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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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DUNCAN, JOHN W., farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Quincy; was born in this county, July 16, 1830; was married to Miss Mary Booth, Dec. 19, 1860. She was born in Bourbon country, Ky., Jan. 3, 1828. They have three children: Maggie, born Dec. 5, 1861; William, born May 9, 1863, and Emily, born Dec. 26, 1867. He owns eighty acres of land, in a high state of cultivation and stocked with fruit. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Christian church. He is one of the energetic, enterprising and industrious citizens of Adams county, alive to its interests and future prosperity, and is one of the oldest — if not the oldest — citizens born in the county, that is now living.

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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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