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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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LONG, HENRY, farmer; P. O. Payson; was born in Hampshire (now Mineral) county, W. Va., Oct. 25, 1823, and is the fourth of six children of Clawson and Rachel (Wagner) Long, natives of that State. He was brought up on a farm, and remained there until the spring of 1849, when he came to Payson township, Adams county, Ill. The fall before, Sept. 12, 1848, he married Elvina C. Baker, daughter of George and Anna (Lyon) Baker. She was also born in the same county in Virginia, Feb. 2, 1829. Have had eleven children, five of whom are living: George W., Curtis B., Eugene, Anna M., and Ada V. They own a residence and ten acres in the village, and two farms, one eighty acres, worth $80 per acre, and one ninety-eight acres, worth $50 per acre, lying in Payson township. He and wife are members of the M. E. church.
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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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