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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.



MILSLAGLE, ANDREW. was born March 25, 1801, in Hampshire county, Va. He was there married, July 4, 1832, to Mary Martin, a native of the same county. They had one child, and came to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving early in 1834, near Springfield, where they had one living child. Of their two children--

ELIZABETH A., born May 8, 1833, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Thomas Moppin. She died, July 7, 1867, leaving two children, who reside with their father in Kansas.

JACOB M., born Oct. 22, 1838, in Sangamon county. He enlisted, Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. E, 114th Ill. Inf., served until June 5, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married October 5, 1865, in Christian county, to Elizabeth A. Peek. They have two children, MINNIE MAY and GRACIE, and live in Cotton Hill township, near old Rienzi, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Mary Milslagle died Oct. 29, 1838. Andrew Milslagle married Mrs. Jane Beatty, whose maiden name was Waddell. They had two living children.

WILLIAM, born Sept. 18, 1839, in Sangamon county, enlisted, Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. E, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years. He was discharged on account of physical disability, in April, and died at home, July 9, 1863.

MARY, born Dec. 7, 1842, in Sangamon county, married Nelson Price. They have three children, NELLIE, AMY W. and ALICE, and live in Cotton Hill township, near old Rienzi, Sangamon county.

Mrs. Jane Milslagle died, Oct. 23, 1846, and Andrew Milslagle resides in Cotton Hill township, where he settled in 1836. It is near old Rienzi, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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