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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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PHELPS, MARK, boat-builder; foot of Broadway; residence, between 2d and 3d, on Vine; born in Hamilton county, Ohio, 1829; located in Quincy, in 1835; married Elsa Edgington, in 1860. She was born in Ohio, and raised in Covington, Ky. He commenced boat-building in 1847. Enlisted in Co. F, 10th Regt. Ill. Inf. (Col. Tillson); was wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865, and had his left leg amputated; was mustered out at David’s Island, New York Harbor, July, 1865. He has facilities for, and is prepared to take, contracts to build boats of any size for river purposes, skiffs, etc.; all kinds of row boats and oars. Boats to rent and sell.
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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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