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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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READ, JOSIAH, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Adams; was born in New Hampshire, Jan. 6, 1811; came to Newtown, Adams county, Ill., in 1841; married Miss Amy Roe, who was born in 1806. They had two children, Jonas and Franklin. She died in 1843. Re-married to Mrs. Caroline Roe, and have the following children; Warren S., Charles A:, Henry M., and William E. Mr. R. resides on the farm upon which he first located, one mile east of town. His children are all married, except William, and are all doing well. No pains or expense was spared in the education of his children, who are now an honor to him. He is one of the old line Whigs who battled through the squalls of slavery in an early day, and is a strong and true Republican, and one of the constituent members of the Congregational church at Newtown. He owns 150 acres of land, all under cultivation, with good improvements.
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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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