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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.



RUCKEL, DANIEL E., was born May 5, 1811, in New York City. Catharine V. G. Forbes was born Feb. 8, 1812, in the same city. They were married, April 22, 1834, and had one child there. Mr. Ruckel came to Springfield in the fall of 1836, and his wife and child came the next spring with his brother Jacob. Mr. and Mrs. Ruckel had three children in Sangamon county. Of their four children -

Catharine F., born Feb. 23, 1835, in New York City, brought up in Springfield, Ill., and married in her native city, Feb. 23, 1859, to Curtis H. Hall. They have two living children, Minnie and Thomas, and reside at Senaca Falls, new York.

Edgar W., born Jan. 22, 1839, in Springfield, Ill. He was in New York City when Fort Sumter was fired upon, and enlisted on the first call for 75,000 men, April 16, 1861, in Co. H, 8th New York Inf., for three months, and served full term. He enlisted August 22, 1861, in Co. A, 6th New York Inf., for two years; served full term, being on duty in New York City at the time of the great riots in July, 1863, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of service soon after. Since that time Springfield, Ill., has been his home. He is not yet married - Sept. 1876.

Matilda B., born Nov. 22, 1841, in Springfield, Ill., married March 3, 1863, in her native place to William D. Ward, who was born Aug. 10, 1826, in Reading, England, and was brought by his parents to America in 1830. They settled at Zanesville, Ohio, and died there. William D. Ward came to Springfield in 1854. They have two living children, Grace V. and Lida F., and reside in Springfield, Ill. Mr. Ward is engaged in the business of a watchmaker and jeweler.

Elizabeth C., born July 29, 1844, in Springfield, Ill. Married Richard H. Dawson. See his name in connection with the Meacham family.

Daniel E. Ruckel died in Springfield, April 9, 1854, and Mrs. Ruckel was married March 17, 1857, to E. G. Johns. He was accidentally killed by a falling derrick while passing the corner of Fifth and Monroe streets, Springfield, August, 1863. Mrs. Johns resides with her daughter, Mrs. Ward, in Springfield, Illinois.



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