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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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ROBERT M. VANCE, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 3; P. O. Lexington. The subject of this sketch is one of the old settlers of Lawndale Township; was born in Adams Co., Ohio, June 9, 1821, where he lived until the fall of 1852, at which time he moved to McLean Co., Ill.; lived near Pleasant Hill for four years, then came to Lawndale Township, where he has since resided. On first coming to the township, Mr. Vance bought eighty acres of wild prairie land, to which he has since added eighty acres, until at the present he owns 160 acres, all nicely improved. He was united in marriage with Melissa Jennings Nov. 19, 1845; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio, March 31, 1826. From this union there were nine children, all of whom are now living — Virginia, James M., Naomi, Salonia, Robert, Nora, Franklin, Ella and William M.
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