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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.



TRUE, Mrs. SUSANNAH, whose maiden name was Williams, was born about 1782 near Richmond, Virginia. Her parents moved to Woodford county, Kentucky, and she was there married to Ezckiel True. They had eleven children in Kentucky, and moved to Morgan county, Illinois, in 1825, and in 1827 moved to Randolph county, Missouri, where Mr. True died, and Mrs. True, with four of her children, moved to Springfield, Illinois, in 1832. Of their children--

WILKINS raised a family in Kentucky and resides near Oconee, Illinois.

PATTY, born in Kentucky, married in Morgan county, Illinois, to Moses Pilcher, and died in 1840 at Springfield. Her son, JEPTHA, resides in Springfield, Illinois.

GREEN B., died in California.

WILLIAM married in Kentucky. Residence not known.

LEWIS lives near Moberly, Missouri.

MATILDA married in Springfield to Mossman Ballard, and died in California.

JAMES married in Chicago, and lives at Durant, Illinois.

LUCINDA was born August 19, 1823, in Woodford county, Kentucky, came to Sangamon county in 1832, married in Springfield Nov. 12, 1843, to Willis H. Johnson. He was born Sept. 18, 1818, in Wilson county, Tennessee, and brought up in Davidson county in the same State. He came to Springfield, Illinois, in the spring of 1843. They had nine children. Three died young. WILLIAM T., born Aug. 25, 1844, enlisted February, 1862, in Co. G 5th Ill. Cav. for three years, re-enlisted as a veteran in January, 1864, served until November, 1865, and was at the capture of Helena, Arkansas, siege of Vicksburg, and capture of Jackson, Mississippi. He was honorably discharged, and was married May 8, 1867, to Margaret A. Hillman. They have two children, KATIE and ALBERT PALMER. William T. Johnson live in Springfield, Illinois. MARY F., born Feb. 10, 1847, was married Feb. 19, 1868, to L. Herbert Spaulding, who was born near Hudson, New York, Aug. 14, 1849, came to Springfield with his father in 1858. They have three children, CLARA L., WILLIE J. and L. DANA, and live in Springfield, Ill. GEORGE W., born June 15, 1848, was married Nov. 28, 1872, to Helen Maxon, in Bloomington, Illinois, and lives there. JOHN M., DRUSILLA J. and CHARLES H., live with their prrents in Springfield, Illinois. Willis H. Johnson was the pioneer machinist in Springfield, so far as doing all kinds of work to supply the country. He also established the ten hour system, by making a pattern with his own hands, casting a bell, and having it rung at regular hours. That was in 1845 or '46.

JANE, born Feb. 10, 1826, in Kentucky, married in Springfield to George Anderson, who died May 15, 1856, in Springfield, leaving a widow and four children, who now live in Omaha, Nebraska.

Mrs. Susannah True died August, 1834, in Springfield, Illinois.



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