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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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WILLIAM McCRACKEN, merchant, general stock, Selma; born in Franklin Co., Ohio, July 28, 1828, where he resided until 1852, removing to Illinois in the fall of that year, locating at Pleasant Hill, this county. His business during the first nine years of his residence here was in running saw-mills. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, 33d Ill. Inf., and remained with the regiment till Feb., 1862, when he was transferred to the navy, being assigned to duty on board gunboat Pittsburg; was discharged on account of disability off Fort Pillow, in April, 1862. In 1864, he engaged in the mercantile business at Pleasant Hill, where he has since resided. He was married in 1864, to Miss Nancy J. McKee, who was born in Adams Co., Ohio; four children by this union — Maggie E., James H., George W. and Nellie M.
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