EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY -

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.

HATLER, JAMES, was born March 23, 1800, probably in Tennessee, and taken by his parents to Allen county, Ky. He was there married to Nancy Dean, Jan. 30, 1823. She was born in that county. They had five children, and came to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1834, in what is now cotton Hill township. The next year three members of the family died, including both parents, namely: Mrs. Nancy Hatler died July 9, 1835; their daughter, Rebecca, died July 14, aged eleven years; and James Hatler died Sept. 4, 1835. That broke up the family, and the four children were taken to Greene county, and raised by their grandfather and uncle. Of the children -

GRANVILLE, born Sept, 14, 1825, in Allen county, Ky., married Oct. 22, 1846, in Greene county, Ill. To Sarah Finley, who was born in that county, Nov. 17, 1828. They have nine children; one born in Greene county and eight in Sangamon, namely:

JAMES H. born Jan. 17, 1848, in Greene County, married Nov. 16, 1871 to Salome Bomhoff, who was born in Sangamon county, Nov. 30, 1851. They reside in Cotton Hill township. The third child, NANCY J., born Oct. 22, 1851, married Silvan Willliams. See his name. The other seven children, LEWIS J., JOHN H., MARY E., ROSA M., EMMAJ., EFFIE and RUFUS CARROLL, live with their parents in Cotton Hill township. Granville Hatler owns and lives on the farm purchased by is father on coming to the county in 1834.

GILBERT, born Jan. 20, 1828, in Allen county, Ky., married in Greene county, Ill., to Delilah Finley. He died April 13, 1872 leaving a widow and five children - SARAH J., JOSEPHIEN, NANCY E., ALBERT and DAISEY. The family live in Cotton Hill township.

LUCINDA F., born April 14, 1830, married Fletcher Haines. See his name.

FRANCIS M., born Feb. 28, 1833, in Allen county, Ky., married in Greene county, Ill., to Sarah Overbey, have three children, and reside near Athensville, Greene county, Ill.