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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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DAVIDSON, M. A., farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Beverly; was born in Adams county, Ill. (Beverly township), in 1840. His parents located in the township in 1837, and followed farming. His father took a great interest in Masonry, and until his death, in 1876, was one of the best members of that fraternity in his section. Mr. Davidson was a member of the 10th Kansas Infantry, serving for a period of three years with credit; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, in 1864; coming home was married during the same year to Emily E. Henderson. She was born in Tennessee, in 1848. They have five children: Grace E., Earl and Pearl (twins), Blanche and Jennie. Owns eighty acres of land in Sec. 13, and two undivided shares in his father’s estate, worth $2,600. Politically, is Democratic.
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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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