Macon County Biographies D Davidson, Samuel    Davis, David     Dickey, Alexander C.     Dickey, David     Dickey, Harvey     Dickey, John     Dickey, William, Jr.     Dickey, William, Sr.   SAMUEL DAVIDSON was born in South Carolina, in 1774. From South Carolina he came to Southern Illinois; thence to Macon County in 1830; was married in South Carolina to Elizabeth Mays, who was born in the latter State in 1776. Mr. D. died in 1843, and Mrs. D. died in 1844. Of their children -- John was born in 1796; died in 1844. Polly was born in 1798; died in 1840. Andrew was born in 1806; died in 1871. Nancy was born in 1808. Ella J. was born in 1810. Elizabeth was born in 1813; died in 1833. Cyntha was born in 1816; died in 1835. Baxter was born in 1817; was married to Elizabeth Harbaugh in 1842, who was born in 1817; died in 1867. Of their children — D. L. was born in 1843; married in 1867 to Virginia __________. John A. was born in 1845; married in 187  to Maula __________. M. R. was born in 1848; married in 1874 to Emma Reeme, who was born in 1851. Arminda A. was born in 1850. Naoma A. was born in 1856. Mariah F. was born in 1859. Mr. Davidson was married the second time, in 1869, to Lovina __________, who was born in 1835. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 257. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. DAVID DAVIS was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, May 2, 1798. At the age of 17 he emigrated to Rutherford County, Tennessee. In 1828 he came to Illinois and settled in this county. At the age of 23 he had the misfortune to become paralyzed in his lower extremities, and throughout his long life he walked with great difficulty. Notwithstanding this, he was ever energetic, and gathered a handsome competence for himself, and provided liberal means for beneficent charities. He died August 19, 1875. He was once county treasurer and one of the judges of the first election held in Macon County. He was married to Mary Martin September 28, 1825, who was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, November 15,1806. Of their children -- Isabella C. was born August 17, 1826; was married to Michael C. Rozzell, November 4, 1845. WIlliam M. was born January 14, 1831; was married to S. J. Nicholson March 23, 1854. Sylvester C. was born June 8, 1834; married to Mary C. Baker, September 3, 1857. Milton Z. was born August 29, 1835; married to Emma Eichinger, September 3, 1865. Mary P. was born January 11, 1838; married to Hiram G. Wheeler, October 11, 1855. Elizabeth E. was born September 6, 1841; married to John Rucker, December 28, 1858; died January 24, 1862. John L. was born December 22, 1842; died April 26, 1865. Traughber L. was born March 2, 1845; was married to Mendosia Houseman, September 25, 1873. MarIlla A. was born January 2, 1847; married to Thomas J. Odor, September 28, 1869. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 255. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. ALEXANDER C. DICKEY was born February 22, 1818; married Nancy Foster. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 256. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. DAVID DICKEY was born March 19, 1817, in Lovington County, Ky. [ed., there currently is no Lovington County in Kentucky]; came to Macon County in 1829; was married to Mary Chambers, Feb. 2, 1844, who was born February 27, 1821; died November 10, 1865. Of their children -- Mary was born December 16, 1844; died October 1, 1859. Nancy was born February 26, 1847; died September 16, 1847. James was born April 12, 1851; died October 18, 1859. Mr. Dickey was married a second time to Nancy J. Dike, December 22, 1870. Their only child, Maggie, was born Sept. 17, 1871. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 256. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. HARVEY DICKEY was born February 23, 1837; married R. Dowling. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 256. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. JOHN DICKEY was born in 1793, and came to Macon County in 1829; married Martha Stevenson; was kIlled by a run-a-way team in 1846 or '7. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 256. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. WM. DICKEY, Jr., was born in Kentucky, Oct. 11, 1814, and married Isabella Foster, Nov. 30, 1837, who was born in Tennessee. Mrs. D. died May 30, 1852. Of their children -- John B. was born October 26, 1838. David A. was born August 28, 1840; died July 22, 1864. Martha A. was born March 20, 1843; married J. W. Welton. Abner L. was born March 5, 1846; married E. Mendenhall. W. M. was born January 14, 1849. Mary C. was born May 8, 1851; died May 27, 1851. Mr. Dickey married to his second wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Warner, October 19, 1852, who was born in Canada, August 25, 1828. Mr. D. died January 17, 1875. Of their children -- Claretta was born Feb. 19, 1855. Sarah J. was born Dec. 27, 1856. Henry E. was born January 13, 1859. Eliza A. was born February 17, 1861; died August 30, 1862. Geo. B. was born September 20, 1862; died September 6, 1863. Chas. A. was born July 21, 1864. Margaret C. was born November 21, 1866. Nancy B. was born February 15, 1869. James H. was born July 32, 1873. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 256. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. WILLIAM DICKEY, Sr., was born May 6, 1764, in Virginia, and removed thence to South Carolina, and was in the revolutionary war; was married about 1790 to Mary Stephenson, in North Carolina, who was born March 26, 1774. Of their children -- Sarah was born February 3, 1792; died same year. John was born January 4, 1793; died in 1847. Martha was born September 9, 1795; died in 1837. James was born December 23, 1797; died __________. Eda was born June 6, 1800; married M. Davis; died 1826. Mary was born November 14, 1802; married James Cain. WIlliam was born March 9, 1805. Sarah was born January 5, 1807; died in infancy. Jesse was born December 11, 1809, married Mary Brown. Mathias was born April 2, 1812; died 1816. Andrew was born November 15, 1814; married Ely Russell. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 255. 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