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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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LARIMORE, ISAAC M., farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Stone’s Prairie; was born the 25th of February, 1844. He is the third of a family of four sons and two daughters of John W. and Elizabeth Larimore, of Virginia, Hampshire county. They married there and removed to Macon county, Mo., in 1842, in which place the subject of this sketch was born two years later. In 1845 they removed to Payson township, Adams county, where he was brought up on a farm, and educated in the common schools. March 25, 1866, he married Lydia M. Renner, daughter of Peter and Jane (Pond) Renner, born in Crawford county, Pa., Jan. 25, 1845; settled on farm where they now live in 1867. In 1870 they removed to Fulton county, Ill., where they remained till the fall of 1874; then returned to home farm. Their union is blessed with four children: John P., Nellie, Clarence C., and Freddie. Mr. Larimore is a member of the Masonic Fraternity. They own 160 acres in home farm, worth $30 per acre. His parents both live in Plainville.
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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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