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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.



WEBB, WILLIAM, was born about 1773 in Virginia, west to Tennessee, and was married to Jane Hillis, in Warren county. They had ten children. The family moved to Petersburg, Illinois, in the fall of 1830, and in 1835, moved to Spring creek, eight miles west of Springfield. Of their children -

Robert, born in Tennessee, married there to Elizabeth Lofton, came to Sangamon county with his father, has seven children, and lives near Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Sally, deaf and dumb, lives with her brother Robert.

Elizabeth, married in Tennessee to Samuel Neal, and both died, leaving three children.

William, married in Sangamon county to Innocent Brown, had five children, and all moved west.

Isabel married Samuel Blue. See his name.

Jane, died in Petersburg, aged sixteen years.

John married Susannah Taylor in Sangamon county, have six children, and live near Ioka, Keokuk county, Iowa.

Ann, went to Iowa, married Calvin Tandy, has six children, and live in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Fannie, born July 26, 1826, married David H. Blue. See his name.

Isaac, married Ellen Osborn, have ten children, and live in Jefferson county, Iowa.

Mrs. Jane Webb died in Petersburg, Illinois, and William Webb went to Keokuk county, Iowa, and died there in 1848.



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