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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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MILLER, JAMES A., farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Clayton. He is the son of John N. and Elanor (McClain) Miller. He was born in Marion county, Va., Sept. 24, 1841; came with his parents to Adams county, Ill., in 1855, and settled in Clayton township in 1866. He enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. B, 78th Regt. Ill. Inf., as private; was promoted to Corporal; taken prisoner at Mulden’s Hill, Ky., by John Morgan, but was at once paroled; discharged June 21, 1865. He was married March 4, 1869, to Jane Lierle. She was born in Adams county, July 14, 1848. They have four children: John W., born Dec. 9, 1869; Leona C., born Sept, 29, 1871; Alberta, born Aug. 26, 1873, and James L., born Dec. 29, 1875. He owns seventy-five acres of improved land, worth $40 per acre. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland China hogs.
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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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