KANE, ANDREW J., was born Feb. 11, 1818, in Guilford county, North Carolina. His father died when he was an infant, and his mother, with her three children moved to Greene county, Ind., in 1830. Andrew J., when approaching manhood, went to Indianapolis, where he remained several years, learning the trade of a carpenter. Mr. Kane next traveled by the way of Michigan City to Chicago. That place was such a miserable quagmire, he did not think it worth stopping at, and started for Springfield. He stopped one night at Irish grove, in Menard county, paid his last cent for lodging, and left without breakfast and without letting the family where he stopped know that it was because he had no money. When within five or six miles of his destination, his hunger prompted him to stop and ask for something to eat, stating that he had no money. Breakfast was readily prepared, and enjoyed with a keen relish. He came on toward Springfield, and found men building a bridge across the Sangamon river, where Carpenter's mill now stands. He obtained employment there, and when he received his first pay, he walked back to the house where he had been supplied with breakfast, and handed the man a twenty-five cent piece, and told him what it was for. The old gentleman turned to his wife, handed her the money, and said: "There, mammy, give him back a bit"--meaning a twelve and one-half cent piece. Mr. K. refused to take any change. The host was Nathan Hussey, whose name heads a sketch in this volume. Mr. Kane's arrival was in July, 1839. He was married May 13, 1847, to Caroline M. Beers. They had seven living children--MATTIE E., CHARLES P., JULIA E., HENRY B., EUGENE S., CAMPBELL N., and BELLE C., all live with their parents. Charles P. is a practicing attorney, of the firm of Kane & Hazlett, Springfield. Henry B. is one of the letter-carriers employed by the United States government.

Andrew J. Kane and wife reside in Springfield. He was ordained to preach the gospel in 1842, in connection with the Christian church, and has continued preaching to the present time--June, 1876.