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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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BOLT, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Lima; was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., in December, 1827; received his education in the schools of his native county, and in April, 1844, moved west, and settled in Adams county, Ill. On the 27th of Sept., 1860, he married Miss Flora N. Hughes, a native of Vermont, born in June, 1837. They had five children, four of whom are now living, two sons and two daughters. He owns 100 acres of land, which, for soil and improvements, will compare with any in the county. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. church. He has been School Director of the district in which he resides for three years, and is to day one of the well-to-do farmers of the county, notwithstanding he began life poor.
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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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