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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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SHARP, EDWARD (deceased) was a farmer on Sec. 20. He was born in England, Aug. 26, 1807; came to America, stopped in New York, went back to England, and then returned to the United States, where he married Caroline Miller, and came to Adams county in 1837, where he lived two years; received a cut in his foot with a mowing machine, which caused his death. They are both buried in Clayton. Had five children, four girls and one boy; three girls living: Mary Louisa, Emma Caroline, and Fannie. Emma C. and Fannie E. are married and living in Missouri; Mary Louisa is living on the old homestead. Have the largest apple and peach orchard in this part of the county, all of the choicest kinds of fruit.
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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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