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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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HARTWELL, ANSEL, paper maker; residence, corner 4th street and Payson ave. He was born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Feb. 29, 1840, and came to Quincy April 24, 1876; married Miss Laura Knight, at Beloit, Wis., Aug. 27, 1867. She was born in Bradford, Vt., Feb. 13, 1847; five children: Jennie, born July 8, 1872; Jessie, born Jan. 9, 1874; Mabel, born Jan. 10, 1875; Myrtle, born Aug. 28, 1876, and Nellie, born July 4, 1878. Politics, Republican. He enlisted in the 6th Missouri Infantry, May 17, 1861, and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 25, 1865. He was wounded at Vicksburg, Miss., and at Fort McAlister; enlisted as a private, and was commissioned at Atlanta 2d Lieutenant, and as 1st Lieutenant of his company at Goldsborough, N. C. He has worked for Mr. Newcomb nine years.
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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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