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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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FAHS, PHILIP, farmer, and County Surveyor; Sec. 29; P. O. Stone’s Prairie; was born 1816, in Hampshire county, Virginia; came to Adams county in 1850; married in 1837 to Catherine Crim, of Berkely county, Virginia. She was born April 24, 1815. They had nine children, seven living: Sarah A., born Jan. 30, 1838; Mary E., Dec. 8, 1839; George W., May 24, 1842; John W., Sept. 8, 1844; Benjamin F., Feb. 12, 1847; Francis M., June 18, 1849; Philip R., Jan. 14, 1852; Deborah C., Sept. 8, 1854; Caroline M., June 14, 1857; two dead. They have four married children. Mr. Fahs was elected County Surveyor in 1871, re-elected 1875, which will make eight years’ service in that office. He has held numerous township offices, and is now Treasurer of the township. He is a man who stands high among the citizens of the entire county, as the trusts given him show. He. owns fifty-six acres of land, all improved, and under cultivation. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. church. Politically he is a Democrat.
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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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