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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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CAMPBELL, LEE R., retired; Sec. 30; P. O. Marcelline; was born in Wilson county, Tenn., July 5, 1815; came to this State in 1826, and settled in Jacksonville; moved to Quincy in 1837, where he engaged in building and merchandising, and assisted in the construction of the Quincy House and the old Court House; after remaining there until the fall of 1845, he moved to Marcelline and continued in merchandising. In 1846 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and held the office ten years, when he moved back to Quincy, still keeping in the old business, and was there also elected Justice of the Peace. He only remained, however, in the city until 1861, when he returned to this township and retired to his beautiful farm, which adjoins Marcelline. He was married to Miss Sarah Heberling, in 1846. She was born in Harrisburg, Pa. They have four children, two boys and two girls. He is Democratic in politics, and one of the old and energetic citizens who has labored hard for the county’s improvement and advancement, and to whom it owes its present prosperous and flourishing condition.

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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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