Biography - SAMUEL B. LOGAN
Samuel B. Logan, one of the very oldest of the pioneers now living in
Douglas county, and the first sheriff, was born near the village of
Washington, Mason county, Kentucky, April 30, 1816. He is a son of Joseph
and Mary (Morris) Logan. The former was a native of Mason county and the
latter of the state of New Jersey. John Logan (grandfather) was one of the
early settlers from Pennsylvania, and after his arrival in Kentucky he lived
in a fort. Joseph Logan (father) was a soldier in the war of 1812 and was in
the battle of the Thames. John Morris (grandfather) was a native of New
Jersey and in the opinion of Mr. Logan was a soldier in the war of the
Revolution. His father and mother, in 1837, removed to Coles county and
located within two miles of where Mr. Logan now resides. The first year his
father raised a crop, renting his land of old Jacob Moore.
Samuel B. Logan enjoys the honor of having been the first sheriff of Douglas
county, and has lived a long, honorable and beautiful life in his adopted
county. In 1848 he was married to Miss Leah Fuller, a native of Virginia,
whose death occurred in 1896. To this marriage were born twelve children. Of
this number six are living, viz.: Samuel F., Albert W., Harriet J., Hannah
C., Mary E. and Stephen.
Extracted 03 Apr 2020 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, pages 271-272.
