EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876 HAINES, CHRISTOPHER, was born July 4, 1795, in Russell county, Va. His parents soon after moved to Allen county, Ky. He was married in that county, Oct. 12, 1815, to Myrah Gatewood, who was born June 9, 1797, in Alabama, and partly raised in Georgia. They had two children in Allen and moved to Barren county, where five children were born, thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Oct. 22, 1829, in what is now Cotton Hill township, where they had three children. Of their ten children - NANCY W., born Aug. 11, 1816, in Allen county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Samuel D. Snodgrass. See his name. JOHN G., born Jan. 5, 1818, in Allen county, Ky., was married in Springfield, Feb. 20, 1840, to Mary A. Palmer, who was born March 5, 1820, in East St. Louis. Her parents came from Oswego, N. Y. She was educated at Rock Spring Seminary, Ill., and came to Springfield in Jan. 1835. They had eight children, five of whom died under five years of age. HESTER A., born July 29, 1841, was married May 22, 1859, to A. J. Maxfield, who was born Jul 29, 1837, at Cambridge, Ohio. They have two living children, William O. and Virginia T., and live in Cotton Hill township. DOCIA C., born April 15, 1843, was married Oct. 6, 1866, to John R. Moore. She died Jan. 8, 1873. MARTHA J., born Jan. 15, 1854, was married June 12, 1873, to A. B. Allen, and live at Roodhouse. Mrs. Mary A. Haines died Jan. 31, 1874, and John G. Haines was married, Sept. 7, 1874, to Eliza P. Crasser. They have one child, Winford I. J. G. Haines enlisted in Springfield, Ill., April, 1861, in the 7th Ill. Inf., for three months, and was discharged at Paducah, Ky., re-enlisted in 2nd Ill. Art., served one year and one day. He and his family live in Cotton Hill township, ten miles southeast of Springfield. He has served eight years as Justice of the peace. SAMUEL, born July 5, 1820, in Barren county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., May 10, 1842 to Mrs. Matilda J. Stout, whose maiden name was William. They had six children, two died in infancy. THOMAS M., died August 28, 1868, in the twentieth year of his age. He was a member of the High school in Springfield at the time. SAMUEL G., died in his fifth year. MARY P. and SARAH V. reside with their parents, in Springfield, Illinois. MARIA, born Sept. 2, 1822, in Barren county, Ky., was married Jan. 8, 1840, in Sangamon county, Ill., to Eri Darwin. She died May 4, 1841, leaving one child, LAURA, who has been twice married, and is now the wife of James Masterson. They live in Washington Territory, and have four children. FLETCHER, born Nov. 5, 1824, in Barren county, Ky., was a solider in the Mexican war from Sangamon county, under Col. E. D. Baker. He married Lucinda J. Hatler, who died, leaving one child, JAMES WM., who married Susan Kessler, and lives in Taylorville. Mr. F. Haines married Lydia Anderson. They have five children, MILLARD F., ELIZABETH, MARY J., EDITH and SHERMAN, and live near Taylorville. JAMES M., born Nov. 23, 1826, in Barren county, Ky., brought up in Sangamon county, was married May 24, 1853, in Christian county, Ill., to Mira O. Ricks, who was born Oct. 31, 1835, in Trigg county, Ky. They had six living children in Sangamon county, Ill. ALICE E., BENETTIE L., MARGARET E., ULYSSES G., IDA M. and ARTHUR G. reside with their parents, at the homestead settled by Mr. Haines parents in 1830, in Cotton Hill township, at the Junction of Horse creek and the South Fork timber, ten miles southeast of Springfield, near New City, Ill. DOCIA, born June, 1829, in Barren county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to John B. Ricks, who was born Nov. 14, 1832, in Trigg county Ky. They have five children: JAMES B., born Dec. 25, 1852, was married Dec. 23, 172, in Bloomington, to Pammie L. Geltmacher. They have one child, and live in Taylorville. He is a lawyer, and engaged in practice there. HENRIETTA L., LAURA B., MARGARET E. and QUINTUS A. reside with their parents in Taylorville. John B. Ricks has served one term or more as sheriff of Christian county, was a representative of that county in the legislature of 1867, and aided in enacting the law for building the present State House, and is now - 1876 - clerk of the circuit court of Christian county. FRANCIS A., born March 22, 1832 in Sangamon county, went to Oregon in 1852 returned in 1859, and was married, Jan. 17, 1859, at Princeton, Bureau county, Ill., to Zerilda A. Britt, and now - 1876 - live at New City, Sangamon county, Ill. BENJAMIN K., born Aug 20, 1834, in Sangamon county, enlisted April 18, 1861, for three months, in Co. G, 7th Ill. Inf., served until July 25, 1861, enlisted in the 2nd Ill. Art., for three years, served full term, re-enlisted as a veteran, and served to the end of the rebellion, in 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married June 9, 1873, to Nancy J. Haines, and lives near Palmer, Christian county. WILLIAM F., born Oct 23, 1839, in Sangamon county, was married, May 17, 1858, to Burrilla Ashford, who was born March 8, 1840, in Allen county, Ky. Mr. Hanes enlisted April 18, 1861, in Co. G, 7th Ill. Inf., for three months, served until July 5, 1861, when he was discharged for physical disability. Mr. And Mrs. Haines had three children, THOMAS E., the eldest died in his fourth year. LENA L., the youngest, died in infancy. ETTA FRANCES, born Aug 24, 1864, lives with her parents in Springfield, Ill. Christopher Haines died
March 29, 1850 and Mrs. Myrah Haines died Nov. 11, 1859,
both on the farm where they settled in 1830.
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