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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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ROGERS, TIMOTHY, hotel keeper; born in Tolland county, Conn., in 1809; came to Quincy in 1828, when the now elegant city was nothing but a vast wilderness, and commenced the manufacture of wagons and plows, and continued to manufacture for many years; afterward turned it over into the hands of his sons, who still carry on the business. He now conducts the Occidental Hotel, and has the good will of the farmers at large. He also carries on farming and stock raising in Fall Creek township. He was married to Dorintha Billings, of Folland county, Conn. Have three sons, one, editor and proprietor of the Quincy News; W. T. and E. A. proprietors of the Rogers Plow Works.
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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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