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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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SKIRVIN, H. C., Physician and Surgeon; res. Coatsburg; is the son of Clayton and Rebecca Skirvin; was born in Gallatin county, Ky., June 4, 1825; married Paulina Thompson. She was born in Lewis county, Mo., June 1, 1837. She is mother of two children: Ira H., born Dec. 23, 1855; and Marian L., born Feb. 17, 1862. They are members of the Baptist church. Mr. Skirvin’s father was a native of Kentucky and his mother of Tennessee; they lived in Kentucky until 1868, when they both died. The subject of this sketch studied under Dr. Wm. H. Davidson; attended college at Louisville, Ky., two years; also attended lectures at New Orleans; and thence to Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated in the year 1850. He has practiced in eight different States; has a good practice in Coatsburg and vicinity; attends the patients at the county farm.
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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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