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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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STEWART, GILBERT, farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Stone’s Prairie; was born in Ireland on the 20th of April, 1815; is the fifth child of five sons and one daughter of John and Isabel (Vance) Stewart. His father having died, his brother crossed the Atlantic to America when Gilbert was ten years old. They first settled in Maine, and lived there about twelve years; then came west and settled in Adams county, on the section where Mr. Stewart now lives., His education was limited to a brief attendance at the common schools. May 6, 1851, he married Catherine Merrill, the daughter of Nathaniel and Lucinda (Bassett) Merrill, and born Jan. 31, 1830, in New York State. Soon after her birth her parents removed to Pennsylvania, and remained there some seven years; then came to Adams county. One daughter and six sons are the fruit of their union: Emily F., Gilbert V., Charles W., Russel B, Roscoe E., George Mc., and Arthur M. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are both members of church, he of the Free Baptist, she of the M. E. church. They own 160 acres in home farm, finely improved, with house costing near $4,000, worth $65 per acre.
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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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