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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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HAZLETT, JAMES, general merchandise and agricultural implements, residence Clayton. His parents were John and Charlotte (Davis) Hazlett, born in County Down, Ireland. Mr. H. was born in same place July 4, 1829. He came to United States in 1849; lived in New York city till 1855, when he came West and settled in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., Nov. 10, 1855. He worked at the mason trade for eight years, then bought and shipped grain for ten years, and finally embarked in general mercantile business in March, 1874. Oct. 10, 1852, he married Elizabeth Rankin, who was born in Ireland in 1830; they have seven children: Martha, Mary Lovena, Elizabeth C., William J., Thomas G., Anna P., and Charles G. He is a Knight Templar in the Masonic Order, and he and wife are connected with the Presbyterian church; politics, Republican. He came to Clayton with $13.50; his last invoice was $35,000.
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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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