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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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MAGNER, JOHN, section foreman on Wabash Railway; residence, Clayton. He is the son of Thomas and Nancy (O’Neil) Magner, of Ireland. He was born in the same country, Dec. 26, 1819; came to America in 1847; spent six months in Massachusetts, and then went to Maine, where he remained till the spring of 1849; came to Cincinnati, Ohio; engaged in railroading for the C, H. & D. R. R. Co. for three years, and was in the employ of the O. & M. R. R. for four years on construction, and one year as section foreman. He came to Illinois in June, 1857; engaged as track-layer on what is now the Wabash Railway, on which road he has been employed chiefly since. He has been in his present position since the 21st of May, 1863. He was married April 20, 1851, to Bridget Begley, of Ireland. Five children: Thomas W., Mary Ann, James B., Catharine and Margaret. Are members of the Catholic church. He owns a house and one-half acre of land in Clayton. He was a member of the Constabulary Corps, a police organization for the protection of society, in Ireland, for three years.
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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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