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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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HOUGH, GEORGE R., conductor on the Wabash Railway; residence, Clayton; was born near New Haven, Conn., March 19, 1835. He is the son of Josiah M. and Laura Hough, natives of Connecticut, and both now deceased. Mr. Hough came to Illinois, and settled in Springfield, in 1857. He began railroading as fireman, on the N. Y. & N. H. R. R., in 1851; engaged in the employ of the Wabash Railway Company immediately after coming west, and has continued on the same road since. He ran an engine on the road for nearly twenty years; changed off to passenger conductor in March, 1878. He married Georgianna Pringle, March 21, 1858. She was born in Ohio, Jan. 22, 1837. Is a member of the Presbyterian church. They have seven children: Laura E., Sophia M., John E., Charles R., Nettie E., Harry H., and Maggie L. Mr. Hough is a member of the Masonic Order, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He has run a passenger train for seventeen years, and has never been the means of drawing a drop of blood from a passenger.
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