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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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BYWATER, GEORGE, farmer and fruit grower; Sec. 23; P. O. Quincy; was born in England, March 25, 1838; came to this country when quite young. His father settled on the farm on which he now resides, in 1838. He was married to Elizabeth Frazier in 1868. She was born in Ursa township, this county. He enlisted in the 2d Regt. Ill. Cav. in 1861, and served four years, during which time the regiment was actively employed through the western south, taking part in the engagements during Grierson’s Raid, Island No. 10, and others too numerous to mention. He has forty-three acres of land in a high state of cultivation. Is Republican in politics.
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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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