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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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CAIN, PHILIP, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Clayton; is the son of Philip Cain and Ruth (Mead) Cain, now living at Keokuk Junction. His father was born in Ohio. His mother in Maryland. He was born in Adams county, Ill., Feb. 9, 1850, and was brought up on a farm. March 8, 1872, he married Casanda Naylor. She was born in North Carolina. Have three children: Calvin L., born July 25, 1873; George E., born July 11, 1876; and Orpha, born Feb. 8, 1878. He removed to the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1861. He owns sixty acres (forty improved) in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre.
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