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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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ENSMINGER, JOHN L., farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Lima; was born in Hancock county, Ill., Jan. 5, 1849; was educated in the schools of that county, and in December, 1870, moved to Adams county and settled in Lima township, where he was married, Dec. 28, 1871, to Miss Roxana Stone (daughter of Charles and Susan Stone, of this township), who was born March 2, 1854 and died Feb. 9, 1879, leaving two children - Edward C., born Oct. 30, 1874, and Charles, born Oct. 15, 1876. He owns 410 acres of land. The home place contains fifty acres, which, for fertility of soil, will compare favorably with any in the township. He is a Democrat. In the spring of 1877 he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he now holds; is also School Director, and is numbered among the well-to-do farmers of the county.
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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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