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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.



LEMMON, ULICK, was born July 30, 1791, in Baltimore, Md. He visited the western States, and entered land in Sangamon county. He was married in Sangamon county, in 1826 or '7, to Mrs. Susan Bachus, whose maiden name was Pearce. She was born Sept. 19, 1799, near Nashville, Tenn. She had one child by her first marriage--

NANCY BACHUS, born Oct. 28, 1823, and married Willard Mitchell. They had two living children. Mr. Mitchell was at one time employed on the Panama railroad, contracted disease, went to California, and died there in 1850. His widow married Benjamin Force, had three children, and lives in Athens, Menard county, Illinois.

Mr. and Mrs. Lemmon had six children in Sangamon county, namely--

WILLIAM E., born Nov. 17, 1828, married Elizabeth Martin, have seven children, and live in L?? county, Illinois.

MARGARET A., born March 5, 1830, in Sangamon county, married Alfred N. Hinsley. See his name.

ELVIRA, born June 22, 1835, married May 1, 1853, to Alexander Hale. They have ten children, and live in Athens, Menard county, Illinois.

JAMES and JOHN, twins, born May 19, 1838. They are both preachers in the Christian church, and reside at Athens, Menard county, Illinois.

CYNTHIA S., born Sept. 25, 1840, married Madison Batterton. See his name.

Ulick Lemmon died Jan. 6, 1852, and his widow died Jan. 18, 1866, both in Sangamon county.



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