Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Sands, John P ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 3:09 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 John P. Sands, deceased, formerly a resident on section 7, Lyndon Township, was born Aug. 15, 1803, in Westchester Co., N. Y., and was the son of Jesse and Mary (Pardee) Sands, natives respectively of New York and Connecticut. The family removed to Yates County, in the same State, in 1819, whence they went, two years later, to Hornby, Steuben County. Mr. Sands was married in Hornby, June 8, 1825, to Candace Gaylord. Following is the record of their children: Ezra, the fourth son, was born March 9, 1839, in Yates Co., N. Y.; he was six years of age when his parents removed to Whiteside County, where he grew to manhood; he was 22 when the Civil War made it necessary for the Nation to demand aid of her strong sons, and he enlisted under the second call for troops, enrolling in August, 1861, in the Eighth Ill. Cav., Co. C. he was killed Oct. 11, 1863, in a skirmish at Raccoon Ford, Rapidan River, Va.; his command had been with the Army of the Potomac from the date of taking the field, and had participated in much service; he held the rank of Corporal; Pamela, the oldest daughter, was born Feb. 4, 1828, in Hornby, and was married April 4, 1849, to Jabez Lathe; she died Sept. 1, 1854, of cholera; Mary Jane, born March 18, 1836, was married Dec. 15, 1853, to Jonathan Remington. He was born in Pennsylvania, and located in Lyndon in 1845; he died of cholera, Aug. 28, 1854. Five children survive: Lydia was born Nov. 29, 1833; Charles G., Nov. 29, 1845, and Marcus A., Aug. 7, 1848. The mother was born April 8, 1809, in Plymouth, Litchfield Co., Conn., and is the daughter of Marcus and Lydia (Pond) Gaylord. Her parents were born in Plymouth, and in 1826 went to Hornby, Steuben Co., N. Y., where they died. In 1830 John P. Sands moved to Yates County from Steuben, and there lived until 1842, when he returned to Hornby. In May, 1845, he started for Illinois, in the common way of traveling, with a wagon to convey family and household goods, and a span of horses. At Buffalo they embarked on a steamer, proceeding to Chicago, where they resumed their journey under the same circumstances as they left their home. Mr. Sands made a claim on section 7, of township 20, range 5 east, which was in its original prairie condition. He built a log cabin, 14 x 16 feet in size, which the parents and eight children lived in three years, when they moved to a new frame house better adapted to their changing and improving circumstances. Mr. Sands improved his farm according to the usual methods, and it was his home during the remainder of his life—a period of almost 40 years. He died June 11, 1883. Mrs. Sands is still a resident on the homestead, and is 76 years of age. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/sands2351nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb