EARLY ARRIVALS IN SANGAMON COUNTY
from Original Edition of the 1876 History of
Early Settlers of Sangamon County Illinois
By John C. Power
Transcribed by Cherie Logan for the Sangamon County ILGenWeb Page

Illinois.

SPENCER, JOHN was born

about 1800 in Adair county, Ky. Cynthia

Harvey was born in the same county, and

they were there married and had three

children. The family moved to Sangamon

county, 111., arriving August, 1836,

in what is now Salisbury township, where

two children were born. Of their five children.

CATHARINE, born Aug. 29, 1830,

in Adair county, Ky., married in Sangamon

county to Pierson Roll. See his name.

NANCY, born in Adair county, Ky.,

married in Sangamon county to Isaaac

Miller. They have six children.

DIANA, born in Adair county, Ky.,

married in Sangamon county, to John

Shanahan, have three children and live at

Point of Rocks, Wyoming Territory.

MARTE., born in Sangamon county,

married Eli Drone. They have four children,

and live in Pike county, 111.

JOHN W., born in Sangamon county,

married Mary Clements, and live in the

southeast corner of Macoupin county, 111.

John Spencer died September, 1863,

and Mrs. Cynthia Spencer died Nov. 26,

1869, both in Sangamon county, north of

the river.