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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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MARLOW, JONES, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Barry, Pike county, Ill.; was born in Missouri in 1833; came to Pike county, Ill., in 1845, and to Adams county in 1850 ; was married to Araminta Stafford in 1856. She was born in Maryland in 1831; has one child, James, born in 1859. Mr. M. owns eighty acres of land, under a fine state of cultivation, worth forty dollars per acre. Mrs. M. is a member of the M. E, church. Mr. M. is a Democrat.

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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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