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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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FORSEE, BENJAMIN W., Physician and Surgeon; P. O. Lima; was born Clarke county, Mo., Sept. 28, 1838; came to this county in 1867; was married to Miss L. J. Tate, in March, 1865. She was born in Scotland county, Missouri. They have four children, all daughters. He owns some valuable town property in Lima, well improved, supplied with fruit, and very valuable. He studied his profession in Lewis county, Mo., and graduated in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1867, and also in the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis in 1872. He has been practicing his profession since 1867, and has by close attention built himself up an enviable reputation, and lucrative business. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Christian church.
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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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