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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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HOWARD, JOHN WESLEY, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Clayton; is the son of John and Sarah Ann (Warner) Howard, the former born in North Carolina, the latter in Virginia. Mr. Howard was born in Missouri, June 2, 1842; came with his parents, and settled in Hancock county, Ill., in 1849. He came to Adams county in 1866. He enlisted July 14, 1862, in Co. D, 73th Regt. Ill. Inf.; was promoted to Corporal; was wounded in the chin, by a buck-shot, in the battle of Chickamauga; was mustered out at Nashville, May 29, 1865; was married Feb. 15, 1866, to Ann Hartman, who was born in Adams county, Ill., Sept. 18, 1843. They have six children, three living: Joseph L., born Nov. 18, 1867; Peter H., born Oct. 26, 1868, and Edmond, born Nov. 10, 1875. Mr. Howard owns forty-five acres of improved land, in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland China hogs.
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