Macon County Biographies A ABRAMS, JOSIAH   ALLIN, DAVID L.   ALLEN, SAMUEL C. AUSTIN, BENJAMIN R. AUSTIN, JESSE AUSTIN, WM. A. JOSIAH ABRAMS was born in Ohio; moved to Sangamon County in 1822, and to Macon County in 1829; married Nancy Davis. Of their children — Levi was born July 25, 1808; married Mayon Moore. Elizabeth was born in 1810; married Dan. Howell. Henry A. was born Oct. 12, 1812; married Elizabeth Primm. Maria J. married Burdine Church (dead). Delila married A. J. Sinclair. Jemmima married S. R. Wheeler. James married Louisa Johnson. Susan married Felix Butler. Francis M. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 247. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. Capt. DAVID L. ALLIN was born in Loudon County, Va. [ed., Loudoun County], March 14, 1806, and came to Macon County in the fall of 1828, and located where James C. Lake now resides, on North Water Street. There was at that time a small cabin, which had been built by Hubbell Sprague, standing near Mr. Lake's present residence, which was regarded as a country residence. Mr. Allin entered from the government the east half, northwest, section 14, town 16, 2 east, which now embraces about one-fourth of the city of Decatur, and of which North Water Street was the western line. Mr. A. built the second water mIll that was ever built in the county, in 1831-2, which was afterwards sold by him to Robert Maffitt, and known for many years as Maffitt's MIll. Mr. Allin also made the first lime ever manufactured in Macon County, at the "old lime kiln," a short distance southwest of Decatur, on the river. The lime was said to be of a very superior quality, and a great deal of it was hauled to Springfield, and used for finishing purposes, owing to its superior quality. In September, 1830, Capt. Allin married, in Rutherford County, Tenn., Miss Julia E. Read, who was born in Charlotte County, Va. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 248. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. SAMUEL C. ALLEN was born in Loudon County, Va. [ed., Loudoun County], Oct. 3, 1810; left Virginia in the fall of 1831; came on horseback through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and spent the winter in Rutherford County, Tenn., and came to Illinois the next spring; lived the first year in Sangamon County; moved to Decatur the next. fall, and has made that and the vicinity his home ever since. Was married to Jane E. Reid, Dec. 7, 1858, (widow of Miner Reid, and daughter of Enos Gore, of Adams County, Ohio.) She was born in Loudon County, Va. [ed., Loudoun County], July 27, 1827. Of their children — Edwin Gore was born May 27, 1860. Wm. Lee was born Oct. 21, 1861. Milton James was born Feb. 14, 1864; died November 26, 1866. OrvIlle Reid was born October 11, 1865. Frank D. was born Jan. 24, 1868. Mr. Allen has been school treasurer, county and township assessor, and has been postmaster since his removal to this county. He has been engaged as a farmer most of the time, but was in the mercantile business several years. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 248. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. BENJAMIN R. AUSTIN was born in Virginia, March 26, 1802, and removed to Macon County in the fall of 1825. He was a surveyor, and laid out the original town plat of Decatur and was for a great many years justice of the peace. He married Margaret Warnick, who was born in Tennessee, February 22, 1806. Of their children JANE was born May 27, 1826; WILLIAM was born Dec. 22, 1828; NANCY C. was born Sept. 15, 1830; PERLINA was born Sept. 5, 1832; died May 3, 1870; LUCINDA was born Sept. 10, 1834; died. SUSAN was born Nov. 28, 1836; died March 5, 1837. MARGARET A. was born Feb. 23, 1837; EDMISTON was born Sept. 25, 1839; GEO. W. was born August 21, 1851. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 246. JESSE AUSTIN was born May 3, 1818, in Rutherford County, Tenn., and moved to Macon County in 1831; was married in 1847 to Catharine Faris. Of their seven children — Nancy E. was born July 2, 1848; died 1853. Joseph H. was born Feb. 16, 1850. Rosetta A. was born Sept. 14, 1851, and was married to Wm. Getts, March 24, 1870. WIlliam I. was born July 16, 1853. Mellissa E. was born August 25, 1862. Elizabeth was born April 2, 1865. Mary J. was born Oct. 3, 1857. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 247. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. WM. A. AUSTIN was born in Virginia, April 26, 1806, and removed to Macon County in 1828, where he married Eleanor Warnick, who was born in Tennessee, January 23, 1810. She was a daughter of Wm. Wornick [ed., this surname is spelled two different ways in this biography], and came to Macon County in 1825; died Nov. 16, 1853. Of their children — Henrietta was born Nov. 18, 1832. Lettecia J. was born July 3, 1834; died Sept. 20, 1835. May E. was born May 3, 1836; died June 13, 1840. Joseph was born Oct. 31, 1837. Benj. L. was born Nov. 26, 1839. Geo. W. was born Aug. 21, 1841; died May 15, 1860. Wm. C. was born Jan. 1, 1843. Louisa M. was born Aug. 11, 1845; died August 21, 1845. John A. was born July 19, 1846. Nancy J. was born April 22, 1849. Lewis N. was born Feb. 25, 1851. Thomas J. was born Nov. 5, 1853. Mr. A. was married a second time, August 12, 1853. Children by last wife— Kate was born Jan. 12, 1861. Alvin W. was born in Sept. 13, 1863. Mary E. was born Sept. 4, 1867. Infant son was born Sept. 19, 1869; died Sept. 19, 1870. James M. Was born May 4, 1873. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 246. HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails