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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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JOHN SLOAN, Roadmaster I. B. & W. R. R.; was born in Neury, County Down, Ireland, in December, 1840; his parents emigrated to America in 1842, and first settled in Canada; in 1852, the family came to Joliet, Will Co., Ill.; after a residence of about twenty years, his parents moved to Pekin, Tazewell Co., where they at present reside; he obtained his education at the common schools and has spent the greater portion of his life actively engaged in railroading; during the years 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1865, he was engaged in boating on the I. & M. Canal; in 1872, he was first appointed Roadmaster of the I., B. & W. R. R., but by a subsequent change in the officers of the road, lost his position; he was re-appointed in 1878, and still holds the position; in 1871, he moved to Danvers, where he has since resided. He was married in November, 1870, to Elizabeth Henry, a native of McLean Co.; has three children — Mary K., Bertha E., Theresa A. Has been a member of the Board of Village Trustees for the past six years, and is also a member of the present Board.
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