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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.



LANPHIER, CHARLES H., was born April 14, 1820, in Alexandria, Va. He went to Vandalia, Ill, in May, 1836, and from there to Springfield, arriving Aug. 6, 1839. He was married, Feb. 25, 1846, in Gallatin county, near Equality, Illinois, to Margaret T. Crenshaw, who was born there, Dec. 4, 1828. Her father, John Crenshaw, settled there in 1812, being one of the earliest pioneers in that part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. Lanphier had seven children in Springfield, two of whom died young. Of the other five -

FRANCINE E., born Dec. 2, 1846, in Springfield, married James W. Patton. See his name.

ROBERT G., born Oct. 21, 1848, in Springfield, is farming in Gallatin county, Illinois.

JOHN C., born Oct. 19, 1850, in Springfield, is a practicing lawyer with his brother-in-law, J. W. Patton, in Springfield, Illinois.

CHARLES H., Jun., born Sept. 26, 1854, in Springfield, is in the drug business in his native city.

MARGARET C., resides with her parents.

Charles H. Lanphier, Sen., came to Springfield as an apprentice in the Register office. On the death of one of the proprietors (Mr. Walters), in 1846, he, in connection with George Walker, purchased the office. From that time he was part or entire owner, and published the Illinois State Register until 1863, when he sold out to a company, who afterwards published the paper about one year, and sold it to E. L. Merritt & Bro., the present proprietors. During the time Mr. Lanphier was publishing the Register, he was once elected State Printer, being the last one elected under the constitution of 1818. He was also elected Printer to the Constitutional Conventions of 1847 and 1861. Mr. Lanphier was elected, in 1864, clerk of the circuit court of Sangamon county, for one term of four years, and in 1868, re-elected for another term of four years. He has also served several terms as alderman in the city council. He now - 1876 - resides in Springfield, Illinois.



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