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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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GIBBS, CHARLES M., station agent, Coatsburg (son of Fleming G. and Rebecca Gibbs); was born in East Tennessee, McMinn county, Sept. 4, 1837; came to this county in 1863; married Frances Murrah, Dec. 28, 1864. She was born in Adams county, March 3, 1843; is the mother of six children: Mary E., Minnie R., Sarah A., Willie M., Luther C., Charles F. In politics Mr. G. is a Greenbacker. His father was a native of Virginia; came to Tennessee when he was a boy; married Rebecca Buter, and raised a family of four children. His grandfather, on his mother’s side was in the War of 1812, and lived to be 107 years old, and was a member of the M. E. church for over eighty 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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