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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.



LAKE, BAYLISS G., was born Nov. 1, 1795, in Fauquier county, Va. He was married in Frederick county Oct. 5, 1820, to Eliza Glascock, who was born in Loudon county Oct. 31, 1800. They at once moved to Clark county, Ohio, where they had three children. B. G. Lake and John McBeth started April 3, 1827, on foot, to see Illinois. They arrived at Springfield April 14th. Mr. Lake had some friends in the county. After spending about one month with them, he made an engagement to help herd some cattle and drive them east, arriving at his home in June with more money than when he started. He moved his family in a wagon drawn by four horses, arriving in the fall of 1827, in what is now Fancy Creek township, where they had six children. Of their nine children--

MARY, born May 16, 1823, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Stephen Wilcockson. See his name.

THOMAS W., born July 4, 1825, in Clark county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county June 27, 1847, to Julia A. England. They had ten children. Four died in infancy, and DANIEL was drowned when ten years old. Of the other five, MARY F. married Eugene Hockaday; has two children, NOURMA and WILLIAM E., and live near Champaign city, Ill. WILLIAM F. married Annie Driskill; has one child, OLLIE MAY, and live near Lincoln, Ill. LAURA E., MARGARET E. and JOSEPH A. live with their parents in Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.

PHEBE, born June 23, 1827, in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to William Mount, who was born April 20, 1826, in Monmouth county, New Jersey. They had three children. JOHN W. and TOM E. live with their parents. AUSTRALIA died, aged eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Mount reside in Menard county, six miles northwest of Williamsville, Illinois.

HARRID, born April 11, 1830, in Sangamon county, was killed in 1843 by a horse running away with himself and sister, Mary.

EDNA, born June 7, 1831, in Sangamon county, married John H. Council. See his name.

HENRY, born April 24, 1834, in Sangamon county, lives near Lawndale, Logan county--1874.

JOHN S., born Jan. 9, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Feb. 26, 1867, to Charlotte Brittin. They have one child, DORA E., and live in Fancy Creek township.

MARGARET, born Dec. 15, 1843, in Sangamon county, married Andrew J. Barber, who was born Oct. 5, 1836, in Fauquier county, Va. They have two children, JOHN and BAYLISS L., and live in Fancy Creek township.

HARRIET C., born Oct. 22, 1845, in Sangamon county, married Evans E. Brittin. See his name.

Mrs. Eliza Lake died Aug. 28, 1864, and Bayliss Lake was married Sept. 26, 1865, to Sallie McKendree. She was born Dec. 6, 1804, in Jefferson county, Va. They reside four and a half miles northwest of Sherman, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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