Flavius C. Price – Biography
FlaviusC. Price
FLAVIUSC. PRICE, one of the oldest of the native born settlers of Mount Sterling,was born December 12, 1838. His father, William D. Price, was born in Kentucky,near Leesburg, July 17, 1817. Grandfather of subject, William D. Price,was born in Virginia, and removed from there to Kentucky, being one ofthe pioneers of that state. He spent his last years at Lexington. He servedin the war of 1812, and was taken prisoner by the British.Fatherof subject was reared in Kentucky, and came from there to Illinois about1833, and located in that part of Schuyler county now included in Browncounty. He entered a tract of Government land on section 2, built a loghouse, and at once commenced to improve a farm. He was a resident theretill his death, which occurred in 1848. The maiden name of mother of oursubject was Eliza A. Taylor. She was born in Fayette county, Kentucky,October 17, 1817, daughter of John and Elizabeth Taylor. Her parents camefrom Kentucky to Morgan county in 1832, and thence to Brown county in 1834.Mother of subject died February 1, 1871.
Subjectwas reared and educated in his native township. When his parents settledhere, and for years afterward, the country was but little improved, anddeer, turkeys, wolves and other game abounded. He attended the pioneerschools. These were taught in a log house, the seats made of slabs, oneside hewn smooth, and wooden pins for legs. There were no desks, but holesbored in the wall, pins inserted, and a plank laid on them served as adesk for the larger pupils.
Hecontinued to reside with his mother on the farm until 1862, when, August8, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois VolunteerInfantry. The regiment was organized at Quincy, in october, and was oneof the most active regiments in the army. He was with the regiment in allits various marches, campaigns and battles. The most important battleswere the siege and capture of Fort de Russey, Pleasant Hill, Yellow Ballou,Nashville, Tennessee, and Forts Spanish and Blakely. He was dischargedwith the regiment and returned home, and resumed farming till 1882, onthe lot where he now resides in section 1, Mount Sterling.
Hewas married May 10, 1861, to Narcissa Wilson. She was born in Brown county,Illinois, daughter of James L. Wilson. She died August 9, 1886. He wasagain married on October 23, 1887, to Miss Nancy Sullivan; she was bornin Scotland county, Missouri. He has one child living by first marriage,Julia E., and by second marriage, one daughter, Calista. Julia E. marriedWm. Jones, of Scott county, and has one daughter, Ethel.
Oursubject is a Republican in politics. He and his wife are both members ofthe Christian Church, as also was his first wife.
Biographical Review ofCass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review PublishingCo., Chicago, 1892, pages 240-241.
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