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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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REAGER, CONNER J., farmer and stock dealer; Sec. 13; P. O. Lima. He was born in Rappahannock county, Va., May 21, 1831; in 1852 moved west and settled in Platt county, Mo. In 1864 he moved to Adams county, Ill., and on Jan. 25, 1871, he was married to Mrs. Ellen Barton, a native of this county. The fruit of this marriage is three children, one son and two daughters. She had by her previous marriage four children, two sons and two daughters. He owns 100acres of land, which for fertility of soil and improvement, will compare with any in the township. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Baptist church. He is also a member in high standing in the Masonic Fraternity, and one of the energetic and enterprising farmers of the township.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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