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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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THOMPSON, PHILO E., farmer; residence, Payson; is the son of Samuel and Mary (Ellsworth) Thompson, of Connecticut, where his father died a few years ago, at the advanced age of ninety-three. Philo was born in Ellington, that State, Jan. 26, 1811; is the oldest of eight children; was reared on a farm; had the advantage of good common school education, and taught several terms in his native State. He was twenty-five years of age when he came west, and settled in Payson, Adams county, in the spring of 1836. He worked by the month the first year, after which he began farming on his own account. He married Miss Ellen C. Wallace, Sept. 13, 1838, daughter of Moses and Anna (Campbell) Wallace. She was born, Aug. 29, 1815, in Pennsylvania, and brought up in New York. They have eight children: David Wallace, Mary C. Elliott, Ellen, Anna C., Robbins, Samuel, Henry W., George L., and Jennie. He has lived in Payson since 1837. They own a fine residence in the village, and 250 acres of land, worth $75 per acre. He and wife and seven of the children are members 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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