Biography - W. E. PRICE
W. E. Price, a resident of Camargo, and the present county surveyor, who
has efficiently served in this capacity for twelve years, was born in New
York city July 8, 1849. He was n son of William Edward and Mathilda M.
(Wilson) Price, natives of Ireland. His father was a cabinetmaker by trade,
an Episcopalian in religious belief and died in New York city. Mr. Price
came to Douglas county in 1860 and was bound out to a Mr. McNair, going
through all the hardships that generally befall a poor orphan.
In 1873 he was married to Miss Ella Drummonds, of this county. He is the
present nominee on the Republican ticket for re-election to the office of
county surveyor.
Extracted 03 Apr 2020 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, page 269.
