| Mrs.William Price |
MRS. WILLIAM PRICE, a resident of Rushville,Illinois, has the honor of being one of the earliest settlers of Schuylercounty, Illinois, her parents removing there in 1826. She was born in Crawfordcounty, Indiana, October 8, 1816, a daughter of Wiliam and Cassie (Frakes)McKee, whose history appears on another page of this volume. She recallsmany incidents of life on the frontier, and has not forgotten the privationsand hardships endured by those who were courageous enough to undertaketo subdue the wild land and convert it into fertile farms. She was marriedat the age of sixteen years, to William Price, native of Tennessee, bornOctober 8, 1809, a son of Samuel and Beersheba (Atehily) Price; his fatherremoved from Tennessee to Illinois, and was a pioneer of Schuyler county;he afterward removed to Arkansas, and lived there until after the deathof his wife, when he returned to Illinois; he spent his lastyears at the home of Mrs. Price in Rushville. William Price was rearedin his native State, and there learned the trade of a blacksmith; he remainedin Tennessee until 1830, when he emigrated to Schuyler county, Illinois,where he resided until his death. At the time of his marriage he settledon the land now occupied by Mrs. Mary Price, which was the gift of herfather; he followed his trade, and at the same time superintended the cultivationof his farm; he made many excellent improvements, erecting good buildings,and bringing the land to a high state of productiveness. His death occurredMarch 21, 1887.Mrs. Price has four children living; Johnmarried Margaret Owen; George married Emma Meador; Agnes is the wife ofOscar B. Hite; James F. married Nannie Bodenheimer.
In his political views Mr. Price adheredto the principles of the Republican party. He was a man of great integrityof character, and enjoyed the respect of all who knew him.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 140-141.
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