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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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FOSTER, CHAS. R., farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, Ill.; was born in the city of New York, Dec. 8, 1810; came to this county in the fall of 1855; married Elizabeth Gordon. She was born in the city of Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1, 1815. They had eleven children, only two living: John, born May 24, 1837; Rodman W., Oct. 13, 1858; one son died in infancy; Mary E., born Dec. 14, 1835 (died March 19, 1836); Charles E., born May 30, 1840 (died Feb. 25, 1843); Augustus H., born March 11, 1843 (died May 6, 1868); Charles E., born July 18, 1846 (died Dec. 23, 1846); son born Dec. 2 (died in infancy): George B., born May 15, 1850 (died March 9, 1870); William A., born July 23, 1853 (died Oct. 19, 1854); David B., born July 7, 1861 (died Aug. 6, 1864). He belongs to the Baptist church, has been a member nearly forty-two years.
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