SANDERS, ELISHA, was born Jan. 16, 1804, in Greene county, Ky. He was married Jan. 17, 1824, in the same county, to Jane Faucett. They had three children here, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Dec. 16, 1829, and stopped two miles west of Springfield, where Timothy Meader now lives. In 1836 he sold out there, and bought land on Horse creek, four miles east of the latter place. They had ten children in Sangamon county. Of their thirteen children:

ROBERT E., born May 26, 1825, in Green county Ky., married in Sangamon county, April 1, 1846, to Eliza Funderburk. They had two living children. ELISHA, born April 26, 1848, married Sept. 30, 1869, to Mary E. Fry. They have one living child, Julius O., and live five and a half miles southeast of Pawnee, in the corner of Sangamon county. MARY E., born April 8, 1850, married Oct. 1867 to George Payn, have three children, Robert L, Harriet M. and John H., and live in Cotton Hill township, on the Vandever place, east of New City. Mrs. Eliza Sanders died Dec. 27, 1852, and Robert E. Sanders married July 12, 1853 to Isabel Bridges, daughter of James. They had six children. MARGARET A., born May 5, 1854, married William T. Beam. See his name. ELIZA J., born Oct. 8, 1856, married Oct. 28, 1873, to James H. Beam. See his name. SUSAN A., born Oct. 11, 1857, died April 6, 1865. JOHN E., THOMAS E., and JAMES W. live with their father. Mrs. Isabel Sanders died August 1, 1865. R. E. Sanders was married May 31, 1868 to Sophia Porter, who was born Feb. 10, 1842 in Belmont county, Ohio. They have two living children, SARAH R. and ROBERT W. live with their parents. Robert E. Sanders resides three miles northeast of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOHN H., born June 26, 1827 in Green county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Feb 25, 1847 to Martha Funderburk. They had four living children: MARY E., born Jan. 6, 1848, married Nov. 23, 1867 to John L. Ludwick, who was born June 6, 1846, in Rockbridge county, Va. He served from August 1864 to July 1865 in Co. A, 147th Ohio Inf. They have two children, Martha E.. and Charles H. and live near Pawnee, Ill. VIENNA M., born April 4, 1851, married Oct. 23, 1866 to Joseph Halloway, who was born Jan. 16, 1837, in Hardin county Ky. They live two and a half miles northeast of Pawnee. SARAH F., born Sept 24, 1858 and CHARLES T., born Dec. 14, 1859, live with their mother. John H. Sanders died March 7, 1865, in Pawnee, Sangamon county, Ill. John H. Sanders was in the store of James Bodge, in Pawnee, on the evening of March 7, 1865, when two men entered it, ostensibly with the view of trading, but really with the view of robbery. Mr. Sanders passed out of the door, and as he did so, was shot by an accomplice of the robbers, stationed on the outside, to prevent his giving the alarm. He died before any of his friends could reach him. Two of the robbers, James P. Lemon and Barney B. Vanarsdale, were arrested, the former in Missouri and the latter in Iowa. They were tried, convicted April 25, and hung at Springfield, July 20, 1866. The other, _____Ballard, was hung in Missouri by a mob, but confessed that he assisted in the murder of Mr. Sanders.

MARY A. F., born Oct 18, 1828 in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Rape Funderburk. See his name. She died June 8, 1848.

ELISHA T., born July 2, 1830 in Sangamon county, married Dec. 15, 1850 to Barbara Proctor. They had eight children: JOHN T., ELIZABETH A. and EMMA died under six years of age. Of the other five: LOUISA, born Oct. 15, 1851, was married Jan. 31, 1869 to Edward Tilley. They have two living children, Andrew J. and Edward, and live in Pawnee, Sangamon county, Ill. HARRIET A., born Aug 16, 1853, was married July 7, 1872 to William R. Galyen Galyen, who was born March 15, 1844, in DeKalb county, Tenn. They have two children, JESSE M. and GEORGE EDWARD, and live in Cotton Hill township. MARTHA I., LEONARD F. and PHILEMON S. live with their parents, two miles east of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Ill. Elisha T. Sanders was ordained a Predestinarian Baptist minister, June 20, 1874.

WILLIAM M., born Jan. 10 1832, in Sangamon county, married Ellen Peak. They have four living children, SARAH, SINAI, TYRA and ETTIE. William M. Sanders and family reside in Christian county, nine miles east of Pawnee and eight miles west of Taylorville, Illinois.

GEORGE W, born April 16, 1835 in Sangamon county, married, June 15, 1856, to Lucinda Proctor, had one child, MARY F., and Mrs. Sanders died Sept. 12, 1863 Mr. Sanders married, Feb. 25, 1864, to Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin, whose maiden name was Henwood. They have three children, JOSEPH W., WILLIAM E. and ELI PRESTON, and reside two and one-half miles northeast of Pawnee, Illinois.

HARRIET A., born May 25, 1836, in Sangamon county, married, August 17, 1856, to William J. Wheeler, who was born Feb. 21, 1835 in Gibson county, Indiana. They had nine children, seven of whom died under six years of age. MADELON and WILLIAM A. reside with their parents, half a mile northeast of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Ill. Mr. Wheeler has been acting as justice of the peace since April, 1872 and is elected to serve until April, 1877 He was ordained, June 20, 1874 at the Horse creek Predestinarian Baptist church, as a preacher of the gospel.

ANDREW F., born April 22, 1838 in Sangamon county, married, October 7, 1858, to Sarah Lambert, who was born Jan. 30, 1843 in Greene county, Indiana. They had four children, two of whom died. JAMES R. and EMMA died under four years. MILTON J. and FLORA live with their parents, one and one-half mile northeast of Pawnee, Ill. He was ordained June 20, 1874 at the Horse Creek Predestinarian Baptist church, as a preacher of the gospel.

TIMOTHY E. M., born June 2, 1841, in Sangamon county, married, August 28, 1864, to a Elizabeth Tilley, who was born April 10, 1844, in Kentucky. They had four children-WILLIAM died in infancy. ALBERT M., CALVIN and EFFIE E. live with their parents, one and one-half mile northeast of Pawnee, Illinois. Mr. Sanders was ordained, Oct. 18, 1873, as deacon of the Horse creek Predestinarian Baptist church.

ELIZA ANN, born Sept. 17, 1842, in Sangamon county, married, Oct., 1860 to Dr. Charles Kerr. They had two children, EDWARD EVERETT and ELIZA ANN. Mrs. Kerr died, Feb. 3, 1865, and Dr. Kerr was married, Sept. 13, 1866, to Melissa McMurry. See McMurry family. Dr. Kerr was assistant surgeon of the 59th Ill. Inf., appointed Feb. 18, 1865 was promoted to Major Surgeon of the l0th Ill. Cav., Oct 23, 1865. That regiment was mustered out in November, when he returned to the 59th, and was mustered out with it, at Springfield, in January, 1866. He is now a practicing physician in Pawnee, Sangamon, county, Illinois- 1876

JOSEPH W., born Oct. 16, 1844, in Sangamon county, married, Nov. 2, 1865, to Mollie E. Sanders, who was born October 25, 1845, in Kentucky. They have three children, AMANDA M., WILLIAM T. and CHARLES ARTHUR, and reside two and three-quarter miles east of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

NANCY ANN, born Dec. 14, 1845, in Sangamon county, married, Jan. 17, 1865, to John Faucett, who was born Nov. 23,1840, in that part of Green which is now Taylor county, Ky. They have three children, ELISHA M., FANNY M. and JASPER J., and reside one and one-quarter miles east of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

STEPHEN A. D., born December 9, 1852, in Sangamon county, married, Dec. 7, 1871 to Amanda A. Womack, who was born Oct. 12, 1853, in Sangamon county. They have one child, MANFORD W., and reside two miles cast of Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders died, June 30, 1865 and Elisha Sanders was married, February 20, 1866 to Nancv Jane Faucett They have two living children

ELIZABETH F. AND MARTHA E., who live with their parents.

Elisha Sanders was for many years a licensed preacher, previous to May 1863 when he was ordained at Horse creek regular Predestinarian Baptist church, and is now pastor of that church.

This sketch was completed in June 1874

Rev. Elisha Sanders says, that although he came into the county ten years after settlement commenced, yet he found houses very scarce. His brother-in-law, Wm. Crowder, and himself, in December, 1839, cut down oak trees, split them in halves, built a cabin west of Springfield, covered it with clapboards, chinked it with wood, and in stead of lime, made mortar of the rich black soil, and plastered the cracks. The plastering was done in freezing weather, but they kept up a fire on the inside until it was dry. The chimney was made of sticks and plastered in the same way, and when it was dry, the prints of their fingers could be seen all over the plastering. Mr. Sanders now lives in a house much better than the average farm houses in the county, but he says he never felt so rich as when he moved into the cabin plastered with mud.

Mr. Sanders remembers that the "deep snow" of 1830-31 was about three and one-half feet deep on a level. He had to gather his corn twice. The first time he took all the ears on a level with and above the snow, and after it went off he went over again and gathered nearly as much more. He saved a cow and calf from perishing by taking them in with his family and keeping them in one corner of the house.