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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps 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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BRADBURY, C. S., proprietor of Southern Hotel, corner of Front and Broadway; born in Patterson, N. J., 1829; went to Newark, N. J., when a boy, and to Winchester, N. H., in 1840; thence to Philadelphia in 1844, and to New York City in 1848; to Chicago in 1856 and to Rock Island; in 1858 went to Hannibal, Mo.; 1865 to Quincy, Ill.; he spent a short time in Galesburg after leaving Rock Island. He married Rebecca Powell, daughter of Rev. Peter Lowell, of Beverly, N. J. She died in 1860, leaving one child, Carrie A. He married Elizabeth Rawson. She was born in Montreal, Canada. He has been in the restaurant or hotel business since he came to Quincy. The Southern Hotel, under his experienced management, has become a deservedly popular house.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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