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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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LEE, ISAAC S., (of Lee & Lehnerts) Land and Emigration Company; office corner 6th and Hampshire; residence, 918 Hampshire; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1836; located in Quincy in 1844. He married Miss Anna La Rue 1873. She was born in Barry, Ill. They have two children, Edward and Frederick. Members of the Baptist Church. Democrat, in politics. He is a son of the Rev. Andrew Lee, of Westmoreland county, Va., who was a member of the old Lee family of that State. He was elected Police Magistrate in Quincy, 1873, and served out his term. He traveled for some time; returned, and established the Land and Emigration office in 1878, for sale of railroad lands, west and south, and general transportation office.. They guarantee all titles of land they handle.
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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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