the settlers: families

william and mary a. (cummins) highland

William Highland (b. Nov 11, 1817, Pennsylvania) married Mary A. Cummins in Jan. of 1843. They settled near Jacksonville in 1878. William died Sept. 4, 1901 and Mary died Oct. 13, 1905. They are both buried in the McCune Cemetery. They had five children; two of which came with them to McCune.

Henry G. (b. Nov 5, 1844, Ohio USA).

William T. “Tom” (b. Sept. 21, 1860 Vermillion Cnty., Illinois) Married Ella M. Wilson of McCune in 1887. They had three children: Cora Mable, Esther May, and Henry M. Both parents and the three children are buried in the McCune Cemetery.