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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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WRIGHT, NEHEMIAH, farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Mendon; was born in Oxfordshire, England, Nov. 4, 1823, and came to this country in 1839, and settled in Columbiana county, Ohio, where he remained up to 1844, at which time he moved to this county; was married to Miss Merriam Taylor, in 1855. She was born in the same place as her husband. They have ten children, seven boys and three girls. He owns fifty acres of land, in a high state of cultivation, stocked with fruit, and valuable. He is one of the old and enterprising citizens who have used their energies and exertions toward the county’s advancement and prosperity. He is a Republican, and a member of the Congregational church.

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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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