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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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GRAFFTEY, JAMES, shirt manufactory and laundry, 22 South 5th street; born in City of London, England, in 1815; came to the United States, 1849; stopped in New York City, and in 1860 located in Quincy. He married E. L. McLean in 1852. She was born in London, 1828. Have six children: James F., Alfred H., Elmer E., Minnie, Ella and Lawrence G.; are Baptists. He has been in the shirt manufacturing business since he came to this country, and introduced the London styles in New York in 1849, when he first came to that city. He bought the City Laundry some three years ago, and runs it in connection with his shirt business.
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