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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.



ROBISON, EDWARD, born Oct. 16, 1781, in Loudon county, Va. In 1787 his parents moved to Nelson county, Ky., and a few years later the family moved to Caldwell county, in the same State, leaving Edward at Bardstown to finish his trade as a hatter. He was married in Caldwell county, March 14, 1809, to Jane Hanley, who was born Feb. 29, 1788, in Pendleton District, South Carolina. They had five children in Kentucky, and moved to Pope county, Ill., in 1819, where one child was born. Thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov., 1821, near Springfield. After some changes they settled in what is now Gardner township, north of Spring creek, where they had six children. Of all their children:

GEORGE H., born May 9, 1810, in Kentucky; served his country in the Black Hawk war, Mexican war and about three years in Co. H, 10th Ill. Div., in the late rebellion. He died unmarried, Dec., 1873 in Sangamon county.

JOHN H., born Oct. 15, 1811, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Mary A. Duff. They have three children, GEORGE C., JOHN S.; the latter married Sarah Handley; MARTHA married Major Moore, J. H. Robison and family reside near Carleton, Yamhill county, Oregon.

MELISSA, born Nov. 11, 1813, in Caldwell county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, to Logan McMurry. See his name.

DAVID P., born March 6, 1816, in Caldwell county Ky., was married in Sangamon county Sept 3, 1836 to Lucy Simms. They had ten children; two died young. LUCINDA J and EMILY L. died, age seven years. MARY E. H., or "TIP", born Sep. 25, 1840, was married Sept. 10, 1857, to Thomas A. Sims, who was born Oct. 3, 1835 in Culpepper county, Virginia, and brought up in Muskingum county, Ohio. They have six children: James P., Lucy A., Mary E., Jennie A., George J. and Martha E., and reside in Gardner township, west of Springfield. MARTHA A. married Edmund McClure. They have four children: James, Margaret, Lewis and Claud, and live near Linden, Osage county, Kansas. JULIA, born Oct. 30, 1847, was married to Michael Dolan, who was born Dec. 28, 1845, in Galway, Ireland. They have three children, John J., Ellen and T. Edward, and live near Berlin, Sangamon county, Ill. EDWARD J. married Annie Archer. They have one child and live in Gardner township. GEORGE J., MARION P., KATIE V., and JAMES T. reside with their parents five miles southwest of Springfield, Illinois.

ELIZABETH, born April 21, 1818, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Richard Hall. They had three children. Mrs. Hall and the youngest child were killed by lightening, April 27, 1845, in Gardner township. This occurred at the house of Mrs. Hall's mother. Three other members of the family were injured seriously at the same time. Of the other two children: WILLIAM E. married Miss Lowery, in DeWitt county. He was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, and died in the army. MELISSA married James Moore. They have six children, two of whom are married, Benton and Charles. James Moore and family live near White Church, Wyandotte county, Kan. Richard Hall was married in 1847 to Sarah Sanders, of Springfield. They had three children in Sangamon county, and moved to Clinton, DeWitt county, Illinois. Richard Hall died in 1870, near Clinton, and his widow married a Mr. Cobb. They reside near Clinton, Dewitt county, Illinois.

ELCY F., born Oct. 22, 1820, in Pope county, Illinois, was married in Sangamon county to Samuel Ray. See his name.

POLLY A., born March 29 1823, in Sangamon county, married Benjamin Fobes, and died Feb. 24, 1852, leaving one child SARAH E., who married Jeremiah Messenger, Nov 21, 1869, and lives in Waverly, Bremer county, Iowa.

MARGARET E., born July 3, 1825 in Sangamon county, married William H. Morgan. See his name.

SARAH A. and BARBARA A., twins, born Feb. 1, 1827 in Sangamon county, Illinois. Sarah A. married Benjamin Kendall. She died Aug. 28, 1851, from injuries received by a runaway team, on the road to Oregon. She left one child, FANNIE, born Nov. 20, 1850, who married Mr. Henkle and died, leaving one child near Corvallis, Oregon. Barbara A., married Milo Morris. They had two children: GEORGE H., who lives in Butler county, Missouri. WILLIAM lives near Rushville, Schuyler county, Illinois. Mrs. Morris died Aug 9, 1851 in Loami township.

BURLINDER, born April 20, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Joshua W. Short. They had four children. Mrs. Short and one child died. The other three children: JOHN R. died February, 1876. CHARLES E. married Lola Scripture in 1873. ANNIE M. lives near Lamar station, Nodaway county, Missouri

EDWARD F. born May 17, 1833 in Sangamon county, married Sarah Haggard. They have five children, viz: FANNIE, MAY, JENNIE, UMATILLA and KATE and live near Labette, Labette county, Kansas.

Edward Robison died May 15, 1836, and Mrs. Jane Robison died March 12, 1853. He in Sangamon county, Illinois and she in Jasper county, Missouri.

Edward Robison was a Colonel of a military company, in Kentucky, and was always called Col. Robison. He represented Pope county in the first Legislature of Illinois that assembled at Vandalia. He was justice of the peace twelve or fifteen years in Sangamon county, and solemnized the marriage of James Parkinson and Mahala Earnest and many others.



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