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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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J. W. GRAY, grocer, Bloomington, of the firm of Brown & Gray, was born in New York City July 3, 1849, and is the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Whitten) Gray. He has a good business education, and ranks with the leading business men of Bloomington. He came to this county with his parents in 1863, and began to do business on his own account, in 1871, at Farmer City where he continued until 1875, when he located in Bloomington and engaged in the grocery business with his present partner, and now enjoys a flourishing trade. They are located at No. 113 West Front street. Mr. Gray was married to Miss Lavina Price, of Farmer City, Ill., May 10, 1876.
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