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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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SMITH, ALEXANDER M., farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Jefferson county, Ky., May 31, 1821. His father, George Smith, was born in the same State. His mother, Isabel Carmichael, was born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Jefferson county, Ky., prior to their marriage. They lived there till the subject of this sketch was sixteen years of age, at which time they removed to Adams county, and settled on the farm where she now lives, in 1836. His parents both died in Adams county, his father on the homestead, 1846, his mother in Clinton township in 1876. Mr. S. married Eliza A. Turner, Dec. 4, 1845. She was a native of Clark county, Ind. She died in August, 1861, leaving two children: Ellen A. and Winfield S. He married her sister, Rebecca J. Turner, Feb. 25, 1862. They have one child, Francis Delano. Mr. S. was elected a member of the first Board of Supervisors in the county, and has been re-elected several terms since, serving in all, eleven years. He was also one of the Board of Managers of the Poor Farm for fifteen years. He owns 400 acres in the home farm, worth $33 per acre.
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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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