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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps 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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McCORMICK, A. Y., Physician; residence, Fowler, (son of James and Mary McCormick); was born in Fayette Co., Pa., July 6, 1843; came to this county, Feb. 15, 1868; married Fannie Woodbury in September, 1874. She was born in Worcester county, Massachusetts, in October, 1844; members of the Presbyterian church. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother of New Jersey. They are still living in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Wm. H. McCormick, in Cumberland, Maryland, two and a half years. Then attended two courses of lecturers at Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, where he graduated in the Spring of 1866; practiced two years in Frederick City, Maryland; thence to this county, where he has followed his profession since.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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