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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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LEASE, HENRY, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Stone’s Prairie. He is the third child of three sons and two daughters of Jacob Lease and Phoebe (Cadwalader) Lease, who were natives of Virginia. Henry was born in Hampshire county, of that State, July 9, 1822. He was brought up there on a farm till twenty-two years of age; came to Adams county in the fall of 1847. March 1, 1849, he married Eliza Burnham, born in Schuyler county, Ill., Sept. 16, 1830. They settled in Clayton township for two years; then removed to Pike county, where they lived for six years, at the end of which time they bought the land and settled where they now live, in November, 1861. Nine children have been the fruits of their marriage: William E., Richard, Charles, John T., Milton B., Henry W., Catherine H., Almeda J., and Harriet May. They are both members of the M. E. church of Plainville. They own 122 acres in the home farm, worth $50 per acre.
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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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