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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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BAKER, RICHARD H., farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Payson; was born in Hampshire — now Mineral — county, Va., April 18, 1845. He is the eighth of a family of ten children of George Baker and Anna (Lyon) Baker; seven sons and three daughters. His parents removed from there to Adams county, Ill., when he was six years of age, settling near Payson. His father being a farmer of the better class, demonstrated in his life that the tiller of the soil need not necessarily be a drudge of all work and no enjoyment, and Richard imbibed a love for the free air and independence of the farm, and selected it for his life work. He married Julia Goodner, March 15, 1879, born in Adams county; bought and settled on his present home in 1877. The home farm consists of 160 acres, worth $80 per acre. He owns 260 acres in Pike county, worth $40, and 120 acres, worth $15 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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