MCCUNE, GAVIN, was born July 7, 1788, in Pennsylvania, and was taken by his parents in 1796 to Nicholas county, Ky. He was there married to Hannah Ardry, a native of that county. They had six children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1832 in what is now Cooper township. Of their six children--

MARY, born Dec. 27, 1811, in Ky., married James Bashaw. See his name.

ISABEL, born Oct., 1813, in Ky., married William S. Bashaw. See his name.

JANE, born about 1815 in Kentucky, lives with Solomon Reed, near Rochester, Illinois.

JAMES M., born Feb. 27, 1817, in Nicholas county, Ky., married in Sangamon county Feb. 24, 1842, to Nancy Whitford. She was born June 15, 1823, in Wayne county, Illinois. They had eight children in Sangamon county. WILLIAM, born Dec. 29, 1842, enlisted Aug., 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf. He was captured June 10, 1864, at the battle of Guntown, Miss.; spent nine months in a rebel prison in Alabama, exchanged at Vicksburg, and honorably discharged at the end of the rebellion. He was married Jan., 1870, to Mary E. Frankeberger; have one child, and live near Nashville, Barton county, Mo. HENRY C., born Feb. 3, 1844, married June 7, 1865, to Margaret Thompson, who was born April 26, 1841, in Fairfax county, Va. They have two children, ALMA and IONA, and live five miles east of Rochester. ELMIRA J., born June 3, 1847, married Sept. 1, 1864, to Charles Flagg; have two children, and live near Nashville, Mo. CHARLES A. lives at Decatur, Ill. MARY A., AMANDA A. and ROBERT W. live with their parents. JOHN W. died Sept. 23, 1875. James M. McCune and family live three miles east of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOHN M., born May 20, 1820, in Nicholas county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Jan. 25, 1844, to Jane Baker. They have five children. CAROLINE, born Nov. 19, 1844, married Aug. 28, 1866, to Robert Martin, who was born July 3, 1840, in county Down, parish of Killylaigh, Ireland; came to America and to Sangamon county in 1856; enlisted July 25, 1862, in Springfield, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf.; served three years, and was honorably discharged July, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have three children, JOHN W., CHARLES E. and JAMES A., and reside eight miles due east of Springfield. MARY E., born Aug. 3, 1848, married April 7, 1867, to William J. Nutt, who was born July 10, 1841, in Orange county, N. Y.; came to Sangamon county in 1857; enlisted July 25, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf.; served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged Aug. 3, 1865, with the regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Nutt have three children, CHARLES E., OTHO L. and ROBERT E., and reside eight miles east of Springfield. ELIZA A., born March 3, 1851, married Sept. 11, 1873, to David H. Gobin, who was born Oct. 8, 1844, in Shelby county, Ill.; came to Sangamon county in 1856; enlisted Oct. 8, 1862, as musician in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf.; served three years, and was honorably discharged Oct. 8, 1865. Mr. Gobin is a preacher in the United Brethren church, and resides at Taylorville, Illinois. LUELLA A., born June 16, 1858, and IDA B., born Jan. 9, 1865, reside with their parents, three miles east of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

ROBERT, born in Kentucky in 1822, died in Sangamon county Sept. 1843.

Mrs. Hannah McCune died April 22, 1848, and Gavin McCune was married to Ruth Hamm. He died Aug. 29, 1853, in Sangamon county, Illinois.