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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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WALLACE, RICHARD A., farmer and stock dealer; Sec. 25; P. O. Camp Point; born in this township, May 17, 1844. His parents located in this township, where he now resides, in the spring of 1836. Mr. Wallace was married, Jan. 10, 1869, to Miss Harriet Heaton, of Liberty township. They have one daughter. Mr. Wallace is a man of untiring energy, and is engaged extensively in farming and stock raising. He enlisted in the spring of 1864 in Co. E, 50th Regt. Ill. Inf.; served one year and a half; was honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and owns 150 acres of land, well improved.
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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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