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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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CHAPMAN, ERASTUS W. (deceased); was born in Ellington, Tolland county, Conn., Aug. 27, 1814, (his father, Thos. W. Chapman being a farmer). He lived in Ellington until the spring of 1837, when he came to Illinois, and settled in Adams county. He purchased the farm on which he lived until his death, being a very successful farmer. He was married in 1840 to Miss Mary Henderson. They had nine children, are six still living. When the county was organized into townships, he named his township Ellington, after his old town in Connecticut, and was elected first Town Clerk; held same for thirteen years, and then was elected Supervisor, which office he held until his death, which occurred in Dec. 24, 1866 at the age of fifty-two years. He was much respected by all that knew him, and a great loss to his family.
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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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