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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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DAWDY, JASPER N. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese, was born in Scott Co., Ill., March 4, 1855. He came to this county with his parents in 1858. His parents are both living; his father was born in this county April 8, 1829; his mother was born in Calhoun Co., Ill., Feb. 18, 1831. He was married April 8, 1874, to Florinda Farmer, daughter of William and Anna J. Farmer; she was born in Gibson Co., Ind., Aug. 5, 1858. They have two children: Albert Elmer, born in this county Feb. 15, 1875; Denver Loyd, born in this county March 5, 1878. He has one sister and six brothers living; he has a young man living with him by the name of Francis M. Crane, born March 11, 1860. He is living on his mother-in-law’s farm, northwest of the town of Breese.
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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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