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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.



SMITH, GEORGE M. See his name, page 666. His son, JACOB H., was married, not in Hennepin, but in Washington, Tazewell county, Illinois, to Joanna Higgins, who was born Oct. 26, 1819, in Cumberland county, Kentucky. They have eight children, namely, GEORGE D., was married Sept. 3, 1874, in Missouri, to Mattie Foree, and now lives in Hope, Hempstead county, Ark. MARY J. was married June 21, 1866, in Saline county, Missouri, to Dr. Robert S. McNutt. They have four children, SAMUEL, JOANNA, MARY and ROBERT, and live in Rocheport, Boone county, Missouri. WILLIAM T., born April 28, 1850, in Saline county, Missouri, and now--1876--lives in Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois. MATILDA J. was married Dec. 2, 1871, to John H. Herring, have one child, WILLIAM S., and reside near Herndon, Saline county, Missouri. ANNA E., ALICE W. and MATTIE F. live with their father, near Marshal, Saline county, Mo. FREDERICK N. lives with his brother, George D., in Arkansas. George M. Smith's son, JOHN W., left five children, namely, AMANDA, married George W. Parrish, and has one child, DAISEY MAY. MARY M. and CARRIE live with their sister, Mrs. Parrish, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. JOSEPH B. and WILL A. live with their uncle, Fox, in Quincy, Illinois. George M. Smith's daughter, ELSIE A., born Dec. 20, 1830, in Jennings county, Indiana, married in Sangamon county, Illinois, July 4, 1842, to Stephen Butler, who was born Nov. 13, 1815, in Adair county, Kentucky. They have ten children, namely, JOHN, born May 5, 1843, MARY C., born Oct. 8, 1844, in Sangamon county, was married May 7, 1864, to D. A. Russell, and live in Harrrison county, Iowa. H. G., born Sept. 20, 1846, married March 11, 1876, to Ida Willes. MARTHA M., born Feb. 19, 1848, married Dec. 2, 1868, to Alfred H. Fairchilds, and lives in Jefferson county, Iowa. SOPHRONIA, born Feb. 23, 1850; ELIZABETH, born July 1, 1852, in Sangamon county, Illinois. HARRIET, born Sept. 7, 1855; OWEN, born Sept. 16, 1857; BASSETT, born July 16, 1859, and SAMANTHA, born July 7, 1863, the four latter in Jefferson county, Iowa. Stephen Butler and family now--November, 1876--reside near Missouri Valley postoffice, Harrison county, Iowa.



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