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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.



TROXELL, Mrs. SARAH, whose maiden name was Rouk, was born in Washington county, Maryland, and was there married to Abraham Troxell, a native of the same county. They had ten children in Maryland, and Mr. Troxell died there, March 4, 1824. His widow and some of her children came to Sangamon county in 1836, and the others came later. Of her children--

ELIZABETH, born Jan. 19, 1815, in Washington county, Maryland, was married there to Perry Prather. They had twelve children, and the family moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, in 1850. Of their children, ABRAHAM went to California in March, 1859, and after a few years absence was not heard of until 1875. He now lives in Prescott, Arizona. SARAH E., married Harvey N. North. See his name. RUTH A., married Marshal Sattley. See his name. WASHINGTON B. was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, and aided in suppressing the rebellion. He lives with his mother. WILLIAM D. is in Prescott, Arizona. MARY C. married Jacob C. Miller. See his name. KITTURAH, SAMUEL J., ISAAC R., RACHEL F., JEMIMA J. and JOHN L., the six latter, live with their mother, except Isaac R., who is a telegraph operator. Perry Prather died, and his widow lives four miles east of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

DAVID, born Jan. 15, 1815, in Washington county, Maryland, came to Sangamon county, Illinois, in the autumn of 1835, settling in what is now Cooper township. He was married in Macon county to Lucinda Dickey. They had two living children, JAMES B., married Harriet Jones, and lives near Argenta, Macon county, Illinois. JOHN was stabbed in the heart, when about fifteen years of age, by a southern refugee, during the time of the rebellion. They were at work together in a field, and although others were near them, the murderer escaped and has never been heard of. The stabbing was done without provocation or warning. Mrs. Lucinda Troxell died Jan. 8, 1875. David Troxell left Argenta March 10, 1874, intending to visit his brother, Peter. Having to pass through Decatur, Illinois, he was seen there the day he left home, and that is the last that is certainly known of him by his relatives. He was a sober, honest and substantial farmer, and his fate is enshrouded in the most profound mystery.

PETER, born May 2, 1816, in Washington county, Maryland, and came to Sangamon county, arriving October, 1836, in what is now Cooper township, south of Sangamon river. He was married in Sangamon county, Feb. 18, 1841, to Susan Firey. They had twelve children. Abraham died in his eighth year. GRANT E., next to the youngest, died in infancy. MARY E., born Jan. 14, 1844, was married Feb. 23, 1865, to John W. North. See his name. SARAH E., born Feb. 1, 1847, was married Sept. 1, 1870, to Henry C. Neer, who was born Jan. 6, 1842, in Loudon county, Virginia, and brought by his parents to Sangamon county in the fall of that year. He enlisted in August, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf., and was taken prisoner at the battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864. He was imprisoned, at Andersonville, Georgia, and other places, until April 4, 1865, when he was released, and was honorably discharged May 8, 1865. H. C. Neer and wife live three miles north of Breckenridge, Sangamon county, Illinois. ANNIE was married Feb. 22, 1876, to J. Henry Ross, and live near Breckenridge, Sangamon county, Illinois. RUTHE., ISAAC H., WILLIAM P., JOHN J., GRACE E., PHOEBE J. and MARTHA A; the seven latter live with their parents at Edgewood farm, five miles east of Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

WILLIAM, born Nov. 12, 1817, in Washington county, Maryland, came to Sangamon county in 1836, is unmarried, and lives at the house of his niece, Mrs. North.

JOHN, born July 8, 1819, in Washington county, Maryland, came to Sangamon county in the fall of 1836, and was married Nov. 18, 1857, to Mary S. Firey. They had one child, MARY, who was married August 9, 1876, to Alexander Anderson, and lives in Pana, Illinois. Mrs. Mary S. Troxell died Nov. 16, 1859, and John Troxell was married Nov. 19, 1862, to Cynthia Willy. They have six living children, EVA R., ABRAHAM P., LUCINDA A., ELIZA J., JOHN W. and LUTHER, and reside near Grove City, Christian county, Illinois.

MARY, born Feb. 2, 1821, in Maryland, died in Sangamon county, aged eighteen years.

ABRAHAM and ISAAC, twins, born Nov. 2, 1824, in Washington county, Maryland. The former died in infancy.

ISAAC came to Sangamon county in 1836, and married Eliza J. Hazlett. They had two children in Sangamon county. WILLIAM was married Nov. 19, 1874, to Jemima Prather. They have one child, DELBERT, and live near Edinburg, Christian county, Illinois. GEORGE was married Nov. 26, 1874, to Annie Foster, and live in Missouri. Mrs. Eliza J. Troxell died in Christian county, Illinois, and Isaac Troxell lives in California.

SARAH, born Jan. 1, 1823, in Washington county, Maryland, came to Sangamon county in 1836, and was married in DeWitt county to Ralph Rosencrans. She died November, 1867, leaving one child, SARAH, who married James Powell. They live near DeWitt, DeWitt county, Illinois.

JAMES, born Sept. 16, 1827, in Maryland, came to Sangamon county in 1836, enlisted in 1846 in the 4th Ill. Inf., served one year in the Mexican war, under Colonel E. D. Baker, and died in 1847, in Sangaman county, of disease contracted in the army.

Mrs. Sarah Troxell died March 27, 1844, and was buried in Cooper township, Sangamon county, Illinois.



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