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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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SYKES, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Beverly; was born in New York, in 1824; came to Adams county, in 1834, at a time when Beverly township was a vast wilderness, his father being among the first settlers who came into the township; was married to Miss Ellen Holt in 1856. She was born in 1830. They have one child, Richard H., born in 1862. He owns 287 ½ acres of land, worth $10,000; also, has 470 acres in Minnesota, worth $2,000. Mr. S., having come to the county in an early day, has, by his energy and industry, accumulated a valuable property. 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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