Source:
History of Macon Co., Illinois
from its organization to 1876
By
John W. Smith, Esq.
of the
Macon County Bar.
Springfield: Rokker's Printing House.
1876
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CHAPTER X. -
Biographical Sketches
of Early Settlers
who came here prior to 1836,
and their families, up to the Present time; Births, Marriages,
Deaths, etc.
Pages 246 - 298
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| DR.
JOSEPH KING was born in 1810, and came to Macon county in
1839, and married ______
Packard. At that time there were but two or three
physicians in the county, Drs. Read and Spear. Dr.
Rogers came here in 1840, and remained a few years. Dr.
K. received his medical education in Cincinnati, O., and soon
after his arrival had an extensive practice, and was often called
upon to ride 25 or 30 miles to see a patient. The Doctor
relates some very amusing incidents connected with the early
practice in the county, and some that were not so amusing to the
participants; such as being lost on the large prairies, and riding
all night in the cold, when the wolves were uncomfortably thick.
The Doctor says he was always afraid of the wolves, and retains a
distinct recollection of the vigorous barking of these creatures as
he would be out riding late at night, perhaps miles from any
habitation. |
REV.
ALONZO LAPHAM
was born in New Hampshire, May 29, 1797. He moved to Vermont;
afterwards to Indiana, where he became acquainted with, and in 1828
married, Margaret Anderson. He came to Macon county at
a very early date, when there were but two houses in the city of
Decatur, and soon afterwards engaged in farming. Mr. Lapham
was an ordained minister of the Methodist church, and assisted a
great deal in the organization of churches in Central Illinois.
Of the children of Alonzo and Margaret -
Mary J. was born Oct. 18, 1829; was married to
David M. Thornby, Feb. 22, 1849, and are now living near Salt
Creek. John W. was born Dec. 18, 1832; was married to
Maria Hammond. He is now engaged as a minister of the
gospel, in the M. E. Church. Truman C. was born Aug.
28, 1835; was married to Jennie Downs of Shelbyville,
Illinois, Jan. 6, 1863. He is now engaged as a book and music
merchant in Shelbyville, Illinois. Wm. W. was born Mar.
7, 1836; was married to Mary J. Crowder, of Springfield,
Illinois, Mar. 7, 1861. He is now engaged in the wholesale
music store of Story and Camp, St. Louis, Mo. Martin A.
was born Jan. 2, 1841; was married to Francis Frazier, of
Danville, Illinois, where he now resides. He was for a time
vice-president of Quincy College, and receiving officer of the Port
of New Orleans. A. Milton was born Aug. 11, 1843.
He has been engaged as a photographer, real estate and insurance
agent in Decatur, Illinois, where he now resides. |
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JAMES LAW,
John Law and Rose Ann, all came here abut
the same time. They were brothers and sister of
Robert; John is dead. |
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ROBERT
LAW
was born in Wilson county, Tenn., in Nov., 1807, and moved to Macon
county in 1830 - having been here the year previous to see the
country. He was out with the rangers in the Black-Hawk war,
under Captain Warnick. He built the old
horse-mill at Whitehouse's, in Mt. Zion township, in 1836-7, near
where Mr. L. now resides. |
ALFRED LAYMONS was born in
Grayson county, Ky., Sept. 23, 1808, and removed to Macon county in
1829, where he married Rhoda P. Shepherd, as his first wife,
who was born in Virginia, Dec. 28, 1813, and died Sept. 27, 1836.
Of their two children -
HENDERSON M. was born Apr. 15, 1833; died June,
1867. W. W. was born Mar. 14, 1835; died Feb. 1870.
Mr. Laymons' second wife was Jane Manly,
who was born in Grayson county, Ky., Aug. 10, 1815, and died
Dec. 31, 1858.
Of their children -
MARGARET A. was born May 22, 1839; died Dec.,
1839. SARAH E. was born Nov. 3, 1840; died May 1, 1871.
JNO. A. was born Oct. 5, 1842; died Jan., 1870.
JACKSON M. was born Jan. 9, 1847. MARY A. was born
Oct. 10, 1849. NANCY E. was born June 27, 1854; died
July 1854. |
JOHN
LOWRY
was born in 1803, in Green county, Tenn.; was married to
Elizabeth Drennan in 1825. They removed to Macon
county in 1834. Of their children -
JAMES A. was born in 1826 or 7. WM. A. was
born in 1828. Jackson C. was born in 1830.
Charles D. was born in 1832.
Mary P. was born in 1837. |
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