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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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CLARK, ALEXANDER, farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Lima; was born in Westmoreland, county, Pa., in 1817. He received his early education in the county of his nativity, and on the 17th day of Feb., 1842, was married to Miss Jane Bolt, daughter of Mary Bolt (who still lives with them, born May 4, 1801). She is a native of the same county as her husband, and was born Dec. 3, 1823. Have had eight children, seven of whom are now living, four sons and three daughters. In the spring of 1844 he emigrated west and settled in Adams county, Ill., where he owns 100 acres of land. He is Republican in politics and a member of the M. E. church. His son William enlisted in Co. G. 119th Regt. Ill. Inf.; in the summer of 1862, and died Oct. 26, 1864, from disease contracted during a campaign up Red River.
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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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