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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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BEATY, GEORGE, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Marcelline; was born in Blount county, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1817. When he was quite young his parents moved to Bond county, Ill., where they lived to the Fall of 1825, when they removed to Adams county, making him today one of the very earliest settlers of the county. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Heberling, May 8, 1841. She was born in Pennsylvania, May 15, 1824, They have had eight children, four of whom are now living: Charles Albert, born Jan. 13, 1847; Roselthe, born April 25, 1848; George Perry, born Dec. 3, 1849, and Fred, born Feb. 27, 1858. His oldest son, William, enlisted in the 78th Regt. Ill. Inf. in the Spring of 1861, and was killed near Chatanooga, Tenn., in the Spring of 1862. He owns 170 acres of land. He is Democratic in politics, and is one of the large and well-to-do farmers of the county.

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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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