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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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McCUNE, LEONARD R., farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Loraine. He was born in Adams county, in 1842; married Miss Lydia Elston, Sept. 12, 1866. She was born in Indiana in 1848. They have had six children, five now living. Mr. McCune came from Ohio, and settled in Ursa township for a short time; thence he went to Keene township, and made improvements on Sec. 6, where he still lives. His father and mother both died on the same place. He owns forty acres of land of the old homestead place, the balance belongs to the heirs, and will be sold this spring.
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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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