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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd 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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DEPOSTER, ABRAHAM, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Deposter was born in Johnson Co., Illinois, in 1833; the youngest of a family of nine children; he grew to manhood upon the old homestead property of his parents, Thomas Jefferson and Winifred. During his twentieth year he came to Greene County, where he first worked by the month, afterward renting property. In 1860 he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Overby; one of the foremost settlers of Greene County; of seven children born of this marriage six are living, Sarah W. born May 3, 1861; Alonzo, Nov. 10, 1866; Martha L., May 9, 1864, died 1865; Mina Jane, March 30, 1870; Albert A. and Cora A., twins, April 30, 1874, and Lewis, March 12, 1878. In 1865 Mr. Deposter purchased his present farm of 40 acres, in Tp. 12, R. 11.

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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois

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