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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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REED, MRS. W. A., photograph gallery, 403 Hampshire street; residence, 709 Broadway; was born in Tennessee in 1818; went with her parents to St. Louis, Mo., in 1819, where she lived until 1848, when they moved to Quincy. She married Mr. Warren A. Reed in 1842. He was born in Ohio in 1822, and died in 1858. They had five children, three of whom were dead before the death of Mr. Reed. Ferdinand and Warren survived him. Warren died in 1873. Ferdinand is a resident of Galesburg, in this State. Mrs. Reed’s is the oldest established photograph house in Quincy, being thirty years established. She has a first-class artist, who does her work under her personal supervision. Her gallery was burned in November, 1878, which she has refitted with improved instruments and accommodation, and is now prepared to do all kinds of photography work, indoors or out.
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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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