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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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CALLAWAY, JEHU, farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Richfield; was born in Delaware in 1818; came to Adams county in ‘42; married in ‘40 to Nancy Wheeler. Had six children by first marriage: Lucy E., Hezekiah S., George B., John D., Patience E., and Whitfield. His first wife died in ‘53. In ‘55 was re-married to Jane Williams. She was born in Kentucky in ‘30. Had nine children by this marriage: John E. E., Martha E., Cora Luella, Mina Jane, Mary Florence, Anna Eliza and Eliza Anna (twins), Abram Grant, and Ora Davis. Three children of the first and six of the second marriage are living; two of the first marriage are married. He owns 180 acres of land, worth $50 per acre. He is at present one of the School Directors in this township. Mr. and Mrs. Callaway are members of the M. E. church at Shiloh. He is a Republican.
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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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