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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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GREEN, AMOS, Vice President and General Manager of the Q., M. & P. R. R.; residence 158 North 8th street; born in York county, Pa., 1815; located in Quincy, 1836; married Elizabeth McDade, 1841. She died 1856, leaving three children: George (was Major 78th Ill. Inf.); Mary P. (now Mrs. D. A. Kelsey), and Emma. He married Miss Susan M. Riddle in 1860. They have one child, Ella B. Mrs. Green is a Unitarian. He is a stockholder in the Q., M. & P. R. R. Co.; has been Vice President since 1875, and General Manager since 1876. He has been identified with the lumber business for twenty-five years; served as Alderman, and was candidate for Mayor and defeated. He is an active business man.
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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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