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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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MURRAH, PETER E., farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Coatsburg (son of John and Mary Murrah); was born in Adams county, Ill., Oct. 19, 1846; has 160 acres of land, valued at $4,000; married Melissa Koontz. She was born in Virginia. Have four children, three living: Mary Ettie, Peter Lawrence, Joseph Arthur. Has held the office of Collector and School Director. His father, John Murrah, was a native of Kentucky; emigrated to Tennessee in an early day, where he married Mary Fite, and in the year 1837, came to Adams county; came through with teams, and well can be considered one of the pioneers of the county.

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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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