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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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LIERLY, JAMES, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Columbus; born Oct. 16, 1837, in Columbus township. His father came from North Carolina to Union county, Ill., in 1819. In about 1827 he came to Adams county. He died April 15, 1867, aged sixty-nine years. James lives on the land entered by his father, and now owns 431 acres; he also owns a saw mill, which he built in 1872, and has it running most of the time. He married Lovina Rowsey, Feb. 2, 1861. She was born in 1842 in Adams county. Have four children: Adam L., Tryphena E., Mary E., and Elizabeth L. He has been Township Supervisor, Collector and Assessor. His father was married in Columbus township in 1836, being the first man married in the township.
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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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