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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.



MORGAN, THOMAS, was born about 1783, in Kentucky. He was married near Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, whose maiden name was Bell. She was born in 1773, in Maryland. They had seven children in Hamilton county, Ohio, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., about 1822, and settled south of Spring creek, in what is now Gardner township. Of their children--

EVAN, born in Ohio, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Ditson, had five children, and he died August 15, 1834. His widow married M. S. Skidmore, and lives near Hamburg, Fremont county, Iowa.

ELIZABETH, married in Ohio to John Bartlow, came with her parents to Sangamon county, and moved to Schuyler county, Ill., about 1830, where they both died, leaving seven children.

MARTHA, married in Ohio to John Moffatt, came to Sangamon county, and died, leaving two children, who are married, and reside near Decatur, Illinois.

JOHN, born Jan. 19, 1806, near Cincinnati, Ohio, came to Sangamon county, in 1822, and married, Feb. 24, 1825, to Camely Duff. They had twelve children, in Sangamon county. WILLIAM H., born Jan. 9, 18?? married Emily Robinson, had one child, Edward W., born Sept. 17, 1851, resides in Gardner township. Mrs. Emily Morgan died, March 28, 1852, and Mr. M. married Mrs. Elmira King, whose maiden name was Bradley. They started to Kansas, and he died Nov. 10, 1867, at Rockport, Missouri. His widow lives in Wilson county, Kansas. FINIS E., born Oct. 21, 1827, married Elizabeth Day. They have five living children, and live at Clinton, Illinois. JOSIAH B., born Nov. 26, 1829, married Mary A. Reed, have four children, and live near Neodesha, Wilson county, Kansas. MARY A., born Oct. 17, 1831, married Edward C. Sackett, and died at her mother's. Mr. S. was a Union soldier, and lives near Carrollton, Ill. AMANDA J., born Sept. 30, 1833, married Alfred Moulton, and died, in 1864, leaving two children. ELIZA A., born May 31, 1835, married, Oct. 28, 1850, to John Hardin, and has five children, JULIET, CAMELY F., MARGARET E., IDA and EDWARD L. Mr. Hardin has not been heard of for eight or nine years--supposed to be dead. JOHN F., born May 13, 1837, lives with his mother. CAMELY F. died in her eighteen year. GREEN B. died in his seventeenth year. URIAH, LYMAN T. and RUFUS M. live with their mother. John Morgan died Dec. 25, 1856, and his widow resides--1874--one and one-half miles south of Farmingdale, Sangamon county, Illinois.

RUTH, born near Cincinnati, Ohio, married in Sangamon county to DeLos Brown. They had three children, and he died, near Sidney, Fremont county, Iowa. His widow and child live there.

THOMAS, Jun., married Martha Massey, and both died in Hancock county.

MARGARET, married Richard Quinton, and moved to California.

Thomas Morgan, Sen., moved to Schuyler county, and he and his wife died there in 1858.



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