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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.



WEST, SAMUEL, was born Nov. 8, 1813, in Boston, Massachusetts. He came to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in 1834 or '35 at Rochester. He returned to Boston on a visit, accompanied by Mrs. Lucetta Stevens, whose maiden name was Putnam. Her husband, Samuel Stevens, having died in Rochester, she was returning to her friends in New Hampshire. Samuel West and Mrs. Stevens were married July 7, 1840, at Unity, New Hampshire. They returned to Rochester soon after. She had one child by her first marriage, namely,

SAMOEL P. STEVENS, born Oct. 27, 1838, in Sangamon county, married at Rochester March 2, 1858, to Olive J. Slater. They live at Avilla, Jasper county, Missouri.

Mr. and Mrs. West had six children in Rochester, namely--

BENJAMIN P., born June 15, 1841, died, aged eight years.

SAMUEL F., born May 28, 1843, married Nov. 6, 1867, in Rochester, to Margaret E. Barr. They have two children, NELLIE E. and CHARLES F., and reside near Pawnee, Sangamon county, Illinois.

MARTHA S., born Feb. 22, 1846, married Dec. 7, 1865, to William Jameison Cooper. See his name. She had four children, and died April 26, 1873.

CHARLES, born August 16, 1848, in Rochester, Illinois, married in 1872 to Gertrude D., and lives near Arvilla, Jasper county, Missouri.

LUCY, born Oct. 4, 1850, married June 8, 1870, in Rochester to William Everhart, who was born May 1, 1843, in Loudon county, Virginia. They have two children, FRED B. and NORA, and reside in Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

LOUISA, born April 30, 1854, married Charles Barr. They live in Rochester, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Lucetta West died Oct. 14, 1859, in Rochester, Illinois. Samuel West was married July 29, 1860, to Mrs. Zilpha Kimball, whose maiden name was Putnam. He died Sept. 2, 1868, and his widow resides in Springfield, Illinois.



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