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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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LIERLY, E. W., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Kellerville; was born in Union county, Ill. in 1829; came to Adams county in 1835; when only six years of age father located in Liberty township; was married in 1851 to Sarah M. Hargrave. She was born in 1829. Have eleven children; the living are: William K., Clarissa J., Andrew J., Wilson St. Clair, Sarah, Hettie, Serina M., Nancy L., and Mary A.; two deceased, Thomas J. and Laura A. He moved to Concord township in 1852, and to McKee township in 1867; located on Sec. 11; owns 160 acres of land, under a fair state of cultivation; was Justice of the Peace in Concord township for nine years, and Supervisor of McKee for two years. Democrat.

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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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