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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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HOYT, E. G., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 1; P. O. La Prairie; son of E. B. and Mary J. Hoyt; was born in Orange county, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1835, and came to this county July 6, 1843; has 280 acres of land, valued at $9,000; married Mary Ellen Bacon. She was born in Hancock county, June 3, 1841, and is the mother of four children: Gracie L., born Oct. 15, 1862; Margaret, born Nov. 2, 1864; Benj. F., born Dec. 28, 1869; Horace E., born June 1, 1875, died Dec. 28, 1878, Mrs. Hoyt is a member of the M. E. church. He turns out a car-load of cattle and hogs yearly, and raises eighty acres of corn. He came to this county when he was seven years old, when the prairies were wild; has grown up with the county, and by industry has made himself and family a comfortable home.
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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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