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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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PITTMAN, L. M., Superintendent Work House; residence 170 N. 11th street. He was born in the State of Mississippi, Dec. 27, 1823, and was raised in Kentucky; came to Quincy Dec. 1, 1847; married Miss Abbie Jones in Fleming county, Ky., Feb. 14, 1846. She was born in the same county, Aug. 10, 1822, and came with her husband to Adams county and settled in Burton township, where they remained until 1852; then moved to Quincy. Children, four dead, and four living: Mary Jane, aged 29; Martha Ann, aged 28; Frances A,, 22, and Polly America, aged 15 years. Politics, strong Democrat. He held the position of a Policeman in 1858; was appointed Superintendent of the Work House, under the administration of Mayor Thomas Jasper, in 1860, and re-appointed by Mayor I. O. Woodruff in 1861, and again appointed by Mayor Rearick in 1874, and last by Mayor L. D. White in 1877, and now holds the same position under Mayor Rogers. Real and personal property valued at $7,000.
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