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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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DEEDS, LAFAYETTE, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in the State of Virginia, Feb. 14, 1846. His father died in this county at about fifty-seven years of age; his mother also died in this county at about sixty years of age. He was married Oct. 3, 1867, to Lucinda Wells, daughter of Philip and Sarah A. Wells; she was born Feb. 17, 1849. They have five children: John H., born July 19, 1869; Elvira E., born March 29, 1870; Cordelia A., born Dec. 20, 1872; Carrie E., born Sept. 20, 1873; George E., born Jan. 26, 1876. He owns eighty-three acres of improved land west of Schutz Mill.
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