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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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PITNEY, WARREN F., real estate and loans, 520 Maine street; residence 1500 Vermont street; was born in New York City in 1842. He located in this city in 1850. He married Miss Jennie E. Arthur in 1869. She was born in St. Louis in 1847. They have one boy, Arthur W. Mrs. Pitney is a Presbyterian in religion. He is a Democrat in politics. He was Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court from 1855 till 1864, when he went as Chief Clerk in the Quartermasters’ Department, with Col. Hatch, where he remained one year. He established his present business in 1865; was elected member of City Council in 1875, and re-elected in 1877, and is now in office.
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