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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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YOUNG, PETER, Physician; P. O. Mendon; was born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 11, 1823; came to this county Sept 1, 1847. He enlisted in May, 1846, in the 1st Ohio Regt. of one-year volunteers, during the Mexican war, under Col. A. M. Mitchell, and during his stay there began reading medicine, and after returning to Ohio, remained two months, and came to this county. About eight years after his arrival here, he studied medicine, and taught school at the same time, and in 1855 graduated in the Medical Department of the University of St. Louis; was married to Miss Virginia C. Miller, of Marion county, Va. They have three children, one boy and two girls. He owns 275 acres of land, the most of which is in a high state of cultivation, well improved, abundantly stocked with fruit; also owns several pieces of town property in Mendon. His father, Moses Young, born Feb. 12, 1791, in Sussex county, N. J., came to this county, in 1875, to make his home with his son. Dr. Young is Democratic in politics, 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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