Macon County Biographies K 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. Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 265. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards. HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails