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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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MILLER, E. M., of E. M. Miller & Co., carriage manufactures, 6th between Maine and Jersey streets; residence corner 5th and Elm; born in Springfield, Mass., in 1835; located in Quincy in 1856; married Miss Maria Wheat in 1867. She is a daughter of Almeron Wheat, Sr., of Quincy; was born in 1850. They have one child, Laura May. He is a Republican. He has been in the carriage manufacturing as E. M. Miller & Co., in Quincy, since 1856, and in the wholesale flour business as S. D. Miller & Co., since 1859 — house in New Haven, Conn. Members of both firms are E. M. Miller, S. D. Miller, and E. H. Todd.

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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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