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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. 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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C. A. McNEILL, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 21, P. O. Hallowell, was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1822, and was identified with farming there until 1857. He then located in Macoupin County, Ill., and carried on farming until 1869, when he came here, and has very successfully carried on farming and stock raising since. He married, in Ross County, Ohio, in 1850, Miss Nancy Kelly, of his native county. They have a family of four sons living-Edwin, Lewis, Strauder and Corbin and have two grand-children-Lewis and Martha. Mr. McNeill carries on 560 acres of land in three different Sections-21, 22 and 28. They join one another and are all improved. He has a nice orchard, containing 120 apple, 150 peach trees and other fruit in proportion. The family attend the Methodist Church.
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