He married Rebecca Watson on September 5, 1833 in Kentucky.
"Irad Abdill, Danville, retired, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, on the 29th of October, 1812, and is the son of Connell Abdill, who was a hotel-keeper in Cadiz. Mr. Abdill, the subject of this sketch, remained in his native place until he was about seventeen years of age, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and learned the tinner's trade. In 1830 he went to Paris, Kentucky, where he engaged in work at his trade, and on the 5th of September, 1833, he married, near Lexington, Kentucky, Rebecca Ann Watson.
In the same year he moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and there set up a tinshop and carried on business until 1836, when he moved to Indiana and located in Vincennes, where he was also engaged in the tin business! In April, 1839, he moved to Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana, and commenced the tin and hardware business on a very large scale, doing an extensive business until about 1869, when he retired from business.
In 1862 Mr. Abdill was elected a member of the legislature by the republican party, from Vermilion county, Indiana. On the 11h of October, 1871, Mr. Abdill moved to Danville, where he has been a resident ever since.
His first vote cast for president of the United States was for General Andrew Jackson, and he was a Jackson democrat. In 1860 he voted for President Abraham Lincoln, and since then he has been a republican in politics. " - History of Vermilion County, Illinois: Together with Historical Notes by H.W. Beckwith, 1879
"Irad Abdill, Danville, retired, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, on the 29th of October, 1812, and is the son of Connell Abdill, who was a hotel-keeper in Cadiz. Mr. Abdill, the subject of this sketch, remained in his native place until he was about seventeen years of age, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and learned the tinner's trade. In 1830 he went to Paris, Kentucky, where he engaged in work at his trade, and on the 5th of September, 1833, he married, near Lexington, Kentucky, Rebecca Ann Watson.
In the same year he moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and there set up a tinshop and carried on business until 1836, when he moved to Indiana and located in Vincennes, where he was also engaged in the tin business! In April, 1839, he moved to Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana, and commenced the tin and hardware business on a very large scale, doing an extensive business until about 1869, when he retired from business.
In 1862 Mr. Abdill was elected a member of the legislature by the republican party, from Vermilion county, Indiana. On the 11h of October, 1871, Mr. Abdill moved to Danville, where he has been a resident ever since.
His first vote cast for president of the United States was for General Andrew Jackson, and he was a Jackson democrat. In 1860 he voted for President Abraham Lincoln, and since then he has been a republican in politics. " - History of Vermilion County, Illinois: Together with Historical Notes by H.W. Beckwith, 1879
He married Rebecca Watson on September 5, 1833 in Kentucky.
"Irad Abdill, Danville, retired, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, on the 29th of October, 1812, and is the son of Connell Abdill, who was a hotel-keeper in Cadiz. Mr. Abdill, the subject of this sketch, remained in his native place until he was about seventeen years of age, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and learned the tinner's trade. In 1830 he went to Paris, Kentucky, where he engaged in work at his trade, and on the 5th of September, 1833, he married, near Lexington, Kentucky, Rebecca Ann Watson.
In the same year he moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and there set up a tinshop and carried on business until 1836, when he moved to Indiana and located in Vincennes, where he was also engaged in the tin business! In April, 1839, he moved to Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana, and commenced the tin and hardware business on a very large scale, doing an extensive business until about 1869, when he retired from business.
In 1862 Mr. Abdill was elected a member of the legislature by the republican party, from Vermilion county, Indiana. On the 11h of October, 1871, Mr. Abdill moved to Danville, where he has been a resident ever since.
His first vote cast for president of the United States was for General Andrew Jackson, and he was a Jackson democrat. In 1860 he voted for President Abraham Lincoln, and since then he has been a republican in politics. " - History of Vermilion County, Illinois: Together with Historical Notes by H.W. Beckwith, 1879
"Irad Abdill, Danville, retired, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, on the 29th of October, 1812, and is the son of Connell Abdill, who was a hotel-keeper in Cadiz. Mr. Abdill, the subject of this sketch, remained in his native place until he was about seventeen years of age, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and learned the tinner's trade. In 1830 he went to Paris, Kentucky, where he engaged in work at his trade, and on the 5th of September, 1833, he married, near Lexington, Kentucky, Rebecca Ann Watson.
In the same year he moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and there set up a tinshop and carried on business until 1836, when he moved to Indiana and located in Vincennes, where he was also engaged in the tin business! In April, 1839, he moved to Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana, and commenced the tin and hardware business on a very large scale, doing an extensive business until about 1869, when he retired from business.
In 1862 Mr. Abdill was elected a member of the legislature by the republican party, from Vermilion county, Indiana. On the 11h of October, 1871, Mr. Abdill moved to Danville, where he has been a resident ever since.
His first vote cast for president of the United States was for General Andrew Jackson, and he was a Jackson democrat. In 1860 he voted for President Abraham Lincoln, and since then he has been a republican in politics. " - History of Vermilion County, Illinois: Together with Historical Notes by H.W. Beckwith, 1879
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