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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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MOORES, LINUS, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Columbus. He is the sixth of a family of three sons and ten daughters, of Linus and Rachel (Devall) Moores, the former a native of New Jersey, the latter of West Virginia. He was born Dec. 11, 1825, in Morgan county, Ohio. From the age of six years he was reared in Hamilton county, on a farm. Jan. 1, 1850, he married Caroline Gates, who was born in Hamilton county, Nov. 5, 1830. They have had eight children, seven living: Abner, born Feb. 18, 1851, William Linus, born March 21, 1855; Laura A., born March 7, 1857; Sarah M., born Sept. 9, 1859; Isabel J., born Jan. 5, 1862; Elmina, born Feb. 19, 1865; and Grant, born Oct. 26, 1868. Mr. M. has for years devoted special attention to manufacturing sorghum syrup, and has the largest and finest mill in Adams county. He owns 109 acres in the home farm, and an interest in 112 acres in the homestead adjoining.
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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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