History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 651, Farmers' Township
Sarah Abernathy; P. O., Table Grove; was born in Sangamon Co.,
Ill., Dec. 25, 1830. Her father, Samuel Powell, was a native of Ohio,
and an early settler, - in fact one of the first settlers of Sangamon
county. Her mother, Elizabeth Powell, was also a native of Ohio; both
are now dead. Her educational advantages were very limited. She was
married to John Abernathy, a native of Va., and came to Fulton Co. with
his family when John was but 12 years old, which was in 1836. They
settled in Farmers’ township, where John resided, a prominent farmer
and stock-raiser until his death, which occurred Jan. 11, 1869. He was
an enterprising man, well respected by his friends and neighbors. Mary
E. Abernathy resides with her mother and brother.
