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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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EMMONS, LAWRENCE E., attorney, 25 N. 5th street; was born in New York city, Oct. 1, 1836; was married to Miss Eliza H. Fletcher in 1866; she was born in Savannah, Ga.; they have two children, Lawrence E. and Lilly F.; he studied law in the Chicago Law School; was admitted to the Bar in 1860, and removed to Bristol, Kendall county, where he practiced law until 1865, when he was commissioned First Lieutenant of the 147th Regt. Ill. Inf., with which regiment he served until the spring of 1866; after being mustered out he came to Quincy and engaged in the practice of his profession, and has, by close attention, built himself up an enviable reputation and very lucrative business. He is Republican, and a member of the Episcopal Church.
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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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