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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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CHAPMAN, ASA W., farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Quincy; was born on the place on which he now resides in 1854. His father came to this county in 1838, and was numbered among its early and enterprising citizens, who labored to make the county what it is, and died on Dec. 24, 1866. Asa W. was educated in Quincy, and is one of a family of six children, five boys and one girl. His mother is still living, is in good health, and bids fair to live a number of years yet. They have 100 acres of land on the Warsaw road, about five miles north of Quincy, well improved and stocked with the different varieties of fruit, and very valuable. Republican in politics.
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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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