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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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CHARLES L. CAPEN, attorney at law, Bloomington; was born in Union Springs, N. Y., in 1848, and is the son of Luman W. Capen; in 1856, he came West with his parents and settled in Bloomington; in 1865, he graduated at Normal University; in same year he entered Harvard College, and graduated in 1869; he returned to Bloomington and entered the law office of Hughes & McCart, reading and preparing himself for active practice; in 1871, he was admitted to practice law at the Illinois bar; in 1873, he became partner with Williams & Burr; this is one of the leading firms of the McLean County Bar, under the style of Williams, Burr & Capen.
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