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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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C. C. BARROWS, pawnbroker and dealer in jewelry, Bloomington, of the firm of C. C. Barrows & Co.; was born in Geneseo Co., Mich., in 1849, and is the son of J. and Eliza (Ray) Barrows; his father was a farmer, and engaged in real estate business. Mr. Barrows was at one time city editor of one of the leading papers of Peoria, Ill. In 1875, he came to Bloomington and commenced the pawnbroker’s and jewelry business; he ranks among the best jewelry houses of the city, and is the only one in the general pawnbroker’s business.
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