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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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SWETT, ORSON G., farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Coatsburg, is the third son of a family of six living children, of Cynthia (Elmer) Swett, natives of New England, where Orson was born, June 25, 1837. His parents came to Illinois and settled in Adams county, in 1843. He was married to Mary E. Bettes, a native of Ohio, who died, leaving one child, Mary Alice Fellsman, born Sept. 17, 1862. He was married again, Aug. 25, 1865, to Julia A. Cantrell, born Sept. 17, 1841, in Tenn. Have had five children, four living: Lilburn R, born Sept. 9, 1866; William F., Oct. 2, 1868; John D., Jan. 9, 1870; Harvey J., Jan. 2, 1872, and Susan J. (deceased), born Jan. 3, 1874. Mr. Swett owns forty acres of improved land in Camp Point township, worth $25 per acre.

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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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