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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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BACON, R. M., merchant and farmer, La Prairie; was born in Cape Girardeau county, Mo., Feb. 17, 1825; came to Hancock county in 1835; lived there until 1843; thence to Fulton county; lived there until 1856, when he came to this county. He has 452 acres of land, valued at $15,000. He married Charlotte E. Griffin, who was born in Alleghany county, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1823. She is the mother of six children: Alice E., born May 15, 1848 (died Dec. 15, ‘78); Eliza E., born June 23, 1850 (died Dec. 4, ‘72); Edward H., born Jan. 19, 1852; Effie A., born April 1, 1855; Carlton T., born Jan. 7, 1857, and Lillie, born March 2, 1859. He carries a stock of dry goods and groceries to the amount of $3,000 or $4,000, and does a business of $12,000. His father, Benjamin Bacon (who was born in Sunderland county, Vt., May 11, 1795), married Elizabeth S. Brevard March 22, 1821. She was born in Iredell county, N. C., July 3, 1797; emigrated from North Carolina by teams over the Alleghany Mountains to Cape Girardeau county, Mo., in 1821, occupying between three and four weeks’ time; moved into a log cabin with puncheon floor. Mr. Bacon lived on a farm for about nine years, then moved to Jackson, the county seat, and engaged in merchandising, and was afterward elected County and Circuit Clerk.
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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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