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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.



NESBITT, SAMUEL G. , was born August 18, 1808, in what is now Juniata county, Penn. Mary B. Turner was born Sept. 28, 1814, in the same county, and her parents moved into the adjoining county of Mifflin. Samuel G. Nesbitt and Mary B. Turner were there married, June 6, 1833. They had two children in Juniata county, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving June 26, 1837, at Springfield, and in a few weeks moved to Mechanicsburg, where one child was born. The family then moved to Decatur, where they had four children, and then moved back to Sangamon county, Clear Lake township, where four children were born. Of all their children--

MARY J., born April 11, 1834, in Pennsylvania, was married in Sangamon county, April, 1854, to Reuben Mallory. See his name.

MARTHA T., born Dec. 9, 1835, in Pennsylvania, was married March 20, 1861, in Sangamon county, to Isaac O. Eyman, who was born May 20, 1837, in St. Clair county, Ill. They have five living children, namely: LAURA E., CLARA E., LEWIS E., IDA A. and CHARLEY M., and live at Harristown, Macon county, Illinois.

WILLIAM CAMERON, born May 8, 1838, at Mechanicsburg, Sangamon county, enlisted in Co. E, 145th Ill. Inf., and was mustered in, June 9, 1864, as 1st Lieutenant, for one hundred days; served full term, and was honorably discharged, Sept. 23, 1864. He was married Feb. 23, 1865. to Sarah C. Bailey, who was born Oct. 14, 1845, in Hawkins county, Tenn. They have three children, CHARLES E., SAMUEL G. and MARY J., and live four miles north of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

MARGARET R., born Feb. 28, 1840, in Decatur, was married in Sangamon county, Jan. 3, 1867, to James W. Richardson, who was born April 22, 1841, in New Haven, Conn. They have four children, JENNIE B., MARY B., THOMAS and SAMUEL, and live in Clear Lake township, west of Sangamon river and north of Sugar creek. Mr. Richardson enlisted July 18, 1862, in Co. 1, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, and served one year in the ranks. He was transferred, March 28, 1864, to the signal corps, and served as such to the end of the rebellion. He was honorably discharged at New Orleans, July 4, 1865.

SARAH G., born May 1, 1842, in Decatur, was married Dec. 24, 1868, to Jacob F. Cromley. She died March 5, 1870, in Sangamon county.

HELEN M., born May 8, 1844, in Decatur, raised in Sangamon county, was married in Decatur, Oct. 31, 1865, to John S. Windsor. They have three children, LILLIE B., MARY L. and HELEN M., and live at Mulberry, Clermont county, Ohio. J. S. Windsor was born Sept. 10, 1836, near Cincinnati, Ohio. He enlisted in Co. K, 116th Ill. Inf., and was mustered in, Dec. 30, 1862, as 1st Lieutenant, promoted to Captain of Co. E, Jan. 31, 1863; promoted to Major, Sept. 26, 1864, and Lieutenant-Colonel, May 27, 1865. He was mustered out with the regiment, June 7, 1865.

ALICE E., born in Decatur, and lives with her parents.

EMMA K., born Feb. 25, 1849, in Sangamon county, died Sept. 29, 1856.

EVELINE H., born July 30, 1851, in Sangamon county, was married Feb. 20, 1872, to Frank K. Springer. See his name.

SAMUEL T., born July 12, 1854, and

LAURA B., born Jan. 31, 1859, live with their parents.

Samuel G. Nesbitt learned the art of printing under Simon Cameron, in Pennsylvania. He was for many years connected with the Illinois State Journal office, but is now giving his attention entirely to farming. While living at Decatur he was elected to represent Macon county in the legislature of 1842. He acted with the Democratic party until 1861, when the rebellion broke out. From that time he acted with the Republican party. He served five years, from 1865 to 1870, as the representative of Clear Lake township in the Sangamon county Board of Supervisors, and now resides two and a half miles southeast of Riverton, Illinois.



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