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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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MITCHELL, HUGH MORGAN, farmer and fruit grower; Sec. 2; P. O. Cliola; was born in Ohio county, West Va., Aug. 19, 1831, and came to this county in 1840, and settled near Coatsburg, where he remained about five years, after which time he moved to this township, adjoining the place he now owns. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Phebe Eubanks, to whom he was married in 1854. They had three children. She died, Aug. 21, 1861. His second and present wife was Miss Mary E. Cherry, to whom he was married in 1863. She was born in Pennsylvania. They have one child. Mr. M. has, during the early days of his life, moved about a great deal, but for the past twenty-three years has lived on the same place, containing 111 acres, which is in a high state of cultivation, stocked with the different varieties of fruit and very valuable. Is Democratic in politics.
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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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