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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

              Page 79-80
              
              ALLEN, WILLIAM S., was born June 16, 1774, in Bourbon
            county, Ky. He was married to ABIGAIL SNEDEGAR. They
            had five children in Kentucky. Mr. ALLEN came to Sangamon
            county in 1835, purchased land and prepared a house. He
            returned to Kentucky and brought his family, arriving
            Nov. 1, 1836, in what is now Ball township. Of their
            children,
            
              MARIA L., born in Bourbon county, Ky., was married there
            to SHELTON WATTS. They had three children there, and moved
            to Sangamon county in 1839. Of their children, NANCY J. 
            married JOHN DRENNAN, and resides near Tolono, Champaign
            county, Ill. WILLIAM S. married SARAH KNOTTS, and resides
            near Tolono, Ill. BENJ. FRANKLIN married ISABEL F. THOMPSON.
            (see R. B. THOMPSON sketch) SHELTON WATTS died July 16, 1843,
            and his widow married JOHN BROWNWELL. (see his name)
            
              MARY E., born Feb. 28, 1819, in Bourbon county, Ky., was
            married in Sangamon county, Ill., June 16, 1841, to JAMES
            W. STEPHENSON. They had nine children. MARGARET A., born
            July 16, 1842, was married Sept. 2, 1875, to ANDREW LITTLE.
            They reside near New Canton, Ill. JAMES A., born June 30,
            1843, WILLIAM E., born July 24, 1845, FINIS E., born Oct.
            18, 1849, and PRESLEY B., born March 14, 1851, reside with
            their parents. MARY E., born Nov. 7, 1854, was married
            June 6, 1872, and resides in Mexico, Mo., and ELLEN, born
            Sept. 9, 1856, resides with her parents. Two children died
            in infancy. JAMES W. STEPHENSON and family reside near
            New Canton, Ill.
            
              NANCY died in Kentucky, aged 19 years.
              
              WATERMAN P., born Jan. 8, 1820, in Bourbon county, Ky.,
            was married in Sangamon county, Feb., 1849, to LOUISA
            WATTS. They have four children, MARIA L., and WILLIAM S.
            reside with their father. MARY E. was married Oct. 29,
            1873, to JOHN L. CLAYTON, and resides in Ball township.
            JULIA A. resides with her father. Mrs. LOUISA ALLEN
            died Nov. 26, 1857, and W. P. ALLEN was married Oct. 18,
            1858, to CATHARINE VAUGHN. They have six children,
            MARGARET E., HARRIET R., LOUISA J., JOHN, JOSEPH F.
            and ALPH R., and reside in Ball township on the farm
            settled by Mr. ALLEN'S father, in 1836.
            
              JOHN W., born in Kentucky, brought up in Sangamon
            county, was married in Menard county, Illinois, to
            JANE WATKINS, they reside near Atlantic, Cass county,
            Iowa.
            
              Mrs. ABIGAIL ALLEN died Sept. 10, 1843, and WILLIAM
            S. ALLEN died Dec. 11, 1848, both in Sangamon county,
            Ill.
            
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