Logan County Illinois    biography Benjamin C. Warrick

Bill Stephenson

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Biography of Benjamin C. Warrick

Transcribed from "History  of  Logan  County,  Illinois"  with  updates  by
William L. Stephenson

Benjamin C. Warrick, son of Jacob G. Warrick, a pioneer  of  Logan  County,
Illinois, was born January 30, 1840, in Broadwell Township , Logan  County,
Illinois, and lived in Logan County until his death in 1918. He  is  buried
in Old Union Cemetery near Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois. He lived at the
old homestead until his marriage  on  August  08,  1861  in  Logan  County,
Illinois (vol 1 page 294 lic 586) to Elizabeth "Bettie" Rankin, the  oldest
daughter of Edward Rankin and Rachael Allen (both born in Ohio).  Elizabeth
was born October 1, 1844 in Fayette County, Ohio and died in 1927 in  Logan
County, Illinois and is buried in  Old  Union  Cemetery  in  Logan  County.
Elizabeth was raised in the same neighborhood as Benjamin and they attended
the same school.

After the marriage of Benjamin and  Elizabeth,  they  made  their  home  on
section 11 in Broadwell Township, his farm containing  324  acres  of  land
under the best cultivation. Benjamin Warrick was a thorough  and  practical
farmer.

Benjamin and Elizabeth raised five children -Edward R. Warrick,  born  July
9, 1862, died in 1941, married Ella Chellecher. William  Prentice  Warrick,
born April 1, 1863, married Sarah E. Morris. John A. Warrick, born June 01,
1867, died August  13,  1955,  married  Mary  Elizabeth  Apel.  Sinnett  R.
Warrick, born July 09, 1870, died March 29, 1893.  Seth  A.  Warrick,  born
September 30, 1872, died in 1967, married Cora Buckles.

The Warricks also had an adopted daughter  Mary  Chrisfellow,  a  soldier's
daughter (which  is  all  that  we  have  been  able  to  find  about  Mary
Chrisfellow).

Benjamin Warrick was a Republican and was an active worker for  his  party.
He served his township as supervisor.