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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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CARTER, JAMES W. farmer and stock raiser, Sec 1, P.O. Carrollton. James W. Carter is a native of Kentucky, where he was born on the 25th of April, 1854. His father, John C. Carter, was born in Kentucky; there followed farming and married, shortly after attaining his majority, Miss Jane T. Stanton, of Kentucky, who bore him nine children, Charles F., James W., from whom our sketch is obtained, Joseph S., John C., David C., George A., Doctor F., Mary E., and Harry L. Some twenty years ago the family moved to Greene County, Ill., where the head of the family is now a prosperous farmer, and where our subject grew to manhood and received a liberal education. In 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Mattie King, a daughter of John and Charlotte King; one child blessed this union, William, born in 1878. Mr. Carter is the owner of 160 acres of valuable land, and ranks among our more substantial farmers.
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