CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: Wm Armstrong, Statia, mary, Leander, John, J ames, Ann, William, George.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1860 Census of Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois shows: William Armstrong, Statia, J.A. , James, Maria, William, George, David, Emma.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

!MARRIAGE: marriage record of Pike, IL. Sarah's name is spelled ETHERTON.

!1860 census of Hutsonville, Crawford, IL.

!marriage record of Crawford County, IL.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: Daniel Baley, Jane and children: Polly, Sara h, George, Melvina.

CENSUS: 1880 census of Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois shows: Daniel Bailey, Barbara and child ren: Emma J., Nettie B., George W., NESBITT grandchildren: Samuel, Emma, Drucilla.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: George Bailey and daughter, Mary.

CENSUS: 1880 census of Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois shows: G. W. bailey, Mahalia and daughte r, S.E. 2/IL. Also, George's children: J. J. 22/son/Il/TN/NC, Chas. 13/son/IL/TN/NC, Corneli a IL/TN/NC.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Franklin, Illinois shows: Isaac and Lusu BAIN and children: Nancy A. , Jas. D., Jane, Wm. J. also: A. R. and Nancy TAYLOR and children: Robert, Jeremiah and E. J . (girl).

1850 Census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: 13 1965 1965 Baker John 24 M Farmer 150 IL 14 1965 1965 Baker Phoebee 54 F TN 15 1965 1965 Baker Elizabeth 22 F IL 16 1965 1965 Baker Eliza 17 F IL

!1850 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1850 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

SOURCES: Gone But Not Forgotten a record of Atchison County Missouri Cemeteries and Obits.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: Jas. BArr, Mary, Wm., Elizabeth, Henry, Jame s, Thos., Mary, Melitus, John.

CENSUS: 1860 census of Sherman, Sangamon, Illinois shows: James Barr, Mary Ann, W.A., E.R., H .C., James N., Thomas, M.C., M.E., J.M., Charles, Roxey Ann.

Marriage record of Crawford, Illinois.

1850 census of Crawford, Illinois shows: Joseph and Charity BATHE and son: George. Also, Jos eph's parents and siblings: Edward and Elizabeth BATHE and sons: John, Robert, Mansfield, an d Elijah.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Franklin, Illinois shows: Reuben and Matilda BEATY and children: Susan , Geo. W., Jas. W., Nancy.

CENSUS: 1860 census of Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois shows: J. M. Bell, Clara,Amanda, Eliza , James.

!MARRIAGE: marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

!MARRIAGE: marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: George D. Berry, Elizabeth, William, Mary An n, Susan, Eliza, George, James, Thomas, Jacob, Benjamin. Also: William SAMPSON, 7, TN, and M atilda SAMPSON, 5,TN, I have encluded them in the family.

!MARRIAGE: marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois for George D. Berry and Elizabeth Peacock.

!MARRIAGE: marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois for George D. Berry and Elizabeth Peacock.

CENSUS: 1880 census of Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois shows: Jacob E. Berry, Susan, George, Phili p, Joseph, Minnie.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1860 census of Loami, Sangamon, Illinois shows: W. Workman, S. and their son, S. 14/m . Also their son and his wife: W.B. 23/m and L.B. 15/f. Slto the wife's brother J. Bilyeu 18 /m/TN.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: George Bilyew, Elizabeth, nancy, Malinda, Pe ter, Stephen.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: George Bilyew, Elizabeth, Nancy, Malinda, Pe ter, Stephen.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin + Co. His torical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. Cass County. THE BLACK FAMILY. William Black. The grandfather of our subject was William Black, a militi a captain, during the approach of the Revolutionary War. He was one of the first officers o f the country who refused allegiance to the British crown. He died about the time the war co mmenced. His wife's maiden name was Beard. Thomas G. Black, one of his sons was born in Jan uary, 1772, in Mecklenburg County, N.C. He married Miss Polly, daughter of William and Eliza beth (Shepherd) Callahan, Feb. 26, 1795. She was born April 7, 1773. Her father was of Iris h, and her mother of German, descent. Thomas G. departed this life Nov. 20, 1823, and his wi fe, Polly, died March 20, 1853. William, who still lives in Virginia, in Cass County, is on e of the offspring of this union, and was born in Georgia, Jan. 3, 1796. He married in Tenne ssee, Dec. 4, 1823, Miss Mary S., daughter of Dixon and Susan Vaughn. She was born Nov. 1, 1 803, and as a result of this union, they have born to them ten children. Six of their oldes t were born in Tennessee, and the remaining four in Morgan, now Scott, County, Ill. Thomas G ., the eldest of these, was born June 15, 1828. He served as a colonel of the Third Missour i Cavalry, in the late war, about three years, and is now practicing medicine at Clayton, Ada ms County, this State. Amanda C., was born May 25, 1826. She died July 23, 1837. Joseph F., was born Feb. 23, 1828. Was six years of age when the family moved to Illinoi s, and consequently received his rudimental schooling in Scott County. His father came to Ca ss County in 1846, and Joseph commenced business for himself as a farmer, and followed it fo r several years. Being of a mechanical turn of mind, he became engrossed in the invention o f a self-raking reaper. With years of experimenting, and the expenditure of some money, he developed a successfully working machine, upon which he secured a patent i n 1856, and the binding attachment he sold to the Wood Reaper Manufacturing Company, and th e same is now in use on their machines. Mr. Black is an architect of several years' successf ul experience. Has erected on contract many of the best buildings of Virginia, Jacksonville , and also built the at Springfield, Ill., in 1880-81. Since 1876, he has been a resident o f Virginia. He has been twice married; first to Miss Mary F. Wilmott, daughter of Charles R . Wilmott, a resident of Morgan County. She died Jan. 26, 1879, leaving five children, Charl es W., Mary B., now Mrs. Armsted Mains, a farmer of Cass County, Eva L., or Mrs. Wm. G. Payne , of Virginia. Robert W. Wood and Joseph F., jr., reside at home. May 2, 1882, Mr. Black ma rried again, Mrs. Mary J. Skiles, of Virginia, widow of Ignatius Skiles (deceased). Mr. Blac k is a member of the Christian Church, and of the I.O.O.F., and K. of H. William L., was born June 8, 1829. He commenced life as a farmer in Cass County, and co ntinued in that business until the fall of 1878, and in 1879 entered mercantile business wit h his brother, John, under firm name of Black Brothers, in Virginia. March 24th, 1857, he ma rried Miss Adromcha, daughter of Alexander and Martha (Clark) Naylor, natives of Kentucky. S he died Jan. 31, 1879, leaving three daughters: Alice, Carrie and Fannie. Mrs. Black was a member of the Christian Church, as is also Mr. Black. He is a life-long Rep ublican, and a member of the I.O.O.F., Virginia Lodge. Richard V., was born October 27, 1831; moved to Nebraska about 1860, and located near Ne braska City, where he is engaged in farming. He served three years in the One Hundred and Fo urteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He entered as Sergeant, and was soon advanced to a Cap tain. John Jefferson, was born Oct. 24, 1833, and died August 22, 1839. Green V., was born on the 3d day August, 1836. He is a resident of Jacksonville, an d a successful dentist. He served a short time as a volunteer soldier in the late war, but w as discharged on account of disability. James B., is the seventh son of his father, and was born Oct. 9, 1839, in Scott County ; he attended the common schools of Cass County, and later, the Cumberland Presbyterian Acade my, in Virginia. At the age of 19, he commenced teaching school in Cass County, and in the f all of 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Third Ill. Vol. Cavalry, in which he served about tw o years. While in service, he was engaged in several battles, among which was Pea Ridge; wa s with Sherman at Vicksburg. He entered as private and was promoted to First Lieutenant of h is company. He was compelled to resign his commission in 1863, on account of ill health; ret urned home, and resumed teaching. He served as an instructor in the State Institution for th e Blind, at Jacksonville, in 1864, '65 and '66, and afterward became principal in the publi c schools of Jacksonville. After farming four years, he was in 1873 elected clerk of Cass Co unty, which office has continuously held. Since July, 1878, he has also been the cashier o f the Centennial National Bank, of Virginia. July 1, 1867, he married Miss Eliza J. Ewing, d aughter of William Ewing (deceased), of Jacksonville. They have one daughter, May. Mary J., was born Dec. 13, 1840. She was married in 1857, to George A. Beard, a promine nt farmer of Cass County. She died Feb. 26, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Black are members of the Chr istian Church, and he of the A.O.U.W. and K. of H. John, the youngest of the family, was bor n Dec. 21, 1844, in Scott. He entered the mercantile business in Virginia in 1876. He married Maggie Blair, March 15, 1866, and they h ave five daughters: Emma L., Cora E., Ida F., Jessie G., and Maggie E. Mr. and Mrs. Black a re both members of the Christian Church. He is a Republican, and a member of the K. of H. o f Virginia. Charles W., was born in Princeton Precinct, Sept. 19, 1850; is the oldest son of Josep h F. Black, of whom an extended mention is made in the foregoing sketch of the Black family . He received his education at the Washington School House, near Philadelphia, this county , except a six months commercial course in the Business College in Jacksonville, this State . Nov. 24, 1870, he married Miss Elsie E. Buckley, daughter of Mark and Cornelia Job Buckley, in Philadelphia Precinct. Mark Buckley is a native of England, and his wife was bor n at Sylvan Grove, this county, Dec. 30, 1823, and is daughter of Archibald and Jane (Brierly )Job, of whom see Historical Sketch elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Black engaged in farming f or three years, and in 1873 was appointed Deputy Clerk of Cass County, and has since that tim e filled the position with such efficiency, that he has received the nomination on the Republ ican ticket to succeed his uncle, James B. Black, Clerk elect. Mr. and Mrs. Black have thre e children: Mabel, Ora, Roy, Lestie, and Mary Lora. Since 1867 they have been members of the Christian C hurch of Virginia, and Mr. Black is a member of the I.O.O.F. and A.O.U.W. Black Beard Shepherd Callahan Vaughn Wilmott Mains Payne Skiles Naylor Clark Ewing Blai r Buckley Job Brierly = Mecklenburg-NC Scott-IL Morgan-IL Adams-IL England KY

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: 29 186 186 Blount James 27 M Farmer T N X 30 186 186 Blount Jane 23 F I L X 31 186 186 Blount John 1 M IL

CENSUS: 1860 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: James Blunt, Jane, John, james H., Ida M., M artha J.

BIOGRAPHY: The History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois shows: John C. Bone to Elizabeth J. Purvianc e. John C. Bone to Lydia A. Purvines. John C. Bone to Nancy F. Purvines. John C. Bone to Catharine Foster.

CENSUS: 1860 census of Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois shows: J. C. Bone, L. A., M (5/f) . also with them: M. Purvines 23/f/IL (Elizabeth M., sister of Lydia), S. Pervines 15/m/IL . also T. White 26/m/KY as farm laborer, marries Elizabeth a year later.

BIOGRAPHY: The 1912 History of Sangamon County, Illinois.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois shows: John C. Bone to Elizabeth J. Purvianc e. John C. Bone to Lydia A. Purvines. John C. Bone to Nancy F. Purvines. John C. Bone to Catharine Foster.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois shows: John C. Bone to Elizabeth J. Purvianc e. John C. Bone to Lydia A. Purvines. John C. Bone to Nancy F. Purvines. John C. Bone to Catharine Foster.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois shows: John C. Bone to Elizabeth J. Purvianc e. John C. Bone to Lydia A. Purvines. John C. Bone to Nancy F. Purvines. John C. Bone to Catharine Foster.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois shows: John C. Bone to Elizabeth J. Purvianc e. John C. Bone to Lydia A. Purvines. John C. Bone to Nancy F. Purvines. John C. Bone to Catharine Foster.

1860 Census of Flat Rock, Crawford, IL.

CENSUS: 1880 census of Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois shows: B. A. Boyd, Candasa, Chas. B., G . W. 4/m/IL.

Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois: James Boyd and children: Louisa, Narcissa, John, J ulia Ann, James. Father-in-law: William Moore, and brother-in-law: Edna C. Moore. Also Emil y Moore who is either Edna's wife or his sister. I have placed her as his wife which is mor e likely. 38 775 775 Boyd James 42 M Farmer 300 TN 39 775 775 Boyd Louisa 21 F IL 40 775 775 Boyd Narcissa 16 F I L X 41 775 775 Boyd John 13 M I L X 42 775 775 Boyd Julia Ann 9 F I L X 1 775 775 Boyd James 6 M Farmer I L X 2 775 775 Moore William 77 M Farmer SC 3 775 775 Moore Edna C. 37 M Farmer TN 4 775 775 Moore Emily 35 F TN 5 775 775 Haley Emeline 16 F I L X

Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois for both of Samuel's marriages.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois: 6 1789 1789 Boyd Saml. 45 M Constable 1,000 TN 7 1789 1789 Boyd Eliza 30 F K Y X 8 1789 1789 Boyd Danl. 12 M I L X 9 1789 1789 Boyd Mary 10 F I L X

CENSUS: 1860 census of Williamsville,Sangamon,Illinois shows: E. Boyd and her children: J.A . 10/m, F.P. 7/m, P.R. 4/f. also S.N. Dunlap 22/m/IL and M.A. Dunlap 19/f/IL. S.N. would b e Eliza's brother. M.A. is either his sister or his wife.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Franklin, Illinois shows: Walter and Elizabeth BRAFIELD and children : Arthur, James. Also Tenessee Murphy and Branson. It is unclear if MURPHY is a middle nam e of a surname. Tennesee and Branson may be grandchildren or may be Elizabeth's from anothe r marriage.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: James Kizer, Mary and children: Nicholas, Wi lliam, Murray, Charlotte, John, Eliz., Hosea and daughter: Hester and her husband: Abraham Br ewer.

CENSUS: 1860 census of Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois shows: Abraham Brewer, Hester and son : James. Hester's brother, William Kizer was listed with them.