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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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TURNER, FREDERICK C., civil engineer and farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Ursa; was born in Ursa township, May 17 1839; was married to Miss Mary E. Fletcher Dec. 23, 1869. She was born on the farm they now live on. His father, Joseph Turner, was born in Dedham, Mass., June 12, 1799; moved to this county in 1834, and settled at Wesley Chapel. He was during his life in the county, one of the most energetic and enterprising of its citizens, having been identified with nearly everything tending to its prosperity, and died March 16, 1876. They have four children, all boys. He is Republican in politics. He studied the profession of civil engineering, and occupies part of his time in the practice of the same.

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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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