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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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BAKER, BENJAMIN F., farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Tioga, Hancock county; was born in Tyler county, West Virginia, Jan. 2, 1838; was educated in his native county, and in 1862, was married to Miss Mary Ann Beverlin, a native of the same county. In 1865, he moved west and settled in Lima township, Adams county, Ill. He has six children, three sons and three daughters. He owns 160 acres of land, which for improvements, will compare with any in the county. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Christian church. He has been School Director of the district in which he resides for the past twelve years, and is now one of the large and well-to-do farmers of the county, notwithstanding he began life poor.
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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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