Individual Details
Samuel Clegg
(5 Jul 1811 - 10 Sep 1887)
Marshall Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co. in 1835
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Biography from "The Past and Present of Woodford Co., Illinois 1878":
Clegg, Samuel, farmer; P. O. Dana, La Salle Co.; born in Ohio (now Marshall) Co., Va., July 5, 1811; came to Illinois in the Fall of 1854, stopping near Washburn, this county, until the Spring of 1856, when he located on the farm on which he now resides; owns 420 acres of land, valued at $20,000; served as Road Commissioner and School Trustee two terms, and School Director several terms; married in 1834 to Miss Lydia Martin; she was born in Green Co., Pa.., Feb. 25, 1813; eleven children, eight living - Kezia, wife of Alfred White; Robert M.; Mary, wife of Wm. Fryberger; Rebecca, wife of John Bane; Elizabeth, wife of John Thorpe; James P.; Minerva, wife of John Marshall; Lois S., wife of Wm. H. Wright; lost three - Texana, wife of W. W. Pritchard, died in 1876; others died in infancy.
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Biography from "The Past and Present of Woodford Co., Illinois 1878":
Clegg, Samuel, farmer; P. O. Dana, La Salle Co.; born in Ohio (now Marshall) Co., Va., July 5, 1811; came to Illinois in the Fall of 1854, stopping near Washburn, this county, until the Spring of 1856, when he located on the farm on which he now resides; owns 420 acres of land, valued at $20,000; served as Road Commissioner and School Trustee two terms, and School Director several terms; married in 1834 to Miss Lydia Martin; she was born in Green Co., Pa.., Feb. 25, 1813; eleven children, eight living - Kezia, wife of Alfred White; Robert M.; Mary, wife of Wm. Fryberger; Rebecca, wife of John Bane; Elizabeth, wife of John Thorpe; James P.; Minerva, wife of John Marshall; Lois S., wife of Wm. H. Wright; lost three - Texana, wife of W. W. Pritchard, died in 1876; others died in infancy.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jul 1811 | Wolf Run, Ohio (Marshall) Co., (West) Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Apr 1834 | Lydia Martin |  | ||
| Moved | 1854 | near Washburn - Marshall Co., Illinois | | ||
| Moved | 1856 | near Minonk - Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Death | 10 Sep 1887 | Illinois | |||
| Burial | Minonk Township cemetery, Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Martin (1813 - 1895) |
| Child | Keziah Clegg (1835 - 1906) |
| Child | Robert M. Clegg (1837 - 1905) |
| Child | Mary Clegg (1839 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Clegg (1841 - 1925) |
| Child | Elizabeth Clegg (1843 - ) |
| Child | James P. Clegg (1845 - 1910) |
| Child | Minerva Clegg (1847 - ) |
| Child | Texana Clegg (1849 - 1876) |
| Child | Lois S. Clegg (1851 - 1912) |
| Father | Thomas Clegg Jr. (1782 - 1871) |
| Mother | Keziah Hubbs (1786 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Elizah Clegg (1807 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Clegg (1809 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Alexander Clegg (1813 - 1873) |
| Sibling | John Clegg (1815 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Martin Clegg (1815 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Isaac Clegg (1817 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Clegg (1819 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Keziah Clegg (1822 - 1822) |
Endnotes
1. Clegg Family History by Thomas Clegg III (1828-1903).
2. Jotham Martin Journal #2, 104,116.
3. , "Jotham Martin journal #3," 37; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
4. Jo Knight, "," Jo Knight Journal #2: 119.
5. Jo Knight, "," Jo Knight Journal #2: 119.