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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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HOKE, JOHN A., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Kentucky, Nov. 28, 1814. (His parents were Leonard and Barbara Hoke, natives of Pennsylvania.) He settled in Adams county, Ill., in March, 1844. He has always “been a sort of a farmer.” Nov. 22, 1840, he married Eunice Welsh, of Kentucky. They have had three children: Mary C., born Aug. 31, 1842 (died Oct. 14, 1869); Robert W., born Nov. 12, 1846; Leonard G., born Aug. 12, 1848; a granddaughter, living with them (child of Mary C.), who was born May 18, 1869. Mr. H. and wife are both members of the Christian church. They own forty acres in the home place, and 125 in Columbus and Camp Point townships.
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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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