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ED. L. PRICE, farmer and grain dealer; P. O. Lilly, Tazewell Co.; was born in Urbana, Ohio, April 15, 1844. He is the son of Rev. Hugh R. and Ann (Thomas) Price. His father is a native of Wales, and a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Ed. L. spent his early life in attendance upon the schools of his native city, in 1859, the family moved to Bloomington, McLean Co., Ill.; here his father was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church about seven years; here E. L. attended the public schools, and, later, was a student in the model department of the State Normal School. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. F, 68th Regt. I. V. I. and was in the service five months. In 1864, he re-enlisted in Co. B, 145th Regt. I. V. I., and remained in the service till the close of the war. On his return from the war, he engaged with Krum & Robinson, of Bloomington, in purchasing grain, and as foreman in the lumber yard. In the fall of 1872, he moved to his farm in Danvers Township, and engaged in farming four years. In the fall of 1876, he formed a co-partnership with I. R. Krum, under the firm name of Krum & Price, for the purchasing of grain and the sale of lumber, at Lilly, Tazewell Co. This, in connection with farming, he has since conducted. He was married in 1868 to Emma M. Mitchell, a native of Illinois; has two children — Helen L., Hugh M. Owns 120 acres valued at $6,000; also one-half interest in the business at Lilly.