Enoch prim was born in St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1816, and came to Menard County in the fifties. He married Lucinda Bracken. They had a family of fourteen children, twelve of whom grew to manhood and womanhood: Frank, a Civil War veteran, Robert, John Q., Theophilus B., William R., Mary H., Emily, Amanda, Frances, Margaret, Virginia and Elvira. Some of their descendants still reside in the community. The Primm home was a frequent meeting place for the young people. Mr. Primm invented, patented and operated a cider press, sometimes making as many as 1,000 barrels of cider in the fall.

Source for photos and bio is: The Book Committee. Rock Creek Presbyterian Church Christian Heritage 175 years, Menard Co. IL. 1997. This includes a reprint of ROCK CREEK, A Retrospect of One Hundred Years, by Alice Keach Bone, written ca 1922, page 81, 82. It is a history of Rock Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church and it's people