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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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SMITH, H. J., dentist, 17 South 5th street; born in Blair county Pa., 1840; located in this county, 1866. He studied in Philadelphia, and commenced practice in 1859 in Huntingdon county, Pa; married Miss Cornelia Keyes, daughter of Willard Keyes (deceased), an old resident of this county, in 1870. She was born in this county. They have one child, Henry K. The doctor is a Republican, and a member of the Masonic Order. He enlisted in the 53d Regt. Pa. Inf. Co. C. in 1861; promoted to 2d Lieutenant May 9, 1862, and to Captain, Dec. 4, 1862; served on the staff of Gen’l J. R Brooke until captured at Petersburg in 1864; was paroled and resigned May, 1865; was wounded at Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg, and at Gettysburg. He has been practicing in this city since 1866.

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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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