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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd 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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WYNN, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, Scott County, Ill. John Wynn is a native of Ireland, born in the county of Roscommon, in 1847. During his early infancy his father passed to that bourne from whence no traveler ever returns. The youth, in 1859, became a passenger on board a sailing vessel and crossing the Atlantic in it, reached, in due time, New York City, where he remained a short time, when he wended his way to Morgan County, and, entering the employ of James Strawn, twelve years ago, became a resident of Greene County, where, in 1873, he married Miss Margaret Collins, a daughter of Thomas Collins. Three children were born of this marriage: Michael, May, and Margaretta. Like nearly all of his race, liberality is a distinguishing trait of Mr. Wynn’s character.
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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois
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