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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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WILSON, JOHN D., farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Loraine; was born in Shelby county, Ind., Jan. 29, 1822. Married Miss Ann Eads, Nov. 6, 1850; she was born in Madison county, Ind., and died in 1853. For his second wife he married Miss Elizabeth A. Zinn, Dec. 6, 1855. She was born in Marion county, Va., Jan. 14, 1837. They have two children, Thresia B., born Sept. 29, 1856; Charles B., born July 10, 1858. Mr. W. has held offices of trust in the township; has 110 acres of land, seventy under cultivation. His mother was almost ninety years old when she died; his father died in Indiana. Mr. Wilson came to Adams county in 1850, and to the place where he now resides in 1853.
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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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