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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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JOHNSON, JOHN T., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Seehorn; was born Oct. 17, 1845, in Henderson county, Ill. His parents, Thomas and Ellen P (Skelton) Johnson, having settled in that county, where they still live, in 1835. His father was a native of Kentucky and his mother of Alabama. They had a family of five brothers and one sister, of which J. T. was the second. From 1863 to 1873 he dealt heavily in livestock; since that he has, in company with other parties, bought and shipped grain, in connection with his farming business. He married Alice S. Skelton, in June 1867. She was born in New Orleans, La., Sept. 3, 1851. Their union has been blessed with three children: Geneva, Frank and Eddie. They settled in their present home in 1874. They own 260 acres in the home farm, worth $60 per acre. It is finely supplied with spring water and has an inexhaustable quarry of superior stone on it.
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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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