSAN, born March 11, 1835, in Sangamon county, died at seventeen years of age.

Henry Huckleberry died March 13, 1859, and his widow died Dec. 31, 1868, both near where they settled in 1833, in the vicinity of Mechanicsburg. Henry Huckleberry was a soldier in the war of 1812. He fought at the battle of Tippecanoe, and it is well attested that he killed the last Indian that was slain at that battle.



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