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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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KEYES, CHARLES W. President of the Whitney & Holmes Organ Co.; office, southeast corner 5th and Maine; residence, 145 N. 8th; born in this city in 1841. He is the only son of Williard Keyes (deceased), who located in this city in 1823. He married Mary Louisa Collins in 1866. She was born in this county in 1842. They have five children: Mary, Edward C., Charles F., Willard C., and Allen C. Members 1st Union Congregational Church. He is a Republican. He graduated in 1864, then spent a year traveling in Europe; returned and went into the wholesale drug business in 1866. He is a stockholder in the Whitney & Holmes Organ Co., and was elected president in 1875, having disconnected himself from the drug business in 1874.

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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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