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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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ROTH, JULIUS, stoves, tin and hardware; Liberty. He was born Dec. 25, 1845, in Quincy, Ill.; in 1856 he removed with his parents to Camp Point, and in 1860 he commenced to learn the tinning business; in 1861 he returned to Quincy, and worked one year; then returned to Camp Point. He worked at this business until 1864, when he engaged in the railroad business for about one year. He enlisted in 1865 in Co. E, 148th Regt. Ill. Inf., and served till the end of the war, when he returned to Camp Point. In 1867 he went to Montana Territory, and engaged in the tin trade until 1870; then engaged in the railroad business till 1872, when he returned to Hancock county, Ill., and continued at this business two and one-half years. In 1877 he removed to Liberty. He married Miss Maggie A. Thompson in 1870. She was born in 1843, in Illinois; died in 1873, leaving one child, Minnie E. His second wife was Mrs. J. E. Green, whom he married in September, 1875. She was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania; have two children, Ardella W. and Joseph F. She has two children by a former marriage, Flora and Etta Green. She has also two step-children, Ellis and Ella E. Democrat. Presbyterian.

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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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