SHUTT, JACOB HENRY
, was born July, 1763, in Pennsylvania. His parents dying when he was a child, he went when a young man to North Carolina, and was married there to Elizabeth Groves. They had four children, and moved about 1810, to Muhlenberg county, Ky., where they had three children, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving October, 1829, in what is now Auburn township. Of their children--CHRISTIANA, born in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county to Peter Dick, moved to Cass county, Ill., and both died there.
ELIZABETH, born in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Green Dukes, who died near Auburn, and she went to Kentucky and died there.
JACOB, born in North Carolina, went with his parents in 1810 to Muhlenberg county, Ky., and married there to Elizabeth Wagner, who was born July 31, 1799. They moved, in company with his father, to Sangamon county in 1829. They had thirteen children, including two pairs of twins. Three of their children died, including one pair of twins. Of the other ten, JOHN H., born Jan. 29, 1822, in Muhlenberg county, Ky., married Elizabeth Baldwin, and had seven children. Mr. Shutt died April 3, 1872, leaving his widow and children in Macoupin county, six miles south of Auburn, Sangamon county, Ill. GREEN B., married Elizabeth J. Wimer, who died, and he married Matilda Caroline Stout, and lives in Virden, Ill. MARTHA A., married Elias Owen, and for her second husband married William Luth. They live five miles south of Auburn, Ill. ELIZABETH J., married William Foster. See his name. LOUISA C., married Samuel Hurst, who died, and she married Richard Hughes, has several children, and resides in Virden, Ill. MELINDA E., married James F. Miller. See his name. JACOB W. and MICAJAH, twins. Jacob W. married Susan C. Gates, a native of Muhlenberg county, Ky., They live five miles south of Auburn, Ill. Micajah lives in Nevada--1874. DAVID M., married Nancy E. Lowdermilk, and live one mile east of Auburn. NANCY C., married John Miller, has two children, and lives near Auburn, Ill. Jacob Shutt died March 17, 1859, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shutt died Oct. 9, 1859, both in Sangamon county.
JONATHAN, married Elizabeth Gates, and remained in Kentucky.
JOSEPH, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Rachel Long, and lives in Iowa.
HENRY, Jun., was born July 19, 1814, in Muhlenberg county, Ky., and came in 1829, with his father, to Sangamon county. He was married in 1835 to Sarah Long. They had eight children. CHRISTIANA, married Isaac Landers, and lives in Iowa. WILLIAM R., married Miss Lowdermilk, and for his second wife married Miss Edwards, and lives near Auburn, Ill. MATILDA, marrie John Shutt, and lives in Kentucky. SARAH ANN and MARY ANN, twins. Sarah Ann married Andrew Pickens. She died Feb. 5, 1876, near Auburn, Ill. Mary Ann married Thomas Smith, and lives in Macoupin county. BETSY, married William H. Owen, and died. DAVID H. married Miss Stamper, and lives in Auburn township. RACHEL, married John Orr, and died. Mrs. Sarah Shutt died March 27, 1853, and Henry Shutt was married Sept. 22, 1853, to Charity J. Stamper. They live where he settled in 1829, one and a half miles southeast of Auburn, Ill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shutt died in 1840, and her husband, Henry Shutt, Sen., died in 1852, both in Auburn township, Sangamon county, Ill. He was in his eighty-ninth year.