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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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HUFF, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 34; P. O. Beverly; was born in Prussia, 1819; came to Adams county in 1843; married to Mary Bruner in 1840. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1824; have had sixteen children: Aaron, George, John, Lydia (now Mrs. Barnes), Frank, Jacob, James, Martha (now Mrs. Hernes), Rachel, Alice, Emma, and Willie E., are living, Mary, William, Rebecca, and Lucy, are dead. Owns 545 acres of land under a high state of cultivation, worth $18,000; raises horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs, also wheat, corn and oats; has a fine residence on the section where he resides. Are members of M. E. Church at Beverly. Politically, 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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