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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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BYRD, WILLIAM A., Physician and Surgeon. Office and residence 327 Jersey street. He was born in Bath county, Va., 1843; moved to Marion county, Mo., with his parents, 1844, and to this county 1867, and to Quincy in 1873. He married Miss Isabella Smith, 1870. She was born in this county, 1851. They have two children, E. May and Wm. Smith. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and a Democrat. He studied medicine from 1859 to 1867, and graduated in Missouri Medical College, Feb. 28, 1867, and commenced the practice of medicine in Lima, in this county, in 1867 and in the city in 1873. He is Past Chancellor in the order of K. P., and a member of the U. A. O. D., and of the A. O. U. W.
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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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