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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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PEARODY, JOHN LEWIS, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Quincy; was born on the place he now resides, on January 10, 1833. He enlisted in 1861 in the 2d Ill. Cavalry, Co. L., known as Delano’s Dragoons, and served three years as commissary; was married in 1867 to Miss Annie Baker, who was born in Sheridan county Mo., in 1844. They have five children: Lilly B., born April 29, 1868; Ora G., April 10, 1870; Thos. A., Oct. 30, 1871; Cordelia A., June 5, 1874, and John Lewis, Jr., Sept. 4, 1877. He has fifty-six and a half acres of land worth about $200 per acre. Republican in politics, and is a member of the Christian 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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