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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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WILLIAM McWILSON, farmer, P. O. Columbus, was born in Ohio, October 14, 1832. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith of Newcastle, Pennsylvania, for three years. He then did journeyman work for three years, next going to Ohio, where he was engaged in business for four years. In 1862 he enlisted in army, mustering out in 1865; lived in Iowa one year, then went to Kansas in 1866, and located on Cherry Creek, and worked at blacksmithing one year. He then went back to Iowa, remaining one year and returning to Columbus, Cherokee County, 1869; opened blacksmith shop, and run it until 1876. Then he began farming; bought and improved one farm; sold out and bought and improved another within two-and-a-half miles of Columbus, which he still owns, raising stock and grain. He owns residence in the town of Columbus, and is a member of the Christian Church; also of Odd Fellows. Was married to Miss Susan Billips, of Iowa, in 1852. They have one daughter living—Laura. He has nice city home and pleasant country residence.
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