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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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ORR, GRAYSON, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Marcelline; was born in Bourbon county, Ky., Feb. 16, 1810; in the spring of 1822, moved to Boone county, Mo., where he lived until he removed to this county, in January, 1830. He was married in October, 1838, to Miss Mary J. Wood, daughter of John C. Wood (deceased), of this county. They have five children, four sons and one daughter. He owns 160 acres of land which, for fertility of soil and improvements, will compare favorably with any in the township. He is Democratic in politics, has been Supervisor of Lima township for some eight years, and is today one of the well-to-do farmers of the township, notwithstanding he began life in very moderate circumstances.
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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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