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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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GORDON, EDWIN, farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, Ill.; was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 21, 1811; came to this county in 1840; has 260 acres of land, valued at $13,000; married Martha A. Reynolds, Nov. 21, 1833. She was born in the city of New York, Sept. 13, 1813. Eight children living: Mahala J., born Aug. 30, 1834; George, July 8, 1836 (died March 3, 1839); Sarah E., born March 15, 1839; Francis W., Feb. 8, 1841; Cornelia, Dec. 25, 1843; William R., Nov. 25, 1845; Charles B., Dec. 31, 1848; Annie M., Oct. 8, 1851; Edwin H., May 8, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon belong to the M.E. church. Emigrated from Maryland to New York in 1827; lived there eleven years; thence to Ft. Wayne, Ind.; lived there a short time, then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, for nine months; thence by river to New Orleans, La.; thence to Adams county. When he came to the place where he now lives he had only a hundred dollars in his pocket. In 1842 he put up a double log cabin, and lived in it until 1857, when he built the residence where he now resides; came here a poor man, and by industry has made himself a good home, and can be claimed one of its pioneers.
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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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