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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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LYLE, JOHN CHURCH, farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Fowler; born in County Derry, Ireland, June 26, 1824; came to this country in 1847 and settled in Pennsylvania, where he remained up to 1850, when he moved to this county. He was married to Miss Martha McLane in 1852. She was born in the same county as her husband. They have one child, Margaret, who is now 22 years old. He owns ninety acres of land in a high state of cultivation, stocked with fruit. Republican in politics. Members of the Ellington Presbyterian church.
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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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