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History of White County, Illinois
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ackson Abshier, born Jan. 8, 1815, the day of the memorable battle of New Orleans, was a son of Thomas and Nancy A. (Perryman) Abshier, natives of North Carolina. Their parents moved to Adair County, Ky., when they were both quite young and they were married there, about 1812, and moved to Murray County, Tenn. They resided in Tennessee till 1829, when, with a family of ten children, they moved to Franklin Co., Ill. In 1833 the children that were living and unmarried and their mother came to New Haven, where they have since resided. The names of his father's family were - Elizabeth, Anderson, Jackson, Elias, Malinda, Milly L., now living. Anderson was in the Black Hawk war. He lives in Thompson, Franklin Co, Ill. Elizabeth married Wesley Fletcher and lives in Saline County. Washington lives at Tipton, Mo. Maria married J. L. Purvis, of New Haven.
Submitted by Linda Roberts
[Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 946.
Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County.
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