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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.



LOCKRIDGE, JOHN, was born about 1758, in Augusta county, Va. He enlisted about 1775, in the revolutionary army, and was in the battles of Guilford Court House, the Cowpens, and many others. For his services he drew a pension to the end of his life. Mr. Lockridge married in his native county, and moved to Montgomery county, Ky., raised a large family, and came to Sangamon county, Ill., with his son, William A., arriving in 1835. He died in 1848. He had four sons and four daughters, who came to Sangamon county, namely--

JOSEPH H., born Dec. 10, 1791, in Montgomery county, Ky., was married there to Martha Cassity. They moved to Sangamon county in 1835, in what is now Ball township, where he died. His widow married James Phelps, and lives in Auburn.

ELIJAH, born Dec. 19, 1806, in Montgomery county, Ky., married in Kentucky, to Lavina Cassity, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1835, in what is now Ball township. They had eight children, namely: ELIZABETH A. married Charles Bridges, moved to Missouri, and Mr. Bridges died there. JOSEPH W. married Oct. 1, 1848, to Eleanor Haley. They had two living children, EDWARD and JULIETTE, who live with their mother. Joseph W. Lockridge died Dec. 27, 1865, in Sangamon county. His widow married July 19, 1867, to George Young, who was born November, 1832, in Pittsylvania county, Va. They had three children, WILLIAM E., LUELLA and THOMAS M., and live half a mile north of Pawnee. JOHN married Elizabeth A. Hart. They have two children, ROSE and ROBERT, and live in Henry county, Mo. He served three years in an Illinois regiment, nine months of the time in Libby prison, and came as near starving to death as it was possible to do, and live. FRANCIS M., served three years in an Illinois regiment, and was honorably discharged. He lives in Henry county, Mo. ROBERT enlisted in an Illinois regiment, and died in the army. MARTHA J. married Henry Kitch. They moved to Missouri, where he died, and she married again. MARY married James Mollihorn. They have three children, AMBROSE, CORDELIA and LILLIE BELLE, and live three miles northwest of Pawnee. AMANDA L. married John Forahner, and lives in Missouri. Elijah Lockridge died in Ball township, about 1856. His widow lives with her children, in Missouri.



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