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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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GLASS, GEORGE H., farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Clayton, (the son of Alfred E. and Lydia M. Glass, of Jefferson county, N. Y.); was born in that county, Dec. 29, 1845; came with his parents to Schuyler county, Ill., in 1861; after having lived three years in Mo., Mr. G. enlisted in Co. B., 7th Mo. Cavalry, in August, 1861; served one year; re-enlisted in the 78th Regt. Ill. Inf., in January, 1864; was transferred in June, 1865, to the Veteran Inf.; was taken prisoner at Independence, Mo., August 11, 1862; was exchanged immediately; was wounded — skull fractured by a piece of shell at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain; was mustered out July 17, 1865. He married Mary A. Veach, of Adams county, Ill., July 1, 1869. She died January 22, 1872, leaving two children, Wiley M. and James A. (dead). He married Rachel F. Billings, March 14, 1876. She was born in Schuyler county, Ill., August 10, 1848; have one son, Fred Irwin, born Jan. 3, 1877. Both members of the First Presbyterian Church, in Clayton; own forty acres of land in Sec. 33, a large portion of which is in orchard.
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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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