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SOURCE:
History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois.
"CENTENNIAL RECORD"
by John Carroll Power
Assisted by his wife, Mrs. S. A. Power
Under the Auspices of the Old Settlers Society
Springfield, ILL:  Edwin A. Wilson & Co. - 1876
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   ALKIRE, HARMONAS, was born in 1804, in Bourbon county, Ky. His parents
moved, when he was quite young, to Pickaway county, O. In 1826 he visited
Sangamon county on business for other parties. Returning to Ohio, he went
to Lafayette, Ind. The next year he came to Sangamon county again, on
business, and was married in Springfield, Dec. 31, 1829, to Martha
McLemore. She was born July 10, 1810, in Burke county, N. C. Her parents
moved, in 1811, to Knoxville, Tenn., and moved from there to Sangamon
county, Ill., arriving, Dec. 23, 1828, at Springfield. Soon after marriage
Mr. Alkire returned to Lafayette with his wife. They had two children born
there, and then moved to Sangamon county, arriving, August, 1832, in what
is now Fancy Creek township, where they had eight living children. Of the
other ten children,

   MARY ANN, born at Lafayette, Ind., is unmarried, and resides with her
parents.

   JAMES Y., born Feb. 3, 1832, at Lafayette, Ind.; married, Oct. 4, 1866,
to Addie H. Ross, who was born March 6, 1838, in Miami county, O. They have
two living children, ANNIE M. and MARGARET A. J. Y. Alkire is farming and
practicing medicine. Resides three miles west of Sherman.

   MARGARET J., born Dec. 17, 1833, in Sangamon county; married Isaac Mull,
who was born March 2, 1820, in Mason county, Ky. They have five children,
IDA M., HENRY E., JENNIE, MATTIE E. and CHARLES C., and reside four miles
north of Springfield.

   CAROLINE M., born Jan. 24, 1835, in Sangamon county; married April 6,
1865, to Conrad Shamel. They have three children, CHARLES H., CLARENCE A.
and JOHN Y., and reside near Springfield.

   WILLIAM W., born July 26, 1837, in Sangamon county; married Judith S.
Lightfoot. They have three children, HERBERT, EMMETT and ARTHUR, and reside
four miles southwest of Troy, Doniphan county, Kan.

   DANIEL, born in Sangamon county, is a traveling preacher in the M. E.
church, at present, 1873, resides with his parents, recruiting his health.

   ALBERT H., born in Sangamon county, is a traveling preacher in Illinois
Conference, M. E. church, 1873.

PRISCILLA E., married George W. Neer, and resides near Taylorville.

   MATTIE E., married Edward J. Myers. They have two children, MARY A. and
EDWARD L., and reside in Fancy Creek township.

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   LEANDER died June 5, 1871, in his 18th year.

   Harmonas Alkire and his wife are living on the farm where they settled
in 1832. It is three miles west of Sherman. He confirms the statement of
Washington Crowder that the sudden change took place December 20, 1836,
because he entered a piece of land that day, and the papers bear the above
date.

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