Stout, George

Flourished: Sangamon County, Illinois

Stout was one of the earliest settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois. He served in the Black Hawk War alongside Abraham Lincoln. In 1830, he had eight other people in his household.

History of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chicago: Inter-State, 1811), 1059; Muster Roll of Captain Jacob M. Early’s Company of Mounted Volunteers; U.S. Census Office, Fifth Census of the United States (1830), Sangamon County, IL, 149.