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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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PIERCE, JOSEPH, farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Burton, (son of Joseph and Mary Pierce.) He was born in Frederick county, Va., March 18, 1815. Has 368 acres of land in Illinois, valued at $10,000, and 400 in Missouri, valued at $8,000. He married Susan Body, who was born in Kent county, Del., Sept. 15, 1824. Eight living children: Chas. F., Joseph, James H., Geo. W., Albert N., Mary Ann, Jennie, and Bertha A. Emigrated from Virginia when he was twenty years old, to Butler county, Ohio, where he lived twelve years; thence to Adams county, where he has since resided. He came here a single man, and in 1850 married and commenced farming. He came here in limited circumstances, but by good management has accumulated a fine property.
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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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