Patterson, Reuben L was born 26 Apr 1814 in Preston.  He studied at
Oxford for a while and then became a doctor, which he gave up for
farming.  He married Alethe McNulty and they had 10 children: James H,
Lewis H, John C (to MO), Samuel W, Rueben L and Aletha J.  His father
was James Patterson born in SC. James came to RC in 1800 and served as
a Ranger.  He first married a Miss Boggs in SC, she died in RC.  He
then married Bethiah Lacy the d/o Col. Lacy.  Reuben's grandfather was
from Ireland and fought in the Rev War. (1875)

Phegley, William was born in Spencer Co, KY 25 Apr 1818.  His family
came to RC in 1833 to settle in T5 R8.  William married in 1844 to
Hannah Mudd the d/o James and Amelia Mudd.  Hannah was born 28 Apr
1825 in RC.  Willima's father was Abraham who was born in 1796 in KY.
Where he married Susan Smith.  Abraham's father was Simon who was from
PA before moving to KY. (1875)

Preston, Robert H was born in Seo 1810 near Freehold, Mommouth Co, NJ.
From age 14 to 29 he worked in a woolen factory.  In Aug of 1839 He
married Elizabeth Flemming.  He moved his new family to RC in 1840.
His parents were William and Sarh (Hutchinson) Preston.  His
grandfather was Joseph Preston, Capt of the NJ troops in the Rev War.
(1875)

Pollock, Dr J T was born in Sparta in Sep 1829. While studying
medicaine he became blind from 1853-55, his sight was restored by
doctors in St Louis.  He began his practice in 1855.  In 1858 he
married M F Warren.  They had 3 children.  His wife died in Jan 1873.
JT's father was Robert from Beaver Co, PA.  He died not long after JT
was born in 1829.  His wife married William McDill. (1875)

Pollock, William M was born 10 Jul 1832. He was a tanner. On 27 Oct 1864 he married Mary J Burns. They had one child: Etta. William's father was James Pollock who was born in Newcastle, PA 19 Oct 1796. He died Oct 1867. On 19 Dec 1822 James Married Ann E Conway in St Louis. They had 12 children. In 1824 the family came to RC and settled on what is now Preston. (1875)

Paulter, Paul was born in Premnelbach in the canton of Soultz, Alsace (in 1834 a part of France) on 18 Mar 1834. It is not known when he came to RC but in 1855 he bought land at survey #442 claim # 1395. In 1857 he married in NY to Rosine Daniel. Their children were: Cornelius Daniel, Mary Margaret, Rosa Julia, Joseph Franz, Clara Catherine, Mary Christina, John Edward and Albert Joseph. In 1874 Paul owned the Paulter Hotel in Evansville. Paul's father was Joseph who came to the US in Nov 1847 to Erie Co, NY. In 1856 he came to RC (but I believe he died in NY) in 1873. Joseph was married to Margaret Weckerle. They had 8 children, besides Paul one was Margaret who married Nicholas Gross and moved to RC. (1875)

Penrod, Capt Jonathon was born 07 Jun 1810 in Lancaster, PA. At the age of 15 he began his career on a steamboat. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Kimmel) Penrod having 11 children. They came from PA to Union Co, IL and settled near Jonesboro. Samuel died when Jonathon was 6 or 8 y/o. So Jonathon went to RC to live with Henry Will. Jonathon married Mary A Anderson of Baltimore. She died Sep 1869. Jonathon died at Rall's Ridge on 25 Aug 1875. (1875)

Pillars, James Francis was born in KY. He came to RC in 1795 from Jefferson Co, KY, and settled near Ellis Grove. He served in the Rev witht the Jefferson Co militia. He married a Mrs Martha Hughs (whose first husband was Hughes). Their sons were: John (1786-1852), Richard (abt 1791-1844), Elizabeth (abt 1788-1847) and Sarah. According to a bio there was a daughter named Mary but this may have been one of the other girl or a child who died very young. James also lived in Ste. Genevieve County Missouri, returning to Randolph County around 1825, where he died on 17 May 1834. His wife Martha died there in 1837. (1894)

added to by Carolyn Pillers Dobler (Dcdobler @aol.com

Pillers (Pillars), John B (27 Jul 1786-11 Jan 1852) came to Randolph County in about 1795 with his family (see James Francis Pillars). He married Margaret Gaston on 25 Nov 1809. They raised 6 daughters and 1 son to maturity: Ann (12/25/1810-3/24/1888) married Abraham Harmon; Sarah (11/12/1812-7/20/1900) married James Thompson Jr, then Samuel B. Crozier, then Samuel Alexander Mann; Catherine (6/12/1814, abt 1840) married Calvin Elsey; Jane (6/10/1816-2/10/1892) married John Douglas; Margaret (4/28/1825-2/15/1869) married John H. McCarty; Mary (b. 3/6/1827) married first Jonathan Pettit, then Dr. John Glen; and Peter Wylie B. (7/21/1832-4/5/1886) married Jane Wilson. Two sons, James H. (b. 12/24/1817) and John W. (4/21/1820) died in infancy. John Pillers was the first settler in Blair. He purchased 320 acres from the government on 4/21/1815 for $2 an acre; although shortly thereafter he sold a portion of this land. He remained on this land until his death. John Pillers served in the Illinois Territorial militia and the Randolph County militia, where he eventually became a major. (1875)

Submitted by Carolyn Pillers Dobler

Pinkerton, John was born 21 Feb 1811 in SC.  He married Dovey Hughey
in TN.   John arrived in RC in 1844 and his wife died the folowing
year.  They had four children: James M, William H, Luther (to KS) and
Isaac (to CA in 1852).   In 1846 he married Mary McKane the d/o James.
Their children were Minerva and Sarah.  John's father was John, born
in SC and married to Sarah Gilmore.    They had 6 children in SC
before moving to Lincoln Co, Tn were they had 5 more.  Sarah died in
TN in 1831.  John Sr moved on to MS in 1844 before finally moving to
TX with his daughter Sarah, were he died.  John Jr's grandfather was
James, a sea captian.  He was a Rev War soldier and teacher in SC and
TN.  He died at the age of 82 in TN. (1875)

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