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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.



MCCOMAS, ELISHA, was born March 25, 1803, in Cabell county, West Virginia. He was there married, March 30, 1825, to Sophia Shelton, who was born there, Oct. 9, 1809. They moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving April 30, 1825, in what is now Curran township. They had nine living children in Sangamon county, namely--

DIKE, born April 18, 1827, married May, 1848, in Sangamon county, to Nancy Murphy. They moved to Wayne county, Iowa, in April, 1853. He was killed March 6, 1856, by the fall of a tree, leaving a widow and three children, two of whom have since died. The living child, GEORGE, married Lorena McMurray, and lives in Wayne county, Iowa. His mother is married, and lives in the same county.

JINCY, born May 15, 1829, married Henry Davis. She died, Nov., 1864, leaving her husband and five children in Wayne county, Iowa.

CYNTHIA, born April 8, 1831, married Sept. 7, 1854, to James M. Gibson. See his name.

MARY E., born Sept. 1, 1835, married Dec., 1853, to Andrew J. Davis. They have five children, and live in Wayne county, Iowa.

SARAH J., born March 14, 1838, married Sept. 7, 1865, to William H. Featherston. She had three children, and died in Missouri. Mr. F. and two children live in Curran township, Sangamon county. The other child lives with her aunt, Mary E. Davis, in Wayne county, Iowa.

ELISHA T., born Sept. 14, 1840, enlisted August 5, 1862, in Co. I, 73d Ill. Inf., for three years. He was wounded at the battle of Stone's river, Dec. 31, 1862, and died in hospital, Jan. 6, 1863, near Murfreesboro, Tenn.

SOPHIA A., born Dec. 24, 1842, married March 7, 1864, to Thomas B. Gibson. See his name.

FRANCES I., born April 19, 1845, married Nov. 13, 1867, to Ebenezer H. VanDoren. See his name.

JESSIE M. is unmarried, and lives with her mother.

Elisha McComas died Nov. 30, 1863, and his widow resides two and a half miles south of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois.--1876.



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