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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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DELL, GIL. H. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Athensville, son of Matthew Dill, who was born in Alabama, Feb. 1, 1811, and came to this State, settling in Greene Co. in 1857; married to Martha Hazelton, of Kentucky, who was born April 19, 1819. Six sons and four daughters were born of this union, of which Gil. H. is the sixth child, and was born in Kentucky, May 16, 1849, where he lived until his parents’ moved here. Married Dec. 26, 1875, to Caroline Smith, Greene Co., born Aug. 10, 1853. Two children have blessed this union: Matt H. born Feb. 3, 1877, and Carrie M., born March 7, 1878. Mr. Dell has devoted his industries exclusively to farming. Rents 90 acres.
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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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