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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.



LACY, CLAWSON, was born April 1, 1800, in Morris county, New Jersey. Phebe Force was born March 23, 1799. They were there married, Dec. 24, 1820, and had five children in that county. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving June 5, 1830, in what is now Salisbury township, where they had five children. Four of their children died young. Of the other six--

HARRIET, born May 27, 1822, in New Jersey, married Jacob Carman in Sangamon county, and she died August, 1859, in Christian county. Mr. Carman and his three daughters, all married, live in Missouri.

SARAH F., born Feb. 14, 1828, in New Jersey, married in Sangamon county, March 19, 1848, to John Hale, who was born April 1, 1818, in Muskingum county, Ohio. They had three living children, OSCAR A., ELLIS A. and ELMER E., live with their parents in Salisbury township. John Hale enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. H, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged August 8, 1865.

MAHLON S., born Feb. 20, 1830, in New Jersey, died in Sangamon county, Jan. 25, 1855.

JACOB C., born Nov. 3, 1835, in Sangamon county, married Mrs. Susan Stone, whose maiden name was Gard. They have four living children, LOTTIE, HARRIET C., MARY J. and MAGGIE D., and live in Salisbury township. Jacob C. Lacy enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. H, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, was captured at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864, was more than nine months in Andersonville prison. His hearing and health is impaired from privation and suffering.

JOHN, born March 31, 1840, in Sangamon county. He enlisted August 12, 1862, for three years, in Co. H, 114th Ill. Inf., was captured at the battle of Guntown, June 10, 1864, taken to Andersonville, remained seven months and eighteen days, and was exchanged; served full term, and was honorably discharged. He weighed one hundred and sixty-five pounds when he went into Andersonville, and ninety pounds when he came out. He was married to Elizabeth Cox. They had one child, JAMES H., who died, aged three years. John Lacy and wife live with his parents, near Salisbury.--1874.

PHOEBE, born June 20, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Alvetus Jackson, who was born at Jay, Oxford county, Maine, about 1830. They have four children, BENJAMIN F., ORPHA, ANNIE and ADA, and reside in Salisbury township.

Clawson Lacy lives, now--1874--in Salisbury township, near where they settled in 1830.



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