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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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MITCHELL, DAVID, farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Tioga, Hancock county. The subject of this sketch was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, Feb. 26, 1826; was educated in the schools of his native country; and in 1846 emigrated to this country and settled in Washington county, Ohio. On Jan. 1, 1850, he was married to Miss Rebecca Wakefield, of Belmont county, Ohio. They have four children, two sons and two daughters. In 1865 he removed to this county, and has been a citizen ever since. He owns 290 acres of land. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the M. E. church; and is today one of the large and well-to-do farmers of the county, notwithstanding he began life poor.
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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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