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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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BOLT, DAVID, farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Lima; was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., Dec. 17, 1829; received his early education in the schools of his native county, and in 1844, moved west and settled in Adams county, Ill., where he has lived ever since. On the 24th of Nov., 1859, he was married to Miss Nancy Ann Howes, a native of Bourbon county, Ky., born March 30, 1840. They have five children, three sons and two daughters. He owns 140 acres of land, which, for fertility of soil and improvements, will compare with any in the township. He is Republican in politics, and member of the M. E. church, and is now one of the large and well-to-do farmers of the county.
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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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