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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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McMURRAY, JOSEPH C., farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Clayton; is the son of George and Elizabeth (Waller) McMurray, natives of Kentucky. He was born in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill., on the farm where he now resides, Oct. 20, 1851; was reared a farmer, and has made that the occupation of his life. He married, Feb. 13, 1873, Mattie Carter, who was born in North Carolina Oct. 6, 1855. They have two children: Freddie M., born Jan. 15, 1874, and Roy, born June 20, 1877. Mr. McMurray owns 100 acres of the old homestead, lying in section 23, Clayton township, worth $40 per acre.
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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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