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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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ANEALS, FRANCIS A., farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Fowler; born in Boone county, Mo., Oct. 30, 1826; came to this county in 1832, with his parents and settled on Sec. 5. of this township. His father, however, only lived one year, as he fell a victim to Asiatic cholera in 1833. Mr. Aneals was married to Miss Almira Frost, in Dec, 1847. She was born in Athens county, Ohio, June 5, 1827. Have three children, one boy and two girls. He has held various important offices in the township. He owns 270 acres of land, nearly all of which is in a high state of cultivation, stocked with fruit. He is one of the early and enterprising citizens; Republican in politics and a member of the M. E. Church.

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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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