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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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WHITE, EDEN, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Coatsburg; is the son of Jonathan and Louisa White; was born in East Tennessee, Nov. 8, 1824; came to this county in the spring of ‘38; married Mary E. Long. She was born in same place, June 16, 1831. Nine children; five living: Winfield S., Malvina, Phoebe A., Alma A., Melvin E. The subject of this sketch came here when the prairies were wild, grew up with the county, and knows what a pioneer’s life is; owns ninety acres of land, valued at $4,500. He has held the office of Collector. Mr. White’s father was a native of Virginia; emigrated to Tennessee, where he lived sometime; thence to Adams county, where he died at the age of eighty-four years. He was at the organization of the township; came here in limited circumstances; lived in a little log shanty, 18x18; had prairie bedsteads, mud fire-place, etc.
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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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