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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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RALPH, MATTHIAS, retired; P. O. Ursa; was born in Sussex county, Delaware, July 30, 1807; came to this county in November, 1835; was married twice. His first wife was Miss Comfort Townsend, of Sussex county, Del., to whom he was married in 1826. He has by this marriage eleven children, nine boys and two girls. His second, and present, wife was Mrs. Nancy Kilham, who, when she was married to Thomas Kilham, was among the first women married in Adams county. She was married to Mr. Ralph, June 26, 1878. He owns over 800 acres of land, most of which is in Texas. He also owns and occupies a very beautiful residence in the flourishing town of Ursa. He is Republican in politics, and has been a member of the M. E. church for the last forty years. He is one of the earliest and most enterprising of the county’s citizens, 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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